Family Togetherness

So my family has collectively decided to do something that I'm extremely hesitant about. We are going on vacation...together. I'm not entirely sure how this decision came about, I never would have thought, in a million years, that I would actually chooseto spend my one week summer vacation with my entire family. What shocks me even more is that Jairo has actually agreed to this. They get along well enough, but they are still his in-laws

We are going to be staying at my Aunt and Uncle's northwoods "cabin", and I put it in parenthesis becauses its actually a million dollar log home, on Stormy lake with full access to motor boats, skidoos, hot tubs, and more. Maybe we agreed to this because its free, but even then theres a price to pay. Don't get me wrong, I love my family, but an entire week straight with them? hmmm...not sure. And its not like there are just 6 of us anymore, we are getting to be a rather large crowd. I think we're up to 10, maybe 11 if my sister brings her 37 year old divorced mormon boyfriend.

However, on a less cynical, happier note, I do love my family and am thankful that we are even close enough to decided to do this together. AND the decision is made for me as to whether or not I will be going to my 10 year highschool reunion, as this vacation starts the same weekend as the reunion.

"I have been driven many times
upon my knees by the overwhelming
conviction that I had
nowhere else to go."

~A. Lincoln

Lloyd Dobler "Say Anything", my junior high crush.

Where in the World?

Okay, My fellow LDPers, Guess where these photos are taken! I love taking trips down memory lane, so I thought I'd share a few with you!!!

Pictures!

Me and Jairo

From left to Right its my sisters: Lindsi, Mindi, Britni, and then Me!


I finally figured out how to user this picture thing! I don't have a digitial camera quite yet so I'm afraid my picture posting will be very limited but I'd thought I'd share these two with everyone!

Life

Sometimes life is just plain hard. And if its not hard, its boring. Doesn't it seem like its the same old thing day in and day out? Get up, go to work, come home, make dinner, sit in front of the tv for a few hours, go to bed, get up... Maybe I'm just a cynic, but besides the occasional vacation and baby, life is just so monotonous! Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have it boring than horrible. I'm thankful that God has spared that from me, but I miss being able to just pick up and go whenever I want, to not have to be responsible for anyone but myself. This may sound horribly selfish, but I think I'm just now realizing that I'm an adult and I have to start living like one. God calls us to be content in all circumstances and I must confess that this is about the hardest thing for Him to ask me to be. I find myself wishing I had more, so that I could afford to go off on those adventures, so I could afford to do whatever the heck I wanted. Apparently thats not in Gods plan for me right now. Probably a good thing. I know that theres a lesson here, its just one that I'm not really ready to learn. I guess I'm afraid if I give in and acknowledge that God is actually right on this whole contentment thing (and I know He is), then I'll have to be okay with being stuck in the suburbs.