easter this year was pretty spectacular! the night before, i made cookies with my roommates then i made flower crowns with some other friends. easter morning, a bunch of us put on our easter best and helped serve at church. i think one of the best compliments i’ve received in a while is that i “looked like the bride of Christ”. i’ve been reading this momentary marriage by john piper with my roommates which talks about how we as the church are the bride of Christ which made the compliment especially sweet. after church, we had a picnic on the top floor of our school’s coffee shop and ate lunch and fellowshipped. a few of us left lunch early to attend evensong at the minster which was such a wonderful experience. the music was heavenly and the sermon was fantastic. i went to dinner at a fancy fish restaurant in town with my friend ingliv then came home and ate our easter chocolate and reflected on this amazing day. but what made this day most special is that it celebrates Jesus’s resurrection from the dead. i am writing a paper on this topic for my apologetics class so it is especially near and dear to my heart this easter. the fact that the Son of God died for my sins then rose again will never cease to blow my mind. i hope this ‘easter state of mind’ won’t just be something i meditate on during easter but the whole year around.
over easter, i spent the weekend at my friend kate’s house in hawkes bay with a few friends. i went there last semester (post here, here, here and here) and it is such a beautiful area of new zealand. this trip, we mostly just chilled out and caught up on homework so my camera wasn’t out much but here are some of the highlights of the trip
this is my first easter away from home but i’m in good hands spending my weekend in hawkes bay at the best friend kate’s house. while i am missing my mom’s amazing cooking and the fun we have at home, i’m looking forward to making some new easter traditions. hope you have a great day celebrating christ’s resurrection! now excuse me while i go finish my peeps my mom sent from home.
easter was amazing as ever (last years post here). despite the rainy weather (rain in california? really?), it was still a lovely day! i went to church and saw francis chan speak which was such a blessing. the rest of my day consisted of eating way too many jelly beans, my mom’s amazing french toast, hanging out with the family and making easter cookies with my cousin. this is not the outfit I intended to wear but i was too cold for a dress so this is what i kept on all day. my cute yellow vintage dress will have to wait for a sunnier day. its hard to believe this is probably my last easter home for four years but it was definitely an easter i will never forget! i leave so dominican republic tomorrow so my easter break is already off to an amazing start. hope you’re easter went well
outfit
jeans: joe’s jeans
shoes: flexx
coat: urban outfitters