Unexpected Visits

I have not written a blog in forever... my apologies! I meant to write one as soon as I returned from Haiti. However, with the aftermath of the earthquake I quickly consumed my time with fund raising and helping with the relief efforts and then came school! So here I am :) I will write about my Haiti trip later, but for now I am going to write about my weekend.

My weekend started out on Thursday. I surpised Brady in Jacksonville with a visit. He had meetings for awhile, so I hung out with Paula (Summers) for awhile. Can I just say that it was such a great visit?? As soon as I saw her run through the doors and yell "CELIE!!!!" so many memories came rushing back to me. It had been almost a year and a half since I had last seen Paula, but we talk every now and then. We had such a great visit... catching up on plans for next year and most importantly planning on when we would see each other again! March 20th :) I'm counting down the days!



Friday I went to Bloomington with The Frericks', Nate and Barnes to watch QND play in the IHSA state finals. They won Friday night, but lost in the Championship round to Bloomington Central Catholic on Saturday. Watching that game brought back so many emotions for me that I have buried for so long. I was quickly reminded of my last high school game and how much it kills me that I no longer play. They are a lot of fun to watch and they had a wonderful season. So congrats to the Lady Raiders! Yes Brady, I will miss watching them too! ;) This photo was on the front page of the whig Sunday and I thought it was too great to leave it out!



Also while I was in Bloomington, I was able to catch up with my cousin Brian Kurz, his wife Katie, and their daughter, Hannah. It was a last minute thing, but they took me out to dinner. It was so nice to catch up with them also. That is one thing that I miss very much about being a kid... spending time with my cousins and siblings. Everyone is growing up, getting married, starting families of their own. It is pretty awesome to watch, but it also has a bittersweet side to it.

My last unexpected visit was from my dear friend Levi Rash. He was in Quincy so he stopped by my house for awhile. I am so excited about living in Kansas City next year, and I think living with Levi and a couple of his friends will help take some of the nervousness away from me! I am constantly reminded that my time at QU is almost over. It is sad and exciting all at the same time! (By the way, Levi: CONGRATS on the internship in Virginia for this summer!)

Well, there you have it. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me next :)