Firsts.....

This past month has been one of firsts for me:

1) first date - dinner at Pappadeaux and a movie at this super cool theater with couches instead of stadium seats.... perfect...
2) first Christmas without my Grandaddy - a little bit surreal... I kept expecting him to come around the corner
3) first boyfriend :)
4) first kiss... my new favorite thing....
5) first time to eat Hibachi.... coolest thing ever... why doesn't every restaurant cook the food in an entertaining style right in front of you?
6) first New Year's Eve where I didn't wish it would hurry up and be midnight so I could go home and go to bed
7) first class at school to be 50% asian... yes I have eight asian kids in my class.... only a couple are actually fluent in english.... it makes for an interesting day....
8) first time to see King Tut.... sooooo cooool...
9) first time to ride the DART train.... its aight....
10) first huge realization that I only have five months left in Texas....


Anyway.... it's been a busy month... but life is good right now. God is really beginning the process of preparing me to make the huge move to Denver in June. The realization that I will be a thousand miles away from my family, most of my closest friends and my boyfriend is really starting to hit me and it's difficult to digest. But I keep reminding myself that Jesus asks us to leave behind family and possessions and follow Him. I can't ignore this direct command. In the New Testament when He asked people to do this, He expected them to do so at the very moment He asked them. In my case, He has shown me an abundance of grace in allowing me 2+ years to prepare. All I can do is say yes and follow where He leads. He is faithful.