egads!

this was a good weekend :) friday was the wonderful halloween party, which was awesome. saturday i went with elle, rachel, and missy to glebe (gah i love it!), paddy's (meh... it's alright), and OLYMPIC PARK. that's right... where the 2000 olympics were held. it was totally underwhelming. there was no one there... and we couldn't even go in any of the stadiums or anything. so it was just like a giant street full of empty buildings... lame as. it's actually about a 5-10 minute drive from my house, but we took a ferry from circular quay, so it took about 1 1/2 hours to get there. the ferry ride was fun... i love ferries! today we had a roommate lunch at this place called george's cafe that's right by the bus stop we go to every day... it was good! then this afternoon elle and i went to darling harbour because hillsong was having their 25th anniversary celebration there. there were heaps of people, and it was pretty sweet. we didn't stay very long though, so it actually wasn't that exciting because not a lot happened while we were there. we had to leave though because we went and had dinner with the people from newtown mission! i can't remember if i talked about newtown mission before, but it's where elle's service placement was and i started going with her a few weeks ago. i wish i had been going all semester... it was absolutely wonderful. the dinner was delicious, and the company was great :) it was just a really good time... now we're back getting ready to watch summer heights high (haha... so funny! don't worry... i'm bringing it home with me).
i'll be home in 2 weeks! in one week i will be leaving australia. 7 days. i can't believe it. i am really not sure how i feel about that. on the one hand, i'm SO EXCITED!!! i cannot wait to see everyone at home and be with the people i love the most in the whole world. i can't wait for Christmas time and snow and being together and cuddling up in warm blankets and not having any school work! i can't wait for MEXICAN FOOD! i can't wait to hold missy (it's true... i freakin miss my cat!) i can't wait to see the mountains! i can't wait to be on campus, and i can't wait to be at home! there are so many things that i miss so much, and i'm so excited to have them again. i know that there's so much more that i don't even realize i'm missing... but i'm stoked to remember it!
but i am also bummed about leaving. i feel like there are so many relationships i haven't formed, so many things i haven't done, so many places i haven't seen. i really think that one of the biggest lessons i've learned here is how to just be content. honestly, even though i feel like i could have, and maybe should have, done a lot more to make the most of my experience here, i am content with the experience that i've had. i know that God brought me to australia for a reason, and i have learned so much about Him and myself and the world and people. i can honestly say that i could leave australia tomorrow with no regrets, and that is a big deal for me. so, even though i'm still trying to cram in all the things i still haven't done before i leave, i am okay if i don't get it all done. the saddest part about leaving for me is the people. i don't even want to think about the fact that i have to say goodbye to the townsends. they are seriously just wonderful... i can't even imagine my time here without them. it's even harder saying goodbye to people here because, most likely, i won't see them again. so it's kinda just like, "hey, have a nice life! nice knowing you!" seriously?! that sucks! i'm just thankful that the chances of seeing my asc friends are higher because they're all in the states. i'm gonna miss them though!
it's just crazy to think of how fast my time here has gone and how soon i'll be looking back and remembering it.
but right now i'm still living it! so i'll embrace that while i can...