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sand and sparkles
Terrigal: oh, how I dream of you! I returned on Saturday morning, and have been wafting around in a bit of a dream state ever since. I was reading over my most recent journal entries, and I sounded so tired and stale. I feel quite refreshed now. I really enjoyed work today- it was great to feel busy and useful and needed (which is a very unusual thing for me to say!).
The four days I spent in Terrigal with the gang were wonderful. Over that period of time, I hung out with Cam, Bron, Rachel and Ross (our house couple), Matt, Boz, Dani and Alan. We did lovely, crazy things- skipping down to the secluded, misty beaches; reading Harry Potter out loud; making up songs on Matt's gee-tar; watching "Zoolander"; taking long, rambling walks; poking and punching and kicking each other. Great stuff like that. Oh, and Cameron and I have rediscovered the joys of riding in shopping trolleys. Well, Cam pushes me and I sit inside.
We only went swimming once while we were there. As soon as the sun came out, I was like, "Right, I'm going swimming! Who's coming with me?" Only Cam volunteered (which I think was very generous, because he had just come back from this massive bike ride). Once we got down to the beach, though, I started to chicken out. The waves were HUGE and scary. Eventually we got in, but I wouldn't really call our time in the ocean "swimming"- maybe Cammy swam, but mostly I was trying to stay upright and not get dumped. We watched the sun set over the ocean, and people looked at us funny, because I think that we were the only people on the beach (apart from the hardcore surfers) who had gone swimming.
My first night back from the holiday featured the FEVA Black Tie dinner. My sister was such a sweetheart- I didn't have anything that I wanted to wear, and as soon as I got home, she loaded up my arms with lovely clothes AND matching shoes! It was a very stylish and successful night, but I didn't really feel like being there. I still felt sandy and sleepy. The highlights of the night for me were seeing gorgeous Ro, and hanging around outside and having a bit of a tell-all with Meg, who had volunteered as a waitress. Someone had nominated me to hold up the artworks for the fundraising auction. It was so funny- I was pretending to be a "Wheel of Fortune" girl- all smiles, hair tosses and ballet positions! Unfortunately, my holiday spaciness meant that I held up the first artwork upside down. I'm sure that it was very funny for everyone else.
I've been really preoccupied and distracted lately. It adds some sparkle to my life, but at the same time, it's hard to figure out what's going on when it feels like I'm walking around in a strawberry smoothie all the time. So I was really glad to be at church last night. God's word, and fellowship with my Christian brothers and sisters, are so nourishing and grounding. I want to be committed to Him, and what He wants me to do. |