I stole this from Jordan…

Name 20 people you can think of right now.

1. Jason
2. Carla
3. Kari
4. Susan
5. Brian Shear
6. Ashley
7. Polly
8. David
9. Mark
10. Justin
11. Craig
12. Sarah
13. Katie
14. Jordan
15. Jeff
16. Laura
17. Luke
18. Emily
19. Rachel
20. Trey

How did you meet 13? We worked together at Gospel Supply. We didn’t hang out nearly as much as we should have.

What would you do if you never met 5? Id never of probably read a comic with out him. Nor would I have someone to share my knowledge of downtown Greensboro with.

What do you honestly think of 10? Oh Justin, one of the nicest guys you’ll ever met.

Would or did 19 and 8 date? I sure hope not since David is married!

Have you ever liked 3? I wasn’t ready to share my feelings for Kari but…

If 1 died tomorrow, what is one thing that you would need him/her to know? Not a nice question! Nor would I share all the things Id want to share with him on here.

Would 2 and 11 make a good couple? Carla and Craig. You know maybe! Craig needs to shape up a little bit to be good enough for her though.

Describe 7 in 3 words: Sweet, true and encouraging

Do you think 12 is hot? I don’t use the word “hot” but sure Sarah is.

Would 1 and 17 make a lovely couple? Jason and Luke? I guess depends what type of couple we are speaking of (and I have no idea what that means).

What do you think when you see 8? I know he’s ether gonna make me laugh or tease me at some point of us hanging out.

Tell me something humiliating about 11. I think Craig has more humiliating things on me than I do on him so I shall keep my mouth shut.

Do you know any of 3’s family members? Actually I’ve met quite a few of them!

What’s 20’s favorite color? Trey seems like a blue guy to me.

On a scale of 1-10 how cute is 14? 10 in a he’s -like-a-little-brother-type-cute-to-me sorta way.

What would you do if 4 just professed their undying love for you? Giggle a lot.

What language does 19 speak? English and Spanish I believe. Maybe some Japanese since she just got back from Japan

Is 9 a boy or a girl? A boy

Would 18 and 4 make a good couple? Emily and Susan? No.

What grade is 17 in? Grade A!

When was the last time you talked to 12? Yesterday afternoon.

What is 3’s favorite band? Might Be Giants or Counting Crows? Gees, I should know this.

Does 1 have any siblings? Yeah a brother, a sister, a half sister and two step brothers.

Would you ever date 6? Love Ashley but I only date boys.

Would you ever date 7? Again, Polly is great and all but not dating material.

Is 15 single? He’s dating someone.

what is 19s last name? Oh I’m gonna spell it wrong… Gurastark

What is 5’s middle name? Keith

What is 10’s fantasy? Uhhh to met all top 10 CCM artist?

Would 14 and 19 make a good couple? Jordan and Rachel? Eh maybe… little bit of an age gap there. (Whats with all the couple questions?)

What school does 16 go to? Went to UCSC now school of life.

What school does 1 go to? Went to UNCG now school of me.

Where does 9 live? Actually two blocks from me.

Would you make out with 6? Nope.

Are 2 and 5 best friends? No they are not.

Is 20 older than you? Yes he is.

I don’t think I have shared my love for stuffonmycat.com on here. Kate introduced me to this site not to long ago and I have been addicted to it since (Jason thinks that’s kinda morbid of me). Usually if I’m having a bad day and I come home to new photos on stuffonmycat.com, kitties with silly things on them cheers me up. I will have to send it a photo of one of my cats soon. Oh, somebody, PLEASE buy this shirt for me! Stuff + cats = awesome!

My new Andrew Peterson cd came in the mail while my family from Canada visited my house this afternoon. I did not listen to it (as much as I was dying to) but I did open it up and read the liner (proud, Jace?) notes. I am now listening to a couple of songs before I brake open “Through Painted Deserts” to pass the time while the dishwasher finishes its nosey cycle (still on the couch). Despite the symptoms of the flu coming on, it was a wonderful evening wrapped by wonderful music and a good book. Two of my favorite writers keeping me company after a lovely evening of family company.

Going to summer camp marks a time line: summer will soon be over. Making it rather sad for the kids to go summer camp because they know school will soon to follow. Target has their giant section of school supplies out that I of course have peeked through (and maybe bought a packet of index cards. one can never have enough). The itching to go back to school like everyone else didn’t happen this year. Maybe a large portion of my class is done with college so the yearning question to me hasn’t been asked.

That or people have finally gotten the clue. I have never been to New York but I do think of Joe Fox which school supplies are everywhere and the buzy of school is in the air. “I love New York in the fall, makes me want to buy school supplies. Id send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils of I had your name and address.”

Couple days ago I bought some socks. At work the one thing you can kinda have to reflect your own personality to the dress code is your socks. I stocked up on fun pairs of socks when I found this out. So I wasn’t in dyer need of new socks but when I saw these I couldn’t help me self!

I was showing them off at work (because they are so dang cute) and it was brought to my attention how fall colors they were. I realized then I am ready for fall to be here. I’m done with the hot summer days to go away and for cold nights to come (well as cold as it can get here). I used to think the most uncute clothes were fall/winter clothes. Frumpy I believe is the word I felt when I wore sweaters, jeans and closed toed shoes all the time. But after discovering the beauty of scarves and fun winter clothes, its not so ugly! Its rather cute most of the time. In sunny California there are not much of seasons here. So I have to hold onto my pieces of fall: school supplies and fall clothes. Also, next time Im in NC Im going to take Jace up on that drive through Boone to see the falling leaves.

So, I come home with some things on my mind to do. Send a couple of birthday presents. Catch up on some email. Do a load of laundry and catch up on bills. I go to my room to change out of my work clothes and notice a bug on my bed. Ew, go away icky bug! And I fling it dead onto my floor. I then look up and see not only that one but it’s whole family plus extended!! Ew ew ew EWWWW!

Heres the ironic thing, the bug guys just left the house before I arrived home. So when I said “Mom, my room is infested!” She didn’t really believe me (because of my past behavior of freaking out over a spider in my room.) So being the family reunion was taking place on my bed, it makes me wonder how long they have been there. Yeah not a good thought now is it?!

Jace, do ya wanna come visit now? I will be sleeping on the couch tonight until the bug guys come tomorrow and make sure my room is a no-bug zone. Now I need to find something to make every strand of my hair not make me think there is a bug crawling on me. I am so grossed out right now.

I want a hold.

Jason and I have been teasing each other about having our foots in our mouth in conversation with each other. My mom asked my dad’s foot was tasting the other day and he said “Be better with salt.” Now its all fun and games till you get of the teasing zone and actually stick your foot in your mouth. Which of course I did today, there are few more awkward places to be.

While at camp Jace sent me a very caring care package. One of the things in it was Don Miller’s reprint of “Prayer and the Art of VW Maintenance.” It was only appropriate that he give it to me since he gave me a copy of the first print of this book when we first started dating (the day after actually). Its on my to read pile (more so shelf) since I was told there are new additions to this story. Did anyone know it was coming out? I was surprised to see it still there in the box with other fun things. Don’t spoil the fun for me if you have read it and know the new things.

Another camp story. (Sick of these yet? Well too bad, I’m detoxing.)

I’m a note-card or thank-you-card girl. Just part of who I am and I enjoy it, which is probably a good thing if I ever make roots in the south. I think that’s where I picked it up from, southern women. Not that my mom didn’t try to instill in me the important of thank you notes, I just never wanted to when I was younger. I said thank you to the person and to me that was enough to me at the time. During my last day of “free time” at camp I took the first hour to myself to go buy some cards (I forgot to bring my own, I have a draw full. Love cute cards and buy them whenever I see them.) for the other leaders on the trip and a few other people who work at the camp I knew (mail at camp is always fun). Well as I started picking out cards for each one of them I realized how costly it was going to be. As unpersonable as a set of cards is to me, it was the most wise move on my wallet (a week off of work already make it rather empty). The set of cards the store carried where very very girly. I’m bad at getting boy cards in the first place, let alone generic ones. I thought to myself Id get some stickers to over the flowers on the cards for the boys. You know, to make it more manly. Sticker selection was not so great, so it was between dinosaurs and dinosaur bones when it came to boy type looking stickers. I went with the dinosaurs which I had fun putting on the cards (I made the dinosaurs eat the flowers). I put a PS explaining the dinosaurs on the guys cards. It was later brought to my attention how girly it was of me to go out of my way to make the card ungirly. They are probably right, but at least I tired right?

Also, a guy named Jeff Given lead worship for us at camp this past week. He had an ep type cd for sale so I bought it (always wanting to support an indy artist) . Its been playing on iTunes and in my car since gettin’ home. I think anyone who likes Matt Wertz would enjoy this guy so check him out sometime.

I feel like I have jet-leg. Lets hope my body can get back into gear quickly since it doesn’t look like things will be slowing down for me anytime soon. I was checking out the features flickr has and dont get why I didnt jump on the flickr bang wagon sooner. One of the features it telling you what photos have been looked at the most. Since posting camp photos and sending them to my girls, guess which one has been looked at the most (way past any other photo) – the one of the boy they all had a crush on. They make me laugh.

I have a short story to share from camp. So I got this new shirt from Target right before leaving. “New York” is written in white letters and below that is an outline of an apple with city buildings inside. I wore it one day and one of the girls ask “Oh did you get that in New York?” I said “No, I have never been to New York, but Id like to.” She goes on to tell me about her trip to New York. Couple days later I wear a long sleeve baseball shirt that has “London” stitched across it. Same girl says to me “Did you get that in London?” I then realized that apparently I just wear shirts of places I have never been to but would love to visit. I feel a bit like a poser.

Whew, what a week. As expected, I’m running off very little sleep at the moment. Instead of a nap, I have set up myself a Flickr account and uploaded my digital (which means there is more on two rolls of “real” film) photos for all of you to see. My mind is tired so I don’t have much to say but I will share something I wrote during the last day of camp. Kinda fitting since this has turned into a picture post.

In between the pages of my bible I carried two photographs. One of Jason that I adore because to me it captures a great picture of his strong but comfort that he brings to me. The other photo is of Carla, Ashley and I at Visionland. We are all smiles and it brings me the comfort of friendship. When the girls find me anything but their friend it gets very lonely and discouraging. It makes me wonder if I’m in the right place. It makes me want to yell at the girls all that I gave up to be with them and they crush me to think I am the enemy. But then I take a step back (thankfully) and let them brake my heart. I actually listen to God show me how much I love these despite how insane they may make me sometimes.

Very same place that I hold so many snap shots in my mind of my own Jr. High experience is right where I just spent a week with a fresh new crew of girls. I walk by my very first cabin every time we have a meal. I remember the very spot on the field I saw the cutest boy in camp. I also remember how much bigger camp felt to me back then. Though, how huge God was, that hasn’t changed. He is still sitting beside me by the creek. He still wraps me in His arms when I feel alone.

Now, time for that nap.

While I’m away this week if you think to, prayer would be wonderful:

-::- Rest. There will be very little sleep for anyone (leaders and students) so getting some to get us through the week without killing each other would be awesome.

-::- Growing. This is a really neat group of kids going up the mountain. They seem to all like each other if nothing else, respect each other and us as leaders. Since its a new group a chance to get to know them for me is what I’m really looking forward to. But also for them to gain wonderful friendships.

-::- Jesus. I’ve realized lately that even if the kids I see every week are churched, doesn’t mean they have a relationship with Jesus. I’m learning to be more sensitive to that by pouring over my relationship with Him to the kids. I hope He becomes more real to them this week through any way He wishes to show Himself.

-::- Safety. Its the mountains, kids everywhere with a big scene of freedom. Much more physical activity than normal. Driving up and down a mountain. The list is really endless how people could get hurt.

-::- Strength. 10 girls, one bathroom. 10 Jr. High girls living with an adult for a week. Need I really say more?

Also, if you act quick you can write me at camp if you so desire (or wish to surprise me with an encouragement of any kind). Email Jace (heywindsor@hotmail.com) for the address.

Everytime she walks in this nervous feeling takes over without asking. My words escape me or maybe they are just hiding from her. But today was different. Still the nervous feeling came but she offered friendly instead of the usual polite conversation. What was it about today? Maybe it was the company she held who helped us both get through the start of the rocky road we’ve been down. Why couldn’t this change been during the hard times we’ve had? Are these small steps actually steps? I’m rather good at reading into things when I want to. Though I’m scared of letting her behind this wall I’ve grown accustom to. But the thought of a renewal is a refreshing one or am I wanting to much? Maybe this will just bring the closure I think both of us need. Or maybe its just a transition between polite to friendly chit-chat. Ether way, I think it was good for my heart to have had the small moment that we did.

Common ground has fallen down as if it was never there. While Im still wearing the same old dress my heart has come alive and I will wait for your return if you ever change your mind.” ~Sandra McCracken

We cant really get to our pantry right now do to the wall of plastic that guards its doors. So the context of our pantry are on our kitchen counter. Spaghettios was sitting there and I haven’t had in a good long while (like maybe when I lived in Alabama?) so grabbed a bowl and heated it up. I added a handful of cheese to make it well, cheesy (always a good idea). I enjoyed it, couple last spoon fulls were hard because I became fuller and just wanted to finish it. Well, hours later I don’t think its settling to well with me. Or maybe it was the Slushy I had from Target before and with my dinner. Don’t judge me, you so know you’ve had bad dinners like that many of times. And when your house is plastic walls and wood finish fumes you are so allowed bad food (and a cute new NY shirt from Target).

My mom and I spent the evening over Gilmore Girls finishing the Hollywood stars for camp. I called Kinko’s to see how much they’d charge to laminate them. $2 bucks for the 12×12. 2 times 18…$36! No sorry, no can do. So my mom suggest contact paper and it worked great (other than sticking together a time or two which I do not appreciate!). I’m just worried now the girls might slip. Well, that’s what duck tape is for, right?

Favorite song of the day: Anthony (had to of listened to it like 10 times if not more)

Favorite line of the day: “Kidnapped both our minds.”

I’m so enjoying Sara’s voice on this record so much. I look forward to each of her songs that come to play on my constant repeat of this cd since Tuesday. Wish Sean had more than one song but its a great song. You can just tell which are Chris’ songs, which is great and bad. He’s a spaz, but a very talented spaz none the less.

My mom and I are upstairs in her room cutting out stars for camp decorations and watching teen jeopardy (I’m very good at the teen questions… not so much the real kind). Why are we upstairs on her bed instead downstairs on the kitchen table like normal craft projects take place? We are getting our floors redone downstairs. They need to cover the parts of the house that wasn’t getting worked on to keep dust from it. So they put up plastic walls for us, which we get through by a small slit which they will close again each day they work. My mom says “Its like 24, we are in a haphazard area!” tee hee

(the doorway to the upstairs)

(empty closed off kitchen)

(my mom in the empty dinning area)

(veiw of the living room with the plastic wall)

I’m so ready for some new music. Nickel Creek’s new cd comes out tomorrow and I do plan on getting it. Probably pick up Jason Mraz’s new album as well. I should also brake down and get Peter Bradley Adam’s (of eastmountainsouth) solo ablum so I listen to something else other than his first. Gosh why do people not appericate amazing music like them? Anyone been listening to music that they think is just fantastic?

T-minus 8 days till we leave for camp and I’m so excited (cant you tell?). While that excites me, I can only see myself stressing out to get everything done that I need to for camp and to be gone for a week. I was sitting on my break looking over next week schedule to see if I could switch my day off from Tuesday to another closer to departure date . But with my week full of training for my new position, no can do. So of course this means a detailed index card and sticky notes of things that need to be done and routing my route accordingly. We still need another female leader, being right now its just Hayley and me with 16 girls. Now that’s not that bad honestly, but rule of thump is one leader to every 6 girls. We are in the process of trying to David’s wife Rebecca (fellow lover of designer purses) to be that third female leader. So pray for that if you think of it, I think shed be great fit.

Every summer there is a theme and this year it is “Into the Script”. Basically, movies. This week I’m going to be (hopefully) meeting up with Hayley to make our walk of fame stars with our girls name on them. Along with a cute box with their name on it that will tie to their bunk bed to hold their “fan mail” (aka encouraging notes). It was hard for my to be creative with this category, but then with the wonderful help of some .net girls the pieces are very much are coming together. (But hey if you have any other ideas, please let me know.) I cant wait to get this all ready for these girls who I know will drive my crazy to know ends but will love spending time getting to know them just the same. Most of the girls going are new 7th graders whom I don’t know very well, so its been a bit harder to know how to pray for them. One girl whos an 8th grader who has been really hard to get involved at youth group has started to connect with a few kids bringing a very different side of her out. I think camp will do her very good to make some close friendships I know she’s longing for.

I cant pin point why I’m so excited to go to camp this year. I’m always excited, but I don’t remember being this excited. I always enjoying being at the camp that holds so much meaning to my walk and fond memories. It will be so different because our leadership is very different this year. I don’t know these girls as well as I know the ones last year. I don’t know what God has in store and usually that scares me. I like to have things planned (you should see my packing list). Maybe as time gets nearer I will think differently, but for now I’m going to hold onto this excitement as tight as I can.

Pinkie got a new accessory today, a hat!

(this is not my pinkie…just for yalls sake I posted a photo)

She has a sock to keep her warm durning the winter time:

If you think I have too many accessories for my iPod, I do not have any of these (doesnt mean I dont want some…):

We are not going to talk about the fact I was scheduled to close last night (10:45pm) and then open today (4am) and my manger pretty much did nothing about it. I con my way to switching so I left at 9:30pm. Still having to get up at 3:15am I was very very sleepy. I knew I need a little boost to get some life into me, though I am not dependent on caffeine (I go plenty of days without it just fine), I had a tall with an add shot (total of 3) toffee nut americano (espresso and water) with a splash of half and half. It was one of the best I’ve had in a while, so I made another. Yeah 6 shots wasn’t the best idea especially since I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. So I was a bit shaky until lunch which I ate some rice and chicken and my body started to act normal (as normal as my body can be on 5 or so hours of sleep). On top of that, an espresso machine broke, leaving me sharing the bar with a tech guy who was right in the way of my milks and calling position. This is where I announce that September 9th there is a new Starbucks opening up and I have been asked to move there, with a promotion. First being told this, I was very sad to leave my cute beach store and people I enjoy working with. But as the days go on, the sadness is turning into excitement for a change in scenery.

Other highlights include two evenings last week. Wednesday I ditched youth group and I drove down to San Diego to see my beloved band, Caedmon’s Call. I met up with a .netter and a friend of his to enjoy the show with. It was nice to be around a southern gentleman again, I miss what that’s like (not to say Jason isn’t a gentleman he just isn’t southern). Still makes me smile but at the same time feel like a bit of a freak that the band knows my name or face. Needless to say, it was good to catch up with them a little. Then on Friday my coworker Meghan, her boyfriend Timmy and I went to see the play The Music Man. An ex worker of Meghan and It’s who still comes into Starbucks everyday on the way to his office job was in it and invited us. I’m learning I am more of a play go-er than I ever expected. I very much enjoyed the play and Guys and Dolls has always been a favorite movie after seeing it on the local college. It did my little heart good to hang out with some friends a couple nights in very different settings. I missed it more than I realized in its absence. Though now I have the itching to wanting to do something on most free evenings now.

Not that I think I’m like Lorelei (besides talking fast and drinking lots of coffee) but I do think there are a lot of Luke moments that remind me of Jason. So yes, Jason is my Luke. With that, I present Gilmore Girl quote of the day (don’t expect these daily):
Lorelei:”I think its going very well, you and me. Do you think its going well?”
Luke: “I have very few complaints.”