back at the beach

hello? is anyone still reading this thing? i (again) apologize for the lack of content. things are pretty busy here at the beach. i actually have lots of things i could tell you about, but with the comments section so sparse (nigh empty, lo these many posts), i am having a hard time feeling motivated to take the time for a proper update. so which came first, the chicken or the egg? hmm. quite a quandry. but, if you're around and interested, just say hi,and i'll begin posting again. i'll be honest; i'm nervous to give this quasi-ultimatum, fearing that you've all already gotten bored with my sorry excuse for a blog and quit coming. but i shall forge ahead with it nonetheless, in order to see if it's worth spending time posting.
comments, anyone?

pitt trip!

heads up, pittsburgh! i'm coming home this weekend, and i want to see you! there's some stuff planned, so call me on my cell. i'm carless, but i'll be in the city. hoo-ray!

occupational hazard

i nearly died today. i was standing in the water at the edge of the ocean with sharayna, one of my students, when a bolt of lightning jolted down from the sky, very close to us. we screamed bloody murder, jumped out of the water, and then it started pouring down rain like a deluge. everybody was yelling and running up to the boardwalk, and the lifeguards were blowing their whistles and hauling people out of the water, and the wind was howling and the thunder crashed and it was amazing. so we went to visit another student at work on the boardwalk and had lunch at his restaurant under an umbrella. and nobody died. the end.

shout out from the OC!

hello again! it's time for another update from the o.c. things are good. today, especially, is good. it's the first really nice day we've had in the week that i've been here. the students are all here and out looking for jobs today and yesterday. we've nearly finished the orientation process, and we're getting settled into our routine. i've had some really great conversations with students already, and i'm really excited to get to know them more. we've also played three rounds of settlers of catan since they got here on saturday, and i taught three of them how to play euchre yesterday. we also went down to the boardwalk as a group last night, and had a great time. these are good students. there is a lot more i could tell you about, but i will save that for a later date, since i am ready to head out to the beach to appreciate our first sunny day! i'd love to hear from you this summer. email me, call me, write me. email me for my address. i love mail! adios!

finally!

hello hello! the internets are working! yay! i can finally update you on my life. i am in ocean city, new jersey, getting settled at the beach house. i've been here since wednesday. we've been crazy busy getting the house set up before the students arrive, unpacking the attic, washing loads of dishes, doing laundry, making signs, and having meetings. we've been grocery shopping four times; imagine doing the shopping for thirty people! it takes two of us every time. the students are moving in today, and we have a lull in the unloading process. i'm having flashbacks of "we-haul" days at calvin. this is both better and worse; it's not nearly as hot as it is in late august, but almost everyone lives on the fourth floor of this building!
but anyway, things are going well. i'm happy and getting used to living at the beach. i miss you all very much. i am slightly comforted, however, to know that everyone i know is jealous of me. this is the best job in the world.
please pray for us as we get settled this week. pray for our community, and that God will be present in our house. okay. pictures to follow. adios!