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!