old and new

I woke up at 8:30 am and headed out to Woodbury Outlets in NY today, just like I usually do when I'm home. We used to go all the time when I was a little kid - I hated going, just like I used to hate shopping...yeah. The places I always remember stopping at are the toy store (which I'm not sure still exists) for Legos and Beanie Babies (which I only ended up owning three of, because they were "pointless" according to the rents) and Espirit, the only clothing store I moderately tolerated there. I remember getting worn out walking into stores I didn't understand or appreciate, where for their clothes I was way too young.

Well, things have changed. Especially since I like shopping now. But not only have things changed, I had a full-on collision of the old world (my childhood in Jersey) with the new world (my life now in Philly): on my way into the Armani Exchange store...I run into Chi-Ho! 

It was a pretty crazy random happenstance and I was, of course, happy to see him, but man. It was odd. I mean, the fact that I would see him outside that specific store, that's no surprise :) But to see someone so very obviously from my present in a place so obviously from my past - it was really unique.

So yeah. That was my day. I had too long of a nap just now, so I am irked, because I must study for my psychology midterm! And write my paper(s)! But otherwise, life is good. 

CKwon sent me this in the midst of my ridiculous freaking out yesterday, and it was definitely comforting (and ironic in light of my awesome bargain shopping today, ha):

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of those. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:25-34)