Community Play

Monday night two friends and I went to a community play called “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.” We knew people who were in the play so it made it even more entertaining to watch. I hadn’t listened to the music or seen it before so I had no expectations. It was quite funny. Here are a few pictures we took during intermission.

A First

On Sunday I asked Beth if she knew how to french braid… she did! So I asked her if she could teach me before I left for Idaho. I first did a little mini one and I did great. Those were her words. Not mine. Then I tried this! It does look good if I do say so myself. For the first long braid it doesn't look too shabby. Plus she has curly hair. I don’t know if that made it easier or harder. I’ll be practicing more while I’m gone.

When I showed this picture to my mom she noticed that Beth's shirt says volunteer. I got a kick out of that. Goes perfectly with the occasion.

Fondue Night!

Friday night my roommate, Katie, and I put together a little fondue party with our friend Amy. We made chocolate and butterscotch fondue from scratch. I was afraid we'd burn them, but they turned perfectly. (I was impressed at our cooking skills, but they were easy recipes.) Amy brought the dippers- bananas, strawberries, green apples, pretzels, graham crackers, and vanilla wafers. It was de.li.cous! We all thought the butterscotch was better than the plain chocolate. The best together was the pretzels and butterscotch because it was a sweet/salty taste. Second best was the apples and butterscotch. It was fun to dip, taste, and chat around the table. Afterwards we played skip-bo and talked. It was an enjoyable night.

I look ridiculous

FYI

I LOVE this new background! I've never been able to figure out how to get a cute header on and I finally figured it out. And it matches which makes it even more cuter! Can you tell I'm excited?!

Tanning? No!

Saturday my new roommate, Katie, and I went swimming at our friend Wendy's house. Wendy had told us a time she'd be back home so we headed over 20 minutes early because she lives that far. Well, we get there. No one is home. So Katie lays out her beach towel under the tree on the front lawn. I had brought a half inflated plastic tube so I sprawled out on that in the driveway. Two sets of neighbors asked us if we were trying to tan or what we were doing. It was funny that they'd think we were tanning seeing that we were under a huge tree with LOTS of shade. Made the time go by quick non the less and Wendy got home 20 minutes later. We swam for 2 hours and then talked for while inside. It was a very fun afternoon.

Roommates

Coming to this month of June was hard for me. It meant big changes around here. Beks was getting married in July and Camille was moving to Utah. Both left at the end of May. My other roommate Beth and I had to decide whether to leave too or find 2 more roommates. We ended up staying and finding 2 roommates within a week. What a blessing. It reiterated to me that we were meant to stay in this house. I can't begin to tell you how much I have enjoyed and loved living here. The house is perfect, but the roommates are amazing, one of a kind! We have laughed till we cried, partied, shed tears, and had some very funny moments. I have been SO over abundantly blessed these past 2 past years. Anything I write I feel can't explain the amount of gratitude I have to my Heavenly Father for guiding me to these friends/roommates. People who come over comment about how warm and inviting our home is. It may sound cheesy, but we have had family prayer every night the past 2 years being here and I know that is why they feel that. The thought of moving out and maybe not having that at the next place really got to me. It is what has made us so close and has also helped the spirit to reside here. I will miss Camille and Bekah, but we'll keep in touch. We now have 2 new girls living with us and their great. They are so nice! We again have been very blessed. Here's a few pictures we took the last month we were all together.

The last Sunday we were all together

Special Friend

Last November I signed up to be a mentor to a foster child through the state foster care center; they call us special friends. I had to go to a few orientation meetings, get my house and car looked at, get a fingerprint card, show that my car is registered and insured before I could be placed with a foster child. Then I waited a few months before I got matched. For security I'm not going say her name, but she's 9 yrs. old and such a sweet girl. She likes earrings, music, movies, shoes, clothes, water parks, and reading. So do I!! I've only hung out with her twice so I'm still getting to know her, but I can tell we'll have lots of fun together. CPS and the other workers would like me to help her learn math and reading since she's struggling with those subjects in school. I hope that I can be one person in her life that she knows she can trust because one thing I learned during the meetings is that a child has a hard time gaining someone's trust because they've been hurt so much. I pray that she will feel my love for her and we can build a friendship together.