Friendship Reconciled

Two Friday nights ago, I got to spend the evening with my good friend Alyssa. So fun to hang out with Alyssa. Our friendship has gone through such reconciliation. It's been a bumpy road at times with us, but what a learning and growing experience it has been. I am just glad that we made it out on the other side and enjoy spending time with one another. Because our schedules are as crazy as they are, it can be difficult to find time to get to hang out, but this Friday night was perfect. I went over to Alyssa's after stopping at QFC for salad ingredients. We made delicious chicken fettuccine with a homemade sauce and delicious green salad. It was a simply yet very yummy meal made in great company. It was fun to just laugh and share life together. After dinner we headed to the PLU volleyball game where our girls kicked some bootay! I love sporting events and it's always a plus when our team wins. Afterwards we heard there was an all campus event going on in one of the resident halls so we went and checked it out. We got some free candy out of the deal, but mostly just felt old. We remembered back to our "younger" years in college and laughed at ourselves as we watched all the new freshmen run around. On our way back to the car Alyssa got really excited at all the puddles that were formed by the massive rain downpour that night. She very badly wanted me to puddle jump with her, but I just wasn't down with getting all wet, so I played photographer while she enjoyed the splashes. We ended the evening back at her apartment with a movie about firemen and the excitement of the fireman in her life. A great night overall that I hope to repeat. :)

The dinner we made was so delicious!




Enjoying being friends




We wanted to be silly








Alyssa jumping for joy into a puddle




Alyssa is all wet and I am totally dry :)

A Sunrise Hike

On Sunday, September 12, 2010 I went on a hike....Oh I was taking a hike, looking for something that I like, when a voice came from the woods, and looking at me was a hippo! :D Well not exactly like that, but I did take a hike, a sunrise hike actually. Lindsay and I had planned to meet at like 8 am to go on a hike to Tiger Mountain. She texted me the night before and asked me if I would like to make it a sunrise hike at Mt. Rainier instead. At first I thought she was joking, but then I realized she was serious. She really meant we should get up super early and watch the sunrise from the mountain. I figured, this is the best time of my life to do such things so I said sure why not. On Saturday night I went to bed at midnight with an alarm set for 3:45 am. When I woke up, I was surprised at how rested I felt. It took us till almost 6 am to get up to the mountain and the sun began to rise as we began our hike. Sadly we did not see the sun rise from the highest point in our hike, but it was still beautiful to watch the sun change colors as it made its early morning appearance. We hiked 6 miles in 3 hours which is more than I have moved my body in a long time. I was feeling it the next day when I could barely move my legs without sore pains, but it was worth it all. The beauty of God's majesty from thousands of feet up took my breath away. I want to do that hike again with a drawing pad and a notebook where i can take the time to hike a little and then pause and contemplate and reflect through drawings and writings the glory of the Lord in His creation.

Never seen a more glorious sunrise!



Fun early morning adventure with Lindsa




Glory!



Oh to gaze upon the Beauty of the Lord's creation!



I made it to the top! I love hiking, but I am not the best hiker ever. Do with passion and perseverance will come!

Beth Anne's Visit! :D

So, Beth Anne had to come home to Olympia for Labor Day weekend to do some family stuff and because Olympia is just a short distance from Parkland, I got the joy of seeing her pretty little face for a few hours. It was so fun to just get to see her. It has been a huge blessing that I have gotten to see Jenny, Skye, Kati, and Beth Anne all since camp got out. This summer was incredible and it wouldn't have been the same without these ladies. I look forward to seeing more what the Lord has in store for our friendships as the days go by.


Yay to see Beth Anne, what a blessing!




We surprised Emma at work



Skye joined us in our adventure




We got Baskin Robins and then drove around trying to find the park I wanted to take them to, but I couldn't find it so we just ended up driving in a big circle :)

Adventures in Portland, Round #1

So I meant to write this post more quickly once I returned from Portland, but that didn't happen, so I am writing it now. On August 27th I found myself laying on my bed in Tacoma surfing facebook for some time wondering what I was going to do with the weekend ahead of me. I didn't have any plans for Friday night or Saturday and it seemed like everyone I asked was either not back in town yet or had to work. As I lay there bored, a grand idea came to my mind, why don't I go to Portland for the weekend!? I missed Kati dearly already and thought it was the perfect timing before school really got started so I said why not and texted Kati to see if it was ok. She thought it was a grand idea as well and so I was off and on my way in less than an hour. It was so great to see Kati and get to meet many of her friends including the main ones she had told me about throughout the summer. We didn't do anything major over the weekend, but it was fun to just get to hang out with one another and share life outside of camp.

Celebrating Kati's Birthday at the Kennedy School (such a cool restaurant)


The Most Camp Besties (not looking campy)





Being Silly

Three Little Faces

Coming back from camp to life in Tacoma has been a big adjustment for me. Life is so different when you are not around the same 60 or so people every day of the week. Going back to being depended on by very little people for their needs was an adjustment too. It helps though when those very little people can soften your heart to melted butter with just a small glance of their perfect smiles. I missed Eva, Alexis, and Charlotte so much while I was gone at camp and it's so great to be back in the act with them now that I have adjusted. Charlotte has changed the most since I was gone though, it's crazy. When I left she was still a tiny baby it seems. She could only crawl around and say a few words like Mama and Bye. Then I come back and she's not only walking, but running around and saying words left and right. She knows how to follow instructions, though she doesn't always choose to, and she truly has a mind of her own. She knows what she wants, but has some difficulty relaying the message to you. All in all it's been fun to be back and see the new tricks the girls have come up with.



Charlotte age 18 months






Alexis age 3





Eva age 4.5

Summer Wordle