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Love you all.

so many things have happend. Camp ended, and  i decided to stick around the area.  I am living in the house with angela in the woods still. And, I just started a new job at a photography studio, so that's exciting.  Plus they have benefits too, which is nice.  Church is going great and i am looking forward to connecting with old friends from the area. Also, Robbyn (TM) came to visit from Canada...and man, was that good!  I love that girl.  It's been far too long since we've seen each other. 

My summer at camp ended up to be just what I needed to move on in life.  But there were some pretty hard times too that left me with an empty hope and with questions i couldn't answer.  After camp ended, a good friend of mine took me canoeing at night.  I loved the time outdoors, the adventureof it all, and being able to share our hearts about life and laugh again....and to just to know in my heart that everything will be alright.  I thank God for times like that.....

I am looking forward to a time of rest.....yet for some reason I feel restless.  My heart has so many questions right now....but I know that God will hold me close.  And life goes on, unsure of what tomorrow holds....but looking forward to it.

with love. -kristin

Well....yes, everyone....i am posting again after all this time.  Amazing...I know...

So much has happened, I honestly don't even know where to begin.  For anyone that may still be wondering, I did make it back to Michigan....haha... (=  Once I got home from Oregon, I had a bit of time off before I moved again and started a new job....I was so glad for a breather.  

After my break, I left the beach town and moved to my childhood area and have been working for the summer at the camp I grew up at.  One of my closest friends (Angela) and I moved into a house together....or rather a "shack in the woods"  (= It's been one crazy adventure, but it's been alot of fun fixing up the place and trying to make it feel like home. This summer, I have been running around like crazy doing video for this camp and have really learned alot.  Plus, I have my own golf cart, which is always fun. The kids are great too.  It's good to be back at camp.  Chad, (one of my old buddies) Angela and I have become super close.  I seriously don't know what I'd do without them right now, I've really needed their friendship.  We spend way too much time together and even took a "family picture" with our cat.  Oh, yeah...Chad got us a cat.  We named it Texas.  (So we could say "don't mess with Texas.")  All in all, this has been a good summer and I am glad to have good friends in my life.   It's good to be back.....

As for the fall....it's coming up way too quickly and I have no idea what life will bring my way.  Just trying to keep trusting Him....

I'd love to hear from you all.  Hope life is good....

-kristin

Currently Listening Part II By Brad Paisley see related

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I'm leaving on a jet plane.  Don't know when I'll be back again.....

Well, I spent yesterday in Bend, Oregon.  It was beautiful.  I loved it.....

I sure am going to miss it here...

I love the mountains, the wild rivers, the people, my church....

I hate saying good-bye. 

Lots of mixed feelings...definitly bitter sweet. 

So, I will be back in Michigan late wednesday night.  Can't wait to tackle you all. (= 

See you all soon.

much love,

-kristin

Currently Listening Scarecrow By Garth Brooks see related

"Don't Forget To Remember Me"

18 years have come and gone
For momma they flew by
But for me they just drug on and on
We were loading up that Chevy
Both tryin' not to cry
Momma kept on talking
Putting off good-bye
Then she took my hand and said
'Baby don't forget

Before you hit the highway
You better stop for gas
There's a 50 in ashtray
In case you run short on cash
Here's a map and here's a Bible
If you ever lose your way

Just one more thing before you leave
Don't forget to remember me'

This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home
And those bills there on the counter
Telling me I'm on my own
And just like every Sunday I called momma up last night
And even when it's not, I tell her everything's alright
Before we hung up I said
'Hey momma, don't forget to tell my baby sister I'll see her in the fall
And tell me-ma that I miss her
Yeah, I should give her a call
And make sure you tell Daddy that I'm still his little girl
Yeah, I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be
Don't forget to remember me'

Tonight I find myself kneeling by the bed to pray
I haven't done this in a while
So I don't know what to say but
'Lord I feel so small sometimes in this big ol' place
I know there are more important things, but
Don't forget to remember me
Don't forget to remember me'

-Carrie Underwood-

This song has hit home recently.  Being 40 hours away from friends, family, and the place you once called home…has a way of making you miss everything.  I've been living in Oregon 3 months now. And I am leaving this place in a little over a week. So many things have happened.  I sure have learned a lot….especially about myself.  I will miss the people here, my church, the mountains and rivers...and, the fly fishermen I saw in the river the other day. (= Seriously, though…that's what I love! TRUE COUNTRY....just get me out there....that's right where I want to be.  

So….A few Oregon Random facts: I’ve already broke the Oregon law a few times.  Apparently, you don’t ride your bike on the sidewalk here.  Um….we do in Michigan.  It’s against the law...yeah. Also, I learned that you don’t climb OSU buildings at 2AM.  Long story….. And funny things about Oregon….93% of my town recycles!  If you don’t, it’s like a sin or something. (not kidding)  And, people here take walks in the rain…like pouring rain.  Many people think I’m weird because I don’t.  (In MI if it rains, we stay inside all day)  And, I just found out that Oregon doesn’t have lightning bugs!  I know…small thing, but that sure is sad!  I grew up catching those things.  I can’t believe they don’t have them! Also, over 80% of Oregon cremates people who pass away.  That is SO foreign to me!  Ever seen the movie “Elizabeth Town”….I’m like the Kentucky side. (= (Call me old fashioned, but I prefer a burial, people here think I'm crazy for that. Weird.) Also, you don’t have to pay tax on the things you buy here, it’s the price it’s marked as.  AMAZING. And…last, but not least….it is against the law to pump your own gas at a gas station here.  They have pump attendants.  CRAZY! 

I have a bunch of people who are really trying to get me back to Oregon. We’ll just see what time brings.  I love Oregon.  It’s one of the prettiest states I’ve seen, so we’ll see what happens.  The future is unclear as to what my next step will be once the summer ends, but I'm trusting God to lead me and I will be ready to pack up and go. 

But for now, my Michigan friends, I will be there soon.  I am looking forward to some good times with you all.  I can’t wait to hold my little man again, and be with the people I love.  He told me just yesterday that he loves me “really much”… (= I can’t wait to see that kid again.  I also have not seen my sister in almost a year….we’ll spend a few days together, and then she’s off for another year.  Crazy….but, I’m just so glad that we’ll have a few days together. And…I will be off to camp again very soon, just like the old days....and am looking forward to some peaceful times of fun and rest for the summer. 

I love and miss you all.

-kristin