In the past two weeks there have been LOTS of "firsts..."

First move out of the state-  kind of a given but sort of a big deal.  It was super sad but exhilarating at the same time.  I felt like a coke bottle that was all shaken up.  I didn't know whether to bawl my eyes out or just smile from ear to ear.  Tuesday morning when the parents left was super hard, but, thankfully, I hit the ground running Tuesday night with... my first CFL Wesley (officially) AND my first trip to Huey Magoo's.  The first Wesley was fabulous.  A former student spoke about his trip to and from God's heart and all the things he learned in between.  He was a great speaker and his message was so simple but heartfelt and powerful.  He pointed out that God's emphasis isn't on where you've been because that can be condemning but rather on who you are.  Loved it! A band called Satellites and Sirens played worship for us, and they did a great job.  The drummer looked exactly like Tom Cruise.  It was actually kind of creepy how much they resembled. The best thing about the whole night was the incredible group of students that make up the body of Wesley here.  What a pleasant but oh so welcome surprise! The students couldn't be more different than UGA Wesley, but I think they have a home in my heart already. They were so welcoming and nurturing and still are! But they talk to me like an old friend and are absolutely themselves around me, and I LOVE that.  Yay for Christians actually acting like Jesus! 

So Huey Magoo's... here's an analogy for some of you to understand the honor this place holds.

Huey Magoo's is to CFL Wesley as El Sombrero is to River Point Staff

I've been there three times already and I've only been here a little under two weeks... Ridiculous! It's basically Zaxby's with less good salads and ice. 

A couple other firsts: 

changed a headlight in my car- harder than you would think (I had to google it!)

cut the grass- also harder than I thought.  I now have some sweet awesome blisters on my hands, and I was probably dirtier than I've ever been in my whole life when I got done. 

painted a pink tile bathroom- from ugly electric blue to crisp clean white... this took a gazillion coats of paint

power outage in Florida- Wednesday afternoon the most horrendous storm came through and of course it knocked out my power.  That's fun in hot, humid Florida- not! And I also had an orientation to go to, and I hadn't yet showered so sorry freshies I met that night!

I promise I'll put up pictures soon for those of you that care to see them, but it's not picture ready yet... (it probably will never be but oh well).  The synopsis of all that is I feel like I'm having to grow up and thought I'm terrified of some of that, I am loving living in the sunshine state (where coincidentally it rains EVERY day).