Summer 2008 in Review

While it may seem odd to only be posting about my summer when this blog reflects that I haven't updated in almost a year, check out my other blog on blogspot to find (some of) the missing months.

June:

~graduation party frenzy (my own and many others)
~working at Tropical Smoothie & the zoo
~building and auctioning off four picnic tables (which equals sanding, sanding & more sanding; 40-50 hours of labor in all) to raise money for our Appalachia Service Project
~Riverside Film Festival (I made it to five movies in my one day off during the festival!)
~various other meetings, family and friend get-togethers, babysitting, etc.
~reading everything under the Sun

July:

~watching fireworks on TV while at work on the Fourth of July...plus seeing Bay Rd. empty for the first time in my life while holding a sign outside
~leading my first non-youth, over 50 people worship service & preaching for the second time at State Street (July 6)
~Appalachia Service Project in Hyden, Kentucky (July 12-20). Every minute (I might even say every second) was amazing. I can't shake the desire to apply for staff next year. I miss the clan there so much!
~family time up north to celebrate my grandpa's brother's 50th anniversary
~coming back from vacation to be fired from Tropical Smoothie
~grand increase in hours at the zoo
~3-day orientation at U of M

August:

~Ashton & Sammy overnight to catch up after vacation
~Vacation Bible School: 1st and 2nd graders!
~hosting an exchange student for a whirlwind 5 days
~post-ASP reporting
~shopping & getting everything packed for school
~and in between: zoo. zoo. zoo. zoo. zoo!

That's all for now! I wish I had time to ellaborate.

Grace & Peace!