the bamboo hole

a group of us went hiking and climbing this past weekend to one of my favorite spots - about 20 minutes away from our school. we had to hike in and jump from this cliff to get to the rock face. thanks to my fellow aggie - laura statesir - and her outdoor adventure skills i think i can finally impress trevor. is it working?

spike?

i have just adopted my first pet. we had an assortment of animals growing up, but this is the first pet i've chosen for myself! it's a rosy boa, only about 14 inches long. he's not used to all the cuddling and playing i want to do, so he pooped on me yesterday when i was trying to get his picture. Gideon thinks his name should be Spike. i like it, but i'm open to other suggestions???

hoe-down

we had a campus-wide celebration of my season this past saturday night with a fall fest - complete with denim, pigtails, chili, and square dancing! my mom had forced all of us kids to learn how to dance all sorts of styles growing up and i remembering thinking square dancing was the least useful. turns out i became the P.E. teacher this past month and was the official "caller" on saturday. yee-haw!

napoleon bonaparte:

"I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force! Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him."