Quirks

January 23, 2008 / kmmccaleb / 4 Comments

Keeping in step with my twin, I feel obliged to expound on my own.

1. I do not like to write the number 8 – in fact, my 8’s are always crooked and therefore disliked greatly. I prefer the number 3.
2. I do not count stairs. Rather I prefer to skip every-other stair when ascending, not caring whether I land on my right foot or left, only that I land squarely on either foot or both.
3. I don’t rub material.
4. Hearing someone with the hiccups makes me laugh – especially if my twin has the hiccups.
5. I, too, get the chills when hearing anything out of tune.
6. I love blackberries, but probably not as much as my twin.

And a couple extra:
7. I can’t sit still when watching a movie – I have to be doing something productive so I don’t get fidgety.
8. It drives me nuts when my personal email inbox has more than 100 emails in it. Right now my inbox has 967, so yeah, you guessed it, I’m going nuts.
9. I don’t like to floss. In fact, I find it the most annoying daily habit of all.
10. I really like to wash dishes. Especially in the winter when it’s cold. It’s the best way to get warm.

Almost done….

December 1, 2007 / kmmccaleb / 1 Comment

It’s this stage of the semester where I feel really worn out and ready to be done. Here’s what’s left:

1. one more finance class on monday
2. final exam for b-law due wednesday
3. team assignment for finance due friday
4. quiz 7 for finance next monday

This semester has been the toughest semester yet – not because classes have been hard, but because school has been an afterthought, a nuisance, something I had to do but didn’t want to do. It seemed every submitted project was half-baked, first draft, and my effort was the minimum required to get B-level work done. I’ll be glad when the semester is done.

Here’s to a better and brighter semester next year.

Mexico Top Ten

November 27, 2007 / kmmccaleb / Leave a comment

I spent my Thanksgiving in Reynosa Mexico with friends from church. We spent four days in the colonia building houses, doing VBS and women’s Bible studies, hosting a BBQ, and playing with the kids. It was an amazing trip. I’m still processing through the trip in my head, so as I complete that processing, here is a short top ten from the trip, not in any particular order:

1. Challenging the guys to serenade us girls on the way down (because of course guys and girls were in separate cars, because of course we must be gender segregated), and having that challenge returned with an amazing poem which they recited in sync via a 3way cell phone call. It was perfect.

2. Buying 15 hot chocolates, 2 coffees, and 3 cappuccinos at the local 711 for the guys building the houses and trying to get them down the very rough road to the colonia without spilling them.

3. The FREEZING cold. We froze. But it was fun.

4. My truck – have I mentioned that I love it? It handled the rough and muddy roads perfectly and provided warm transportation for my fellow travelers.

5. The kids. They were amazing. It was fun to be a jungle gym for four days and be the recipient of their bright smiles and hugs. They are proof that you don’t need money to be happy.

6. The new houses. Our team build three houses in four days and it was so cool to watch them go up. I even got to pound a few nails myself, which was surprisingly satisfying. May these new homes be places of refuge and community for their new owners.

7. Jumping on the trampoline for 1.5 hours with Lauren and Jeremy. It was a fabulous way to get warm! Only at the end did we find out that we were jumping illegally, as only one person was allowed on the trampoline at a time. The motto is: act first, ask permission later.

8. The fabulous taco breakfast after the prayer walk on the last morning.

9. The prayer walk. I think we were all a little awkward about it at first, but as we progressed, it was a good way to talk to God about the weekend, what we had experienced, what was on our hearts, and what we were struggling with. We walked around the colonia in small groups and prayed outloud as things came to mind. Prayer is a wonderful thing.

10. The fresh and cool breeze on the way home. We girls enjoyed a beautiful sunset on the way home and decided to open the windows to enjoy it even more. The sunset was accompanied by a big bright moon. It was perfect (this word “perfect” was the theme word for the trip).

And finally, here are my photos from the trip.