Plethora of Pictures

Hello, friends! I apologize that my blog is a day late this week. Last night I was attacked by a shark and was unavailable.

...actually I don't have a good excuse, but that was more fun. Anyway, I'm here now! It's been a pretty good week. Let me tell you all about it.

• Thursday was a nice recovery day. I sat at a table near the Union and spent some time reflecting on the Convocation and planned for Vespers. I also ranted about the Castle season premiere to my friend Lindsey. We came up with some delightfully wild theories.
• On Friday, I volunteered at the Food Bank. I knew that America's Second Harvest Food Bank serves almost the entire panhandle, but for some reason, the sheer amount of food that entails didn't strike me until I was sorting sweet potatoes from six or seven boxes that were taller than me. So. Many. Sweet. Potatoes. After volunteering, I spent some time with Pastor Jay to plan for Vespers and then had a fun evening with Anna. First we went to Lofty Pursuits and had some delicious ice cream, and then we went to check out First Friday at Railroad Square.
• Saturday was GAME DAY! And for once, I actually went to the game! Ruth kindly took me and Katie to the President's House for some pre-game fun and then Ruth and I went to the game. It was entertaining to watch the Seminoles beat Wake Forest by such a large margin, and I got to see the retirement of the most recent Renegade horse. I would also be amiss if I failed to mention how cool the Marching Chiefs are!
• On Sunday, we had Bible study, then worship, and then we went out to Voodoo Dog for lunch. When we returned from lunch, I took my laptop, notebook, and several books onto the deck by Pastor's office and worked on Vespers for a few hours before our group meeting. It was so beautiful out that we had our meeting on the deck as well. I went to Wendy's for dinner (bacon and cheese baked potato... so tasty) and then wrapped up my evening by watching Once Upon a Time.
• Monday, my Sabbath day, was fairly laid-back. I slept in, went to the laundromat, volunteered at the Children's Home Society, picked up some books from the library, and watched an episode of Castle. 
• On Tuesday, I wrote two devotions to be put up on the ULC website and read further in our "Leadership Coaching" book. I also watched the third in a series of videos called "Resolving Everyday Conflict." These videos are make by Peacemaker Ministries and are incredibly practical and useful! After some afternoon rollerblading, I had an evening of television: NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, and Forever. I practiced for Vespers and then went to bed.
• Wednesday wasn't too busy this week. Campus ministry prayer ended up being just PJ and me. We had a "group meeting" afterwards -- I have that in quotations because Katie left yesterday morning to go to a wedding, so our "group meeting" was just me and PJ. At 2:00 we had our staff meeting, and at 6:00 I went upstairs to get ready for Vespers. It was a good night with excellent discussion of Outreach! I hope each of our three Huddles is able to go out in the next two weeks for some intentional outreach.

Now we're up to today, when I'm writing my blog. I have a plethora of pictures for you! The first is the delicious ice cream Anna and I had on Friday. The second is my favorite picture from the President's House. We were attempting to take a picture by some Seminole balloons, but there was a lot of wind, and they kept attacking us! The third is the President's House. The fourth is of Doak Stadium; it was so packed! The fifth is Osceola riding Renegade and holding a flaming spear. Finally, the sixth is the old Renegade with his retirement blanket, being honored by the Marching Chiefs.