Lake June in Lake Placid

Just to verify the title, Lake June is a Lake in a city called Lake Placid.

So anyways, our MC went to Lake Placid and hung out there for the day to celebrate the almost end of the year. It was a long day and it was a better experience compared to last year when we only had one boat and 13 people. This go-around I didn't spend nearly an hour trying to catch fish with my bare hands out of boredom. The weather was awesome, food was great, and the tubing was extreme.

I've come to realize after spending 2 years in Sarasota that I will indeed miss this place and I will miss my place here, as I'm sure others will miss me being in my place here as well. It's hard to leave a place when you're comfortable there. Especially at night when you're tired and you've had a full day and you crawl into bed and let out a deep long sigh and it's then you realize after you've goten comfortable that you left a light on or you forgot to move your laundry from the washer to the dryer. I loathe those moments. Because it's in those moments where you question your ability to move from the place you've goten comfortable in. You want to stay. You don't care if the light stays on or if your clothes stay soggy in the washer. And it's in those times where you find something that compels you to get up and to flick the switch or to move the laundry. That something that says even though you are in the place where you want to be, you're not in the place where you need to be. Conscience. Listen to it.

-Jon

Rei's Blog

I found Rei's Blog just recently. He's a good friend of mine and I recommend him of the highest recommendation. Check out his blog and his musings and what's going on with him.

-Jon

The Year's Winding Down

For Masters Commission, the year is sort of winding down. Big events like the Celebration BBQ, the Lake Placid boating trip, and graduation are right around the corner and I can't help but think that I really have no reason to be here.

Hear me out.

I feel like I really have no leadership over anything here and that all I'm really good for here is speaking (which I haven't done in a while). I look at other people, which when I say that you say that I shouldn't because every one's different, but I say that when I see first years and see how important they are to the church compared to me, I feel like I haven't really done much. This is a feeling that I've thought about for a few weeks and have pretty much cemented it in my mind. I know that I will be missed when I leave Sarasota, but I don't think I'll be needed at all really. I know this sounds all pathetic and everything, but it's true.

Anyways, next post I'll probably post the video that me, Nate, Jon, Kevin, and a whole bunch of other people made in the basement of the place that we stayed at in Gutenstein. It's funny.

-Jon

Back From Austria

Well, we've been back since early Thursday morning and I've still yet to get over the jet lag. My sleeping and eating patterns are a bit whacked, my ears are still clogged, and my stomach has been really really messed up. But that was all because of the flights back. When I was there, I was enamored by the public transportation, the city, and its people. It's such an amazing place and I had a lot of good memories come from it. Here's a few pics from siteseeing and whatnot:



These pics were taken at the Schloss Schönbrunn Palace. This place was heuge. Not huge, but HEUGE. It was massive and the landscape was impressive. A must see if you're ever around Europe.





That's all for now. I'll be sure to post some more pics when I can find some good ones.







-Jon