A Visitor!!

I had a very special visitor this weekend! it was my brother! He came on Friday, went to Open House, helped with Servant Day, went to church this morning, and basically just hung out and chilled out all weekend with me! It was so great to have him here. I am taking him half-way home where my dad will pick him up at the "Flying J". I wish he could just stay here a little longer. I like him.

In other news, I am in a very thoughtful mood today. I find myself evaluating my life so often, and mostly evaluating my interactions with friends. People are so interesting, and it intruiges me to observe patterns in behavior and reactions between friends and couples. I find it interesting that people know the cover-ups that others use and are hurt or annoyed by them, but still use ones that are similar or the same themselves, as if it were normal... hmmm... I just don't know. People are weird-- myself included.

Here's a question: What's one of the best things a friend has done for you?

I value most the time that people have spent with me, just to spend it with me... It was becuase they enjoyed me and wanted to spend time with me! I love having that person that I can spend days on end with and it feels right, and then when both of are ready for some space it's right in tune with the other. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's so fulfilling!

Here are some pics from the weekend!!



Here's the Whole Groups being funny after lunch on Saturday















I told Krista to hop into my arms...

Michelle and Lauren at the last Open House!

I'm giving Amber a Ride

Awww!!!

This is Ryanne, she... I mean he is very special!

The Semester is Almost Over/ Baby Charlie Photos

I can't fathom what the next few weeks will look like. I just can't imagine! The year has gone by so fast, and yet seemed to go on and on at times. So weird... now that the end is near I have no idea how I got here.

As I prepare for the end of the school year I am also preparing for my last semester with student status, my last 15 weeks to make stupid mistakes and they'll be excused because I am a college student! I better make all the ones I've been holding off on pretty quick here!!

Soon I'll be packing up all of my things and saying goodbye to my lovely apartment while saying hello to my small probably over-heated, possibly cramped quarters at Youth Haven Ranch in Rives Junction Michigan. I am so looking forward to my summer there. This will be my internship/summer job before I am sent off into the "real world" to be a "real adult". I must say that being a student in bliss!! I wish I could do it forever... on the other hand I don't want to go to grad school.

If you'd like to see where I am going this summer you can visit www.youthhaven.org

If you'd like to see more photos of my easter and the new baby you can visit www.dropshots.com

If you would like to own a really sweet T-shirt go here: http://www.cafepress.com/buy/you+don

I think I am going to go now, I am distracted from my journaling with good conversations. I'm going to miss my friends when they move!!!

PS. I think that I did "the craziest thing I've ever done" last night!! YES!!! I am ready for more exciting adventures now!!

Here are pics of the baby and little Maria:

This is my baby boy Charles Edward... he is very squishy... and yes, I'm calling him fat! lol

Here you can see his kissable cheek! He is still fuzzy and soft cause he's so fresh! Only 5 days old in this picture

He loves sleeping in his boppy pillow
Maria is coloring eggs for the first time, she had a really great time!

Maria likes looking right into the camera, she knows what it's all about... little ham!!
Maria loves balloons, except for when she freaks out because they scare her... very strange but true. I think watching a balloon be blown up freaks her out, but if they are already inflated they are harmless. She is wearing her Easter dress here. We got to spend a lot of good time together which I enjoyed very much!!

PEACE!

Grandma

WOW!! The past two hours was filled with very serious and intense conversations with my grandmother... I feel very tired now.

Some of the topics included:

Heaven
Living Simply
Grandma's Will
The partnership with her and my dad at the orchard being dissolved
My Aunts spending habits
Tiddly Winks
The jewelry that I used to play dress-up with when I was little
Cookies

Easter Dinner choices

Internship

Summer Weddings

WOW!! And that's just a pinch of the randomness that I just experienced!!

Now I have to go and get pizza. I'll update about the rest of my weekend later, hopefully with pics!!

More Pictures!!

The Ultimate Twister Match... it lasted FOREVER!!

The Finals!!

AWW!!!

This was a pretty dirty match... biting and everything!!

We're Happy!!!


Monkey Hat!!!

Again with the Ants!

AHHH!! More ants came from somewhere in my belongings or my pants, shoes... somwhere... I think it's a sign, I just don't know what it means!!

I am feeling deep today... contemplating my life, God, and everything else inbetween. What keeps me going and what stops me from going? What are my desires, my dreams, and what are fleeting thoughts?

I want to be a faithful servant of my Lord, I want to be where I am supposed to be, say what He would have me say, do what God would have me do... I am trying to find the ideal in these situations.