I've been home for over a week now, and I'm starting to miss Flagstaff a lot. For one thing, my job there was a lot more fun. Baskin Robbins was a pleasant atmosphere. People enjoy eating ice cream, and most of us enjoyed working there. Pilot is a different story altogether. Truck drivers and travelers do not enjoy paying extremely high prices for fuel.
Secondly, it's nice to see the people that I've seen since I've been here, and it's wonderful to be with my family, but I miss all my school friends already. Most of my friends from high school aren't around for the summer, so life here has been pretty boring. I miss the late night movies and trips to BWWs and Denny's with everybody!
On Sunday morning I realized how much I miss my churches in Flagstaff, both VCF and the Vineyard. My church here at home is huge, and it seems like a lot of things have changed in the four months that I've been gone. It was good to see old friends, but I think that was the best part of church. I miss the small congregations at Vintage and the Vineyard. I felt so disconnected from the service sitting in the back of our huge sanctuary here. When I sit in the back at my home churches in Flag, I don't feel that way at all. The speakers move around a lot, and the congregations are small enough that you still feel very much connected to what's happening in the service.
Like I said, it's wonderful to be home with my family...but that's pretty much the extent of my excitement about being here. I think next summer I'll just stay in Flag and come home for a week or two to visit my family.

I had my last class of the semester this morning!!! I have five finals next week, and then I leave Flagstaff for the summer. I'm not too worried about most of my finals, it's just going to be a lot of information to remember in a few short days.
This has been such a wonderful semester, and I am so thankful to God and to my friends for all the blessings that I've had. Through my church and the theatre department, I have made some wonderful friends and great memories. I have learned a lot in my classes, and I have discovered more about myself. I am so glad that God brought me to this place and brought these wonderful people into my life. I am looking forward to summer at home with my family and some of my friends, but I am looking forward just as much to next semester and all that is in store. Thank you to my AMAZING friends for the fun times we've had, for listening to me vent when I'm angry or stressed out, and for just being your super selves. I'm so excited to come back next semester and continue our adventures together. Stay in touch over the summer, and if you happen to find yourself in the general vicinity of upstate New York, give me a call!