i love the seattle area... way good for my soul...

i didn't have school this week and seized the opportunity to visit friends in the seattle area... last night i got to hang out with some people from camp and have dinner... i had so much fun... i laughed a lot, which is way good for my soul...

then today, i got to hang out with my friend from arkansas who now lives in the seattle area... we got to go downtown and to the market and shop and look at things... good times... we bought flowers... (she bought them for her apartment and i bought them as a "host gift" for the WONDERFUL people who are letting me stay at their house...) then i was going to go hang out, get some studying done and get pictures developed, and i randomly called a friend who lives close and she was leading a jr. high girls bible study and asked if i wanted to come... and it was awesome... yes, i definitely need to get into a church where i can start doing youth ministry... and then i went and hung out at my friend's house for a while and we talked... so today was also way good for my soul...

and then, on my way back from the booming metropolis of puyallup, washington, i got pulled over by a police officer... i got to explain why i have an arkansas license plate and driver's license... and he let me go... no official warning... just a "pay more attention next time..." thanks officer brewer...

so i'm heading back to vancouver tomorrow... and i get to work tomorrow night... but all in all, it's been a terrific couple of days... the couple that i am staying with are AWESOME... they fixed dinner for me and a couple of other girls that staffed at camp last night, and it was amazing... steak and chicken... incredible... and then tonight i got back just in time for salmon... i've definitely been spoiled... and they have the best bed in their spare room - some of the best sleep i've had in a very long time!!!

but it will be good to get back home, too... i have tons of homework waiting on me for next week... and i get to help out with a youth event (with a friend) on friday night, which i'm looking forward to... and work should be terrific... (no sarcasm there at all!) i love random mini-breaks... and the overwhelming effects of them - way good for my soul!