It's the new year! YAY! Such an exciting time!

I'm so excited for 2005... mabye it's because the prospect of "newness" in the year ahead seems so promising. Or maybe it's because there are going to be so many changes (with nursing school and all). But one thing's for sure: I'm anxious to be stretched and grown by God.

On another note, I had quite a harrowing experience last night! My evening started off so lovely.... with dinner at home (with the family) and then a church service at Popovichi. Then after church, at around 1:00 am, I was on the road when my car decided that it would be a good time to BREAK DOWN!!! In a terrible neighborhood! Luckily Tabea was with me, so she called Brian to drive over and jump-start my car. As we waited for him, we just kind of sunk in our seats and tried to be inconspicuous to the passers-by. Tabea kept her hands warm by tucking them under her legs, and we both suppressed our hunger by sucking on tic-tacs.

Unfortunately my car still wouldn't work.... but they were both gracious enough to wait with me until my dad came to the rescue... at 2:45 am. He used a cable to connect the front of my car to the back of his work van... and just kind of "pulled" me along the city streets of Chicago (talk about last resorts). I didn't get home until 4:00 am.

Good times.

I treated myself to a HUGE slice of double-layered white chocolate mousse cake this morning for breakfast.