alive and kickin'

hey yall
gosh!! another tight week filled with fathers direction and a bunch of bus rides a few train rides and a few miles on the trail...all good! finished the majority of our goal this week and next week is looking like a sweet change of pace...we will take an 8 hour bus ride and go from there...excited about that!!! thanks dad for the ipod...it will help immensely.

this week contained a few different stories worth telling...but not on here...just know that pops is always looking out for us and continues to "establish our steps"...its funny how right solomon is...

we will lose our pack this next week and sport the chacos for the first time...it will be a light load...happy about that!

the food here continues to be good...had my favorite meal today in a different town...it consisted of: pork and peppers, la jiao (kinda like chinese hot sauce...pure), basically a dish of bacon and green onions, soup with tofu and cabbage, fried noodles with pork, and steamed rice, and dont forget the pepsi...not to bad huh...

funny and at the same time amazing to see how pops is working simultaneously here and there and everywhere...ive always been impressed with that imagination...mountains here are beautiful still, rivers flow both brown and some of blue depending prolly on the locality of the coal factories...either way they are spectacular...the bus drivers dont care at all...they assume hit you with the bus than wait for you to move...humorous sometimes...seen a few wrecks...glad that i wasnt in them...

having a great time with the bros! i have learned a lot from each dude, especially our leader...gosh bro is all over loving on people...truly sold out...doesnt care much for talking without action or hearing and not doing...good to see and also humbling!

man, i wish i could be there to talk with all of you! soon...

who lee anna-thank you so much for your encouragement!! you are so cool...if you would give me your email address i will write some more things about how tight you are...

matt(cuz)-thanks man...you are a stallion...i hope things are kickin with you and all is well...i appreciate your prs.

lrouse-keep those kids in line you hear...14 is twice as many as i could handle...so glad to hear that you are enjoying llyc...cant wait for second half! tech writing is gonna be tight!

jrod-bro, save more lives...stand strong upon your feet and dont get distracted by lauren rich. if she shows her face at the pool...i know you just laughed...haaaaa...step on amtraks foot for not replying to my email last week...my heart breaks in my hand...dumb

drewbie-i hope i can make hsb...we shall see...i miss you broski

laura nutter-like you are soooo sweeett...you should be a cake! you know everyones bday and you lift up everbody you know all the time...want you to know that i think really really highly of you...like real high...thanks again and i know you are heard by pops...



happy to know you all

jon