Kamp!

Two weeks ago, Dennis and I pack our sleeping bags, our tent, and our swimsuits and headed for camp! Bible camp is nestled in the beautiful hills of the Belgian Ardennen. This is a shot taken from the famous "Love Tree"... we hike up the road from camp, which is down in the valley from the tree.

Every morning, Luk taught lessons from the book of 1 Corinthians. He tackled tough subjects like how we can keep each other accountable, how to be in the world but not of it, whether it's okay to marry unbelievers, why sex outside of marriage is less than perfect, and how Gods love for us never fails.

In the afternoons, there were all kinds of activities--swimming, mountain biking, "capture the flag," long hikes, and I even taught 'em how to play American football! (We played "flag football" with the tea towels stuck in our shorts =)

Cards was a popular pastime in the evenings. Check out Dennis' beard--it's his camp tradition!

The last evening of camp is "Bonte Avond" night. No one's quite sure how it got it's name, but it's a night of skits and silliness. Here's us doing the "Focus on God" skit that some of you may recognize ( Mom, remember the spanish version from Honduras??)

And you can't have camp without a bon fire! Collecting wood for the fire takes the place of the afternoon activity on friday, and you should see how enthusiastic everyone is to drag whole trees a mile down the road in the heat of the summer! But seriously, they are! The bigger the fire, the better. And this one was pretty big! (Though the picture doesn't do it justice...)

Pictures courtesy of Luk Brazle. Check out more at www.belgianbreeze.blogspot.com !

oh the unknown!

So i thought I'd be content once I knew I had a job...

Well that big day has come and past! Yeah, last friday was an eventful day for me! Dennis took me shopping that morning (yeah, really!) for a new outfit for graduation. Then during the graduation ceremony, i found out that I graduated with distinction! (that was a shocker!) Afterwards on the way out, I was checking my phone to see if Holly has called, and what I found instead was a message from my agent (that sounds important, huh?!) saying that Johnson Controls was offering me a job!! What a way to start the weekend!!

Me listening to the good news about my job!

Then, to top off the evening, Holly and Luk had prepared us a grilled feast at their new place! It was so great to share that exciting day with friends and family!

Me & Ans celebrating

Holly and Gideon; & The guys playing with fire :)

Now, though, I feel like a anxious teenage girl sitting by the phone waiting for THE Call! Only, it's not a boy I'm waiting around on this time, it a company offering me a job! lol I still haven't gotten the details about when they want me to start and how much their willing to pay me. Bible camp starts this weekend, and I don't even know if I can go yet! According to the lady at the head hunting agency, I am supposed to hear something by today at the latest, so I'm anxiously waiting... and waiting...

pomp and circumstance

No caps and gowns this time, but tomorrow I'll be graduating from Vlerick with my Masters in General Management!!

Yeah, I guess Europeans don't get into the whole graduation ceremony much. It doesn't seem to be as big a deal here as it is back home. No student speeches, no traditional entry song, no caps with tassels. And no hoods for the masters and doctorates. But that's okay...hopefully soon I'll still get to bring in the fat check! ; ) Well...maybe not so fat at first, but income none-the-less!

Dennis and I are SOOO ready to get moved out of our tiny little apartment into a house of our own. After I find a job (which might not be long!) we'll start talking to the banks about loans and start seriously looking for a house. We'll probably go ahead and move into an apartment in Gent while we look, though. Then we'll be closer to Luk and Holly and won't have to commute to help out with church stuff.

Luk and Holly are doing really good, by the way! They're all moved in, and I've spent the night with them twice! You can read more about their renovating adventure and Gideon's new teeth =) on their blog: www.belgianbreeze.blogspot.com

Eating at Luk & Holly's (with the LST students and my friend, Tandy, from AL)