Keegan and me.

New Blog?

2011-07-12T05:48:00.000-07:00

Oh wow has it been forever! Our blog posts have been nearly extinct, nonexistent. So much has happened. This school year flew by. I'll try and provide a quick overview of our adventures.

Well, let's see. I'm officially NOT attending NCU anymore. I flunked out and figured what's the use of trying or furthering my education anymore? It's not like my future is dependent on it or anything. Haha Just kidding. I actually GRADUATED !!! Say whaaa?! (a sarcastic thank you to all of those who so easily believed that I flunked out of college). :)

Hmm. So Im all gradumacated and such. I have a wonderful boyfriend who just so happens to be my best friend. Maybe you have heard of him. Preston Carmack. :) He's been mentioned in several past posts. Yeah, NO ONE saw THAT one coming. =P

Keegan will definitely need to post for herself because I would butcher all of her adventures. However, I will say that she is currently in New Hampshire teaching/coaching youth in different sports. It's awesome. She is missed a ton.
It's funny how last year I was the one on the east coast and now we have switched places and she is there now.

I'm. Currently now living in Eugene and am working at a job that relates to my degree and helps me feel like I am making a difference. This brings me to my main purpose in writing this blog post (not that I didn't want to let you guys know about my life just there's more behind this one). I think I'm going to start a new blog. I haven't completely made up my mind yet but with this new job I need a place to ~~vent~~ ~~debrief~~ constructively articulate all the lessons I am learning. My hope for this new blog is to just be completely and blatantly honest. I worry and struggle so much with what people think about me and this new blog is my challenge to myself to be honest and not hold back with how I'm feeling in the stressful and joyful times in life. That's it for now. I'll keep you posted on if this new blog actually gets set in motion. For now, I love and miss you all.

Lindsey

Yeah, these are my best friends.

2011-04-18T19:03:00.000-07:00

HEROESCAPE!

2011-01-25T18:50:00.000-08:00

Hahahahahahahaha.. This game cracks me up all the time.

Some of the boys loooooooove playing this game. They stay up until 2-3-even 4am playing it sometimes. It's quite ridiculous but also fun to watch how they all interact. =]

1 mile = 5280 feet

Check it! Thanks to my homeschooling years I had somewhere stored away how many feet were in a mile. That's a handy fact right there.

And yes, Preston, I do know that an inch is smaller than a yard.

Miss you all.

-Lindsey

"Ellen, Ellen, El-El...Ellen!"

2011-01-24T13:10:00.000-08:00

Thank you Keegan for sharing this video with me. =]

Carly and I's Christmas Project.

2011-01-09T23:14:00.000-08:00

What's on your Christmas list?

2010-12-21T16:05:00.000-08:00

I'm sure your Christmas list goes a little something like this:

New Sweater
Socks for Dad
Antique Vase
Video Game for Brother
Much Needed Croquet Set
FUR APPAREL
Apples to Apples

Whoa.. Hold up.. Did I just say FUR APPAREL? You bet cha. As model Megan so eloquently displays, no Christmas is complete without FUR.

Bear Fur Hat Thing.... Check

Unknown Animal Fur Vest...Check

Matching Unknown Animal Fur Skirt... Check

Owl/Racoon Boots.... Check

HUGE, HIDEOUS Fur Purse... (Not Shown) but.. CHECK.

You are probably dying to know where you can find such high demand attire. You are probably thinking.. Do people even wear such clothing? Who in their right mind would seriously sport the fur? But no.. Don't worry.. It's real. It's SOO real.

Just visit your nearest mall.. ICING or CLAIRES will set. you. up.

Hahah.. Megan's sexy face.

Let this holiday season be one that people will remember furever.

Happy Holidays.

-Lindsey

How It's Been in 2010!

2010-12-17T23:56:00.000-08:00

I must say it is a lot harder to start blogging once you haven't posted in a bigillion years. First semester has quickly come to an end and many new memories have been formed. It is mind boggling to think that I'll be graduating in the spring. It's adult life for me.. I might have to start acting like a grown up and I must say, that's pretty intimidating. For the time being I'm deciding to focus on the here and now and enjoy the time I have with my friends and college family.

I have thoroughly enjoyed how Keegan, Jason, Ruben, Preston, Daniel, and I's relationship has continued to grow. I love these kids. We started off the semester trying to act out the Shakespeare's play, Much Ado About Nothing. It was a valiant effort. We are better than Shakespeare anyway. =P As shown in our last post we visited the beach... We've continued teaching Sunday school... And done MANY MANY MANY MANY more extremely riveting events that would blow your mind if I described them.. So we will just skip that part.

Pictures speak thousands of words anyway, right?

Halloween- This year we had the opportunity to really demonstrate our pumpkin carving skills. Keegan, being Batman, naturally created her sign.

Keegan was a loooooovely lady bug for Halloween.

My best friend Ruben and I switched identities for a night.

He was me and I was him. =]

Many people said I pull off a beard really well.. I don't know whether that is a good or bad thing. =]

We had a SNOW DAY!

Even though we didn't have that much snow, school was still canceled and joy filled the air.

I know this isn't the best picture to put up here... but... It makes me laugh every time.

We just so happen to have a lot of foreign exchange students on campus who just so happen to smoke a lot... who also just so happen to be extremely fascinated by snowmen. This is the result.

Keegan and I like to climb on each other's shoulders when hanging out. It's what we do.

Keegan is still basketballing it up. She of course is doing AWESOME!!! All of us are extremely proud of her and envy her incredible skills.

Preston was so enthusiastic about Keegan's first game that he painted his face. Thanks to those tricky mirrors.. He sported UCN! on his face.. =P NCU... UCN... Close enough.

Preston was actually able to come back with Megan and I to Whidbey Island for the beginning of the break!

Here is an awesome video from the beach a bigillion years ago...

Smoking Snowmen and now this? College sure does change us. =P haha Just Kidding

Hopefully I will get better at blogging again... No promises. =]

Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful Christmas break!

-Lindsey

She Sells Seashells By The Sea Shore

2010-09-29T23:07:00.000-07:00

We went to the beach last Saturday. It was fun. (<----Haha.. that's all the energy I have to put into the blog at the moment) =]

Unfortunately my camera is missing in action. =/ I'm hoping the ocean didn't swallow it.
I'll try to start up my blogging skills here eventually. First things first I have to get through MIDTERMS!!!!

Pray for us. Miss you all!

-Lindsey

Back by popular demand....

2010-09-24T13:17:00.000-07:00

Beloved friends, family and fellow humanity:

It has come to my attention that the Keegan&Me community has been rallying for a blog post of epic proportions. A type of blog post that apparently only I can deliver. The time has come.

Actually, if I'm being perfectly honest I have nothing epic to report. Except that I cut my own hair the other morning and it was completely impulsive and kind of a bad idea. Also, I now have an "I heart Oregon" sticker on my car so I feel pretty awesome. That's really all I've got. I'm sorry if I've been a disappointment. Below are some fascinating photos of myself. And a video of Lindsey. The video is much more entertaining than this blog post. Carry on.

.......................................

2010-09-22T23:40:00.000-07:00

Anyone out there thinking it's Keegan's turn to post?

I'm thinking yes. =]

-Lindsey

Oregon Bound!

2010-08-10T00:36:00.000-07:00

(Hahah.. I know Keegan.. I'm sorry I was very limited in my picture options. TOMORROW (when I get back to school!!!) we will just have to take a bunch of pictures.)

The cars are packed and the trailer is loaded! We leave bright and early tomorrow to good ole EUGENE!! I can't wait!!

Goodbye OakTown.. You have been good to me but I have found some~~one~~ where else. I'll still visit on occasion. It's not you... It's me.

-Lindsey

Hello Eugene!

2010-08-09T08:26:00.000-07:00

I got into Eugene yesterday afternoon! My room is a disaster and I am exhausted but I am so so so happy to be back at school!

(p.s. Linds, we need some new pics so we don't have to keep posting the old ones! Haha love you!)

Oh man, I miss these kids.

2010-08-08T15:41:00.000-07:00

I really miss the NCU gang! It is crazy to think that we will all be reunited in a matter of DAYS!

The crazy adventures and story telling can begin again!

KEEGAN AND I REUNITE ON TUESDAY!!!!!!!

-Lindsey

Devo It Up!

2010-08-06T20:09:00.000-07:00

Today Jesus and I read the book of Habakkuk. I don't normally post my devos but who likes normalcy anyway?

Scripture:

Habakkuk 3:17-19

¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud
       and there are no grapes on the vines,
       though the olive crop fails
       and the fields produce no food,
       though there are no sheep in the pen
       and no cattle in the stalls,
¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
       I will be joyful in God my Savior.
¹⁹ The Sovereign LORD is my strength;

Observation/Application:

Habakkuk early on asks a lot of tough questions (Chapter one: how long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? etc.) He sees the yuckiness in the world and asks God "Why!?" Why does there have to be hurt? Why won't you do anything?

How many times have we ourselves been there? I know I have..
I know I have felt like no matter how many times I cry out for answers or action I still can get nothing. What I love about reading Habakkuk is that we get to see God's answer to Habakkuk's many questions.

Habakkuk 1:2 says "How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?" God responds in chapter 1 verse 5, "Look at the nations and watch- and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told."

HOW INCREDIBLE!! God is going to move in ways that I/We can't even fathom. Although this world can get extremely tough and often doesn't make sense we must keep "our eyes focused on His beautiful eyes and let our hearts beat to the rhythm of His heart" (lyrics from I Adore You- Phil Wickham). For his promises are EVERLASTING! He wants to do powerful, awesome things in your lives. We must hold on and continue to walk in faith towards this inconceivable movement he has in store. I really do believe this is true for you guys. God wants to move today, right now in our lives and all we need to do is be open to it. We don't need to understand it completely or even necessarily agree... we just need to give the direction of our lives over to Him because he cares for us.

As verses 17-19 says:

¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud
       and there are no grapes on the vines,
       though the olive crop fails
       and the fields produce no food,
       though there are no sheep in the pen
       and no cattle in the stalls,

¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.

¹⁹ The Sovereign LORD is my strength;

Although we may not be able to always see movement, we will continue to press in to know Him.

When there is NO evidence of God moving; all the sheep and cattle are gone, no food in sight, and no buds of life... We will patiently wait on Him because he is our strength. How much comfort there is in having hope/life in someone who is so much bigger than yourself and CARES for you even when you complain, ask Him the tough questions, or simply ignore him.

I will wait patiently through hard times because I know He is there and that he has promised action! My God is great and his promises concrete.

Prayer:

Father, thank you so much! You are so glorious! I thank you that even in hard times I can trust you to pull through! You ARE my strength and I lean and trust in you. Let me never forget that you are at work even when I can not see. All I got to do is keep following in your steps. I wait upon you and the promises you have for my life. I love you so much.

-Lindsey

Post Surgery

2010-08-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

I have survived! My surgery went fine.. The recovery has been a bit painful but I'm surviving. The side affects of my drugs give me bad headaches and made me throw up the first time I took them but my body is starting to adjust to them.
My family videotaped me right after my surgery. I was pretty awake and set on my acting face right away. My sister asked me to reenact the Unicorn video I showed on my blog earlier. I agreed and the camera started rolling. I think I should have posted the video when I was full of drugs but now that I am more coherent (barely) I have reviewed the video and have decided NOT to post it. I'm sorry. It is reeeeaaalllllllly embarrassing. Normally I would be fine posting it but not this time. If you want to see the video in person I might be more up to it. =] We shall see as time goes on.

I'm back at school in 5 DAYS!!!! Woot woot!!!

-Lindsey

Short and Sweet

2010-08-03T08:44:00.001-07:00

I made it home!!!!!!

AND

I'm leaving now to get my wisdom teeth pulled!!!

PRAY FOR ME!!

-Lindsey

Battlefields!

2010-07-30T08:17:00.000-07:00

A couple times Janelle and I power walked a 3.2 mile path through the battlefields of Gettysburg! I must tell you.. Walking them for the first time in the dark was pretty scary. We couldn't see anything.. It probably wasn't the smartest idea we have had.

All these pictures were from the very beginning of our walk... We should of called it a night and not gone.. but we we determined.

This video is embarrassing... but I just care about you guys so much that I will share it with you.

See you all soon!!!!

-Lindsey

Take me out to the ball game!

2010-07-30T07:38:00.000-07:00

Man, I once again have to get out all my posting energy and post again.
Last week Ryan, Kelly, Joe Joe and I went to an Orioles baseball game. They even won against the Twins! That was fun.. Oh my goodness though! It was so extremely hot. I actually did melt. It was quite ridiculous.

-Lindsey

Nice Thinkin', Lincoln!!

2010-07-30T07:17:00.000-07:00

Nathan, my cute little adoptive brother/nephew, here is such a Ham... He just celebrated his 2 year old birthday last Sunday. It has been a joy seeing him learn new things and trying to pronounce Janelle and I's names. Haha.. He hasn't quite got them yet. When he first tried to say Janelle's name.. some how we ended up with "Nani." After some coaching he has gotten to "Nel." Janelle... Nel... Close enough.. However, he still struggles with Lindsey. My name always comes out as LINCOLN. =] It's rather funny. I think it's because his dogs name is Duncan and he calls his favorite stuffed monkey Munkin. So I guess I will take Lincoln if it means I am like his best friend and favorite not as his dog and monkey. He is such a cutie and I will for sure miss him!

The next morning after this video was taken something really cute happened. I was down stairs getting breakfast and he was shouting "LINCOLN!!! LINCOLN!!! LINCOLN!!!!" No longer do I have to ask what my name is but he can call me by name now. Oh man, right when I'm about to leave and everything.

-Lindsey

New Adventures

2010-07-30T07:07:00.000-07:00

Since being away from home I have seen and experienced a lot of cool things. These are just some of many wonderful things I have encountered

- Seeing Fireflies for the first time!!
- Seeing a real life skunk just a few feet away at summer camp.
- Seeing a fox (Roadkill... but that's besides the point =])
-Watching bats dive bomb people at summer camp.
- I learned that this symbol:

Is NOT Northwest Christian University's logo but rather North Carolina University's. =/

I feel like my whole college life has been a lie. =p

<----- NCU's logo...

- Being around wise people and having mentors is a fabulous thing
- God is my confidence... even when I don't feel it.
- I'm in love with a somewhat bald, extremely adorable little boy...
BABY HENRY!

- Hearing the stories and advice of older generations is extravagant and so valuable.

-Getting to meet the secretary to Eisenhower and someone who saw Hitler in her school assembly

-I can truly trust God in all circumstances because he works for my good... Why would I not trust him?

- I have family all around... west coast, east coast, oversees...

-I never thought that 90ish degree weather would be considered comfortable and cool.

- I ♥ air conditioning ... A LOT!

Hmmm... There are so many more but they escape me at the moment.

I've enjoyed my time here immensely and it's actually really hurting to leave. I never felt this way really before.. When ever I think about leaving my chest tightens up and I get this gross weird feeling.. I think they call it stressed. I feel like I have this constant battle inside of me. I'm so excited to be home and go back to school and see friends and family but at the same time I'm really dreading saying goodbye to people here. I have made new friends and family in just my short 3 month stay and I'm really hurting by the fact that we must part ways. Part of me wants to just hop on the airplane, shut my eyes tightly, take off and then pretend like none of what I have experienced happened. Haha.. I know it's a silly idea and I would never want to forget all that I have learned and seen but sometimes it sure does seem easiest. I've learned with going and leaving school and here that I stink at goodbyes.. (haha.. No duh... can you tell?)

Anyway! Enough about that! I'm home in 2 days!!!! Oh goodness.. my heart just skipped a beat! I can't wait to see you all and create even more adventures!

-Lindsey

Dear Family, I miss you.

2010-07-26T11:37:00.000-07:00

I must say I am quite jealous of my family. I hear about all their vacationing and wish that I could join them. I'll be reunited with them shortly though (6 days!!!!). Oh man.. I sure do miss my family.

I love you even if you go to Sun Lakes and Mount Rainier without me. =P

oh goodness.. so beautiful.

Mount Rainier!

I'm home in 6 days!!!! And the count down begins. =]

Wanna get away?

2010-07-20T15:46:00.000-07:00

So a long time ago (2 weeks ish ago) Janelle, Rachael and I headed to Delaware to spend a day on the beach. I'm really too lazy to write so I quickly pasted some video footage together for you guys instead. =]

I hope all is well!

**As Featured in video**

A little boy drew this picture for me. It is me playing the guitar.. barefooted. =] I love little kids.

-Lindsey

Holy 3 posts in one day, Batman!

2010-07-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

This is the day I compensate for not blogging in a long time.

We are buying the ticket today!

2010-07-19T08:48:00.000-07:00

Today I'm purchasing my ticket to fly home!
I'm leaving here either the 1st or 2nd of August! That's only 13-14 days away!!! Oh my goodness! The time has just come and gone so quickly.
On the 2nd of August I have a consultation for my wisdom teeth in Washington. Then the following day I'm getting those suckers ripped and yanked out. I am sooo scared! I know I will be fine once it actually happens but I'm still a bit apprehensive.

I think I am mostly afraid of acting like this girl after the surgery is done. =]

Hahahahahah!!

Who's in the house!?

-Lindsey

Summmmmer Camp!

2010-07-19T08:39:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness.. Once again I fail at blogging. I am happy to see that Keegan has been blogging it up with wonderful adventures and intriguing stories.

So much has taken place that it's hard to even begin to blog. I've become afraid of leaving something out and even somewhat (ok a lot) overwhelmed at the idea of remembering everything I have learned and experienced.

I just returned from a week at summer camp. It was a blast. I was worried that the heat would destroy me but luckily God sent downpour rains the first three days and then continued the rest of camp in the low mid-90's (with a horrible humidity sidekick). It was wonderful seeing the kids developing and understanding what God wants them to do.
I unfortunately had bit of an attitude while at camp. I found myself becoming frustrated or impatient with long meetings, people, and sometimes even lengthy prayers. Haha... I desired so much to be at summer camp but at the same time was really missing home. I am soooooo sooooo soooo thankful that God works above how I feel. Even though I may not be "feeling it" He still moves in remarkable ways! Our God is good- so good!

I can't believe I leave for home so soon! I only have a few short weeks left here until I'm headed back. It is extremely bitter sweet and I haven't really figured out how I feel about it exactly.

-Lindsey

Creatures lurking in my kitchen sink: a conspiracy confirmed

2010-07-15T10:34:00.000-07:00

As a small child, I was suspicious of everything. Any dark corner, nook & cranny, or closet could contain a monster at any given moment. I was also pretty sure that the downstairs of my house turned into hot lava at night and there was an octopus living in the garbage disposal. Adults always told me that I just had an "over active imagination" and that it was silly to worry. Okay, so they might be right about the overactive imagination part (I'm still pretty sure the floor turns to hot lava at night) today I discovered a monster in my kitchen sink! Take that adults! It all started as I was doing the dishes this morning. I lifted up the frying pan to being washing it when something came crawling up from underneath it! It was a little baby lizard and I had almost drowned him! I quickly rescued him and dried him off. Ok, so he's just a little baby monster, that doesn't mean his parents aren't still lurking about somewhere....(queue dramatic music fit for someone with paranoia)

Fish Tales

2010-07-11T20:24:00.000-07:00

Howdy! This weekend I went up to Pinetop, AZ to spend some time at the cabin my family built. It's right next to Hawley Lake and it is gorgeous up there! Fresh air, trees, afternoon rain, and my favorite: fishing. I'm a bit of a closet fisherwoman. I've been baiting my own hook and reeling in my own fish since I was about 7, usually at Hawley Lake. (Maybe I am a redneck after all) My brother and his friend were also up at the lake and so we all spent part of the day fishing. Well, my dad set up my pole for me and we had bought some corn for bait so I cast out and waited to see if I would get a bight or if a crawdad would get my bait. Sure enough, my line wasn't in the water more than 5 minutes before something knocked my pole over! Huzzah! I raced over and reeled in a 14-inch trout! The biggest fish I have ever caught! My poor brother and his friend were put to shame. I didn't get a chance to eat it (though fresh trout is rather tasty) I did, however, gut it and clean it myself. (How do ya like that boys?) So not only did I catch a whopper of a fish and clean it myself, I also took my first ride on the back of a motor cycle!! My uncle has a Harley Davidson and he took me on a ride and it was so fun! Overall, I had a fairly adventurous weekend. Peace out girl scouts!

--Keegs

Me and my fishy. Yes, it was pouring rain when I reeled it in.

Me, about it gut my fish.

Me grossing my grandmother out by playing with the dead fishy.

Me, chilling on a Harley. Yeah, that's how I roll.

I like to go FAST!! Zoom Zoom!

A week on the beach :)

2010-07-05T14:33:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends! My family and I just returned from a week of staying in San Diego in a condo on mission beach and it was fabulous!! We were literally right next to the beach and my brother went boogie-boarding and I laid on the beach on got super sunburnt (further evidence that I am simply incapable of tanning). It was so relaxing and we had a blast.

This is my pet dolphin. I named him unicorn.

We took a trip to the aquarium. This is a fish! Yay!

This is my brother and I. Yay sibling photos!

This is the ocean. Note its vastness.

This is not the ocean. It's one of my best friends named Riss who I only get to see once a year and she was in San Diego at the same time! How cool right?! We were both rocking the microbraids. Hair Update: I'm back to the curls for now people so everyone can breathe easy :P

This is the ocean also.

Bad. To. The. Bone.

2010-07-04T18:34:00.000-07:00

So I don't know if you know this about me.. but I'm pretty much a crazy rebel. I find joy in breaking the rules and become reenergized by the fact that I do what I want, when I want.

NOT.

Haha.. If only that was the case. I'm usually pretty easy going; a nice, law abiding citizen. However, yesterday I had a little run in with the law. I went hiking with the youth pastors (Ryan and Kelly), their baby, and my friends Joe Joe and X. After a long, steep journey up the mountainside we were ecstatic by the simple thought of swimming in the lake afterward. Joe, X, and I raced into the water and I quickly displayed my impeccable swimming skills =P. Well, being the rebel that I am I desired so deeply to swim past the buoy enclosed swimming area, to the other side of the lake/pondish thing (it all looked like pee by the way.) I soon hooked youth pastor Ryan into making the journey across the lake. We never saw any signs or lifeguard that shouted "DO NOT CROSS!" All we knew is that nobody... I mean NOBODY was on the other side. Ryan and I swam across and when we reached the other side Ryan calmly exclaimed, "Oh, there is a state patrolman watching us." Ryan needed to catch his breath for a bit and then we headed out again. As we swam back we noticed a police patrol car pull up and station itself where we had been resting. So we had an official patrol man waiting for us on shore at one end and a patrol car on the other end. WE WERE SURROUNDED! Ryan pointed out to me that EVERYONE on or near the lake was staring at us.

"Children, see those criminals out there.. swimming past the buoys.. Don't be like them.. Go to college.. be good." =]

As we reached the buoys, gangsta Joe Joe and X began shouting loudly "OHHH Ryan and Lindsey.. YOU IN TROUBLE! The PO-PO is here! Ohhh!" As soon as the patrol man shouted, "You two! Over here!", Joe Joe and X were out of there. "WE DON'T KNOW THEM.. NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE IN OUR LIVES!"

NOTICE: No one is swimming past the buoys.

Hahah..

We ashamedly drudged out of the pee colored lake/pondish thing and walked with the officer. It turns out that there were a few signs saying not to cross the buoy line. Go figure, huh? We were informed that people who usually try crossing the lake are drunk or stoned. Haha.. Good to know that Ryan and I can find joy and pure satisfaction in crossing the lake without stimulants. =]

Since we were well behaved (~~and Ryan played the youth pastor card~~) the officer was extremely nice and we got out of our steep fine and having to leave the lake immediately. Instead we got written up and handed a warning. It was kind of weird with the officer because after all was said and done he lingered around and made small talk with us. He really didn't want to go back to work and it was obvious.

Overall it was very fun and I'm glad that Ryan and I added some crime to our records.

We are bad. Bad to the Bone.

"He's out of survival methods already!" -Joe Joe

-Lindsey

Summer Fun.

2010-07-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago I was able to go on a rafting trip with the young adults from church. It was quite fun. After a long 4 hour day of rafting we hiked 1.5 miles back to our campsite. On the way back it DOWN POURED! Being from the west coast.. I am not use to this EAST Coast CRAZINESS! Being outside in the rain is equivalent to taking a shower. Next time I'm just going to bring some shampoo and conditioner out there and be good to go.

During water rafting we visited a water fall!

MY FRIEND JANELLE IS HERE!

My washington buddy arrived in Gettysburg the 19th! It has been such a blast and so refreshing to have her here. We love having late night crazy photo shoots. =]

Yeah, that's right. =] We know how to rock those late night crazy photo shoots.

I can't believe I leave in about a MONTH!!

-Lindsey

Alrighty...

2010-07-02T13:57:00.000-07:00

I will blog. I will blog. I will blog!

I'm sorry everyone. I have completely slacked in my blogging efforts. Not only have I been extremely busy and utterly exhausted at the end of every work day... I have also have got to thinkin..

It's been quite difficult to blog. Throughout my days I ponder about what things will intrigued and capture my many desperate readers. I try my hardest to conjure up some great stories, jokes, photos, etc. to satisfy your guys' craving souls.. but I realized.. all I got is my life. Haha.. I realized how boring it must be to read about what I have done EVERYDAY. Hahah. I guess it should have hit me sooner.. Not everyone is interested in what my days involve. I'm finding that I feel more and more conceded with each post. I'm not meaning to be self-centered. I guess all blogs are this way? I want to give you guys more in depth posts; more meaningful, life-changing material.. haha.. but I got nothing. I think from now on I'm just going to random blog post it up. Are you prepared for a roller coaster of posts? Be prepared to laugh.. to cry.. to be surprised.. =P Haha.. just kidding.

For now, this is all I got. I'll keep posting about myself. Because that's just what I do.

I miss you all. I hope summer is great!

-Lindsey

Don't get your head all in a tizzy....

2010-06-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

Generally speaking... I am not a rebel. For the most part, I wear fairly conventional clothing, I don't (Or rather can't) dye my hair and having an afro doesn't exactly bode well for funky hair styles. Well, kids, I decided to find a way to break the mold. I had my cousin (a hair stylist) put all of my hair in braids! It took almost 6 hours of braiding on her part. (Apparently I have a lot of hair.) Let the rebellion begin! I really like it :) It isn't going to be forever, it's not something I would want too long. And I'm not entirely convinced that it is the "best" look for me. You know what I love about it? The fact that it's different. I'm going on a beach vacation next week with my family so I'm super excited to find new ways to rock my micro braids! Power to the youth in revolt! hahahaha much love.

intenseness.

2010-06-13T20:59:00.000-07:00

Today we had a surprise birthday party for Rachael. It was my responsibility to keep her distracted and distant from the house so that everyone could arrive. After the grocery store I mentioned that I would really like some Rita's (ice cream) that happened to be all the way across town =P

As we walked back to our car, with ice cream in hand, we began to hear a screaming, panicking voice.
"HELP ME!! HELP ME! OH MY GOSH.. OH MY GOSH.. HEELLLLLPP!"

All that we could hear was this woman's cry for help. There were houses nearby and it sounded like the cries were coming from inside. I immediately thought a lady was being beat up; abused. It was horrible. Never have I heard in real life such genuine cries. There were three high school age students standing around looking shocked and dumbfounded. As Rachael and I rounded the corner of the parking lot there was a lady decked out in biker gear with her foot pinned underneath a fallen motorcycle. We sprinted to her side as she screamed for us to lift the motorcycle off of her. It was pretty intense. Gas was leaking out of the bike all over the ground and her. As Rachael tried to prop the bike up she rested the steaming hot pipe of the bike on her leg. Needless to say she has a pretty gnarly burn on her leg. However, Rachael and the lady are both fine. Her husband or boyfriend showed up and was going to take her to the hospital. She was pretty certain that her foot was broken.

With one adventure down, we headed back to the house where Rachael was greeted with her surprise party. There were a lot of people here and it was all a lot of fun.

If you would be so kind please be praying for me. I've been kind of sick lately and I think an infection spread to my wisdom teeth. I'm no doctor/dentist but all I know is that I can barely open my mouth. Please pray that I don't have to get a shot in my jaw!! eeeek!

Peace&Love

-Lindsey

Unrevealed Treasures.

2010-06-12T19:38:00.000-07:00

So this post is mostly for my sister Allie but I will privilege you all to it as well =] . Before I left Georgia I took a lot of pictures and videos of little H. He is so adorable and I miss him dearly, I can't help but share him again with you all.

(Allie, I didn't edit any of these photos just in case you wanted them on your blog. =] )

Love you Allie.

-Lindsey

Life of an intern.

2010-06-09T12:26:00.000-07:00

My friends here have been so great in finishing my "To Do" lists. The life of an intern is never ending. There is always something that I can be doing and people are quick to enlist me in these tasks. However, when I got done with a meeting the other day I noticed that my list was longer than usual.

As you can see.. I have my work cut out for me.

I think all are manageable except the smaller office part.. As of now my office space is the corner of a cubicle with a 2.5' wide by 3.5' tall desk. It's rather cute if you ask me. =]

-Lindsey

Little Bunny Foo Foo....

2010-06-09T12:14:00.000-07:00

Today, Rachael "rescued" but really captured a baby bunny. She held captive visited with dear sweet Foo Foo for many hours. The small fur ball sat (in shock) at the bottom of a flower pot. Rachael insisted that no one touch Foo Foo. However, the temptation became too much and before we released him into the wild (the grass next to the church) we took many pictures with the little one. He was so cute.

Last night was sooo much fun! The whole NCU gang met up on skype and were able to talk. It was so great hearing Keegan, Daniel, Preston, and Jason's voices. In all honesty I was starting to become Eugene homesick. Talking with them makes me that much more excited to see them in August. I can't wait. I loved hearing about their awesome plans and adventurous stories (bike stories included =P). I am so thankful for such great friends.

It has been one of those days....

2010-06-07T17:20:00.000-07:00

Hello readers. I'm going to put up a disclaimer right now: For those of you weak in stomach, this is not for you.

I went to my nanny job today ready to take on whatever challenges arose. Good thing I was ready. The little girl I babysit was fussy and didn't want to eat. I figured she just didn't get enough sleep, which often happens with babies. So I proceeded to play and entertain her when suddenly....BLECH. Luckily she didn't throw up a lot and it was all on the tile, I figured she just had an upset tummy so I cleaned it all up and gave her water instead of milk and she seemed a little better. About 10 minutes later she was bouncing up and down on the couch when.......

massive. projectile. vomiting.

All over the couch, all over the carpet. all over me.

I had no idea a little baby could even contain so much vomit. So I quickly tried to clean the mess and myself and the baby. Once that was accomplished, the baby had diarrhea and proceeded to get it on me.

I just thought the rest of the world would benefit from the sharing of my expereince. Hopefully you didn't read this right before or right after a meal. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Toodles.

The Great "Woogie"

2010-06-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

I have to admit, I'm a little jealous of Lindsey's adorable posts and adventures off in Georgia and such. My adventures are a little smaller, but they happen at my nanny job. The picture below is the adorable toddler I spend most of my time with. She's such a little ball of energy and joy. She only knows the words "momma," "dada," and "milk." (not bad for 15 months old). So, she doesn't know my name. Instead she points at me and says, "Woogie!" I have no idea where she got it, but I am now the great woogie (I added the great part, makes me feel better about being a woogie, whatever that is)

I have also come to realize that my resume will look a little strange after I'm done with this job. Under the "Special Skills" section I am going to write:

-Silly face maker

-Excellent Animal noise maker

-Making baby food appetizing

-Nap-time ninja

-Peek-a-boo expert

-Story time artist

-Variety of silly (sometimes strange) voices for all occasions

That's how I roll, peeps.

"We're going to a party.. It's a birthday party.. It's your birthday party. Happy Birthday Darling!"

2010-06-03T11:17:00.000-07:00

Today is my wonderful sister's birthday! We unfortunately spent the day working at Allie's job... but turned it into awesomeness by baking a cake with the little ones. Hopefully tonight Allie and Garrison will be able to get out of the house and I will have little H all to myself. =]

HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY ALLIE!

"We love you very,very,very,very,very,very,very much"

Love,

Lindsey

You say Spinach... I say Spanish

2010-06-03T09:09:00.000-07:00

Little Kids Are Too Cute.

-Lindsey

Do we have a treat for you =]

2010-06-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

This weekend Baby H had his first TV appearance. This baby is going to be a STAR.

A SUPER STAR!

Going North to South Carolina =]

2010-05-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

Today we packed our bags and headed north... to South Carolina! Given that it is Memorial Day weekend and neither Allie nor Garrison have work on Monday we decided an adventure was in order. We are currently staying at a fancy-shmancy hotel with a pool, cable, and everything else luxurious. =]

Henry experienced entering a pool for the first time today (see video below). Wish us all good luck on our adventure of hotel life with the little one. =]

I'm sorry if it is extremely lame that I post a bigillion pictures every post.. I just can't help it.

He's just such a HUNK.

-Lindsey

And the pictures just keep coming.

2010-05-28T18:50:00.000-07:00

What a lovely dude, huh?

my absolute favorite

He wasn't super smily today.. but I couldn't help exposing him to another photo shoot.

-Lindsey

I witnessed an explosion today!

2010-05-27T18:37:00.000-07:00

Allie, Henry, and I packed up and headed to her work to watch two very sweet kids. I was able to spend the whole day with my little nephew; giving him tons of kisses and spending hours cuddling. After he ate some food Allie left to get the other little ones ready for their nap and I was able to play "mommy" for a bit. As I held Henry close to my newly bought Aeropostale dress I begin to feel something warm on my side. Hahah. As I looked down, my dear, sweet, lovely, charming, innocent, baby Henry had a mega explosion in his little diaper. His accident completely overflowed and was seeping onto me. Haha. Lovely little one, simply lovely.

Despite witnessing this great explosion.. I am still madly in love with this little fellow and look forward to the rest of my time I have with Allie, Garrison, and the baby.

-Lindsey

I can't believe I'm posting this..

2010-05-27T11:46:00.000-07:00

Here is a song for y'all. It's country so I apologize now.. But I think it is pretty funny.

-Lindsey

I held hands with a boy today...

2010-05-26T18:23:00.000-07:00

Have you ever experienced the weird and often embarrassing sensation of dreaming that you are falling to your doom only to wake up with a jolt and realize that everyone around you is staring and smiling at your small seizure attack? Yeah, well that's what happened to me on my plane ride to Allie (my oldest sister). I was being attacked by a once friendly puppy that suddenly turned vicious. Yay, for being embarrassed in front of people I will never see again! =]

Anyway, I'm sure you are all reading this and wondering.. "What in the world does any of this have to do with her holding hands with a boy" Well.. Let me tell you.. It all has to do with this boy.

Baby Henry

Oh boy! What a cutie! I met my nephew for the first time today. He is such a doll. I am totally infatuated. As we rode to dinner, this handsome fello held my index finger with his tiny little grasp and at the same time stole my heart. =]

-Lindsey

I’d like to make myself believe…

2010-05-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

I didn't know what to think as I gazed beyond the back porch and into the back yard. Glowing specks of orange sporadically illuminated in the sky. At first I thought I was seeing things; the 93 degree, sticky, humid weather had finally gotten to me, causing me to hallucinate. However, as Rachael (my overseer, undeclared mentor, and great friend) and I continued jamming on our guitars in the now cool, refreshing night air, I shouted in wonder,

"ARE THOSE FIREFLIES!?!?!?"

Sure enough I had my first encounter with fireflies! Never in my life did I think I would have the chance to see such creatures. I even tried catching them. I ran outside and trekked through the grass despite my fears of ticks and was able to capture one. It soon got away though =/. I tried getting more friends for it but it had other plans. haha.

This moment would have been that much better if Keegan was with me. =] My partner in crime.

For now I will just "get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs as they try to teach me how to dance."

-Lindsey

P.S.

I LEAVE TO SEE ALLIE, GARRISON, AND BABY HENRY TOMORROW!!

I'm bored

2010-05-25T12:34:00.000-07:00

Today is my day off and I am stranded at the house until my brother gets home so I'm bored. This is me and my partner in crime today, Daisy. She is doing her best to keep me entertained by playing endless games of fetch and prompting me to post her on the blog. Such a good dog. I apologize for this post; it's about absolutely nothing. Good day!

I'm still alive.. Nobody panic.

2010-05-23T20:32:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone!
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Well I made it here to Pennsylvania (last Tuesday!). Wow, time sure does fly. I haven't been posting because there is so much to say and at the same time there is nothing. I don't know if that makes sense. Things come and go and I think "Wow, my blog readers would just love to hear about this one" and then sure enough the next moment it is totally wiped from my brain. Things at time move so fast that the days just seem like one big blur. I work at the church from nine to five everyday. Luckily I get Friday and Saturday off but this last weekend we (Rachael and I) were at the church all day because of the legendary Rummage Sale. Seriously! I left Eugene just as Westside church was about to have their rummage sale and then when Living Word in Washington was about to have theirs I shipped off to Pennsylvania. Oh but don't worry, I Rummage Saled. That is the most hours I have put into a church rummage sale. haha. But it was great and I enjoyed getting to know some of the youth that helped out. So far I have met a lot of awesome people and more than half of the kids I will be interning with. They seem like quite a great group of individuals.
I can't wait to see Allie, Garrison, and Baby Henry in a couple days (next Wednesday!). I have a feeling that is going to be the highlight of my summer. Be prepared for many pictures of my brother-in law, sister, BABY HENRY!!! =P

Well for now.. I need to go to bed.. The time difference still can kick my butt at times. =]

P.S. Please be praying that I don't get lymes disease. I guess a lot of people are getting this dreadful disease. It's when the sneaky ticks come and eat you and inject the nasty virus in you. Super gross. My first night I dreamt.. or nightmared of ticks all night! haha. I still look over my shoulder at times.. wondering if they are rising up against me; ready to charge forward and stampede me to the ground.

Ok.. that was a long P.S. I suppose I should have just let it be with the normal part of the post... Oh well.. Ok.. I am just really tired now.

I love you all and I miss you dearly.

Peace out from the east coast.

-Lindsey

I voted today :)

2010-05-18T13:21:00.000-07:00

Well gang, Lindsey is off to grand adventures in Pennsylvania and I'm so happy for her! I know God is going to do awesome through her and for her. Go Lindsey! :)

Here in Phoenix, things are pretty low key. However, today I reached a milestone in my life, a sign of maturity and adulthood recognized by the government it self!

I VOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY!!!!!!!!

[I got a nifty sticker for voting^]

I voted on Proposition 100, which will raise sales tax (yes we have that here) in order to fund education. Without this bill, schools will be forced to cut all PE, art, music and sports programs and let a bunch of teachers and other educators go. The situation is dire and it really needs to pass! And I got to do my civic duty as an American and help it to do just that! WooHoo rights! yeah!

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love You Tomorrow..

2010-05-17T22:56:00.000-07:00

It's only a day away.
Tomorrow I leave for Pennsylvania!

My first plan leaves at 10:30 am but we live far away from Seattle so we have to leave at 6:30 am. Oh boy, I'm not too good with early mornings. =] I then have a lay over in Missouri and then arrive in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at 7:50 pm. Fun, Fun stuff.

I'm going to Pennsylvania for an internship. I will be leading worship, building worship teams, leading small groups, interacting with youth (Yay!), going to camp, probably cleaning bathrooms.. All that fun stuff.
I am really excited to be trying something new and going somewhere that I have never been before.

I expect to overcome some challenges and work through a lot of things that have been heavy on my heart for awhile (insecurity, inadequacy.. all that fun stuff =P). God's got me and we will grow together. How awesome is that? We get to grow and learn things with God, the J-man, the real BIG Bambino; hand in hand, step in step. I find that pretty radically sweet if you ask me.

Anyway..
Overall I am so excited and welcome prayers!

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow.. You're only a day away.

P.S. I love tonight as well.. My bestie friend Hannah is spending the night tonight! Woot woot!

Some of my favorite people.

2010-05-17T12:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the best day since I have been back. I was able to go to my home church and see all of my wonderful old friends. After church we had a party in celebration of my mom's birthday, my birthday, Megan returning and me leaving for Pennsylvania. We had family friends over and even the boys from my old school, HomeConnection, showed up.

Oh goodness.. I can't even begin to describe how good it was to hang out with my HomeConnection comrades again. Kristen, Greg, Jace and I, towards the end of the partaaay, just sat on my porch and reminisced over old memories and also discussed what's new in our lives. Oh goodness. It was so grand!

I don't even know how to describe it. It's like, we are finally in a stage of our lives where enough time has passed that we can finally discuss things that were forbidden or too awkward in junior high. We talked about old crushes, funny moments, all our "check yes or no if you like me" letters, etc.; practically all the good, essential stuff that needs to be talked about in life =P.

After it got too cold on the porch we bundled up and watched the sunset at the beach, continuing to be full of laughter and cheery faces. We threw rocks in the water and sat on beach logs until a park ranger came and kicked us out. We then went to Safeway and got ice cream. Upon returning home we cracked open old letters that I had saved from the boys and Kristen. Oh geez.. We I definitely laughed to the point of obnoxious tears.

Oh man.. It was truly a great time. I love my old friends so much and I am so glad that we all continue to be close and have a good time even after all these years. It has probably been six or seven years that we have all known each other.

Hanging out with them really reminded me of the NCU gang in Eugene. We are already really close, I can't wait to see what we are like in the years to come. After college I hope that we can all come back together and discuss the memories we are making now. Just like Greg, Jace, Kristen and I reminisced over our junior high and high school memories, the NCU gang will too laugh over the all the memories of Keegan and I pwning, the boys always losing =P, water balloon fights, concerts, and all the hangout Sundays.

I love my friends.

Thank you Greg, Jace, and Kristen for a wonderful time.

-Lindsey

in cheese we trust!

2010-05-16T16:17:00.001-07:00

Okay, so my life has not been nearly as exciting as Lindsey's since I've been home in Phoenix. I went to my cousin's wedding, celebrated another cousin graduating from college, and started my nanny job. I work three days a week with a 15 month old baby girl who calls me woogie :) haha we have fun. I figured I would put up a random post so everyone knew I wasn't dead (I know you were all concerned) Today, as my family and I were walking from the church parking lot to church, I noticed a license plate cover that said, "IN CHEESE WE TRUST" and it absolutely made my day, though I'm not 100% sure why this intrigues me so much. Don't get me wrong, cheese is definitely one of my all time favorite foods. ever. This just cracked me up. Much love!

p.s. it's hot here. really.

My Fam Bam

2010-05-16T15:24:00.000-07:00

Let me just say that I have a simply wonderful family.
My older littler sister, Megan is back home from Africa! She spent the last 4 months in Uganda studying abroad. It is so great to have her back. The family is really united besides missing Allie who is in Georgia.
It's great hearing all of Megan's stories and seeing the growth that has taken place in her through her African adventure. Besides adapting to a completely different lifestyle she also rafted the Nile and bungee jumped over the Nile. She also was able to go on a safari. Pretty neat stuff.

This weekend my family and I got to see little Carly and Stevie (not so little anymore *sniff, sniff*) pwn in their soccer games! They all did fantastic! I remember those good ole days.
They are pro soccer players and I envy their skills.

Stevie and Carly both won their games.

Yeah that's right! That's my sister who scored the goal. I think she scored 5 all together.

My dad, coaching the girls.

My dad really shows the girls how to treat the other teams

Well, that's it. Just wanted to brag about the some of the champs in my family. =]

-Lindsey

Thank You Target

2010-05-15T18:37:00.000-07:00

Today I took a day for myself and headed to Mount Vernon (45 minutes off the island!). It is a town where, compared to little Oak Harbor, stores like KOHLS, JCPENNY'S, and ROSS are in abundance. In preparation for my Pennsylvanian departure I needed to pick up some more clothes. After visiting the mall I stopped by Target.

Being the big spender that I am, I needed to use my Target gift card and my debit card to pay for my purchase. The cashier man was nice enough but I found it funny that on his screen it said, "How ELSE do you plan to pay for your purchase" (When my gift card didn't cover the entire cost). I have seen this at Target before. The computer is actually programmed with sentences that instruct the cashier in what to say.

Have people become so socially inept in communication that they need a computer to tell them how to say things. It's almost as if the computer hadn't hinted of how to inform me I still had more to pay, the guy would sit there and waste away in his own awkward fretting.

"Thank you, have a good day" (Smile and act happy). It's a good thing the computer tells you what to say or we might just forget how to be courteous.

I actually envied the cashier-computer man for a bit. If only I had one of those in my own real life. So many awkward moments or times of unfiltering could have been avoided!

I think I'm going to make little handheld sentence prompters. I'll make millions.

How do you handle hysteric, bawling girls?

JUST PULL OUT YOUR PERSONAL HANDHELD!

Loooooooong moment of pure, agonizing silence and your screaming "BAP!" theory fell through.. what do you do?

PULL OUT YOUR PERSONAL HANDHELD SENTENCE PROMPTER!

"Oh no, oh no, oh no.. It's my turn to pray next..I have no clue what to say...."

JUST PULL OUT YOUR PERSONAL HANDHELD SENTENCE PROMPTER!

The personal sentence maker (the name is still under construction) is perfect for all occasions!

DATES! FUNERALS! LOUNGING! FAMILY TIME! WEDDINGS! A DAY AT THE PARK!

Thanks Target for inspiring such colossal ideas!

It Seems Like Just Yesterday...

2010-05-14T23:04:00.000-07:00

It's so hard to believe that Keegan and I's first year at NCU has come and gone. It seems like just yesterday when Keegan and I met, went on the water rafting trip together, and wrote our first blog post.

She Got Pipes!

God truly did bless Keegan and I by pairing us together and introducing us to new friends and family members.

We are so blessed. I can't wait to see what next year has in store!

-Lindsey

We haven't been completely honest with you

2010-05-10T22:44:00.000-07:00

I know that ALL of you who follow our blog read it oh so diligently and we appreciate that. Because of your immense loyalty, Keegan and I need to confess. We haven't been completely honest with you.

Here goes nothing.. the shocker of the century....!!!

KEEGAN AND I WILL NOT BE ROOMMATES NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!

Her and I are just two different people.. She can't accept me for who I am and her hilarious jokes make me feel inferior in my own humor. We use to be so close.. so loving and compassionate towards each other.. All of that has changed. We can no longer be in each others' presence let alone live in the same cramped dorm room. This is so long, farewell.. Our time has come and gone. It's not you followers.. it's us.

NOT!!

So I find it pretty ironic that this whole post was suppose to be about being truthful and yet I lied in it. How will you ever trust me again? Well.. well.. well... Let's just hope you do.. haha

Anyway, although it is true that Keegan and I will not be rooming together next year... It is not due to any hatred her and I have towards one another. We love each other dearly and this is actually really painful for us. A couple months back we announced that Keegan received the Resident Assistant (RA) position and I the Embracing the Lord (worship coordinator) job... Because of this, Keegan and I can't room together. Being an RA, Keegan is entitled to her own room for counseling and consoling crying freshmen girls (good luck Keegan!) We will be going our separate ways, never to see each other again (alright, over exaggerating/lying again)... Keegan and I's friendship will continue to blossom and grow on our small 570 student campus. We have already worked out that we will have many sleep overs and hang out sessions in the years to come.

DON'T WORRY!... I know by now you are probably sitting in your seats trembling in nervousness, palms perspiring because of uncertainty, and your face losing its every ounce of color because of your immense anticipation.

Keegan and I will be continuing KEEGANANDME.BLOGSPOT!

No need to fret. We can't let you guys down. We know you thrive on our every post and we refuse to deprive you of that.

So all is not lost. Although we will have a bit more distance between us... We will journey on, for you -our loyal followers. The adventures will still be epic and our bonds will still be strong.

Pray for my new roommate please! She won't realize that she's going to be sucked into a consuming blog conundrum (I don't think I used that right.. Oh well.. School is out! No need to think anymore =P)

I hope you all have a great week!

-Lindsey

Betrayal, Lies, and Water Balloons

2010-05-10T22:13:00.000-07:00

I meant to post this last week. Sorry for the delay.. life got crazy =]

Last Sunday we were enjoying our typical hangout at Daniel's house. But of course, our group can never have anything just be "typical." Daniel, myself and our friend Brittney were on worship team this week. We got off to a very late start for there were problems with the alarm system. The stage crew was delayed in setting up the stage and therefore we weren't able to start worship practice right away. We were all scheduled to help out with kids this Sunday but Jason had a choir engagement, Preston had parable, and I was on worship team. Therefore Keegan and Katy took the role of sunday school teachers. Keegan can feel free to vent to you about that one. Let's just say that things were pretty chaotic. Crazy, crazy kids. When Brittney and I went in to help them for a bit the expression on their faces said it all. "Get me out of here" "HELP!" Poor girls.
Daniel, Keegan, Katy, Brittney, and I all headed over to the Jones' house and indulged in some delicious Mexican grub. Given that this is our last Sunday for the school year we knew we needed Preston and Jason to make the Sunday complete. When they were done with choir and parable we picked them up and dropped Katy and Brittney off at the school.
Upon arriving at the Jones' house again a Nerf war soon transpired. The girls of course dominated that game again. When Keegan and I were outside conversing with Mr. and Mrs. Jones the boys snuck inside.
The things that happened after that haunt Keegan and I.
We were calmly and collectively participating in conversation when all of a sudden massive bowling ball size water balloons plummeted towards us, dousing us in frigid water. Keegan fought like a crazy asian lady and whacked the boys with her shoes I just stood there shocked.

Mr. Jones soon made the boys own up to their actions and they were forced to line up against the basketball back drop while we hit them with our own balloons. They soon charged us and the war escalated. Long story short many hoses became involved and Keegan, Preston, and myself were drenched. (Hey at least Keegan and I got one). I'm sorry to say that Daniel and Jason pwned.

Good job boys.. We will get you next time.

Keegan is a fighter. haha

Drenched

I was trying so hard to succeed.. but got no where.

I love this picture

Peace!

Adventures Indeed

2010-05-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

Ello Poppets,

I'm sitting in a nearly bare room, I've been packing alllll day so I'm taking a break to blog about some adventures that occured yesterday. Huzzah!

My good friend, teammate and mentor (Jen) is graduating in a few days so we decided to go on a date together to celebrate before we're both gone. So, I asked Jen what she wanted to do and she said roller skating. Yup. Roller Skating. So we headed out for Skate World at 6:30 (since that's when you get a discount and you skate for only $3!) As we pulled into the parkinglot, there were hords of small children in front of the building. The entire walk from the car to the door I mumbled under my breath "I am 19 years old, I am 19 years old!" When we went to buy our tickets, the girls working the counter just so happened to go to our school and asked us why we were there. When we replied "to skate, of course." She just looked at us for a second before printing up our tickets. When we finally got inside and put our hot wheels on, we realized we were the oldest people there without our parents. Scary. Also, I look like a wounded giraffe on wheels. Just saying. So after wobbling around the rink a few laps, the people who run the place got a funny idea: lets play a game!! RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT.

So, apon Jen's urging we line up against the wall with all of the third graders and then things got really bad; the lady conducting this game said GO. Now, if you had any kind of a childhood at all, you know that in a game of red light green light, saying GO doesn't mean a darn thing. But Jen apparently had no childhood. She grabs my arm and takes off skating as fast as she can. I'm yelling, "Stop Jen! She didn't say GREEN LIGHT!" But Jen was too intent on winning to hear of it. "We're gonna win Keegan, we're gonna win!" and we pulled through the finish line. The rink was dead silent, every child was staring in disbealief, because everyone should know how the game works. Needless to say, it was an adventure of a night that I will never forget!

LATER THAT NIGHT..................

12:38 AM

Just as Lindsey and I had turned out the light and said goodnight......

BOOM! BANG! CRASH!!!

The top part of Lindsey's desk tilted off the frame and down came Gill's bowl and the microwave! Lindsey calmly stated, "Gill is dying and I am blind." So I rushed to get a cup of water to rescue Gill and after some flopping around we rescued him. He's still in shock, so Lindsey will have to counsel him through it. We called an RA hoping to find a vacuume to pick up the glass shards so we didn't shank ourselves and bleed to death (that would be no fun) but alas, there was no vacuume to be found untill later this morning. Now we must resume packing so we can go home for the summer! Much love!

P.S. To our story winners, I was thinking about a Mad Lib instead of a story, what do you think?

All things special

2010-05-03T11:39:00.000-07:00

Hello there! In case you didn't know, I am an education major. Elementary Education to be exact. Yes, I want to influence young minds however I can. As an ed. major, I have to enroll in a variety of classes to help me be the absolute best teacher I can be. These last two semesters, one of those classes has been Math for Elementary teachers (Math 211 & 212). This class is supposed to help you learn to teach elementary math concepts. However, I have instead spent the last two semesters reviewing elementary math concepts. Yes, people, take a minute to soak that one in; I am taking a college level class on elementary math concepts. We've covered everything from fractions, adding and subtracting, long division, and X & Y coordinates. I have coined an endearing nickname for this class: SPECIAL MATH.

Special math has inspired me and Lindsey to write an record a song for everyone.

Nerf Battle (continued)

2010-05-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

The beauty of having two authors is that you get twice the details! So this is nerf wars part two (basically just a nifty video shot by Mr. Jason Haggard) The battle was long and bloody, but the girls totally dominated. There were also some treaties made and then broken at convenient times (like after someone had given you their extra darts cough*preston*cough) It was a great way to end our last weekend together. (sadness) But the summer holds opportunity and relaxation for all of us and we'll be reunited before you know it! peace out

Nerf Battle!

2010-05-01T14:05:00.000-07:00

"I lost an arm! I lost an arm!" Lindsey shouted frantically as the bright orange, Styrofoam-like bullets kept whizzing past her head. The night was as black as a piece of coal fried in a vat of tar. Whoosh went a bullet. Tragic screams could be heard from the (extremely inferior) boys' unquenched throats. This was a battle unlike any had ever seen before. So gruesome was the fight, so treacherous the terrain, so powerful the awesome roommates of a lifetime.

Well…that was an awesome way of procrastinating on my homework some more.

Last night Preston, Daniel, Keegan and I all made a stop at Toys 'R' Us and picked up nerf guns! Jason later joined us all and we had a huge nerf gun competition in the "Quad" (Grassy enclosure on campus). We started off with simply trying to get to each others' base... and then a game of capture the flag.. We then realized that all we really wanted to do is shoot each other. So without further ado, we conjured up a game that involved debilitating each other. If you were shot you had to tragically fall to your death and were out for 10 seconds. If you were shot in the arm, leg, finger, etc. you lost that limb until you were killed. Since we only had 4 guns Jason became designated the "BULLET BOY." While we were fiercely dueling, he would snatch our ammunition off the ground and give it to the first person who held a gun to his back. Hahaha. Oh my. We are a creative bunch. It was soo much fun. Oh and did I mention that the boys had the great idea of using sharpie on their faces for war paint? Yay for girls and eyeliner! haha.

Thank you Jason for taking all these pictures!

After nearly 3 hours of screaming bloody murder, laughing our heads off, and destroying each other, we decided to call it quits because we were disrupting the sleeping people on campus and major allergies were starting to set in.

Daniel went home and the rest of us showered. We then popped in the movie Men In Black and called it a night.

It was a glorious beginning to the last weekend of the school year.

It's rather bitter sweet if you ask me. We have such a great time together we shall see how summer goes (I know I say that all the time... Sorry)

Anyway! Be jealous. I know the rest of the NCU campus was.

We sure do know how to rock it.

-Lindsey

QUICK UPDATE OF A LIFETIME!

2010-04-30T16:01:00.000-07:00

I WON!

At 3:47 PM I received the glorious text from Preston informing me that

HE HAS LOST THE GAME.

GIRLS RULE, BOYS DROOL!

!yaD sdrawkcaB s'tI

2010-04-30T15:45:00.000-07:00

Hello all!
As a way of celebrating or even just acknowledging that today was the last day of classes somehow we turned today into a "walking backwards" sort of contest. After the last chapel of the school year we (Ruben, Preston, Jason, and I) walked backwards to the cafeteria (and even tried frolicking/skipping). Little did we know that that short amount of time would turn into an all day event. It quickly and suddenly escalated to a competition of who could walk backwards the longest.

Oh goodness!

Today I really wished that God hadn't given me a competitive nature.

The Stares.. oh man.. The Questions..The responding..

Haha.. It was about 11:50am when this began and I have had lunch, 2 classes, and am currently at work now.

Ruben and I had class across campus and across the street. The busy 11th street never looked so amused and confused at the same time. Preston was so gung ho about this whole "battle." We quickly discovered that he was done with classes for the day. Sneaky little bugger (Don't worry we made Preston walk with us across campus and the busy intersection).

I feel like so many people are judging me.. even more so then before. haha. Oh goodness. I'm too self absorbed. Of course no one thought that a bunch of college kids walking backwards was weird and unusual in anyway. =P

"This is good for me.. This is good for me.. This is good for me".. I'll just keep telling myself that.

Ruben and Jason both lost the competition. Preston and I are the only ones left in the runnings.

I WILL WIN!

Girls always win. Am I right, ladies?

Well wish me luck on this embarrassing, humiliating, and humbling endeavor.

I always wondered what college would be like.

Now I know.

-YESDNIL

jadkfjsdkfakl

2010-04-29T23:53:00.000-07:00

I think that if even Microsoft Word recognizes a word as not in its dictionary then it should be banned.
How is one suppose to learn and memorize new material when they can't even pronounce, or read for that matter, the word?

mesolimbocortical system. tardive dyskinesia.

Biological Psychology, I am happy to be done with you.

So long, farewell...

How we're coping with the stress of finals

2010-04-29T13:58:00.001-07:00

So, it's just past half way through dead week and we've finally snapped. As you can see from the picture below, I'm walking around in Eugene in a batman/sherriff costume along with some other interesting characters. To help conteract this mental breakdown spreading like wildfire in the student body, they brought in puppies, ice cream, and coloring books in an attempt to restore minimal sanity to stressed out college students. In restrspect, they could just not make finals so difficult and then we wouldn't be at a breaking point, but it might be worth it if it means I spend an hour playing with 6-week old border-collie pups instead of studying. (I'm procastinating further by blogging about it now, but it is my civic duty to our readers) Much love.

Concert!

2010-04-27T18:03:00.000-07:00

Last night the gang all got to go to a concert! I love experiencing new surroundings and experiences with these great friends. I'm going to miss them all during the summer.

Well with car packed, pizza in hand and homework (that we secretly knew would never get done) nearby, we headed off to the Portland area to see Leeland, Matt Maher, and Phil Wickham perform. Preston won 4 tickets in a radio contest and surprised us all by inviting us to join in on the whole group's first "road trip." The concert was great and new favorite artists were gained.

On the way back it was raining cats and dogs. Keegan could barely see the road. That made for an exciting and bonding time for the five of us. When it became too bad we slowed down and Daniel took the wheel. We made it home safely and can't wait for our next outing.

We love music and friendship.

LEELAND!

-Lindsey

Spring Formal!

2010-04-25T23:15:00.000-07:00

Spring Formal was a blast! It was definitely in the top 2 dances I have been to. Keegan and I enjoyed ourselves and I think the boys secretly did as well. Actually, they openly admitted they enjoyed it =]

Here are some pictures!

Sorry, there were a lot. Thanks for reading the blog. Hope you are all doing well.

It's DEAD WEEK this week (the week before finals!). School is coming to a close, summer is a-comin' !!!!!

-Lindsey

And It Keeps Getting Better...

2010-04-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

So far we have started this weekend off rockin' and a rollin' and it just keeps goin'. Last night 7 guys of NCU (Jason included) participated in MR. BEACON. Mr. Beacon was essentially a beauty pageant for boys... I mean.. Men. This night included all the spectaculars you would imagine to find in a pageant; including individual talents, a group dance, questionnaires, and karaoke. Keegan and I were privileged enough to be escorts for our friend Jason during his big debut. All other contestants simply had one escort.. but Jason pimped it up. Jason (with Preston's piano help) played his saxophone and sang for his talent. He did wonderfully. I have several videos clips from the night but as usual, YouTube hates me. Sorry.. but you only get one picture of all the escorts all dolled up.

After Mr. Beacon, Daniel, Preston, Jason, Keegan, and I all went to our Shari's hangout and ordered pie, milkshakes, and other assortments of food. =]

How could one pack any more excitement into their weekend? Well we, being the awesome gang that we are, are going to do it! Keegan and I roped the boys into going to NCU's Spring Formal tonight. The three Homeschoolers and two public schoolers are taking their adventures out of the usual NCU campus and Daniel's house and into the unfamiliar, crazily collected, dance scene. Wish us luck! Look for pictures to come.

Thanks for reading!

(The promised story will be coming shortly!)

-Lindsey

Winner, Winner, Winner!

2010-04-24T00:14:00.001-07:00

If you guys didn't see... Keegan posted the winner of the last blog in a comment.

"The number was 33 (which happens to be my favorite number ever) Brianne is closest with her second guess of 42 so Brianne will get a story published about her sometime in the coming week! Hooray!

Paige, thank you for following us! Amazingly enough, you became our 33rd follower and since that is my favorite number and were so glad to have you reading along, you will also have a role in this story! Woot!"

CONGRATS!

Thanks for reading!

Ready, Set, GO!!!

2010-04-20T13:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, here's the deal gang, we are trying to bribe all of you into becoming followers and frequent readers of this fantastic blog. So I have a proposition for our loyal readers. I am thinking of a number between 1 and 100 and the person to post a comment with the number closest to the one I am thinking of will get an exculsive story written and published about them right here on keeganandme!! Isn't that exciting??!!

Okay.

On your marks.....

Get set....

GO!

(People, this is not a drill. I'm not kidding.)

Para Lindsey de Toribio (Jose)

2010-04-18T18:21:00.000-07:00

Here at NCU we have to scan for our meals every three times a day. When we scan we then receive little receipts that we give the chefs to inform them of what we wish to devour. Instead of simply plopping my ticket up on the counter over the past months I have built a relationship with the cooks. Jose, Bill, Brandon, Adolfo, Fabian, and Lalo are all great people. I made it a point to draw a picture on my receipt for them each time I saw them at the counter. Things escalated quickly. It all started with me drawing a simply sun or stick figure man. Then.. Jose brought colored pencils and crayons for me to work with. I would draw for 30 minutes and then eat for 15-20 minutes. Due to a lot of homework and a lot of tests I had to stop my Van Gough ways for awhile.

The reason I tell you all this, is because Jose gave me a great gift the other day. He had kept all my drawings and pasted them in a book for me! It is so great!
59 of the pages are filled but there are still many more pages that need to be filled (133 to be exact).

I NEED YOUR HELP!

A girl can only come up with so many ideas of what to draw.
If you are up for the challenge post in a comment what pictures I should draw next.
I will personally dedicate each suggestion to the individual who writes an idea. =]

My art work will be worth millions in years to come. =]

I can't wait to hear ideas! =]

Preston and Lindsey's Ultimate Adventure

2010-04-17T20:41:00.000-07:00

As Keegan so eloquently and skillfully informed you all, we had an awesome TOUCH project day serving the homeless and being immersed in new situations.
Speaking of new situations. .... I had an exciting adventure of my own.
Preston and I left the Jefferson Bridge around 3pm, excited to return home to relax and work on homework. Leonard had other plans.
If you guys don't know who Leonard is, let me enlighten you. Leonard is my 1987 mustard-puke Toyota Camry.
All was going fine.. We were cruising casually and cordially down corners, enjoying the sun and the breeze that the open windows brought us. When we slowed to a stop by an intersection, that is when all the action took place. We came to a stop and heard a loud "Calaaaappp shesjhca sjfalkjl". We simply thought it was weird but didn't think much more about it. A homeless couple started shouting and cussing incoherently at us but we smiled and tried not to bring any attention or react in any way. When the light turned green, I applied gas and tried to go... This time we heard an even louder "CALAAAAAAP DALKJALJRE DSJVFAKEHGOIAWEG" It sounded almost as if we were continually running something over. My immediate thought was that my bumper had fallen off and it was stuck under my car. The homeless couple screamed even louder at us, "KARMA! KARMA! #%!@$&* THAT'S WHAT YOU GET! *#&@ *#r$&@ *#%#^" Preston quickly hopped out and looked under the car... Nothing. Cars began to honk and the homeless people began to scream even louder. I flicked on my hazards and people began to go around.
"TURN IT OFF.. DON'T LET IT EXPLODE, DON'T LET IT EXPLODE! IT'S GOING TO BLOW" the lady continued to screech.
We put it in neutral and began to back it up out of the road a little more. The homeless couple's attitude suddenly flipped and they began to help us. They helped us push the car... and a little more. Then we decided to push the car into a nearby driveway so it would be completely out of the busy, sketchy intersection. The homeless woman felt that she could turn the car much better than I so she continually fought for the steering wheel. "NO, YER GOT TO TURN IT DIS WAY... YOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP! YOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP" I got into my car as she fought to continue to help me. "LET ME DRIVE YOUR CAR!" We knew what we were doing and after I suggested for her to help push she kind of paused in her thought process and went to help push. The car got pushed halfway up the slanted driveway and a lady came out of a nearby building and told us that we couldn't keep the car there. We explained that we were just getting it out of traffic.
Leonard would start but every time we tried to move he would make his loud, screeching, "there's something wrong with me" sound. We found a shiny brass piece of him that was covered in oil up by the stop light. When we pushed him up more into the driveway he had pooped out another piece. Discouraged and confused I called my dad but got no answer. I then called Dad 2 (Mr. Jones) and he and mom 2 headed over. I got a hold of my dad back home and all was well. The tow truck came (after getting a little lost) and Leonard was delivered to the car doctor. The lady that told us we couldn't park in the driveway actually stayed with us the whole time and ended up being a night student at NCU. Small world!
The driveway that we were parked in was that of safe houses for women and children rehabilitating from drugs and alcohol.

It was a great bonding time for Preston and I.

Four Hours of Serving the Homeless + 3 Hours Dealing with Leonard = Exhausted College Kids

Thank you so much Jesus for keeping it sunny, for having family that cares, and for watching over us at all times. It was a pretty good and easy first break down and I am sooo glad I wasn't by myself. Thank you Preston! =]

Mr. and Mrs. Jones later told us that we were at one of the most sketchy, dangerous places to be. It was so good that it was sunny out and that we got out of there before nightfall.

Again, we are so thankful. It was quite an eventful day. Now we are all going to top it off by making Preston watch the movie Matilda.

We'll try to post more!
Have a great rest of the weekend!

Lindsey

Touch Project and meat fights

2010-04-17T18:14:00.001-07:00

Hello! Spring is here and it's finally nice enough to be outside and open windows and take off a few layers of clothing! Yippee! Today we had a school-wide community service project called the Touch Project. A local church, NCU, and a few local charity organizations got together to cook a huge meal under the Jefferson Street Bridge for the homeless of Eugene. We also had a ton of clothing and hygiene product donations to give out. We chopped up lettuce and tomatoes and filled bags with candy and we made about 300 burger patties for a hamburger and hotdog cookout! It was such a blessing to be able to serve these people and pray over them. We also had a lot of fun putting it all together, as you can see, things got a little but silly in the burger making process. Some ground beef may or may not have been flung. Also, college students are easily amused by things like tongs. Go figure. Only three weeks left of classes before we all head home for the summer! Yikes! Peace out for now.

-Keegs

This is Home.

2010-04-07T23:51:00.000-07:00

I don't know if you guys remember this video:

Jose a while ago told Keegan and I to make our own music video to it. I'm sorry to inform you that this post isn't to say we followed up on that request. However, this post is merely to say that I love the new youth group I help out with.

Tonight at youth group this song came on. It took me a second or two to realize I actually knew it. It wasn't long before I looked over and saw more than half of the youth group using choreographic dance moves to Tunak Tunak Tun. I was cracking up so much! What a coincidence! They all lined up and knew exactly what to do! OH my.. It reminded me so much of my youth group back home (if you don't believe me just check a few posts back of the boys having their own dance party). I'm so grateful that more and more God is showing this is where he wants me to be.

I hope you are all having a GREAT week!

-Lindsey

We Made it!

2010-04-06T14:08:00.000-07:00

Home at last! Jason and I left my aunt's and grandma's house after an incredible feast and extravagant egg hunt.

We arrived back in Eugene at 10:45 PM ish! There was no traffic and it was smooth sailings. Instead of it taking more than 8 hours to reach our destination as it did on the way to Washington we were able to make it home in about 5-5.5 hours.

Now it's back in the routine: go to classes, work, homework; all the responsibilities come rushing back.

Thanks again for reading everyone! Comments are always welcome and if you aren't a follower of our blog yet, I highly encourage it =P It will be the best decision of your life.

-Lindsey

(P.S. Again YouTube hates me.. I had a great video for you all... but no dice.)

The Ugly Easter Eggs

2010-04-04T18:10:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time I went to Portland to visit my aunt and uncle for Easter Weekend. We went and saw the Chinese Garden in Old China Town downtown where we had tea in cute little tea cups and almond cookies. I got to ride the train which was exciting. It was very cold and rainy, so we brought umbrellas.

However, the trouble started Saturday night when it was time to dye Easter eggs for the Easter bunny. My aunt had read in a magazine that if you use brown eggs instead of white eggs, the colors turn out better, so we boiled 18 brown eggs. My uncle bought us two dye kits; one had glitter to put on the eggs and the other had paint that you could spatter on them.

LIES AND FALSEHOODS EASTER EGG DYE BOX!

Okay so the brown eggs were our first mistake, so the magazine my aunt read is full of lies and falsehoods too. The colors came out really weak except the green which looked pretty cool. The blue dye turned the eggs black... gross. Next we tried to "swirl" the colors by adding olive oil to the dye mixture. I had never tried this before but according to my aunt, it was supposed to leave "swirls" on the eggs where the dye didn't stick so when you stuck the egg in another color is dyed the "swirled" area. Can you say epic fail? Instead of "swirls" we got spots that looked like some kind of plague or disease. Not Pretty. We didn't give up though, we figured we could cover up the liver spots with pretty glitter and stenciled designs of flowers and cute little bunnies. Wrong. The glitter didn't squeeze out nicely, it GLOBBED. Everywhere. So you couldn't draw cute little flowers or curly-Q's with it, instead you just had to smear it all over the egg. The paint was like the grease you get all over your hands from working on a car, thick and slimy. It also globbed on to the eggs so the only thing you could do was smear it all over. Ew.

Despite our failed attempt at dying easter eggs, I have never laughed so hard or had so much fun while doing it. The Easter Bunny had pity on us and left us Easter baskets after all. Judging by the amount of chocolate in my basket I'm guessing he never found the eggs since we had them hidden in the fridge.

I hope everyone had a happy Easter and remembered who it's really all about (Jesus Christ in case you were wondering) He is Risen!! Woot woot! Much love :)

Me and the little bunny in my basket

I look pretty skeptic about these eggs....

Gross!

Scary egg face

I can't even tell you what this color is....

From Us... To You.

2010-04-04T14:16:00.000-07:00

HAPPY EASTER!!!

This egg was specifically dyed orange in honor of Preston

It was great being at church today and seeing all the old and new faces. God is so good. Thank you Jesus for all that you did for us even when you knew not all of us would turn to you.

I got to see all my old friends and Jason gained about 50 more new amigos.

Jason and I at the beach! Woot woot.

On The Road Again

2010-04-03T19:45:00.000-07:00

Although I just left my Washington home last week for Spring break...I'm once again BACK HOME!
THIS TIME I HAVE A FRIEND WITH ME!

If you have been following this blog you will remember/see that out of the group of Keegan and I's friends, Jason seems to never be pictured. Feeling bad about this, Jason and I took a road trip home! He is spending the Easter holiday with my family and I. The next blog posts will be dedicated to Jason and I's adventures on the road and throughout the great state of Washington.

CHECK 'EM OUT!

Getting ready to start our journey

Food from the Caf was essential

Yeah, not much I can say..

"Look, I'm a walrus"..."Yes Jason, Yes..."

Traffic =/

This picture is dedicated to the wonderful Jones Family who we bombard every Sunday.

(In this video.. me yelling "I'm trying to tell you about the stupid deer" is directed at the speeding car in the other lane.. not to you guys. =])

Goodness..
It took about 8 hours to make it back home! We hit so much traffic as shown in the video above. However, we made it. Our first night here consisted of dining with the family over a feast and working on a puzzle. My mom knows I am a sucker for puzzles. Jason turned out to have the same determination if not more for puzzles than I.

More to come!

Peace

-Lindsey

SO MUCH!

2010-04-03T15:19:00.000-07:00

Oh wow... I let my blogging updates really slack this last week. I apologize. So much has taken place in simply a week.

I will try to generalize all the awesomeness that took place this last week.

Last Friday I was able to reunite with my hometown best friend Kristen! Although I only got to see her for about half an hour, it was totally worth it! She spent her spring break in California with her friends and on the way back to school in Spokane, Washington she stopped in Eugene.

Sorry that it is kind of blurry.

I then had to wait by my lonesome for my roommate to get home. I couldn't take being alone. The room was simply torturous without her. Jason, Matt S., and I all called Mom2 (Mrs. Jones) and asked if we could eat her food since the cafeteria wasn't serving food.

Feeling adventurous, the four of us (Daniel included) decided that it was vandelizing time. Being the extreme rebels that we are we grabbed our chalk and ventured to our church's youth pastor's house and chalked up his driveway pretty hardcore like. Let's just say Northwest Christian University dominates Eugene Bible College. Total Domination is ours.

Keegan was suppose to come home Sunday night but there was a mix up in flight reservations so we weren't able to reunite until Tuesday afternoon. =/

Nonetheless! We are back together and life is once again complete.

Also! NCU has a new edition to its family. When I came back to my NCU home from my Washington home I was greeted by two friendly ducks. I personally named them Mildred and Miller the Mallards.. But... I heard from my older friends that these ducks come and hang out at NCU every spring. Their names are like Ron and something else lame... I think I like Mildred and Miller better, but that's just me. =]

Can you guess why this is on our blog?

2010-04-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

Hey (is for horses and chicken and fish) this video sort of embodies the roommate love that lindsey and I have. This Blog is for Roommate Appreciation Day which is sometime this month. Make sure to give some love to your roommate too (even tho they could never be as great as me and linds) toodles!

Oh Wow, Roommate Moment!

2010-03-24T14:48:00.000-07:00

It happened again! Keegan and I had a roommate moment even with all this distance between us! If it wasn't apparent before it should be now... It is destiny that Keegan and I are roommates. We both posted about the same time talking about dogs. Even with not seeing each other or communicating our brains and hearts are still so closely intertwined. It is meant to be. I miss my dear friend.

Keegan, I can't wait until we can be reunited once again and more magical, monumental roommate moments can happen!

Love,

Lindsey

Dog-gone Tired.

2010-03-24T14:36:00.000-07:00

As I sit here working on my Biological Psychology homework (over Spring Break!) I was reminded of an awesome video that I was showed in class. Narcoleptic Dogs! There are several videos out there that capture dogs, goats, or people who just fall asleep in the middle of an activity. I think this video captures it well.

Greetings from Lisle and Gretle

No, my dogs are not narcoleptic but they are a lot cuter than the dachshund in the video.

Have a great day! It's back to Eugene for me, TOMORROW!!!

-Lindsey

Desert Adventures with Luke & Daisy (and Keegan)

2010-03-24T14:19:00.000-07:00

Hello there! Well, Lindsey has been posting up a storm so I figured I had better update everybody too. Unfortunately, Lindsey seems to be having a much more exciting break than I am, which is cool because I like having time to kick back and do nothing :)

My mom and dad both have to work during the day and my brother is back in school so it's just me and the dogs here at home. Luke and Daisy are both yellow labs and the best dogs ever. Luke is a big boy, about 115 lbs. and Daisy is much smaller and man is she quick! Since all they do is follow me around the house and stare at me during the day, I decided they needed some exercise (so did I). We have a big open wash (area where water can pool to prevent flooding when it rains here) by our house and its fenced in so it's perfect for a few rounds of fetch! Both dogs love their tennis ball, however, nobody loves it quite like Daisy. She's so much faster than Daisy that when I throw the ball, Luke just trots after her and then trots back and pretends that he helped :) After I had worn the dogs out a bit we walked back home and they both decided they needed to cool down in the pool. Our pool is still really cold but the dogs are like polar bears! They swim year round!

Also, on our walk I took some "scenary" photos so that all of you silly northwesterners could know what desert landscaping is and what a SAGUARO is. See photos and videos below. much love!

The dogs like to help my dad work on the car in the garage
This is a big Saguaro cactus, it's pronounced SA-WAR-OH.
This one is probably only 20 years old, since it doesn't have any "arms"
This is pretty typical front-yard landscaping. There's a mesquite tree and assorted cacti and gravel.

Duck, Duck, GOOSE!

2010-03-22T19:38:00.000-07:00

Today most of my family and I went on a hike to Goose Rock. It is a great and glorious trek but man are some parts steep. My mom decided to take us up her own special path to Goose Rock. Never Again! =] Haha.

I will just post tons of pictures and videos for this post... It's really the only thing that can capture our time.

Woodpeckers really liked this tree.

At the TOP!

My loving brother, Stevie.

Get Him Every Time.

My favorite little sister. =]

She is so cool.

Her and I are definitely related.

Carly, Mom, and Stevie.

They act too cool for school, but they love family bonding time. =]

Good ole ocean how I have missed you.

When Stevie was hiding in the bushes he looked just like an ewok from star wars. hahaha

So many pictures! Now for videos!

Stevie also decided to parkour it up on the summit. Hahah If you are wondering what parkour is just watch the office clip below; it explains it very well.

Stevie's Version:

Don't judge us, we are a very crazy and different family.

We are so weird.....

I'm not actually mad at Stevie in this video.. haha. It's all for show.. Don't worry I'm not that obnoxious to him...usually =]

I hope you enjoyed this picture and video filled blog. Those, if any, who read our blog and aren’t followers yet, I encourage you to JOIN! We won’t judge you if you join and we don’t know you… It will actually make our day. So follow a way! We would to be encouraged and supported in our Oregonian adventures!

Peace and Love!

Lindsey

Oh geeez...

2010-03-22T01:30:00.000-07:00

As good as it is to be back home... I miss the Sunday NCU band.
Today is the first Sunday in a long time that the whole gang hasn't gotten together. Jason is with a friend in Oregon, Daniel is at home, Preston is off in Costa Rica, Keegan is in Arizona, and I am here in Washington. We are all split up in different directions. Summer is going to be difficult.

I really missed the NCU band today when I wore heels. All my friends back here in Washington are so short compared to the NCU squad. I never realized it... I wore little 1-2 inch heals today and people FREAKED OUT! I got called a Giant and continuous comments were made about my lengthy, skyscraper height. I FELT like a Giant. Oh geez.. Keegan is 6' 3", Daniel is around 6' 4" maybe, Preston is 6' 2" possibly, and Jason is about 5'11". I am barely 5'10"- without my heals. I never realized just how normal that group makes me feel. Hahah. I can wear heels and still not be as tall as them. I am just so blessed with new, tall friends =P

Soon we shall all be reunited once again; what a glorious day it shall be.

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These videos don't capture the entirety of my Washingtonian friends' dance moves... but here's a glimpse. Oh the joys of fellowship and dancing. =]

-Lindsey

Oh OakTown, How I Love Thee

2010-03-20T11:32:00.000-07:00

I made it home!

I endured the long expedition from Eugene to Home all by my lonesome. Six hours of nonstop driving, sitting, concentrating, and singing. Thank goodness for music. It is the fiber of my being, the spring to my step, the love of my very existence... Haha.. Well maybe not that extreme, Jesus is still and will forever be number one. =P

Oh man, it was great pulling into my hometown and seeing the "Honda Crew."
Good Ole Honda Crew.

Honda Crew: kids that are stuck in this town, going no where, but think they are too cool for school because they all have Honda "racing" cars.

They regularly meet outside some grocery store and chill.

They use to chill outside Albertsons but got banned for loitering so they now loiter at Safeway. While making my way back home, it was very comforting and reassuring that I was back in my home town when I laid eyes on the wonderful beauty of run down Honda cars and smoking, too cool for school kids.

Although I haven't seen him in awhile... Maybe I will be fortunate enough to spot the CAT MAN who inhabits this great little town. A Cat Man sighting is very special and will be a moment you shall never forget.

Last I heard, Cat Man was working at getting actual cat pelts imbedded into his skin.

Oh how I love thee home.

-Lindsey

Winners, Winners, Winners!

2010-03-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

!!!!!!!!!!SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also!!!

KEEGAN GOT THE RA POSITION!!!!!!

AND

I GOT THE EMBRACING THE LORD POSITION

(WORSHIP COORDINATOR!)

Thanks for your prayers!

Keep reading! We admire your loyalty!!

(Don't forget to check the last new blog posted!!)

No Way Jose!

2010-03-19T15:24:00.000-07:00

Hahahaha.. Here at NCU we have some of the greatest chefs in the world!
Brandon, Bill, Jose, Adolfo, Fabian, and Lalo are a great team. Since the beginning of this semester, every meal I would draw a glorious, exquisite picture for the chefs. These pictures at first were simple but they soon escalated to extreme heights when Jose brought in color pencils for me to draw with. I would seriously spend 30 minutes talking to the chefs and drawing and then quickly gobble up food. It has been a couple weeks since I have drawn for the chefs but I continue to hang out with them and practice my spanish with Jose.

At night Jose usually does his homework in the cafeteria, so once in a while I will do my homework down there with him.

Jose loves Hindi music. He has shown me on several occasions, youtube music videos of his favorite songs.
This last one he showed me CRACKED ME UP! He agreed that it's a funny song. He also stated that Keegan and I needed to do our own version of this music video. We need to dance and recreate it. As good as Keegan and I are at remaking things and having them be better I think we are going to have to say: NO WAY JOSE! On this one. hahah..

I'm trying to convince Jason and Preston to take up this task... It'll work one of these days.

Check out this guy's awesome dance moves! Hahah.. this video is hilarious. haha

"Can I gwoosh yer dar?"

2010-03-15T12:41:00.000-07:00

This weekend was great but long. I babysat for a family I had never met before and they were a great family. On Saturday I babysat Makenna (2 ½) and Mason (5) from 1:30 to 8! Oh geez what a day! My whole day consisted of many episodes of Scooby Doo and Tom and Jerry, Play Dough, and coloring.

Makenna was in love with play dough. We made many things; constructing pizzas, people, stars, and noodles. Haha. It was so cute. I made some stars with my playdough and she asked if she could have some of my stars. I of course gave her some… and little bit later I hear her say “Can I gwoosh yer dar?” “What?” I asked “Can I gwoosh yer dar” she repeated. OHHHH…. “Can you squish my star? Oh course you can”. Haha.. I love little kids and their developing language. She was very cute though and very polite.

PlayDough Creation!

~Drawing Time~

I love little kids and the things they try to get away with. Haha. Mason after dinner asked if he could have a cookie. When I agreed he proceeded to ask me if he could have two cookies.

Me: “How many cookies does your mom usually let you have?”

Mason: “2”

Me: “I don’t think that’s the truth”

Mason: “Ok, here is the truth.. .She lets us have three cookies”

Me: “How do I know you are telling me the truth now since you lied to me before?”

Mason: “Ok, here is the truth… (Sigh)… only one.”

Haha.. like I said. I love little kids.

Just last week when Keegan, Preston, Jason, and I taught Sunday school, we had a couple kids try to convince us that they always go out to Recess. “We always go play tag and run around outside.” Keegan was sure to question these couple kids and found that they weren’t being the most truthful bunch. We found it pretty ironic since the lecture for the day was all about how when we lie we hurt those we should care the most about and how with our lies we create a sticky web. One day they’ll get it… or let’s hope so =P

This last Sunday the NCU BAND really had its moment to shine. At church and with our adoptive parents we are actually called the NCU band. Keegan, Daniel, Jason, Brittany, and I all did worship for church. That went great. We were short a piano player (Preston) because he went home to record for the weekend, but we managed. =]

On Tuesday Keegan and I have our interviews for the Resident Assistant job for next year. Be praying for us! We hope we get the positions!

In less than a week Keegan and I split ways for a week and go back to our homes!! Can anyone say “Spring Break”?

Peace&Love

-Lindsey

National Random Blog!

2010-03-11T08:27:00.000-08:00

Hello All!

I have officially decided that it is National Random Blog of the Month! This blog is completely and entirely dedicated to the randomness in this world. Most of the things Keegan and I encounter in our Oregonian wilderness adventures happens to be just that; RANDOM. It's about time a blog was dedicated to such a concept.

These are some of the things we experienced over our weekend.

1. "How's Dat Ice Cream Treating U Guuurrl?

Last Friday, a group of us decided to watch the movie UP. Before venturing to the the guys' lounge to watch this picture film, Preston, Keegan, and I decided that ice cream was in order. Keegan and I were makeup less, sweatpantified, and each one of our hairs was array. Well, on the way back we were almost captivated by the sweetest man with the most clever pick up line. Pffff.. NOT.
(Keep in mind that this guy was in the passenger seat of a car, stopped at a stop light)

Silly Head Man: "Hey Guurrl.. Do you reccommend the ice cream?" "What flavor did you get"
Keegan: "The good kind"
Silly Head Man: "Wait.. but what..." "Whaaaaatttt fllaaaavoorrrrr.... (his voice trailing off while the white SUV drove off when the light switched from red to green)

What a charmer that fellow is.

Hahaha.. Oh my. Guys out there... Asking Yelling stupid questions out of a car at a girl is NOT how you win them over.

Drunk Man... Have you ever been to Dairy Queen? Are you even American? How drunk are you?

These are some of the many questions we had for this buckaroo.

Overall, Ice Cream is great and guys not all of us girls are as naive as you may think.

2. "When You Lie, You Hurt Those You Should Care About the Most"

This Sunday, Keegan, Preston, Jason, and I all did Sunday school for the K-1st grade kids. We taught about the virtue of honesty and how we create a spiderweb of lies when we don't tell the truth. Keegan and I were so thankful that the boys helped us. We would have gone crazy for sure. Us four made a great tag teaming, truthful, fun bunch.

Having the little K-1st grade boys tell us they loved us definitely brightened our day and boosted our self confidence =]

3. Gill is Alive and Well

We have discovered that Gill the Beta has Terret syndrome. He frequently gets very violet in his little abode. We often hear him rustling around and twitching in his tank (Yes, we can actually hear him!). This video will show you a glimpse of his seizures and how much he loves us =]

Ohhh Geez. You Tube once again hates me. When will the hate stop?
Sorry.. just imagine a twitching fish in a bowl and that's gill =]

4. The Greatest Band of a Lifetime

After church this last Sunday we, as always, went to Daniel's house. It's always great getting the group together. This week we played outside a lot. It was our friendship/ band debut. We took many pictures of a wannabe, not even created band. This is the outcome. =] Enjoy!

In case you all were wondering what our friend Jason looks like... This is him!

I realized that most of the pictures we have don't include Jason.. We are going to have to change that. =]

Well the adventures keep coming and the craziness has only begun! Stay tuned for more extravagant tales to come!

Lindsey