End of the beginning

Today was our last day of Candidate Seminar. We finished with dinner at 5:00 and then said our goodbyes. It was a little weird and sad b/c you've been through so much with these people over the last week and God has really created some very cool friendships between us. But now our paths won't cross until this summer - when our next round of training will be held. That is when we will have our official appointment ceremony at the mission agency. Here's a picture just to give you an idea of the amount of information we gathered this week. Only 2 of the books you see are required for me to read. The others were given to us or I won during a portion of the week. The binders and other things you see standing up are all vital information...



Needless to say...I made a run to Target with Gail on my way back to the hotel b/c I had to buy another bag just to get those resources home! No kidding... I found a duffle bag for $15.00. It was the cheapest thing I could find and I can just give it away when I get home. No wait! I should keep it for when I come back out here this summer! Oh yeah...good idea.

I need to go pack b/c I think it will take me a little while to get everything situated. And my ride is coming at 6:30am to take me to the airport. You can see the rest of my pictures from the week here.