Summer '08

Well I keep saying that I don't have time to write on here and now I have all the time in the world. I once again throw out my back and am constricted to the house. Sometimes I hate how delicate our bodies can be. So anyhow I thought I would share with everyone what I have been doing since I've been home... looking up vacation spot to go to this summer!

My roommates and i decided that with the $600 rebates we will be getting back from the government we will do exactly what they want us to do with it... Spend it! We're gonna put money back into the economy. We have decided to make Summer '08 the summer of travel. So here are some of the things we plan on doing...

Roadtrip on Route 66 (The Mother Road)... We will be starting in Vintia Oklahoma to visit the worlds largest Micky D's . From there we will be heading west here are some of the things I am most excited to see along the way...

The Foyil Totem Pole park. The Catoosa Blue Whale (I think I am most excited about this!!), The Blue Whale is an 80 foot long grinning blue Whale built by a man for his wife as an aniversary gift. I'm excited to get a $.99 breakfast at Norma's Diamond cafe in Salulpa.

Then supper at Hillbillies B-B-Q in Arcadia after we visit the red round barn. Our next stop will be in the "Big City" Oklahoma City. There are a number of fun things to see here and we will have to use our best discernment as to where to visit. On our way through El Reno we will keep our eyes peeled for the Ghost of Route 66 an elderly hunched back man. Maybe we will see him at the Lake El Reno where we plan on relaxing by the lake, hopefully making friends with some people with a boat. While in Clinton we will have to stop at the offical Route 66 museum and maybe pick up some goodies for those who couldn't make the trip.

We will then enter into Texas where we will see Texas' version of the leaning tower of piza, the leaning water tower of Britten! And then in Amarillo the attraction I am most looking forward to the Cadallic Ranch where we can bring a can of spray paint and leave our mark on an old Caddy. The on our way to Caynon we will stop for a photo op at the Legs Sculpture.

Were not really sure how much further west we are gonna go than this but I am so excited to go!! We are planning on taking pictures of all the old signs and buildings so that is something you can all look forward to.

Our second trip is going to be on a cruise ship. We have decided to go on a cruise to finish off the summer with a bang! We have a few other short trips planned within there also. One to Florida to camp on the beach and I will be spending a few weeks in Minnesota. I'm getting so excited for the summer and for a job that will allow us all to travel and have sun this summer. (I will be donig week long trips with Education in Action and will only be working 4-6 weeks this summer. The rest of the time is for F-U-N!!! I look forward to sharing the excitment with ya'll!!

Weddings & Reunions...

I feel as though the topic in my world lately has been love. Not my love but the love of those around me. It just seems to be that time of the year. Two of my good friends got engaged a few weeks back. I attended a wedding of a good friend of mine last weekend and it once again seems to be a summer of weddings for me. One of the things that I love about weddings is that they bring people together that have been seperated by life. As I think about the people closest to my heart I realize that we are spread out by thousands of miles. Weddings are the times of the year when we can come together and reunite to celebrate what God is doing in the lives of our friends.

At church a few weeks ago the pastor at a church I was at gave a very intresting sermon. He was talking about sex and relationships. Basically through it all he didn't leave any room for being single. He talked about how our goal should be to married and have lots of sex. This of course didn't leave much room for the almost 27 year old single girl. My roommates and I (4 single 20 something women) talked about how it truely is our desire to be married and yet how sweet this time of singleness is. I can not imagine my life had I have married my college sweetheart at 21. And yet I sit her 6 years wondering if that was infact my only chance at marriage. And if it was am I ok with that?!?! And you know what I think I am. For the first time in my life I am able to say that I am O.K. with being single possibly forever.

And so for now I will rejoice with my friends as they get married. I will enjoy the sweet times that my friends travel miles to be together and we have one night to catch up and rejoice with each other. At least we will get some fun pictures out of the times together. I do love to put on a pretty dress and dance the night away!!