Rocky

Bags are packed and my boots are on, needless to say I ready for my flight to good ol' Kansas! I'll be there for an extended time this time and have aspirations to blog each day (each year I try and post every day during the month of August.) So let's see how that goes. Also I hope a post-a-day doesn't get annoying to those who receive my blog posts via email. Eeeek! Don't hate me! Well, at least don't hate me for something like that, choose something a little bit more legitimate please. Ok well I will talk to you later...in Kansas. xoxo r

I'm back from probably my favorite Haiti trip I have been on, to date. We had a smaller team which made for a more intimate trip, we went for a shorter time which caused us to really make every second count, the weather was more mild and less intense, and I didn't get sick or have diarrhea "stomach issues" at all! And those are just some of the smaller tangible things. Our voyage from the plane, according to my phone. We played games, soccer, and BINGO. We held babies, sang songs, and spent much valued time with our dear friends. We held services, distributed food and clothes. I was also able to spend a good deal of time with the ladies in the Haitian kitchen. This year there was a different boss of the kitchen, and she gave me more tasks, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I was also afforded more taste tests this year. I have several stories to tell you. If you would like to hear them just let me know...but in the mean time here are some of my favorite pictures ...

I know I know you are probably diasppointed because this isn't another glorious guest post. Alas you are stuck with me for now. But let's give it up for Jason! I love how he tied it into the human condition at its purest form. It got me all thinking about my dreams and what they mean for me as a person. Such vivid imagery. And really relatable. Good stuff! I contemplated never writing on here again because yet again, I cannot compete with such genius. Though I leave for Haiti today and I thought I would give you a quick update and a say farewell for a while. I am packed and ready to go, I just need to shower and throw an extra set of clothes in my carry-on! Woot woot! This trip in particular really snuck up on me. I think its because I've been going full-steam ahead since before school ended. I've had friends and family visit, made all the promotional items for next year, and worked on an array of different projects (as I previously mentioned). Just this la...

This was my life today: 2:00am- Go to bed 3:30am- Wake up 3:45am- Get up 4:15am- Leave for the airport 5:00am- Stand in never-ending-line 6:15am- Board plane 6:45am- Plane takes off 7:00-7:30am (also gain an hour so that's an hour and a half)- Try to sleep while baby cries in seat behind you 7:30-7:40am- Remember you had ear plugs the whole time 7:40am- Arrive in Salt Lake City 8:10am-Board new plane 8:40am- Take off 8:40-9:45am (gain another hour)- try to sleep while bobbing head and jerking awake every five minutes 9:45-10:00am- Get bags from carousel 10:00- Get picked up 10:05am-1:00pm- Run errands and pick up new computer from Best Buy 1:00pm- Set up new glorious computer 3:00pm-Unpack 4:00pm- First shower of the day ...etcetera. You get the idea Now I am fighting off sleep, I will talk to you later.