So, as of today, the Summit Fire is contained and GONE! Yeah! In total, it burned 4,200 acres and damaged over 30 homes. It also lasted about 7 days. Thank God the fire was not AS big as it could have been, but it was big enough.
This past week was absolutely non-stop busy with celebrations and I am SO glad it is over! The end of the semester, a wedding, an engagement party, our six-month anniversary, and Chris' birthday. The month of May was absolutely crazy!
And praise, I start my internship next week and I am so looking forward to leading the Singapore team and furthering Calvary's ministry in Asia. And praise God, I am less nervous about leading the team and I am getting more and more excited about our departure. By the way, Jon bought our team's tickets to Singapore and he told me that the day after he had bought the tickets, the price went up $400 a piece! So praise God for the purchasing timing!
I hope you have a good weekend!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Updates, again!
Hi guys! So many things are coming up and have passed!
Here's the scoop: I just finished my last final this afternoon and I am SO excited to be done for the semester! I have 1 1/2 weeks of vacation and then summer classes start...
There was a fire today in the Santa Cruz mountains. It started about 10 miles from my cottage in the Los Gatos Hills at about 5:30 am. So far, it has burned 3,200 acres and over 10 people have lost their homes and it is only 15% contained. Corralitos Santa Cruz and Watsonville are all in danger. And because of the recent 30-40+ MPH winds have been coming and going all throughout the day, the entire fire has been influenced and guided by the heavy winds. Fortunately the winds will die down and a cooler wind will come from Canada's coast over the evening. Gilroy firefighters are getting ready to fight the fire tomorrow and possibly Saturday.
Just to let you know, we are SAFE from harm's way. Because of the direction the wind is blowing, Los Gatos and our cottage is fine. Please pray for the families that evacuated and/or have lost their homes and also for the firefighters' strength to continue fighting this rapid-spreading fire.
That's all for now!
Here's the scoop: I just finished my last final this afternoon and I am SO excited to be done for the semester! I have 1 1/2 weeks of vacation and then summer classes start...
There was a fire today in the Santa Cruz mountains. It started about 10 miles from my cottage in the Los Gatos Hills at about 5:30 am. So far, it has burned 3,200 acres and over 10 people have lost their homes and it is only 15% contained. Corralitos Santa Cruz and Watsonville are all in danger. And because of the recent 30-40+ MPH winds have been coming and going all throughout the day, the entire fire has been influenced and guided by the heavy winds. Fortunately the winds will die down and a cooler wind will come from Canada's coast over the evening. Gilroy firefighters are getting ready to fight the fire tomorrow and possibly Saturday.
Just to let you know, we are SAFE from harm's way. Because of the direction the wind is blowing, Los Gatos and our cottage is fine. Please pray for the families that evacuated and/or have lost their homes and also for the firefighters' strength to continue fighting this rapid-spreading fire.
That's all for now!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Finals Week!
Hi guys! I'm taking some time away from studying for my philosophy test that is tomorrow. I find it quite ironic that I am taking away time from my leisure to study about the philosophies behind leisure and leisure education. Agh! What a tangeled web we weave!
Over this past weekend, I have speent so much time devoted to my take home final - I celeebrated by having Mother's day completly off of school work! Chris and I spent the entire day together. We attended South Hills Community Church - my old church (until HS)and we saw his friend Corinn and her husband Garret dedicate their youngest daughter Brynn. Afterwards, we spent some time with his Mom and came over to the cottage and spent some time with Alyssa. Then we went for a walk and took some pictures of the area near my house in the LG Hills. I love it here! Then....for dinner, we spent it with Alyssa's family and Alex with a huge BBQ dinner of tri-tip, baked potatos, grilled chicen, a yummy salad, veggies, and apple pie a la mode. It was amazing!
Anyway, I have already finished one final - a take home that was turned in yesterday. I have one final tomorrow afternoon and two on the following Wednesday and then I am done for the semester and officially have one more year left until I graduate! I can't wait!
I am also very excited because I have been planning a special day out and about for the bf that is this Saturday - I am SOOOOO excited for it. We will have a day of fun in a certain pre-determined location and then our friends Akalina and Robby will be joining us in the evening for some more fun! I can't wait for the weekend to come and then I can tell all of you about it!
In the meantime, the stress has been going down a bit. My new computer is working just fine and i am enjoying it and exploring it and finding something new everyday. I have a philosophy paper to write and some easy reading reflections to sit down and type out within a few days. Please pray for strength to get through the rest of finals week, determination to succeed in my classes, and for time management so that I can make sure I get all the things I need to accomplished.
Thanks and God bless!
Over this past weekend, I have speent so much time devoted to my take home final - I celeebrated by having Mother's day completly off of school work! Chris and I spent the entire day together. We attended South Hills Community Church - my old church (until HS)and we saw his friend Corinn and her husband Garret dedicate their youngest daughter Brynn. Afterwards, we spent some time with his Mom and came over to the cottage and spent some time with Alyssa. Then we went for a walk and took some pictures of the area near my house in the LG Hills. I love it here! Then....for dinner, we spent it with Alyssa's family and Alex with a huge BBQ dinner of tri-tip, baked potatos, grilled chicen, a yummy salad, veggies, and apple pie a la mode. It was amazing!
Anyway, I have already finished one final - a take home that was turned in yesterday. I have one final tomorrow afternoon and two on the following Wednesday and then I am done for the semester and officially have one more year left until I graduate! I can't wait!
I am also very excited because I have been planning a special day out and about for the bf that is this Saturday - I am SOOOOO excited for it. We will have a day of fun in a certain pre-determined location and then our friends Akalina and Robby will be joining us in the evening for some more fun! I can't wait for the weekend to come and then I can tell all of you about it!
In the meantime, the stress has been going down a bit. My new computer is working just fine and i am enjoying it and exploring it and finding something new everyday. I have a philosophy paper to write and some easy reading reflections to sit down and type out within a few days. Please pray for strength to get through the rest of finals week, determination to succeed in my classes, and for time management so that I can make sure I get all the things I need to accomplished.
Thanks and God bless!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
so far...
So far things are going well. I had a scare this week with my laptop - I acciently dropped it screen-down. There were some tears, a lot of stress, a paper extension, and a huge, long to-do list later, I found an amazing price on a new laptop and was able to pay for the entire thing using my federal tax return! I even have $2 leftover! Oy vey! I mean, I know God has some good timing. And as the nice but crazy lady sitting next to me at the Kathy Troccoli concert last night said, "Praise Jesus! Hallelujah! Yes, Lord, praise Jesus!"
Hehehehe...
Other than that, things are going well. School is wrapping up for the semester. I have one week of vacation until summer school starts up - but it's only for six weeks, so that good.
The bf, Chris is doing well. He and my roomate's fiancee Alex and their friend Jacob signed a lease on an apartment for, I think, a year. Jacob and Alex are moving in now and Chris will be moving in when June comes around and his previous lease is over.
Please pray that the end of the semester stress does not wear me down and I can schedule my time wisely. I also need to get the internship paperwork with Calvary signed ASAP and turned in so I can start in the summer.
I am also still feeling nervous about co-leading the Singapore team. I know most of our team-members already and am enjoying the time I get to spend with the team and getting to know them better. And I know that co-leading the team with Brett is a major part of my internship, but I am still nervous about the amount of responsibility I have with this team, especially since Brett has just moved to San Diego and will be joining us for the trip. Please pray for wisdom and peace with Singapore. I have a feeling that God has a lot to teach me, and I am ready to learn.
Thank guys!
Hehehehe...
Other than that, things are going well. School is wrapping up for the semester. I have one week of vacation until summer school starts up - but it's only for six weeks, so that good.
The bf, Chris is doing well. He and my roomate's fiancee Alex and their friend Jacob signed a lease on an apartment for, I think, a year. Jacob and Alex are moving in now and Chris will be moving in when June comes around and his previous lease is over.
Please pray that the end of the semester stress does not wear me down and I can schedule my time wisely. I also need to get the internship paperwork with Calvary signed ASAP and turned in so I can start in the summer.
I am also still feeling nervous about co-leading the Singapore team. I know most of our team-members already and am enjoying the time I get to spend with the team and getting to know them better. And I know that co-leading the team with Brett is a major part of my internship, but I am still nervous about the amount of responsibility I have with this team, especially since Brett has just moved to San Diego and will be joining us for the trip. Please pray for wisdom and peace with Singapore. I have a feeling that God has a lot to teach me, and I am ready to learn.
Thank guys!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Trying this out
Hi there! So, this is the first time I have used a Blog - from what I hear, it's just kind of like a public journal-type thing. I am hoping that this way I can keep my family and friends updated on things and prayer requests. Enjoy and have a good one!
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