I Love Washington...

Birch Bay Commune and the life they live.

All the wealth of information I managed to fit into my brain this year.

Two weekends ago we had our first annual "Bike to the Beach" fundraiser for Wheels for Humanity. "Wheels" takes students from Loma Linda, the majority P.T. students, to Africa and gives them wheelchairs.

Our class wanted to do a ride together so we decided to get paid to ride our bikes. We started small but the activities director at LLU was soon in contact with me about making it a bigger event. I guess they have been trying to get something like this going for awhile. They paid for all our food and supplies and are going to give us all the resources we need for next years event.

Huntington Beach. The Pacific in the background.



My bike.

Angels Stadium
Stephanie and her husband giving homeless guys the left over food. These guys were hilarious, "Henry! Get over here we got food!"
We had a turn around 15 miles inland. Here are some of us.
We were recently entertained by our new friends Adam and Jill. Adam owns a fitness center in the area. He reminds me of a great friend of mine, Brian Foster. He's encouraging, loves God, has absolutely no ego, and is extremely competitive. That competitiveness carried over into this bean bag toss. We played for hours. I was undefeated until the last two games. This is where we will be for the fourth of July. You all are welcome to join us.They live on a golf course. I took Katie out and we attempted to play the 11th hole.As the school year wound to a halt we enjoyed time with our friend. This get together was a birthday party for our friend Kurt. Here is Katie and Jody (Kurt's wife) trying to figure out the oven.
Kurt and Jeff. Jeff is a P.T. at Kaiser in Riverside, CA and has been a real encouragement for me.Kurt grilling steak.
Flowers from our backyard.
We had a party at our house. Katie made an impressive meal that everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Jeff, Roland, and Ray(Jeff's Wife)

Now we are tired.

Tupperware

It's been awhile since we've posted anything, and since Scott has had his face in his notes for the past 2 weeks...and for the next few days, so i decided it was time to step up and post about my most recent investment.

Remember these???
I'm pretty sure my mom still has the same red Tupperware pitcher we used to take out to the barn to be filled up with fresh milk and brought in for dinner. And those cereal containers...Yeah, she still keeps the filled with Fruit Loops, Cheerios, and Frosted Flakes. Growing up, i didn't know anything other than Tupperware for our storing needs. Good memories there.

So, it was time.
I figured I had gone through enough Zip-lock throw away containers and lingering stains from spaghetti sauce or something a year ago on everything else...


So my collection begins. I plan to have a party on June 11... which i plan to add to my collection with items like this lovely BBQ/grilling set:and FridgeSmart for keeping my fruits and veggies fresher longer... and this cool chopper

Pretty isn't it?

Just some old pictures.

Here are some old photos. I don't believe I posted these in the past. Maybe.

Men's Ministry and Women's Ministry

Katie took off last weekend and went up to the "mountains" for a retreat with the women's ministry. She, along with Shari, led the music. At least that's what I heard. I wasn't there.
Katie, Sarah Beth, and Rebbecca. Jeremy, Jason, Joel...Sarah Beth is single.I took a morning off studying and hit the golf course. It was a fundraiser to raise money for the youth group. We had a blast. I arrived at 7 am to find the other three in my group already hitting balls.
Ryan, Brian, Mike and I. This was only Mike and Ryan's second time on the golf course. It was interesting and let me tell you the home owners on the course are lucky to have damage insurance. At the end Mike said, "Dude, I only lost six balls today!" Good job Mike.
There was a great turn out. Some how we won a trophy. It might be 10th place but whatever.
I stole this photo from face book. Some one took it without me knowing. Dad, let me know what i'm doing wrong.
Till next time...maybe the beach this weekend. We'll see.

100 Degrees in April??

Wow! It's hot outside. That's ok. Just as long as it's cool in the house and at night. Sorry about the delay in postings. I (scott) am having things thrown at me from every which way. This quarter is short so that means more time in class and less time out. That means things get cut out of the schedule...fun, t.v. time, unfortunately exercise, bloging, etc...

But I know people check our blog and want us to update. So here is a quick one.

Katie went on a women's retreat this past weekend. She said it went well and left feeling encouraged by the testimonies of many of the women. She also developed better friendships with some of the women her age as the younger population continues to grow at our church. She led worship with a friend and was able to incorporate playing piano into the worship, which has been really fun for her.

I am eating, studying, and sleeping. Really, that is it. I signed up for a golf tournament to raise money for the church youth group. That is Saturday. 5 more weeks of school. (not including this week) One week of exams. Two week internship. Then one year down and two to go. I guess that went fast. Yeah...not at all.

Kate and I look forward to seeing most of you who read this in the upcoming months. We will bring hugs, stories, and hopefully good company.

Scott