Freckles!

I've had this blog in the back of my mind for a few weeks now.  To be exact, it's been floating around since a bit before the 7th of February.  Why? you ask?  Because the 7th was our 'half-way' point.  -- Yes, we actually had it counted to the day.  Not that we were counting up, or down, we just wanted to know when it was.  However, after passing this day, a bigger change appears than meets the eye.  Before we were always counting up, "we've been here 1 month, 3 months, etc."  Now, the countdown begins - 5 months to go, 1 week until Darrell comes, 3 months until family visits, etc.

I've been finding myself looking towards the future a lot lately.  Both the imminent and further away futures.  Sometimes during the day, I find time creeping slowly by, but when looking at our diary (schedule) we are actually quite busy these next few months, and it seems almost as we hardly have enough time left!  I've also thought about what it will be like once returning home, and cannot even begin to comprehend what it is going to be like, feel like, or how I will react.  But I won't get into that quite yet(:

A quick update on life here, we had a decent day or two of snowfall around the same time as the halfway point!  We even had enough for a snowman!  (although it took all the snow from our backyard as well as our driveway and some of our neighbours snow).  We built it in our neighbors' yard, and I christened it Freckles because it picked up bits from the driveway and garden making it all spotty.  It was a good day(:   << Unfortunately, Freckles had a short life.  A little while after our neighbors found him, he fell over with only his bottom bit left standing.  We came home to find some of his 'remains' decorating our doorway.  Thanks to Barry!

 

 

 

):  Poor little guy!

On Monday our director, Darrell, from America is coming!  I think it is safe to say we are VERY excited for this visit!  Not only because he is great fun to be around, but also, he brings up very good points in conversation, as well as some thought-provoking questions.  And it will just be nice to see a familiar American face(:

A little more on where I'm at in life... Still haven't quite figured out the whole college thing... However!  I did receive news the other day that I won a Communications scholarship to Goshen!  This was a bit of a shock because I never expected to win it.  In addition, I had thought a few times that if I, by some miracle, got it, then that would be that, I would go to Goshen.  But I still haven't taken the plunge and said yes or no yet.  I can't quite figure out why I'm having such a hard time making a decision, even after getting the scholarship, but it IS getting closer!  In all honesty, I expect I'll be at Goshen, but I can't quite get myself to let go of CIA.

Anyways, back to England... In the upcoming days and weeks, I'm hoping to do some good reflecting, make some decisions, and maybe start volunteering!  I had applied to volunteer at the National Media Museum, but as it turns out, there's a waiting list to volunteer!  Crazy, huh?  So I might look into volunteering at the Treehouse Cafe, where Rachel is also volunteering.  From the few times I've been there it seems like a lot of fun!  And all around, I hope to take the time to appreciate every day I have left here.  Because, like it or not, the end is approaching WAY faster than I could ever imagine.

Thanks for those of you who've been thinking/praying for team England, RJ, and myself.  And especially for those of you who've taken the time to send an email, or give some college advice.  YOU GUYS ROCK!

All my love.