weeeeelll, (pronounced "weel", for those unpronouncable people)

i'm off again. tomorrow at 5:53 i will be boarding a long flight to munich. yes, me the add plane child, (plane child because i'm only add on buses and planes) will sit through a 8 hour and 58 minute plane ride. then i will be off for another connecting flight for a few hours. yes, tomorrow will be mucho exciting.

guatemala, for those of you who don't know, was simply amazing. God blessed that trip, and myself. i really have some great friendships that are formed because of it.

oh, and let's not too quickly forget my boyfriend. who just so happens to be an adorable five-year-old little boy from guatemala. yes, luis, you are still my boyfriend, even though i'm far away.

sigh.

i miss it. i miss the mountains. i miss the children. i miss my friends. i miss speaking spanish. i miss my wicho. i miss the hugs and kisses. i even miss the stomach cramps and weird food. yes, i'm insanely crazy about this specific latin american country. it's almost as bad as my crazy obsession with ecuador. not quite that bad...but close.

bigger sigh.

i'm excited for tomorrow. really i am. i just miss the kids and the friendships.

my computer is being stupid. it doesn't want to send an email with a pic in it to myself so i can print it from a different computer. crazy situation, stupid computer.... but since i strongly dislike stooping to use the word stupid, i'll rephrase it: my copmuter is being vacuous. heck yes for my thesaurus.

love to all.

rachel

Wrong. Dead wrong.

Yes, this is an update. I am back safe and sound from: Real World Guatemala. It was the most amazing trip I've taken. Probably, one of the best things that happened to me. Thank you for all of you prayed for me. I really appreciate it. It was nothing short of incredible. I can't believe that I'm back home after 2 weeks. It really didn't feel that long, and I wish I could have gone back for another 2 weeks.

The friendships I've made, the relationships I've grown....

God.

I just can't even put into words the amazingness of this trip, the impact it has had on me, God's goodness... it's all just...wow.

Love to you all!

Forever and Always-- Rachel

Hmmm... I've been getting the feeling that xanga is entering oblivion. You know, the oblivion where monotonous posts and inadequate quotes thrive. Well, my life really isn't as depressing as I happen to make xanga appear.

Had a delightful sleepover last night. I would relive it again and again...right now, even. Friends, laughter, trampolines, swing dancing, and pillow fights. Staying up 'til nearly 6:00, has me tuckered out today. Thrift store shopping was a fun experience. There was a freaky person in the bathroom...'nuff said. Snack wraps from McDonalds are strangely delicious.

I wonder...

7 days 'til I leave the country. I'll be gone from June 14th-June 29th (In Guatemala) , Home for 5 days, Gone from July 5th- July 16th (In Romania). I really want to have a get together on one of those five days in between. Here's my schedule until I leave:

Friday:
*Packing

Saturday:
*Packing
*Volunteering at the Ela Art Show
*Graduation Party

Sunday:
*Guatemala Meetng
*Church
*Picnic
*Graduation Party
*Wedding Reception

Monday:
*Packing
*Friends over for dinner

Tuesday:
*Packing
*Sleepover

Wednesday:
*Magic Waters

Sometime before I leave I still need to do:
-Write a couple of letters/emails
-Dust/Vacuum Bedroom
-Make Cards
-Laundry

Oh, happy/good news! I have had time to work out recently. Woohoo, I'm feeling so much better. A couple icons/quotes? I think, yes.



you hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannpt love. perhaps he himself prevents you. that is a disguised form of love.

and i worry when you're not perfectly you

but you're the only thing that makes me happy. and i don't have the strength to give up on that.

...

Forever and Always-- Rachel