Oh my Kaleo family. How I love you all and miss you oh so much! I am currently staying at Jenny's house until Wednesday, when Advance Crew starts. I am looking forward to the summer, but in a sense I am dreading living in the lodge without all of you. I am having a little difficulty writing this right now. I guess I'm in a state where the end of Kaleo hasn't really hit me yet because I have been with at least one of you since the end. I have been having a very strange transition time because I feel like I see Kaleo everywhere I go (mostly because someone from Kaleo is with me everywhere I go). I went to Downey's baptism which was so sweet and counting Downey, 10 people from Kaleo were there. And even though I've had a strange transition time I know that Kaleo is done and I feel great. That last sentence may sound strange, let me tell you a little more about that. I remember after I shared my story with all of you, Jim looked at me and said something like this, "I feel like there is so much more to your story then we have time for today..." That stuck with me because it's very true. Through conversations that I have had with many of you, you may already know but I feel very abandoned a lot of the time. Starting with my mother, my sister, my brother, mentors in my life moving away, best friends getting boyfriends...the list goes on. There is a steady stream in my past of me diving into a relationship with all I have and being the only one still in it at the end. I was scared that Kaleo was going to be put on that list. I was wrong to even think that for a second though! My time away from Kaleo has been incredible because I know that you guys still love me even though you aren't with me, I know that you are praying for me as I pray for you. I know that if Kaleo didn't have to end we would all still be together. I do not feel in the slightest, abandoned. And for the first time in my life I feel good about the relationships that were built and I am confident that we will continue to build into each other and love each other from all over the world. I have been thinking about this a lot lately and I just wanted to share with you all how every single one of you have been a blessing in my life. I will be praying for all throughout the summer and years to come. To those that I will be sharing the summer with, I am super excited to be with you again and to those who are doing your own thing this summer....you will be in my thoughts and my heart. I love you all Kaleo and I am excited to see where God takes each and every one of you...including myself! I think that's all for now...I will keep you all updated on my summer and I expect the same from all of you! haha...Goodbye for now!!

Trusting Jess!