Austin...

Finally got to Austin yesterday. I left Galveston yesterday morning and drove through Houston on my way. The drive from Houston to Austin was pretty sweet. Before I came here, I thought Texas would pretty much be completely brown...like dirt. But the drive from Houston was really colorful. The trees down here are all shades of green and the highway medians are spotted with wildflowers of almost every color....purple, orange, pink, yellow, and red. One of the coolest things was all the ranches. Everyone has some ridiculously splendid gate boasting the family's name or some phrase like 'God Bless Texas'. Behind the gates, you can see a driveway bend around the trees, allowing you to only imagine what the house looks like. To the side of the gates, there are vast fields sprawling the country side filled with cattle and shorthorn grazing on the rolling, grassy hills. As I took it all in, I thought to myself, 'Man, I could definitely live here'. Who knows, maybe one day when I become a cowboy...I finally got to my apartment in North Austin about 4pm. The location is super nice. The apartment complex is nestled back in this little wooded area on top of a hill. There are a ton of other really nice apartments and condo's nearby. It'll be amazing living in a nice area, after living in Clifton for so long.

My new roommate, Ricky, is really cool. We went to Super-Walmart yesterday and bought some necessaries, at which point I was fortunate enough to spot a brand new Little Ceasars. I couldn't resist and ended up purchasing my first of many Hot-n-Ready pizzas in Austin. They charge tax on fast food in Texas though...8.5%!! How ridiculous is that?? This meant that my Hot-n'-Ready was $5.41 instead of $5 even.

I ended up going to church this morning. The pastor was talking about getting out of your comfort zone. Check, I'm pretty much out of my comfort zone more than I've ever been in my entire life. But then he started talking about having Vision...about how we only expect God to do the things we've already seen Him do, or the things we see Him doing now. Hellen Keller said "The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision." I think God wants us to dream big...wants us to dare to ask for things we think are impossible. When we dream big and have vision, God will provide big....