Happy Halloween!

and Happy Birthday, Daddy!!!

Can I just say it? I had the BEST Halloween!!! My work really gets into holidays, and transformed our office into a space ship outside, and our theme was Nerds! We had Star Trek playing and Nerds candy everywhere and everyone was in their best nerds costume. Here was mine:


And later that night I got to go to Jeremy's house where his mom cooked an amazing meal for us, Pizza Caserol, huge ceasar salad, fruit plate to die for, etc. etc. So, I only have pics of me and Jeremy but his brother and his girlfriend and roomate dressed up as Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach and definitely won the prize of best costume everywhere we went! His little sister, Liz, had 3 friends over and they did a pumpkin theme. Jeremy and I, as you will see, were cowboy & cowgirl :)




The night before we carved our pumpkin, which was hilarious because I was the one who wanted to get my hands in the guts! It was a really fun time. And named it Ken (after pumpKIN of course).



When we were at Jeremy's house we went to a place that had the popularity of Dove Court at Christmas back in Sacramento! It was in a rich part of Pasadena and Alvera St is known for the amazing amount of decorations! The pumpkins we saw were so amazing! You KNOW these people had money. Here's an example:


And some had to have been done by an artist. I don't know how well this will turn out, but this was The Grinch. Haha.. I made Jeremy take a picture with it.


And that was Halloween!

Next week I am going to post a video that shows where I am going in South Africa. It hasn't been released yet, but I saw it and I think it will give you all an AMAZING perspective of what I'll be doing and where I will be.

Love you all!
Paige

End of October!

Hello! A few updates for you all : )
Jeremy and I have had some really fun things going on lately! We spent Friday with his family, went to his sister Liz's cross country meet, his old high school homecoming game (where his sister Liz is now a Junior at), then out to a late dinner and back to his house for dessert and hanging out! We were out until about midnight with them (and apparently to him that was a big sign they approve of me!) so that was a great time to get to know them a lot more. His mom is an AMAZING hostess! Just like Mom :) with the talent of baking like Barbie. And the spunk like Liz Rice. And his Dad is just like Dave Odgers, firefigther and all :) His little sister Liz is like Abbey Wyley (basically the sweetest girl around) and his older brother Josh is like our Josh, very witty and the typical older brother: loud. It's been a lot of fun getting to know them:)
Here's some pictures from the meet:



Liz's Race starting off! She stayed towards the front the whole 23 minutes!


On Saturday we had a date night and with my roommates gone for the afternoon we decided to cook in! So we went and got stuff for spaghetti, cheesey garlic bread, and he made a green bean/sauted onion dish that was really good! (I know family, I ate onions!) We already dug in when I remembered to take a picture... so imagine this but looking even better!
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An amazing surprise this week was getting a package from Aunt Jackie:) In it was a carved wooden frame that Grandpa Dean had made for me with a plaque hanging below it with my name and birth date. It meant so much to me, I teared up when I opened it. THANK YOU JACKIE!!! :) I hung it in my room with two pictures below it, one of me and grandpa when I was a baby and the other of my frame and the other grandkids' frames that Grandpa and Grandma Dean had in the house. Enjoy the picture below:)


Not much else is new! School is crazy and busy and I don't know how I accomplish my tasks in time but I do. This Friday for Halloween Jeremy's parents are throwing a party so I will be over there. Then just doing a bunch of homework!

I'll keep the updating going :) LOVE YOU!
Paigey

Boooyfriend:)

Hi family!!

I've got some news:) I am dating one of my best friends, Jeremy. He's a sophomore here at APU and a Business Admin major with a Biblical Studies minor. He loves Jesus and is honestly the sweetest guy I've ever met! We worked together last year in the coffee shop and got to be really great friends, talked through summer, and this year have two classes together and he lives above me! Oh, and we work together this year for Chapel. SO, I've gotten to know him very well and I am looking forward to all of you getting to know him too!

Here are some pictures from our first offical date to Hunnington Beach on Tuesday. We had such a fun night! It really couldn't have been more perfect:) Sunset walk on the beach, dinner on the pier at Rubys, a diner, and then hanging out under the stars :)

So, you all will be hearing much more about him! :)

School is going really well. It's hard but that's expected. My midterms are luckily spread out over these next few weeks so I am able to prepare for one at a time. I'm loving, loving, loving the girls I am living with! My roommate Holly and I have gotten close, as well as the other three, Kalie, Catherine and Elli. And the guys upstairs where Jeremy lives couldn't be more fun! I've known them as long as I known Jeremy.


I was able to go home for the weekend when Jeremiah flew in to speak. I drove home with Brian and Buck, family friends, and spent the week with the fam! Had an awesome time :) Some pics of me and Evie will be below as well :)

Weekend fun :)

Going home for the weekend to hang out with my wonderful family:) Can't wait to see everyone, especially the ever-growing Evie, and go to church!!

Love love love,
Paige

19 years of life...

...and still going!
Thank you family & friends for blessing me with your amazing birthday wishes! I really appreciate all of you:) I had such an amazing birthday! On Friday, the 3rd, I went out with friends shopping then to Pasadena for dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. YUMM! Then on Saturday I went to play my intermeural softball game and we all went out to breakfast afterwards. Then lunch with my good friend Corinne. Came back to a decorated house and cake, etc. Overall, great day :) The weather here is kind of rainy so felt great to just stay in and hang out.

I feel like I'm doing a ton better in regard to the spiritual things I wrote about in the last post. One of my professors addressed a lot of the things I've been working through. Also, he stated that his point of this semester is to show that we don't have proof as Christians. Basically, we don't REALLY know if we can trust the sources, maybe even the Bible, but if those things were taken away from us would we STILL believe in Jesus? Because our walk with the Lord is supposed to be about faith, not proof. So that was really good to hear and good to know that's the perspective he's teaching the class from!

This week looks pretty awesome for me. I've already worked ahead on some of my homework so the only thing I have is a huge exam Monday night for my 1&2 Samuel class then nothing the rest! Except for doing work for the next week that is. Then on Friday I get to go HOME! So looking forward to seeing everyone and the ever growing Evie! I'm sure she's about 4 feet now. And I've heard that Josh is just losing weight like crazy- so everyone's changing!

It's funny, next week I already have midterms. And as of this week tehre are only 10 weeks left of the semester. Then a month long Christmas. Then South Africa. Then baby no. 2 arrives! Camp. San Diego. Junior year. And back to saying how hard the semester is and how quickly everything is flying by!

Love you all. Have wonderful days :)
Paige

I've done an awful job documenting my life for a while.. but here are some random pictures:

Love.

Hello:)

I haven't written in a while, my appologies. School has been crazy busy and my life here at APU is flying by! This last week I felt alive again. Some amazing guys from the Dominican Republic came to APU. My good friend Kalie had worked with them while she was down there working with a medical clinic. Almost all of the guys are translators between the doctors or medical teams and the people. And I learned a lot from them. They don't take their resources for granted. They never complain when they are given food or say that they are hungry. They know hungry. They see suffering. They find joy where ever they are. And I felt like they had pumped life into my day to day wandering.

I feel like I have been struggling spiritually this semester. I am taking three amazing Bible classes. One I feel like has handed me the Bible in pieces and I need to reconstruct all of my former views and foundations on what I rest my faith on. That same class makes me feel as if I have no idea who God is. The other class I feel like my own calling has been challenged. That teacher is old and wise. I feel as though each week I'm hit with wisdom beyond my understanding and I am left trying to examine myself and my life... bewildered. And the last class, although it teaches some doctrine and theology, focuses on teh love of Jesus. Without this class I don't know how I'd still be standing. Because even though I am questioning everything for the first time.. at the same time.. I feel as if I can stand on the one truth I know. The one thing that hasn't been ripped apart by scholars and mutated into something else.. God is Love. And God calls us to love Him and our neighbor.

So, I realize I know nothing. I am identifiying myself with being like a "sheep without the shephard" wandering around in this thing called life, trying to do my best with my walnut sized brain. But I do know that I am called to love. And for now, that's good for me.

With love,
Paige

Fun outing!

Roommates (Me, Catherine, Kalie, Elli, Holly)

Car on our way to the Cuban Restraunt (then to the beach!)

My new roommate Catherine who transferred from U. of Washington. She is SO awesome! I am loving getting to know her.

Classic jump picture. Water is about 200 yards behind us.

Holly, Kalie and Me. Freezing. Having fun :)

Just wanted to post some pictures of an outing some friends and myself had. We dressed up and went to a Cuban restraunt. They had a live band and it was really an awesome time- and awesome food! I never realized Cuban food was more caribbean, not in any way like Mexican food! My meal was: half chicken with a guava sauce, white rice, black beans and fried plantains. Very good :)

After the Cuban restraunt my car got back on the freeway to go to school then turned around to go to the beach! We were already half way there- why not? So, we had a late night adventure :) Enjoy the pics!

The girls are my roommates. We all get along so well! It's been awesome.

Right now I'm at home for Evie's first birthday party tomorrow! I'll definitely post pictures of that lovely event next week :) It's so great to be able to see everyone. I am so blessed with amazing family!!! I think I talked for a good 3 hours straight tonight to Mom, Dad, and Barbie about what I am learning in school! They're good listeners :)