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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Packing and Goodbyes

Sunday night my parents came down to Oakville, then Monday morning we packed the van full....seriously...I have no idea how I managed to attract so much stuff!!! Here is the van...

 
Before they left, we went out to eat with Chuck & Lois.  I spent the rest of the day relaxing and reorganizing what was left of my apartment.:)  Tuesday I headed over to Goodfield to visit Lena.  We had a good old fashion play date.:) Then just relaxed the rest of the day.  Tate Wyss came over and spent a good part of the day, and kept me very entertained! That I headed over to Princeville to spend the evening/night with the Steffen's and Amber.:) I had a great time, but was really sad to say goodbye.:( Wednesday I spent the day in Peoria shopping with my grandma and Lena. So even though I haven't worked at all this week...I have been staying busy!! 
 


 
This past weekend I was in Winthrop for an invite. I stayed with Em...of course:)  Keep in mind that a few of these pictures were taken late in the night.........


 
Love my friends:) And I am really going to miss spending time with all of you!!!!:(
 
I was just looking through pictures....
 
 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Thursday, October 4, 2012

Lasts

Well folks, my days have been and are being filled with lasts.  It is sad, but at the same time really exciting because they are also being filled with a few firsts....and lots more of those to come.:)  The past several weeks have been CRAZY!! Matt & Lena were married the second weekend in September.  It was a really nice weekend and I am super happy for them!!:) Then the next weekend was Layne & Heather's wedding(in Burlington).  Burlington was literally bursting at the seams!! I have never seen so many people smashed into Burlington!!:) The next weekend, on Saturday, was Matt & Lena's reception in Washington.  After the reception I drove(without a GPS:)) to Olivia Steffen's place and spent the evening, and all of Sunday with her family, Amber, and Emmy Grant!! I had an amazing time! This this past weekend I went to Cissna Park for a young group invite.  It was small...which fits me perfectly...and a really great weekend!!....Which included a motor from the 19...something or other... and an awesome ride on a city bus that drove on gravel, grass, and field.:) We decided that it was probably the bus' first time for that!

Anyway, that catches me up to the present. Now for the most exciting news!! (quite a few of you probably all ready know this though...) I am finishing up my job for Jerry tomorrow.  After which I will spend the next week packing up my life in Oakville, saying goodbyes, and running around(very similar to a chicken with it's head cut off).  I am moving back up to Morris on October 15th. :) I know a few of you might be super excited for that...but don't get your hopes set too high....because I will only be there for a few weeks until I head of to.... I can't remember.  JK:) I am going to be moving to Haiti!!!! And I will be living there for 6-7 months! I am planning on working up at the Hospital Lumiere.  I will be spending half the day working with the missionary families down there and half the day in the accounting department at the hospital.  As of right now, I don't know the exact date/time of my departure from the states, but we are looking at November 2nd...or so.:)  Yes, I am working on learning Haitian Creole and yes, pretty sure I will be completely clueless as to what they are saying for a long time.:) haha.  I am super excited to have this opportunity to serve God in a different country! So thankful for God's direction and patience with me!:) And thankful for all the people who have been working with me through all of this!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!!