I'm up to the challenge

All right, it's true, the blogging has been a bit slower lately. So what's been going on? Right now, I'm sitting in the house of Ed and Gay Kaufman (Sean's parents) and watching their cat while they tour Europe. I am getting paid more for two weeks of enjoying cable tv and a fast internet than I get for a month of VS allowance. I hardly know how to spend my newfound wealth. Probably go to the oil companies as I drive my car home.

That's right, I'm driving home because I'm down to the final two weeks of my VS term here in Sioux Falls. I'm sad about leaving because I've made some great friends through the church and my work, but at the same time I'm looking forward to what's next. What's next is a year of adventure in Atlanta with the one and only Adam Roth. I fully expect the city will never know what hit it after we arrive.

Also to file under sad-but-I-have-to-try-to-put-a-nice-spin-on-it news: my good friend Becky is currently on a plane to land in Beijing. I remain hopeful that a visit to China will happen sometime next summer. Any other takers?

Finally, Melissa, I believe you asked how long one hour is? 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3,600 seconds = 33,093,474,372,000 (that's over 33 trillion) periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium 133 atom. Yes, I double-checked the math on that.

Over and out. The ball's back in your corner, Philip. And/or Melissa. Unless there is still someone else checking this thing out.

So disappointed again...that mine has been the last post! I am sick of reading it! Step up kids!
Last week at camp was one of the best in my life! I love kids! I had to drive a 15 passenger van of high on sugar and life screaming kids one whole hour to camp. Do you really know how long an hour is! I was the only adult in the vehicle! Talk about a fun time!! LOL I locked the doors and said...welcome to MIRACLE CAMP!!! Say good-bye to your parents and pass all you candy to the front and I will dispose of it properly....you thought this was church camp...ha ha ha..opps more like...mahaa mahha ahhhaaa.. (well how ever you type an evil laugh!)
Tons of kids....tons of candy....no parents! Fun activities! No A/C! Hot summer days and nights! A week could get no better! You know what I am talking about!

my life

YESS!!! I finally made it in after 5 failed log-in attempts!! It has been so long! Come on guys if I can get loged on....you can too!
Good to read the updates... Man what are those Baptist theives thinking?? For real...
So I was thinking so hard what to post about my life.....nothing came to mind...I was about ready to mope around about my sad life then I realized....why do we (or maybe just I) as human nature go to the negative so fast. I am on a mission to axe that out of my life!! For real-io!!
Most exciting events in my life since last updating!!!!
1. My amazing family trip to Ecuador to visit Jodi the little sis living there for a semester through Goshen's BCA program.



Standing in the middle of the world!
The sibs looking out over Quito. We are at 13,000 ft. Thus jackets!
I had a blast and lived it up like a true tourist yet remembering to celebrate diversity and cultivate a culture of service at every opportunity!! Sweet!
2. I moved to a sweet duplex in a residential neighborhood full of trees and inbetween two rivers! A golf course next door..aka almost my lawn! I love it! For the summer my brother is the roomie...in the fall friend from church will be moving in as the bro goes back to grad school.
3. I am done with my summer online statistics course! Yep it was as fun as it sounds! I can not be anymore excitied!! BELIEVE ME! I start graduate school for my Nurse Practicioner degree in August.
4. My old roomate Kellie got married last Saturday in a beautiful outdoor country ceremony! It was hot but I am pretty sure I was hotter!!! lol
Ok I am headed to bed I am offically tired! I work all holiday week-end...so you crazy kids go out there and shoot some real firecrackers for me!!! Be safe and remember STOP! DROP! and ROLL! PEACE