In November, Georgia Tech hosted the first-ever semiformal for all the Georgia schools with RUF: GA Tech, UGA, Kennesaw, Mercer, Emory, Georgia Southern, and SCAD. The theme was the 1920's, and Kennesaw absolutely rocked it. It was so fun to get dressed up, visit with other RUF students, and dance the night away at the Georgia Tech's Alumni House.
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| The Kennesaw crew |
Interns at the semiformal: Jake (Southern Miss) came to visit Rachael (Emory)
Thanks to Emily C (who works for RUF's main office in Atlanta), our girls Bible study was able to help NightLight Atlanta with their Christmas project — wrapping 100 Jesus Storybook Bibles and 100 giftbags for children who live in at-risk areas. NightLight Atlanta is "a faith-based, grassroots movement that addresses the complex issues of commercial sexual exploitation through prevention, intervention, restoration, and education. NightLight Atlanta seeks to mobilize the Body of Christ to loose the chains of injustice, while partnering with local law enforcement and service providers to set the captives free." (from NightLight Atlanta's website) Emily invited us to come help write notes in the Bibles, wrap them, and fix gift bags for the kids. Two of our girls who live in the area were able to attend the Christmas party and meet some of the kids.
The girls writing notes in each Bible before wrapping them.
The girls who wrote, wrapped, and tied ribbons — thanks for hosting us, Emily!
Part of the fun of Kennesaw and Atlanta is trying all the yummy food places around the area. One of said places is Big Pie in the Sky, which has been featured on Man vs. Food. (The challenge: 11 pounds of carnivore pizza — two people have one hour to eat it all and not throw up. Sick dog. It's $50 to try, but if you win, you get $250.) The pizza slices are as large as a baby, and they're cheap. We visited Big Pie in the Sky right before exams — pizza is brain food, right?
See what I mean about the slice?
To close out the semester, we had a Christmas party at my apartment. We wore tacky Christmas sweaters, ate tons of delicious food, had a gingerbread house competition (the guys beat the girls), sang some Christmas carols, played Christmas charades, and watched "A Christmas Story." It was wonderful to have everyone over — I'm very glad to have an apartment big enough to host people!
Singing Christmas songs — we had a full house!
The crew — so so so thankful for them!
That is our fall semester in a photographic nutshell. Thank you again for your prayers and support!
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