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STEWART!

coffee, cameras, phones, and cool bags. :)

This past weekend was Campus Preview Weekend at Covenant College. I went into the weekend having prayed that God would have me either love Covenant or hate it. Well, I loved it. Which I thought might happen. Actually, I almost thought I'd hate it.... I don't know why. I have always had this ongoing battle with Covenant for whatever reason. I'm kind of a rebel when it comes the the topic. It's the one school I hate and love. AH. It really is what I want in a school. However, it's going to take a miracle for me to be able to go there. $32,000.00 a year is NOT cheap (not that any college is exactly affordable these days). If God wants me there, He can easily provide the miracle needed. I'm not completely ruling out other colleges because there might be something better out there for me (which is hard to fathom right now). I'm going to continue my applications for a few other schools, but Covenant is DEFINITELY at the top of the list.

Anyway, CPW (Campus Preview Weekend) started with me arriving at Covenant at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon. As soon as I drove up, Jillian came down to the car to help me take my stuff to her room. On our way up to her dorm, Micah met us and gave me a big hug which was WONDERFUL cause I hadn't seen him lately. Well, I had seen him a week or two earlier, but I still really miss him. Anyway, I took my stuff upstairs then headed to dinner with Jilllian, Micah, two of his friends, and one of Jillian's friends. Bethany, Jamie and Emily were there too but at a different table which I joined as soon as Jillian went upstairs to study for her Chemistry exam. The rest of the evening was filled with walking around the campus (which is absolutely GORGEOUS) and attending a TWO HOUR meeting in the chapel for all the previewers. The speakers were a little boring after a few minutes, but there were two bands that played and they were REALLY good. I seriously would buy their cd. After the meeting, me, Emily, Arthur, Jamie, and Bethany headed to the gym for Battle Ball. Which was------- dangerous. I feared for me life. Not really, but it was intimidating. haha It looked so fun though! We had planned on only staying for half of it, but ended up staying for the whole thing. After Battle Ball, we headed up to our dorms and went to sleep. Surprisingly, I got more sleep at Covenant than I do at my own home through the week. haha

Friday began at 7:30 for me. I woke up, took a shower, and headed to breakfast. I attended at Doctrine class at 10, then Chapel and 11, a Q&A session with the President at 11:45, then headed to lunch at 12:30 where I met Jamie. We had both planned on trying to go to 1 o'clock classes, but didn't even get through the lunch line till about 1:05. So, instead, we found Bethany and Emily and walked around some more. At 3 I went to an Old Testament class which I LOVED! I could seriously have sat and talked with the professor for hours. He was really interesting! After class, we walked around some more (yes, we did a lot of exploring of the campus) then headed to dinner. After dinner, Mr. Schriener had told us girls that he would take us on a tour of the tower, but he was in a golf tournament that day and he ended up playing longer than he had planned on so we weren't able to see the tower. BUT, the best of the weekend is still to come.....

Friday evening was Mountain Affair. The only word I can find to describe it is: INCREDIBLE. Seriously, Covenant College has some of the most amazing musical talent in the world. Most of the people that played (if any) weren't even music majors. I would have bought an album from every single artist that played that night. Music is definitely an important part of Covenant. Which is one of the things I love about it. Even though I'm not exactly musically talented, music is a huge part of me. I can't explain it, but it's a way I express myself. I wish I were better at playing instruments or singing or song writing or something cause there is so much I wish I could say that I can't. The music NOTES are a way I can express myself when lyrics fail. But I love all types of music... even music WITH lyrics. haha :)

After Moutain Affair, we watched UP in the Great Hall. I have never seen a group of people get so into a movie.... especially college students watching an animated movie. haha :) Once THAT movie was over, I went to watch a movie on the Chapel lawn with Jillian and a few of her friends. Everyone that I met was so cool and friendly. I saw a few people that were just NOT my type of people, but most everyone were people I could see myself hanging out with.

Saturday came and we went home. Well, for a little while. We gave Em a ride home from Covenant but instead of taking her home right away, she went to my house for an hour then we headed downtown for an adventure. We took our cameras and took TONS of pictures (as usual) and also vlogged. Which was-----funny. haha

Alright. I talked a lot. It was mostly for myself so I could have a way to remember the weekend. :) I can't wait to see where God has me in a year! Seriously, I'm excited for wherever He puts me. :D

Enjoy the pictures! :)