parents weekend

i believe i forgot to mention that last weekend me and some friends attended an Anglican church just to see what it was like. i don't think many people know this about me, but when my mom and i used to live in San Clemente, i went to an Episcopalian school. the Anglican church service was much like the services i had attended every morning at St. Michael's, which was the name of the school. if you have never been to a service like the this, the best way i can describe it is ritualistic. it's a bit of a step down from the Catholic church in the sense that they don't pray to the saints and the virgin Mary and all, but they still rely much on the traditional practices and hymns. in a way i find it fascinating and refreshing. instead of the preacher telling you what you need to do to become a better follower of Christ, they pull from traditional books and show you. I'm not saying I'd want to attend every week and make it my main church, but it was different and a nice break in a way.
this weekend was parents weekend, so my Mom, Gary and Katie came up to visit. Katie was very excited to see me and give me a small lotion she had picked out at target for me. it was really cute. my mom attended my communications class with me and then both my parents went to chapel, where my women's choral sang. after chapel, i showed them my dorm room; Katie loved my bed, especially since it is the top bunk. we then went out to lunch and just hung out the rest of the day. went on a short hike and i ended up staying at their hotel that night. i slept on the couch in the sitting room. yesterday i had them take me to the grocery store and then we went out for a nice lunch at this Cajun place, which was good. they left around 2:00 and i relaxed the rest of the day, watching the office reruns and working on some drawing home work.
oh, and i finally have my camera, so I'll be posting some pictures of my drawings up soon:)
stay tuned for some more posts to come in the next few days.