Up til now this blog has just been about my 101 list.  But I am feeling the need to do some reflecting, so I’m taking a break from writing about the list and am just going to write.

In 9 days my husband and I are going to move to Colorado.  I never thought that I would live in Manhattan forever, but now that the reality is sinking in that we are leaving … the sadness of leaving is beginning to set in.  Manhattan has been so much more to me than I ever expected.  It’s where I went to college, where I “grew up,” where I met God in a completely new way, where I have made lifelong friends on a deeper level than any friendships I’ve had before, where I had my first adult job, where I discovered what health insurance was, where I purchased my first car, where I lived the longest, and where I met my husband.  Manhattan has truly been my first home outside of my parents’ home.

I had no idea that God had all this planned for me when I left O’Fallon, IL, to attend Kansas State University.  But I cannot be more grateful for His plans.  And this gives me great courage to take this step forward in faith.  I believe that He truly does have a plan for me and my husband.

So, to help with this reflecting process, here’s a picture from each of my eight years in Manhattan.  :)

Joanna and I in our dorm room freshman year.  Ha ha!

The LIFE group I was in sophomore and junior year.  These girls have been so important in my life!

Rachel and I.  Best friends for life!  :)  2nd year as an RA’s in Goodnow Hall.

Senior year Kimberly and I decided to sell a year’s worth of cakes at the Challenge Auction.  This is the one we made for the display, I think we made two others after this … this was the best one by far!

First of three years on Christian Challenge staff with this amazing group of people.

First year living with the Classens.  Loved it!

Joanna and I live together again!  All grown up this time … well, sort of.

Started dating a really great guy and married him!

Enjoyed 9 wonderful first months of marriage.

These pictures just barely skim the surface of the last eight years.  There might be some more posts of reflection before we move.  So much to think about, so much to be thankful for.

 

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