First Assignment at Woodleaf

For months and months Chris Blake and Scotty Hansen and I prepared to serve at Woodleaf on assignment as the Program team. Chris is wonderfully organized and Scotty is hilariously witty and humorous! We headed up to Woodleaf... mind you I was SO exhausted, Greg and I got engaged and my mind had not stopped being in la la land, I had pulled two all nighters to finish my senior project at Cal Poly designing a winery and vineyards complete with a resort and spa, finished packing all my belongings to storage, and with Lacy's help created my program costumes. I was exhausted! God was amazing and gave me a surreal energy to lead songs upfront and awesome events for 400 kids all to break down walls so they could hear the good news of Jesus! Through this assignment I realized I loved being upfront, I loved getting creative and I loved the amount of detail that went into pulling off camp! Woohoo! First assignment with Young Life and I loved it!

Will you marry me? Yes!

"Will you marry me?" "YES!!!"

Greg proposed on the cliffs in Shell Beach.  It was a perfectly chosen location as our first words of love where spoken there years before.  As the sun set and the waves crashed we walked to the gazebo on the edge of a cliff.  We were welcomed by the friendly pelicans looking upon us with interest.  Little did I know this was to be a moment of interest, a moment that would remain pleasantly engraved in my memory for a lifetime.  

           Greg spoke with a shaky voice and a slight nervousness. For a moment I thought to myself, "Is this it? Could he be proposing? No, that would be crazy! I'm finishing my huge senior project, graduating this weekend just graduated, moving tomorrow, and I'm leaving in two days on my first assingment to Woodleaf serving on the Program team..." I quickly graced my hand on each of his pockets and there was nothing there so the thought of engagement escaped my mind. 

            Greg continued to share his heart with me in a depth I had not heard him express before. The sun continued to set, the waves were making a beautiful sound and I was in heaven with the man I loved. As we hugged and kissed Greg dropped to one knee and I quickly asked, "What are you doing?" I was completely oblivious to all the signs of him really proposing! He asked me to marry him and to be his wife. I immediately said, "YES!" I hadn't even looked down until he told me to and there was the most beautiful ring I could ever imagine! 

           Not only were the pelicans watching this wonderful moment, Greg had asked our dear friends Chris and Ashley Blake to capture every moment. Ashley was hidden like the paparazzi in the bushes and Chris was on the cliff with a large zoom. Greg said that we were not alone and at that moment Chris and Ashley came and celebrated the moment with us! 

Kevin and Kristen's Beautiful Day

One of Greg's best friends, Kevin, got married to an amazing woman, Kristen! We absolutely love them and wish we lived closer to them. They got married this weekend at Big Bear which is Kristen's home town. The rehersal dinner was on a boat on Big Bear. It was such a wonderful celebration of their lives together and a ton of fun to be with all of Greg's friends!!