kids on the run.

WooWhooo AC!

Although we broke the "No Teamcest" rule, we had a quick wedding before work.

Found millions of termites... awesome. 

Emily is a true cat-lady.

Dressing up for dinner. Our other housemates got a real kick out of this. 

Reba during chainsaw training.

Pretty cool, huh Dad!?

Washing puppies should not be considered work.

Cute little buggers

Steal-toe boots go good with any outfit.

Platonic lovers. Notice the awkward sunburn behind us.

Giving Erick a ponytail.

What a good sport.

Beach babes

It was that kind of day.

Hard at work :)

Love these goofballs.

  
Things are going just peachy down here. This round is flying by. We spent the last week at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge which happens to be right on the ocean. We tore up an old, wonky boardwalk and cut down hundreds of pine trees bordering the park. Apparently these pines aren't native to the area and are taking over, sucking up nutrients from the local plants. So there we were, hatchets in hand, chopping down per-adolescent pines for hours. I felt like a true lumberjack, sans the iconic red flannel. By the end of the week, poison-ivy rashes, bug bites, sunburned noses, sore muscles, and sleeping on the floor of the administration office made for some exhausted bodies. It is really funny when everyone starts getting loopy around the same time. Hence the video above.

Everyday after work we'd change out of our disgusting uniforms and make a beeline for the water. We'd spend a few hours ocean-side- jumping waves, making sand moats, or, the most popular activity, beach napping.

Not much fire activity as of now. And fingers-crossed that it stays that way at least until Friday. Mumford and Sons will be waiting for us Thursday night :)

Before I sign off, I must mention how great Phoenix 3 really is. Sometimes I forget I'm in AmeriCorps! This group has become extremely close. I speculate it has to do with our age. Everyone is 23 or older, which is rare for an NCCC team. We've had some good times in the middle of nowhere Virginia.


Over and Out,
Liz