Beginnings

Yesterday I said goodbye to Jo and Matt, and met up with 2 guys I didn't know from Asbury to drive 8 hours back to school. A situation that could have been terrible turned out to be one of the best car rides in my life. They were both extremely kind and hilarious, and it only took half an hour before we were all comfortable enough to belt out Adele songs together. That's extreme bonding. We stopped at Five Guys for another AMAZING burger, but we ended up having an entire bag of fries left over, so we tried to give them away to homeless people, butttt that didn't really turn out too well. It was sad to make two new friends and then say goodbye for a whole semester, but we promised to best friends when I got back to school.

As soon as I pulled into Wilmore, I met up with my friend/soccer coach/small group leader Becca and we made a necessary Fro Yo run. I'm so thankful for her, and the mentor she has been for me this past semester, Asbury is a better place because of her and I'm going to miss her a ton.

Then I went to my other small group leader's house to stay the night. And can I just say, without Leigh I would have not been prepared for my trip. My bag was WAYYY over 50 lbs. and she helped me take everything out and decide what I really needed in each bag. That doesn't seem like a big deal, but since I have been going from house to house without much help for packing, it was awesome to have someone really care and sit down to go through each item. She also gave me a ballin' fanny pack which I will be reppin' proudly. Anddd she made me monkey bread in the morning and prayed for me and took care of me like a sister/mom. Seriously, I've never been more grateful.

I didn't get to say goodbye to many of my friends at school because it was such a rush, so that was sad, but I'm kind of glad I didn't because that would have made leaving a lot harder. Seeing Andrea one last time was hard enough, but thanks for all the texts and calls you guys!! I will all of you dearly.

At noon I met the group and we boarded our super fly mini van and headed to Bethel! It was an interesting car ride to say the least, especially trying to fit all our luggage into one van. I'll take the blame for the largest, heaviest bag. Whatevs, I'm prepared. I love seeing how the group dynamics are evolving...it's going to be a great trip!! 

We're only at Bethel for a few days for orientation, and the 7 girls are all staying in one little apt with 3 beds. So...you do the math. We're gonna get up close and personal to say the least. It'll be like a mix of The Real World and Pitch Perfect. Can't Wait.

Right now we're feasting on gas station finds and I'm waiting for Downton Abbey to start!! It's been a great day so far and I'm getting even more pumped for the trip!

Also, favorite quotes from Miriam of the day...or past 10 minutes

"hey, do you think I can take a knife on the plane?" and "hey Meredith, do you want to wrestle later?"

DA ASBURY GURLZZZ