My Exciting Weekend

Wow, I can't believe it is Sunday already! This weekend went by really fast. Friday night was quite a late night. I tried to take a nap before broomball, but it really didn't work out. Broomball was super fun despite the time. We had a really small turnout which was odd, but it made the night really really fun. It was nice to mess around with a smaller amount of kids rather then to police a huge bundle of them. We ended up playing students against the adults (the kids won 6-5 but it was a close game the whole time; we didn't do too bad for only having 7 adults against around 20 kids). Unfortunately we got on the ice late so we didn't get home until 12:00am (meaning I didn't get home until around 12:30am when all of the kids got picked up.

Normally staying up that late wouldn't be that big of a deal for me accept I had to go to a camp conference the very next day. To avoid waking up extra early and actually having to do my hair, I took a shower before I went to bed (12:30am). So I got around 5 hours of sleep before the conference. The conference was cool (down at Northridge which put me in familiar territory). A lot of the info was very helpful and I am glad I went. I made sure I went to bed early last night so now I am wide awake and ready for a long, busy week. I just can't believe that this weekend is gone already! Today is Sunday and there is lots to do. Just in time for a very busy week at OVS (BTW; just a quick verification, this job at OVS is not the job I was interviewed for. This is just a summer job that I have had for the last two years. The other job is for the school year and I haven't heard anything back yet. Hallmounsy (the Headmaster) usually likes to take some time off between the school year ending and summer camp beginning so he probably won't be back in the office for another week. But I will let you know what happens).

My Calendar

This morning I woke up early to take Janae to school. When I got into the house I was informed that I didn't have to take Janae to school after all. That's alright though, because it gave me a chance to open my calendar and see how crazy my life is going to be starting pretty much today. The following week looks something like this:

Today:

• 8:30am-4:30pm Work with Mason
• 5:00ish Hopefully get coffee with Katie
• 6:00pm-9:00pm Aces

Tomorrow:

• 8:30am-4:30pm Work with Mason
• 9:30pm Broomball

Saturday:

• 7:00am-4:00pm Camp conference at CSUN

Sunday:

• 8:30am-12:00pm COMMUNItY
• maybe lunch with Friends???
• Baccalaureate
  

Monday:

• Prep at OVS for a long week of training

Tuesday-Friday:

• 8:00am-6:00pm OVS training
• Thursday Jr High Graduation
• Friday High School Graduation
• Friday Sarah's graduation party
  

Saturday:

• Prep for Opening Day

Sunday:

• Opening Day; Dorm kids check-in; Prep for first day of camp

So, that's what my schedule looks like. It looks kinda busy, but I'm sure I will find room to swim and breathe here and there. I guess I am just stressing about all of the stuff I have to get done before training begins; i.e. Afternoon Activities Schedule, Afternoon Activities presentation, Afternoon Activities rotations, Set up my (I share it with Dillon Kennyon) office, Help Dillon and El get training materials organized, and try and keep my OCD under control while organizing certain things around the camp (BTW, this all has to be done on Monday and Tuesday). All in all, I have a lot to do, but I know "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Jury Duty

That's right... today I had jury duty. It was the most boring thing I had ever experienced. However I did get a good deal of reading done. I look forward to writing a brief summary of the book for you all (it probably won't be very brief, that's why I haven't gotten around to it yet). Other then a long day at Jury Duty, this week has started out alright. Monday I had to go into work early which made a long day. However it got better when I took Mason to Sage's birthday party. It was super cute to see all of the kids there having fun and just being kids. After a long day at work I got to cool off in the OVS pool (oh the advantages of being a lifeguard and working there). We still don't have TV which is getting rather old. There are only so many Johnny Depp movies I can watch before I begin to go crazy (Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean 1, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chocolat...). I have resorted to going to bed early the last few nights because there is nothing to do. My body really didn't like all that added sleep cause I am super tired. Oh well... what can ya do?

Unplugged

It's amazing how much we depend on media to keep us occupied. This morning I woke up and went to fold clothes and watch some TV before I started to get ready for church. I turned the TV on and it said "this channel has not been purchased..." and had a button that said click for more info. So I looked to see what the problem was and I really didn't get a lot of info. My dad checked it out and it turns out we turned our payment in a couple days late so they cut us off from civilization. As I got ready for church, I really didn't miss the TV. To be honest I really haven't missed it all day. Between Chad cutting my Mom's hair and going on a walk with my sister (and Toby), I really didn't have time to worry about the TV. However, now that I am home from my meeting and have a few hours before I go to bed, I don't know what to do with my time. It's crazy how much I find myself depending on this little box with a glass picture on the front to keep me from going absolutely crazy.

I don't know. It's been awhile since I last posted anything and this was what was on my mind. Things are going well. I still don't know what is going on with my job. Nothing is official, but I have heard good gossip. I will let you know what happens. But things have been going well. I had a really rough week with Mason. I think he is teething (again! He still doesn't have any teeth, but he will go through these teething-esk fits of inconsolable crying that can't be cured with much of anything). We'll see how this week goes. I am taking him to Sage's birthday party tomorrow which should be interesting, but fun. I can't wait. This will be my last normal week with Mason for awhile. After this week, OVS training begins and then it's right into our 6 week camp. It's gonna be great and I can't wait.

ESL BBQ

Sunday I wrote a brief entry about my mom's ESL (English as a Second Language) BBQ, but I don't think I wrote about how much fun it really was. So I though I would post some pictures and give you the link for more BBQ pictures. Enjoy!

The kids came over and showered their teachers with flowers and gifts. We now have flowers in every room in our house.

Ryan (left) and Sam (right) after our water balloon toss.

Bin playing a little B-ball (we lowered the rim so they could dunk).

Hamburgers are always a hit!

"Do You Love Your Neighbor" turned out to be a hit not just for Youth Group kids

We even had a few broken chairs

The kids were all given awards from the teachers. Derek (the one bowing here) got the award for best Apple Shiner.

Janae got to hang out with her good friends Ruby and Shun

It was a really fun evening and I hope I get a chance to work with these kids next year. Check out the rest of the pictures through the link up top.

Interviews and Internationals

Today, as some of you read in previous posts, I had an interview for the Assistant Weekend Coordinator at OVS this coming fall. The interview went well I think. I already know the interviewer (Dave White, the Weekend Coordinator) from summer camp and stuff, so I wasn't too worried about going in. I really won't know how it went until... well I don't know when I will know... There is one other applicant and what will happen is Dave will give his recommendation to Mike Hallmounsy who will then call the applicant for formal interview with him (he is the head master).

The rest of the day was full of cleaning and prepping for my mom's BBQ she was having with her ESL kids. The BBQ went really well and I am really tired. But it was a great day and I just wanted to let all who were praying for me know that it all went really well. Thanks for your prays!

Past, Present, and Future

Today was it! My last day of the semester was today with my last final. I am now on summer vacation!!! I am so happy that I thought it was time for a new look on the blog. It seems that everyone is changing the templates on their blogs (Dave and Katie, Amber...) so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon.

Today was super fun and full of a couple of blasts from the past. The first one came in the form of a comment on my blog from a Lisa Hester (formerly Lisa Nash and formerly my favorite babysitter ever!!!). It was so nice to hear from her and if she is reading this right now I just wanted you to know you were my favorite and I was sooooo glad to hear from you!!!! I totally remember this one time Lisa was babysitting Sarah and I and her brother came over. It was definitely the only time I ever had a bloody nose in my life. Good times! I will definitely be reading your blog and keeping up to date on how you are doing.

The second blast from the past came in the form of a phone call. As some of you may know, I don't like to answer my cell phone 1. if it's a blocked or unknown number and 2. if the number that is calling me doesn't look familiar. But tonight as I felt my phone buzzing, I felt the overwhelming need to actually answer my phone. On the other line I hear a somewhat familiar voice saying "Hello? Hey Hey!" It was my good friend Stephanie who moved to Australia whom I haven't seen or heard from in some six months. We attempted to catch up on the last six months over the phone, but I can't wait until she comes back for the summer.

On a more futuristic note (since that's what I named this entry), my busy summer will begin in two weeks and then it is off to the races. It's gonna be a busy busy summer and I can't wait! Please pray that I will not lose my mind this summer with all the camps I am doing. Also please pray for me this Sunday. The Assistant Weekend Coordinator position is open at OVS Lower this next year and I have an interview. I don't want to get my hopes up, but this would be a great job for me and it is something that I would love to do. Please pray that God's plan will be apparent to me after this interview.

So that's really it! Summer is here and I am super excited to see what God has in store for this summer. We have some really cool people coming to work with us this summer and I can't wait to get to know each and every one of them. I will try and be better at updating my blog and letting you faithful readers (Amber and Katie... and anyone else out there that I don't know of)
know what is going on in my crazy life.

Accomplished Slacker

As I sit here trying to study for my finals, I came up with a new label for myself (we're all about labeling people right?). I decided that I am an accomplished slacker. Let me elaborate a little for you. I seem to so do everything that I shouldn't be doing at a particular time. Now these things aren't always bad things (actually they are usually really positive things). Like yesterday I washed my car, cleaned the kitchen, and did my laundry. Today I went to church, picked up my dog's crap (literally and figuratively), changed the oil in my car, and gave my dog a bath and a good brushing. Sounds like I was pretty accomplished this weekend right?

Well, despite all of the wonderful things I got done this weekend (that I won't have to do next weekend), I got very very little studying done. I cant' seem to do what I need to do at the time I need to do it (I'm not sure if that makes sense on paper, but it made sense in my head). I should have been studying all (or at least a good amount) of this weekend. With three finals on Tuesday and one on Thursday, I sort of had a lot to study for; but I got caught up doing stupid (not stupid cause they all needed to be done) stuff that took away from my study drive. Now I could care less what happens with my finals. This Accomplished Slacker just wants them to be over!

Busy Busy Busy!

Well, this will probably be a very short entry as I am in the middle of doing homework and getting ready for bed. So this weekend has been full of papers and cleaning. Cleaning for Mother's Day and papers for papers. I have two large research papers due on Tuesday and one on Thursday (one of the papers I am using for two classes). But the bright side is this is my last week of school (last week of lectures with finals the following week). But I am almost done!!! Please pray that I can charge it all out and stay on top! Busy Busy Busy!!!

PS: Happy Mothers Day everyone!

Bug Bites, Soccer, and The Fight

Well, I think it has only been a week since I posted last so I am getting better. Actually, the only reason I am writing this is because I had a semi-exciting weekend. Well, it kinda all started on Thursday. Thursday I went to school as usual, but instead of going home and youth group, I had to stay down in Northridge to watch a dance recital for my dance class. I had never been to a dance recital before (let alone a recital at CSUN). It was surprisingly amazing! I had no idea there was so much talent at CSUN and I didn't know our dance program was so good. It was really cool and it almost made me want to get up and dance (but not really cause that would be sad). Friday night was nothing incredibly special. I went to dinner with my family which was nice. We haven't been out together in awhile (let alone sitting down and all eating at the same time) so it was very refreshing to sit with my family and find out all of the stuff that they thought they told me, but never really did.

Saturday I had big plans of charging out one of my two papers that are due next Tuesday, but I got caught up cleaning the kitchen and making ceviche for a BBQ we were going to that night. So later that night we went to my Dad's friend Brett's house to watch The Fight (De La Hoya vs. Mayweather). The fight was pretty lame (I guess after watching a lot of UFC, I just want there to be a big Knock out, but oh well), but I got to visit with some kid from West Virginia. He actually plays football for Marshall University (you know the movie We Are Marshall; yeah, that school). He was kinda cool and it was nice to have someone my age there who is not busy flirting with my sister. The only bad thing (other then the crappy fight and the really really drunk people) was I got bit by a crap load of bugs. Brett lives down by a creek so all the bugs came up as the sun went down. Normally I don't have that big of a reaction to bug bites, but these must have been super bugs because I had three bumps the size of golf-balls all day Sunday and they got even bigger by Monday. They are going away now (Benadryl works miracles but I really want to go to sleep right now), but they were gnarly!!!

Sunday I went to Community which went really well. Later I got to go to the first home game for the Ventura County Fusion. It is a new semi-professional soccer team centered out of Ventura. My dad is friends with the head coach and his club team is also the Fusion, so the boys (my Dad's soccer team boys) got to be ball boys and hang out with the older players after the game. The boys loved it. The game was really good. Fusion won 2-0 against the San Fernando Valley Quakes. I can't wait for more games. Sunday night I got to rush to a leaders meeting. The meeting was very productive making for a wonderful end to an already great weekend.