changes

boy has the last month been crazy for me. I have def been praying for wisdom and understanding from God. and of course he has provided. my patience is well...you know how that goes.

so the short story:
spring semester ended
moved out of my apartment
quit my job (big ordeal)
moved in with my parents for two weeks
had no job for 3 weeks
went to NJ
moved into a new apartment
found a new job
school starts next week
new job starts next week
a secret one involving the whole fam...(later)

and i am sure i am leaving out some things

however, thru all of the recent changes, may has been a great month. i have def gotten plenty of rest and relaxation. spent lots of time with my fam. went to NJ: FUN. saw my aunt who i haven't seen in a year or so. really it has been great. i just hate to know that the month is almost over and more changes are coming, seeing as how school and my new job start next week.

one big thing: this is my first summer in alabama since i was in high school. kind of exciting, yet sort of depressing. it hit me hard this morning. this time the last three summers i have been packing to go somewhere...myrtle beach or senegal. this summer i will be dividing my time between birmingham and lake martin. that's right, i plan on spending some quality time with my parents on the lake throughout the weekends of the summer. i def have missed the lake. nonetheless, i am already greatly missing the fact that i am not going anywhere. just weird. seems almost unnatural. we'll just have to see what God has in store for me this summer in Alabama!!!

little Senegal

so the other weekend i finally made the trip to New Jersey. oh my. it was like a little senegal. I visited with a senegalese family that i knew from my first summer in Yoff. it was crazy. now whenever i miss senegal i know where i can go for not even a fraction of the cost.

i was able to enjoy attaaya, ceebu jenn, fataayas, wolof, etc etc. seriously senegal in the states. lots of funny things happened as well. i look foward to visiting again. so all of you who are too afraid or cheap or whatever to go to senegal with me, now you can simply fly to NJ with me. so much fun. oh how i love them.