Stephen Christian, the lead singer of Anberlin, came through Omaha and played some sweet acoustic music at Word Made Flesh!
He played with Micah Tawlks:
Stephen and I---We both have our noses pierced!!
This is my friend, Lydia!! I work with her at Mosaic!! We actually went out to eat tonight and had some amazing GREEK food!!
A few of the interns and Sami have been painting some of Mosaic--I used a friend's lens to capture the mess we've created---you can see it from afar:
Sami painting:
I put up painter's tape in the men's bathroom and the women's bathroom. I had to take breaks putting up the tape in the men's bathroom though because it smelled terrible!!
This is LAURA! We work at Mosaic together and she's my photography friend!! I used her lens to take this picture:
Laura showed me this flower growing through the sidewalk:
Tupac was not only an incredible rapper, but he was also a poet! This flower reminded me of a poem he wrote called "The Rose That Grew From Concrete":
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.
I went to the Omaha Food Bank with Katie, an amazing staff member at Mosaic:
I always have the best conversations with Katie. She has amazing stories to tell and gives even more amazing advice.
I put together a box full of food for the event we're having at Mosaic next week!
It weighed 30.4 lbs.!!
I went with my friend to get his tattoo!!
No worries---I didn't get one while I was there (and don't plan on getting one :), but my friend's tattoo was of a koi fish. His tattoo artist was AMAZING. Seriously, he's tattooed some pretty sweet people, including a member of 311!!
This is my friend LIZ!! She asked me to dye her hair for her. So, this is what she got--it's actually what her hair looked like mid-dye. Her hair actually looks really good now and I even used 2 different colors!!
My mom is flying to Omaha on August 5! I guess we'll start driving back on the 6th or 7th and get back a few days later! This entire summer has flown by so fast!! I don't even know where it's all gone!! I have basically 2 more weeks here!! Honestly, I'm ready to go and not ready to go. I miss my friends and family, but I really love it here and I love the people I've met here. I especially love my roommate and her family--I would definitely say they've become my adopted Nebraskan family. I'm looking forward to future possibilities though and hoping to even come back next summer to intern with JFON!
I just finished reading the book Succulent Wild Woman, an inspiring book for all women that I would definitely recommend and I just started reading Belton Joyner's Life in the Fish Bowl again as I prepare for my immersion back into the bowl.
I've learned a lot so far this summer:
So, Until Later,
Meredith
He played with Micah Tawlks:
Stephen and I---We both have our noses pierced!!
This is my friend, Lydia!! I work with her at Mosaic!! We actually went out to eat tonight and had some amazing GREEK food!!
A few of the interns and Sami have been painting some of Mosaic--I used a friend's lens to capture the mess we've created---you can see it from afar:
Sami painting:
I put up painter's tape in the men's bathroom and the women's bathroom. I had to take breaks putting up the tape in the men's bathroom though because it smelled terrible!!
This is LAURA! We work at Mosaic together and she's my photography friend!! I used her lens to take this picture:
Laura showed me this flower growing through the sidewalk:
Tupac was not only an incredible rapper, but he was also a poet! This flower reminded me of a poem he wrote called "The Rose That Grew From Concrete":
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.
I went to the Omaha Food Bank with Katie, an amazing staff member at Mosaic:
I always have the best conversations with Katie. She has amazing stories to tell and gives even more amazing advice.
I put together a box full of food for the event we're having at Mosaic next week!
It weighed 30.4 lbs.!!I went with my friend to get his tattoo!!
No worries---I didn't get one while I was there (and don't plan on getting one :), but my friend's tattoo was of a koi fish. His tattoo artist was AMAZING. Seriously, he's tattooed some pretty sweet people, including a member of 311!!
This is my friend LIZ!! She asked me to dye her hair for her. So, this is what she got--it's actually what her hair looked like mid-dye. Her hair actually looks really good now and I even used 2 different colors!!
My mom is flying to Omaha on August 5! I guess we'll start driving back on the 6th or 7th and get back a few days later! This entire summer has flown by so fast!! I don't even know where it's all gone!! I have basically 2 more weeks here!! Honestly, I'm ready to go and not ready to go. I miss my friends and family, but I really love it here and I love the people I've met here. I especially love my roommate and her family--I would definitely say they've become my adopted Nebraskan family. I'm looking forward to future possibilities though and hoping to even come back next summer to intern with JFON!
I just finished reading the book Succulent Wild Woman, an inspiring book for all women that I would definitely recommend and I just started reading Belton Joyner's Life in the Fish Bowl again as I prepare for my immersion back into the bowl.
I've learned a lot so far this summer:
- if something in the refrigerator is chunky and not supposed to be, then it's probably not good
- it's okay to feel lonely sometimes--I've talked with a lot of people about it this summer and I definitely have a completely different attitude about this
- I am not going to settle for things in life
- I will treasure the conversations I've had with my grandmother over the phone. While I don't get to see her that often, her words of wisdom (and wild gardening stories) are always so comforting
- every person I've met this summer will forever sequin my heart
- also, broken hearts hurt, but they make you stronger
- I'm really good at climbing fences
- I don't want to do what I've done at Mosaic this summer for a living, but I adore the people I work with
- I love volunteering at JFON!!
So, Until Later,
Meredith
Glad to see that you are reading such high quality literature! By the way, to me it seems that your gift for writing has caught up with your gift for photography. Awesome combination.
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The summer is definitely passing us by - it is hard to believe that you will be heading home soon. The downside for your faithful reader is that home will be different and I won't get to see you! You, too have "sequined" hearts, mine included. Take care and have a good weekend!
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Lynne
When do you head back east? Aim that car toward Mebane and give it a go!
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