Amazed & Confused

Half Blood Prince!

Aaaaaahhhh!!!!!!  I am soooo excited I just found out that the 6th book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, is finished and will be released on the 16th July 2005!  You don't know how shallow I feel at being so excited by this piece of news!

Asia Quake

It was very sobering St Steven's day morning to wake to the aftermath of the Asia quake...

Merry Trundle Christmas!

Charlotte and I arrived back in Chi on the 23rd rather jet lagged but excited to be home.  Chichester was abuzz with well wishers and last minute shoppers and as I fought my way through the crowds I was glad to be back.  Christmas Eve I traveled back to Grendon burdened with cloths and presents, took a deep breath and plunged into a Trundle family Christmas...

Against all odds

Ever wonder if God is trying to tell you something?  Today was a strange day, it's almost unbelievable what's happened but I assure you that everything that follows is 100% truthful...

Nordick Skiing!

Today I finally met the infamous Isaac and the rest of the lovely Phillips family in Frisco, Colorado.  Isaac is running a 24-7 Prayer room that has run non-stop for 5 months with a group of 80 people!  We had a look at it today and it's part of a mini-mall with a seedy bar diagonally opposite. It felt like such an amazing place to have a prayer room.   Isaac and his parents Mike and Judy invited Charlotte, Emily and I over for Mexican and chatted with us about 24-7, their church and their heart for other nations.  It was lovely to sit and chat with them...  They're really committed and inspiring people...

Super Trooper!

OK picture the scene... Charlotte and I are looking a little wild eyed and bedraggled in our lovely rented dodge.  We've been driving for eight hours across the state of Kansas and when I say it's flat I mean it's worse than East Anglia!  A change in the colour of a field was an event.  I think it was fair to say the conversation was waning when suddenly we hit on a topic that got us very excited...  snowboarding.  We are totally planning to try and learn while we're here in Bolder so we started to fantasise about how amazing (and painful) it will be when Charlotte glances up at her rear view mirror and turns pale....

Charlotte:  "Oh no!  It's a Police car and it's flashing us!"
Carla:  "What's your speed?"
Charlotte: (looking panicked) "101mph!!!"...

Ocean's 12

So I managed to catch a film in America a whole three months before its release in the UK.  For those who know me well you will recognise the smug satisfaction in my tone.  Samie, Pete, Charlotte and I opted for Ocean's 12 and we were not disappointed (well with such a plethora of fine male actors what's not to like?)...

A Kansas night...

I realise I've been quite silent on my travels but I've got a bit of time tonight so I thought I'd share some highlights of the last week.  We have arrived safe and sound on Bolder, Colorado to find that the lovely Lisa Glassford has blagged us a GORGEOUS little apartment for us to stay in while we're here.  We have our rental car and it's been a busy and fun weekend... but more of that in another post. 

Kansas was really relaxing.  I arrived quite tired and to be honest I found it quite hard to switch off at first.  Pete, Charlotte and I went to buy nibbles and I took over the shopping like it was a 24-7 event or something.  Amusingly Pete just grinned and let me boss him around...

Hit the Road

At 4am tomorrow morning Chives & Corrie, aka Thelma & Louise, aka Charlotte & I are hitting the old Santa Fe Trail to Bolder, Colorado.  With 12 hours of driving ahead of us we've stocked up on Cheesecake and music for our rented dodge and we're excited about hitting the open road.  Please pray for us as we drive.  Charlotte's got the nack of the wrong side of the road so we're hopping for an enjoyable and safe journey.  Love you all, xc

Christmas is all around...

Kansas is wonderful!  Here are our highlights so far...

• Making angels with Hudson and Daniel
• Playing monsters with Daniel
• Watching Hudson fly
• Eating massive amounts of food
• Setting the world to rights over a cup of tea with Samie
• Pot Roast...