open your eyes.

This week has been absolutely ridiculous. I have been ready to crash for two weeks. Finally it was time last night. I got to move into the BCM apt for Spring Break - since some of my friends and I are planning stuff for the international students to do.

I am the only one in the apartment for the weekend - and it is scary at night! - but it has been a blessed rest. I got to sit back and enjoy some free time. I had not had it in so long that I forgot what it was like. I really didn't know what to do!

But that is not the point of my post. Today I woke up around 8:30 because I can't sleep any later apparently. I woke up and got some breakfast and then spent time getting ready and then went out for lunch. I got Subway and was hit on at the register. I thought it was quite funny. "Where are you from?" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "How old are you?" "Do you give out your number?" - answer to the last question.. sorry no. I didn't think about it until later - but I have a new idea.. maybe a guy should know your name instead of your age and if you have a boyfriend before they get your number. It was very entertaining.

After laughing at the Subway situation, I tried to find a park to go and eat my sandwich. I was driving on Scottsville Road and then saw Covington.. and thought.. 'hey .. there is a park called Covington.. maybe I should try that road.' It was quite an adventure!

I got my food out and found a picnic table to enjoy the blessings God was offering with the beautiful day and weekend of rest. There happened to be a band playing under one of the picnic shelters. They were doing some covers and as I sat there I heard three words over and over as I began to close my eyes and pray. They were, "open your eyes" and that statement was followed by, "look how beautiful"

I began to notice that everything today was a gift. a beautiful gift.