Countdown Central

T-Minus ~23.5 hours until December.
T-Minus 16 days until this semester is over.
T-Minus 26 days until Christmas.
T-Minus 29 days until IndyCC.
T-Minus 32 days until 2011.
T-Minus 62 days until my best friend leaves for 3.5 months.
T-Minus 95 days until I leave the US for the first time.
T-Minus 96 days until I am in the Netherlands.

November is over. Again, where has the time gone?! Thanksgiving has come and gone, and there are only 16 days left of Fall Semester 2010. A group project and 4 finals are all that stand between me and the sweet freedom of Christmas break. Get pumped.

Christmas break is going to be epic this year. Time with family and friends to relax and not worry about school. Time to hunt for volunteer opportunities and jobs in the health care field. Time to sleep sleep sleep. Time to grow in faith and community at Indy CC. Time to ring in a new year. Time to recoup before next semester starts.

What else is on my countdowns list? My best friend leaving for 3.5 months. Yeah, that is going to suck. I'm pretending it isn't happening. I'm determined to go on with this idea until I absolutely have to say goodbye. Boo.

The most exciting thing on my countdown? I'm going to The Netherlands for Spring Break 2011. I'm terrified. I'm excited. I absolutely cannot wait to see what God is going to do through Agape in Rotterdam. 96 days. 3 months. So far away... but that time is going to FLY.

Father God, Thank you for things that have happened and things to look forward to. Help me to soak in every moment of the next 3 months. Help me to fully trust in you as preparations are made for the trip to Rotterdam. Bring exactly the team together that you want to participate in this trip, Lord. Allow support to be raised both financially and in prayer for our team, and help us to give you all the glory through the support raising process. Amen.

Blink.

It's been over a month.
I swear I barely blinked...
But it's almost Thanksgiving!
This semester has FLOWN by.
Wasn't it just 70 degrees and the beginning of October?
When did this whole 45 degree, windy, dark by 6pm thing happen?

I don't know.

Life has been crazy in the last month... but let's be honest... that's normal. From August thru December and January thru April, I don't know what calm even means. This semester's craziness has been the worst I've ever had... but thankfully, I have some really amazing friends and even better roommates to help me get by. We keep each other sane and laugh at the little things. We stay up until 1 am talking about life instead of doing our homework... which sometimes, is exactly what you need to do.

The sucky part? 3 of those awesome friends are leaving me in a little over 2 months to go to 3 different foreign countries. Prepare yourself, world. Chances are, I'm going to be a hot mess without them next semester.

Well, there isn't really a point to this post other than to say I'm thankful for my roomies and friends... and I'm thankful that four weeks from this moment, I will be 100% done with this semester and on Christmas break.

Can I just blink and have those 4 weeks be done?