Air conditioning . . ..

So, i thought I would update this, because I haven't in a really long time. Currently I am in the process of packing up my entire room in the midst of studying and taking exams and working close to twenty hours. But life is really good. I have been dancing, and am now the treasurer of our swing club, as well as a dj for both the CSU swing dances and our blues dances. I have a standing invite to dj whenever. Yah! I have really been noticing how much this year has meant to me as I have been making a scrapbook of everyone. It's hard to shove everything into 30 pages of book, but I have done it. I know I missed stuff, but I think it is okay. I have my memories and other pictures.

Let's see. I am returning to Oregon on the 11th (basically three days) and I am no where near ready. My room is slowly exchanging items for boxes and there is a sense of goodbye happening as I frantically pack in my spare time.

Also, one of my biggest points of news is I am going to be traveling to the Czech Republic with my church here this summer for three weeks! I am so excited. We are doing two english camps and I am so stoked. The people on our team are so awesome. It is just been amazing thus far how much God has been guiding this. so yah!

well, that's about it. I should be studying while I work, so I am going to sign off!
AJ

I am alive . . .

so, because a little birdie told me that I should update this journal, I thought I would take a few minutes to do that.

Life here has been crazy and wonderful. I have been dancing pretty regularly. I dance with a preformance troupe Shazam, as well being involved with a blues group.

I have been taking 18 credits this term, including an honors seminar, a construction class, chemistry, financial math, and a computers class. They have been going really well and this term has been pretty simple for the most part.

I started working for Fred Meyer Jewelers at the local mall, as well as I was recently hired by the College of Ag as a lab monitor.

and the last few bits of news involve church. I just did training at my church for AV. It is so cool. there are 12 people on the team to do slides alone. I really love my church. and, on top of it, I have started the process of applying for a spot on their Czech team for this summer.

If you all can be praying that God can lead me with where he wants me this summer, it would be really great. The major thing is that I would end up with only about a thousand dollars to put towards school next year from summer employment if I go. I am paying rent and tithe out of my pay checks during the summer, so what I have to put towards next year is smaller than what I would like . . . I am hoping that I can follow God through all of this . . .

But, it is late and i am going back to school tomorrow, so I should be getting going!

AJ

Happy Birthday to Me!

So yes. today is my 19th birthday! yah! I am going dancing tonight and trashing my ankle for physical therapy tomorrow. ;-) But I really have felt so loved here. I got sung to at Flock last night, a surprise birthday cake from my floor, and more people here have said happy birthday since I got up today than any did within a week of my birthday before this (well besides my parents/family) so yah. It has been good so far and I will put up pictures or something later after my birthday, which I will take my camera to! Tootles~

Hey all!

So, hi all. I am doing okay, besides the fact that I found out on Tuesday that I have tendonitis in (at least) my left ankle and it is getting progressively worse due to all the dancing I have been doing over the past month and a half. I am still dancing and as of next week, I will be down graded to a few social dances and blues dancing. No jazz routines (at least not to Joe's speed of music), no arials (or at least not too many), and yah. so that's kinda a bummer, but I am glad that I can at least keep dancing.

Another positive thing is that I probably will be making Blam! I heard from a little birdie that auditions are more just a formality, which puts me at ease. I have been stressing about them for a while now . . .

And something else fun is I finally took the initiative and set up a birthday party for myself. It's really laid back. I was going to go dancing after audtitions on Monday, and so I just invited friends to come with us. I think it is going to be fun. I am going to enjoy just having so many of my friends together, doing something I love doing.

And, in closing, here is something that I did today because I was bored and wanted to share with you.


Create Your Own!

Hope it gives you a taste of life here. (and yes, I know there are lots of swing pictures, but those are the only ones that I have of life here. . . it's kinda become a big thing to me!) I need to take my camera out more!

Dobro Noc!
AJ

Swing!

Hey, so I thought I would post some pictures here (round two with the Blogger to get pics in here correctly)

This is a picture from the Jack and Jill contest at our big dance on Friday. You dance with three different partners and you are judged (I think) on your technique and your stylizations. This was the last round when I was dancing with Travis. I was really excited to have him as my last round partner since we havce danced a lot for Blam practice and just in practice. He is a great partner and lead, as well as blues dancer.

More pics!

I have a few others, but I will wait for now. I have conquered the picture adder thingy!

Yah for me!

AJ