Well, this has pretty much turned out to be the worst Saturday of my life. Read on.

I am such a klutz. I was coming home from the church this morning and running across the street...I jumped over the little section of grass because it was wet and I hit mud. I went flying, my box of candy bars I was supposed to be selling went flying, I hope my skirt did NOT go flying, and I came out of it with a skinned knee, hand, and arm, and a mildly sprained thumb. And with my dignity defintely NOT intact. Especially after I got home and cried.

The worst part about it was that it ended up I didn't even have to work (which is why I was coming home) because my boss had told me the wrong date. So I had to get up at 7:45 on a Saturday morning and hurt myself for nothing.

And THEN. I had to walk door to door selling the afore-mentioned candy bars.

And THEN. USC, although they won, did not have a very good offensive night.

But I did make some very yummy cupcakes:

So I've been thinking about college...if you haven't talked to me before about it, then I should tell you now. I am REALLY excited about going. I'm thinking about changing my major. For those of you who didn't know, I was going to go into business, open up my own little coffee shop and bookstore, and just...chill I guess. But I really didn't care that much about it, as in, it wasn't my passion. But I really didn't know what it was until about a week or so ago. I'm doing a research paper on children in third world countries and even in the tiniest bit of research that I did, I felt a strong pull towards them. Then I was talking to Stephanie on IM and she was telling me about http://www.wellspringinternational.org and that really touched my heart. And that's when I realized...that's the place for me. Not to be overly dramatic or anything, but that's the way it is. So to make a long story short, I've decided to change my major to missions, or to make it sound more official, intercultural studies. Alright gotta go to bed.

My grandma is here for the week!! Yay!

Something that has been on my heart for a while now is Satan's attack on marriage and family in the Christian community. Several families I know have been split apart, maybe not necessarily by divorce, but by severe relational difficulties. It really hurts my heart to see my friends' parents struggling, and in turn my friends hurting. Marriage struggles hurt everyone involved, not just the couple struggling. It hurts the children, the friends, the children's friends, the relatives, the witness for God. This has been a big issue on my mind lately and I would appreciate if everyone could pray that these families could fight back and reconcile their differences. Let's not let Satan destroy the Christian community!

Today I took a nap, which is rare for me. I laid down on my bed just to close my eyes for a little bit and the next thing I knew, I was waking up. Ahh!! I love naps!

Hick's Lake in Washington! (and me on a pig in Pike Place Market in Seattle).
So the people some of you know and some of you don't are Lisa, Bethany, Paige, and Brittany. The weekend was filled with thrift-store shopping, sunrise-watching, coffee-drinking, meetings, friends, and boys drenching us with water at 2 am. It was basically a lot a lot a lot of fun. I was again overwhelming men with my PIERCING eyes...sigh. But I did get to know people better that I hadn't known that well before like Heather, Melissa, Alex, and Katy. So it was fun. We played Kick the Can, Flashlight Tag, Fruit Basket, and 4-Man on the Couch. Oh and football. Good times, good times. And I only slept through one meeting!! On Monday we went out to Rocky Bay and ate pizza, watched the fire, and played poker (I was the shuffler). We left on Tuesday morning and got home Wed night at about 9:45. LOOOONNG 2 weeks, but oh so worth it. I have officially decided that I really really really really really want to go to college in WA. Even more than I did before. The trees, the location, the people....AAAHHHH.....I love it up there! I am glad to be back though with all my friends playing volleyball and babysitting and doing school...and oh man, maybe not. =)

Sunrise at Alki!!! We got up at 4:45 in the morning for this. It was worth it!! Stephanie, Caitlin, Julie, and Heather were my sunrise-chasing buddies.

We're going husband-hunting!! Wanna come??

A wild beast at Yellowstone and what it left behind...

Then there was this CRAZY long car ride up to Idaho...

So yes, I'm back. I had a lot of fun, even though I came home sick. Bleh. I'm just going to do the easiest route and post pics. So here they are:

This is my mom's mom and stepdad, who we affectionately call Mimi and Kelley.