I actually got up and went to church today. It's a bad habit of mine to disinclined to do things unless I have someone to do them with, but I kicked myself in the butt and went, and I'm very glad that I did. I went to the service of Mission Boulevard Baptist Church, and they were quite welcoming. It was very nice to be interacting with people face to face. Phone calls and chatting on the internet are great, but there is very little substitute for real face-time with people. I fear I am too much of a hermit, typically, for my own good sometimes. I am so taken with the place on the outset that I considered going to the choir practice, but I got distracted and anyways, I don't quite want to jump in with both feet on the first day. All in all, I am definitely planning on returning next week. Several of the people there are associated with the university, either working there, formerly having worked there, or attending classes. There were lots of charming children running about and it was a lively place to be. I think it will also be good to get to know people outside of the university setting, as well as my classmates.
In other news, I made a great pot of soup. I took the 15 bean soup mix you can find with the dried beans, and chopped an entire thing of celery, 1 large onion, and a bit of ham plus a ham bone into it. Then I brought it to boil and then simmered it for about three hours. Perfectly delicious, especially on a cool day.
I am preparing to go on a trip to Kansas State in the latter half of this week, so don't expect to hear much from me then. I have enjoyed phone calls and texts with several of my family members. I have been abusing the Agatha Christie section of the local library to read the Hercule Poirot novels.
That's about all I can think of at the moment. Ciao!
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