"V"ery far

I'm about to be very far from home. I'm in Oklahoma right now with one of my summer project friends Taylor. We have kept our friendship pretty consistent throughout the last 3 years! :) I got to be a bridesmaid for her & she is a great friend! We have just been chilling around her & Nathan's new house they bought and ate some food! she's so stylish. Even though she lives in Oklahoma we have seen each other 9 times since Summer 2006! I'd like to think that's pretty impressive :)

yesterday I drove to ft.worth from Lubbock...yep I left my love in good ole' west texas to embark on this journey to iowa & ultimately landing in Missouri for 7 weeks. It was hard leaving him & just weird to say bye...but we did it. It REALLY hasn't hit me yet that I'm gone because it's been only one day...haha...that sounds pathetic. whatever. The longest we've gone is about 2 1/2 weeks...9 is a whole notha scale of missing. I think it will hit me in about a week that I'm not returning home. Yes, this is my vacation right now...but I'm not going home right after. Anyways, got to hang out with my momma Monday evening. That was fun...she joined Facebook & was having a ball finding old students & tons of her "older" friends on there. It's cute (most of the time) when she is learning a new technology. i love her & will miss my parents this summer. My dad wasn't around because he was at state. His mixed double team lost in the semi's of state...still impressive. They are planning on coming to visit me while i'm in Branson---i'm PUMPED!

tomorrow I'm heading to iowa. It's a 10 hour drive, which really isn't that bad. shoot..it takes that long to get to Houston from Lubbock. I plan on catching up with friends on the phone, spending time with the Lord (of course not reading...but praying & singing), and then just rocking out and not thinking about anything. Teddy said that my gps can keep me company because she talks to me here & there...ha! I'm really excited to see Dena & Danielle. Dena is one of my best friends from summer project also. I haven't seen these girls for almost a year & half. I went up there for thanksgiving 2007. I have also been fortunate to have seen them multiple times since summer project. This will be my 3th time up to Iowa. I'm so grateful for the friendships I made from summer project...such a blessing. The Lord knew I would walk away with close friends from Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Indiana. :)

Oh...my race. I ran it. DANG RIGHT! it was only a 2 mile race, but that is amazing for me. I'm not a runner..at all. I did the couch to 5K earlier this year & lasted 6 out of the 9 weeks. I haven't ran in almost 2 weeks. But I had promised my sister that I would do a race with her before I left for the summer....and I did it. My first mile I walked quite a bit...it was mostly uphill/incline. The second mile I only walked once for maybe 30 seconds...i was proud of my self. I don't put many pictures on this thing now-a-days...but I gotta for the proof. I'm glad I did it. Granted...i was up at 6:30am...but oh well. I can certainly manage that every once in a while. After the race I got the chance to spend the rest of the day with Lori. We had a fun time together & connecting. I really value that time with her. It can become really hard for two best friends to stay at the same closeness when one is on the way to the chapel soon & the other is in a serious relationship...just the reality. I love her & will be talking to her weekly this summer. :)

That night a group of us attended a surprise graduation party for Matt. That was a lot of fun to have us all together. We ate some good food & set by a fire for a while. Later that night we decided to go bowling...I did GREAT. I scored 100 & 104...i can't tell you the last time I did that. I beat Lori once & even beat Teddy in my second game!!! :) I will miss these times & hanging out with these people.

alright...I really need to go to bed! I got a 10 hour drive ahead of me & I'm so excited!! :) sad my stay in OK isn't longer...but I've gotta keep on a drivin!

if you just read this...say a prayer for my safety driving, thanks!
-Kells

currently watching: Rockets completely blow this game...even though they whooped the Lakers last night...boo Lakers...