I'm done with my residency applications, I just put the last one in the mailbox!  I don't know why I dreaded doing them in the first place.  Silly me.  Now I can just have fun the rest of the week, although I've been having fun all along and just working some of the time anyway.  I went to a labor day weekend picnic with Ashley Waller and her family and then to another one with my extended family.  My cousin was home from Boston and it was nice to get to see her.

Yesterday, I went to church and the priest gave a good homily.  It wasn't very deep but encompassed the heart of being a Christian.  He talked about his relationships with his parents, which were each very different.  His mom gave and enforced many rules, while his dad didn't give any.  He loved his dad dearly and always tried to please him, while he begrudgingly followed his mother's rules.  His father showed him how he wanted his son act by being an example.  Then, the priest said that his relationship with his dad resembled much more closely his relationship with God than his relationship with his mom.  And some folks think Catholics only care about rules--too funny.

Then, I had lunch w/ Ashley again and hung out with my high school friend, Dani Bell last night.  Her mom made lasagna and we had a bonfire.  It was quite lovely.  ( :