weekend daze

the weekend's almost over. sad. wing retreat was FUN! went to indianapolis and stayed in a girl's home. it was like a mansion. huge. with a huge backyard where we had our bonfire and had s'mores. shared embarrassing stories..testimonies..had worship.. all that nice bonding stuff. stayed up pretty late playing games and talking. and eating. omg. everyone always eats so much during retreats. it's cuz the food's RIGHT THERE. and u just have this compulsive urge to stuff your face.
went shopping at a new outlet mall on sat..found this awesome eatery called Noodle Company!! wonderful asian noodles. made me very happy :) glad i got to know the girls on my wing better.

super tired. but drove to the TAYLOR VS ANDERSON U first football game of the season!!!!! it was freaking long. but exciting. 3 hours we stood there and cheered. but it was oh-so-worth it. cuz WE WON!! for the first time in SIX whole years!! so proud of the guys :) and i'm starting to understand it better too! we got 4 touchdowns!!! woot woot.

also celebrated 4 pples bdaes today! sam, andrew, sarah and dallace! had a partyy at the souphouse. with kimbab and cake and all. and practiced our first airband dance! we're doing a lion king medley. dancing to 'circle of life', 'be prepared' and 'just can't wait to be king'. exciteddd.

anyway. today i had a revelation. or rather, last night. so i was contemplating not going to church today since i spent the whole weekend not doing homework and not getting much sleep. but then..i pondered over it..and i realized.

how can church be optional?

it has never been optional for me at home. the thought of skipping church to stay home and catch up on my rest would NEVER even cross my mind at home. so how come it's different here? i've been going to church whenever i like for the past 2 years here. if i'm tired or i've been out all sat, i'll skip church. if there's tons of hw waiting for me and i just don't feel like getting up early, i'll skip church. i've used sundays to sleep in countless times. but that is going to change!! I am going to church regularly from now on!! I'm not optional to God, why should He be optional to me? it doesn't help that lots of pple at Taylor skip church whenever they feel like it. and it's not for me to judge. but all i'm saying is.. i will make an effort to go every week. doesn't matter if i feel like it or not. God's faithfulness has never failed me.
today's sermon was really good too. i was completely captivated. learning point: I want to renew my first love. AND I want to take all these little gods in my life (things that i treasure) and use them to serve THE God above.