I've been meaning to blog for so long and I finally have time to sit down and write away! This is probably going to sound like a diary, so beware the long post.
Leading up to this past weekend has been one full of happiness, celebrations, and smiles- starting with the finishing of my last final ever (hopefully) on Thursday morning. Honestly, I'm usually pretty good at disciplining myself to make a study schedule and memorize and cram everything into my short term memory, however, this time around, there was just too much I was looking forward to for me to not think about anything but my exam. Plus, it just had to be textile science, a subject I never plan to pursue a career in, but was a last minute resort to get my last 400-level course credits. Anyhow, that's all done with, and thanks to God's almighty grace, I can say I passed this and my two other courses this term happily!
After a short, but joyous celebration with myself shopping and lunching, I spent the afternoon prepping and budgeting with a fellow sic for the EMC lunch the following Sunday. It was such perfect timing, and I use 'perfect' lightly as both of our schedule's were maxed out and as organize as we were, it was still a struggle to buy enough food, find people to help cook, and make sure everything was okay. In the end, God definitely pulled us through, and speaking on behalf of myself and the lack of experience in cooking for a large group, I'm so thankful for all those brothers and sisters that spent their Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning in the kitchen with us, so thank YOU!
And Thursday wasn't even over yet, that night I had a dinner with my small group ladies to celebrate the school term away. It was also two of the ladies' birthdays that week, so a surprise cake was called for in light of adding more excuses to celebrate!
Friday now, a day I've been looking forward to since last term (and probably since day 1 of Uni), because today was my grad dinner at LUX! I spent the day with two fellow friends in my program I met since first year. We window shopped WEM, ate lunch at Cactus Club (my first time there and I would definitely recommend ordering from the starters section if you aren't too hungry, because they are adequately priced and portioned for lunch). After our satisfactory meal, we went to the Princess Diana exhibition. If you haven't heard about it or been to it yet, you still have time to check it out! It's definitely worth the visit and even if you aren't a princess at heart (just kidding), her iconic style, humanitarian persona, and royal history is enriching, touching, and makes you feel you've actually known her on a personal level. I've never been one to be obsess with the royal family, but she is one that I would give a toast to for her elegance and approach on social justice, culture, fashion, and life. Praise God for bringing such a beautiful and well rounded lady onto this Earth.
Okay, so its FRIDAY NIGHT! LUX was a surprise in itself as its exquisite atmosphere, delicious food, and impeccable service wasn't one that was expected for such a huge group, but props to them for achieving their standard of excellence as we celebrated over our academic successes! It was a wonderful night of precious moments, hilarious speeches, reflective sharings from our favorite prof, and nostalgic thoughts on repeat as we sat there listening with high hopes and asking ourselves what is next?. At one point, I felt like I was part of a sorority standing there amongst all the other graduating ladies (there was only one graduating guy) and it made me feel so blessed to be able to share my graduation night with such an small, yet intimate group of amazing people! That's a definite bonus to being part of a small program!
Alright, so as if I wasn't burnt out tired already from the past 48 hours, the next 48 hours had plenty of events planned as well.
Saturday morning I had a I-guess-you-can-call-it-a-reunion sort of thing over Google Hangout with my small group ladies aka SWAG team we had formed in Korea. I can't believed we managed 6 cities and 4 time zone differences to make this happen! From Canada to the States to Brazil, the memories and giggles flooded as if there was no separation at all. I'm glad that one year later we are still strong and going, and planning a birthday surprise video for our small group leader later this month. It's going to be epic!
That afternoon, I attended my first ever bridal shower. It was delightful and engaging the whole time and I had so much fun in celebration of another coming celebration! From the games, food, jokes, to presents, it was such a blessing to be able to bless this bride-to-be and have glimpse of what the party will be like on the day of their wedding! In between all my busyness, I'm glad I was able to sneak in time to prepare her gift, which I hope will be useful some day (haha, if you're reading this, you know what I mean *winkwink* ).
Afterwards, the remaining time was spent finishing up preparations for lunch the next day and as for that night, preparing for a birthday surprise for my friend's 20th the next evening. I'm not joking when I say this weekend was full of surprises!
Hello Sunday (finally). Thanks to God's providence and multiplication, we had more then enough food which we were so worried about at first (PTL!). It was a great morning of bonding over cooking, serving, cleaning, and praying together during the prayer walk in the neighborhood after.
Okay, so skipping the short period of rest I had in the late afternoon, that night's birthday surprise was a success as well and I couldn't be more bless for all these sic-ships and activities I've been given the opportunity to plan and partake in.
If you read this post all the way to here, give yourself a pat on the back!
I can finally breathe again. Woot!
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