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Well this week has been so much fun! A lot of sleeping in, doing absolutely nothing, and being together with my family. I'm supposed to go back to college on Sunday, but there's a problem....a horrific ice/snow storm is supposed to blow through. :/ As much as I love snow, I hate the fact that it might be robbing me of one more day at home. I just love seeing all my old friends and being at my home congregation. Also, my family has some pretty fun times :) I mean, tonight my sister and I made dinner with my mom's help. We had meatloaf (which is not very pretty to look at while you're mixing it all up before cooking), mashed potatoes, green beans, and this apple caramel cream cheese dip with graham crackers. That was an experience. Last night we went and saw Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and since I was the one who had seen it before...guess who got to get popcorn refills. I love that movie so much! Especially when you put the religious symbology behind it of Aslan representing Jesus, it just puts the whole thing into a life perspective.

Anyway, you never realize how much you miss home until you come back after being gone. I've missed it all. From things like family, friends, and pets down to the way the stairs creak (and knowing which spots on each step creak), having to cuddle with lots of pillows and stuffed animals under multiple blankets because my room is so cold, that annoying spring that sticks up right under my shoulder blade, the front door constantly blowing open, and even my neighbor's yippy dog. Yes I love college, and it's a whole new experience with new people, but there's just something about home that puts me at ease and makes me content. I don't know...maybe I'm just being a sentimental sap...maybe not. But I do know that  only at home can things like having a marshmallow war, watching old Disney classics and old home videos make a great time. (Such feelings of home-ie-ness can be seen in this poem my Grandma Lavon always used to recite: Heap O' Livin')

If I feel this way about my Earthly home, I simply cannot WAIT to see my Heavenly home :) Maybe there Liam Neeson (the voice of Aslan) can narrate everything I do. Maybe that is God's real voice!...I doubt it, but it was worth a shot :) Since we're talking about animals and Heaven...I always used to wonder when I was little. Will my cat be in Heaven with me?? The answer is probably not...but a kid can dream :) (wow...I obviously have nothing to say since this post is so random so far...ah...oh well...you're the one taking the time to read it, not me. I just thought it...ugh...my thoughts must not be all that interesting after all...)

Well I suppose that's enough for one post. Mine tend to get just a bit wordy...I apologize :) Next time I blog I will know more spanish than I currently do! Yay for second semester of college! :D Till next time!

And remember kids, God made you special and He loves you very much! Bye!