Oye

Wow it's been a long time since I wrote anything on here. I figured that would happen once the summer really got started and man has it ever. I don't even know where to start.
Lately things have been rushed and crazy for the most part. Chris and Mike moved home with Kallen so there is rarely a dull moment. Mike is working for my dad and Chris is actually going to work at the restaurant with me starting next week. kallen is adorable as always and Mom is loving every minute of having her grandson in the same house.
Work is going well. I have only been back for two weeks and George, Chris and Cindy (My boss and their son) are the same as always, nice, teasing and a little tense when there are 15 orders up. They have kept their yelling to a minimum except for when I told a woman it was okay to substitute a greek salad for the salad bar. Never again. You never want to make the greek man angry.
The fair came and went. Becca, my family and I traveled yesterday to Minot and had a good time. Last year Mike, Kent and I went so it brought back a lot of memories, including Mike being insane and going on the huge bungee ride. =) We ended up going to the bull riding competition which was a little scary at times but everybody was okay for the most part so it was fun to watch.
Other than that nothing really major has happened. I take my senior pictures in two weeks which will be a lot of fun since a photographer friend is coming up for a whole weekend to do Kayla and I's pictures. (Does the whole I's thing work grammatically? I am not sure, lack of sleep has been a huge issue for the last two weeks)
Oh also the temp is insane. To add some randomness to this entire blog (as if it needed more) I finally know what I am supposed to major in. Teaching English as a Second Language. It's teaching, it involves foreign language plus I would get to work directly with people which I ablsoultely love. I can also get a job here in the states or in another country which is also perfect. God is great =) I was randomly looking through a carreer website and it seriously jumped out and I just knew that was it. Wahoo! Finally :P
I am going to wrap this up since I am going to fall asleep anytime. My friend Becca and I didn't sleep till three yesterday so the eyelids have issues staying open. I hope that everybody is doing wonderful and having a good summer. Take care.

I spent all day bummed out majorly because I will not be able to make it home before the the Byers leave. The trains are all booked for summer travel until Sunday. I finally just sat down and prayed and then started playing around on the internet. Here's what it ended up being. Click to see the larger picture.

God's Beauty is EVERYWHERE. He's SO GOOD!

Hello

Caleb and I in the airport in Jacksonville
Vickie and I at the hotel pool. Yes we look nuts but that's okay =)
I'm not sure if I already posted this because I'm dead tired right now. This is the Wibe girls except we're missing the new one (Amy) she was off for her honeymoon already:P Mom, Natalie (Dave's wife) and my niece Brooke, Chris, Me, Jenn (Mike's Wife)
So my nephews didn't really know what to do with eachother since they hadn't met before. They're 2 years old and the entire weekend was spent with them checking out the other one in the manner that says, "who you lookin at?" :P
Ehm, so Jenn and Vickie always make fun of me because when we were in Sarajevo and Budapest I always took pictures of bushes with pretty flowers. Always. This is yet another flower on a bush, but hey, it's gorgeous:)


Hey everybody.




It's been a while since I wrote anything on here so I figured I should get my tush in motion. So far things have been going going going so it's been pretty hectic but a lot of fun. I have pictures of the wedding but no story on it so let me give you a few details on that first.




The wedding was absolutely beautiful. The weather was not considering it was 102 degrees and me being little norwegien girl from ND, that didn't go over so well. Anyway, the wedding started at 6:30 and we had ourselves a crisis. My brother's mother in law Vickie (my second mom) locked the key in the car so she could turn the AC on but had the remote with her so she could unlock it, no problem right? Well the batteries in the remote decided to pick that time to die so Mike, Jenn and Caleb were a tad bit late for the wedding, while Vickie stayed with the car while 10 men she didn't know attempted to get the car unlocked. Great memories for future story telling.





The wedding was during a service which was really neat but deffinately different. I think the most awesome part of it all was that 5 people were saved during the service after Bryan and Amy gave their testimonies. =) God was really at this wedding which is wonderful and awesome to see.





After the wedding we all hung out at the hotel for a while until we all gradually said goodnight and to Dave, Nat and my adorable nephew and niece, goodbye. The next morning we got lost going to the airport and my mom and dad had a 'great' time showing us around the beautiful city of Jacksonville. (Could you sense the sarcasm??)





When we finally got to the airport Mike, Jenn, Caleb and Vickie call us to say that Caleb wanted Auntie Mary. Okay so this child is about as close to angel as you get, at least to me. Having lived with them for over a month in Bosnia was an experience I will never forget and Caleb is so special to me I tear up just writing this. They came to the airport and mom and I walked (okay so I ran) back out through security to see them. I of course bawled saying goodbye to them. I don't know if I can explain what those 4 people mean to me. It's like, when I was in Sarajevo they became my family. Yes, Mike is my brother and is family but we became a whole new one, us 5. Vickie is awesome and Jenn is my sister and Caleb is my sweetie. I remember leaving them last year as one of the hardest things I've done. Vickie and I held hands and cried as our plane took off and didn't stop until we landed in Germany an hour later. Being with them at the wedding and spending the weekend together was just like home. I miss them dearly.





The plane ride home was a little tiring because there was some nasty turbulance and a toddler. The little guy in front of me was not exactly pleased that his parents had drug him along for the big airplane ride. We had my aunts and uncles waiting for us when we got back to Chris and Mike's house. They came early for the little get together we were having for Bryan and Amy that night.





The night passed and the next morning we all headed home and I drove most of the way because I was anxious to be dropped off at bible camp. That is a whole nother story on it's own so if you want details just ask. Other than coming home from camp and having another party for Bryan and Amy, the last few weeks have had just a few highlites.





1. Becca took her senior pictures! yay. Reason why I am so excited about this: I finally got to be with 'the girls' as I call them. Becca, Kacie, and Sam. It was a crazy day but deffinately fun. Unfortunately there were hours upon hours of shopping involved. Some girls I tell you...





2. The Byers are home!!! Keith came over on Wednesday night and we watched movies and hung out. Thursday, Mark and I ventured over to Tim and Beth's house and stayed all day with the two families. It was a lot of fun to see everybody. I was really blessed and can't wait to see them all again when I get home. Which brings me to number 3.





3. I am in Minneapolis helping my big sister and her husband move which is going very slowly. I feel like nothing has been packed yet which is probably not a good thing since I am leaving on Thursday night to go back to ND on the train. I've been here since Saturday and have had a great time. My nephew is precious beyond words and he's got the charming little smile pretty much down pat so he can get out of any situation he gets into which includes throwing up all over me. Yahoo.. the joys of Kallen-watching. =)





I guess I will wrap this up because I have one last email to write before I run off to bed. Bed.. hmm what a wonderful place. :P Anyway. I will put some pics on here just for fun and hope you all have a wonderful day/night depending on when you see this. God bless y'all.

For Beth =)

Bryan and Amy Wibe

June 10, 2007

Florida

Who, us?? :) my beautiful sister and I at the beach
My little niece Brooke=) she is so tiny compared to the boys. She's very relaxed too
Amy and Bryan. They're sweet together
Mitchell right before he said goodnight "mawy" :) hehe

Bryan and I at the hotel last night. I can't believe he's getting married!
My blonde little nephew giving mike "knuckles" :) this is his goodnight signal with all males. I get a kiss:) This is a really neat bush with flowers on it by the hotel. It's so different here compared to ND
Ms. Chris, Mark and I this morning in the hotel lobby
My nephew Caleb (closest to me) and my nephew Mitchell

Ahhh so this thing hates me. I just wrote a big long thing and it deleted it so this will just short:P sorry. We're in Florida and having a grand old time with my amazing family. I'm loving it all even though it's hot and muggy:) I'll just put some pictures on since they are worth a thousand words. God bless you all. I know he has me.

The beginning

Hi
Well my family made it safe to Minneapolis for the day. We took off this morning at 5 and I slept probably half of the way here in little spurts. I have a headache from it though so this will just be short. I walked into my sisters house and instantly had Kallen in my arms. He's so huge now. It's incredible how much babies grow. This is only the beginning of an AMAZING week and I'm excited beyond words. Tonight we are grilling outside and I'm taking my sister shopping for an outfit and she's doing my nails at her salon. It's a sister sister date=) I will wrap this up because I can hear my darling nephew giggling and I want to be involved so:P Take care everybody and God bless.
Mary

GRRRRR

Okay this is it. I am officially done procrastinating. Last night I procrastinated, procrastinated, ate and then procrastinated AGAIN!!! When I got home mom and I talked from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. and THEN I finally started my persuade speech. Mary didn't go to sleep until 3 something. WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF????? Grrrr. Okay if you can't tell I'm a little frustrated with myself because it is my fault I'm about to fall off my sleep with sleep deprivation. Oh wow so I just reread that and the first sleep is supposed to be chair. See what I mean? Yikes. I woke up at 5:30 to finish my speech and did well on it but I really really don't know if it was worth it. I almost fell alseep during half of the speeches. However, I claim that it is not my fault because the teacher turned the first row of lights off so the room was dark.. hmm it was nice. Since we're leaving for the sunny beaches of Florida a day earlier than my class is finished, I will be giving 2 speeches tomorrow and taking my final. I will not procrastinate. If I do, I will confess it on here and you have to grouch me out. I need to learn. Oofta. Okay I gotta run and do some errands and go home and clean:) I'm excited to clean, odd.. I feel like blasting music, singing and cleaning. Hmmm yay. Take care everybody.