Full Speed Ahead!

I feel like I say it every summer, but yet again I cannot help but feel that it is flying by! We are already into session three of our summer here at camp. I thought I would take some time to give you some highlights. It is hard for me sometimes once a lot of time has passed to sit down and write it all down but if I focus on the highlights, I think I may find more success at actually getting a full blog post out. So here goes!

• The Interns! There are 7 girls, Shawn (Retail), Kendra (Landscape), Emma (Harbor), Katie (Kitchen), Sarah (Kitchen), Ali (Housekeeping), Kelsey (Ropes) and 9 guys, Cody (Harbor), Kramer (Ropes), Cameron (Fix It), James (Fix It), Joel (Fix It), Brad (Fix It), Kent (Kitchen), Stephfan (Kitchen), Andrew (Ktichen). These people have become our family!
• Intern Fun nights. So far we have played gym games, done a picture scavenger hunt with ski boats, played hockey with the folks from Beyond Malibu, kayaked to the middle of the inlet for a bonfire, and in one night we did the ropes course, the obstacle course, went down the zip line into the ocean then finished the night off in the pool then to the coffee shop for a late night Latte. Lets just say Intern fun nights have indeed been very FUN!
• We have been blessed with being surrounded by some amazing people during every session. Including my summer staff from second session Chaniece who is staying on for third session. Long story short, I fell in love with this girl and she fit right into the office. So I started throwing the idea around that she should stay, never thinking she actually would be able to. Then a week ago I was informed that there was a spot open and that they would consider letting her stay. I fought hard, and I won! She is here still and I am loving it.
• I am being incredibly fulfilled in the work that I am doing. My body has been doing great, and I think it is because I am not putting too much stress on it and I am doing something that gives me such joy. I continue waking up every morning so excited for the day! I even sneak in sometimes on my days off, I just can't help myself. :)
• Last session I was able to  help lead Club Music for three of the four weeks. I had such and amazing time. It was so fun to be on stage and  belt out some Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Adele and many more. In addition to that I have been able to lead worship a couple times for Intern Bible study and that as well has been an honor and a blessing. 
• A day does not go by that I don't think how lucky we are to work in such a beautiful place. The beauty of the cascading mountains set against the ocean, where waterfalls run rampant. The joy of seeing seals never ceases. I smile every time I see one. 
• Hamilton's! What would I do without you! Hamilton's is our coffee shop where I love to indulge myself in an Irish Cream Latte every once in a while.
• Being asked for the millionth time. Where do you live? My response goes somewhat like this. "Well long story short I was born and raised in CA but then I moved to NY for 4 years then I got married and moved to OR for a year where our stuff is in storage, then we hung out in IN for 6 months and now we are here and we don't know yet, what exactly is next for us. So to answer your question technically our home is a storage unit!" I am getting a little tired of answering this question over and over and hope soon that I will have a place to call home and to refer to when asked that question.
• Not having to do dishes! I miss cooking for myself but man I will never tire of having my dishes washed for me. 
• Frisbee Golfing. My husband loves it, I stink at it, but I love to play it so I can hang out with him! I am pretty sure he is tired by now of telling me to "shoot low, bend your wrist down, release earlier!"
• I have come to adore my early mornings. I am pretty sure I was a morning person when I was kid (like crack of dawn) but the older I got the later my mornings became till they were non existent. Now I look forward to that morning shower at 6:30 followed by coffee and some reading. Doesn't help that I have one spectacular view to enjoy. Especially on beautiful sunny mornings.

I hope you enjoyed a glimpse into my summer so far. A lot is happening in the lives of Nick and Stacy and I can't wait to share it all with you, but in due time. In the mean time I would ask that you would pray with us and for use. We are in the midst of job hunts as well as other things. Please pray that our will would align with God's will and that we can make the right decisions in where to move. Thank you for following my blog and taking the time out of your day to read about our lives and to stay connected with us!

PS

I have some sad news to report. :( I didn't know, but apparently I am not supposed to be uploading photos. So unfortunately I am going to have to wait till the end of summer to share all my photos that I will be taking with new camera! 

Kekuli

Our home for the next five months!

View from the front.

View from the side where our front door is located.

View from our porch.

We arrived to camp on Monday afternoon and settled right in. We will be doing odd jobs around camp till it gets a little closer to summer then we will be in our summer roles (Me-Office, Nick-Sound). Today I spent most of the day in the kitchen with Sharon the cook here learning the ropes so I can step in while she is gone. No, I won't be cooking. I will be reheating leftovers for the few of us interns as well as a couple of construction guys that will be in camp. Other than that we have been putting camper rooms back together and various other things. 

We feel so blessed to have this opportunity to spend time in such a beautiful place with such amazing people. I look forward to sharing with you guys more as the days go on all about our adventures to come!

Our next Adventure

We are going to Malibu! Not the California one but the Malibu Club Young Life camp in Canada! For those of you who don't know it is located 100 miles north of Vancouver. Nick has done one of his many internships with Young Life at this camp. We are beyond excited for this opportunity. It came at a time where we were starting to lose hope we would ever find jobs. We had been looking for employment for over 4 months here in Indiana and had a few interviews but no job offers. And then right when we were on the brink of depression God orchestrated this amazing opportunity. Things fell into place so flawlessly there was no denying God had his hand in it all. Nick has only spent one summer there but it has impacted him so significantly it makes me excited to be apart of it with him this time. We will be leaving March 1st from Indiana and then be traveling to California. Because we are taking the dog with us we are going to take our time crossing the country. This will be Nick's 11th time driving cross country and he usually does it in 3 days. We will be stopping in Kansas City, Denver (staying 2 days), Salt Lake City and then on to Chico where will be leaving Harley and staying a couple of weeks. After that we are going to head to Oregon where our stuff is still in storage. Also a good excuse to stop back at the Washington Family Ranch and visit with our friends there!

Below are some pictures of Malibu. Simply breathtaking if you ask me! :)

The office where I will be working

The inner dock

We are so sad to leave the friends and community that we have gained here in Indiana but are looking forward to this next step in life. Many have asked what we are planning to do after the summer and the answer is simple... Only God knows!