You have to just go with the flow...

Since I was little I have been told that you have to be flexible and "just go with the flow." Well let me tell you the past week that statement has been my theme.

My great-grandmother died on Thursday morning. I knew that it was coming so I was not surprised. She was 94, and had lived an extremely active and bold life. She had Alzheimer's and was at the stage where she was almost a vegetable. So instead of mourning her death we were able to celebrate her life and the fact that she sits before the Lord now!!

Also on Thursday, I was supposed to fly to Oklahoma. I was so excited to get to see Ben, Jill and their family. Obviously due to my great-grandmother's death I was not able to go. I was and still am so blessed that Ben was understanding and supportive throughout the weekend.

That day was also the day that Jill, my bestest friend, gave birth to her beautiful daughter Emma Danielle Casey. This made my day just wonderful. And it was so great to know that Tyler was able to head home and see his beautiful little girl. Since pictures have started being put up I have been showing her to people every chance I get.

Also in trying to plan times to visit Ben and family holidays, plans changed more than 10 times in one weekend. Thankfully things are figured out now. Ben is coming to spend Thanksgiving with my family, and I will be out there for about 6 days before Christmas. I am counting down.

I am supposed to do 60+ hours of volunteer work this semester. The first place I tried to work with was a school. They never called me back. Then was the home for pregnant teens, which we figured out that they didn't want me around because I had swine flu. That's how they referred to me, " the girl that had swine flu." So now I'm going to be working at a nursing home. This should be fun.

Last night was my first volunteer night of the semester. I will be working at the Florence Crittenton Home. I'm pretty excited about it. For those of you familiar with the Hope Home in Owasso, it's like that. There are 8-10 girls there, some pregnant and some with their babies. Last night we gave them facials. I got to play with some beautiful babies too. But for most of the semester I will be mentoring one girl. I don't know who yet, but I can't wait!! When they saw my mentorship paperwork, they all went crazy saying ," Be mine, Pick me, I want a mentor." and so on. Most of them do not have a mentor. Hopefully we will be able to help find mentors for the rest of the girls.

Also I am finally caught up with homework. Now all I have to do is stay caught up.

Today is the UK vs. Alabama game. I'm pretty excited. No I'm not a good UK fan, I'm not out tail-gating. Oh well.

I am not tail-gating because I'm cleaning up my apartment. My sister is coming up for the night. We're going to my cousin's 10th birthday party.

Oh and I got my first birthday card yesterday. YAY for other people believing you should celebrate your birthday all month!!

This Sunday I am going to visit Immanuel Baptist Church. I'm pretty excited. It's not that I don't like Southland, but I need to have a Sunday School class or Small Group that meets on Sunday Mornings. Sunday mornings are the only free time that I have.