Out side of my job, I recently just bought a house! I closed on it on May 29th, so I have been living in it for a little over a month. I was very tired of my apartment life, mainly because I had quite the noisy upstairs neighbor. But also, I love my job here, and I plan on being here for a while, so I figured to invest in the housing market! I knew I didn't want to be in an apartment for my entire time here, so I figured the sooner I get in a house, the better I am at making those payments. I absolutely love my house! It is so nice to have more room for all the youth to come over and hang out in.
In the life of my job, we have hit the ground running since school let out. We honored our graduates during the worship service on May 17th. They were a fantastic group of 12 seniors who have been very active in the BUMS over the years! I am definitely going to miss having them around next year!
The week of June 7th - June 11th was a busy one for us, as we had a double dose of Vacation Bible School. Our youth group hosts a VBS for the Child Enrichment Day Care Program at our church, and it just happened to fall during the same week as our regular church's VBS. So 5 straight days of being at the church from 8 am till 9 pm made for a long week. But we had a blast. I got to observe our youth rock out hosting our VBS. They did fantastic. Then, during the night VBS, got to be the Lead Singer of our Band (the Lab Coats) as well as be a crew leader for the 5th and 6th graders. It was a successful week for Dr. Todd.
We also went on our beach retreat to Garden City Chapel in Garden City, SC. We had a great retreat as always. It was a very chill trip. It was a lot of fun and we had a blast!
We have also had a lot of daily activities. We had a back to summer bowling party, had a lunch and movie hang out day, went to a Greenville Drive game, had an ice cream and board games social, and just yesterday went to Gravitopia! So we have been very busy this summer.
So it has been a great summer so far. On Sunday, July 19th, we leave for our mission trip to New Orleans, LA. It is going to be a fantastic trip and I can't wait to be down there.
