So I invited myself to the Shaker for supper last night. (hey, my days as a Shaker sister are fast slipping away and all the rights and privileges thereof.... not that there are any, but still) Mark cooked some great sirloins, I definitely picked the right night to come.
After supper was singing at the nursing home. There were only ten of us but the residents were very appreciative and we actually sounded pretty good. I liked it a lot. Matt and I went to custard cup afterward even though it was a little too cold for ice cream. I got a chocolate snowstorm with peanut butter.... yum... that stuff is amazing. We hung out at the shake for a while afterwards... good times. Crazy that he's almost done.
I stopped at Hessel house on my way back home. I was good to see those girls too. It's been almost a week and a half since I've seen them...too long. :)
Work is going pretty well. The first week is always kinda slow... but yeah... I like it. Tomorrow I get to play with the GC all day.
Blessings.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
ivy covered walls
It's been a pretty busy weekend. Friday was my last day at PDC. It wasn't too sad. I didn't have anything to do really, so didn't go back after lunch. Some of the people I worked with took me out to Old Chicago for pizza. Which I love. Friday night we had the yg at our house.
Someday when I'm rich and famous and have a house, remind me not to plant ivy. We had some by the front steps and it was really overgrown. We would find it growing inside the house- in the basement lights, and in the stove vent. It was also getting up under the siding... so Shelly and I tore it out on Saturday. It didn't really want to come so that was fun. There are also a lot of scary bugs down by the foundation.
I made Jakey show me how to drive the loader tractor so we could haul the ivy away. There were a few scary moments... he didn't tell me that I wasn't supposed to use the brakes. And he was barely hanging on the fender at the time. um... yeah. But I figured it out finally, and managed to back it into the shed without destroying anything.
Dad and I moved my two ash trees from one side of the garden to the other. I hope they make it, they were free and it will be pretty sad if they die.
It was invite a guest weekend so that's what I did most of today. I start at the Ag Lab tomorrow. woot.
Someday when I'm rich and famous and have a house, remind me not to plant ivy. We had some by the front steps and it was really overgrown. We would find it growing inside the house- in the basement lights, and in the stove vent. It was also getting up under the siding... so Shelly and I tore it out on Saturday. It didn't really want to come so that was fun. There are also a lot of scary bugs down by the foundation.
I made Jakey show me how to drive the loader tractor so we could haul the ivy away. There were a few scary moments... he didn't tell me that I wasn't supposed to use the brakes. And he was barely hanging on the fender at the time. um... yeah. But I figured it out finally, and managed to back it into the shed without destroying anything.
Dad and I moved my two ash trees from one side of the garden to the other. I hope they make it, they were free and it will be pretty sad if they die.
It was invite a guest weekend so that's what I did most of today. I start at the Ag Lab tomorrow. woot.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
La Manana Gloriosa
that spanish cd that I helped sing on came in the mail today. it's pretty cool. I may have listened to it a few times already.
Kendra B. and I met with some older single sisters tonight to talk about yg stuff... good times... they're a lot of fun, and they have all kinds of good ideas. I lack energy though...
Blessings.
Kendra B. and I met with some older single sisters tonight to talk about yg stuff... good times... they're a lot of fun, and they have all kinds of good ideas. I lack energy though...
Blessings.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Cary, NC
So the north Carolina trip was wonderful. :) It was really good to get away for a few days with some quality people.
We left Thursday from champaign... around 4:30ish I think. The trip out went pretty fast, I drove some. West Virginia is a creepy state at night... it reminded me of this horror movie that I watched in high school about cannibalistic hillbillies in the WV woods. And we stopped at this out of the way gas station that was kind of scary looking.... it was fun to joke about all weekend.
It was 6am NC time when we got to our very nice hotel (hooray for the Cat discount!)... Bob came and got the guys and us girls crashed for a few hours. Then we all went to Cat and were properly welcomed and got name tags and hats... Bob had some Cat equipment set up and we got to play with them for a few hours... seriously, so much fun.
We spent the rest of the afternoon/ evening at Bob's apartment- went to the grocery store and got frozen pizzas for supper and stuff for lunch and supper on Saturday. There's a lake by the apartment complex so we went for a walk and played on the playground. Most of us went to the airport to pick up Nic and then we just sat around and threw things for a while.
I shared a hotel room with Sarah and Susan- such a good time. :) Saturday morning we met up with the guys and drove to the beach. The weather was amazing- and there weren't very many people out. Played football for a while (I ran back and forth...just not my thing), made sandwiches for lunch, went for a walk in the surf, played volleyball without a net... and got sunburnt even though I used sunscreen. O well. Amber had to get wet of course, but I'm not sure why I had to. I was minding my own business retrieving the volleyball and I was forcibly dragged into the Atlantic against my will. Ok, so I'll admit to not putting up a fight because the water was amazing and I kind of wanted to go in anyway. Plus, Amber and Bob both got wet again so that made it worth it. :)
On the way back to Cary us soggy people rode in the back seat of Bob's car while Nic and Rogan drove. (Rogan was shifting and Sass was working the clutch for a while...) Good times and good conversation. After we all cleaned up Matt and Nic grilled burgers for supper... went down by the lake and chilled...talked about starting a church in Cary... us girls were sitting on a bench and some teenage kids wandered over. They were carrying around a 24 pack and had definitely been drinking, and they wanted to introduce themselves. It was pretty funny really... Amber asked them straight out how old they were... and one of the kids tried to light a cigarette in his shirt which led to my favorite Sarah quote ever- "Stop, drop, and roll." I don't think I have ever been hit on by 17ish yearolds before. And the guys didn't even come to our rescue... eeesh. At least we had Kaleigh to protect us. :)
Matt's birthday was Saturday, he got a large box full of peeps and a tractor. There was ice cream thanks to Sarah and Susan and we spent the rest of the evening in random conversation and comfortable silence and passing the aloe around.
Sunday morning we left from the hotel (after waiting for the guys and watching the Pope in NY) and had an uneventful trip home. I drove about half way through some very beautiful country, WV isn't nearly as scary in the daylight. I was sad when we got back... it really was a great weekend.
I have more pictures on facebook.
We left Thursday from champaign... around 4:30ish I think. The trip out went pretty fast, I drove some. West Virginia is a creepy state at night... it reminded me of this horror movie that I watched in high school about cannibalistic hillbillies in the WV woods. And we stopped at this out of the way gas station that was kind of scary looking.... it was fun to joke about all weekend.It was 6am NC time when we got to our very nice hotel (hooray for the Cat discount!)... Bob came and got the guys and us girls crashed for a few hours. Then we all went to Cat and were properly welcomed and got name tags and hats... Bob had some Cat equipment set up and we got to play with them for a few hours... seriously, so much fun.
We spent the rest of the afternoon/ evening at Bob's apartment- went to the grocery store and got frozen pizzas for supper and stuff for lunch and supper on Saturday. There's a lake by the apartment complex so we went for a walk and played on the playground. Most of us went to the airport to pick up Nic and then we just sat around and threw things for a while.
I shared a hotel room with Sarah and Susan- such a good time. :) Saturday morning we met up with the guys and drove to the beach. The weather was amazing- and there weren't very many people out. Played football for a while (I ran back and forth...just not my thing), made sandwiches for lunch, went for a walk in the surf, played volleyball without a net... and got sunburnt even though I used sunscreen. O well. Amber had to get wet of course, but I'm not sure why I had to. I was minding my own business retrieving the volleyball and I was forcibly dragged into the Atlantic against my will. Ok, so I'll admit to not putting up a fight because the water was amazing and I kind of wanted to go in anyway. Plus, Amber and Bob both got wet again so that made it worth it. :)
On the way back to Cary us soggy people rode in the back seat of Bob's car while Nic and Rogan drove. (Rogan was shifting and Sass was working the clutch for a while...) Good times and good conversation. After we all cleaned up Matt and Nic grilled burgers for supper... went down by the lake and chilled...talked about starting a church in Cary... us girls were sitting on a bench and some teenage kids wandered over. They were carrying around a 24 pack and had definitely been drinking, and they wanted to introduce themselves. It was pretty funny really... Amber asked them straight out how old they were... and one of the kids tried to light a cigarette in his shirt which led to my favorite Sarah quote ever- "Stop, drop, and roll." I don't think I have ever been hit on by 17ish yearolds before. And the guys didn't even come to our rescue... eeesh. At least we had Kaleigh to protect us. :)
Matt's birthday was Saturday, he got a large box full of peeps and a tractor. There was ice cream thanks to Sarah and Susan and we spent the rest of the evening in random conversation and comfortable silence and passing the aloe around.
Sunday morning we left from the hotel (after waiting for the guys and watching the Pope in NY) and had an uneventful trip home. I drove about half way through some very beautiful country, WV isn't nearly as scary in the daylight. I was sad when we got back... it really was a great weekend.
I have more pictures on facebook.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Just Can't Wait
to get on the road again!
I'm leaving for Cary, NC tomorrow(today i guess) after work with some super fun chicas and some guys. Woohoo! I'm excited.
Fairbury was great fun... I donated 10 inches of hair to locks of love.... And I spent the evening in Champaign with a few washington yg people. It was great... I love shaker singings. and U of I people.
It's past my bedtime. Goodnight.
I'm leaving for Cary, NC tomorrow(today i guess) after work with some super fun chicas and some guys. Woohoo! I'm excited.
Fairbury was great fun... I donated 10 inches of hair to locks of love.... And I spent the evening in Champaign with a few washington yg people. It was great... I love shaker singings. and U of I people.
It's past my bedtime. Goodnight.
Friday, April 11, 2008
and Rain
This week was the start of the crazy busy spring season at work. Everything is mostly unfrozen now, so we're getting all kinds of samples because all of our clients have to test for EPA compliance. And for some reason they all have to do it right now. Eeesh. I had to stop for Dr. Pepper pretty much every day after work.
Last weekend was really great. Congerville was such a fun time. I forget how many people I know over there, and it was really good to catch up. It was soo nice out so after church Audrey and I went on a long walk through the woods and managed to get slightly muddy.
um... not much else is new....life's pretty boring.... I'm almost done with Kendra's musical costume. I quit my job and I'm starting at the Ag Lab in a few weeks. I think I might go to Fairbury for testimonies/baptisms this weekend.
Blessings.
Last weekend was really great. Congerville was such a fun time. I forget how many people I know over there, and it was really good to catch up. It was soo nice out so after church Audrey and I went on a long walk through the woods and managed to get slightly muddy.
um... not much else is new....life's pretty boring.... I'm almost done with Kendra's musical costume. I quit my job and I'm starting at the Ag Lab in a few weeks. I think I might go to Fairbury for testimonies/baptisms this weekend.
Blessings.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Sunshine
I like spring a lot. I planted some lily of the valley today. And hauled a lot of wheel barrow loads of winter debris from the yard.
A band of marauding Indians attacked me and set my wheel barrow on fire, but they ran off and left me my scalp so... I let them do it a few more times. :)
Clayton and I went shopping tonight. He doused himself with cologne at Hollister and now my car smells like SoCal.
I invited myself to Congerville tomorrow since I haven't been there in years. Should be good.
Blessings.
A band of marauding Indians attacked me and set my wheel barrow on fire, but they ran off and left me my scalp so... I let them do it a few more times. :)
Clayton and I went shopping tonight. He doused himself with cologne at Hollister and now my car smells like SoCal.
I invited myself to Congerville tomorrow since I haven't been there in years. Should be good.
Blessings.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
uiyg
so college weekend and nerd night (which i missed) reminded me of this list that some of the U of I girls came up with last year. good memories. :D
Top 10 things to Love about the U of I YG:
9.5 You learn how to duck
9. Jeremy’s announcements
8.5 Bubble Tea
8. We aren’t good at small talk, but we just don’t care
7.5 Studying together is a young group activity
7. Water fights in the house
6.626 x 10-34 We analyze quantum physics after singings
6.5 Polar Pop parties
6.022 Mole Day!
6. Four part harmony: 1 soprano, 1 alto, and a whole lot of Bass
5.5 Trivial Pursuit
5. Rubber band wars
4.75 Blake’s taffy
4.5 It’s wise to own a squirt gun
4. Twenty Questions
3.5 Sand Volleyball
3.14 Pi(e) Day!
3. There are many situations where a mask is appropriate
2.5 Four words: Big Quad, Little Chalk
2.25 Snowball fights in the house
2. Champaign Sunday school kids
1.5 We’re on a first name basis with the late-night Perkins’ staff
1. The coolest brethren and sisteren ever!
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