Ah... The Cruise

I must apologize for my lack of effective communication skills as of late. This week, my parents are going to Hawaii and I am moving out, so all of that is just really good. Also, I will be able to talk a lot more, and be a mom a lot less. Be looking for a phone call. Oh my goodness I miss you girls way too much! I cant even say. I NEED to see you all! Maybe I should just get married now so that we can all have a reunion. LOL. JK... kinda. 

So the cruise was amazing. I didnt really take any photos, Chase's little sister Mackenzie was the official documenter of the trip and she has a lot of really good ones, so they'll be on facebook soon. We had a phenomenal time. It was really incredible. I finally got to go to Catalina! LOL. It's nice, I think we all would have enjoyed ourselves there :). Then we actually got to go to Mexico, Ensanada to be exact. Speaking Spanish was fun. Chase's older brother Brandon kind of wanted to practice though so he did most of the talking and would ask me how to conjugate some verbs. That was fun. It was great to see how easily I fit in with the Moss family. It was always so so comfortable for everyone and I think really reinforced in everyone's mind that Chase and I are going to get married at some point. We got to go to Sea World on Thursday. I love that place! The dolphin petting area was closed though so that was a HUGE disappointment. On Friday we saw "The Taking of Pelham 123" and it was SO good. It has a lot of the "f" word in it, but other than that it is phenomenal you have got to see it!

So anyway, today I am going to go paint my new room. My very own room in a grown up house :) I am stoked. I dont know what color I am going to paint it though, so I need to figure that out!

Again, I love you girls SO much and I cant wait to talk to you!

Love,

Shayla

A quick post...

OK...this will be a short post because I have to go do the dishes. I really only have one comment...I really wish I was there the night those pics that lindsey posted were taken. I feel like I need a little explanation to give me context...

Oh, and one more comment: I am so impressed with you Ellen Anne that you blogged!

Love you girls so much and miss you like crazy!

P.S. I am actually interviewing with two schools right now. One is in so cal and one is in China! Would anyone be willing to come visit me in Shanghai next year??!!!! Haha

Okay girls,

So to make up for my lack of blogging I posted tons of pictures from freshman year from F with an accent. If I remember correctly EA was balancing a can of soup on her breast, chipped a tooth, and went nuts.

I love you all. and miss you all. There will be more to come.

Linds

Round 3!!!!

Round 2 of pics

Making up for lack of blogging

So far....

OH MY GOODNESS!!! EA wrote a blog! I love you guys and i loved reading your blogs!!!

I can't tell you how much i have missed you all. I actually had my first of what i know will be many breakdowns on Monday. It was oughfully and my heart hurt so much AND i wasn't even PMSing! Anyways, home has been good. Its been great to be with family and get to hang out with some friends. Although, i think that California has messed me up. I mean, we are so chill and so laidback and that is not really the case in Nigeria. Hence, i find that i get overwhelmed with all the hustling and bustling.lol. Work has already been crazy and i haven't even gotten to the crazy part yet. I have a deadline and so that doesn't help. On Monday, the whole idea that i am now an adult, a college graduate and working really hit me. It was like i was being told to forget college, grow up, suck it up and deal with the real world. I missed you guys and i didn't know who to talk to that would really understand how i felt. My friends at home are great but they don't really know me or understand who i have become. Sometimes, they joke about certain things that make me upset but i can't tell them because we are now thinking differently; and i know they mean no harm. It hurt me because i felt alone and i just kept calling out to God. I would have done anything to be back in school with you guys. It hit me how much harder this adjustment is going to be but i know its all good. I do believe that God is in control and He is working things out. I need to remember that its only been a week and everything can't just change in a week.

Sorry for being such a downer. On a brighter note, its looking like i'll be moving to the UK next year for my masters so i get to be closer to Becca! That means that we need to have a reunion either in the UK or in Paris. I can't wait to come back and visit in Aug. I love you all and i am praying for you. I know the God we serve has never failed us and He is not about to start now. This is just a phase/chapter in our lives; and its gonna have its ups and downs. I pray that you find a job real soon Tomkat. Becca, i pray that you love your work and are also able to raise money for Tanzania. Shayla, i am praying for grace and strength from above for you because i know you are being such a rock for those at home. Please don't forget to lean on the strongest rock we've got, Jesus. EA, i hope you feel better soon and get to eat some food:)


You all mean the world to me.
Toms