Good things in August. September 1, 2010
Aug 1 – Had a giant relay day for the youth and upcoming 6th graders. It was hilarious.
Aug 2 – Post-youth dinner at Peter’s Sushi. This is a routine I could get used to.
Aug 3 – Weird day. Weird weird day. But then our friends had a super cute baby, and that was awesome.
Aug 4 – Fun text conversation with a friend.
Aug 5 – Came in to work to find a Justin Bieber poster on my door.
Aug 6 – Holiday World! Best day of the summer.
Aug 7 – Spent some fun time with a new youth group family.
Aug 8 – Thai food and frozen yogurt (with Lucky Charms in it!) with Susan and Brandy.
Aug 9 – First youth group with the new 6th graders, great parent meeting, and a surprise birthday cake from the kids. Oh – and then they covered my car in streamers and Post-It notes.
Aug 10 – Best birthday party in the history of birthday parties. Ever. EVER.
Aug 11 – Movies and frozen yogurt with a bunch of kids on their last day of summer.
Aug 12 – So You Think You Can Dance finale party! And Mike and Kari are having a boy!
Aug 13 – Renewed my tags two weeks early and my license three days late. I call that success.
Aug 14 – Took the kids to help teachers get free school supplies for their students.
Aug 15 – Played what was possibly the most hilarious game of Telephone Pictionary of all time.
Aug 16 – Loved listening to Aaron lead high schoolers in a discussion on story.
Aug 17 – One of my favorite senior girls gave me a really sweet note. Totally unexpected and amazing.
Aug 18 – Had some meetings that were really good and productive, if a little intense.
Aug 19 – Good conversations all across the board today.
Aug 20 – Loaded up on new music and podcasts for our drive to Texas.
Aug 21 – Read Hunger Games.
Aug 22 – Some of our kids helped serve communion. It is so great getting them involved in big church.
Aug 23 – Drove a thousand hours in the middle of the night to get to Texas.
Aug 24 – Wedding dress shopping with my sister! And we found one! And it’s awesome! (Also. Read Catching Fire.)
Aug 25 – Massive Rock Band concert in the living room with my family. I have a newfound respect for Ringo.
Aug 26 – Drove to Austin. Ate delicious food. Read Mockingjay.
Aug 27 – Spent all day at the pool, then walked to a record store and ended up at a Hot Hot Heat show.
Aug 28 – Texas high school football, long nap, delicious mexican food and an amazing 80s cover band show at one of the coolest venues ever.
Aug 29 – Breakfast quesadillas, meeting our new future sister-in-law, quick IKEA trip, Whataburger with my parents, and… oh yeah, FIFTEEN HOURS ON THE ROAD.
Aug 30 – Fun meeting with the kids who have dubbed themselves ‘Team Awkward’.
Aug 31 – I went to the grocery store for the first time in about a thousand years.


























