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Life at the Klondike

I think I've mentioned that I'm interning at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. I'm actually here now, a great thing, when there's no one here I can just read or go on the internet! There is a large stack of books they want me to read to get educated on the Klondike Gold Rush. But that's totally ok, I love it in fact! Not all are as interesting as some, but it's history and I have from 9-5 every Saturday that I'm here to read, so it's pretty great. I just read a book called "Gold Rush Fever" by Barbara Greenwood. It was GREAT! I would recommend it to anyone who is even mildly interested in this subject. It was made for a younger crowd, so it was an easy read, had tons of pictures, was straight forward, factual and related it to life today. Gives applications to make the story of the Klondike Gold Rush more real to any one reading it. I enjoyed it. Y'all should check it out. In fact...you should come visit the museum! It's a pretty nice lifttle place we got here. I mean come on, you can see how much you would be worth if you were gold with this handy dandy weighing machine!! They also have short videos to watch (one of which I watched today!) and a tour of this area, which I went on today...that's something I'd like to do eventually, give tours of historical sites, I think that sounds quite thrilling! and one other thing the museum has on saturdays...me! I'm in the gift shop, so come visit!

Well, I think I'm gogint to start on another book now...maybe one that isn't aimed at elementary age kids. Nah, those are the good kinds. ;)

Updates

It has been a long while since I have written here and I thought it was time to add a few things.

I now have an internship at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (yes, I know it has an extraordinarily long name). It is in downtown Seattle by Pioneer Square. I am thoroughly enjoying it! I work in the gift shop right now, and soon will be splitting up my time between the gift shop and the actual museum. I love the people I'm working with, they are wonderful people and they all are passionate about history!

Here's a picture of the museum. You all should come visit me...I work almost every Saturday from 9am-5pm!

For work this summer I am back at Edmonds Community College in the Enrollment Services office, this I am also loving. It's wonderful to have a job where after a long day in the office I can honestly say that I had fun at work! :)

Ok, something ultra exciting...my brother and his wife are having a baby!! (Oh by the way, my brother got married!) It is going to be a little girl and she is due on August 28th. So soon!!! Here's an ultrasound picture, a little old, but still cool.

I just finished dog sitting for one of my coworkers on Saturday and stared dog sitting on Monday for my neighbor! Both times I'm staying at their houses, so I'm not home much. It's been good though, made me positive I never want to have a dog. It's just too much hassle to have to come home to feed the dog and/or let them out to pee! I don't like having that much of a commitment! I've got things to do, people to see, places to go!! :) But it's a ok for a few weeks while people are out on vacations.

Since it's summer break I've been doing a lot of reading when I'm not working or whatnot. That's been nice. some books I've been reading are, "Practicing History" (A prof from Northwest sent me this book from one of her favorite authors because she thought I would enjoy it! How sweet is that!!!), I've just started "The Five Languages of Apology", this one's for a summer Bible Study I'm in...don't really know much about it besides the fact that it's about apology. Also reading "Night", a biography of a guy who lived through the Holocaust. I just finished "Deadline", book about three friends and heaven and hell, interesting but not a favorite of mine. I didn't put in any of the authors because I don't know any...I have a few other books I want to start up on soon, one main one being "Mere Christianity" by C. S. Lewis. Never read it and wanted to for a while now.

Not really much else going on. My friends who supply me with much of my summer fun are in Europe for 3 months. Great for them, I'm glad they went, but my summer is definitely lacking random and wildly exciting adventures.

Kidnapping

There I was, innocently minding my own business...when I was kidnapped by Laura and Amy! I was in their frightening hands for a whole evening 'til they released me!
My captors

They made me sit in a scary chair (every thing's a bit more frightening when you can't see it...)


They were threatening me!!! Not really, but it was cold...I had no clue where I was.

Then they took me to a friend's house, Shelly.

And put me in the garage...I stayed in there while they left with a scary noise in the backround (aside from the blaring classical music). I roamed through the house for a while until I went out the front door where they were waiting for me!

Then I got blindfolded again...and into the car for one last trip...to Starbucks!!

Where they bought me coffee! :)

I have such AWESOME friends!

Love you guys! :)

Classes for this Quarter!!

Asian History
US Diplomatic Affairs
American Government
Bible Interpretation
Intro the Geography
Religion & Politics

It's going to be a good semester, I'm liking my classes so far, but it's definetly going to be tough. Harder than last semester!! Yet, extremely enjoyable.

Pill Hill Construction

My dad is the superintendent for a new medical/surgical/orthopedics wing of Swedish Hospital and I went to go visit him this morning for a tour of the site and lunch. I just have to say, it was pretty darn amazing! All that goes into the building is incredible. I went into the surgery rooms (every thing's just shells right now, no walls, just beams), and seeing all the slots for oxygen and all the tubes that come down form the ceiling. I don't know how to describe it, I wish I had brought a camera...But it was pretty cool just seeing all the complexity within the walls. So, if any of you go into that place in a year or so when it's all finished and you get work done on your body, it was my dad who built it!!

Murder She Wrote

My big brother gave me the first two seasons of Murder She Wrote and I am seriously looking forward to watching people confess crazy murders to Jessica Fletcher! It always amazed me how people just confessed at the end of the show. If I murdered someone I would never say, 'You can't prove anything!' and I wouldn't just confess! Not that I'm planning on killing anyone, that would just be sad but, it would be kind cool for Angela Lansbury to investigate me...

Jessica Fletcher is pretty much AWESOME!! (And guess what...my mom just turned Murder She Wrote on in the other room!)

Remember When...

A few memories with various people. No names on them, but I'm guessing if you're in one of them you'll remember too, or at least be able to figure out if they're with you...

Remember when we danced in the car on the way to the retreats? (Oh, Queen!!)

Remember when we drew beds on the cement and played make believe?

Remember when we had Christmas in Hawaii and we watched the first Korean soap opera?

Remember when we spent the weekend with those dog things?

Remember when we traveled on our boats?

Remember when we had Bible study in Starbucks?

Remember when we met crazy Star Trek people in Las Vegas?

Remember when we climbed all over those scary logs and didn't really go anywhere?

Remember when we went swimming with all our clothes on?

There are of course many more fun memories, but for now, this will just have to do.

Finals

I am all done! I just finished my last final and I am thrilled! It's a little weird, but defiantly a good feeling...now I get to read for fun!!!

Living

For those of you who don't know, my roommate and I will be moving out of the dorms into the apartments on campus. I think we're going to miss the dorms, but I'm pretty sure we'll live! So, with that said, I have to go pack my stuff up now...

House & War

Lately some friends from school and I have gotten really into watching House (if you don't know what that is...well figure it out, it's amazing!). And I just have to say, it seems to be a bit ironic to me. Let me tell you why. I hate medical and bloody stuff, it makes me sick, yet in my free time I watch medical shows and read books and study about war. I find these things quite entertaining and extremely interesting. I just thought it was a bit weird, but no matter...you all should go watch House now. I know I am! Who needs to do homework? Hugh Laurie is all the education I need!!

A beautiful man... :)

My Visit To Bellingham

Above:Laura And I being victorious over something...
Below:A new game, get the empty Starbucks cup, quite thrilling in fact!




Above:Laura won!
Below:We found a dead seal, we're not 100% positive, but through extensive research that is the conclusion we came to. It was quite discusting and squishy. We tried to wash it off.





This was some AWESOME sand/mud!!




Above:Laura and I keeping an eye out for approaching ship...
Below:By a trainrail we walked along to get to the beach with the dead seal.



Laura and I looking at/for something??


Just the three of us...

Internet!!!

I finally figured out how to get internet in my dorm room!!!! Yippy :)!! Oh the joy...

Harry Potter Puppets

So I'm not even that in to Harry Potter, but I love this video, you all should watch it. I don't know how to actually put the video on here, so you'll just have to go to Youtube. Here's the url:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4

ENJOY!! :)

Favorites

A little update...

Just finished my second week of classes. Next week I have a few quizzes and assignments, nothing too exciting.

I can't say I love it here. It's a good school, I like the professers, the students, the classes, and the food's even pretty good. But let me tell you this, it's not all it's hyped up to be. Maybe as time goes on this place will grow on me, but right now I simply can't wait to get away from here for the weekend! It feels mildly smothering.

Now that I've complained...

My favorite classes so far are History of Islam and Christian Thought. I find Islam fasinating, I love studying it. I would tell you all that I'm learning there, but I'm sure that would be a bore... Christian Thought is my theology class. The subject matter is amazing and I love my teacher! All my classes are enjoyable, but these two top the rest.

And a great thing about living on campus, I can go to my room and sleep inbetween classes rather than sleeping in the library, as I did at Edmonds. Beds surpass desks by far!

Fisrt Days

Well, I've gone through all my classes now. We go on a Mon/Wed/Fri same classes and Tue/Thur same classes schedule. So I have four classes mon/wed/fri & two tue/thur.

There is going to be a lot of reading this semester, especially in Old & New Tes & Christian Thought. I have to read the whole Qur'an, along with other books written by Muslims, which should be interesting (for Islamic history class, not Bible).

All the teachers are good, I can see some classes that might be a bit awkward, some that'll need coffee, and others that will be very interesting and lively.

It's kind of strange not being at a public school, a very different atmosphere.

And, so far so good with dorm life. There's always been a shower free when I need it and my roommate is very nice and sarcastic. We're working quite well together! ;)

Time to go read...

Class Changes

Add Old Testament and take away Intro to Buddhism. I'm sad about losing Intro to Buddhism, it would have been a great class, but I don't need it and I do need Old Testament, so that's just how it goes. I'm anticipating really liking Old Tes.

Tedious Task

My boss has me going through the whole EdCC website checking to make sure every single link works...

Regular

There's a coffee shop called Divan Cafe, whose owners are originally from New Zealand, right next to Edmonds CC, so I go there often. It's exciting now because all the gals there know who I am and what I'm going to order! I love it cause now there's one that I've gotten to know pretty well. She's a big talker, she can go on and on! It's nice to be a regular and to know my baristas. And it makes getting coffee on my 15 minute breaks easier. ;)

Good Morning

I used to despise getting up early, I absolutely dreaded the days when I had to set my alarm clock earlier than 9:00. But now, my feelings are quite the opposite! I love getting up early, especially in the summer when the sun is up to greet me! I wake up about 5:30 now and it makes the day so much longer and I'm much more productive throughout the day. I simply have a better day when I have a few hours to myself before I have to get to work or school. It's simply wonderful! I constantly have the song 'Good Morning Life' by Dean Martin stuck in my head, I want sing it as I come into work (too bad my life isn't a musical):

Good morning life

Good morning sun how are your skies above

Gee it's great to be alive and in love

Good morning life

Good morning birds sing out your happy tunes

Feels so good because I'll be seeing her soon

Last night she said she loved me

What a pity to part

I slept with both eyes open waiting for today to start

Good morning life

Good morning world how are you happiness

All at once I know what livin' can be

It's life, it's free, it's someone waiting for me

Who'll someday be my wife, good morning life

Good morning life

Good morning life

Last night she said she loved me

What a pity to part

I slept with both eyes open waiting for today to start

Good morning life

Good morning world how are you happiness

All at once I know what livin' can be

Ah it's life, it's free, it's someone waiting for me

Who'll someday be my wife, good morning life

Kind of silly, but the morning and this song make me happy! Although I'm not looking to any gal to be my wife...The love of my life is my Father and we never have to part! Now that's something to sing about!!!