visits

it's been a while and a lot has happened.

so nicole came last weekend. it was so fun. paper route show friday night then symphony saturday night. and lots in between.

tuesday evening left for olathe. i was asked to be apart of an MNU viewbook. i guess they are writing a little story about me and then some photos to go along with the story. so i'm painting in mine because i talked about the mission trip i went on during spring break. i painted the majority of the time on the mission trip. we'll see how it turns out. i drove back last night.

this weekend is just going to be a great time to just relax. tomorrow night there is some type of dinner downtown in association with the farmer's market and markli and i are going with a friend. should be fun. i guess there is also a movie following the dinner. dinner and a movie, you know?

these last few weeks are going to fly by.

lyrical

nicole is coming this weekend!! we are going to a paper route show here in columbia. it will be my first show here. should be sweet. mom dinner all planned out for friday. it will be delish. chicken enchiladas, some vegetable, good salad, and special desert. so very excited. josh might meet us for the show too. and maybe dinner. it will be grand.

tonight we drove just thirty minutes away to the closest tj maxx. it's in jefferson city. i found some stuff for my bedroom. i had been wanting to change the colors--but i saw these two pillows that were last years theme so i decided to stick with those colors. the only reason i was going to change is because i like how my room looks now and i wouldn't mind it staying decorated like this when i come home. so the pillows are the sweet feather kind but decorative. then i found a rug. it's huge. has all of the colors and a few more. i also found a few pieces of clothing. good finds.

just wish i knew where and who i was living with in a month. i mean, NBD, right?

i have always loved these lyrics in coldplay's strawberry swing--"people movin' all the time, inside a perfectly straight line. don't you wanna just curve away? when it's such, it's such a perfect day."

sophie is getting pretty funny. she fake cries. yes, i believe she already knows about that. and she just has funny reactions to things that make me laugh. and she is big time grinning now. it's great. i think i'll be watching her until the day before moving day. AND i already have a job when i get back. i will be watching taylor johnson's sister's baby, charlotte. she was finally called back to work earlier this summer and asked me last week if i'd be interested in watching her m-f 2-5:30. i accepted.

peace yos

awakening

today was a great day. so was yesterday actually. lets start out with friday night.

friday night: drove to olathe for markli's SOAR at MNU. i hung out with janelle and then we went to a queen's club show. it was a good'n. then we went to steak n shake after that. it was delish. then i stayed the night at janelle's.

saturday: woke up. nicole picked me up. we drove to downtown KC to city market. she bought a couple things but we also ate brunch-meal at succotash. it was good. had this omelet that had ham, brie cheese, spinach and mushrooms. then we went to lollicup to get tea after. so get back to janelle's. gather my things (except i left my shampoo and conditioner). then markli and mom came to pick me up. we went over to our cousin geoff's house. he and his wife and daughter just had a baby boy, morrison. he was so cute. tiny. got to hold him for a bit. think i'll be doing some baby-sitting for them this year like i did last. :) then we drove home. markli and i had a night planned with sarah for markli's birthday. it was fun. first we met at chipotle for dinner. then went to see "away we go" at the sweet ragtag theater. (movie was decent, but had some inappropriateness in it. too bad.) afterwards we went to a unique ice cream place downtown. all of this was downtown. guaranteed fun time. then we called it a night.

sunday: worship team practice. sunday school. worship service. all were things i needed. all had very similar messages. it was just so good. definitely felt His presence there. after church we had the new and old church board members and family over for lunch. that was a lot of fun too. then we had the afternoon to get rested up for another party. markli had some teens over for a party after tonight's service. also good time. i was exhausted when i got back from taking papa back to his place. some people were still here. i just didn't care to entertain anymore. so, i went and got ready for bed.

it's been a great weekend.

YOU have a good week!

relaxin'

today it is so nice and cool out. it's like maybe in the 70's and overcast. great weather for an uneventful sunday afternoon. jon foreman has been the choice of the day.

i am ready to get back to "work". ready for that schedule again. it's almost caught me by surprise how much i want that consistency again. i am a person to go with the flow and just do whatever, but being gone for this long and no work has gotten to me. i imagine sophie has grown a lot. can't wait to see her tomorrow.

i also wouldn't mind figuring out my living situation for this year and just move in. i'm ready to have friends close again. i'm also excited markli will be coming this year. i think we're finally past that "get on each other's nerves" period--or we know when to stop and do something different. it's been good this summer. we've had some great laughs and will never stop that. :) i think she'll really enjoy college and dorm life and new friends.

looks like i won't be able to afford traveling anywhere else this summer. bums me out, but i'll get to it as soon as i can. in the process of fixing my car and catching back up on some other expenses. not having a job the past few months of school really did me in. but i'll be caught up again by the end of the summer. thank goodness.

i want to be better at keeping in contact with friends i don't see everyday. i'm terrible when it comes to that. i need to get back in an exercising routine. i need to get focused. enough said.

byeee

p.s. this is my background on my computer. it was a twitpic from coldplay. love it

cinema

yesterday markli and i spent most of the day at the condo reading. it was good. it's been raining for the past two days on and off, but cloudy all day. it's great.

today we spent the afternoon at the regal movie theater just up the street. we were only planning on seeing "My Sister's Keeper", but once we got out "The Proposal" was starting in 15 mins. we decided to go. first movie was sad but good. now i have to read the book. the second movie was a good one to follow with. some good laughs. most of the movie took place in alaska. it made me want to live there. it's so beautiful. (mom, you didn't read that.)

sitting in general assembly right now. two generals have been elected thus far. i believe david graves is in the lead for 3rd. i imagine he'll be the third, but there are two other opponents. not sure where they stand though.

our flight out of orlando airport is 5:30AM tomorrow. it will be a short night. but good to be home. hope it's not so hot when we get back. we want to see "Away We Go" once we get back with sarah. it is at this smaller theater in downtown columbia. can't wait to see it.

read a book yesterday that didn't end like i thought it would/wanted it to. weird when that happens because usually i like what the characters choose.

i'm sure updates will come through twitter and a blog once we get home.

adios