Productivity-ish

I realize I already posted once today, but what can I say, I'm in a blogging mood...and I was playing with my camera, so you get a photo post.

It's spring break [I mean spring reading days], and while I am getting to relax some, I have a lot to do. I need to do two site visits and reports on Christian ministries in the city for my church action in community class, and I can't use my own church. I know one place I'm going to use, but still need to come up with another. I've also been put in charge of the backdrops for VBS...I'm hoping I haven't bitten off more than I can chew by agreeing to this. I think I have it under control now, but I was stressing out earlier today. And, of course, I always have reading I need to do for classes. Seminary reading never ends.

While I have a lot on my plate, I was fairly productive today.

1. I brainstormed ideas for the backdrops, did some research on how to best build them, and emailed the people I needed to about the ideas.

2. I did sprint sets with Laura...it wasn't pretty, but I survived. Also, my knee didn't give out. I consider any run where my knee doesn't give out to be a victory.

This is my post-run, I survived, face:

3. I went to Target after my run [ok, maybe not the most productive thing], and bought this immersion blender with a gift card and some surprise money from an Easter package my parents sent me.

4. I also used a gift card to enjoy this iced caramel macchiato...I admit that I prefer my favorite local places, but free is free.

5. I cooked dinner for my roommate and me. Tried out this recipe for "Crispy Black Bean Tacos," and they were delicious. I'll be making these again.

I still need to clean up the cooking mess though...anyone want to volunteer? I enjoy cooking, but hate cleaning the mess up...especially since I don't have a dishwasher or disposal. Bleh.

I was also productive earlier during my break in that I had a portrait session done for my prayer cards by my friend and fellow photographer, Kara. Kara and I are trading services. I'll be doing a family session for her soon. I love the two photos from my session that she has posted on fb so far. It will be hard to choose which one to use for the cards.

Hopefully I'll continue my semi-productivity the rest of the week. I would like to finish my last semester strong, but it's so tempting to just quit sometimes. 

Warm Weather & Goodbye Thoughts

I'm ready for it to actually feel like Spring and to see sites like this. I want to see the Dogwoods blooming and the sun shining. It looks like it should finally warm up this week. Let's hope it's actually true. I think I speak for most of Louisville when I say I'm tired of wintry weather. I'm not a fan of winter. Cold weather is just not my thing. I am from Mississippi after all. 

Backlit Pink Dogwoods in the Spring ©Allison Rushing

On a different, but kind of similar, note, it's finally spring break for me...or Spring Reading Days as the seminary calls it. It's hard to believe that it's my last spring break. Knowing that I'll graduate in May is bittersweet. I'm excited about finishing school, but at the same time, I'm used to being in school. I've been in school pretty much my whole life. 

Goodbyes are hard for me. I've seen how God has been faithful in the past when I've made big transitions like moving to Louisville, but I'm still nervous and sad to leave my wonderful community here. You'll probably get tired of hearing me talk about how hard leaving will be, but that's a huge thing on my mind right now, and it helps a little to write about it. I'll talk a little more in one of my next posts about my upcoming move to S. Asia, and how God has lead me there. While I hate that saying goodbye to Louisville will be so hard, I am blessed that my time here has made it hard to say goodbye.

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." –A.A. Milne