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Hey readers!!!

I wish I blogged more often.... why does life have to be so crazy sometimes??

Anyway, I wanted to give you guys a little update on my simplex life lately! 

• When I wrote that open letter to my past present, and future a few weeks ago, I was literally in the car on the way to a new city for a month! The family I work for decided to move up north and I didn't have any major summer plans so I said, "I'll come with you!" The blog post was a reaction and preparation for the coming month of new challenges and adventures
• I've spent the last three weeks making meals, playing games, taking photos, singing the same songs over and over again, drawing pictures, reading, rereading, and REreading "There's a Wocket in my Pocket!!"
• I've gotten to do video calls to home several times :D It's so cute to watch two two-year-olds video chat with each other on the phone!
• I've also gotten to go home several times! The drive from my home to this other city is around two hours but I can fly standby on a 30 minute flight to go back and see my family. 
• I went back for our baby foster girl's 1st birthday!! She is adorable, people. She can walk and clap and dance and babble and is just SO CUTE, GUYS.
• I also flew back for the 4th of July weekend. I watched fireworks with my family on Saturday. And on Sunday I went to see "Inside Out" with a few friends, then went to another friend's birthday party! It was such a fun weekend and I was reminded about how important it is for me to stay connected to my friends.
• The last flight back I've made (so far) was to spend Friday and Saturday at our homeschool convention volunteering! I wrote about last year's convention making my feet sore and it was definitely the same this year! I had a pretty fantastic time, although I came back up to work exhausted on Monday.
• I hate grocery shopping for myself. I can't handle that kind of responsibility! I go in thinking, "Okay, some fruits and veggies and healthy snacks!" and I leave with three different kinds of cookies. Seriously?
• I've been gearing up for school in ONE MONTH from now and I'm freaking out with excitement!!!!!!!!! My roommates and I are collaborating on packing lists and I'm checking out welcome week schedules, clubs and sports I might join in, and beginning to look for textbooks and supplies I'm gonna need. I CAN'T WAIT, GUYS.
• Related to school, I'm thinking of starting a separate blog for sharing my school adventures! If you guys want to read it, let me know!!!!!
• Why do I say guys so much???
• I dyed my hair purple again!!!!!! Well, just the bangs. :D

 



Of all of the photos I've taken this whole month, this one's probably gotta be my favorite (heart melts)

That's all I can think of right now!! I'm spending time with family next week, working the next two weeks, then coming home for a week to prepare (and pack!) for college!!!! It's going to be a crazy busy month, but may God be glorified in it all.
See you next time!
-M.

The New Look and Other News

Hi Everyone!!!

How do ya like the *new* look??? I wanted something a little more fun for summer!!! 

In other news, it's L's birthday!!!! Well, it was last Friday. ;) (happy dance)

In other news....

Well, it's been a bit crazy 'round here. (My house, that is) We had lots of juggling with new foster babies and car trouble and my brothers' guinea pig died, too. :/ And that all happened in the last two days!!

One of the books I've been studying lately is Galatians. It's been cool to dig deeper into the first chapter. It talks about Paul's warning to the churches of Galatia about false teachers. He then goes on to share his testimony of his conversion and some of his missionary journeys. It's a pretty cool chapter, and I can't wait to get into the rest of the book!

Worldview was also awesome!! I staffed for a week in June and had an amazing time! I was so grateful to see friendships form and hear great conversations throughout the week. 

Last week I volunteered for our church's VBS program and it was such a blast!! My brother, my friend and I acted in the drama and got to walk around the campus in character afterward. I played the "bad guy" and had a great time with it! My character did come to a conversion experience on the last day, which got me thinking about the simplexity of it all!!!

Oh, and another cool thing! I was on the road the other day and I saw a truck with the word "Simplex" on the back!!!!! It was probably talking about that really complicated science term that pops up when you google it, but it still made my day!

There you have it, my completely random post for today. ;) I'm in a random mood today anyway.

See you next time!

-M.

And Now For the News...

Hello Friends! Happy Easter!

What's that? Yes, I understand that I've been gone a while. It wasn't that long, OK? Anyway, it's M. here to bring you the news you need to know! (That's how they say it on TV, right?)

EXCITING NEWS! I have started blogging for another blog! At first, I was not planning to link any of the posts over here, but because I am able to choose a pen name for that blog too, I will post links to those blog posts as I finish them! (Does any of that make sense to you? It's too exhausting to rewrite it...)

MORE EXCITING NEWS! I sewed a dress! It's a really pretty chevron pattern with pink sleeves and collar. It's a bit more "girly" than what I normally wear for sure, but I'm glad that I'm finally done with it. :)

EVEN MORE EXCITING NEWS! (Seriously? How much exciting news can I possibly have???) I have 5 weeks of high school left!! (phew) I finish my classes at the community college in two weeks and I graduate at the end of May. (dances around the room jubilantly) (no, exuberantly) (wait, maybe ecstatically...) (whatever. I'M REALLY HAPPY, OK?) I will also update you on that, spelling out all of the details in detail. (except maybe not the keynote speaker at the ceremony, yes?)

Not so Exciting News!  (Dull News? Disenchanting News? Whatever.) I'm sick. Well, sort of. I lost my voice the other day and won't stop coughing. My voice is back but I haven't been able to sing for almost four days now. (NOOO!!! I must sing!!! The hills are alive with the sooooooound of muuuuuuuuusic!!) (Ahem. That never happened.)

One last thing. I need a pen name for the new blog I'm blogging for. I've thought of the Chronicler or the Faithful. I'd love more ideas! Comment away!

Thanks for reading! -M.

P.S. Some funny pics from Pinterest, just for you!

(I say this often now)

(It just irks me...)