Out of Order

I usually try to keep to my regular routine of posts, but seeing as this is going to be an abnormal week, I figure I can just go with whatever for right now.  Here's some songs, quotes, and other goodness I'm going to be filling my week with.

"The Sabbath is the goal of creation, and it shows what creation is for. The world exists... because God wanted to create a zone of response to his love, a zone of obedience and freedom" (Jesus 1, 83). (I'm taking a class on the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger.  This man is so. awesome.)

"With God's help and blessing, we will do all we can to make our new family a little cenacle where Jesus will reign over all our affections, desires and actions.... We will be working with God in His creation; in this way we can give Him children who will love Him and serve Him."--St. Gianna 

In which I try to be "swag"

I get a kick out of all these graduates posting about old memories, new beginnings, the people they're leaving...even if they're not graduating and just moving on a grade, it's all *SUMMER VACATION HOLLLA!* and I'm here going, "Yeah, summer semester already started online, I have at least three assignments this week, plus a research paper due in July from a Spring semester course, plus I'm getting married.  In two weeks.  Come at me bro!"

Maybe minus the "Come at me bro!" part.  Because in real life, I have no swag.

But really.  Life.  It's happening.  I have 4 totes sitting by the door waiting to go up to KC this evening because I really don't feel like rushing the week before and after the wedding to move up, so I'm going in spurts and bombarding the guys' apartment with clothes.  I *know* they'll appreciate me doing this later on...until then, they get to live with my totes slowly choking out their space until we're able to organize better.

Anyways, rewind a bit.  Philadelphia trip went *very* smoothly.  I was a little freaked out about flying by myself again, but managed to navigate the airports like a champ and my bro was able to get into the hotel and pick me up that Friday evening.  Saturday he drove me to my grad school conference.  The NCBC is actually this huge, gorgeous, early 1900s house...crown molding, swirling staircase, the works.  We had two different hour-long sessions of "stump-the-ethicist".  I met a permanent deacon from the Archdiocese of KCK during our lunch break!  Then we broke into small groups for mock ethics panels (in which I actually contributed.  Surrounded by nurses and doctors and I actually contributed.  Be still my beating heart.).  Right after those we wrapped up the day with 10-min. individual interviews with our small-group moderators.  In which I actually did well.  Yaaay!  Jake and I then drove to the St. John Neumann shrine (!!!!!!) and went to Mass in the attached church, St. Peter's.  And then tried to find a Chinese restaurant that ended up not existing (this is why I distrust GPS), and ended up eating at a Ruby Tuesday's.  Next day I once again managed to not get lost at the Dallas airport.

This week I've been working on small wedding projects I've been procrastinating on or just haven't been able to do much with up to this point.  I already feel like these next two weeks hardly exist.  Hellllooooo wedding time!

May Crowning: Lessons on Mary IX

From http://minmaxsunt.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/humilitatem-ancillae/

 Wow, you all.  This is an AWESOME resource about May crowning, and how to celebrate the month of Mary:  May, Mary's Month, Marian Coronation.  Out of all the mysteries we pray in the rosary, I particularly love the Coronation...all the others had specific points in time, but, if you think about it, we're living in the time of the Coronation right now.  How awesome is that?!

P.S.  If you could please send up a prayer (or, you know, a whole rosary...or two...) for me this weekend, I'm flying out tomorrow for Philadelphia for my second bioethics weekend, this time with graded mock ethics panel and 10-minute individual presentation before the NCBC panel.  I'm freaking out slightly stressed over it.  Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for us!