Smells...

really bring you back don't they? Today as I left Starbucks I was bundled up in my favorite sweat pants and my new cozy CKU sweatshirt. It was just brisk enough to have a slight chill. I could smell the fresh rain and could even feel a few drops. But the best part of that whole scenario was the slight and distinct scent of someone's wood burning fireplace off in the distance. Too cool...I love living in four seasons!

So we never got to Paris and found the cafe of our dreams...

That's a line from a song by Out of the Grey. Turns out...I just may find that cafe of my dreams. I recently got accepted as a primary leader for People to People Student Ambassadors. I will be taking a group of High School students from around the Yakima Valley/Columbia Basin to Western Europe for three weeks next summer. It's been a whirlwind few days...a bunch of info!!...some apprehension...can I really do this with students if I've never done it myself? But ultimately I am SO excited! Find out more about this awesome program at http://www.studentambassadors.org/.

Last week I went to the Leader Training at the National Headquarters in Spokane. President Eisenhower started People to People in 1956 and the first delegation came from Spokane...so the national headquarters are in Spokane. Their new building is beautiful! These pictures are from the little jaunt up there. That famous pic of Ike is a two story mural. And the other pic is an award winning pic from a student ambassador who went to New Zealand (I think).

Hope you are having a GREAT day. I'm off to figure out the Passport process...how do you prove your citizenship? Is a driver's license okay?

Time out...

...for some breathing. You ever felt like you just need to breathe?... Seriously...try it with me now. Inhale...1....2...Exhale...3...4. Feels good don't it? I guess another word to describe my life right now is Release. So many things lately I've been feeling released about...job stuff...church stuff...life stuff. Y'know...just a big release. I hope I'm not lulling myself into false release-dom?...hmmm... You know; just when you breath and marvel at how your life seems to be going...blamo...stress-world!

• My correcting is caught up at school...for now...
• my house is still relatively clean...
• I have a clean and ironed outfit for school tomorrow...
• I'm not yawning!...
• youth group newsletters are ready to be mailed...wow...
  

Here are a few pictures...

#1...sweet nectar of the gods..Iced...Venti...Non-fat...Almond...Latte...from Starbucks!

#2...the best movie in all the land...Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves...God bless Kevin Costner:-)

#3...Worshipping at sunset at Creation Fest...what could be better?