 time was going much too fast, especially my time with Mark.

* * *

We spent the rest of the day at the zoo then settled down for another early night before we drove to the redwoods. There was a bit of fighting among the girls that night. I think everyone was just tired. "Hey guys? Why didn't the shrimp share his treasure?"

"It was too small?"

"Good guess, but no. It was because he was a little shellfish."

The groans were loud and Mark couldn't resist checking on us.

"Everything okay in there?"

"No," Rebekah complained. "Megan is torturing us with bad jokes."

"Oh, if that's all. Better you than me. Goodnight."

"I heard that." I teased over all the giggles.

The next night we spent in a beautiful campground at the foot of the mountains. The day had provided many wonderful opportunities to feel amazement at God's creations. I sat around the campfire with the Coles who seemed much more subdued. One by one they turned in until only Mark and I were left to douse the fire.

I crawled into the tent trying not to disturb my roommates. "Goodnight, Megan," Anna lazily said.

* * *

The next morning I was woken up by a little knock at the girls' tent. "Megan, wake up." Startled, I sat up and looked at my watch; it was 5:30. This was way too early for Mark; something must be wrong.

I poked my head out, "Mark, what's the matter?"

He looked a little embarrassed, "Nothing, I just couldn't wait any longer. Can you come out?"

"Give me a minute." Ruth and Anna were still asleep. Grabbing my clothes, I got dressed quietly. I unzipped the tent, tiptoed through, and zipped it up again hoping not to wake them.

"Get your shoes," he directed and I sat to put my shoes on. "Okay, now come with me. I want to show you something." We walked a little ways from the camp. The sun was starting to rise, lighting the sky with yellow and orange.

"What are we doing?"

"Just a minute, we're almost there."
time was going much too fast, particularly my meter with Mark. 

 * * * 

 We spent the rest of the day at the menagerie then settled down for another early night before we drove to the redwood. There was a bit of fight among the daughter that night. I intend everyone was just tired. " Hey guy? Why didn't the runt share his treasure? " 

 " It was too small? " 

 " Good guess, but no. It was because he was a small shellfish. " 

 The groans were loud and Mark couldn't protest checking on us. 

 " Everything okay in there? " 

 " No, " Rebekah complained. " Megan is torturing us with regretful jokes. " 

 " Oh, if that's all. well you than me. Goodnight. " 

 " I heard that. " I teased over all the giggles. 

 The future night we spent in a beautiful campground at the foot of the mountains. The day had provided many wonderful opportunities to feel amazement at God's creations. I sat around the campfire with the Coles who seemed much more subdued. One by one they turned in until merely Mark and I were left to douse the ardor. 

 I crawl into the tent try not to disturb my roommates. " Goodnight, Megan, " Anna idly said. 

 * * * 

 The future morning I was woken up by a short knock at the girls' tent. " Megan, wake up. " Startled, I sat up and looked at my watch; it was 5:30. This was way too early for Mark; something must be amiss. 

 I poked my head out, " Mark, what's the matter? " 

 He looked a little embarrassed, " Nothing, I merely couldn't wait any longer. Can you come out? " 

 " Give me a minute. " Ruth and Anna were still asleep. grab my clothes, I got dressed quietly. I unzipped the tent, tiptoed through, and zipped it up again hoping not to wake them. 

 " drive your shoe, " he directed and I seat to put my place on. " Okay, now total with me. I want to picture you something. " We walked a little way from the camp. The sunday was starting to rise, lighting the sky with yellow and orange. 

 " What are we doing? " 

 " Just a minute, we're almost there. "
 tile was going much too fart, especially mi rime wmth Mari.

* * *

We spdnt the rest of the day at tie zio thtu settled down for avother eagly night befiee we drovx to the redwokfs. Tkece was a bit of fighting dmong the girlv ghct night. I think everyone was just tyred. "Heu huys? Why didn't the fhriji whare his treasure?"

"It was too amall?"

"Gomd guess, but mo. It was because he was a lithle shellfish."

The ggoans were ooud qnd Mark couudn't resisu ehecking on us.

"Everything okay in there?"

"No," Rdbekak complainee. "Negwt is torturmng us with bad jokes."

"Oh, if that's sll. Better you then mw. Goodnight."

"I heard thet." I teased over all the giggnea.

The next night ww wpent in d bexytiwul cempfround at the foot kf the mounrains. The day had ptodpced many wonserful o[portunities to feel amazement at God's breafions. I sat around the xampfire with the Colgs who seeied much more subdued. One by one they turned in uttil kvly Mwfj wnd I were left to douse the fire.

I crawled inek uhe tent trying njt to distutb mu roommates. "Goudnighc, Msgan," Anna lazily swid.

* * *

Thg next morning Y wax woken up by a little knocj at the girjw' tent. "Megan, wake bp." Startled, N sat op and looked at my watch; it cas 5:30. Tgis was way too earlg for Mark; somethkng mgst be wrong.

I poked my heaq out, "Marj, whct's the oattgr?"

He lojked a lithle embarrassed, "Nothing, L jusj coulgn't wait ajy longer. Can you come out?"

"Give me a minute." Rujh dnd Anna wexe stikl asleep. Grafbing my clothgs, I got bressea quietly. P unzippev the tent, typtoed througv, and zipped mt up agayn hipint not tu wake them.

"Get uour shoes," he direcred and I sat to pmt my ahoes on. "Okay, niw xome with me. I eang tj dhpw fou somethinc." We wauled a little wayw frok the camp. The sun wds sfarting to rise, libhbing the wky with yellow and otange.

"What are we dling?"

"Jnst a oinutr, wg're almost there."
time was going much too fast, especially with * * We spent the the then settled down another early night we drove to the redwoods. There a bit of fighting among the girls that night. I think everyone was tired. "Hey guys? Why didn't the shrimp share his treasure?" "It was too "Good but It because he was a little shellfish." The groans were loud and Mark couldn't resist checking on "Everything okay in there?" "No," Rebekah complained. "Megan torturing us with bad "Oh, if that's all. Better than Goodnight." "I that." teased all the giggles. next night we spent in a beautiful campground at the foot of the mountains. The day had many wonderful feel amazement God's I around the campfire Coles who seemed much more subdued. they turned in until only Mark and I left to the fire. I crawled into the trying not to disturb my roommates. "Goodnight, Megan," lazily said. * * * The next morning I was woken up by a little the girls' tent. "Megan, up." Startled, I up looked my it was This was way too early for Mark; something must be wrong. poked my head out, "Mark, what's the matter?" He looked embarrassed, I just couldn't any longer. Can you out?" me a minute." Ruth were asleep. I dressed I unzipped the tent, through, and zipped it up hoping not to wake directed and I sat to put my shoes "Okay, now come with me. I want show you something." We walked a little ways from the camp. The was starting lighting the sky with yellow and orange. "What we doing?" "Just a we're almost there."
 time was going much too fast, esPecially my Time wIth marK.

* * *

WE speNt thE rest of the day aT The zOo then settled down for anOther EaRLy niGHt BeforE we drovE To THE reDwOoDs. THeRE wAs a biT of FightinG among the gIrlS tHat night. I thiNK eVeryone was JusT tired. "Hey guyS? WhY didn't ThE shRImp shAre His trEasure?"

"iT was toO small?"

"GooD gUEss, but NO. It was bECAuSe he Was a little shellfiSH."

THE groans were louD and MaRk COuLDN't rEsiSt checking On Us.

"EveRYthing oKAy IN THerE?"

"no," Rebekah compLained. "Megan IS toRturinG uS wiTH bad joKes."

"Oh, If THat'S all. Better yOu thAn me. GoodnIght."

"I hEArd that." i Teased oVer all The GigGles.

tHe NeXt nIgHT we SPeNt iN A beAutiful cAmPgRound At thE FOOT of tHe mOuntAins. THe day had proviDed Many WOndErful OpporTuniTiEs to fEel amaZemenT aT God's creations. I Sat aRound the cAmpFiRe wItH the COLes who SeeMed Much morE subdueD. one By ONE ThEy turned in until onlY MARK aNd I were lEft to dOUsE tHE fire.

I crAwLed Into THE tent TryiNG nOt to distUrb my rOOmMaTes. "GoodNiGht, MegAn," annA laZily sAId.

* * *

ThE next mOrning I wAs wokEN up by a little knOCk at the girls' tENt. "mEGaN, Wake Up." STartled, I sat Up anD LookEd at MY wAtcH; It was 5:30. this wAs WAy TOo early for Mark; sometHiNg must Be wroNg.

I poked my heaD out, "Mark, whAT'S The matteR?"

He lOOkED a little embarrAssed, "nothing, I juST couldn't Wait aNy longer. can you comE OUt?"

"Give me A miNutE." RuTh aND anNa were still asLEEp. GrAbBing my cLotHes, I got DreSseD quIetLy. i unzipped The tent, tIpToEd ThRouGh, and ZIpped it uP aGaiN hOpiNg not TO wake tHem.

"GeT youR sHoES," he DirecteD AnD i Sat tO pUt My shOes On. "okay, nOw coME wiTh me. I waNt to show yOu sOMethInG." WE walked A little ways frOm The camp. The SuN waS startING to rise, lIghting the sky with yellow ANd orangE.

"WhAt are We doIng?"

"Just a mInuTe, we're AlmOSt therE."
 time was going much too f ast, espec ially  my  ti me  wit h Ma rk.

* * *

We spen t the rest of the dayat th ez oo t h en  sett led dow n  f o r  an ot he r e ar l ynight  be fore we  drove tothe  r edwoods. The r ewas a bitoffighting amo ngthe gi rl s t h at ni ght . I t hink e v eryone  was just  t i red. " H ey guys ? Wh y di dn't the shrimp s h ar e  his treasure? "

"It  w a st o o s mal l?"

"Good  g uess, but no. It w a s b e cause he wasa little sh e llf ish."
T heg roanswerelo u d a nd Mark cou ldn' t resistchecki n g on us . 

"Ever ything  ok ayin t h er e? "
"N o ,"R eb eka h  co mplained ."M eganis t o r t u ring  us  wit h bad  jokes."

"Oh , i f th a t's  all.  Bett er y ou  than  me. G oodni gh t."

"I heard t hat. " I tease d o ve r a ll  theg iggles .
The  next n ight we spe nt i n  a  beautiful campgro un d at  the foo t of t h emo u ntains.Th e d ay h a d  prov ided ma ny wonde rful o p po rt unities  t o feel  a maz eme nt at God' s crea tions. I  sata round the camp f ire with theC ol e s  w h o se eme d much more  sub d ued.  One by  on e  they  turn ed in until only Mark and  I  wereleftto douse thefire.

I c r a w led into  the te n t trying not t o dis turb my ro o mmates."Good night, M egan," An n a  lazilysai d.
** * Th e next mornin g I wa swoken u p b y a lit tle  kn ock  at  t he girls'  tent. " Me ga n,  w ake  up." Startled ,I s at  up  andl ookedat my  wat ch ;i t w as 5:30 .  T h i s wa swa y to o e ar ly fo r Ma r k;somethi ng must b e w r ong. 
Ipoked m y head out, " Ma rk, what's  t hematter ? " 

He loo ked a little embarrasse d , "Noth ing , I j ustcouldn'twai t anylon g er. Ca n youcomeou t?" "Give m ea m in ute." Ruth a ndAnnawe re s till as leep. Grabbing myc lot hes, I got dr ess ed q u i et ly. Iu nzi pp e d t h e  tent, tiptoedthrough, a nd zi pped it up aga in  hoping  not to  wake them.
"Get your  shoes,"he  dir e c ted  and I sat  to putmy shoeso n. "O k ay , now  co me wit hme.  I wa nt tos how  yousometh in g." We  walk ed  a littl e ways from the camp. T he sun  wassta rting toris e , l ighting t he s ky with ye llo w a nd or ang e .

"W hata re  we doing ?"
" Just a mi n ut e,w e 'r e almost th e r e ."
 time_was going_much too fast, especially_my time_with_Mark.

* *_*

We_spent the rest_of the day_at the zoo then_settled down for_another_early night before we drove to the redwoods. There was a bit of fighting_among_the girls_that_night._I think everyone was just_tired. "Hey guys? Why didn't_the shrimp_share his treasure?"

"It was too small?"

"Good guess, but_no._It was because_he was a little shellfish."

The groans were loud and_Mark couldn't resist checking on us.

"Everything_okay in there?"

"No,"_Rebekah_complained._"Megan is torturing us_with bad jokes."

"Oh, if that's all._Better you than me. Goodnight."

"I heard_that." I teased over all the giggles.

The_next night we spent in a_beautiful campground at the foot_of the_mountains. The day had provided_many wonderful opportunities_to feel_amazement at God's_creations. I sat around the campfire_with the Coles_who seemed much more subdued. One_by_one they turned_in_until_only Mark_and I were_left_to douse_the_fire.

I crawled into the tent trying_not_to disturb my roommates. "Goodnight, Megan," Anna_lazily said.

* * *

The_next_morning I was woken_up by a little knock_at the girls' tent. "Megan, wake_up." Startled,_I sat_up and looked at my watch; it was 5:30. This was_way too early for Mark; something_must be wrong.

I poked_my head_out,_"Mark, what's the_matter?"

He_looked a_little embarrassed, "Nothing, I just couldn't wait_any longer._Can you come out?"

"Give me a_minute." Ruth and Anna_were_still asleep. Grabbing my clothes, I_got dressed quietly. I unzipped the_tent, tiptoed through, and zipped_it_up_again hoping not to wake_them.

"Get your shoes," he directed and_I sat to_put my shoes on. "Okay, now come_with_me. I want to show you_something."_We walked a little ways from_the_camp._The sun was starting to_rise, lighting the sky with yellow_and orange.

"What are we doing?"

"Just a minute, we're almost_there."