SO.

I'm home!

We got back Sunday around...8ish I think. It was definitely a pretty snazzy week! I can't really give everything in detail, cause it was all just kinda a blur! But I will do my best.

Sunday morning we left the church around 6 I think it was, and arrived in Houston sometime in the evening. The church we stayed at was in this really pretty part of town, and was quite large. There was 28 of us, so we were spread out in about four different rooms. Monday morning we all woke up at about 6, met in the chapel at 7:20 for a little devotion, and then off to San Leon.

San Leon was about a 30 minute drive from where we were staying, and was just right outside of Houston. We arrived at the house we were going to be working at for the next week.




I really don't have hardly any pictures at all, it was just hard to stop and take any. BUT Anna's mom went, and took like a bazillion pictures, seriously, over a thousand she said, and we are getting those on a disk sometime...so when we do, more pictures =] but anyway.

Everyday was pretty much the same, get to the work sight around 8, leave at 5. We all did different things though. Some sheet rocked, some insulated, some taped, and some did yard work.
The first day I pulled tons of weeds, raked, and did all that fun yard work stuff ; ) ohh yea and pulling up, tons, and tons, and tons of shingles in the dirt! and two layer of old carpet...it took hours...anyway, over the next few days I learned how to insulate, then how to sheet rock, and on the very last day how to texture. I liked sheet rocking, mostly drilling the screws in, yeahhh son. hahaha.

It was a great week, with a lot of hard work, sweat, and a little blood. I think more sweat then anything ; ) It was really hot, and really humid, so we'd just be completely drenched. I think we all might have lost a little weight, and I know we all got a little dehydrated. We had an ice cream truck that stopped by nearly everday, and that was always a treat. And another group was there that did the deck on the front, and built a porch on the front.

Wednesday night we visited a church, thursday night we went to Mardels and all got tshirts, Friday night we went to Joe's crab shack, and then to like an amusement park, fun stuff = ] Saturday we got to sleep in a little, then went to Galveston to the beach!!

So thats really all I'm gonna write about now, once I get the other pictures I'll do more, its sometimes easier to tell stories with pictures. And besides all that, the whole trip is just muddled together right now anyway... ; ) so anyway, below are just a few random pictures in no particular order...that is if my computer cooperates....

Benjamin! in Clay's pirate hat, and the glasses we found. ((speaking of which, we found so many things on the ground, old diapers, a knife with blood on it...yeah))






the whole group

end result

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HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

So

just gonna say................

I AM STILL ALIVE!!

I'm leaving for the mission trip to Texas on Sunday and will be back next Sunday. There is a pretty big bunch of us going. We're going to be working on a house...either building a deck, or if a group already has that done then we'll do all the inside work, sheet rocking and all that jazz. So anyway, I'm pretty excited! please pray for the trip!

Andd now a fewish pictures from the new camera =] they're not much, but I'm learning!

a picture of my buddy ben, taking a picture...of ducks! ; )











hmhhmm so there's just some random pictures for ya.

I'll write after I get home!
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Well 'ello there!

I've been meaning to post for like...a week. Buttt just haven't gotton around to it...typical me eh?

So I got a call last Thursday evening, from Anna, the youth leader at the Presbyterian church, asking if I could house/dog sit for them on Friday until Tuesday night. Well I told her sure, so Friday after going to the dentist I packed up some stuff and headed to her house. It was nice cause my workplace is in the same town, and its a real small little town so I could just walk to work if I wanted. I really thought I wasn't going to have any problems, and I didn't really except for the first night. The dog I was watching is a chihuahua, I've met this dog before, several times and she had no problems with me. Well she did that night. I walked in the door and she went crazy, went to yapping at me and then went and ran underneath Anna and Kyle's bed and sat under there and barked, then when I went to try and get her out she growled and tried to bite me! This went on for about two hours. I would go in and try to lure her out and all I got was snarling and snapping. It was really bad too whenever it got real dark and I didn't have the light on and whenever I looked underneath the bed all I saw was these evil little glowing eyes, and white teeth snarling at me.


Geeze don't know what I ever did to her.

Well anyway after awhile I just left her alone and figured she'd come out whenever she was good and ready....I knew she needed to get out though, cause Anna and Kyle had left at 4 that morning, and it was about 6 in the evening. She didn't even end up coming out until 2:00 in the morning! I was laying on the couch asleep and then I hear her and wake up, then she comes and jumps up with me and just acts like she loves me.

After that little episode we were the best of friends and she just acted so happy whenever I came home. Such a strange little critter. That was pretty much the only going-ons. I wasn't ever able to get used to people driving by while I was trying to sleep, people would be going by at midnight! and not just one or two cars, and bunch! do people not believe in sleeping anymore? I mean my goodness.

Monday I went with my sister and her friend to go shopping. It was a fun trip, but we all got real tired and I didn't end up getting that much stuff. I'm pretty much a horrible shopper, and just really couldn't find anything I liked! Its very frustrating...but whatever. I went to Best Buy to look at cameras, and pretty much drooled over the Nikon D80 and Rebel Xti. I found the Rebel Xsi though and really liked it. I just couldn't decide though, I called my mom and had her look at it on Amazon to read reviews and see if it was any cheaper, and sure enough it was and had real good reviews too. Soo...I went home and orded it =) what can I say, just can't resist cameras and I've been wanting and SLR for quite some time. I got it in the mail Friday. I really like it, and am just trying to figure it all out right now. Wish there were more things to take pictures of out here...but I did go out yesterday and take some of the horses, mostly to just play with aperture, shutter speed and all that jazz. I think I'm going to really like it!

There is just so much to learn, think it is going to take me forever!

Oh and I got a new pickup! =) well not like a "new" pickup. But my brother got a new one, so I got his old one, this pretty little thing.

I kinda, sorta, like it a whole lot.


Well anyways, I have stuff that needs to be done, so I had better hop to it!