So long 22 years... hello 23!

I just thought I'd throw this little post together that photographically reminisces the 22nd year of my life.
Last year's birthday rap at the Pine Cove Towers.
In Panama last late July/early August for the final of three years.
Living in Guanajuato, Mexico for September 2008! with Teryn...
Seeing the incredible Machu Picchu in October 2008.
Chilling with a butterfly at an estancia in Argentina in November...
Seeing one of my best friends get engaged in April!!
Graduating from Texas A&M University! Whoop!!!
Moving home and having Dexter and my parents for roommates!
Visiting Zach as he worked at Pine Cove for the first summer as I took a break from working at camp for the first time after working there for 5 summers. That's weird.

Well, that's a glimpse of the last year of my life. Busy? Yes. Challenging? Yes. Awesome? Yes.

happenings.

Well, July is almost over and I have yet to post. Apologies.
Well Melissa is now 8 months pregnant and I got to take some pregnancy pictures of her and Brady last weekend. Here are two of them. It was fun... late August I will become "Aunt Kimbo." So that's exciting!
I went to Dallas this past Tuesday for the Coldplay concert. INCREDIBLE! Totally worth the late driving. Zach and I went and met Kristen and Evan in Dallas... "Fix You" by Coldplay is easily one of my favorite songs and it was awesome to see it live.
Today we (family plus some extended family) are headed to Lake City, Colorado for the next week. I turn 23 tomorrow. Weird! But hey... one more year under my belt. I guess that would be the "belt of life?"

a project here, a project there...

So as I was cleaning out my room I found ALL the letters, notes, stuff that I have accumulated over the years from camp as "Funky Chick'n". Now these letters are quite funny considering the age I worked with, 2nd-5th graders. So I decided I was going to make a little collage and put it up in my room.

I needed a large frame, so to Hobby Lobby I went where I found this lovely piece for $13 on clearance. This frame on clearance was still cheaper than a frame of the same size on half price, so obviously I chose this frame.

Here is the progression...

A bag with all the letters and things...
The frame with the finished collage behind it...
The painted frame and collage on my wall.

Is June halfway over already!?

Truly... this astonishes me. Where is the time going? Well I have been in Wichita Falls now for almost a month.. almost. I have had a garage sale with my mom and got back from Sr. High camp with FBC late last Friday night.

Sr. High camp was awesome. If being in a "camp" setting wasn't fun enough for me as I am obviously missing out on what a typical summer would look like at camp, it was so refreshing to be with high school students and see them learn and just be honest about where they are in life. It is so hard for me to believe that I've been out of high school for 5 years sometimes. But in summation, it was not only refreshing but really encouraging... I just love camps. :)

Sunday I went to Dallas so that I could hang out with friends and then go to a concert on Monday night, mewithoutYou... why are they so good? I don't know, but I just love their concerts so much. That was also a good time... I got to see a lot of friends in a 36hr period and I am just grateful for the friends I have in Dallas.

Today was back to babysitting. The girls were on vacation this past week and had gotten "wrapped" by their friends... by that I mean their whole sidewalk leading to their house was covered in peanut butter, tapioca pudding and jelly piles. WHAT!? Have you ever heard of such a thing? I haven't... but now I have seen and helped clean it up...

Wichita Falls... my new (?) home

It's official, according to Wells Fargo and the USPS that I live in Wichita Falls. So I guess that means it is official. I have been here for almost two weeks, where I helped Zach get ready for Pine Cove and saw him graduate high school (pictures to come). As well as found a job...

I am babysitting every week day for a few hours for a two girls, 9 and 12 years old. They are fun and I enjoy hanging out with them! Stories to come from this I am sure...

Random other things:

• Bought a road bike last week which comes in in the next few days... gonna start cycling and perhaps do the Hotter'n Hell 100... we shall see.
  
• Going to Colorado next week for First Baptist's Sr. High Camp. Pray for that... I am excited and eager to hang out with those peeps.
  
• Christy Nockel's new c.d. is awesome... former wife in the Watermark duo that I LOVED in high school. Her husband is now a producer and let's just say they put out good stuff...

"A Mighty Fortress" ... an excerpt, check it out:

A mighty fortress is our God
A sacred refuge is Your Name
Your Kingdom is unshakable
With You forever we will reign

Our God is, jealous for His own
None could comprehend, His love and His mercy
Our God is exalted on His throne
High above the heavens
Forever He’s worthy...

shalom,
kimbo