Day 205 and a Visit from a Friend

Jessie!

I haven't disappeared, I promise. We are closing in on staff training (probably the busiest two weeks of my entire summer), so things should slow down soon. Yesterday while I was making about 1,000 copies (literally, I'm not kidding), one of my co-counselors from last summer, Jackie showed up with my favorite sonic drink! She is one of our die-hard blog followers and was quite upset that it hadn't been updated in a week. So the deal was...if she took the picture with me, I would update the blog. I can't wait to catch up soon. When are you leaving for Baltimore again??

Miss you roomie,

Bailey

Day 204 and Cutting In

Hey Bailey,
As I read the line, "I am 'his' brain this summer," I thought to myself, "that sounds like what I do!" You're going to be awesome at that job.
I know I emailed you some pictures of the room we will be sharing in the fall several days ago, but there has been a slight change. Because of the layout of the house, Stacey and I thought it might be better to move us into the room next to Rachel's... which had dark red walls. So today I went over to their house and painted... and painted... and painted. While I did most of the cutting in around the molding, Stacey (and Stanley and Tucker) did most of the roll-brush painting. I managed to take this shot while the kids were still napping and Stacey was working in the other bedroom to make it more boy friendly.
I'll probably move in during the second week of June so I have plenty of time to decide, but I'm having trouble choosing between using more of the pinks and greens from our bedroom or more of the reds and greens from the living room. What do you think?
Hope you're having a great week!
Love,
Jessie Jean

Day 203 and The New Job

Sunday, May 17, 2010

Hello!

I think I've finally settled into my new job here at the Ranch. I am on the team called "Black Box Cor." Basically, I am the assistant to our Camp Director. He told me that I am his "brain" this summer. This is my desk in his office; I will be spending a lot of time here this summer! I think it will be a lot like what you do at your job. Hope you enjoyed your time with Jill this weekend! Sorry it's so short...I've got a lot of work to get back to...more counselors are coming this afternoon!

Love you!

Bailey

Day 202 and Jill's Senior Recognition Day

Hey Bailey!

Abbey looked so pretty and grown up; you did a great job on her hair! Hope she had a great time
Jill had her prom on Friday; she did not ask me to do her hair. (Haha I don't blame her.)
Today was the Senior Recognition Day at First Baptist Church here in Conroe. I was running late, (surprise surprise) and got there just in time to hear them call her name out. Afterward the seniors and their family members fellowshipped together over lunch and cake. Seems like it was just yesterday that we were going to our proms and telling everyone where we were going to school in the fall doesn't it?
Have a good day, hope you're getting settled at Sky Ranch!

Love,
Jessie Jean

P.S. If we look tired in this picture its because we drove to Austin yesterday to help Tyler move out and didn't get him home until 2am.

Day 201 and My Sister's Prom

Dear Jessie,

Today Jeff and I got all of our things ready for camp...we head out there tomorrow! It was also Abbey's senior prom. She asked me to do her hair....notice the bump?? She wore it proudly :)

Talk to you soon friend!

Love,

Bailey

Days 100-200 Rejects (honorable mentions and pics that are just too funny not to be on the blog)

Day 200 and Moving Out

Thursday, May 13, 2010So it's been a school year's worth of photographs. Jeff and Bailey came to pack up her things and head out on the road to Mineola, TX.
When I asked Bailey how they were planning on fitting the mattresses in the truck, she looked at me and said, "I don't think you know just how country Jeff is. He'll make it work." And sure enough, with some creativity, strategic planning, and a lot of rope, he made it work. haha
Oh how I'm going to miss my roommate this summer!

Though the school year is over, the project is not!
Bailey and I will be hours apart for the summer, but pictures will still be posted on a regular (hopefully) basis. You may be wondering how this will work, as were we a few weeks ago. We really want to hit 365 photos before she leaves for good in January, so we knew we needed to keep up with the project while apart. Collaborating pictures each day would have been so difficult with our busy schedule, so we came up with this brilliant idea:

Bailey and I will be Blog Pen Pals! Bailey will post a picture of something she did that day at Sky Ranch and tell me a (and other readers) a little about it. Then the next day, I'll post a picture of something I did here in College Station (or where-ever I am) with a description and a response to her photo... and so on and so forth...

So that's the plan. We're excited and hope you are too! Can you believe we we're over halfway done!? Happy 200 :)

Day 199 the Big Fountain Thingy

Friday, May 7, 2010Bailey and I are determined to reach 200 photos by the end of the semester. Don't worry, though the school year is over, 365 is not. We just thought that 200 was a nice, even number to start the next phase of the project, considering summer is beginning and Bailey and I will be apart for a couple of months.
I had been at work most the day, and Bailey had a final, packed, and had a Muster meeting at Rosa's Restaurant near this fountain. In order to the reach our 200 goal, we had to get a picture in before she left. We both drove to this fountain in separate cars, took the pic, said goodbye and hugged. We'll see each other one more time when she comes back from Jeff's graduation weekend to pack up her stuff for the summer!

Day 198 and Roommate Love

We had a roommate dinner tonight (the last one of the school year) and drove up to campus to take our picture near the administration building. Oh what a bittersweet time. God was so good in providing them as roommates last year, and has continue to be good in developing our friendships the past year. We are so excited for them as they graduate and enter into the "real world" of teaching, but it will definitely be hard not seeing them everyone morning next semester.

We love you Katie and Emily!

Day 197 and Honesty

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

.Inhale.

Time to be honest.
This whole Bailey getting married hit me kind of hard yesterday.
She's not falling off the face of the earth, but Arkansas is far away, and since we're trying to find a place to live for next semester, her last semester here, I had to face the reality of some things I had been avoiding in my mind.
So this is us, talking face to face about how to deal with the changes sure to happen in our lives, how to trust God's sovereignty and rest in knowing He is in control.

.Exhale.

Day 196 and the Business as Usual

We were on our way to the New Life business meeting. I was looking for a bobby pin and Bailey was keeping her eyes on the road. What sweet year it has been; full of exciting times and quiet ones like these.
The significance of this picture is this: I LOVE taking car pictures. I have no idea why, but this fun photo experiment started over the Thanksgiving holiday of 2008 with my sister and continued for several months. It was my first experience in themed consistent picture taking and eventually led me and Bailey to start what you now know as Project 365. If you're my friend on facebook, look at my photo album titled Car Pictures to see what I'm talking about. :)

Day 195 and the Show at Mugwalls

Bailey and I went with some friends to a little concert at a local coffee shop called Mugwalls. I was so excited to see our friend, Raquel, (sitting up front and center in the picture) singing the opening act. She did a great job covering few songs and sharing her own. The next band was super cool guitar act similar to August Rush. Lastly a young lady named Sarah DeGroat sang a few songs. What a beautiful voice the Lord has given her! She recently won the Just Sing! contest in Austin and goes to school here at Texas A&M. I loved her music and hope she comes out with an album soon. This was such a great night; I'm so thankful when the Lord blesses us with evenings and friends and music like this.
P.S. Raquel, if you read this, you need to come out with an album soon too! haha

Day 194 and the Statue of Menos

Did anyone else know that it was called that?? I didn't either...until I googled it of course. Gotta love google. I walk by it everyday, and I had been itchin to take a picture here all semester. I had been trying to explain it to Jessie for the last couple of months "you know, the statue that looks like a figure-eight." Well here it is...the "Statue of Menos."

Day 193 and Jill's Biggest Fans

Saturday, May 1, 2010My sister, Jill is a senior at Conroe High School and the Lieutenant Major of the Golden Girl Drill Team. She has always been an amazing dancer and the Spring Show has been something our family has looked forward to each year since the Spring of 2007. This event showcases most of the girls' contest performances and pays tribute to the graduating seniors. I'm going to sound like mom here for a moment and say it seems like yesterday I was watching Jill dance in the freshman class number (it was an 80's remix - so fun!) and my friends dance on the stage with their dads. Now it was her turn to have a solo, dance with our dad on stage to Celine Dion's Because You Loved Me, and watch our mom lead the senior moms in ridiculous dance routine! I felt so blessed to call her my sister as I was sitting in the front row awkwardly recording some of her dances. Haha
This picture was taken during intermission with the four of us and Jill's boyfriend, Tyler. Thank you so much Bailey and Emily for coming to Conroe to cheer on Jill with me!

Day 192 and the Driveway

Friday, April 30, 2010We've taken a lot of pictures in the backyard, a whole lot of pictures in the living room and kitchen. We thought the drive way needed some 365 lovin'...so here you go...