Costume Party

So yesterday the weekend started! So excited to be done with the week... it was a brutal week in different ways. Headed down to Huntington Beach for a costume party! SO much fun! Had a really good time hanging out with my best friends. Played the most intense game of bobbing-for-apples. Insane. Completely insane. Was soaked completely. Took a lot of fun pictures, I'll post a few here.
Today I went to "Make a Difference Day" with some of my good friends. We helped clean out a hillside to protect from fires. A lot of work, but good to serve the community and also get to talk to friends. Then, went rock climbing for a couple hours. All of us were exhausted, so we didn't last as long as usual. Now, I'm off to do several hours of homework...

The Fire

Well, I thought I'd post some new photos of the fire. Pray for those effected by it. We have a day of prayer tomorrow, and we will go out into the community and help those who are returning back to their homes.

Disneyland 2

Disneyland and Fires

Well, the past few days have been filled with many things...

Disneyland was on Saturday... we left at 7am, got back about 1am. Were at the park from 8am-11:45pm. SO MUCH FUN! It is definitely one of my favorite days ever, and for sure the highlight of my semester. I got to have an absolute blast with my friends Tanner, Josh B., Matt, Jimmy, Sarah, Amanda, and Abby. Tanner and I rode Space Mountain 3x and yelled 'HOTCHKISS,' drove Indy 2x and had a blast screaming and ducking through the ride, touched stars on Peter Pan with Amanda and Josh, screamed on Haunted Mansion with Amanda and Abby, and talked in British accents with Tanner, Josh, Betsy and Abby for almost an hour. Rode the tea cups with Tanner and Abby and beat the other Masters' students, took jump pictures at the castle, and pretty much just had an amazing day with my best friends!

Yesterday there was a huge fire nearby... only a couple miles away there was a 25,000 acre completely uncontrolled fire. The sky turned red, and the clouds black. Very strange. We had rumors of evacuations for hours, but they never happened. Today the sky is clear above us, but it's smoky far off. Pray for the people around here... we've had several people lose their homes in the church and at school.

It's Friday

With my friend Caroline.
With Charissa, my friend from Northcreek!
With my friend Tanner and my fellow history bud Jared.

So it's been a week since I've posted. I'm not doing very well at keeping this updated this year. It's been a busy week, and it will continue on this weekend and next week. Thankfully, I'm going to Disneyland for a welcome break tomorrow! I'm super excited for that.
This week's been pretty good. School was pretty brutal this week. I was still blessed to have a few good talks and fun times this week. I think the hard week made me appreciate some things more - conversations with my friends, a comment on my facebook from a friend back home, a call from my mom. Things that normally come and go quickly. Well, it's been a long two days... 7am-2:45am yesterday, and 5:45am-?? today.

OutReach Week

These past few weeks that I have not posted have been busy.
Last week was a good week. Had some really good talks at the beginning of the week. Visited Sarah for about 1/2 hour. Then, went to San Juan and San Clementine for an Outreach Week. My RA was co-leading the group, and it was really nice to have a week of ministry getting to hang with him, and to get the opportunity to get to know some others better. We helped serve Crossroads church in a couple ways. We helped host an Octoberfest, with pie and chili cookoffs, and a talent show, to reach out to the community. And we helped pass out flyers (about 1,000) for the night, and helped with a bible study for youths. Several of us on the team sang in church on Sunday. It was an encouragement to see the church's hospitality, and I pray we were an encouragement to the church. We had a lot of fun, and it wasn't as grueling as I had expected at all. I shared a room with my RA, and we talked for at least an hour every night. It was really encouraging to get to know him better.
This week has been a little stressful, but not overwhelming. I read a whole book in one sitting yesterday. I have about 20 pages of research papers due, and about another 15 pages of writing due in the next two weeks. About 3 full books to read and 3 midterms. But, I don't feel too crazy yet.