Twas The Night Before...

Well, you'd think I'd be used to this day because it comes once every summer. However, I always end up running around like a crazy person, throwing things in my suitcase, freaking out because I misplaced my passport, and never getting any sleep. Yes, that's right, twas the night before Guatemala.  This year will be a little different due to the fact that I'm going to La Senda with Asbury students instead of my old youth group.  I think it'll be good though. New people, new memories.  It still seems surreal that at this time tomorrow I will be with my friends in a completely different country visiting my other friends whom I love so dearly.  I absolutely cannot wait for everything God is going to bless us with on this trip.  I ask that anyone who reads this feel compelled to pray for us during this next week.  And you can also follow our trip on our blog which will be updated hopefully every day:  newhopeguatemala@blogspot.com

Full Circle

Recently, I've been finding out that I have a lack of words to describe this summer.  People always ask how you're doing, how your summer is going, what all you've been up to, etc., and I have nothing to tell them.  Not that nothing has happened but quite the opposite.  Since my last post, I traveled to see extended family in New Garden, Ohio, was in Maine for about a month, went to a wedding in Mississippi, and spent a week in Guatemala.  In two days I move into my dorm to begin my junior year in college.  Everything is almost overwhelming, in a good way I must add.  Since I already mentioned that I'm currently at a loss for words as to what's been going on in my life, I think I'll just add some pictures from my recent activities and let those be the thousands of words I cannot seem to find.  The few words I have resonated with are that this summer, my life has come full circle.

Kayaking my days away into the Maine sunsets

Sailing in Maine

Pit stop in Oxford, MS. One of the greatest places on earth

Getting to watch my sister be the maid of honor in our friend Morgan's wedding

Getting to hang out with my oldest friend in the whole entire world

 Getting to hang out with this guy for a week :)

And getting to love on my second family

Full Circle.

this is the day

Not only is this the day that the Lord has made, but it's the day i begin blogging. Yes, I never quite thought this day would come.  I don't have any great wisdom to share, much less any reason to blog at all.  However, I do have a fairly uneventful summer job which gives me lots of time at a desk with a computer. Even though it means waking up early and working most days, summer is still my favorite time of the year.  Here are a few reasons why:

                                    quality time with the sister, not to mention amazing sundresses

the fourth of July, followed only by my birthday

Maine

and, of course, Guatemala :)

So...here's to high hopes and great expectations summer of 2011.  Don't let me down.