Tonight was probably the last time that Brett and I will host people in our first home. Our house is a mess, there are boxes everywhere, we don't have any food to offer anyone, but I wanted to have people over for dinner. So...we put some charcoal on the grill and told people to bring their own meat/food. It wasn't anything fancy, but I had fun with some of my best friends. It hasn't really hit me that in less than 1 week we will no longer live in Lubbock. Two years ago, my best friends and I all talked about how we weren't going to live in the same city much longer so we should take advantage of the time we have left. Well, some people have come and gone, but 4 of us have prolonged it for two years...and now the time has really come. Megan is going to Australia to teach and she is going to be the best little teacher there is! I have been friends with Megan for a whole DECADE and I love her so much. Kelli and Teddy are joining staff with Crusade as well and will hopefully be back here at Texas Tech. Kelli became one of my best friends very FAST and I am going to miss her so much. Lori and Richard are in a transition waiting to see what happens next with Richards football career. I met Lori in college and again, became fast friends. I've already lived a season of life without her in it but am extremely sad that it has come again, and so fast. As I write this, sitting in my grungy t-shirt and athletic shorts I've had on all day, I think of how grateful I am that I didn't feel the need to change clothes. What I mean by that is this: I feel the freedom to be 100% fully myself around these people. I don't have to dress up. I don't have to do my hair or put on makeup. I don't even have to think through "what we're going to do when they come over". I cherish these things so much and take it for granted. The Lord has blessed me with great friends who love the Lord and encourage me on a regular basis. It will be sad to leave Lubbock...but lets be honest. Lubbock without the people in it is nothing special. I love you girls :)
Kim
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