And...WE'RE BACK!

SOo, the JVs of Yakima are all safe and sound now. We all left for Christmas, which I think it fairly rare for most JV houses, but it was a much needed break. We are all ready to re-immerse ourselves in community and return to our lives of voluntary simplicity.

MY BREAK: I went to NYC for a couple of days to see a few of my closest college friends. I ended up having a fantastic time visiting with Bekka, Mika, Jeremy, and Cary. We ate good food, saw the big Christmas tree, and walked around the beautiful city in a huge snowstorm. It was fantastic. More fantastic than anything else I did, though, was spend Saturday night running around NYC with Timmy. I saw Tim the first night I got in, and spent the entire following evening with him as well. The city was locked indoors for the evening, avoiding the snow, while Tim and I ran around the center of town on a Saturday night making snow angels in the streets. It was such an amazing night (I LOVE YOU TIMMY)!!!! It was fantastic to be home and spend lots of time with my family. We had an awesome Christmas filled with laughter, gift-giving, and dishwasher-soap-filled quiche! The break was too short, of course, but I arrived back in Yak in time for New Year's.

We have spent the last couple of days skiing and shoeshoeing in Yakima's fresh snow. I am absolutely exhausted. Tonight will be our first night as a community, and I am sure we have much to discuss. We have to reassess our chore chart, decide what groceries we want to buy, and check in on how we all feel we have been living out the 4 JV values. I am hoping we can put this meeting off until tomorrow, since I see myself going to bed around 8pm tonight.

Until next time.