REAWAKENING TO LIFE

My past excursion was up to the fine countryside of New Hampshire with the cycling club from PSU. It was a crazy experience, since it was 10 hours EACH WAY. We stopped once on the way home, which turned out to be a bad thing. My hamstring was so sore from the mountain biking and sitting cramped up in a van, my butt was extremely angry with me. It was as hard as a rock Monday, which wouldn’t be a bad thing… it just involved a lot of pain.

I have been spending a lot of time in my head lately. It has been really good to reflect on these past few months, and what I am hoping to see in the next few. I am surprised at the ‘freshness’ I now see State College with - since I have admitted to staying and relaxing and stopped lusting after people’s situations in other places, I have become… happy.

Thats’s right. Not that I am becoming complacent with my situation or becoming uninspired or saying ‘all is right with the world,’ but simply saying, “Yes. This is where I am supposed to be right here, right now.” I haven’t given up on my dreams of Africa and NYC or trying to get to all seven continents, but I am content to say that God has me tight, and he knows my heart.

These are the simple things that I have forgotten over the past few years. The simple love that is made so available to us, we often try to make it so much more complicated than it really is. Simply, so sweetly simply, we are loved, and he has us right where he wants us.

So….  I’m not sure how to bring this up…. but I’ve been seeing someone else.

Yes, it is true.  I have been seduced by another…. shall we say… addictive hobby. This has explained my absence from posting fresh and invigorating work.

Anyway, I have been busy with building up this bike, traveling to new and foreign lands (NYC/Philly/DC/New Hampshire), and meeting with a few wedding clients for this upcoming year. Don’t worry though, I will be posting on a more regular basis, as my guilty conscience has been getting at me.

On a more serious note, I just turned 25. Very serious. Lots of changes in this past year already, and I hope more will happen soon.

I have also decided to stay in State College for around two to four years, as opposed to moving to Harrisburg or closer to my work (which is in central Amish Country, PA). Really, the only thing holding me here is my job, so heck - I might as well enjoy myself while I am here.

Since I became okay with staying here, I decided I need to see a new side of State College - which has some of the best mountain biking trails in PA. I have been out a few times since finishing the bike, and I am really looking forward to some early morning rides finished with bagels and coffee. Perfect for Sundays.