Yesterday brought back a lot of the old memories of freshmen year when we all had absolutely no idea what is ahead of us and what we are to become. It's suprising to know that it's only been two and a half years of college and the memories we stored up is monumental. I am a little bit sad that I didn't really keep a journal of all the good times that we had because, now, it is even somewhat difficult to remember certain events. When we were sharing yesterday night, I missed the old times. The new is good too but there's just something about yesterday you can't replace. I remember the skiing trip where we first met Ben. Being the jock that he is, I remember how cool he was for patiently showing us how to ski. I remember those hilarious nights where we played settler with Jared and almost killed him by the end of the night because he was so evil. I remember times when it was just me, ra, michelle, and joyce in accountability. I remember literally crying out our hearts to God and asking for his love and mercy through our difficult times. I remember those hard and long conversations trying to convince Diana of our love and most importantly God's love for her. I remember walking through the snow as well as being thrown into them. I remember the superman fart that got joyce and Ra rolling on the floor, almost dying of laughter. I remember the night where we first understood what spiritual warfare is, and those endless core meetings with JW, JC, Christie, Cassie, Ra, Jared, Eric, Me, and Naomi, as well as Ben who came in later. Those were good times. Things are different now and people have certainly changed, and I would say for most part, for the better. I see amazing growth in people that really want to change. They became wiser and more mature. Experiences has lead us to understand better correct ways of evaluating and analyzing things. Certain things are no longer seen as just black or white but as grey. We are understanding how to discern God's will more instead of making judgment calls and then praying to God for things to go well. Relationships has deepened to another level where we can truly support one another through prayers and love. As people go through experiences, they also understand more clearly what they are looking for and how they can find it. Life choices becomes more important to us. For the more recent times, I thoroughly enjoy movie nights in my room. I enjoy ice skating, and study parties in west lounge. I enjoy that one night of settler with me, Ben, Sheen, Sewa, and Joyce. I enjoy having a hangout place at USB every Friday night and those long running chats with my running partner. I enjoy those long and deep conversations with people where we talked about God and our spiritual growth. I enjoyed PIN BALL Pete's A LOT. wow. didn't know i had in it me huh? Great times. God's blessings. Long nights. Huhhh...it's totally worth it. I love you guys.