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I love people and all of the excitement of the past/next few weeks, but sometimes it’s good to just catch a breath and a moment to myself. Though my moment came unexpectedly, I am more than happy to be enjoying some time at It’s a Grind in Diamond Bar…

Deep breath, and….

tonight: dinner w/ andrew’s family (diamond bar)
tomorrow: making breakfast for my parents at new apartment (palms), 2 bbqs in the afternoon/evening (ktown and db)
sunday: church (lb), bbq (lb), bridesmaid duties, work (westwood)
monday: 12 hours of work (westwood)
tuesday: lesson planning, small group (long beach)
wednesday: interview and teach session (watts), packing, work (westwood)
thursday: houston!

So yeah… gasoline+mileage and a lot of work, Houston for the weekend, Disneyworld for the following week, bachelorette party, back for half a week, and then off to norcal for the wedding, then back to say goodbye to some of my favorite people as they head off to Cambodia till mid-august!

I don’t know where I got the idea that my summer would be empty and boring.

This past weekend, my wallet went missing. This was unnoticed by me until Saturday afternoon when I tried to purchase a blouse at South Coast Plaza. In the 24 hours since I had last seen my wallet, I had been all over the place… Palms, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Diamond Bar, and now, Costa Mesa. I had no idea if it was lost or stolen, or what had happened to it. I was very sad because that wallet was a gift that I love, and very upset at the prospect of canceling/replacing all of my ID’s and cards.

Sunday afternoon when I returned to my apartment, I looked all over to see if it had fallen out somewhere. I made calls to all of the places I had visited. I was frantic and upset, but also tired and in need of rest before my late night work shift. “Just rest” was what I heard. “Just rest.” So I stopped, crawled into bed, and tried to sleep, still feeling defeated.

I thought of the message I heard at Evergreen that morning. Freedom measured by the praise you give when your chains are the heaviest. “Rest in me.” Well, I can’t just say “I praise you God! I thank you when times are tough, just like the Paul did!” to prove that I praise him even when it is hard. I’m not into the whole formula for salvation type of thing. But I can say thank you. Thank you that I feel the freedom to rest right now, when I need it most. Thank you for peace. So I slept. And I felt slightly less defeated.

Later that night while I was at work I got a voicemail from my dad telling me that my wallet was turned into the Marina Del Rey Sherrif’s station. No money, but all of my ID’s and cards were still there. A transient brought it in, said he found it in a dumpster and brought it on by. I still do not know if my wallet was lost or stolen to begin with. But the deputy found my ID, saw that my Long Beach address, placed a call to the LB Police Department, and asked them to make a house call.

God is good.

I am actually very excited to be starting work back up again today. I get 4 hours to sit and read! Followed by 4 hours to play in the dorms. I need to start making my Summer book list. It’s ridiculous how excited I am to have time to read read read.

Though I am starting my Summer job today, I still have one week of student teaching left, and I am going to start moving (well, probably just painting–unless we get too lazy/cheap to paint) this week. I hope I don’t lose my head! Haha wait till people to see our weird retro kitchen tiles.

This past week was a fun one but it was a busy one packed with people (who I love) and hours spent in TRAFFIC (my #1 enemy). The introvert in me wants me to crawl into a hole with a blanket to cuddle and be alone for a bit. Maybe that’s why I am so thrilled to get to read and clear my head tonight.

Anyway, Summer is off to a great (albeit EMOTIONAL. Wait, what? I didn’t even talk about being emotional… well, maybe I’m just overwhelmed) start. I just hope I can curb my irritability before I ruin it for all of us.