cuz i'm leaving on a jetplane...

but I DO know when I'll be back again...August 8!

We had a great bonfire tonight, and I got to see a few friends from kindergarten through senior year of high school! Thanks for coming, those of you who were able to make it :D Tomorrow I'll spend my last day with the CO men, and I'm very sad and nervous about leaving Michael for the summer. I know God will provide peace, assurance, understanding, and distractions though.

Well, I finally got my emergency address/phone # in Tokyo in case no one is there to pick us up (just kidding mom and dad....). Meg and I worked out our hair stuff we're bringing. I finally got a great pair of comfy/cute shoes to go with my skirts, and I think I'm finally all ready, set, ready to GO! Tomorrow I'll pack, and then starting at either 3 or 8am Saturday I'll be on my way to LAX and then Tokyo!

A HUGE thank you to the rest of you that have supported me!! I have reached my minimum fundraising target... yet another way God has provided in a HUGE way through you!! It really assures me that what I'm doing and where I'm going is exactly where I'm supposed to be. Isn't it fun how things work out like that?

Anyway, I'm off to bed. It's been a long week. Talk to you next from Tokyo, Japan!!

packin my bags

Well, I've started (and continued) getting everything together for Japan-- making copies of my passport/id's/itinerary, getting toiletries, making gifts for our hosts/friends there, cleaning my room, getting rid of school books, figuring out the last of roomie/tenant stuff here at the house in CO. Also, I've been putting together prayer postcards so people can put them on their fridge to keep me in their thoughts/prayers. If you haven't gotten anything in the mail from me about the trip, PLEASE let me know before Thursday so I can get you on my list ;)

Michael, my boyfriend, Bryson, his roomie, and I will be driving to CA Friday night, and will get a week of vacation before I head out to Japan. It's really exciting, but sometimes I just want to get there!

I found out a few days ago that our major way of transportation while in the city is by bicycle...as many of you know, I've only ridden a bike twice-- once, in Japan in 2005 for 2-3 hours, then once back home in CA. So, if you could please give any sort of help/advice/encouragement/prayer, that would help SO much!

Well, I should probably get back to packing. Thanks for reading!

First Blog

Well, it's official, I'm a blogger! I got this website to update friends, family, and friends of the family on my life. This summer, as most of you know, I will be in Fukuoka, Japan for 2 1/2 months. I will use this as my primary mode of communication with people, but feel free to email me at bbkris@pacbell.net as well.

Enjoy! :D