Hey everyone! I am writing this blog from my new laptop!! i decided that if i am going to be spending the next few years of my life traveling and living in random places i should probably invest in a laptop. so i investigated and found one that i liked a lot. it is a Lenovo IdeaPad. lenovo makes computers for IBM, including the thinkpad, which is a really popular computer for business people. the Ideapad just came out this year and is geared more toward general use and web browsing. i love it! i spent a lot of time last night getting at all updated and put togeher. i'm working on transfering the files from my desktop to this one, so that eventually i can sell my desktop. i like having a desktop, and will continue to use it till i move out, and i thought about keeping it, but it really doesn't make sense to keep it when i can just buy a new one when i settle down in a place.
well everyone is gearing up to leave for spring break. most people have already left, but the soupbowl girls are heading out on sunday, so they'll at least be around this weekend. i am looking forward to a week with not too much going on, just work. no meetings or anything. i am pretty tired, i've had a long week, so it will be nice to have some down time. since some people are still in town, some of us are going down to staunton for dinner tonight, so that will be fun.
alright well, that's all for now.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
The Glory of it All
The title of this post is the title of a song we sang this weekend at williamsburg that i really like. it's by the david crowder band. listen to it!
this weekend was the annual conference for everyone in our region for young life. it's so fun to get away and hang out with such fun people all weekend. On saturday night a bunch of us went out to get ice cream for sarah's birthday. there were so many of us that we had to sit in three seperate booths (all next to/across from eachother). the boys at one table split the "crowd pleaser"; six scoops of ice cream with four toppings. they loved it of course.
i got back yesterday around five oclock and get to spend some time around the hosue by myself which was nice after a weekend surrounded by people the whole time. i cleaned my room and went through clothes and things like that. then a group of us went to applebees for our sunday routine to get half price appetizers after 9 oclock.
i woke up this morning with a terribly sore throat, so i took some airborne and slept a little more. work today was SO busy pretty much the whole day. we filled up pretty much two and a half times. it was the biggest tip day since i've worked there! i've been having a good time looking at a guide to london tea rooms that margaret got as a part of a package. i've picked out a few that i definitely want to go to!
it looks like i won't be able to have next week off (jmu's spring break), so i'll be sticking around harrisonburg and working. i'm bummed, but i had kind of been planning on having to work, so at least it's not a surprise. there will be other people around still, including some of the girls from the house.
i'm STILL working on reading 'east of eden', i'm about half way through. i'm really enjoying steinbeck's writing, and the story lines are really developing and coming together. i also just picked up a book called "the shack" which is supossed to be the 'pilgrim's progress" for our generation, so i'm excited to read that. alright enough for now!
this weekend was the annual conference for everyone in our region for young life. it's so fun to get away and hang out with such fun people all weekend. On saturday night a bunch of us went out to get ice cream for sarah's birthday. there were so many of us that we had to sit in three seperate booths (all next to/across from eachother). the boys at one table split the "crowd pleaser"; six scoops of ice cream with four toppings. they loved it of course.
i got back yesterday around five oclock and get to spend some time around the hosue by myself which was nice after a weekend surrounded by people the whole time. i cleaned my room and went through clothes and things like that. then a group of us went to applebees for our sunday routine to get half price appetizers after 9 oclock.
i woke up this morning with a terribly sore throat, so i took some airborne and slept a little more. work today was SO busy pretty much the whole day. we filled up pretty much two and a half times. it was the biggest tip day since i've worked there! i've been having a good time looking at a guide to london tea rooms that margaret got as a part of a package. i've picked out a few that i definitely want to go to!
it looks like i won't be able to have next week off (jmu's spring break), so i'll be sticking around harrisonburg and working. i'm bummed, but i had kind of been planning on having to work, so at least it's not a surprise. there will be other people around still, including some of the girls from the house.
i'm STILL working on reading 'east of eden', i'm about half way through. i'm really enjoying steinbeck's writing, and the story lines are really developing and coming together. i also just picked up a book called "the shack" which is supossed to be the 'pilgrim's progress" for our generation, so i'm excited to read that. alright enough for now!
Monday, February 18, 2008
I don't know how i have gotten to be so bad a keeping this up to date! i suppose it's because i feel like there isn't too much exciting going on. i've mostly just been working and hanging out. last friday we were assigned shadows for young life. so right now the spotswood team has five freshman following us around getting a taste for what young life really looks like. we had club on wednesday night, love club to be exact which was really fun. we played a dating game and scott gave a great talk.
i was able to go home on monday night so that i could vote on tuesday in the primaries. it was great to be home in time to meet mamma and daddy at isabella's for dinner and then hang out afterward. i went to lunch with mamma and greg on tuesday and then went and said hello to nannie and pop. then i went to starbucks and read for a while and hugn around. but, by the time i was ready to head back to harrisonburg it was raining and the weatehr wasn't looking so great. the forecast had said nothing about bad weather, in fact it was supossed to have gotten warmer during the day. so i set out for the trip back to hburg but about 15 minutes into the trip and ice accumulating on my car i decided that it wasn't worth adn turned around. i spent the night in lynchburg adn then left at 6:15 on wednesday morning to make it back for work at 8. itwas a long day!
this weekend has been pretty laid back. friday some of us went out to a bonfire for a little while, and then on saturday chase and kathleen came up from lynchburg to hang out. sarah milot (amy's sister) has also been in town this weekend, so we ate pizza and played mafia last night. today i went to church and then went to see the spotswood spring musical, peter pan. tongiht a few of us went out to dinner and then met up with others at applebees where they have appetizers for half price after 9. then we came back here and watched a few episodes of one of our favorite shows, "rob and big".
this week is looking pretty normal. i have work everyday, club on wednesday, and then next weekend is williamsburg weekend. every february there is a conference for all involved in young life in our region. it's alwasy really fun, lots of hang out time, learning time, and getting to see a lot of people!
alright i'm off to bed. love
i was able to go home on monday night so that i could vote on tuesday in the primaries. it was great to be home in time to meet mamma and daddy at isabella's for dinner and then hang out afterward. i went to lunch with mamma and greg on tuesday and then went and said hello to nannie and pop. then i went to starbucks and read for a while and hugn around. but, by the time i was ready to head back to harrisonburg it was raining and the weatehr wasn't looking so great. the forecast had said nothing about bad weather, in fact it was supossed to have gotten warmer during the day. so i set out for the trip back to hburg but about 15 minutes into the trip and ice accumulating on my car i decided that it wasn't worth adn turned around. i spent the night in lynchburg adn then left at 6:15 on wednesday morning to make it back for work at 8. itwas a long day!
this weekend has been pretty laid back. friday some of us went out to a bonfire for a little while, and then on saturday chase and kathleen came up from lynchburg to hang out. sarah milot (amy's sister) has also been in town this weekend, so we ate pizza and played mafia last night. today i went to church and then went to see the spotswood spring musical, peter pan. tongiht a few of us went out to dinner and then met up with others at applebees where they have appetizers for half price after 9. then we came back here and watched a few episodes of one of our favorite shows, "rob and big".
this week is looking pretty normal. i have work everyday, club on wednesday, and then next weekend is williamsburg weekend. every february there is a conference for all involved in young life in our region. it's alwasy really fun, lots of hang out time, learning time, and getting to see a lot of people!
alright i'm off to bed. love
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
i apologize
I am very sorry that it has been so long since my last update.... i would try and use the excuse that i have been really busy.. but you all know that i have just been working! I have had a little more going on these past few weeks with young life starting up and all that fun stuff. i had a great time at home last weekend for nina and charlie's wedding. this past weekend was the prayer overnight for young life down at rockbridge which is always fun.
this week i have been spending a lot of time thinking about what my plans are going to be for the first part of the summer. i know that i am leaving for london at the end of june, and i had been planning on going to do summer staff at trail west again for first session, which is may 22-june 21. but i don't think that i am going to be able to do that because Carter is getting married in north carolina on may 31st. so i'm thinking i'll probably hang around in virginia (probably h-burg so i can keep working) till it's time to go to london. i'll have to decide if it's worth keeping my car, or if i should sell it since i'll be out of the country for six months.
work has been going well, we had a few slow days at the end of last week, but it picked up again this week. we had a packed lunch and lots of people before and after, so that was great. i'm really settling in and feeling comfortable and like i'm part of the group. it feels like i've always been there!
still working on the same books. the ones that i am reading right now are longer and the john piper is pretty full of stuff and has a lot to think about so it's taking me a while.
On friday night the boys from the toolbox made us the dinner they owed us for winning the christmas decorating contest. we decided that to make it interesting we would come dressed in clothes from the ages. so we went to goodwill and found some pretty attrocious outfits. i'll upload some pictures once i get them from mel!
alright i think that's all for now. love to all.
this week i have been spending a lot of time thinking about what my plans are going to be for the first part of the summer. i know that i am leaving for london at the end of june, and i had been planning on going to do summer staff at trail west again for first session, which is may 22-june 21. but i don't think that i am going to be able to do that because Carter is getting married in north carolina on may 31st. so i'm thinking i'll probably hang around in virginia (probably h-burg so i can keep working) till it's time to go to london. i'll have to decide if it's worth keeping my car, or if i should sell it since i'll be out of the country for six months.
work has been going well, we had a few slow days at the end of last week, but it picked up again this week. we had a packed lunch and lots of people before and after, so that was great. i'm really settling in and feeling comfortable and like i'm part of the group. it feels like i've always been there!
still working on the same books. the ones that i am reading right now are longer and the john piper is pretty full of stuff and has a lot to think about so it's taking me a while.
On friday night the boys from the toolbox made us the dinner they owed us for winning the christmas decorating contest. we decided that to make it interesting we would come dressed in clothes from the ages. so we went to goodwill and found some pretty attrocious outfits. i'll upload some pictures once i get them from mel!
alright i think that's all for now. love to all.
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