So, thought I'd share a rather exciting story from this weekend.

Some friends and I went shopping in Canton, and we were at one outdoor vendor right near the road. All four lanes were packed with cars coming and going, and as we were right up near the street we heard sirens in the distance.
"It sounds like it's coming from both directions," I said, and we wondered what was going on. We had seen policemen directing traffic when we arrived, so didn't think much of it until the sirens got louder...and louder. A cop car appeared on the side of the road closest to us. A green pickup was swerving in front of it, and I initially though it was just trying to get out of the way. Suddenly two more cop cars appeared from the other direction, boxing the truck in as he swerved into the center turn lane. Cops jumped out of the cars in front and started shouting at the two men inside the truck.
 "Get out of the car! GET OUT OF THE CAR!!" I could see the passenger scrambling around for something inside the cab, and suddenly both cops pulled their guns.
"GET OUT OF THE CAR!!"
Seeing the guns really freaked us out and we started to run, but still wanted to see what was happening. The two men finally got out of the truck and the officers slammed them against the side, cuffing them. The cop closest to us kept one hand on his prisoner and started pulling things out of the truck with the other, obviously looking for something.
A youngish man was walking towards them as all of this was going on, talking on a cell phone and then to one of the officers. Since they weren't screaming at him to get out of the way, we figured he must be involved in some way. Possibly a vendor who had just been robbed by those two men. I never saw either of the men in the truck holding a gun, but my friend Shawna said she saw one of them drop something in the back of the truck before he was cuffed. There were dozens of other people standing there watching with us, so they could have easily disappeared into a crowd if they decided to run. I think that's why I was initially so scared when the cops pulled their guns - if there had been a gunfight, we were definitely close enough to get hit. Both men were put in the back of the cop cars and an officer took over the truck and drove it away.

I have never seen an actual, guns-involved arrest happen, and it was pretty crazy to be that close. I'm very glad it went smoothly and that there was no shooting.

Whew!

"Financial Aid, can I help you?"

"Hi, I need to talk to someone in Financial Aid about canceling my grants and everything. I....I've been diagnosed with cancer, and I won't be returning to school in the fall."

"Oh....ok. Let me transfer you to one of our representatives."

"Thank you."

I transferred the call, heard the rep pick up in the other room, then sat at my desk just staring at the phone for a moment. Cancer. At what age...18? 19? 20? Dropping out of college to face months of chemo, crying, confusion.

Yikes.

I don't know her name, talked to her for less than 30 seconds, but she's been on my mind all week. I hope she'll be ok.

I have a job.

I have a job, I have a job, I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glory hallelujah, I have a job. We're gonna make it now. We don't have to burden our parents by moving in with them. I don't have to work a lousy retail schedule. We can get our kitty back. We can pay rent and bills and food and EVERYTHING!!

I am so ecstatic about having a job with LeTourneau University. Thank you, God. Thank you, thank you, thank you.