weekend

Football
Well, the Kansas City Chiefs lost on Thursday night... But, we were able to enjoy some delicious spinach dip and drinks during the downfall, so it was an ok night.

Notre Dame won! We aren't exceptionally devoted fans, but I've enjoyed following the games... Especially the home games! I get to see our hometown, where our friends and family are tail-gaiting and working concessions and sometimes even sitting in the stands cheering along! Like tonight... Oasis Granger was having an autumn party at my mom and dad's house... But, I knew that I was watching the same football game my friends were watching at my family's house. And that makes me a bit less homesick.
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This weekend.
This weekend has been very nice. Friday, Justin and I went to see Flight which stars Denzel Washington. I really enjoyed the movie. It deals pretty openly with the idea of personal responsibility, but I also thought it was a realistic depiction of the "battle" in different sides of the religious spectrum on the idea of predestination vs free will. One of my favorite lines was when a lawyer, played by Don Cheadle, explains how he's going to argue an insurance claim concerning a catastrophe as an "act of God". Denzel's character responds, "What kind of God would do this?" When I heard that, I wanted to stand up and clap. I refrained. But really, and this has been a recurring thought for the past week or so, God is not a convict.

Today, we went out to downtown Miami for the Red Bull Flugtag. It was pretty great. REALLY hot, and tons of ridiculous flying machines! But, in all, a good experience. One of my favorite parts of the day wasn't even at the pier. It was at New York Bagel Deli, where we had lunch! We kinda stumbled across this shop and their price was right so, we asked the two guys behind the counter what their favorites were, since we'd never been there before. And little did we know, we got a couple Chatty Cathys at the end of the shift! We talked about food, and sports, and school, and Indiana and TV shows and just about everything in-between in the few minutes it took them to whip up our (absolutely DELICIOUS) bagel sandwiches! They were really great and totally made the experience! I love coming in contact with people who are working in what probably isn't their dream job, but have the amazing attitude to positively impact your day. These guys were definitely in that category.
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This upcoming week...
Tomorrow is Sunday! When a friend asked about my plans for this weekend, I outlined the above, then stated, Sundays are for Jesus and touchdowns. And, tomorrow, laundry. But, Monday, we're planning on visiting our lovely friend Becky who is vacationing in Daytona, then heading up to St. Augustine to spend time with our awesome friend, Ray!

We'll be home for sure on Tuesday, when I look forward to settling in for a long night of election coverage. Justin and I both voted absentee earlier this month. And honestly, it was SO easy. Obviously, it was necessary for us, since we're in Miami, but I think we're gonna vote absentee from here on out! We got the ballots in the mail, had time to look over the candidate and legislature options, read up on what they stood for or would change, filled in the ovals, and sent it in! Bam. Voted. Reminder: you need to vote Tuesday!

The rest of the week will probably just be spent cleaning up the apartment and trying to plan our trip home! We might visit another church plant in Miami with the pastors of Oasis Miami, to consider them to be friends with! The church meets every other Thursday night in a nightclub! Very cool.
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Updates
-Justin and I have finished the TV series Friday Night Lights. It was wonderful. I highly recommend it. All 5 seasons are on Netflix InstantPlay.
-Want an interesting political documentary to watch? Check out Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted. Its by a Libertarian who has only ever financially supported Democrats, so I consider it a fairly unbiased piece. I REALLY enjoyed it!
-My brother might be driving down here in a couple of weeks! I'm really excited thinking about this!
-I'm considering growing out my bangs... I'm not sure yet.
-I'm definitely ready to come home.