Come back to the sticks.

Our lil piece of heaven. We have returned! To Nemiah. This is our "reading" break. Although I DO have to get on to my reading:S I'm just excited to be home:)
Our planned schedule to leave the Fraser Valley: 9:00AM. Actual time of departure: 11:00AM. Man, we're so indian time about everything. Mike, Alissa 'n Dan experience this most weeks of youth nites! Notice I said most? Not every week. We seriously been doing some good timing though, we have arrived on time for our youth leader meetings:) Hi-5, Hi-5!
Anyway, 11 hours later from our departure we are sitting at home. I've missed my family so much:( We were greeted with hugs and we talked forever. Well, not that long, they all have school and work to go to early in the morning. Ha, suckers! I feel for you guys (talking to family).
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note: I'm becoming less of a morning person. I dread early mornings! They kill me! If my days started at 10 or something that would be awesome. O'well. I love my nights. I feel so alive! Too lively. I need to sleep so I can focus during my 8AM Psalms class. It's nice though. I guess. I finish all my classes in the morning, I have my afternoons and evenings. Filled with youth nites, small groups, Vespers, work out, dates, lazying, walks in the park, shopping, sleeping... homework.
So I'm the only one up. Surprising huh?
There's still a whole lot of snow out here. Jackie said it all came last night. It's freaking beautiful! We haven't had this much snow in freakishly long time.
So this week I hope to at least get some homework in, visit my ?Etsu's and aunties, play some ball hockey at gym nite tomorrow, play in the snow, pour out wisdom I have received, drop by the skoo and B.O. (aka Band Office, not body odor), lazy around, quad and take some pictures;)

This past weekend we went to Acquire the Fire in Tacoma, Washington.
Words to sum it up: amazing (looooooong) weekend, incredible drama play, heart-touching music, no mosh pits= poo-ey, whole lot of fast food (mmm Subway), youth refocusing on Christ, aligning themselves to obedience of their call, intimate small group discussion, stressful driving, chaotic communication (lol between leaders, mix ups are expected!:D), a lot of people, pink wigs, La Quinta, security called on us (being too loud in hotel:S), sleepy dozy people (us), artistically funky Sunday church service, more dozy people.
By the end of it, or in middle of it, 3 youth voiced to us that they gave their lives to Jesus!
ALL worth it.