Wonderful, Rainy Weekend

According to Carrie, I need to update my blog :) And she's right, so here goes:

Life's been interesting, I guess. I got really super sick two weeks ago. Emi took me to the ER, where I found out I had a fever and the official flu. I also got doctor's orders of strict bedrest for five days, along with being quarantined. Roomie took care of me and nursed me back to health :) I'm almost finished with all the make up work and such. I had to take two midterms Friday, back to back, which wasn't that fun, but I think I did well for being a week behind in classes!

This past Friday - Feb 4 - was my 5th birthday as a Christian. Sara, Sondra, and I went out to dinner to celebrate. We went to Kells, this amazingly authentic Irish pub down in Post Alley. It's a hole in the wall of a really old building, so it's really cozy. It also has good food, great music, and some good Guinness! The three of us talked for two and a half hours about many interesting and hilarious topics, which we agreed would not be repeated outside of the three of us, so it's our secret :) Afterwards, we came home and had a birthday carrot cake, which Rooms had baked while I was at wind ensemble. She and Sondra also gave me this great birthday card with a large red "5" on it, as well as a beginner's Bible. It was so great! Then we played a few hands of Dutch Blitz and called it a night.

I finally talked with my cousin Brooke this afternoon. She moved out to Seattle from Chicago nearly a month ago. It turns out that she's not even two miles away from me, on the other side of Queen Anne Hill! We were both excited to talk to one another, and can't wait to catch up. We're planning on dinner later this week - Wed or Thurs. We haven't seen one another in years, so it will be so great to catch up and hang out. I must also admit that I am excited to have a relative out here, not to mention someone to hang out with who doesn't go to SPU! :)

Mmm...time for dinner. We're making pancakes, then Sondra and I are studying at Starbucks. It's been a very rainy, chilly day, today, so curling up in a coffee shop to do some homework sounds simply wonderful to me right now.

Peace!