Monday, January 18, 2010So yesterday was my birthday, and thanks to everybody who made it absolutely spectacular! =)
I started and ended the day with people who absolutely showered love on me. :3
After my first GCC service of 2010, which was highlighted by Pastor Barry's wonderful sermon about what it really means to be the church, I experienced for myself the amazing community of brothers and sisters in Christ. Ten of us freshmen went out to New Deck Tavern after service to have an absolutely delicious meal. I only ended up paying $7.52 (which includes tax and tip) for my tomato and cheese sandwich with those deliciously seasoned New Deck fries. It was such a blessing to be able to catch up with my freshmen brothers and sisters. I feel like as a class, we're really beginning to pull together more. I absolutely missed all of them and was so glad to see them again.
After lunch, we all headed over to the Activities Fair in Houston, where I saw some of the rush tables. I've met so many huge fans of AKPsi, Phi Gamma Nu, and Dsp who have really encouraged me to rush, but I realize that my time this week is already taken up by (I love this) church community get-togethers!
Tonight I'm having dinner at Chipotle with Jessie and Christine. Tomorrow night Christine and I are having dinner with Pastor Andy. Wednesday night is the first UP family group of the semester! Thursday night I would've been going to dinner with Jessica Kim if it weren't for my cohort activity, and Friday night, of course, we have FNL Prayer Time.
I'm just so blessed to have such a loving group of people who surround me. After the Activities Fair, I hung out with my girls in Wharton China Business Society Human Resources and we got down to business planning some wonderful events. Afterwards, I went back to my room and worked on applications to residential programs with Amanda Ureña, who I absolutely adore. During that, my Jeff oppa called and asked where I was. When I responded that I was in my room, within minutes a knock came on the door and he stood there with a MOONCAKE!
DID I MENTION I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MOONCAKES? :D
In any case, it's nice to have a big brother who loves the Lord so much and who also is so affectionate toward me. No matter how Jeff Lee belittles his own ability to care for others, he really is the best oppa I could have at Penn. And I respect and admire him immensely. :D
After I kicked him out of the room (I joke! ^__^), I shared mooncake with Amanda and Lauren, who had never had it before, and was thrilled that they liked it! We then decided to watch the Lovely Bones, which was so moving and upsetting, I was very sad. Sometimes I get more depressed than usual about the bad and twisted things that happen in this world. It's just that so many people do things that I can't understand at all. And then I realize how much this world needs the Lord. How all of Earth is yearning for the day when our Savior Jesus returns and makes things right again.
By the time Lovely Bones was over, we girls were all very upset, and felt like we needed a pick-me-up. As such, before we said good night, we had a mini girls talk session, and it made me realize all the more what a tremendous blessing it is that God put girlfriends in our lives. :3
All in all, my 19th birthday was simple, but in its simplicity, God gave me so many reasons to praise Him. He is so good to provide a warm family away from the comforts of home.
Praise the Lord! :3
I started and ended the day with people who absolutely showered love on me. :3
After my first GCC service of 2010, which was highlighted by Pastor Barry's wonderful sermon about what it really means to be the church, I experienced for myself the amazing community of brothers and sisters in Christ. Ten of us freshmen went out to New Deck Tavern after service to have an absolutely delicious meal. I only ended up paying $7.52 (which includes tax and tip) for my tomato and cheese sandwich with those deliciously seasoned New Deck fries. It was such a blessing to be able to catch up with my freshmen brothers and sisters. I feel like as a class, we're really beginning to pull together more. I absolutely missed all of them and was so glad to see them again.
After lunch, we all headed over to the Activities Fair in Houston, where I saw some of the rush tables. I've met so many huge fans of AKPsi, Phi Gamma Nu, and Dsp who have really encouraged me to rush, but I realize that my time this week is already taken up by (I love this) church community get-togethers!
Tonight I'm having dinner at Chipotle with Jessie and Christine. Tomorrow night Christine and I are having dinner with Pastor Andy. Wednesday night is the first UP family group of the semester! Thursday night I would've been going to dinner with Jessica Kim if it weren't for my cohort activity, and Friday night, of course, we have FNL Prayer Time.
I'm just so blessed to have such a loving group of people who surround me. After the Activities Fair, I hung out with my girls in Wharton China Business Society Human Resources and we got down to business planning some wonderful events. Afterwards, I went back to my room and worked on applications to residential programs with Amanda Ureña, who I absolutely adore. During that, my Jeff oppa called and asked where I was. When I responded that I was in my room, within minutes a knock came on the door and he stood there with a MOONCAKE!
DID I MENTION I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MOONCAKES? :D
In any case, it's nice to have a big brother who loves the Lord so much and who also is so affectionate toward me. No matter how Jeff Lee belittles his own ability to care for others, he really is the best oppa I could have at Penn. And I respect and admire him immensely. :D
After I kicked him out of the room (I joke! ^__^), I shared mooncake with Amanda and Lauren, who had never had it before, and was thrilled that they liked it! We then decided to watch the Lovely Bones, which was so moving and upsetting, I was very sad. Sometimes I get more depressed than usual about the bad and twisted things that happen in this world. It's just that so many people do things that I can't understand at all. And then I realize how much this world needs the Lord. How all of Earth is yearning for the day when our Savior Jesus returns and makes things right again.
By the time Lovely Bones was over, we girls were all very upset, and felt like we needed a pick-me-up. As such, before we said good night, we had a mini girls talk session, and it made me realize all the more what a tremendous blessing it is that God put girlfriends in our lives. :3
All in all, my 19th birthday was simple, but in its simplicity, God gave me so many reasons to praise Him. He is so good to provide a warm family away from the comforts of home.
Praise the Lord! :3
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