Impatience and April

I am so incredibly impatient.

Like seriously.

For example, there was the whole roommate situation.
I'm headed off to college next year. USC will be my home for the 2015-2016 school year. I am so excited.
Except for the fact that I needed a roommate. It was a huge concern for me. I need someone who I can comfortably live with. That I'm not freaked out about, or worried they hate me, or (drastic, I know) concerned they might kill me in my sleep.
I didn't want to go random.
May 1st was the deadline. I started really looking in January.
Nothing.
February. Yes! A possible girl. I got super excited.
And then.. she decided she wasn't going to USC.
So I went looking again.
March.
Nothing.
First week of April. I am so stressed out. I cry so many nights because I am terrified of what I could be paired with.
And God just kept telling me to wait.
To be patient.
I even knew that. I knew that God would provide just what I needed, I just had to be patient.
Naturally, I wasn't.
But guess what?
The third week of April… I got a text from a friend. She had a friend from her high school who was going to USC and needed a roommate.
I got the girl's number and we agreed to meet for lunch.
And guess what?
I really really liked her.
So much so that her name is listed on my roommate preference for my housing application.

I had to be patient, and wait for God's timing.
He provided just the right girl, at just the right time.
And I once again had a hard lesson in being patient.

I am so thankful that God loves my impatient little self, and that He provides just when we need it.

On another note, it's being an exciting month.
After my cruise, it was back to the grind.

First we had Special Olympics.
In case you aren't aware, I am (was) President of Tennis Club at West Florence. This club has not a thing to do with tennis, other than the fact that the Boy's Tennis Coach is the sponsor. Instead, we are a service club of around 350 members. One of our favorite projects is volunteering at Special Olympics every year. We take around 150 of our members and get involved in different areas, timing races, being buddy students, helping with crafts, and just cheering the athletes on. As Pres, it was my job to coordinate groups, make sure we had everyone accounted for, walk around and just enjoy it.. because it was my last day as Pres!

Cheering on the athletes with Riley and Anna

That afternoon after we took our picture, the title of Pres was officially passed on to my sweet dear Ann Collins. I know she is going to do an awesome job next year.

Passing on the torch (or Presidency) to my girl AC, and our amazing
sponsor Coach Nelson

Even more than that, I am so proud to  be a part of Tennis Club. We put on the best Mr. West Florence there has ever been, raised over $2,000 for the Animal Shelter, raised a lot of money for the American Cancer Society, and helped to make sure that Special Olympics was wonderful for all the athletes. I was so thankful to be President with so many wonderful members. Also my officers were amazing.
So anyways, there was that.

Then…. PROM.
Senior Year Prom.
My date was one of my sweet friends, Mark. We've been friends since Freshmen year, and it was fun to go with him.
In case you didn't go through my Facebook album, here are some of my favorite pics.

Then after Prom, I was supposed to have my wisdom teeth taken out.

However, God had some different plans. Instead, of having them out, I caught a horrible fever/cold. 

And it wasn't smart for them to perform the surgery.

So instead it's been postponed.

And I am just trusting that God's plan is better than mine.

So, I had already scheduled not to work or anything because I was sick. So I took a day and went to the beach. And spent a lot of time reading, and praying, and thinking. And it was so encouraging. Incredibly encouraging.

The beach makes me so happy. 

It's what I'll be thinking about when I get worried about said wisdom teeth surgery.

But in the meantime, I have turned in my housing application for USC. I have almost completed my Spanish class at tech, the final is Wednesday. I am wrapping things up at EFM. I'll be sharing about that in a post soon.

Things are moving on.

My college friends are coming home. I got my yearbook with my senior page. I received my graduation supplies a few weeks ago. I addressed graduation announcements yesterday. 

It's really happening. 

It's flying by.

So. I'll continue to trust that God's plans are just way better than mine. And I'll remember to enjoy all these senior moments, because they'll be over really really soon.

Thanks for reading. I'm going to go do some homework now.