During my 24 hour flu (who gets the flu in July?! what the heck?) I enjoyed many episodes of 30 Rock thanks to Netflix instant streaming. After watching an episode in which two of the characters spend close to 5 minutes discussing the wonderfulness that is a McFlurry, I am craving one like no other. Mmmmm :)
Instead of driving to McDonald's and ordering one, I decided to Blog. I decided I really like doing it, even if I don't do it that often. Speaking of blogging, I'm working on my Las Vegas summary, if you could call it that... Let's just say it will be a fairly long summary.
Since my Vegas trip, I turned 18! Yay! I still haven't done anything 18-ey yet. No R rated movies, lottery tickets, piercings/tattoos or cigarettes. I did get a lovely surprise though :) Our van pulled into the church at around 6:30, I was home at around 7, and at around 9...
Ethan (the tiger), Zach, and Jenna!!!!
This summer has been CRAZY weird, and I feel like I haven't gotten to spend time with my closest friends due to horrible schedules. I've been craving to see my friends, and though I still have to wait to reconnect with some, I absolutely loved my birthday present of having these three there :)
How can it not be a party with a tiger, photo booth, chocolate cake, and 30 Rock?
Fulfilling another craving, the four of us ventured to Lincoln City a few days later.
It was a tad windy and cold, but the boys still ran into the ocean (and regretted it later). We flew, or attempted to fly, Zach's Batman kite, or effigy, as Ethan called it. Lots of failures with that, but when it stayed in the air for more than 5 seconds, we were extremely excited. The last picture was taken after we hit the snooze button on Ethan's pleas to build a sand castle. After we got up, we realized we had no tools other than our hands and three frisbees to construct said castle. After about 10 minutes, we were very proud of our sand volcano (sadly no picture) and rewarded ourselves with ice cream.
Jenna and Ethan also bought extreme Pop Rocks, but I wouldn't call that a reward. It was more like punishment...
I love my friends <3
I'm trying not to think about the fact that a lot of them leave for college in just a few weeks.... Oh boy. I don't quite know what to do when that happens.
New favorite thing: Skype
This week was also VBS! (Mission trip in Las Vegas + Crew leader at VBS = Flu) I only missed the last day, but the four before it were so much fun. I loved my 14 3rd and 4th graders :) One little boy in my group, Weylin, invited Jesus in to his heart on Thursday!!!!!!! Whoo hoo!!!!!!!! My kids made me a Get Well card when I was sick too. Absolutely precious.
I always love seeing kids worship and learn from the Bible in a way that isn't hindered by the adult focus at church every Sunday. I think they're underestimated so much. We don't give them enough credit, and don't believe that they can have their own relationship with Jesus Christ. We think it's only something for grown-ups, and that is definitely not true. I love that we can refocus on the kids during the one week in July.
God bless the kiddos.
I promise a post on Las Vegas soon. ish... If I had to sum it up into two words though:
God spoke.
I bet you're excited to read it now, huh?
