Hokey Pete!!

Ummm excuse me... Does anyone else realize that we are 1/2 way though January already... WHAT!?! Also. Does anyone realize how fast the rest of this year (till august) is going to go.. Well, probably not. But I DO! Oh my heavens! Tonight I was eating dinner with the kids (just us Maarten is gone on business and Maurien is out with friends), which can I say was so fun! Anyway. Pien asked me what I was going to do the rest of the year. Was I going skiing with them, was I going to take summer holiday with them etc.. (which made me feel very loved I might add) but I told her I wasn't sure because I have so many things that I still want to see and do. So she asks me what they are and when I'm going to do them. So I start telling her.. Folks.. this is the next 7 months of my life..

Feb: Plans every weekend. 2 weekends hanging out with Sheila's dog and cats while they are away. 2 weekends hanging out with Bumpy (more excited about Sheila's dog than bumpy but thats ok)

March: Possible Paris or England (p.s. I can fly to England for 50 euro!!!)

April: MOM COMES with Grandma! (we hope. Just add that to your prayer list ok? Thanks) Also Queens day. (A.K.A. Tulip time)

May: Mom and grandma leave. Bike trip to N. Holland and possibly England or Paris (whatever one we didn't do in March)

June: JOSH COMES!!! yayay!! Along with a few weekend trips to meet up with him wherever he is. Hopefully Italy is in the plans..

July: Possibly Normandy, along with a concentration camp. depressing, but I feel like it's something i need to see.

August: Come home.

Oh my gosh. Can you believe it?! I feel like the time is going to get away from me! I also feel like I'm going to travel like crazy and come back with a HUGE travel bug. You know, the one you get once you've been somewhere and then you feel the need to keep traveling. It's an expensive bug, but I think I'm already catching it.. the symptoms are starting to come on.. Constantly looking at airfare and train prices. Looking at hostels. Looking at possible weekends. Feeling like I need to go somewhere all the time. Yep.. I think I've got it. Uh-oh.. Lord.. I sure hope your plans include lots of traveling for me....

I seriously can't believe it. The weather is going to start getting nicer ( i hope. This staying dark till 9 and getting dark at 4:30 and rain everyday is getting really old). And nice weather means funner bike rides. And spring clothes. *sigh* I can't wait.

Prayer request:

1)that God would give me crystal clear direction as to what I need to do when I get back in August.

2) Josh starts his med school classes Monday. Ick ick ick! Pray for him he'll need it!

3) This one is probably the most important.. That God would show me how to really love on this family. And that they would really really see Him in me. That even when I'm super homesick and I just think I can't make it another day that God would show me the good in what I'm doing here, and what HE is doing in me.

Thanks guys! You are the best! Also.. just throwing this out there..I love mail. Just sayin'. If the mood should strike you to send a card to someone.. I would happily volunteer for the card receiver position :o) Heck, you could even use an old wal-mart receipt and write "Hi! How you doin'" on the back of it.. You know, going green or something, then you wouldn't have to throw away a perfectly good piece of receipt paper :o)

Oh.. you need my address? I'll happily supply it :o)

Angie Mitchell (but you already knew that)

Wittenburgerweg 178
2244CJ Wassenaar
The Netherlands