Day Thirty
30th October 2013
Yesterday included: breakfast with Angela & her peaceful words, seeing Ariel in Bible study prep group, meeting with Molly and reflecting with her on Fall Conference and prayer, seeing & hugging Becca in passing on the bridge on the way to Philosophy class, and praying with Anna

Day Thirty-One
31st October 2013
Today included: not enough sleep, skipping class to study for another one, beautiful fog in the midst of pretty fall colors on a peaceful walk to class, a Research Methods test, a breakfast sandwiched served to me by festive ladies in costumes (:, sitting by the fire in Davies among friends, lots of group work, a happy unexpected walk up the hill with my dear friend Leah, hummus and pita chips and new friends at dinner, tiny trick-or-treaters in Towers (say that ten times fast!), learning about Jesus' presence- always -in our lives in Bible study, a belated birthday surprise for Yui in his room with lots and lots and lots of balloons and really wonderful friends... like, lots and lots.. I think there were 24 of us in there at one point! (: (hence the picture above... and, yes, Yui wears a giraffe jumpsuit out & about), watching Yui eat his birthday pie from Isaac (you thought right, friend.. it's from the best pie place in the world!  Just look at Yui's face!  Enough said.  I don't kid around about that stuff..), silly friends watching one of those Air Bud Halloween movies (you know those talking dogs movies?  That's the one!), and just overall exhaustion..

but, I think I kind of like being exhausted, because it means my days are full (:  This life that God has given me sure is a wonderful one, and I'm so thankful for every minute.
But, rest is good, too, so I think I'm gonna go do that...

**p.s.  Hey, we made it through October!  (Minus one or two days and a few late ones...whoopsies...)

(: Sweet dreams!

**and for your viewing enjoyment, Happy Halloween from your friendly
neighborhood pumpkins back in the day** (:

Day Twenty-Nine
29th October 2013
Today that group of Towers leaders that meet on Tuesdays, just to be together & talk & pray, met at Amy's house and oh my lanta, that did more for my heart than I was expecting!  She had prepared so many pumpkin things, like muffins and hummus, and cider and coffee and apple crisp and fruit!  And we sat in a cozy house and shared with each other, reflecting on this past weekend.  That was beautiful time, even if for an hour, and oh-so-restful.  Thank you, Amy, for making your house such a home!

p.s. Have you downloaded the new Beautiful Eulogy album yet??  Ya gotta...holy cow!

Day Twenty-Four
24th October 2013
Today, I am thankful for:  classes that are shortened, cups of cider, flowery couches, sun that pushes the clouds away and is like God whispering "I love you, Alexi" in my ear, yellow leaves lit by sun, sass from Sean about my sushi-eating habits (:, a text from a dear friend asking to spend time together, Holland, sitting on
Sarah's couch, the guitar parts of Ed Sheeran's songs, a room that feels like home, Anna, seeds.

Day Twenty-Two
22nd October 2013
Last night was my favorite.  Three friends and I ventured to Norske's Nook and ate pie (thus crossing off one of the items on my Eau Claire bucket list) and talked about happy things, (: like adventures we all want to go on.  But you don't understand... this was the BEST pie that I have ever had.. pretty sure the best pie that there is.  So, thanks, God, for really dear friendships and really great pie and for making a big world for us to explore.  Gosh, I really like my friends a lot.

Day Nineteen
19th October 2013

Sorry, friends, I've been slackin a bit with these posts!
& I have more than just one pic today.. these were taken of my time at home this weekend. 
I've been home all weekend, and oh boy, has it been so restful! ..seriously the most rested I have felt in a long time.  There was a point yesterday, when I was laying next to my mom on the floor watching a movie, that I felt my whole body melting like putty because I felt so rested, inside and out.  It was glorious.
I am trying to discover what it is that I do to rest, and yesterday helped me get a better grasp!
I got to run on my favorite trails and see all of the Fall colors in their prime, my dad made me my favorite breakfast, I laid by the fire with my mama, and we realized it was our dog's birthday yesterday haha so she got a little popcorn cup and a few extra kisses throughout the day (;
Being home with my family just makes my heart sing!  I thank God for this restorative time.  I am learning what it means to truly rest.
 I hope you have had some restorative time this weekend, friends!

Day Eleven
11th October 2013
You guys, I'm slackin.  Sorry about posting this one late, but actually, to be honest, I'm not that torn up about it (: I hope you aren't either!
Last night Anna and I didn't have any plans except we knew we wanted to hang out with our good friends, Lauren and Cassie.  And it's Homecoming here at Eau Claire, so we definitely didn't just want to sit around!  We had a craving for adventure, so before we connected with them, the two of us sat for a while brainstorming adventurous things that we could do.  We even went on Google to find "Fun things to do on a Saturday night," ha and while "finish your resume" and "go skinny-dipping" were good options (:, an even better idea came to Anna's mind... go to Perkins and drink crappy coffee.  We seriously got SO excited.  So did Lauren and our other friend, Sarah.  There's just somethin about being in Perkins at night that feels like home.. don't know what it is.  So off the four of us went to Perkins!  And we each had one pumpkin pancake with our coffee while we were there.  Going to Perkins with them was my favorite thing.  It was so enjoyable.  Then later, we watched an old Alfred Hitchcock scary movie called "Psycho," except it wasn't the old one, because apparently there is a remake with Vince Vaughn made in 1998 and that's the one we got from Towers front desk.  It was a really great night.

And here's a happy Saturday song to make up for my late posting. (:  Thanks for the suggestion, Holland! xo

^^^a few of my very favorite fall-y images, from Pinterest, to inspire within you a cozy love for this glorious season.  mm just makes you wanna just snnnnuggle right up doesn't it?? (:^^^