I don't want summer to end!

 Can I just say that I love my roommates? Seriously, they are all so great. I moved into this apartment at the end of April without knowing any of them and it's been awesome.

Liz and I at the beginning of spring term

Sara and Allison at the beginning of spring term

Even though we've all been in and out this summer for trips and work and school, I feel like we've become close. I have learned so much from each of my roommates; I admire them, I have fun with them, and I love them. :) 

Sara and I :)

The other night Sara and I were talking about how neither of us really should have been here the way things were working out (she had a contract somewhere else I was about to sign for another apartment in the same complex) but somehow we still all ended up here together. 

Ok, not somehow, by divine guidance!

I know that might sound weird, but I've learned and experienced things here that I know I wouldn't have been able to somewhere else. So even though I was about to sign for that other apartment without even looking at it, I decided last minute to stop by and see it. After I did I just didn't feel quite right about it. A few days later I came back to see if there were openings in another complex close by and as I was walking past Paige's boyfriend came outside and said "Hey, are you looking for a spring/summer apartment?! My girlfriend is trying to sell her contract!" 

So I came in, looked around for 30 seconds, felt great, and decided to buy it. That's how I ended up here--because it felt good, even though it was more expensive and looked exactly the same as the other apartment I was going to sign for.

So yeah, maybe it seems weird for me to think that God would care enough about my life to guide me in something so seemingly insignificant, but I really think He did. Isn't it awesome that He loves us enough to even notice or take part in that process?!

Although He doesn't and won't always take part in a decision like that (because that wouldn't really help us to learn how to make smart decisions on our own), I think when it's important He steps in and shines the light in the right direction. This must have been one of those important times then, and I'm so grateful :)