I am yIN San Diego and, for the moment, groaning

I've been in San Diego since the evening of last Thursday, the 19th. I hit the road driving on Monday, the 16th.

I have never driven so long by myself before. It was a crazy, exhausting ride. The second day, when I was driving through Colorado I hydroplaned (it was sporadically raining intensely and then dry as a gumdrop) going at least 60-70 mph. The whole experience was much like bungee-jumping: sheer terror for 5 seconds and then everything is fine.

God was DEFINITELY sending his angels to watch over me that day because, miraculously, not only was I not hurt at all but my car somehow escaped unscathed saved for a flat tire (I was going so fast that I had lodged some grass and shrubbery into the rims of my right-side wheels, which led to the leaking of the front one and the popping of the rear one).

I called Progressive and had a spare put on the back and the front tire was fixed in just the nick of time by some very kind CostCo workers who did so free of charge to me.

Besides that minor mishap, the journey to San Diego went pretty smoothly.

I was exhausted once I arrived. It was very odd for me, being a very social person, not having much contact with people over four days time. I did get a chance to catch up with some awesome friends who saved me from being bored to death (thank you guys (and girls)).

So, I've been in San Diego since Thursday; I've been away from Saint Paul for a week now and I haven't had much contact with people at all. I am feeling rather lonely.

I am hypervigilant whenever I feel lonely or down for a few days since I know what it is like to slide into SAD and being down for awhile. I don't think that's what this is, at least I hope it's not. It's probably just adjustment and missing good company.

Anyways, it's funny how cyclical life can be and it's awesome how there is meaning and opportunity in every difficulty and hardship and unpleasantness that we go through.

Life is in Christ and nothing else really matters...everything is an opportunity in Christ to grow.

Change the world, bit by bit, one random act of kindness at a time.