So Sorry!

Okay guys! I will start by apologizing for my long absence! Please forgive me!

WOW! So A while back I went to Ft. Lauderdale with the S and Chuckles! It was a lot of fun! I got to walk on the beach and hang out with Chuckles in the sun a lot. And we all know how much I love warm weather and the sun! The last day of the trip we got a babysitter and went slogging! :) Slogging is basically hiking through the swamp. It was amazing! Some of S's friends run this program called Science Eye where they teach kids about the swamps and the ecosystem of Southern Florida. They did some of that with us so I actually learned quite a bit about it. It is really fascinating. I will have to put another post up soon about all of it. Then we went on an air-boat. The driver was crazy! He actually got into the marsh and was purposely trying to attract an alligator!!! CRAZY!!! The alligator actually had a name... BOB... Because he would suddenly bob up out of the water! Yeah... good thing we had someone who knew how to drive the air-boat back!!! Bob did not show up... Probably a good thing!

Since then it has been pretty much business as usual. I went to a Nationals baseball game with a group from Iowa I joined. It is called States Society of Iowa. I found out about it from Stacy (from High School) and her boyfriend Elliot, and Brooks (from New Providence). I have been hanging with them quite a bit lately. For Elliot's birthday I actually went hiking on a really hot day... We hiked 5 miles in about 2 hours! It was a lot of fun!

I don't remember if I have mentioned this, but I have found a church. Annandale United Methodist, they have a website. I officially join August 22 of this year. It will technically be a transfer from Audubon First United Methodist. I really like the pastor... what a hoot! :)

I am trying to give up Starbucks and go back to making coffee here at home. The $$ saved I will donate to Skip1.org. Skip1 is an amazing charity!! 100% of proceeds go to feeding children. The shipping and other costs of running it are donated by corporations and run by volunteers and such so it is really great. Right now I am focusing my donations on the Lumbrera de Caballona School in the Dominican Republic. They are trying to build a kitchen so the kids can actually eat during the day! :) Okay so basically how Skip1 works is that you skip something like eating lunch out or in my case Starbucks and you donate what you would have spent on that cup of coffee or whatever to Skip1. So if I skip Starbucks, that $3 cup of coffee now becomes a $3 donation to Skip1. It is pretty cool. That charity and Voice of the Martyrs are what I am focusing my giving on.. so yeah... Also, my friend Kyle is going on a mission trip soon, so some of my giving will go thata way! LOL. More on his trip later!!

I am currently reading the Bible in a Year in chronological order for personal. For book club we are reading the Girl with the dragon tattoo series. :) Both are good! :)

I have actually been working out a lot. I decided that I was not satisfied with my fitness level, so now I work out 3-5 times a week. Yeah! And I am still out of shape!! That is pretty bad! :( But I will get there! That is my hope.

I really do need to get on here more often so I can actually relate what is going on and not skip a bunch of stuff!!! So, yeah, sorry I will make an effort to keep updating on a regular basis again!!!!

Sorry for all the rambling!! Just typing fast and getting the post out!!! I did not proof read it so, yeah, sorry for any typos or whatever!!! ;)

I miss you guys!! God Bless!!!

Jules