Last weekend the ladies of YAG had a girls night!! I was looking forward to it all week since I hadn't been at church or seen any of them the previous week. Plus it was the night of the time change, so we were getting an extra hour--perfect! We indeed had a lovely time of fellowship. Oh my...there was a lot of eating and talking and sharing and growing friendships. There were the token pair that stayed up almost until dawn talking, so that is a sure sign of success. I decided I wanted to bring some Oreos and PB for the event, because what is a girls' night without it!? Many of them hadn't tried it before, so I was excited for them. I didn't hear any complaints, so I think most people liked them.
I left Andrea's about two hours before Bible study to just walk around a bit and think and pray. After sharing some things, it got me thinking a lot about the future. Part of the reason for my coming to Austria in the first place is to try and figure out what I want to do next. A grad program or a job or something else...I really don't know. So, I went to Stadtpark and found a good spot up against one of the bridge railings. I just stood there. I watched the pigeons and black birds fight for crumbs and the perfect bits for their nests. I took in my surroundings and began feeling overwhelmingly blessed. Oh wow...God is so so GOOD! He gave me this sense of peace about the future. I know He has it all sorted. I have faith that He is going to show me the way, like He always does.
I left the park and got to the church a little bit before 1pm, when Bible study starts. There were still lots of people gathered out in the lobby area, where we've been meeting lately. Hmmph. That's sort of odd. I rang the bell for the conference room to see if anyone was up there. No answer. "Okay," I thought, "I am early, and usually people are regularly late for things here...so I'll walk a bit more and come back."
I walked and walked and then came back. Still people there. I went inside the lobby, but I didn't see anybody I recognized. It was all people from the other church that meets there, so I suspected. Hmmph. I was hungry, and there was one bakery open up the other street. I thought surely by the time I went there and came back it would be after one and people, the right people, would be there. False.
I finally decided to call somebody to check and see if we were still having Bible study.
"Yeah, but I won't be there for another 30 or 45 minutes."
"Oh okay, well it's already 10 after one."
"No, Sarah, you're early. It's only 10 after twelve."
What? But my phone says it's one. Lies.
I didn't know that I needed to manually change my phone. All my phones back home changed automatically, so why shouldn't this one too? Ha. Ha. If it wouldn't have been just barely above freezing out, I would have been fine with my little mishap, but it was indeed pretty chilly. Plus, I had already been outside for a good couple of hours already. What to do? I sat at a little park, ate my snack and cappuccino from the bakery and made the most of the 45 minutes I still had to wait. Oh, and I also changed the time on my phone. I will remember this for the spring time.
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| When time tricks you...sad times. |
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| What else better to do that to take photos of my surroundings to waste a little time |
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| This is actually a nice wee park close to the church next to a tiny little museum. |
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| They still write all over public picnic tables here too... |
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| First time wearing the wrist warmers I knitted myself. I must say that I am quite pleased with them. I like that I can wear mitten underneath them if my fingers are getting too cold ;) |
At about 12:45, I had had enough and headed back over to the church. As I walked in, I saw one familiar face and instantly felt better. She had been "early" too, so we had a good chuckle. Anyway, the rest of the day was lovely. During the service I sang in the praise band for the second time, which was great. After the service the YAG had a little pow-wow of a meeting. We are planning to do some pretty sweet sounding stuff that I am well excited for; Thanksgiving may or may not be one of those oh so sweet things ;)
Upon leaving the church, a few friends and I decided to spend a little more time together mainly because I still had an hour to kill before my train, which is becoming quite the common occurrence. We went to the Donau Zentrum, which has a large food court on one floor. We stopped at the Burger King and my friend ordered her food. I started to really have an appetite for a milkshake, so I just decided to get one. Then, about two minutes after I ordered and paid for it, I realized that I was actually really hungry. I ordered a small hamburger.
This is official documentation: on October 28, I had my first hamburger since being in Austria.
I almost didn't even realize it!
Even though it was Burger King (where else to get a hamburger than from the king himself, right?), it was delicious and I felt homesick. My friend shared some of her fries with me, and it was absolutely marvelous. Wow. Now I really want to make hamburgers!! Awh, what a great end to the day.
I can tell I'm really starting to feel more at home here because I don't feel the need to take pictures of everything I do and everywhere I go. I guess I should stop being lazy because I think I would have like a picture of me and that hamburger. Ha.
Well, time goes on...
~Sarah <3
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