Okay I know I'm breaking the rules a bit but I thought of two others I would like to include and since I wouldn't want to be rude and rescind my previous invite, I will include two more.
Since it can be anyone dead or alive I would like to invite my future husband (smart huh!).
The second person would have to be my bestest friend in the world Tanya! The first reason is that I haven't mentioned her in my blog yet and she was getting a litte perturbed. The second reason is - duh - we live together and it would be rude to have a dinner party in our house and not invite her. heeheehee - I love you Tanya.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Dinner for 6 (well 7 including me)
Eric this is for you pal!
So on Eric's blog he created a dinner party for 6 (hypothetical) including the 6 people dead or alive that he would like to invite.
Here is my list . . .
Disclaimer - This isn't a perfectly thought out list - I have very little time so it's a list I spent a few minutes thinking about.
1. Jesus
Eric didn't include Jesus because he said He was a given. I disagree - but then again I'm more spiritual than Eric.
2. Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies.
Besides being extremely good looking he is the funniest guy ever and he can sing. Oh yeah and he can white boy rap which is huge in my book.
3. St. Francis of Assisi
I read Chasing Francis this year and really connected with his perspectives on God and life and would love to sit and talk with him more.
4. Nomar Garciaparra
Everybody knows I'm a Dodger fan and while Nomar isn't my top favorite, he is an interesting guy, a great athlete and he'd probably bring his wife who happens to be the greatest female soccer player of all time (Mia Hamm).
5. Donald Miller
I love his bold take on Faith and I know he would shake things up a bit.
6. Kelly Ripa
She's hilarious, she would probably bring her hot husband (Mark Consuelos) and hey we need more girls at this party. : )
Okay so there's the list - it's missing a political figure but the only person I would really like to have there would be JFK and it's not for his political views - I just really want to know if his death was a conspiracy.
Thoughts anyone?
So on Eric's blog he created a dinner party for 6 (hypothetical) including the 6 people dead or alive that he would like to invite.
Here is my list . . .
Disclaimer - This isn't a perfectly thought out list - I have very little time so it's a list I spent a few minutes thinking about.
1. Jesus
Eric didn't include Jesus because he said He was a given. I disagree - but then again I'm more spiritual than Eric.
2. Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies.
Besides being extremely good looking he is the funniest guy ever and he can sing. Oh yeah and he can white boy rap which is huge in my book.
3. St. Francis of Assisi
I read Chasing Francis this year and really connected with his perspectives on God and life and would love to sit and talk with him more.
4. Nomar Garciaparra
Everybody knows I'm a Dodger fan and while Nomar isn't my top favorite, he is an interesting guy, a great athlete and he'd probably bring his wife who happens to be the greatest female soccer player of all time (Mia Hamm).
5. Donald Miller
I love his bold take on Faith and I know he would shake things up a bit.
6. Kelly Ripa
She's hilarious, she would probably bring her hot husband (Mark Consuelos) and hey we need more girls at this party. : )
Okay so there's the list - it's missing a political figure but the only person I would really like to have there would be JFK and it's not for his political views - I just really want to know if his death was a conspiracy.
Thoughts anyone?
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Pondo 9.1 (almost)
Well I survived Juniors week (barely).
Can you even image 230+ little kids running crazy all week.
Hannah, Julia and Arianna were here which was so much fun!
Everywhere I went someone was yelling "hi Jojo!" whether it was one of my nieces or a girl in their cabin or someone else they had met at camp and told them I was their aunt.
It was really fun.
Here is a picture . . .
2 more weeks and it's back to real life . . . It's gone by so fast - I really want to savor my last moments here and really enjoy the next 2 weeks.
This week is a combo week - yeah more jr. highers.
Can you even image 230+ little kids running crazy all week.
Hannah, Julia and Arianna were here which was so much fun!
Everywhere I went someone was yelling "hi Jojo!" whether it was one of my nieces or a girl in their cabin or someone else they had met at camp and told them I was their aunt.
It was really fun.
Here is a picture . . .
2 more weeks and it's back to real life . . . It's gone by so fast - I really want to savor my last moments here and really enjoy the next 2 weeks.
This week is a combo week - yeah more jr. highers.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
I'm back after a much needed week of rest
This past week a private group was at Pondo so most of us got the week off - which was wonderful.
I was able to see friends and family, sleep, eat good food, get things done, and most of all watch lots and lots of baseball.
Speaking of which - I went to the Dodgers game on Thursday with some friends from Pondo and we had a great time - even though they got killed. oh well you can't win them all.
Here are some great pics . . .
Ange, Joy, and Dave
Joy, Ange, and me
Aaron & Hannah
Jason
Hannah
Tomorrow we get juniors and a whole lot of them - not sure I'm ready. Hannah and Julia are coming - yeah!
I was able to see friends and family, sleep, eat good food, get things done, and most of all watch lots and lots of baseball.
Speaking of which - I went to the Dodgers game on Thursday with some friends from Pondo and we had a great time - even though they got killed. oh well you can't win them all.
Here are some great pics . . .
Ange, Joy, and Dave
Joy, Ange, and me
Aaron & Hannah
Jason
Hannah
Tomorrow we get juniors and a whole lot of them - not sure I'm ready. Hannah and Julia are coming - yeah!
correction
I have to start by apologizing to Dave Rynk - Ange, Dave and I love Sumatra and not just Ange and I.
Sorry Dave (I took a lot of crap for that one).
Love you!
Sorry Dave (I took a lot of crap for that one).
Love you!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Sumatra is my hero!
Jasen and Amanda sent me a pound of sumatra a few weeks ago (with a cute little joke about me being an asian lover) and Ange and I fell in love with the stuff.
We drink it every morning and every night - we are brewing a pot right now and it smells heavenly.
Thanks J&A for contributing to my addiction.
Kassie week! Pondo 6.4
Kassie is here this week with her friend Sydney (who is super cool).
I had such a great time hanging out with them - esspecially during church time last night.
Pondo is so much more fun when people come visit me (hint,hint,hint).
Joy sent me a package of goodies which made my day! She's still my only friend who loves me aparently. : )
It's Thursday again and another week is almost over and done - this summer is flying by.
Here is a picture of Kassie and Sydney. So cute.
I had such a great time hanging out with them - esspecially during church time last night.
Pondo is so much more fun when people come visit me (hint,hint,hint).
Joy sent me a package of goodies which made my day! She's still my only friend who loves me aparently. : )
It's Thursday again and another week is almost over and done - this summer is flying by.
Here is a picture of Kassie and Sydney. So cute.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Pondo 6.1 (almost)
I can't believe I've been here for five weeks - it hardly seems possible.
I'm getting better at driving the mountain roads and having a lot of fun doing it.
It's Sunday night and I am gearing up for another week - this one is high school and Kassie is coming - yeah - I can't wait to see her.
A couple of observations . . .
First, my favorite time of each week is Thursday night (it's bitter sweet because another week done means I'm that much closer to leaving for good). I do the zipline on Thursday night with Angie and then we put out fires and head to the tent for team scores, the video, and to hand out championship shirts. I leave towards the end of the video to walk up the lodge to pass out pizza. That walk from the tent to the lodge across the grass field underneath the starry sky is my favorite. It's quiet and chilly and so peaceful - maybe because the week is almost done and I can be thankful for how much God has blessed me. I don't know but it's those walks that I will remember long after I'm gone.
Second, Friday morning we meet to talk about the week and share stories. We also play "Spin the Bottle" only we hug instead of kissing (obviously). It was a really hot week and some of us were really sweaty. A lot of sweat swapping going on at Pondo this week. Sick.
That's it!
I'm getting better at driving the mountain roads and having a lot of fun doing it.
It's Sunday night and I am gearing up for another week - this one is high school and Kassie is coming - yeah - I can't wait to see her.
A couple of observations . . .
First, my favorite time of each week is Thursday night (it's bitter sweet because another week done means I'm that much closer to leaving for good). I do the zipline on Thursday night with Angie and then we put out fires and head to the tent for team scores, the video, and to hand out championship shirts. I leave towards the end of the video to walk up the lodge to pass out pizza. That walk from the tent to the lodge across the grass field underneath the starry sky is my favorite. It's quiet and chilly and so peaceful - maybe because the week is almost done and I can be thankful for how much God has blessed me. I don't know but it's those walks that I will remember long after I'm gone.
Second, Friday morning we meet to talk about the week and share stories. We also play "Spin the Bottle" only we hug instead of kissing (obviously). It was a really hot week and some of us were really sweaty. A lot of sweat swapping going on at Pondo this week. Sick.
That's it!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Shout out to Dana Dill
South Shores Jr. High was here last week and I had such a good time hanging out with them.
I am so proud of Dana - he is my favorite person right now : )
He is always a joy to be around - so much fun! He loves God and he loves our students and you can see it in everything he says and does. What a blessing and example he is to me.
I hope he never realizes how amazing he is because I'm convinced that's what makes him so amazing (if that makes any sense to anyone).
I love you Dana - thanks for all you did to make me feel special last week - it was really fun having you here.
PS - I had a great picture to share with all of you but I'm not sure what happened to it. here it is. You can see Dana's hat and some of my hair - beautiful picture.
Curious Jo
Soooooo . . . it's week 5 (week 3 with students) and you'd think I'd be getting the hang of things but no.
Thursday night Angie and I work the zipline and due to Angie's fear of heights - I work the top zip tower (which I actually prefer). We ran to the store around 7:30 just as students were moving into the tent and apparently just missed a huge brown bear in the middle of camp. It was hanging around the infirmary and they chased it up the zipline path past the tower. We returned from the store and heard the whole story which totally freaked me out (especially since I was working the zipline that night). Around 9 we headed up to cabin 6 to turn on the breaker switch to the spotlight that lights up the zipline and all of camp. I then headed over to the tower - but I noticed a switch on the tree that I'd never seen before. My curiousity got the best of me and I flipped the switch - which of course as you guessed it turned off the lights to the zip tower. I immediately realized my stupidity and could hear Aaron's words in the back of my mind "Don't flip the switch to the lights at the tree" oh well - too late. I was in complete darkness and started to panic - that bear cannot be far from here. I called to Angie to flip the breaker switch which she did and proceeded to turn out all the lights in lower camp. What a mess. The light takes 15 minutes to warm up so as students came out of the tent they were in complete darkness and tripping over stuff. Needless to say I felt pretty stupid.
Alanis is so right - you live you learn.
Thursday night Angie and I work the zipline and due to Angie's fear of heights - I work the top zip tower (which I actually prefer). We ran to the store around 7:30 just as students were moving into the tent and apparently just missed a huge brown bear in the middle of camp. It was hanging around the infirmary and they chased it up the zipline path past the tower. We returned from the store and heard the whole story which totally freaked me out (especially since I was working the zipline that night). Around 9 we headed up to cabin 6 to turn on the breaker switch to the spotlight that lights up the zipline and all of camp. I then headed over to the tower - but I noticed a switch on the tree that I'd never seen before. My curiousity got the best of me and I flipped the switch - which of course as you guessed it turned off the lights to the zip tower. I immediately realized my stupidity and could hear Aaron's words in the back of my mind "Don't flip the switch to the lights at the tree" oh well - too late. I was in complete darkness and started to panic - that bear cannot be far from here. I called to Angie to flip the breaker switch which she did and proceeded to turn out all the lights in lower camp. What a mess. The light takes 15 minutes to warm up so as students came out of the tent they were in complete darkness and tripping over stuff. Needless to say I felt pretty stupid.
Alanis is so right - you live you learn.
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