Ash Wednesday Miracle

Wow..I've been neglecting my writing this week! I'm so sorry, it's just that I've been very busy. This week hasn't been my greatest. It seems like its been one thing after another. However, it looks like I've had an Ash Wednesday miracle.

The biggest problem I've been faced with this weekend involved where I'm going to live next year. Jon and I won the Teaching Fellows lottery. For our room, we picked a single suite. These are the best rooms in the LLC. Each person has their own personal bedroom and a living room. It's basically like an apartment.

However, at the beginning of this week, I was informed that they basically double booked our room! They actually gave our room away to someone else. I had no place to live!! If that wasn't bad enough, word got around that the suite still belonged to me and Jon. After that, we both had this group of four guys hounding us to give up our suite to them!

Now I'm usually a nice guy, but this time I was going to go for what I wanted. Jon and I fought for what is rightfully ours, and we get our single suite next year. That was an Ash Wednesday miracle.

I hope all the rest of you had a wonderful Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday. Now begins the season of Lent leading up to Easter. However, there is the matter of Valentine's Day to attend to. I'm still accepting applications for the position of Valentine. Inquire with the good Doctor for details.

May God keep you this and every night.

"To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage." -- Lao Tzu