Just because enquiring minds want to know; I am going to Australia this summer. No, not just a trip to Australia but I will be living in Australia for almost three months. I going to Australia for summer missions. I am so excited! I know this has little to nothing to do with art but I thought it was worth the mention. Maybe I'll get some art inspiration while I am there and be able to share it with you. Most of all though, I will be sharing the love and desire of our God there to children and youth. On a completely different note, I am finally finished with my fall semester at MC! I am finally done with Acrylic Paint! No more boring pointless stories and jokes and lectures! I will have a harder and less eventful (maybe) next semester. I will be taking mostly core classes. I was told that I was behind in my core classes and way too ahead in my art classes. I did that on purpose. I mean like I'm ever really going to need to know the square root of pi as an art teacher. Come on! So anyway, I am home in my hometown just relaxing and ready for CHRISTMAS! I feel that I get more excited (atleast this year) about Christmas as I get older. While I am here though, I have run into a little conflict we call relationships. No, not little petty bf/gf relationships (do I sound bitter?), but rather old friendships that have kind of taken a... oh how should I put it?....crash and burn. If you didn't know me in highschool (hallelujah), I was sort of a door mat. I have people in my life that I just kind of let run all over me. About year and half ago though, I decided that I had out grown that and I have better things and better relationships in my life so I cut the cord with the damaging relationships. Now, as I am clearly home for Christmas and around my hometown friends, things get complicated. Especially when you have mutual friends. Oh dear, this is just a bunch of venting that is unnecessary and unrelated to this blog. I do like the occasional vent though. That's about all I have for this posting. Stay tuned please.