| The weather is warming up.....the snow is melting. Just a little over a week ago, we got dumped on by a very large amount of snow! I couldn't be happier! :) Yet, most good things must come to an end. Tomorrow, it will be in the low to mid forties. While the snow isn't going to disappear overnight (or overday?), it will most definatly be waning. Over the next couple of days, we shall see less and less of the glorious ground cover, and more and more slush and mud. (Frankly, I don't see how anyone could enjoy that! ICK!). Well, I was thinking tonight....the timing is very interesting to say the least. Very symbolic, I say. This fall, I went back to ICC after a year off. I realized quickly, that I had changed quite a bit since the last time I was there. First off, I consistantly am spending more money on cafeteria food. (-$ = poor) Second, I have a lot more self confidence than before. Where before, I was invited to join a lunch crowd...this year, I created the lunch crowd. Where before, I was too afraid to talk to any girls....this year, I sat down to lunch with a few. (funny addition to that last sentence coming later in this post. Stay tuned!) Where before, I wouldn't talk to hardly anyone outside of previously existing friendships and classmates....this year, I got to know one of the cafeteria cooks rather well! (Hey, Ernest! (chances of him seeing this are.......eh, studying for finals makes me to lazy to finish that equation)) As a result, I got to know quite a few people. A number of them, I could call friends, and given enough time, could be very close friends. However, the temperature is warming. After Tuesday, it's all over and the people I once saw regularly begin to melt away. It won't happen overnight, but as time goes on, it transforms from beautiful, to a muddy memory of once was. Overall, I am glad it is over, and I am glad to be moving on with my life. Just like in May, I'm glad to see the grass growing again. It is just another season of life. Yet, that doesn't mean I'm not going to hold on to what I can. Perhaps over break I can stuff a few of em in my freezer so they keep till next winter! ;) Still, life moves on, and so must I. Soon, I shall be in a place I have never been, with new experiences, new hardships, new friends, and new hopes. It's going to be a hot summer and my freezer's going to be out of power. I know there will be some that melt away completely, but I know that God has placed people in my life that will be there even when I am not. So please, save some snow for me, will ya? Ok, as promised, the funny story. Have you ever heard the saying, "When God closes a door, he opens a window"? I didn't realize how literal it could be!!! I'm not sure about the second part yet, but I've definately saw the door close. My friend, Brandon, introduced me to this girl at ICC. As we talked at lunch, I was definately intrigued, but needed some more time/information. So, I sat with her during lunch a few more times, and I really started to become interested. I wasn't quite at the point of action, but I was getting really close. Definately thinking about it. Then, she disappeared. I asked Brandon and he said she's been in the library, studying. He also told me she was dating someone. I'm thinking....ok, she's not "available" but not "taken" either. But, she still isn't showing up in the cafeteria. Then one day, a bit over a month later, she's there again! I pass Brandon before getting to her, and he looks at me and tell me that she got married! He looked like he was telling the truth, but not wanting to look like a fool, I pretended not to know until it was confirmed by her. So I came over and sat down, and casually asked her about her week (btw, this was exactly one week after her wedding day). I'm guessing she knew what was going on, because she said nothing about it. She was even casually hiding her ring (shirt sleeve just happen to be long enough.....arm wasn't on the table....etc.) Finally, getting sick of it (and catching a glimps of the ring), I asked her about the ring. She cracked and told me all. She'd been dating this guy since May or so, been engaged for 2 weeks and 6 days (yes, you read that right) and got married a week ago! At that moment, I heard the creak of the hinges and the crack of the door closing. I could even feel the vibration in my feet! God had most definately closed a door! I was, and am very happy for them! And overall, I find the whole thing very funny! It was like God split open the sky and placed one of those red road signs in front of my face that read, "WRONG WAY". I laugh because of the obviousness of it all! I suppose I should start looking for the freshly opened window. Considering what it took to get my attention before, I might need a few dozen flashing arrow signs. |
