Thailand

Well, tomorrow I leave for Thailand...can't believe it's already here! I'm extremely excited about this trip! You can click on the "Thailand" link above, and that will direct you to Uncharted Waters' blog for the Thailand trip. That blog will be updated every 3 days or so...I'll also be updating mine whenever I have the chance. The link above is uwthailand.blogspot.com. It already has a little bit of information about what we'll be doing there, so feel free to check it out.

Please be praying for myself and my team as we head out.

Pics

I've already emailed these pictures to some of you, so if I have you may disregard this. These are some from my summer. All you have to do to view my pictures is click on "Pics" above. Hopfully this will work!

Lake Tahoe

Hey!
So today was awesome! Not only did camp rock out, but my team and I were able to go up to Lake Tahoe this afternoon. I can honestly say that it's the most beautiful place I've seen here in the US. I have some AMAZING pics, but I still don't know how to post them on here. I'm going to try and put them on ofoto. Anyways, on our way there I was totally in awe of God...it's just so beautiful up here! Then I saw this huge black bear with her two cubs...unreal! I've never seen a bear out in the open before. I pulled quick u-turn and got a few pics of them...it was so cool you guys!
Then we got to the Lake...crystal clear blue, surrounded by snow-tipped mountains. It reminded me so much of New Zealand. So we hung out there this afternoon.
Sorry I can't write more right now...I'll just blame it on the fact that it's past mid-night and that day 4 of my third week of camps starts in less then 8 hours. Need to catch some z's...

Sacramento

So we made it out to California...it's so beautiful up here. The weather is so much nicer...mid-80's. Dallas was hitting temperatures of 111 degrees! You would step outside and literally feel like you were going to melt...it was insane! The camp was amazing though...there are kids from all different backgrounds. I was with the younger kids last week, and had all these little Latino boys. They were so adorable! I wish I knew how to post pictures to this thing...haven't had the time to sit down and figure it out. So if any of you know how to, please call me and let me know.
We had our meeting yesterday for the camp this week...they are extremely excited and very well organized, so that's good. I'd appreciate your prayers for this upcoming week...especially since I'm the only Uncharted Waters coach for soccer this week. I know it will all work out, but I'm always a little nervous before day 1. Anyways, I'd love to hear from all of you!

Sher

Camp #1

So this is my first official week of being THE camp director--it's just me and my team of interns. I do admit that I was slightly nervous about the whole thing, but thanks to all your encouragment and prayers things have been going great. I miss you all!

The big "D"

Yep, tomorrow my team will be heading out to Dallas. Since I'm the "Head Coach," I'm the only one who can drive the white Chrysler Town & Country mini-van--watch out!
I just got done w/ my first week of camp, as well as training. This is it...there will not be anyone around to help me out if I have questions, etc. But hey, as long as I act extremely confident in my camp director position, I should be OK. : ) My interns (college student-athletes) are AWESOME: Tiffany, Jessi, Matt, and Louie. I'll be getting my cheerleader intern on Wednesday, a few days late for my upcoming camp...which initially was really bad. They were going to have me, since I'm the Head Coach, step up and learn all the cheers, routines, dances, and teach that the first two days of my camp in Dallas, but luckily I got one of my interns to do it. Whew! I did go to a few cheer sessions during training (against my will) this past week, and even though I have been known to "bust a move" every now and then, I wasn't ready for the whole "spirit fingers" that went along with it. So back to the soccer fields I went.
ANYWAYS, I'm going to sign off...hopfully the next house I stay at will have internet so I can keep you all posted.

Until then...

the reason for this "blog"

I'm sure that some of you don't really want to hear what's going on with me all the time...so having this "website" gives you the option of whether or not you want an update. That way I'm not annoying everyone, but if you're semi-curious you can check it out whenever you'd like...cool, huh.

Uncharted Waters Training -- Oklahoma City, OK

So I'm here in Oklahoma...on Sunday I experienced the most insane hailstorm of my life. There were hail pieces the size of golf balls...and I'm not exaggerating. Honestly, it was crazy...every vehicle in the parking lot had major hail damage. Good thing the Intrepid was back in Chi-town!
Anyways, I'm here until Saturday for training. It's been awesome so far. The days are really long, but I'm learning a lot of helpful things that I'll be needing for this summer when I'm directing these camps on my own, so it's all good. Tonight the interns (college student-athletes) found out who their head coaches were. So it was cool to get my team together for the first time. I knew who mine were since I got here, so I've been able to observe them the past few days without them knowing that I'd be their head coach (a.k.a.--camp director). I also met all the people that I will be going to Thailand with. Both teams are solid...so I'm definitely blessed in that area.
So much more to tell, but I'll save it for another day.
One last thing, if you all could please remember to say a quick prayer for my mom that'd be great. The day I flew out, my mom's appendix ruptured...they immediately performed an emergency surgery. She's now in the hospital for the next few days recovering. I've talked to her a few times and she seems to be doing OK.