"swing me way down south" and northwest for a week

i'm such a hypocrite. i said i wouldn't let a month go by before i updated. i let TWO months get past me. oh well. here's an attempted post from, oh, let's see, FEBRUARY 16! ha! sorry if i missed you in Atlanta or Portland.

youth group leadership team planning meeting for spring semester

i'm sitting in Amsterdam at Schipol airport waiting for my flight to JFK! it's been delayed an hour. which makes my 3 hour layover at JFK only 2 hours. and i have to reclaim my luggage, clear customs, re-check my luggage, find my gate, and board a plane to Atlanta. oh, i hope this all happens very smoothly. we'll see...

i'm currently headed to Atlanta (Rome, more specifically) for the Camp BlueSky 2011 summer staff retreat. we've been preparing and planning, interviewing and hiring, and it looks like we're almost all ready to go for a fabulous weekend. i'm stoked to meet everyone and get started on this summer of camp. i am sure an update and pictures will follow.

my days are currently filled with youth group planning and doing, a weekly Bible study with some girls from ISK, twice weekly meetings before school with students, and much much much camp prep. we are now meeting every other week for program updates from our specific areas.

Lexi arrived and registration for camp started the following week. we were able to set up a table at Rosslyn to register campers both before and after school. it was fun and lots of kids have already signed up. let's hope and pray we'll have more.

we also are on the schedule to set up a table two days this semester at the school store at ISK. this will be another amazing recruiting and networking opportunity. please pray we'll have a great turn out there too.

Lexi is not only a beautiful and sweet new friend, but she's doing a FAB job at camp registration. just making things better and better.

if you're in the Rome or Atlanta area in the next 3 weeks please please let me know! i'd love to see you. also, i'm going to Portland, OR to visit a few dear friends and do a little daydreaming. :)