Well, I guess if you consider snow showers to fit into that category, then okay. If not, well then the whole adage is a crock of needing-salt-and-plowing baloney [yes, I'm aware of my spelling]. It's March 1st, and we look like it's still December.
I am so positive, huh?! Haha, I am sorry about that! I mean, it's all true, but let's rewind and talk about something positive instead, because if not.. I probably will stay frumpy about the fact that it's only Spring if this is Alaska right now.
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| photo cred: pixshark but seriously..... can we please just... stop snowing?! |
It's MARCH. At the END of March, I leave with my team for the mountains of Panama! Today was just a fitting day as ever to drag Rob around with me in search of some things I need to check off the list for this trip. I went at this like I usually do, even though I swear each time that I will never do it this way ever again:
Little to no game plan.
Uh huh. Don't act surprised. This time was actually much closer to 'organized' than some of my previous unscripted missions: I had a solid ballpark idea of what I wanted/needed in my head, which I decided would count for something. The problem with that type of plan though, is that I get easily distracted as it is, so not having any type of blinders system going into this proved a hindrance more than a benefit.
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| ok so this wasn't me today. ... ok, yes.. it was.... |
Thought: "I need waterproof pants."
Reality: "LOOK AT ALL THE WATERPROOF THINGS. BUY. THEM. ALL."
Will I need a waterproof case for my cell phone? Probably not. Do I have one now anyway? Yes.
Did I have small camp towels on my original list? No. Did I buy them anyway, on impulse? Yes.
*Sigh. Poor Rob, too.. haha. I felt a little bit better knowing that he picked up a few things he'd needed as well, but for the most part, I need to once again remind myself that this sort of shotgun-spread shopping has got to be contained next time. It's not like I've never been hiking or camping before... it's just that I have this tendency to overdo it when a new trip is on the horizon.. haha.
REGARDLESS,
the [final month] countdown to Panama is ON! Please, friends & wandering blog eyes, continue to pray for my team and me. Please pray that our nerves and hesitations are dismissed, and that the flexibility we are anxious to believe we possess, will endure throughout the last phase of preparation and throughout the trip itself. My mom reminded me today that Satan will be pushing back against us, and while it might not seem like it now, we'll feel it more and more as we inch closer, and very likely while we're on the trip. That is the one part that doesn't scare me though; I mean come on, it's God we're talking about here... not some measly no-name contender. He's got us :).
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| photo cred: tumblr hillsong lyrics: oceans |
xo | cmd
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