Me with Shalyn the day I got back to Oregon---she is 3 days old ... awww!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
An update on my Christmas break....
Well, I made it home--after basically being awake for 72 hours straight and not eating for over 24 hours, my plane finally came into Portland, and I was sure happy to be home! My plane ride was very interesting, as there was a lot of air turbulence and at one point it was snowing a lot too! I had to wait in the airport for about 30 min for dad to come and pick me up and then we finally made it to Sharon's place where I got to hold Shalyn---she is SOOOO cute! When I got home I also got to see the little kitten that Mom and Dad have---she is a terror...lol I have never seen such an active cat. I had to dig her out of the trash can this morning, and last night she jumped in the toilet. lol She is super cute, but is sure full of the mischief!
I slept a lot the first few days I was here, and ate a lot! Sharon got sick with the flu about a week after Shalyn was born, and that wasnt very good. The baby seems to be doing ok though. She has had some trouble nursing, but that is getting better. Sharon is doing pretty well, considering she just gave birth a little over a week ago and has had the flu since then. The latest development though is that she got an eviction notice from her apartment manager saying she cant have two residents per room--guess they are counting the baby as a resident. We think one of her neighbors complained about the baby crying. Sharon is working with a legal place up in Portland to see if she can get an attorney to say she can stay. The attorney thinks he can work things out for her to stay there. Moving would be kinda hard right now for her since she just gave birth, and cant walk around very well. Life is sure interesting!
I went to our church this last sabbath---it is sooo small now. I talked to one lady and she says that most people just dont want to come anymore since it is so gossip/fight riddled. It is really sad. I think there was only one person who really noticed that I was back, and that was a friend of Sharon's who wanted to know if she had her baby yet. I thought more people would be happy to see me. It was really weird feeling, especially after being at all the friendly churches in TN. I told my dad I don't really want to go back there anymore, and maybe we can go check out some of the Eugene churches. This next week is the "big" christmas program at our church, and usually i would never miss that for a thing, but this year, the church is so small, and, if you allow the word, "fakey" (meaning, everything seems to be put on, not really genuine) that I don't want to go. I wondered too, if maybe some of my feelings have to do with how much i have changed since i left for TN.
I am thinking about going snowboarding this week. I was going to go today, but my dad isn't so sure about me driving 5 hours one way to Mt. Ashland and spending all day there by myself. He wants me to go somewhere closer, but I am not excited about going alone somewhere new and learning the routes/lifts etc all by myself at a new place. I figure that since I am single now, and probably will be single for a looong time, ( if not forever), I better get used to going places by myself and doing things alone, though I wouldn't mind at all if someone wanted to go spend 9 hours with me on the bunny hill. (Like someone is going to do that!) Soooo, I might go tomorrow to Mt. Ashland, not sure though, but I am definitely going at least 2 times this break. Snowboarding is the BEST thing out there!!!
It has been strange coming home for a number of reasons. Number one, I am constantly bombarded with all my non-adventist friends out here, who are living the lifestyle i used to live. I keep praying for strength to stay strong, and resist the devil. I am constantly surrounded in it, but God is big, and He can keep the bad angels away!
Ok, soooo, i guess i just needed to type out a bunch of stuff here. There is TONS more i could type---like i could talk all about my plans for the youth sabbath school I am helping start at the Ladd Springs church. Oh boy, Tony will be so envious of me on this one...lol... this would be his dream job. ha Anyway, I am having fun planning it. :P
I am off to go help Sharon with baby and finish my Christmas shopping. Plus I need to go for my prayer walk (and i used to think Tony's prayer walks were kinda silly... now i need one too!... It is amazing how God works in our lives... and it is totally awesome too)
I slept a lot the first few days I was here, and ate a lot! Sharon got sick with the flu about a week after Shalyn was born, and that wasnt very good. The baby seems to be doing ok though. She has had some trouble nursing, but that is getting better. Sharon is doing pretty well, considering she just gave birth a little over a week ago and has had the flu since then. The latest development though is that she got an eviction notice from her apartment manager saying she cant have two residents per room--guess they are counting the baby as a resident. We think one of her neighbors complained about the baby crying. Sharon is working with a legal place up in Portland to see if she can get an attorney to say she can stay. The attorney thinks he can work things out for her to stay there. Moving would be kinda hard right now for her since she just gave birth, and cant walk around very well. Life is sure interesting!
I went to our church this last sabbath---it is sooo small now. I talked to one lady and she says that most people just dont want to come anymore since it is so gossip/fight riddled. It is really sad. I think there was only one person who really noticed that I was back, and that was a friend of Sharon's who wanted to know if she had her baby yet. I thought more people would be happy to see me. It was really weird feeling, especially after being at all the friendly churches in TN. I told my dad I don't really want to go back there anymore, and maybe we can go check out some of the Eugene churches. This next week is the "big" christmas program at our church, and usually i would never miss that for a thing, but this year, the church is so small, and, if you allow the word, "fakey" (meaning, everything seems to be put on, not really genuine) that I don't want to go. I wondered too, if maybe some of my feelings have to do with how much i have changed since i left for TN.
I am thinking about going snowboarding this week. I was going to go today, but my dad isn't so sure about me driving 5 hours one way to Mt. Ashland and spending all day there by myself. He wants me to go somewhere closer, but I am not excited about going alone somewhere new and learning the routes/lifts etc all by myself at a new place. I figure that since I am single now, and probably will be single for a looong time, ( if not forever), I better get used to going places by myself and doing things alone, though I wouldn't mind at all if someone wanted to go spend 9 hours with me on the bunny hill. (Like someone is going to do that!) Soooo, I might go tomorrow to Mt. Ashland, not sure though, but I am definitely going at least 2 times this break. Snowboarding is the BEST thing out there!!!
It has been strange coming home for a number of reasons. Number one, I am constantly bombarded with all my non-adventist friends out here, who are living the lifestyle i used to live. I keep praying for strength to stay strong, and resist the devil. I am constantly surrounded in it, but God is big, and He can keep the bad angels away!
Ok, soooo, i guess i just needed to type out a bunch of stuff here. There is TONS more i could type---like i could talk all about my plans for the youth sabbath school I am helping start at the Ladd Springs church. Oh boy, Tony will be so envious of me on this one...lol... this would be his dream job. ha Anyway, I am having fun planning it. :P
I am off to go help Sharon with baby and finish my Christmas shopping. Plus I need to go for my prayer walk (and i used to think Tony's prayer walks were kinda silly... now i need one too!... It is amazing how God works in our lives... and it is totally awesome too)
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