First trip home...

In May my really good friend Tasha was graduating from college, and I really wanted to be there for her, so when I saw airplane tickets go on sale in March I knew I had to buy one. Since I got a great deal on my ticket, I didn't feel as bad taking a short trip and just went for the weekend. It was then that I learned taking a short trip for my first trip home was not a brilliant idea. There was so much to do, and so many people to see! It was very difficult to balance everyone and not hurt my family's and friend's feelings. However, I did have a good time and was able to spend a day with Tasha at her graduation.

I was (and am!) so proud of her! She was one of the first people in her family to graduate college, and it wasn't an easy thing for her. Tasha is a very social person and likes to do everything with everyone, which makes it difficult to get homework done. ;) Her first year was a learning experience, but thanks to some very supportive staff and church family, she was able to pull up her grades after that. Due to the community environment that her college provided, she has become even more beautiful on the inside than when she started attending there! I am so proud of her!

The House

during the last few weeks, I've realized that my current living situation doesn't seem normal to people outside of it. I also realized that I never explained what my living situation is since I've moved to TN. Maybe if you knew what it is, then some of my other posts would make more sense. I will try to briefly explain...
The Redding Brothers have a friend who is also now their band manager, and she (I'll call her Lady Dee) is leasing a house here in the Nashville area. Its much too large just for her, even when her daughter stays with her. Lady Dee did this on purpose so that two of The Redding Brothers (Josiah & Gabriel) could also live here, including Josiah's wife (BarlowGirl) and kids. I had the pleasure of meeting Lady Dee in 2007 at Micah Redding's wedding, and we hit it off right away. Lady Dee is so full of energy, and has a very generous heart. When she heard that I was wanting to move here to TN, she immediately told me that I could stay at her house as long as I needed. So this is where I landed! I live in a 4 bedroom house with 6 other people, and I'm not related to any of them. However, I feel quite at home here. I think in a way its comforting to all of us to live in a full house. All of us, except Lady Dee, have grown up in families with several kids and are used to living with the noise of other people in the house. Its also interesting that with all these people in the house - I'm the only person who owns a PC and also the only person who eats meat (the rest are all vegetarians). Weird eh? Hopefully this lends you some insight into my environment. :)

New Place

Its true, I've moved out of my parents house. Yes its been 3 months already and I haven't posted about it.... I have finally taken pictures of my bedroom and bathroom which I am renting. So from now on you can picture me blogging from my bed, since that is usually where I sit to work. :)

I'm renting a bedroom and bathroom from friends who just bought their first house. Its a townhouse and we live right near the mall and only about 5 min from my work (which is great!). This bedroom is slightly bigger than my old room in my parents house, and the closet is bigger (!!). One of my favorite things about moving out, is that I don't have to share a bathroom with 3 brothers any more. I don't have to work shower schedules out, or worry about them not replacing the toilet paper, or even about the messes they might leave on the counter or sink. I've been enjoying my independence, and expect to continue enjoying it even though I have been experiencing "family withdrawals". I still get up to see my family quite often though. In fact the past 3 weekends have all been spent either at my parents house or with my family camping.