the start of something new

so, camp starts tomorrow. i cannot believe it is finally here! i'm in the office and about to eat lunch...today is a big day for all of us. we'll be heading back to birmingham to drop off some vehicles and we are also going over pre-reg duties and reg-duties. after, we'll be going out to eat as a team and having a commissioning service. oh yeah, walmart later too...wow lots. i'm so excited! i'm sure that there will be much more to tell after it actually starts. :) woohooo student life!

amazing.

this experience has so far been, by far, the most incredible thing that i have ever been apart of. i've been so insanely busy these past few days because it's training week and we start camp on saturday. i'm already noticing i'm meeting some of my best friends. brown team is amazing and i cannot wait to see what God will be able to do with everyone! worship has been incredible as well. being with over 100 other believers as they sing praises to God is truly amazing. i'm already being touched by others. it is apparant to me that God has put me here for a reason and i'm so excited to get this summer started.
as for my job...it is very interesting. i'm still for sure learning the ropes and all the things that my job entails. this job fits me and i'm so excited to be doing things i love all summer and being able to be a minister to others. one very amazing thing that has happened to me already has involved a very special brown team member. his name is james and he is so inspirational and truly the most wonderful example of faith. he is from kenya, africa and is here as a graduate of compassion international. his testimony is incredible and the way he prays to the Lord is so moving. he is going to teach me many things this summer and has already been humbling me. :) i cannot wait to share with you all what the first week of camp will bring, but be praying that the holy spirit will be there and be working. i miss you all!

ahhh.

tomorrow i'm leaving! i cannot believe it is here already!...so thursday i went to the melting pot and it was scrumptious. it was so nice to have some quality time with jeremiah before i leave! he was so sweet, i love him! and i lost my phone thursday night. not a good time to lose your phone just two days before leaving. turns out, mackenzie hid my phone to be funny and totally forgot about it. she realized after i had been to the cingular store already and got a new sim card. one day i might think that is funny... :) hah. yesterday i just slept in and had some family time :) i visited my grandma too. she is so funny and i love her :) today is slightly different. i am about to go upstairs and look for stuff to sell at a yard sale our neighbors are having. today i have lots to do. lots to do includes: completing my FAFSA, washing my car, finishing up packing, finishing up surprises i have started, picking up some medicine, making a strawberry desert, and dog sitting. phew. it helps to have it all written out like that. well, i have so much to do and so little time....i'll update when i'm there! yippee. :)

4 days

i am leaving in 4 days and that is crazy to me! i cannot believe i am about to be gone for months! ahhhh! well, today should be a good one for me :) i just woke up and it's 11 a.m. yes! i love sleeping in for some strange reason now when i never have before? maybe it's because i know i'll be up at 7 a.m. every day this summer, who knows? so today i want to see my friends....i think i may go on a walk with taryn and coffee with nick and possibly see what mary's doing? i'm going to miss them all like crazy! i need to do some serious cleaning though, but today i'm excited for it. i am the weirdest person i know because i absolutely find joy in cleaning. the only place i DESPISE cleaning is my room. idk why, i just hate it. i love scrubbing tubs and cleaning counters and floors. that's why i'm my mothers favorite child :) bahaha jk. tomorrow is an exciting, but sad day....i have the whole day with jeremiah! yay! unfortunately, i will only get to see him once last time after tomorrow before i leave :/....and that will only be for like 2 hours. well, i will just enjoy tomorrow! yay, we are going to the melting pot! yum! lots of exciting things are happening for me! oh, one last thing. i am about to finish my quiet time series of reading the whole new testament! i'm stoked about finishing it because i will have actually completed the whole assignment! well, i must run...i think i like blogging because it is like speaking without actually opening my mouth :). yes, i'm serious about that statement.

Bloggginnngg 101

so, i decided to create a blog to document my summer activities. i will be out of town all summer and i know it will be very difficult keeping in touch with many people. i decided this would be the best way to let everyone know what i'm up to and all that jazz. unfortunately, i have never blogged and so it will probably take me the whole summer to legitimately learn how to do it. oh well. i will be working for student life this summer and i'm so excited about it! i leave in 6 days, yippee! i will be the hospitality coordinator and i'm really looking forward to all the opportunities i know God will provide me with this summer. i will be apart of youth camps and kids camps and will be working lots, but hopefully it won't seem like working at all. there are 22 people on my team and we'll be traveling to several different places (texas, alabama, florida, and tennessee). i'm really excited, but pretty nervous about being away from my 'normal' life for so long. i'm going to miss my family, friends, and boyfriend so much, but i know i am called to do this so that brings me a lot of peace. well, i am going to go and clean up some....my room is in shambles...bleh. thanks for reading and i hope you keep up with my summer life!