Life got in the way

I stopped blogging midway throught this year because life is really good. I am back now, not because life is not good but because I may actually have something to say again. I’ll jus give you a wee update so you know what I’ve been up to

• I did my elective in haematology in Belfast. I thought that I maybe liked haematology becasue it was my first experience of medicine and I looked back at it with rose tinted specs but I love it. I had a great month in Belfast with a lovely fellow medic called Cara. We did all those med student thing- got in the way, asked silly questions, gave the patients someone to talk to. The lovely thing about it was I had a lot of time to think.
• The rest of the summer was a blur- I did very little for a few weeks and then came back to Glasgow before heading down to the miracle that is Greenbelt. I adore Greenbelt. You would have to go to understand but for me it was a weekend of pie, tea, coffee, live music (Foy Vance, Foreign Slippers, Duke Special….), inspiring chats with crazy people and very little sleep.

• My highlights were

1. the Ikon event on Friday night- pyrotheology (very late blog post about it may follow but have a wee look here) for those of you that have questioned why there is a match in my blackberry case- I was given it after this event and that’s where it ended up!
2. The HASS blugrass eucharist
3. Really enjoyed Nadia Bolz-Weber’s talk that I got to
4. The outerspace service “waiting the long night” was really touching. Glad I went. Nearly talked myself out of it. Rediscovered my love of Kate Rusby among other things. The other things were much more important. See the service sheet here.
5. Beer and hymns obviously
6. Meeting new friends and old friends I haven’t seen in years!
7. The Pie
8. After dinner mints for breakfast

Honestly, my greenbelt experience this year wasn’t life changing. My life has already changed enough in the past year. But it was life affirming. I felt like I was being wrapped in a warm blanket of loveliness. I felt like I could totally be myself and from my past experiences this is an odd situation to find oneself with Christians. God bless Greenbelt.

• and then we went to London
• George took me to see Wicked for my birthday. Best present ever! Here I am with cake that George’s mum made.

• Then I went home just in time for our Barbara’s birthday party

• Then it was my stepdad’s bithday. We had the party in the same room!
• Then Granny and Papa’s 50th anniversary party
• Then back home to Glasgow
• The some fun and some public health. This picture shows the fun…

So… that’s you caught up then. I shall try to blog more…

 

~ by hollybunch on November 5, 2009.