Cranium is one of my favorite games- it's so great to get different parts of your brain and body involved in a game!  The other night, Aaron and I played with our friends Grant and Naomi- kind of a battle of the couples- and it felt so good to laugh.  We both were in the lead at various points, but ultimately, Grant and Naomi won.  The game was a Christmas gift from my family- which makes me think- should I be looking for a game for Aaron for St. Valentine's Day?  hmmm. . . I mean, they're fun and all. . . Well, I'll post after the cause- I can't give it away!
I should have posted yesterday- there didn't seem to be a care in the world then.  Now I've got a weight back on me.  What happened?  I was enjoyeing life, feeling very blessed for having a great place to stay, fabulous people to hang out with, and now, a good job.  It's parttime (around 15 hours a week)- tutoring high school students in an alternative school.  We sit around a table, they study, I answer questions and review their progress. . . Between that and overwhelmingly feeling loved, the world couldn't have looked sunnier to me.  But now it's overcast.  I think it's just the settling in that must happen.  Life's been a party lately- but now school's started here, and work, so we all can't hang out as much, and Aaron needs space, and I still want to be with people, but not working full time yet leaves me w/ too much free time.  My room looks better now- with fake flowers and candles and fabric and frames.  No bed yet, though- but soon.  I sleep fine in a sleeping bag, and I don't want to pay much for something I'd have to sell or give away- I don't want to rent a U-haul for just working here 4 or so months. ..
So some good things:  It's sunny and warm here- beautiful flowers, friendly faces; I've got a place to stay more permanently (no couches- a nice break!); I've got a good job close by;  a good church; helpful, fun friends; a God who always wants to spend time w/ me; a music sheet for 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.'