Winter has come!

Well...no more do we have the nice summer weather! It has gotten SO cold here! I don't even know what we're going to do, because my mama tells us to just wait! Because its not even that cold yet! Ah, I like cold weather, but I haven't lived in really cold weather in a long time, so we'll see how I survive!
WELL this was a busy week, I had a grammar test that kicked my butt! and an oral expression test that wasn't so bad...one more this week, my Spanish Culture class (in Spanish) and then I get a little break from tests before finals!
This weekend was really nice, my grammar test was Friday, so when I got home I was pretty wiped out. Me, Hanna, Tiffany and Aubrea went on a long run and enjoyed being outdoors for awhile. Then we came home and ate lunch, and Hanna and I watched "The Holiday" in Spanish and fell asleep on the couch! I stayed home all Friday afternoon which was amazing and super restful! Then we went out for a little bit, Aubrea had a friend come who is studying in San Sebastian and so we picked him up and hung out for a little bit...
but THE MOST exciting thing about Friday is that it was officially Brandon and I's 10 monthiversary! :) And I'm just so excited about that! God is so good, and has blessed me with such an amazing boyfriend! I'm the luckiest girl...so happy 10 months to Brandon! :) And we would appreciate your continual prayers, as it is definitely hard to be away from him for so long...i miss him a lot! :) But God is good, and teaching us a lot, and I am really excited about where we're at, and where we're going! :)
On Saturday we went to Salamanca as a school trip, and it was awesome! It is our last school trip which is kind of crazy, but it was super fun. It is a city about 2 hours North of here with a Big University and Cathedral that we got to see. The only thing was that it was absolutely freezing! It rained and the wind was so cold, but other than that it was a really fun day.
Sunday we went to Church...we've found this little Spanish Christian Community that I really enjoy, so that was super fun...It was such an encouragement to me, because I've really been dealing with a lack of true Joy for some reason...and the first song we sang was "I'm trading my sorrows, my sickness, my pain, my shame...all for the JOY of the LORD!" God is so good...then after church we met and hung out with some Brazilians, so now we have new friends! SO exciting, because our common language is Spanish!!!
Today was a long day...I have one more test tomorrow, a culture test. So I'm off to Study, but pictures and more stories tomorrow...I actually have some pretty fun stories to share...so stay tuned!
LOTS OF LOVE!