Fall

Fall is definitely here. All the tree's are changing to all sorts of shades of gorgeous red's, yellow's and orange's. The leaves are sprinkling the ground getting nice and crunchy. I love to go walk across the Princeton Campus stomping on the leaves as I go. The two kids that I watch are enjoying the Fall weather as well. The other day we were playing in the back yard and they were enjoying catapulting the bounty of colorful leaves off their slide. It looked like a colorful waterfall!

Living in a dorm, I miss getting to carve pumpkins. I think carving pumpkins is probably one of my favorite Fall activities. I also miss getting to bake the pumpkin seeds and eat them as a snack. I also miss buying apples from the apple man. When I was growing up down the street from my house just before my birthday there was a house that would sell apples. I would always get to go down there and buy all sorts of apples. I particularly liked going to buy apples from the "apple man" as he was so named because he had these tiny miniature apples. I loved to take them in my lunch!

Well, despite not getting to visit the apple man and not being able to carve pumpkins I am still enjoying Fall. My new tradition has been afternoon walks with warm apple cider.

Hope Fall is treating you well,

Amanda

Small World

My picture for today is of the local coffee shop where I spend a great deal of my time studying. It is called Small World Coffee, it is a small family owned business. I like going there because it has a little flavor of Portland to it.

The first few weeks of school have flown by which I am grateful for. You see I am not very good with middle times. Seminary is three years long and the first year is exciting simply because it is new, and the last year is exciting and terrifying because it is the end and you have to start looking towards what you are called to do next. But the middle year that I am currently endeavoring is not exciting or particularly interesting for any of those reasons. It is somewhat exciting being that you get thrown into interning at a church, but other then that it is the same old thing as the year before. I am not saying I am bored. I have plenty to keep me busy things are just a little more mundane. I understand though that you have to learn to walk before you can run, and this year particularly thanks to field ed. I am learning to walk before I hopefully run.

Peace,

Amanda