why? cause today is the first day the team will be in Mexico:]
sigh. I don't even know what to write. It's been a hard couple weeks. I am having mixed emotions. The team is there..they made it. It's just so weird..why am I not there..why am I way up here..in Washington..when they are all down in Mexico..at this very minute..all the people I love, in one of the places I love the most. Don't get me wrong..I love all the people in Washington and Montana..but..its just, I learnt so much there..the relationships you build while there are amazing..
I miss the Mexicans..
I miss the drive back to the ranch while Monte drives..
I miss the dryness..
I miss the missionaries..
I miss the time spend with the team..and the closeness you get with everyone..
I miss the brickyard..
I miss the food..
I miss the orphanage..
I miss the mountains..
I miss the rain..
I miss the swing set..
I miss the sunrises and sunsets..
I miss city..
I even miss Polly..the annoying, barking chihuahua that lived next door..
and even the cockroaches..which you knew were near once you heard the shriek of a girls voice followed by the pounding of a flip flop against the cool tile floor trying to kill it!
I miss it all!
The list could honestly go on and on.
I am so overjoyed for the team tho..they get to experience all that..I just wish I was there to experience it with them..
but I know..God's will is PERFECT! and there is a reason why they went and some stayed..
I am so glad Hannah got to go..:] for the third time..how great is that! :]
I just can't stop smiling...I am sooo happy for them!
And..they are updating the blog daily..check it out..I know I'm going to be checking it every evening:)
And I am going to go to a few Mexican restaurants while they are down there..just so I can somewhat join in on the fun..and remember all I learnt and experienced there..and we got some good Mexican places up here..:]
Oh..also..a couple of the team members said they wanted something to take along on the trip that would represent me..seeing I couldn't go..we thought and thought...some mentioned a life size picture of me..but I immediately said no to that. But we agreed to a bobble head turtle, one I got from Mexico last year:] So, Megan the Turtle has made it their safely..that I know of..Bastian is taking care of her..I'm hoping she doesn't come back with a broken neck..or even get lost:]
well..its late..and I must get going..I need to wake up somewhat early..going to babysit my three lil cousin in the morning:]
love you all!
p.s..amber, dj, and jaylea get here in a little over a day..I am soo excited:] I cant wait to see them...ahhh:]
ohh..p.s.s..;] I am allergic to bee stings..and you guessed it..I got stung..two days ago..and can you believe it..its gotten worse..swollen, red, hurting, and itching. That's what going on with my ankle at the moment. Ahh...and the swelling is spreading around my ankle and up the leg..if you could pray it get better and not infected..that'd be grreat!!! :]
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
It's a sad, sad day..
I'm missing slurpee day:/ and already missed free chicken day (cow day:) at chickfila...why doesnt the north have such places..sigh..who needs those calories anyway..(bare with me while I try and talk myself into thinking its not as exciting as it really is)..
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
It's Actually July.
I just realized that the other day.
June has honestly, been the longest month..I have ever experienced in my life.
Throughout this month, I have quit my job..which in a way, seem like several months, but also like I could just run and get that uniform on and jump on in and help with the lunch rush! ;) The week after I quit, my chick-fil-a got a new owner and two managers. I got introduced to him by Melanie(the former boss) and he acted like it wouldn’t be a problem for me to come back and work there when I am on my summer break! Which would be so amazing..then I wouldn’t have to go through the chore of finding a new job, going store to store, filling out applications, interviews…and all that junk! :] Or, another option, is, my friend, Lee, who used to be a manager at chick-fil-a..but is now working at Olive Garden, said he could probably get me a job there for the summer as a hostess. I think that would be an exciting job..for a change!
Ok..back to all what happened this month. :]
I spent the weekend I quit my job with few girls from the mission. Originally, we were going to have a big sleepover for my birthday..but it never worked out. So a couple girls organized a girls weekend! Earliesh Saturday morning, we headed to the beach!! I guess I should add pictures! If I have time I will..or else they will have their own separate post! :] So anyway, we went to the beach and walk along the shore, then, went back to the car and got our lunch, then took it down to the beach to eat it. Then, after awhile, we made our way to Maitland and checked into our hotel room. If I remember correctly, the rest of the girls went down to the swimming pool and Jenna, Sarah, and I sat up on the bed talking and eating most of the bag of candy! :] hehe! Then, we went over to Cranes Roost, Jenna brought her guitar, and we just had a great night worshipping and singing praises to God! It was such a great night, during our time of singing, a girl walked by..then started walking back towards us, she came and joined us! Since then, she has actually hung out with us a time or two which is really neat!! We then went back to the hotel and played games, got massages, and watched a movie..but I feel asleep before they watched it! :] The next morning, we went to Cranes Roost and had a bible study and some more songs..what a great morning that was! :] Thank you girls for putting that whole weekend together..it was such an amazing time! I loved it! Then, on our way back to Sanford, Mary, Jenna, and I hung out at the mall for awhile while I was waiting for my ride from Richie. Which brings me to my next thing..
Chick-fil-a was all meeting at Chilies, their treat..[free meal..why not;] no, but the reason was to meet the new owner and managers and to say goodbye to all our former owner and managers.
Lets see..what happened next..
Mary, Sarah, and I, went out to get a tan. I was set on coming up north tan while everyone up here would still be white. Well..we ended up being out there longer then expected all because of Dove chocolate. It melted in the sun, so we had fun putting it on our lips, making a mustache, and putting hearts on our faces. And the tanning results were…a burn, which turned to into a solid layer of lil blisters all over my chest. I should put a picture of that just to gross y’all out! :]
Ohh my goodness..so much happened..i’m having trouble remembering it all. Lets see..
Some friends from church came over one night to watch a movie. It was Seven Pounds..none of em had seen it!! I think its pretty good! :]
Our MK youth group had a summer BBQ type thing..which was a lot of fun!! That night..we also met two new aussie friends. Their family was staying in the guest house. James and Heidi! We showed them around. And also got them in trouble by their father. Ya see..we went were down in the lobby talking till midnight, then we went over to the new park and talked..actually hiding while the security guard made her rounds, then went over to the schools playground which is where their father found us..he was furious and it was late. Anyway..but it was a grrreat night.
Oh, one night, Chad came over to hang out with us..we ended up playing Pinochle. I learned to play it in 4th grade, I didn’t really like it then, it was more like a chore cause they made me…cause there wasn’t enough people for teams unless I played! But I enjoyed it this time. And that was the night chad brought back my ring from png that I ordered! So I was really excited! :] Thanks Chad!
Another night, a bunch of us girls rented one of the guest house rooms. We had a great night..games, scary stories..jenna lead us all around outside while telling one, and singing out on the riverwalk in the middle of the night! (hair on the bathroom ceiling) I’m probably missing something..
Saying a bunch of goodbyes. And the morning I left..Matt and Sarah got up real early to see me off. We left 5 o’clock sharp. Not to mention matt lives 30 min away. That meant so much guys..thanks! :]
We then got to Seattle, Wa, and made our way up to Bellingham..the place where I grew up!
The next night..we were able to go to a cousins birthday party, and got to see a bunch of family. Which was exciting!
Also..our three lil cousins, Eleiya, Anika, and Alder took just a few minutes to warm up..and now..its like we never left!! It was great spending a couple days with them.
Also..we spend a day in the hospital..my uncle kyle..who is only 8 years older than me and like a brother..and something wrong with his teeth..im still not completely sure, but, he couldn’t open his mouth, had a hard time breathing, and was is so much pain. But he is doing so much better now!
We made the day drive..12 hours or so to Montana. While here..we went to Monarch, spent time with some family that came down to see us, and have played plenty of games:]
Also, we had to speak at a church…like I said in my last post..it went..well. I thought I could of done better..but ohh well. We’ll see how the other ones do.
All this to say…it has been such a long but grrreat month..the best of my life..seriously..minus the goodbyes;]
Go ahead and remind me of all the other stuff we did the month of june..I forget a lot of it!
love you all:)
June has honestly, been the longest month..I have ever experienced in my life.
Throughout this month, I have quit my job..which in a way, seem like several months, but also like I could just run and get that uniform on and jump on in and help with the lunch rush! ;) The week after I quit, my chick-fil-a got a new owner and two managers. I got introduced to him by Melanie(the former boss) and he acted like it wouldn’t be a problem for me to come back and work there when I am on my summer break! Which would be so amazing..then I wouldn’t have to go through the chore of finding a new job, going store to store, filling out applications, interviews…and all that junk! :] Or, another option, is, my friend, Lee, who used to be a manager at chick-fil-a..but is now working at Olive Garden, said he could probably get me a job there for the summer as a hostess. I think that would be an exciting job..for a change!
Ok..back to all what happened this month. :]
I spent the weekend I quit my job with few girls from the mission. Originally, we were going to have a big sleepover for my birthday..but it never worked out. So a couple girls organized a girls weekend! Earliesh Saturday morning, we headed to the beach!! I guess I should add pictures! If I have time I will..or else they will have their own separate post! :] So anyway, we went to the beach and walk along the shore, then, went back to the car and got our lunch, then took it down to the beach to eat it. Then, after awhile, we made our way to Maitland and checked into our hotel room. If I remember correctly, the rest of the girls went down to the swimming pool and Jenna, Sarah, and I sat up on the bed talking and eating most of the bag of candy! :] hehe! Then, we went over to Cranes Roost, Jenna brought her guitar, and we just had a great night worshipping and singing praises to God! It was such a great night, during our time of singing, a girl walked by..then started walking back towards us, she came and joined us! Since then, she has actually hung out with us a time or two which is really neat!! We then went back to the hotel and played games, got massages, and watched a movie..but I feel asleep before they watched it! :] The next morning, we went to Cranes Roost and had a bible study and some more songs..what a great morning that was! :] Thank you girls for putting that whole weekend together..it was such an amazing time! I loved it! Then, on our way back to Sanford, Mary, Jenna, and I hung out at the mall for awhile while I was waiting for my ride from Richie. Which brings me to my next thing..
Chick-fil-a was all meeting at Chilies, their treat..[free meal..why not;] no, but the reason was to meet the new owner and managers and to say goodbye to all our former owner and managers.
Lets see..what happened next..
Mary, Sarah, and I, went out to get a tan. I was set on coming up north tan while everyone up here would still be white. Well..we ended up being out there longer then expected all because of Dove chocolate. It melted in the sun, so we had fun putting it on our lips, making a mustache, and putting hearts on our faces. And the tanning results were…a burn, which turned to into a solid layer of lil blisters all over my chest. I should put a picture of that just to gross y’all out! :]
Ohh my goodness..so much happened..i’m having trouble remembering it all. Lets see..
Some friends from church came over one night to watch a movie. It was Seven Pounds..none of em had seen it!! I think its pretty good! :]
Our MK youth group had a summer BBQ type thing..which was a lot of fun!! That night..we also met two new aussie friends. Their family was staying in the guest house. James and Heidi! We showed them around. And also got them in trouble by their father. Ya see..we went were down in the lobby talking till midnight, then we went over to the new park and talked..actually hiding while the security guard made her rounds, then went over to the schools playground which is where their father found us..he was furious and it was late. Anyway..but it was a grrreat night.
Oh, one night, Chad came over to hang out with us..we ended up playing Pinochle. I learned to play it in 4th grade, I didn’t really like it then, it was more like a chore cause they made me…cause there wasn’t enough people for teams unless I played! But I enjoyed it this time. And that was the night chad brought back my ring from png that I ordered! So I was really excited! :] Thanks Chad!
Another night, a bunch of us girls rented one of the guest house rooms. We had a great night..games, scary stories..jenna lead us all around outside while telling one, and singing out on the riverwalk in the middle of the night! (hair on the bathroom ceiling) I’m probably missing something..
Saying a bunch of goodbyes. And the morning I left..Matt and Sarah got up real early to see me off. We left 5 o’clock sharp. Not to mention matt lives 30 min away. That meant so much guys..thanks! :]
We then got to Seattle, Wa, and made our way up to Bellingham..the place where I grew up!
The next night..we were able to go to a cousins birthday party, and got to see a bunch of family. Which was exciting!
Also..our three lil cousins, Eleiya, Anika, and Alder took just a few minutes to warm up..and now..its like we never left!! It was great spending a couple days with them.
Also..we spend a day in the hospital..my uncle kyle..who is only 8 years older than me and like a brother..and something wrong with his teeth..im still not completely sure, but, he couldn’t open his mouth, had a hard time breathing, and was is so much pain. But he is doing so much better now!
We made the day drive..12 hours or so to Montana. While here..we went to Monarch, spent time with some family that came down to see us, and have played plenty of games:]
Also, we had to speak at a church…like I said in my last post..it went..well. I thought I could of done better..but ohh well. We’ll see how the other ones do.
All this to say…it has been such a long but grrreat month..the best of my life..seriously..minus the goodbyes;]
Go ahead and remind me of all the other stuff we did the month of june..I forget a lot of it!
love you all:)
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