weekend o'fun!

this past weekend, i truly experienced summer in austin, texas. i took advantage of the sights and attractions with some great friends and had a blast!

it all started thursday night: dinner and drinks at 219 west with my dobie girls followed by some downtown fun now that we are all finally 21!

friday brought work for 7 hours... then a fun party at my sister's professor's house. sounds lame, but it was actually a good time. then dinner at matt's el rancho and downtown again.

saturday was a whole day of sunshine and fun. 10 of us spent the day on lake georgetown tubing, wakeboarding, and enjoying the incredible day. afterwards, half of us went to dinner and just talked for a while.

sunday i woke up and got ready for my first gospel brunch experience at stubb's! sooo fun! then some time shopping and hanging out. we finished the night watching beauty and the beast on a blanket at zilker park. which, btw, is amazing!

my sister and grad school friends leave austin on saturday. that's weird. it'll be sad... they've been my entertainment all summer. :)

important things to do in life:

1. get married on a beach...barefoot 2. go back to hawaii (it would be okay if #1 and #2 were combined.) 3. see all 50 states. (23 down, 27 to go) 4. go to australia, costa rica, and spain and lots of other tropical island destinations 5. backpack through europe 6. raise bilingual kids 7. get a tattoo after graduating college. 8. spend a new years eve in times square ...more to come.

Psalm 69

1 Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.

2 I sink in the miry depths,
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.

3 I am worn out calling for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,
looking for my God.

5 You know my folly, O God;
my guilt is not hidden from you.

6 May those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me,
O Lord, the LORD Almighty;
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me,
O God of Israel.

13 But I pray to you, O LORD,
in the time of your favor;
in your great love, O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.

14 Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.

15 Do not let the floodwaters engulf me
or the depths swallow me up
or the pit close its mouth over me.

16 Answer me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love;
in your great mercy turn to me.

17 Do not hide your face from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

18 Come near and rescue me;
redeem me because of my foes.

19 You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.

20 Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters, but I found none.

29 I am in pain and distress;
may your salvation, O God, protect me.

30 I will praise God's name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving.

31 This will please the LORD more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.

32 The poor will see and be glad—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!

33 The LORD hears the needy
and does not despise his captive people.

34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and all that move in them,

35 for God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle there and possess it;

36 the children of his servants will inherit it,
and those who love his name will dwell there.