oh, the places we went

well, it has finally begun to wrap itself up... it is sunday, august 29, 2004 and we just had the greatest weekend of our lives. i can honestly not believe how well this has went! the ADs came. the OAs came after that. then the new students came with their parents, siblings, relatives, and friends. we had move in day when karen and i ran around campus on golf carts, helping locate lost dell computer towers, boxes of garbage cans and hangers, and the occasional box fan. dykstra is a large residence hall with a lot of dorms. this is what i came to learn this weekend.

then we didn't have buses for the trolley tours. that was not so fun. then we performed H.O.P.E. for the parents and mom and sister came. perkins. then a return for a meeting a b & b. orientation extravaganza in the pine grove. saturday came with a little bit of rain. we called the picnic and had a minor kerfoffle as all the parents wanted to eat in the same place. karen and i spoke at several sessions. i troubleshooted as one new student did a faceplant during a rousing game of link tag. sad day. then to eighth street grill for a little dinner. playfair was rockin'. then the luau. i can't stand the booty dancing, but oh well. sunday came and we had a little brunch with the mom and sister. i came back and worked on some things before singing in the opening convocation. some picnic time at the bultmans' backyard bbq. they had a roasted pig. it was off the wall crazy fly. then orange and blue for you. it was sweet with a little twelfth street action to open. followed by the best orientation video you ever did see. the greatest sussie i have ever gotten. an antique painted chair. then the great handing out of the sussie. the nalgenes were sweet. and now a little coffee house and maybe a little sleep as well. until the next time i post.