Hmmmm updates from the last blog:
In case you hadn't seen on facebook...as many of you HAVE, turns out my car was totaled....which was really just a HUGE blessing in disguise! The new car I got has power locks, and power windows, and cruise control! I should have hit a bus earlier and I might have enjoyed these amenities sooner! ;) It's a newer Corolla, and it is dark-ish red, so of course I named him Hemo The Magnificent, after a movie about the circulatory system I had as a kid. (blood being red, and all)
A few weeks ago I spoke at our large group Chi Alpha meeting on Friday night...the first time since my high school graduation I actually stood up in front of a group of people and talked for that long...I basically spent the whole week before stressing out over what I was going to talk about and how I was going to talk about it, but it ended up going well. (thanks mostly to spending an hour on Wednesday talking over it with Matt where he helped me put it into a structure) I spoke about a lesson that I have learned multiple times in my college career, and I'm sure will learn many more times in my life- about waiting on and for God.
We need to have patience and wait for God, doing things in His timing and not jumping the gun on Him...and we also need to wait on Him- actively submitting ourselves to His will and being alert attentive to His desires and His will so we can do it at a moment's notice.
I didn't make a fool of myself in the venture so that was good. I still haven't heard the audio but I don't think I want to. :-D
The rest of the semester has gone by SO FAST! I cannot believe there's only one week of classes left at Cornell! We're planning the Christmas Party for next Saturday and I am quiiiite excited for it! It's always a good time and one final chance to hang out and say goodbye to people. It's my second "last" Christmas party, but this time I'm really going to be leaving.
The other day I was driving in Ithaca and I saw a street sign, and thought to myself "Oh, I didn't know that was the name of that street. File that one away in my head" And then I realized that I was leaving in 2 weeks, and that information didn't really need to be filed away since it wouldn't be useful to me shortly.
that was WEIRD, because I've never been this close to leaving Ithaca before...I've never lived somewhere any significant amount of time, gotten to know it, my way around it (some of you know just how HUGE of a feat that is for me! :-P) built connections there, gotten a feel for the town...and then left. I've never moved before, so this is a strange idea for me. A little piece of me will always be there I guess. straaaaaaaaaaange.
I go through this weird thing every time I leave Ithaca too...as soon as I leave, I wish I was back in Ithaca because I know there's still fun things going on there, people I'd love to spending time with. But when I'm home I also loooove being with my family, and especially this time of year when we have so many family gatherings and fun things to do planned. Whenever I am in one place and enjoying it I feel like I'm sort of betraying the other place. I guess my life is going to be full of things like that, as long as I keep going places and enjoying myself there.
AFRICA IS COMING SOON!
I'm leaving JANUARY TWELFTH!
My passport has been sent out for my Visa...now all I need to do really is get my shots and pack my suitcase! :)
But first...the first ever (and according to Mom, LAST) D'Ambrosio family cruise is coming up- leaving NYC Christmas Day and sailing to the Bahamas, I can't wait for that either. :-D
Life is Good!
