Slept in until 7:30am! We biked to the current Habitat ReStore and
office, where we met Karen, the new Executive director, who shared
with us the goals of this affiliate. They are hoping to go from
building one house to four houses a year with the help of their new
ReStore! So that is what we were doing all day, helping to prepare
their new ReStore by painting and staining both the inside and
outside. It looked great once we finished! Came back to the church to
shower and then I opened mail, this was the best mail drop ever!!!
Mainly because it is my birthday soon!! I got a card with stickers
from Kelly, a package from Summer with chocolate, flowers and a
promised massage, bike ride, and volunteering event, a package from
Aunt Dianne and Uncle Don with an AWESOME bike tshirt and gummy
candies, a package with many delicious snacks from Kathi, and my
birthday package from my family which was AMAZING. I got a glass duck
from Kevin, peace earings and a bracelet from Ryan, and.... a photo
album filled with pictures of family and friends wishing me a happy
21st birthday!!! And everyone wrote me birthday notes! It was SO SO
GREAT!!!! Thank you to everyone who was a part of that, it made me so
happy- I've been happy every day and was unsure if I could get any
happier, but this definitley made this my best birthday ever!!!! And
it isn't even my b-day yet!
After opening mail we went to the pastor's house for a massive and
great BBQ, and watched ourselves on two news stations!! What a great
summer evening.
Arco, ID 70 miles
Great day and ride. Lots of great conversations and we visited the
first nuclear power plant/museum! Rode through a lot if desert and
nothingness, and it got hot, but that's alright- we made it. Spaghetti
dinner with elk meat pasta sauce and watermelon for supper. Then a
bike clinic in which one child showed up, thirty minutes late, to fix
his bike. It was nice to be around kids again though, we also had the
two pastors kids to hang out with. A nice relaxing evening, but I
didn't clean my bike like I should have-that's what tomorrow morning
is for I guess!
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Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!How can it be that you are now 21 years old? So glad you liked the shirt. Hope you have a fun day on your birthday!I find it hard to believe you are so close to the end of this trip. Are you getting anxious to hit the ocean? Can't wait to see you!!!
ReplyDeleteWe have another hot and humid week ahead and maybe 95 degrees on Friday. The last 10 days have been a whirlwind with grandma's fall and transfer to Brookcrest. Hope to visit her after church today and maybe feed her lunch. Are you thinking of the most favorite meal you want when you get hme? What is it that you crave? or have missed the most? Maybe you'll just want to sleep for days! Ha!
Keep up the great job of biking. Your excitement drips from the page and I'm drinking it up. You're the BEST!! Love you and many, many more birthdays!!
Sammi - Happy birthday Kristen. It is my birthday in 9 days. I hope you enjoyed your day. We cleaned our garage today and are beginning to get ready to go camping. We had a movie night at your house with Kevin tonight. Nolan is spending the night, next week we want to have a movie night in the camper because it will be set up to pack. Miss and love you
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Kristen. Hope it was wonderful. So glad you were born to make such a great inpact on this world..
Kristen, not being able to see you on your birthday makes us miss you all the more. Hope your birthday got even better after today. Were you able to listen to the "Happy Birthday" song we left for you on your voice mail. In case you didn't recognize the voices, it was Dad, Ryan, Kevin, Nolan and myself.
ReplyDeleteYou should have seen grandma's face light up when we told her it was your birthday today - I think it was the happiest we've seen her since the fall. We gave her kisses and hugs from you. I know that you are not looking forward to the end of this trip but we are definitely looking forward to meeting up with you in Chicago. Love you!!