Thursday, October 25, 2012
Downtown
So I am at ICC's downtown campus. Our class got out at 2:50 and I have a meeting here at 3:30. So I called Rebekah to kill time. It's a gorgeous day outside so I walked around while I was talking. There was a rough looking group of people standing kind of where I was headed so I turned around and walked the other way. I go across the street from ICC and walk down the block. Rebekah made it home so she hung up and I started walking back. The group of people from before were standing between me and ICC. So I called the Reinhards so that I could be on the phone with someone as I walked by but they didn't answer. So I try faking a conversation. They were standing and talking with eachother. As I walked by on the farthest side of the sidewalk I could manage one of them turns around and looks at me and says, "There is a pretty girl. You are very pretty. Thank you for being so pretty so that I can look at your face." I just kept walking until I made it acrossed the street and into ICC. I am a little creeped out.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Cheating
These last two weekends I have been gone at different events. Two weekends ago was the Tough Mudder and last weekend we went to fun city for Jessica's birthday. Looking back I realized that I had been picking and chosing when I was going to be a Christian. Not that I did anything bad, but I haven't been choosing to be a Christian on the weekends. I feel awful about the way I treated God through this. It's like I was an unfaithful wife. But He still waits for me with open arms. I hope I won't make this mistake again, but I am sure I will. Lord, help me.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Tough Mudder!!!
The Tough Mudder was sooooooo much fun! Definitely worth it. It was really cool how all the guys hung back to make sure the girls did ok even though they probably would have had a ton more fun if they would have just left us.
Our team colors were pink and black. This was my first race ever so I had to buy all new clothes for it anyway so I was all pink and black. Adam Adrian went all out. Landon's outfit was hilarious! He had on a 'Minni Mouse' T-shirt that was a little too small and long pink socks. All the girls had on pink and black. Some of the other guys had on pink head bands or pink cloth tied around their arms.
This is an excellent example of how well our team did with helping each other: There were four 12 foot walls we had to scale. First, two guys from our group would climb to the top and straddle the wall facing each other. While they did this a few guys climbed up and over the wall. Allen Huber stood with his back against the wall and would hold his hands out for the girls to step in. Another guy would be standing next to him for us to step on his shoulder. Then the guys on top would grab our hands and hoist us up. We would then turn around to get our feet on the other side of the wall and lower ourselves down to where we are hanging by our hands on the other side of the wall. The guys who were on that side of the wall would then grab us and gently lower us to the ground. They made it too easy but it was so much fun!
The dumpsters full of ice water were one of the ones that made a lot of us nervous. I chose not to think about it too much. I jumped right in and I was surprised: I didn't feel too cold at all! I swim to the center where there is a board that you have to go under water to get under. I go under and run into some larger ice chunks and I remember my thoughts at this point. I was thinking, well that's ok, I don't need to come up for air for a while anyway. Then I was like, what am I thinking? So I swim up and wade to the other side and hesitate before climbing out. Daniel Stoller had already made it across and started to help me out. I wasn't in any hurry but he insisted so I let him pull me out. It wasn't until the warm air hit me that I really felt weird. My skin was all tight and felt strange. I think I was a lot colder than I thought.
Ok, last story. So there are these monkey bars. Yeah the same basic idea of what you see at play grounds, except they are slanted slightly upward until about half way across where they start to slant back downward. Anyway, I didn't even make it half way before I slipped. If you slip you just fall into some water and have to swim across. There are about five boards coming out of the water on the other side, lined up at a 45 degree angle to make a ladder to climb out on. So I go to climb out but start to fall backwards and Landon reaches down and pulls me out. There were a lot more times when we had to help each other out but I think I have written enough.
After crossing the finish line we were completely covered in mud. They had 'showers' set up: a bunch of dangling hoses over a concrete slab. The line was long so they were trying to get people to wash quickly so most of us were still pretty muddy afterwards. Some of us found a puddle of water so muddy you couldn't see your hand if you held it a few inches under the surface and washed off in that. Believe it or not that made us cleaner than before. Hey, you do what you have to. We then went back to the cars and changed behind towels into clean dry clothes. That was fun. Blehhh! Talk about out of my comfort zone... Imagine stripping down to nothing in front of a bunch of boys. Yeah you might be covered with a towel but it's like they are in the same room as you while you are changing!
Anyway, in that state of hygiene, we went to Lambert's (the place where they throw the roles) to eat. Then our car departed for home while the rest of them left to go to Taylor for showers and sleep. I went with the group who left from Roanoke which consisted of Tim Schwind, Daniel Stoller, and Landon Isaia. We had about a six hour drive home. It was fun. We listened to comedians and slept. When we got to 'The Lodge' (the house that Tim, Landon, Steven Sauder, and Brett Hodel live in) it was somewhere around 10:40... I think. I woke up as we pulled in. I was so disoriented that I think I was stumbling around like I was drunk while I was moving my stuff into my car. I pulled out on their rather long drive way and found it difficult to keep the car in a straight line. Finally I woke up enough for the 1 hour drive home but it was a struggle. When I was working on moving my stuff from Tim's car to my car, Tim offered to let me shower at the Lodge. I thought it was kind of odd since I had only an hour of driving left but looking back I wonder if he was just worried about letting this girl, who couldn't even walk straight, drive. Lol! Tim was recently engaged to my good friend Brittany Martin. He has impressed me with his character more than once. I cannot help but smile every time I think about this couple. God definitely brought these two people together.
Our team colors were pink and black. This was my first race ever so I had to buy all new clothes for it anyway so I was all pink and black. Adam Adrian went all out. Landon's outfit was hilarious! He had on a 'Minni Mouse' T-shirt that was a little too small and long pink socks. All the girls had on pink and black. Some of the other guys had on pink head bands or pink cloth tied around their arms.
This is an excellent example of how well our team did with helping each other: There were four 12 foot walls we had to scale. First, two guys from our group would climb to the top and straddle the wall facing each other. While they did this a few guys climbed up and over the wall. Allen Huber stood with his back against the wall and would hold his hands out for the girls to step in. Another guy would be standing next to him for us to step on his shoulder. Then the guys on top would grab our hands and hoist us up. We would then turn around to get our feet on the other side of the wall and lower ourselves down to where we are hanging by our hands on the other side of the wall. The guys who were on that side of the wall would then grab us and gently lower us to the ground. They made it too easy but it was so much fun!
The dumpsters full of ice water were one of the ones that made a lot of us nervous. I chose not to think about it too much. I jumped right in and I was surprised: I didn't feel too cold at all! I swim to the center where there is a board that you have to go under water to get under. I go under and run into some larger ice chunks and I remember my thoughts at this point. I was thinking, well that's ok, I don't need to come up for air for a while anyway. Then I was like, what am I thinking? So I swim up and wade to the other side and hesitate before climbing out. Daniel Stoller had already made it across and started to help me out. I wasn't in any hurry but he insisted so I let him pull me out. It wasn't until the warm air hit me that I really felt weird. My skin was all tight and felt strange. I think I was a lot colder than I thought.
Ok, last story. So there are these monkey bars. Yeah the same basic idea of what you see at play grounds, except they are slanted slightly upward until about half way across where they start to slant back downward. Anyway, I didn't even make it half way before I slipped. If you slip you just fall into some water and have to swim across. There are about five boards coming out of the water on the other side, lined up at a 45 degree angle to make a ladder to climb out on. So I go to climb out but start to fall backwards and Landon reaches down and pulls me out. There were a lot more times when we had to help each other out but I think I have written enough.
After crossing the finish line we were completely covered in mud. They had 'showers' set up: a bunch of dangling hoses over a concrete slab. The line was long so they were trying to get people to wash quickly so most of us were still pretty muddy afterwards. Some of us found a puddle of water so muddy you couldn't see your hand if you held it a few inches under the surface and washed off in that. Believe it or not that made us cleaner than before. Hey, you do what you have to. We then went back to the cars and changed behind towels into clean dry clothes. That was fun. Blehhh! Talk about out of my comfort zone... Imagine stripping down to nothing in front of a bunch of boys. Yeah you might be covered with a towel but it's like they are in the same room as you while you are changing!
Anyway, in that state of hygiene, we went to Lambert's (the place where they throw the roles) to eat. Then our car departed for home while the rest of them left to go to Taylor for showers and sleep. I went with the group who left from Roanoke which consisted of Tim Schwind, Daniel Stoller, and Landon Isaia. We had about a six hour drive home. It was fun. We listened to comedians and slept. When we got to 'The Lodge' (the house that Tim, Landon, Steven Sauder, and Brett Hodel live in) it was somewhere around 10:40... I think. I woke up as we pulled in. I was so disoriented that I think I was stumbling around like I was drunk while I was moving my stuff into my car. I pulled out on their rather long drive way and found it difficult to keep the car in a straight line. Finally I woke up enough for the 1 hour drive home but it was a struggle. When I was working on moving my stuff from Tim's car to my car, Tim offered to let me shower at the Lodge. I thought it was kind of odd since I had only an hour of driving left but looking back I wonder if he was just worried about letting this girl, who couldn't even walk straight, drive. Lol! Tim was recently engaged to my good friend Brittany Martin. He has impressed me with his character more than once. I cannot help but smile every time I think about this couple. God definitely brought these two people together.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Hunting!
Yesterday Jozef, Dad, Ryan, Steven, and I all went hunting! My first time with a bow. (I have gone twice before as a kid just to sit with Dad and watch.) We probably were all settled in the stands by around 4:30. Dad had us spread out so that either him or Jozef were in hearing range.
Sometime around 6 a buck wandered right by me. It was definitely within shooting range but it was an awkward angle. Plus Dad said never to move when the deer's head is up, only when it is down and grazing. It never put it's head down that long.
Shortly after I spotted it, I glanced away. The deer froze to listen. It completely disappeared! This was when it was only like 15-20 yards in front of me and I could not see it no matter how hard I looked! Finally it moved again and I kept my eyes glued to it. It slowly walked away. After it was around 40 yards away (that's a total guess by the way) it froze again. In the hope that it would decide to come back this way I stayed still. Wow. If God made us all as patient as that deer we would get so much more accomplished. The stand I was in was on a branch that was at about a 20 degree angle to the tree. The stand was strapped around it so that you are leaning up against the branch with the tree in front of you. Have you ever tried leaning against a tree for an extended amount of time without moving? My back was already sore from the first hour and a half (lots of time to think and pray!) of minimal movement but now I couldn't move at all.
But it was so worth it. Something I didn't expect was the adrenaline rush when I saw the buck. Man, my heart was pounding!
Sometime around 6 a buck wandered right by me. It was definitely within shooting range but it was an awkward angle. Plus Dad said never to move when the deer's head is up, only when it is down and grazing. It never put it's head down that long.
Shortly after I spotted it, I glanced away. The deer froze to listen. It completely disappeared! This was when it was only like 15-20 yards in front of me and I could not see it no matter how hard I looked! Finally it moved again and I kept my eyes glued to it. It slowly walked away. After it was around 40 yards away (that's a total guess by the way) it froze again. In the hope that it would decide to come back this way I stayed still. Wow. If God made us all as patient as that deer we would get so much more accomplished. The stand I was in was on a branch that was at about a 20 degree angle to the tree. The stand was strapped around it so that you are leaning up against the branch with the tree in front of you. Have you ever tried leaning against a tree for an extended amount of time without moving? My back was already sore from the first hour and a half (lots of time to think and pray!) of minimal movement but now I couldn't move at all.
But it was so worth it. Something I didn't expect was the adrenaline rush when I saw the buck. Man, my heart was pounding!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tough Mudder!
THREE MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!! In three days we will be hitting the road for misery, uhhh I mean Missouri. ;) Either way a lot of fun! Good friends, lot's to do, and someplace to kick back at. What more can I ask for? Lord help our attitudes to glorigy you, even in this. "For bodily excercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." 1 Timothy 4:8
Early Morning
I woke up at 1:29 this morning and started getting ready for the day. Whoops! But I didn't feel tired and the temptation of having all that FREE TIME, something I only hear about in legends and fairytales, was too much to over come. So here I am. At 3:34 in the morning. Eating bran flakes like potato chips and doing homework.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
School
Yesterday each student was suppose to teach the class how to do a craft. We only got through 7 crafts out of 15 so more to come tomorrow!
Paper bag scare crow and paper plate ghost.
Coffee filter flower, news paper flowers on sticks, and a tissue paper flower on a pen.
Pine cone turkey and a toilet paper squid.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Forlorn
I have been starting to get excited about our annual Thanksgiving trip to Gulf Shores. This morning it hit me that Rebekah wont be there. I actually started to cry. Having a married sister is going to take some getting used to. I love her too much.
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