Oh what a life...

Saturday. What a great day to live the dream. Seriously, live the dream.

A day that was full of baby showers, music, art, and some great food. A well rounded day in my opinion. I know that I am not much of the baby shower type, but for once in my life I did not want to fall off a cliff the entire time. Actually, it was a pretty good time of laughs and fun. The best part of it all was meeting the mother to be at her own baby shower. It seemed extremely weird to me at first as well, but the truth is that it was something that was not so bad. Actually, it felt even more welcoming into the church body. It has only been a week, but I feel completely comfortable here. I feel like I can be myself and that I fit in just fine. That is such a blessing especially with moving into a new neighborhood. It is sweet to see people be intentional and come knocking at my door to join in with festivities that might be going on. Not only that, but it is even cooler to be a part of it all and not feel awkward for being there. I am glad to see people reach out and be intentional about it. It is a nice feeling for sure and something that I am grateful for.

Following the baby shower, we headed out to symphony on the green at Ball State. It was nice to chill out on the grass and listen to some great music. As I sat there and listened, it only reminded me of why I love the violin so much. It definitely brought back some great feelings to listen to it. Let's just say sitting there in complete and total relaxation was a perfect addition to the day. I love days where you don't have to worry about anything and you can just relax. I love relaxing to an orchestra playing in perfect summer weather. Maybe, I am turning into a sap, but if this is what a sap is like...I'm all for it.

As we were there, we started to talk to a couple of women from Fairmount who had a booth to sell hair clips, earrings, and such to raise money to bring home a girl from Ethiopia. I loved hearing why they were raising money and to see that the money wasn't even for either one of them. They were simply doing it because they loved one of their friends so much. They cared for her so much that they wanted nothing more than to sell crafts that they had made themselves to help her out. That is what I call community. That is what I call love. That is what I call being a neighbor.

The night ended with Payne's and a favorite...Office Space.

Hello beautiful summer. Livin' the dream.