amazing easter sunday.

today was so wonderful. i don't think i could express in words how great it was. like i mentioned previously, i was really bummed that i wouldn't be able to spend easter with my family this year. luckily i have been blessed with an amazing group of friends that i was able to to share this day with. we met at amy and annie's apartment for our easter brunch and to begin the celebration. we began the afternoon by coloring our own easter eggs (paper, markers, aaaand annie got carried away with the glitter glue pen...). then while we were waiting for morgan's amazing ham to finish up in the oven, we joined together for scripture readings and for praise&worship. i love that i have friends that are able to sit around a big table, sharing the word and singing together. to wrap things up, eric prayed for us all, for the meal and for the day and then we began the feast! the food was incredible -- everyone's dishes were delicious. our spread consisted of: ham (basted in coca-cola by morgan), salad (accented with candied pecans home-made by kathleen), baked macaroni & cheese (courtesy of melina), fried rice (brought by victor in a large dish that he heavily taped shut to survive the commute), yummy potatoes (made by rachel), a bunny cake (by annie & shuffle), pasta salad (by me) and various of veggies and an awesome assortment of bread and rolls. i actually dont remember who brought what out of everything else. anyway, you get the picture. after the meal we all cozied up to watch the princess bride.... and then we all (give or take a few) fell asleep. it was such a cozy nap. we were woken up abruptly so that we could all gather our things and head out for church. church was absolutely perfect this evening. i wish i was a better writer so that i could truly express how incredible the service was. every song, all the prayer, and the sermon were so wonderful. it was so powerful. being reminded of what this day truly is about (not a mention of bunnies or chocolate eggs... though those are nice too) and being able to reflect on EVERYTHING was so great. there were were tears on my part. typical.

it's so easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of life and the everyday chaos... today was the perfect day to really slow down and reflect.

i am so blessed to have such amazing friends, an amazing family and a loving God.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE.

p.s. i can't wait till eric and/or brad post some of their pics so i can put them on here... hopefully the photos can express the incredibleness (a word?) of the day better than i can express in words.