If Life is a Highway, Consider This a Wheel Alignment

If I told you I’d spent the last nine months in a runaway red Mustang, it wouldn’t be completely untrue. After all, that is my best friend’s car, and we were roommates up until very recently.

I've spent 2010 so far living like a typical college student, struggling to make ends meet and sometimes having to make the cruel choice between gas to get to class or groceries for the week. I learned quite a bit about my own resourcefulness, and a lot about how difficult things can be when you feel like you're the only one working to contribute to a home.

For private reasons, my roommate and I moved in with my parents about a month ago. She has since moved out into a one bedroom apartment in the same complex as before, which her mother manages. I for one am happy to be back home for now. It's been nice to be near my parents again, and to have a little extra money to buy books and things. Particularly since The Vision Forum's Baby Conference is now available on audio download. I certainly don't agree with everything Doug Phillips says or stands for, but I cannot deny that he is a wise man, and I always learn a lot from the lectures he and others affiliated with VF present.

I also had my debit card stolen recently, which was quite a lesson in forgiveness, believe me. My first reaction when someone spends $400 that aren't theirs to spend is not a pleasant one, especially if the $400 belongs to my family! But we've been reimbursed, and no long term damage has been done.

And finally, there is a young gentleman in Lydia's life! He's several years older than me, and we met during the Fall Semester last year. We've been quite good friends since then. I really...well, I have never met a young man like him before. He's about the business of man, consumed in his love for God and has a seriousness about him that is completely refreshing. He's also kind-hearted and funny, witty and as interested in the history and culture of the South as I am. We haven't "gone out" yet, as we've both been busy, but...who knows?

Glad to be back, at any rate. Heading to Arkansas this weekend to see my grandmother, aunt, stepbrother and step sister-in-law. While driving there I shall draft my post on my recent adventures in homemade cleaning products! This time, it goes beyond vinegar and baking soda.