I have officially been accepted to Warren Wilson College!! Woot! I'm really excited. It all depends on the amount of financial aid I can get though, because it's an expensive school, and we haven't gotten any news on that yet so nothing's certain yet. I have this feeling that it's going to work out though. Then again, I felt that way about UNC Asheville last year and we all know how that worked out : P A little part of me worries that I'm setting myself up for the same thing again, because I haven't applied to any other schools, but I can't afford the application fees so really that one's out my control.
I also found out that Warren Wilson starts classes August 16, and I fly back from Puerto Rico August 14, so I'm going to have to get as much packing as I can done before I leave in May because I'm going to have to drive to North Carolina on the 15 so I'm going to have less than 24 hours between when I get back and when I leave. Hectic! I take the fact that it fits so closely yet so perfectly as a sign that this is going to work out though, because that sort of craziness is so typical of my life.
This week has been very very busy with homework and just other things I have to take care of. It has by far been the busiest week of my school year so far, and it's been a lot like high school. I remembered that I always got so much done in high school, but I had forgotten how exhausted I constantly was. I appreciate the more mild pace of my life a little more now.
Last night a few of the girls from my small group had a sleepover at Sara's house, another girl in our group. She's in her early twenties and is married, and I really enjoyed just being around she and her husband and watching them interact. They were so sweet and encouraging to each other. Here is an example of a typical conversation between them that took place over breakfast this morning:
Sara: These are great sausages Darien. Thanks for making them.
Darien: Your welcome. You bought great sausages.
This may seem relatively normal to anyone else, but to me it is amazing. I can barely remember a time when my parents weren't fighting, and they got divorced when I was in 5th grade, so I've never really spent time around a happy, functional married couple. I love being around them now and seeing how much they love each other through the way they treat each other. It's beautiful.
During this last year God has been filling in the gaps of things I missed out on as a child in a disfunctional family. Greg, my mom's roommate, has really become a father figure in my life and being around him allows me to see what a father is really supposed to be. I've also made a lot of Christian friends, which I didn't have a lot of in high school, and that has encouraged me a lot in my faith and growth just to have people I can talk to and share my experiences with. It's wonderful.
The sun is coming out now, and the warm weather and the promise of summer are making me really look forward to the months to come and all the wonderful things that are going to happen in my life.
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