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| Spring Break 2003 Lumberton, NC with the Wesley Foundation |
| This spring break, instead of sitting around at home and doing nothing, or hanging out by the beach, I went to "scenic" Lumberton, North Carolina, with the Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry group. Over the course of the week, the 10 students, with the help of alumni Darrell, and the campus pastor Laura Lee, built two wheelchair ramps for elderly families. Now, the trip wasn't just work, we did much much more. We attempted to soak up some sun at Myrtle Beach, but Mother Nature didn't cooperate, and by the end of our church service on the beach, we were all soaked and cold. For the rest of that day, we walked around "Broadway on the Beach," an outdoor mall in Myrtle Beach, and saw a movie. We attempted the beach thing again the following weekend at Virginia Beach, but a huge traffic jam kept us from the beach. So, we ended up at Busch Gardens, which was a blast anyway! Overall, it was a great week of service, good food (PB&J for lunch and restaurants for dinner each night), and lots of fun! Here are some pics of the trip! |
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| Group shot at lunch in Myrtle Beach Quote: Sam, "I'd like the omelet, but hold the onions, I'm allergic. And I'd like the French Onion soup..." |
| Group shot on the first day "Ok, do something goofy." This was all we could come up with... |
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| Kelly and Sam playing with the wood |
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| Me, Jen B, and Sam goofing off at BuildaBear in Myrtle Beach |
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| Kevin, Sam, Darrell, and JP...those Wesley hunks! |
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| Break time! Lounging wherever we can...even in wheelbarrows if necessary! |
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| My roomie, Katie, otherwise known as "The Pink Pope" |
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| Group shot on the nearly completed first ramp...Doesn't Latonia look happy? :-) |
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| Kelly goofing off in Walmart...We did a lot of goofing off in Walmart! |
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| Ok, so see-sawing isn't in the job description, but it was a lot of fun! |
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| See, we did do some work! We're hammering away! |
| Look at Katie, there she goes with those power tools! |
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| Grape stuffing contest...I topped them all the next day with 22 grapes, but actually eating them was a different story... |
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| Katie and Lloyd, the master carpenter, jumping rope...well, not really rope, more like an electric cord :-) |
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| Our first finished ramp...Not too shabby!! |
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| Some of the hugest acorns we had ever seen at UNC Pembroke |
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| Group shot at UNC Pembrok...it's almost as pretty as UD...almost |
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| This huge Pedro welcomes you to South of the Border, the TACKIEST place on earth! (And guess which border it's south of....you guessed it, North Carolina!) |
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| Sombreros anyone? |
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| That huge golf ball says "Golf of Mexico." Hahaha...see what I mean by tacky??? |
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| A very nice roomie picture, complete with the wonderful S.O.B. (that's how it' abbreviated!!!) hats. Notice all the neon lights...tackiness everywhere! |
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| Yet another break on the worksite... |
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| Latonia using Lloyd's "wonderful" hammer...at least everyone else thought it was wonderful, it didn't seem to like me! |
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| A very nice group shot at the Outback Steakhouse...did I mention that we ate great food?? |
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| Our second completed ramp...we were pros by the end. |
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| Watermelon Seed spitting contest! |
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| A great picture of Heather, measuring the distance of the seeds |
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| Busch Gardens Remember, that when you're as small as Latonia, you shouldn't say things that JP doesn't like! |
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| Group shot at Busch Gardens |
| Notable Quotables |
| "I kick because I care." -JP "Friends who pee together stay together!" -Kelly and Katie "Sam, you remind me of a little baby who just discovered his toes!" -Lationia, aka Scooterbug "Well, I'll be 24 by then, isn't that legal breeding age?" -Sam to Katie's mom on the phone "Well, if we're like the twelve disciples, and Sam's leaving..." -JP "Don't even go there!" -Laura Lee To the tune of "Skip to My Lou": "Make up your own words, skip to my lou..." -Kelly and Tiffinni "Have the French given us anything good since the Statue of Liberty?" -Latonia Anyone else remember something I can't? Email me to remind me! |