Blog updates coming this weekend!

Wow... I didn't realize how long it had been since I'd updated my blog... and the last one was just a video. It has been quite a whirlwind the last few weeks and I've been collecting pictures, videos, and experiences to share with you, but I haven't actually put anything up in a while.

I had a blog-altering realization tonight... blogging is like shaving, if you do it often, it's not so bad... but if you wait until you notice that you need to, it takes FOREVER! :) Don't ask me why these stupid/quirky metaphors form in my mind (I blame my dad and the crazy genes he passed on to me) but they do, and I thought I'd share that one.

So... I'm going to post 4 new blogs this weekend:

1. The First 2 Weeks of School
2. Last Weekend - Okinawa World (caves, glass blowing, snakes, and more), church, etc.
3. Living in Okinawa - a video of random videos and pictures I've collected so far while I've been here.
4. This Weekend - whatever we do this weekend (this one may be up early next week)

I know this is ambitious of me, but I'm PUBLICLY stating these goals so that I actually do them. I love blogging and sharing my stories with you all, it has just been a crazy few weeks with school starting and adjusting to a routine here. Once I "shave" my latest adventures onto this blog, I'll try to update little posts a few times a week so that this doesn't happen again.

Oh. If you want a sneak peek at the Okinawa World post, you can look at the pictures I posted from that day, the link is under "More Pictures" right ----------> over there (on the right sidebar).

Hope you are all doing well, I am loving it here! While I'm finding out all the things that I miss about the USA and that I took for granted before, I love being here and am very happy with where I am and what I'm doing right now.

PS - Congratulations to my cousin Melissa and her new husband Grant, I'm very sad that I wasn't able to be at your wedding. You both looked wonderful and I'm very happy for you.

Also, Congratulations to my cousin Cadie and her husband Paul for the birth of their new baby Ian who was born the other day. I can't wait to see pictures (hint hint!)

PSS - Don't forget that even when I'm not updating the blog, I update Twitter several times a day. You can see my "tweets" at twitter.com/jessicaolesen or you can view the last 20 tweets on my blog (they are on the right sidebar, below the links and map). I usually update it with what I'm doing, random thoughts, or how my day was... so if you happen to be thinking about me and want to know what I'm up to but haven't seen any new blog posts, check twitter.