San Diego Fair

Jon worked at the San Diego fair this summer.

Hallie, Stacey and I went to visit him.

And then I gave him a little sugar.

And the soft lamb! Bahh. But really- this animal totally reminded me of my time in Israel.

So, while we were at the fair, the girls and I saw a pig race. At first is sounded fun and cute, but it actually became really sad because the squeeling noises they made.

During the pig races, Stacey volunteered to win the prize if our pig won the race.

Our pig did and Stacey won a pack of Oreos.

The was the same prize the winning pigs won too!

So I Went to Utah...

To see Brant and Rachel get married! Who knew the Curtis family was filled with a bunch of men who know how to cry? And the Weavers... I call them the Weepers! All of this in a good way, of course...

The wedding was beautiful.

But not as beautiful as the couple- and look at her dress! She is one hot mama.

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But... in order to get to the wedding, we had to drive there. And by "we" I mean Stacey, Hallie and myself enjoy eachother's company 24/7- including the looong days in the car.

And as Hallie says, "Our faces looked like this the whole time!"

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Except for when we were at Temple Square. Then our faces look like this:

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But I must say that our trip would not have been complete if it weren't for Stacey and Hallie insisting that I gamble for my first time in a Vegas hotel rather than a gas station... So I did.And then I won $5.

The End.

Miss Amy

You're blessed in life if you get a handful of great friends. I don't know how or why, but I have many many people who can make me smile just when I think about them.

This blog goes out to my wonderful friend who moved too far away from me, Miss Amy Louise Boespflug. She's out doing what she's wanted to do for a long time now, living overseas in NZ. Not only that, but she gets to work at an Indian Resturant. I know Jon is jealous of that! Anyways, my hat goes off to her for the courage she showed by traveling by herself to a place where she knew no one. I'm not surprised that she's made many friends quickly though.

One thing Amy has been talking to me about is the importance for a Christian community in her life. I've noticed that myself once I left living in the dorm rooms at Biola.

That is why I praise God for the Church. I love my job and I love my church congretations. I can't explain the importance of the body of Christ is in words, but just from my experience, nothing compares to it.

Amy, come home soon! I miss you buddy :)

Recently...

I traveled over to Israel with a group of 50 people. What an experience that was. To my surprise, I think I got something differernt out of it than I was expecting. With an opportunity like the one my parents gave me, I was expecting more of a "spiritual high" as I got to walk the same streets that Jesus did. Instead, I got to meet straigners and smell difference scents, witness how other people live, communicate, and love one another. I studied intercultural studies in my undergrad, but other than saying that, I don't know how else to explain the impact of being in a billion different cultures within 3 weeks had on me.