Kavu

Okay... some fun randomness from my time in California. It should have been posted more than a week ago, but my computer has been spazzing... here it is though... enjoy :-) Just pretend that you are reading it awhile ago... haha
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We got a puppy!! Okay, okay... I'll be honest... "I" did nothing of the sort, but it is the closest I'll be getting for awhile, global nomad that I am.

I arrived in Reno, Nevada yesterday morning totally unaware of the adventures in store for the day. We spent the next 4 hours or so waiting for pounds to open, seeing way too many cats and dogs. Finally, when we were about to give up, we met Kavu, formerly known as Rex or Lance.

Kavu is a 7 month sweetheart of a dog. He is some sort of a lab mix, maybe with a little bit of boxer or pitbull from the shape of his face. He is a dark golden color with four white socks and a little whit on his chest. He is basically just a great big giant puppy. Sadly, he's got a bit of separation anxiety, which we are working on. He about has a heart attack if you try and leave him in a different room. We seem to be making progress on this already though!

After deciding that the pre-selected name "Scooter" was not appropriate for the dog, we spent the ride from Reno to Grass Valley, California brainstorming other names. Some of the favorites were Tahoe, Denali, and Keenine (some place in Alaska that I have never heard of and don't have a clue how to say or spell...). Kavu fits him well, as well as fits the outdoors lifestyle of his parents. (Kavu by the way is a brand of outdoor clothing and gear. I don't remember what the acronym stands for. Kavu is also an adjective... whose meaning I also don't remember...)

Anyway... this has been very exciting. We took him to the river today and discovered the schizophrenic, hyperactive side of the dog as he chased his own splashes in the water for a good solid 30 minutes...

Well, you probably are wondering why I took the "I" out of the equation, since I am obviously a part of it... My brother Josh and his wife Jen are the proud parents of this large and slightly slobbery bundle of joy. I am only the visiting auntie.

...sigh...

Support

Just a note on support for my year in Merida, Venezuela with Campus Crusade for Christ (more to come).

I am currently at 60% of my needs and praying big!! Please pray with me and the rest of our team that our support will be complete very soon!

Follow me if you can!

July 31-August 6

In just over 7 hours I will be on a plane bound for Reno, Nevada. (I'm actually headed to Nevada City, California... but that is the airport of choice for this trip. I will be in and around Nevada City from the 31st - August 6th hanging out with my brother and sister-in-law, working on their new house, and doing some fun summer stuff like backpacking and playing in the river! Let's just say I am very excited, as I have spent basically all of the summer so far either working and support raising, mostly stuck behind the computer or with a phone glued to my ear.

August 6-August 11

Denver, staying with some good friends... more to come!

August 12-19

Briefing/Training with the whole Stint team at Copper Mountain, Colorado... again, more to come!

** Hopefully this will give a bit of an idea about where I am and what I'm up to in the next few weeks. As always, email, facebook and cell phone are all great ways to reach me and I should be accessible except for a couple days of backpacking.

Again, I conform...

So, I avoided MySpace as long as possible. I held out on facebook until I finally came to grips with the fact that basically everyone I know, and their sister is on there. Blogs were way beyond my comprehendible list of conformity... but alas. The time has come. You all deserve to see updates, photos, prayer requests, and of course random culture experiences and awkward situations.

So here it is. Sarah's official first ever blog. I apologize for the rather pathetic state of the page as this is all new to me and I am still working on putting a picture in my profile and finding the perfect words to describe myself, my calling, and what this page will be.