More News

Eventually, I promise I'll write a blog post that's even remotely thoughtful. Eventually! For now, though, it's just more news. This week is another abnormally busy one, with all of our small group-ish sorts of activities starting up. Then on Friday, we leave for Fall Conference outside of Gainesville! It's crazy how early in the semester it is this year. It's difficult to convince people to come when they've hardly heard of RUF or been to any events yet! Nonetheless, we have around 25 students going (a record high for USF!) and many of them are freshmen. I'm so excited to get to know them all better. What a good weekend it should be.

Tonight is freshman bible study (as is tomorrow night), and tomorrow night is also a girls' bible study that I'm leading. Last night at large group, we had a good crowd and we got to know quite a few new people while we all ate banana pudding. I fed at least 4 people their first banana pudding ever! Isn't that just delightful? I had lots of fun making enough banana pudding to feed a small army yesterday afternoon. I love that my job includes things like that occasionally!

In other news, I had a fantastic break-day on Saturday. I went to the beach with Amy, one of the wonderful people I'm living with right now. I felt so floridian! Later that night, I went out for dinner and ice cream with both Amy and her older sister, Sara, and it was just delightful. I'm so thankful to be living with Amy and her family and getting to know everyone. It has made all the difference in the world to have built-in friends when I got here. So. Here's my shout-out to the Reinkes--thank you so much for hosting me, welcoming me, and befriending me! Here are some pics of me, Amy, and Sara. :)

With Amy, at a pizza place. What could be better? I get to live with this awesome girl right now. 

Me and Sara (who might actually, it turns out, get me a t-shirt with a squirrel on it from her school. I'm so excited.)