friday i went to the beach after work. i went alone and spent some time floating in the water and reading on the beach. this time of relaxation was wonderful. i then went home, ate dinner, and baked some snickerdoodle's. i used my dad's delicious recipe, but this was our first time using the oven, so i had to learn to gauge the temperature setting's. the bottoms of the cookies got a little burnt, but they were still tasty. at night, i went to see eat, pray, love with my friends sarah and chelsea. the movie was quite long, but i enjoyed it, and i love julia roberts!
on saturday, chris and i headed to grand rapids, where we met up with ryan, amber, and ruby to check out rob bliss' 500-foot waterslide. 
the slide was not as large or as fast as we imagined it, and the line was pretty long, so we decided the slide was not worth the wait. it was pretty neat to see this big event in GR though. we then headed to the pita house for gyros for lunch. they were huge and delicious! we then headed to madcap coffee, where amber, ruby, and i sat outside chatting while ryan and chris grabbed some costa rican coffee. a lot of our friends showed up at this point, and ryan and amber left with ruby while chris and i headed to schuler books, where luke grabbed his first beer with a few of the guys. a bookstore: an interesting place to buy a beer right? we then all headed back to luke's where we swam all day, played volleyball (i watched because i am awful), and mrs. t grilled ribs for us. at one point, about 15 of us piled in the mule, and luke drove us around his property. we splashed through many puddles, went up and over hills, and off the beaten path. we then ended up by the pond near luke's, and most people jumped off and jumped in the water. luke, chris, ben, steph, and i took off and left everyone else behind. we returned to the house, and fleck took chris and me back out to check out the tree the guys cut down a couple of winters ago. i was impressed that they cut the tree down with their bare hands, but now i am even more impressed and convinced of their manliness now that i have seen the tree with my own eyes. awesome. i had such a great time seeing a lot of my friends back together again. ps: happy birthday, luke!
the slide was not as large or as fast as we imagined it, and the line was pretty long, so we decided the slide was not worth the wait. it was pretty neat to see this big event in GR though. we then headed to the pita house for gyros for lunch. they were huge and delicious! we then headed to madcap coffee, where amber, ruby, and i sat outside chatting while ryan and chris grabbed some costa rican coffee. a lot of our friends showed up at this point, and ryan and amber left with ruby while chris and i headed to schuler books, where luke grabbed his first beer with a few of the guys. a bookstore: an interesting place to buy a beer right? we then all headed back to luke's where we swam all day, played volleyball (i watched because i am awful), and mrs. t grilled ribs for us. at one point, about 15 of us piled in the mule, and luke drove us around his property. we splashed through many puddles, went up and over hills, and off the beaten path. we then ended up by the pond near luke's, and most people jumped off and jumped in the water. luke, chris, ben, steph, and i took off and left everyone else behind. we returned to the house, and fleck took chris and me back out to check out the tree the guys cut down a couple of winters ago. i was impressed that they cut the tree down with their bare hands, but now i am even more impressed and convinced of their manliness now that i have seen the tree with my own eyes. awesome. i had such a great time seeing a lot of my friends back together again. ps: happy birthday, luke!
this morning, i drove back from gr, went to engedi where i heard a sermon that i actually let settle in my heart (see previous post), and then my momma came to visit! we went to the holland state park and rode the waves on boogy boards. we then grabbed ice cream from captain sundae. so much fun! i love her so. later tonight, i am walking down to kollen park to watch the sunset with maria and lizzy!
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