The whole GrOuP. In Billings, MT
7-28-09
Chaos. Confusion. But yet, everyone with the same purpose. Monday, July 27th, 2009 at 12:31 PM we officially embarked on our journey to the Philippines. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t actually That chaotic or confusing, but in my world it was.
And in Kyla’s world her two most dreaded questions are 1)“So are you excited?” and 2) “What was your favorite part dear?” They are both very common courtesy questions, and sometimes people genuinely want to know. However, being someone who has been blessed with many, many opportunities to travel I have trained myself to begin with no huge expectations, just trust that everything will fall into place, I will enjoy myself, and hope I will learn everything that God has planned for me to realize. So to answer your question.. No. I don’t think my feeling would fall under the category of ‘excited’ quite yet. But ‘interested’ and ‘ready to begin’… yes.
The drive to Billings occurred without crash or leak or blowup, so categorized under SUCCESS! We had a leisurely dinner at McKenzie River Pizza, and then wandered over to Target for our last minute supplies and things that would could not get in the city of Glasgow. And it might even be considered a sin to not at least walk through Walmart while in Billings, so we had to take a gander through the isles there.
The stay at the Wiens household was great. They were extremely generous to not only let us stay at their house, but also keep the church van while we are away. The air-hockey table at the house was put to great use, and I believe there were only a few cuts and scrapes. Good news, right?
By the time everyone was at the house and things started settling down it was about midnight, so I do believe Joe, Maddie, Carly, and Kenzie decided it would be ridiculous to go to sleep- we had to leave for airport at 4:30 AM. ☺ I think I am too old to be attempting all-nighters so I opted out. 20 years of life is a lot longer than it sounds, I only wish I had the energy and enthusiasm of the highschoolers. Lol.
We are currently on the plane to Seattle, and I am proud to say that I had the privilege of sitting across the isle from Joe for his ‘well I flew once before in fifth grade’ flight. AKA- he was a little scared, and the nice lady next to me was even discretely laughing at his antics. Let’s just say we pulled out the little safety pamphlet and made sure that we practiced and knew all of the procedures. I am happy to say that we are off to a good start and we can feel the Lord continually watching over us.
And in Kyla’s world her two most dreaded questions are 1)“So are you excited?” and 2) “What was your favorite part dear?” They are both very common courtesy questions, and sometimes people genuinely want to know. However, being someone who has been blessed with many, many opportunities to travel I have trained myself to begin with no huge expectations, just trust that everything will fall into place, I will enjoy myself, and hope I will learn everything that God has planned for me to realize. So to answer your question.. No. I don’t think my feeling would fall under the category of ‘excited’ quite yet. But ‘interested’ and ‘ready to begin’… yes.
The drive to Billings occurred without crash or leak or blowup, so categorized under SUCCESS! We had a leisurely dinner at McKenzie River Pizza, and then wandered over to Target for our last minute supplies and things that would could not get in the city of Glasgow. And it might even be considered a sin to not at least walk through Walmart while in Billings, so we had to take a gander through the isles there.
The stay at the Wiens household was great. They were extremely generous to not only let us stay at their house, but also keep the church van while we are away. The air-hockey table at the house was put to great use, and I believe there were only a few cuts and scrapes. Good news, right?
By the time everyone was at the house and things started settling down it was about midnight, so I do believe Joe, Maddie, Carly, and Kenzie decided it would be ridiculous to go to sleep- we had to leave for airport at 4:30 AM. ☺ I think I am too old to be attempting all-nighters so I opted out. 20 years of life is a lot longer than it sounds, I only wish I had the energy and enthusiasm of the highschoolers. Lol.
We are currently on the plane to Seattle, and I am proud to say that I had the privilege of sitting across the isle from Joe for his ‘well I flew once before in fifth grade’ flight. AKA- he was a little scared, and the nice lady next to me was even discretely laughing at his antics. Let’s just say we pulled out the little safety pamphlet and made sure that we practiced and knew all of the procedures. I am happy to say that we are off to a good start and we can feel the Lord continually watching over us.
1 comments:
Who is smiling now? It's now more than 29 hours since you left Billings, and you still have a ways to go. We're praying that things will continue to go well. Thanks for the updates! Love, Mom
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