This weekend, I helped my little sister look for housing for grad school.  The fear of the great unknown can sometimes wreck havoc on one's emotional state.  So I prayed for peace, that the right doors would open, that we would meet someone at a party who could help us, and that we would meet someone interesting.

We looked at a few places close to the university that were pricey, but seemed to be about the going rate for the area.  Then we went to the university and gandered around.  We went shopping at Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods) (#238) and got some delicious coffee at Caribou (#239) (quote:  "There is still some good in the world" [referring to the massive store closings nationwide].  

Later, we went to a fondue party at a friend's place (#240).  We met a friend of a friend who had a condo in the same village as the school for several hundred dollars less a month than the apartments we found.  She can't lease it out right now due to building regulations, but is attempting to change those (#241).

We met someone who introduced us to Chakra, which I have to admit was a little over my head, but the exposure to something so different was interesting (#242).  I am sure I will do my own research in the days and weeks to come.

Nothing is finalized yet, but I firmly believe everything will work itself out.

The list of blessings that I have seemed to be forever long this weekend. I don't think I can cover all of it.

#243  Good food
#244  Good friends
#245  Clearance sandals
#246  A good church where my sister is actively attending
#247  Meeting the right people at the right time
#248  The fact that even if I give a bad first impression, my friends can love me anyway
#249  That my sister has found a grad program as unique as she is
#250  Time this weekend to relax
#251  Helping my sister learn her new bike
#252  Having groceries in my fridge still when I got home
#253  That my (and now my sister's) grad school is so beautiful...seriously, walking the halls and around campus can just be a treat
#254  Frank Lloyd Wright houses that are all over the neighbor where the school is
#255  That gas in Indiana is not nearly as expensive as Chicago (or Bourbonnais)
#256  Unlimited salad bars
#257  That all my grades are done for school
#258  That my night the other night in the ER went smoothly
#259  That God saves me from making mistakes at work
#260  Good conversations with friends while traveling
#261  That all the Sunday School confusion worked itself out while I was gone
#262  That I may have been saved from a very busy weekend trip in a few weeks
#263  Fair Oaks Farms
#264  Safe travels
#265  No tickets or major traffic problems
#266  Salted dark chocolate caramels (my mouth waters just thinking about these)
#267  Having time to run after I got home
#268  Being able to be in Chicago for the weekend
#269  Having the flexibility to go visit my sister for the weekend
#270  Answered prayers