Today was a sad and happy day. It started off bittersweet with a breakfast; Josh invited only the closest of his friends to a little cafe called Aria, where we got to spend some quality time with him. It got emotional towards the end, but we managed to all leave on a happy note. Laz, Aaron, and I escorted Josh on his last walk to church for the year to get his airline ticket printed; soon after we had a little bit of time before the inevitable. We went to the airport (thanks to Alison and her car), got his luggage sent to the plane and had an extended, emotional temporary farewell; although the way we were acting was as if he wasn't coming back at all. I will admit it was tough; it made me think of how it's going to be for me next week when I have to say bye to as many people as possible..
Afterwords, the guys went to move some stuff and I reflected on the morning. Donny, Laz, and I decided to go to Eastgardens (since Donny had never been there before) and checked out the stores that have a lot of cheap stuff for future reference. The evening, however, was the positive energy time thanks to the graduation dinner. Everyone was looking stunning and otherwise beautiful this evening, and it was a great time with great friends. The big news was that my friend Jarryd actually proposed to his girlfriend earlier today, and now they're engaged!! It was such an unexpected move, but we're so happy for them because they are amazing people, and God definitely has a plan for them. Today really showed me how far we've all come since the beginning of the year; it's been an amazing year, and I'm in a bittersweet mentality about the fact I'm leaving. Most of me is very excited about returning home, but there's that small part of me that wishes I could stick around (especially since Donny is staying out here to raise up the money for his next semester). I'll be fine, don't worry; I just have to make this last week count.
God bless,
Steven
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