Behind Yet Again! I blame Spring Break!!

This was probably one of the best spring breaks I can remember. That is partially why I failed to write last week but I have a lot to talk about from this week!  Going from 20-30 degrees up here in Grand Forks to a beautiful, warm 80 degree sunshine in So Cal really made me realize how much I miss home. The cold only continues up here with no sign of hope in the coming days/weeks. I mentioned a few weeks back that weather was (seeming) to warm up and that we were starting to get 30 degree days, well I must have jinxed it because this next weeks forecast is reporting temperatures in the teens....STILL!!! We are coming up on April (already?) and we still can't get a day of decent temperature/weather. I leave Grand Forks a week ago, and come back to more snow and colder temps.  At least I was still able to be home for a week to not only warm my body up after a 5 month hibernation, but see my family and friends again.  Now it's time to go right back into the flow of things. Away go the shirts, and back come the snow coats.

One of the better days I have seen.

I went to the beach three times while I was home, all of them being beautiful days.  I managed to get somewhat of a tan as well which will hopefully hang on until summer in 8 weeks!! There were also a lot of nights being out until 3am (mom wasn't too happy about that :P) and hanging out with friends. So, my sleep schedule is way off and I have been lacking adequate sleep for several days. 

Gotta represent all the way from Grand Forks!

This past week, I was also fortunate enough to have my interview for the Us In The Son Day Camp counselor position once again this summer. For anyone that doesn't know, I have been apart of this day camp at my church every year since I was 5. I started off as a camper, then I became a volunteer when I was 12, then this last year I became a counselor.  This camp means so much to me and having the opportunity last summer to be a counselor was a dream come true. When I got home last Sunday, being in that warm weather and going to church that night really made me think of camp and how much I am looking forward to this year.

To answer the question my Aunt Debby asked a few weeks back regarding the weather and how it affects my flying, here it is.  When it is colder, the plane actually runs better, the performance is better, and I burn less fuel. It takes longer to warm up the engine to give us that good performance, but overall cold weather provides better flying conditions.  However, I am rarely able to find a good day to fly in this cold because there are always clouds in the way. What that means is that the ceiling (cloud layer) is too low to allow me to fly without being too close to the ground. So yes having cold "temperatures" are better to fly the plane, warm "weather" gives me better chances to fly. That's why Spring needs to hurry up! I am running out of time!

Ridin' in the jeep!

I was actually supposed to get back into GF yesterday, however I managed to miss my flight out of John Wayne at 7 in the morning therefore giving me an extra day to spend with family! They rescheduled me, free of charge, to this morning at 7:45. It was pretty much the best thing that could have happened. Usually people are upset about missing a flight, but in my case there was none of that! It is almost easier doing it that way. 

Here is a well thought out reason to why you would want to do that....let's say you need to be home by Sunday, however flights are cheaper if you go home Saturday. You buy the ticket for Saturday, show up with not enough time to make that Saturday flight, and they reschedule you for the next day. GENIUS!  Now it might not always be as easy to do that, but if you realize that it can be done, you should definitely try it. It worked for me and I didn't even mean to do it.

That is all I have for this week, I miss home already and I have only been here for 3 hours. Summer can't come soon enough!

Cameron 

P.S. I also went to my first concert this week too! Matt Maher performed at my church and I had front row seats! Not quite as big as a lot of other concerts but it was still awesome!

Matt Maher and The Brilliance

Couldn't get any better sunset pictures :/