Seminary & Treking

So, a couple of weeks ago I got released from the YW presidency but did not have a calling for a while.  I was so bummed as I wanted to stay with the youth.  Well, I am with them again as their early morning seminary teacher for next year (spoke too soon).  I am teaching our ward & the 1st ward kids every morning at 6:45.  I am so excited but humbled as I now want to go back in time and take a lot more notes during my seminary years.  The curriculum is the New Testament and I have my first of 3 trainings this Saturday down in Orlando so I will for sure take notes.

If anyone has any great memories or ideas about seminary, let me know!  

On Friday we joined the YW/YM on their Trek down just south of Orlando on a Church cattle ranch.  It was so fun to be with the kids, we were on the activities committee which meant going down for a day and playing games and joining them in a hoe-down.  We were in charge of a sack-race, javelin throw & a hair washing station where we would wash all of their hair if they wanted it.  

A Cute Pioneer Couple

The kids dancing, and they enjoyed it!

I just loved this picture of Mike as my cowboy!

This picture is for Gracie.  It is a baby gator that we found when we went to the bat house on campus.

Gville has been Super Sized!

It is now official, Gainesville has it's first Super anything as of last month!  Gainesville, for those of you who don't know it well, is a hippie-college town that does not believe in large businesses coming into town or expanding/building roads.  

Anyway, to get off my soapbox, we have a SUPER WAL-MART!  The city finally let them build on the east side of town which is not known for being the best part of town, but it is still exciting!  I was so excited to go, I had Mike take a picture which he thought was so nerdy of me.  He has yet to understand blogging life.  I saw things in that store that I have not seen since Utah: Rainbow chip icing, frozen hashbrowns/potato products, real chicken patties, and many more things.  

(low-quality phone pictures)

We also went on a hike with the YW, even though I got released from my position with them. :(  They needed another Priesthood holder and Mike is always the one they go to.  It was a 10 mile hike along the Suwannee River.  They did really well even though it was quite hot that day. I will miss working in the YW program.

This is what hiking in florida looks like... flat and lots of trees

Picture around the 8th mile... this was about where we got to the song "there was a hole"

The Suwanee river was super low and was a dark red color from the cypress trees that surround the river.  The girls kept calling it the river of blood.