Sleepovers, pictures, and laughter

This weekend could not have been better. :)

On Thursday night, Megan and Katie Hill came down to APU and visited. We all just had a blast together, eating food, taking pictures, and laughing SO hard. Friday morning, Katie Hill and I drove down to San Diego to see Lauren. It is the last time the three of us will be together until Christmas (hopefully Thanksgiving!), which is really sad. We went out and got frozen yogurt and talked forever. I love how real our relationship is...We talked about absolutely everything, down to our struggles and ways we need to grow. And ended our conversation talking about how blessed we are to have the friends that we do, the three of us and other friends from home as well. Going to college, we all realized how amazing our friend group was in high school. How spiritually mature everyone was and how incredibly lucky we are to have had the support we did. It just amazes me. God blessed us in so many ways. And I feel especially blessed with those two. Their hearts for the Lord and the joy & laughter they add to my life is just wonderful. 

Then we said goodbye and drove back to APU, where Katie Hahn and Megan were. So we had another sleepover with the four of us. :) More pictures, talking, and laughter. Man, I love my friends. They left the next morning and, I'll be honest, it was really hard for me to say goodbye to Katie Hill. Ever since our friendship began, she has been someone my heart just completely connects with and we've never been more than an hour apart. I don't know how we're going to do this...her being in Seattle. But I am so proud of her. Seeing how faithful she's been these past few months, when it would be so easy to give up...wow. She is an inspiration. She never complains and despite her hard situation, is the most selfless person I know. And I'm so excited for this next leg of her journey. I know she is just going to rock it up in Seattle and I can't wait to hear about it...like a proud mama :) 

And then yesterday, my mom came down to APU and we had a sleepover!! It was so wonderful to see her. We went to Pasadena and went shopping, went to Cheesecake Factory and then came back and had a movie night in my apartment! :) Then this morning, we got some Starbucks and went to Barnes and Noble to just relax. It was so much fun. 

Overall, as you can probably tell, it was a great weekend. :) I feel so blessed by all the people God has surrounded me with. It's more than I could ever ask for.