hello awkward.

I just finished up 3 weeks straight of summer classes. I’ve decided summertime and homework are like oil and water. No matter how hard you try, they just don’t mix.

My first class was from 8am to 4pm, which made for a long day, but for this non-morning person, the interesting topic made it bearable. I decided to take a banana to class for breakfast. Nothing wrong with that, right? Well, not unless you take it to your gender and sexuality class. Yup, that’s what it was. Hello awkward. Oh well, I think I was the only one that noticed.

Then a couple weeks later, I had quite a bit of reading to do, and in my efforts to try and combine summer with homework, I decided to take it to the beach on the lake. All my roommates were gone, so I thought it would be nice to get out. I decided to wear this two-piece swimsuit I own, even though I do feel a little weird wearing it. I debated whether or not to as I have not worn it in a place in which I might be recognized. I mean I do work for a local ministry and go to a Christian college, but I thought, “Eh, what the heck.” So I donned my aqua suit, got down to beach, spread my towel as far away from the other sunbathers as possible and still be on the beach, and commenced my reading. It was HOT, so I decided to get in the water. As I was cooling down, I notice a rather large group of people headed towards me and thought it was the perfect time to get out of the water. I make my way back to my towel and pick up my book. A few minutes later, I hear quite a bit of cheering and clapping, notice this group of people taking pictures, and come to find out there is a baptism service taking place. Oh yes. I thought to myself, “You have got to be kidding me.” I thought I was uncomfortable before (dot, dot, dot)… I just started laughing to myself. Well, shoot. I knew someday God would find out I owned a two-piece.

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