Thursday, May 29, 2008

an update for update's sake

alright drew...

anyway,
i'm done "officially" working (i'll still be working some hours here and there... including yesterday and tomorrow for babies of seminary students).  

my classes started this week.  wednesday.  i only had one this week... and i forgot about it.
 poop.
better luck next week i suppose!  i have all my books and I've been looking forward to classes starting, and then i missed my first one.  

this summer has started out a lot of fun.  last summer we didn't really have a good group of friends yet.  we're excited about having more friends and more time to spend with them.  also, we have our garden and it's so satisfying to watch things grow.  i picked 3 strawberries today and they were so sweet!  let the harvesting begin!

i had a really awesome day talking with a friend.  i think everyone can relate to feeling a connection with someone.  i'm really excited about getting to know her.  she's really a genuine person. really an amazing woman. 

tonight we had a cookout with a ton of people... much more than i was expecting!  we met several new couples/people.  it is such a special skill to succeed at grilling on such a grill as we have on campus... charcoal is touchy anyway, but throw in a bit of wind, and the sprinkler system turning on and grilling is darn near impossible!  good job guys!

i continue to see God at work heavily confirming that the direction i am headed is what he wants.  i feel like he keeps making it so obvious.  i feel so strong... it's the only way i can word it.  because it's where he wants me, i have passion to do it and passion in my life in general, even to exercise, and energy for my relationships.  
when i think about all this i pray and hope that especially certain people close to my heart will find this passion and clarity in their lives in regards to their calling.
  
    ...i still need to get in a groove with my completely new schedule though!

okay, see ya, bye

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

my new baby niece!!

APRIL 9th, 2008
Blythe Watson VanSumeren was born!




she's so beautiful!
we'll be in michigan next week for a short visit and get to see her for the first time =)

this is my last scheduled week at work.  i start school full time in 2 weeks, 15 credits.  i'm going for my BFA (bachelor of fine arts) with a painting concentration.  eventually i will go on and get my teaching certificate so i can be a high school art teacher.  i'll have my degree by spring 2010 if things go as planned, and my teaching certificate after we have kids and steve is done with his ph.d.

   we're going to be playing on a co-ed soccer league this summer with some friends.  
we also have one of several garden plots on campus that we are growing different things in, swiss chard, basil, cherry tomatoes, onions, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, red peppers, broccoli, and zucchini!  we'll see what makes it.   it snowed all day just 10 minutes away from campus, but not here... weird.

      i'm running the 'boulder boulder' with some friends may 26th i think.  it's in boulder=) people dress up goofy for it, so i'm gonna run in my flapper costume and spandex.  it's a 10k (about 6 miles).  i hear it's a tough run.  i've never run that far at one time before.  
      my dance recital is June 14th.  i'm in an adult tap class.
 
    well, i think that updates things.

this fall i plan on seeing if i can help out at the art club at a nearby high school.  i'll write more about it then.
     hope everyone is doing well, sorry the posts have been so scarce, or maybe you've been busy too.