whirlwind traveler

I have had a whirlwind of a week! I’ve spent the last week and a half traveling around visiting friends that I haven’t seen in months {years for some!}. The week was full of coffee runs, lunch and dinner dates, crazy adventures, crashing classes, attending chapels, and simply reflecting on life and the past semester.

Here are the highlights:

~Thursday I drove to Salem and my first stop was Willamette. I got to sit and talk with my darling friend Sydney that I met at camp through Circle T. Love that girl!

~Thursday through Saturday I stayed with my friend Stephanie at Corban. We’ve been friends since kindergarten and went to school together all the way through high school. I really enjoy the time I get to spend with her.

~While at Corban I not only earned Stephanie’s microeconomics class 12 extra credit points on their 15 point quiz {crazy right?!} I also got to have a coffee date with Alyssa, my first prayer partner from camp, and also wish her a happy birthday.

~Saturday night I had dinner with three friends from camp: Stig, Teau, and Tango. We sat around telling crazy stories from summer and complained about school J

~Sunday I was able to go to church at Lake {the church I grew up in} and say hi to a lot of dear friends, meet the new high school director, and hear two super legit sermons.

~After church I got to have lunch with Amy. She’s getting married in March so I got to hear about everything which was wonderful. I love weddings and I am so excited for her and I can’t wait to watch her become Mrs. Vanderveen {I love that she’ll still be Amy V!}

~Sunday and Monday I stayed with Kaiya at George Fox. We made a Dairy Queen run and watched quite a bit of Boy Meets World. I just love that she goes to school in this country now so I can actually see her when I’m home.

~Monday I had a coffee date with my Auntie Mary. We’re not related by blood but she’ll always be my Auntie. We talked about my upcoming semester and her fun, busy life. It was nice to sit down and really talk with her. It’s weird when you realize that you can really be friends and have solid relationships with adults. I guess I really am growing up!

~After coffee I went and had dinner with my dear friend Brynna. We had soup and salads and talked about what we’ve been up to and what God has been doing these last few months. So great!

~Tuesday I wrapped up my week by having lunch with Leanne who was also a prayer partner from Tadmor. We went to this cute Mexican restaurant down by University of Portland. I hadn’t seen her in over a year and half and it was definitely a joyful reunion.

So that was the first part of the week. My Idaho adventures are coming soon... (:

P.S. I've realize how terrible I am about taking pictures {aka I don't haha} I need to work on that!