big al

silly me!!! i have completely forgotten to mention that tom will officially graduate from southern seminary on friday, december 12th. we are soooooo excited that one of us has finally finished. in case you didn't know, we've been on the (almost) 6 year plan...not typical, i know, but what is typical with us? however, the real reason i'm blogging is b/c i'm going to meet the president of southern seminary dr. mohler, whom my seminary roommates and i affectionately nicknamed big al. i am wildly anticipating this dessert reception at the his house. i know what you're thinking, desserts + pregnant amanda = embarrassing display of eating. not to worry, the eating will be under control thanks to a bigger mission. you see, big al has this medal (think flava flav size) that he wears only during convocation and graduation and i have always wanted to wear it. i've been feverishly thinking of ways to bring up the medal in casual conversation. so far my best line is, "so you know that medal that you wear..." not too hot, huh? good thing that i've got a couple of more weeks to work on it. in the meantime, got any suggestions?