Sexy, Innocent Child-Woman

Off to the Philippines!

To all those who prayed for me, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I'm leaving for the Philippines in a few hours. I was able to get a flight for today, thank God. At least I no longer have to wait till Thursday the 6th. That makes a huge difference. So thank you for all your prayers.

I didn't really do anything much over the past couple of days. I tried to do some homework, but I couldn't concentrate at all because I was just too stressed out about my trip.

Other than that, I met up with my good friend, Sr. Xaveriana (from Indonesia). She is currently assigned to my Groovy Sisters' new mission area in St. Kitts, but she's here for the summer. She took a course at my school last week, so we met up and hung out twice. She even visited my apartment and showed me pictures of St. Kitts. If anything good came out of the delay in my trip to the Philippines, it has to be the time we spent together. Sobrang mahal ko 'yung madreng 'yon. I've known her for three years now. I was already here when she came to Chicago in October of 2003 to study English (before leaving for Antigua in December of 2004), and we got along instantly. She puts up with my kakulitan and my childishness, haha. :) I love the way she looks out for me. We don't get to talk that much, and we don't really keep in touch through e-mail when she's in St. Kitts. But we're as close as we were when she still lived here. It's hard to explain the bond we share...it simply exists. She said she was really happy to see me. I miss her already.

I got to visit the other sisters, as well. After she finished her course, Sr. Xaveriana went to the community/novitiate in my neighborhood for the weekend. The sister who picked her up at her dorm is also a close friend of mine, and when she found out I was still around, she wanted to see me. She invited me to come with her and Sr. Xaveriana on spur of the moment, so I went with them. I ended up hanging out at their place the whole afternoon, and I even stayed for dinner. I enjoyed seeing and catching up with the other sisters, which is something I haven't done for the longest time. The sisters treat me like I'm one of them. And in a lot of ways, they've become my family here in Chicago.

I also met up with a friend from school. We met during the service trip to Honduras, and we became really close. We hung out at her apartment last night before I did last minute pasalubong shopping. It was nice to catch up with her.

Okay, I gotta finish packing. My aunt is picking me up in three hours, and I still haven't slept, let alone cleaned my apartment. Pray for me, everyone. Please pray that I have a safe, hassle-free flight...and that I finish cleaning my apartment before I leave.

Take care, everyone!

found herself @ 3:36 AM