Ciao Ciao...

Anna left for America yesterday morning.
It was one of my hardest goodbyes.
Our apartment seems quiet and empty.
I miss her.

Goodbye Cakovec!

Its amazing how quickly people can grow so dear to your heart. As I was waving goodbye to some friends they started serenading me a special goodbye song. Yesterday by John Lennon and Paul McCarney...

YESTERDAY, ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY,
NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY'RE HERE TO STAY, OH, I BELIEVE IN YESTERDAY.
(the rest of the song is a very sweet goodbye song, but I just taped this verse!)

And speaking of dear friends, here I am with the Vuletic family.

A Starbucks Coffee date...via the phone!

You know the kind of friend where you can be yourself 100%?? The kind of friend where one minute you are laughing so hard that you can barely breathe, and then the next minute you are talking about deep things of the heart? The kind of friend where you can pick up anywhere you left off and you are instantly right there. No explanations, excuses, or reasons. Just deep, sweet, friendship. Thats my friend Robyn.

We just had a coffee date. She sat in her North Carolina Starbucks and I sat on my flower chair in Slovenia. We both drank a cup of coffee and caught up on our lives. We talked about fabric softener, broken dishwashers, relationships, camps, and hummus. It refreshed my soul.

We also called our friend Becky. She's getting married...TODAY! Both of us were asked to be bridesmaids. But...we werent able to make it. So we did three-way calling and sang her "Happy Wedding Day to you". Becky's amazing. She is another one of my most closest friends. I will have to do another blog entry about her amazing-ness one day. Cause this small paragraph isnt doing her justice. We love you Bex! Happy Marriage!

I am so thankful for good friends.













Me and Robyn at a Halloween party in college.

















Bex and I at that same party.

Camp Video!!!

It's about 14mins long. See what my camp life is like!

Favorite moments at the castle

Every year I walk away from this camp with memories, favorite moments, and new friends. Here is a little peek into some of those...













Last year David (middle) gave a talk that impacted Polona (right). This year Polona got up and shared her testimony. Deeply impacting all those who listened--including me. It was one of my proudest moments seeing her step out in faith and speak about Jesus!













Favorite roommate Sonja (plus Kim who isnt in this picture)

















Quite possibly the best part of the day was my meeting every morning with these two. We would talk about the day ahead and how we could stand with each other. It was always really encouraging. These guys are awesome! David (left) was the American Team leader and Miso (right) was the camp director.













Never in my life have I heard thunder so loud! I felt like the entire castle was shaking. Caleb and Joey almost instantly came running and shouting about how they watched lighting strike about 5 feet in front of them! What a day!

















Definitely my most Asian Moment. We did Asian night for the first time. It was a blast!!

















Stickiest Moment by far! I now have a new skill. Making cotton candy!













Happiest Moment. With my little brother Caleb and my other brother (in the Lord) Gasper. Two guys I care so much about!!













Most embarrassing moment. Walking in on these guys in the upstairs room as they were practising for their skit. Nothing else to say about that!













A very surreal moment. Again, watching my brother connect with people I love so dearly! Caleb and Tomy just chilling!













Wow, watching these girls serve, love, and share Christ with the students at camp. This might have been my favorite moment of them all. At one point these girls were students coming to camp. Now they practically are running it!! These girls are incredible!!! Mateja, Naja, and Polona.

home!

Im home and very tired. We went out to see the movie Hancock after only being back for about 30mins. I think I could have skipped out on it. I was falling asleep during the previews! Tomorrow I drive my brother to the Zagreb airport (two hrs away), and then drive back, and then have a camp reunion. I cant wait to crawl into bed. More stories and pictures to come!