baby yawns…

at church on sunday there was a new born in the pew in front of me and every time it yawned i thought to myself… that is the cutest thing i have ever seen.

material things that i want…

Patagonia down hooded sweater

Kitchen Aid Mixer

sundance thin gold ring

life…

as i realize that this is the prime time for college students to start thinking about their summer plans i also realize i need to start thinking about what i am going to do next in life. i feel strongly that this is my time to have adventures and do things i may not have the opportunity to do ten years from now. so right now im in the process of figuring out what those things are. through some brainstorming with marilyn these are a few ideas we came up with…

going back to school ( this is at the currently at the bottom of my list)

teaching english in spain

l’abri ( frances shaffer centers)

thanksgiving?

where did the last 3 1/2 months go? how it is already thanksgiving?

these last few months have been great. i love what i do. college visits and home shows are a blast. not only do i get to see most of my best friends while traveling i also get to talk about something i love, camp!

this last stent was fun. i started with a home show in charlotte, then headed to RUF at clemson and uga. after that i made the trek to baton rouge. my week there reminded me how much i really miss the community of being in college. i love my life in black mountain but the community that exists on a university campus is like no other. i don’t think you can truly appreciate it when you are in school, which is sad.

brittany and her roommates were so sweet and enjoyable to be around.

camp…

i love my job at camp!!

training….

training for this triathlon has been.. well interesting to say the least. the more literature i read for beginner triathletes the more i laugh at one thing… the fact that they all start out talking about how most people start training already good at one sport, for example being a runner when you start, or a cyclist, and occasionally a swimmer.

i on the other hand am none of these things… i learned how to do the free style swim stoke about a month ago. i just got on a road bike for the first time about a week ago. and as for running… well i think its pretty obvious running is not my forte.. and i know im doing something wrong when it comes to running b/c i get hella shin splints. alot of runners told me i needed new shoes.. so i switched to some different ones (not new, but different). it helped a little but not alot. i read the book chirunning and have tried to put to use the things they talk about… but im pretty sure im not doing it right.. b/c they say if you do it their way you will be pain-free and thats just not the case. with all that being said a. i know i need to get new shoes, which i plan on doing when i move up to black mountain next weekend. b. i also know it was not the smartest move to go from not running at all.. to running 3 miles on regular basis.

some times i just laugh at my self for the ways i am trying to learn how to do all of these things, for example.. i watch expert village videos online, and when im at the pool and see a really good swimmer i will go under water and watch their flutter kicks, or how they move their arms then try to copy it. 

oh and ps. riding my bike on roads with cars kinda terrifies me. i mean i do this short route that goes through a bunch of neighborhoods but i have to get on the real road for like 40 seconds to switch neighborhoods. and boy is it scary. one day i will live in a town with bike lanes.

it’s official…

i am a college grad. i graduated with a degree in spanish and religion. it was a little weird being the only one out of my closest college friends graduating. i think thats one of the reasons that i don’t really feel like i graduated.
the best part of my graduation was that claire came up to surprise me. it meant a lot to have her and sas at my graduation, they are so good to me.

as for the future i am heading to camp in about 10 days and will hopefully be heading to bolivia after that.

graduating?

wait what? when did that happen? i feel like i just started college. i also don’t understand how its almost summer i feel like it was snowing like 2 weeks ago,( oh wait it was).

triathlon sprint!

so iv started training for my first triathlon sprint its a 400m swim, 11mile bike, and a 5k. i started training this week with some work on the stationary bike, and a little running. But today was the best, Brandie and Huff worked with me with the swimming, they helped me with my strokes and as well as technique. then we did sprints. what great endurance training!! it really was a great workout and i highly enjoyed working with them, they were great teachers and wonderful encouragers.

long time no type..

well its been forever since iv posted on here so heres a little update. i decided to apply for a job in bolivia working in an orphanage. but as time went on and doubt started kicking in i decided to apply for a few other jobs as well as a back up just in case i did not get the job. i looked at things all over south america like organic farms, adventure tourism, service, basically anything i could find. but today i received an email from the orphanage that has given me real hope about the administrative assistant job that i applied for. so i may be making my way to bolivia in August after all. 

oh yeah and by “job” i mean volunteer work.

or God may throw something crazy in the mix and lead me in a completely different direction. so i am just trying to trust and do so patiently.