Just a trim

plus or minus a few inches...

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Real Great News!!

GUYS!!!

This is an awesome answer to prayer and I wanted to share it with you!!

So I was talking to some of you (or maybe all-I can't really remember...) about how I was a little worried about getting to know my co-workers at Splash due to the fact that most of my impressions of them had been that they were mostly partyers and drinkers and such.. basically, I was overwhelmed with the thought that I was going to have to be one of the only lights in that place!

BUT...
About a week and a half ago, I went in to Splash to turn in my time card and I was leaning against a wall when someone saw my tattoo on my wrist and asked about it.. I explained it and they asked if I was Jewish (haha) but I said no, I'm Christian. Then, a girl, Lexi, who was standing by me piped up and invited me to....

A FRIDAY NIGHT WORK BIBLE STUDY!!

that's right, my fellow employees started a Bible study!! I was able to go this past Friday and it was absolutely amazing, like genuine fellowship and a huge wealth of Biblical knowledge and wisdom! I am so extremely excited about this opportunity you guys, I can't even fully put it in words! Really, it's the answer to not just one but multiple prayer requests... I am real amped up to get more involved with it and it has really shifted my attitude and environment while at work!

So thank you so much for praying for me, I will continue to pray for you. =]

Finally Made the Jump

I'M FINALLY A BLOGGER! Wow it feels good. Yes, it has been a long time coming but it took some highly focused energy to get around to making a gmail account and then accepting the invitation. Wow..I feel tired already. Anyways, I am pumped and ready to go full-swing into this new realm of cyberspace. Lookout world here comes Aryn, "The Blogger Extraordiniare!!"
LOVE you all. Miss you more. Glad I can finally read what you all have been writing for the past month!

Favorite Quotes

So I randomly read the quote book again and I think these are my top three favorite.... any other favorites??

(about the theme of the all-hall right after Torrey conference)

“The point is we’ll just have had three days of sex.” – Erin

(Because I remember the context...)

(when everyone was looking for phone, Aryn takes the credit…)

“Look, there it is, right by the Gap bag!” – Meghan

“Oh, I found it!” – Aryn

(doing homework)

“Ok, you really don’t need to give me two pages on why the church shouldn’t use physical weapons to exercise its authority.” – Chris

Good times... Good times...

LOVE love LOVE

I am in LOVE with this weather!

This is my new backyard... covered (ok kinda covered) in hail. In June. Amazing.

Has summer started for anyone else??

So I still kind of feel like summer hasn't really started yet and that the past 3 weeks have kind of been just a reeeeeeeal long weekend. However, several things could be attributing to this strange sense of seasonal dysfunction (and yes that word is spelled correctly even though it doesn't look like it is...)

1. There has only been 1 day in which the sun has appeared before 4 or 5pm... It has been cool and cloudy EVERY SINGLE DAY! What is this Washington? Oregon? bull hucky!

2. I typically associate summer with going home and since my "home" is not technically home, my mind is tricked into thinking it's not permanent for the next 2+ months.

3. I'm not overwhelmed by hours upon hours of working! I typically only get scheduled for about 10-12 hours/week but I've been snatching people's hours left and right! I convince them that they don't really want to work... so I went from 10 hours up to 27.5 for this week! Skilled, I know...

And that's basically where I'm at. Now I really don't want to let all this precious time go to wasted, I want to squeeze all the juice out of it! Any ideas of what I should do??

Also, a side note I'd like to share, I had the first conversation with my dad since Easter today! I know, pretty crazy.. But it went so well and he told me that he checks my blog (my personal one) about once a week and wishes I would post more on it! That was fun for me to hear..

ok, goodnight!

Oh you know...

Well, here is the excitement that is stirred up in my life lately:

• I got two tickets...airplane tickets that it
  
• I have been shot three times...with a needle
  
• I have obtained drugs...by prescription
  
• I am fleeing the country...only to come back within a month
  

This passport is about to get stamped :)

Now that I've updated twice...how is everyone else?