New (Old) Date

so the pictures still haven't gotten here from nicaragua. but, since most of you are quite used to my lack of posts, it probably hasn't bothered you too much.

in other (and more important) news... the wedding date is no longer august 18th. it is now going to the 30th of june. i can already hear some of you laughing. i swear this has nothing to do with wedding rivalry among friends (though we have joked about racing to see who can get married first). no, the real reason is that we want our relationship to consist entirely of multiples of 3. the wedding will be at 3 in the afternoon on the 30th of the 6th month of the year, after dating for 3 months, engagement for 6 months, "togetherness" for 9 months, while we're both 21, and both in our 3rd year of college... how ironic that we don't have three bride's maids. but seriously. i have to go to an oboe rehearsal.

june 30

oh, and heather bought a wedding dress. for $54. after shipping. holy cow.

Safely Home

just so everyone knows, heather and i are back in town, having sustained no injuries, other than a tinge of color to our skins. since i'm feeling entirely unmotivated at the moment to write a blog post (or do anything else either, for that matter), you'll have to wait for a full detailed account. also, some time next week i will get another cd of everyone's pictures and you can be entertained with a pictorial treat of the highlights of our trip.

there is a piano recital tonight in cole (performed by our own dr parr). i hope i can stay awake, considering i was up until 5:15 this morning working on papers. too bad i couldn't have had another week after nicaragua of just catching up on homework...

i'll be back with you soon.

Itinerary

howdy, y'all. if you wanted the scoop on heather's and my (¿?) spring break week, here's the itinerary. everyone else have a great spring break as well, and i'll see you the next week with pictures and stories. adios.

Saturday 10th
2:00 am
I am apalled by the alarm clock

3:00 am
Leave lufkin for Houston Airport

for this section i don't have our times with me at the moment, but we fly from houston to atlanta, where we have some sort of a layover, and then from atlanta to miami, where we meet our team.

7:40 pm
Arrival at the Airport – American Airlines 985


Overnight at Nejapa


Orientation, schedule and safety briefing



Sunday 11th
8:00am
Church in Managua

9:00am
Managua history tour (Tiscapa, Cathedral, Peace Park)

10:30am
Depart for Leon

12:30pm
Lunch in Leon, hang out in Plaza Central

3:00pm
Leave for Chinandega

6:30pm
Supper at Don Mario’s


Unpacking and get situated



Monday 12th
7:00am
Breakfast at Don Mario’s

8:00am
Leave for El Limonal

8:30am
Introductions at Fatima’s, walking tour of community with Crespin and Fatima and others

9:00am
Half at Crespin’s church, half at comedor

12:00pm
Lunch

2:00pm
Construction work

6:30pm
Supper at Don Mario’s



Tuesday 13th
7:00am
Breakfast at Don Mario’s

8:30am
Comedor workers, Construction workers

12:00pm
Lunch

2:00pm
De-parasite Campaign

6:30pm
Supper At Don Mario’s



Wednesday 14th
7:00am
Breakfast at Don Mario’s

8:30am
Deparasite Campaign, Comedor workers

12:00pm
Lunch

2:00pm
Health prevention talk/Kids activity

6:30pm
Dinner in El Limonal/Overnight in El Limonal



Thursday 15th
7:00am
Breakfast in El Limonal

8:30am
Comedor workers, open ministry time

12:00pm
Lunch

1:30pm
Soccer game with youth

3:00pm
Community Clean-up and Despedida

6:30pm
Supper at Don Mario’s



Friday 16th
7:30am
Breakfast at Don Mario’s

8:30am
Leave Chinandega for Santa Maria

12:00pm
NicaMade presentation

1:30pm
Leave for Poneloya/Las Peñitas

5:00pm
Supper at beach



Saturday 17th
7:30am
Breakfast at beach

8:00am
Depart for MGA

10:00am
Huembes Market

3:00pm
Drop stuff off at Nejapa

6:30pm
Supper and Debrief at Kim’s



Sunday 18th
4:15 am
Depart for the airport (AA 986 at 6:50 am)

once again, i forget at the moment what our exact times are, but after we fly out of the managua airport we go to miami, where we have a somewhat short layover. then from miami we fly to orlando ((¿?) i don't know why i decided i like doing two question marks like that) where we have an amazing 8 hour layover from about 2-10 pm. then we fly from there back to houston, and then drive back to home sweet home and fall asleep and not go to monday classes.

did i mention i'm getting sore again? my body is punishing me for not having worked out enough. it's hard to get back into it properly.

i performed in studio today. mendelssohn's rondo cappriccioso, op. 14, if anyone cares. i'm working on polishing it for my recital. which, by the way, is coming up really fast. it's on april 29th (sunday) at 2:30, in cole concert hall. i'll probably post more about it at a later date, but if you would like, go ahead an make a mental note or calendar scribble. it will be a very romantic concert, consisting of three beethoven bagatelles (from op. 33), a brahms intermezzo (op. 117 no. 1), and a chopin polonaise (op. 44), as well as the before-mentioned piece.

i shall now go play raquetball.

today i entertained thoughts of going ahead and fixing my car...

hmmmmm...

i'm so pleased that that last post got such brilliant accolades. the truth is, i opened the browzer to post, and suddenly decided not to. in case you haven't noticed, that's been happening with increasing frequency the past few months. only you usually don't get the one liner.

my bicycle is up and running now. i'm sorry. forgive me for that. anyway, since the car is officially out of commission, i'm back to my two-wheeled transportation. i shudder to think of karen's dad's reaction to hearing about the death of "his" car. it's a very shameful thing.

you might say the worst part about a lack of vehicle is that i can't get to work. that would be WRONG. it's going to be painful not to have a car to get to lufkin. of course heather is the reason for that (besides going part way to lufkin for guitar building). i may just have to increase my bicycling mileage and ride to lufkin a few times a week. gah.

lots of piano practicing today. i am playing again for studio in tomorrow. there will be some auditioners there to hear me. maybe i should freak out and get really stressed.

i mailed my last envelope to food for the hungry today. besides taking a few more pills and getting packed, i should be good to go. other than the fact that i should REALLY be spending extra time with god in preparation for a mission trip. it's quite difficult to do with a busy schedule. i guess when things are most hectic your priorities become apparent. hmmmm. rather convicting, i must admit.

time for some spanish and a nice jog. later.

surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective:1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth.2. Acting with or marked by stealth.

"While men's appetites are driven by availability, women's are often driven by cravings. A dab of chocolate here, a pinch of sugar there, and some surreptitious midnight Dairy Queen runs lurk behind a woman's oh-so-virtuous bran breakfast, salad lunch, and grilled fish dinner."-- Wendy Hubbert, "The skinny on male/female dieting", Redbook, October 1, 2001

haha!!