Summer Plans

I know a lot of you have been wondering "what will I do this summer?", more importantly you may have been wondering "what will Mitch & Alice do this summer?!?!?!" :)

Well we are VERY excited about this summer and the plans God has laid out for us! It starts with about 2 weeks at home in Mishawaka/Osceola, IN hanging out with our families, which has been pretty good so far. First, we unloaded all of our stuff into our parents' houses, their garages, Mitch's dad's storage barn, AND a local a storage space....uhh thank goodness we're having a garage sale soon....we have too much stuff! Then the other night we had some delicious cake at my house, complete with "CONGRATS" written in chocolate on top! Last night we helped my dad make a facebook account, all I have to say is LOL. We spent about 30 minutes messing with the webcam to make the perfect profile picture. Then my dad left the room because we were laughing, only to come back in with a floodlight so Mitch could hold it for him to give the perfect lighting! It was hilarious. Things at Mitch's house have been equally fun. We tested out their new boat tonight and then had a cookout, complete with pasta and pie, it was good. Afterwards we all played bocce ball and discovered that their backyard is filled with mole hills, tall grass patches, and land mines from Toby....(their dog). Ok it's not that bad, I just don't have bocce skills so those are my excuses.

Next week we plan on stopping down to Purdue for about 24 hours (Monday-Tuesday) so I can officially submit my thesis! Yay! Then we're having the HUGE garage sale (Thurs-Sun) to raise money for our China trip. So if you're looking for some good deals on miscellaneous items (clothes, small appliances, cleaning supplies, books, office chair, jogging stroller, etc.) please stop by!

THEN June 4th we're heading up to Lake City, MI to volunteer at a camp for the month. Mitch will be on the maintenance crew (didn't you know he's also a handyman?!) and I will be an Office Assistant. Jenna will also be joining us and she'll be working in the kitchen as a baker for the month!

AND THEN July 1st we are flying to CHINA! First we will meet our friends Ryan & Kristen and help them move into a new home. Then we will teach English for 2 weeks to middle school and high school students. We are so excited to go back to China and spend time with our friends and the students at the camp! I know this is going to be a big event in our lives, I'm excited about what it may lead to next! If you would like to learn more about our trip, send us an email at mitchandalice@gmail.com and we'll send you the details.

And as if these events weren't enough, we'll be making the long trip up to Gull Bay, Ontario, Canada the first week of August with Mitch's uncles and grandpa for the annual camping/fishing trip! No electricity, no running water, nothing but the peace, quiet, and beauty of the great outdoors! NATURE!

Then a few weeks later we'll have to snap back to reality and move to Chicago to start working, as grown ups. Yikes! I'm only a little bit scared :)

Well that's it, that's all of it, sounds exciting right? Well we are VERY excited! Check back for updates, we'll try to share what's going on as often as we can.