the day after tomorrow, matt and i are heading to wilmington, north carolina for a one tree hill marathon. and i do mean marathon. sumanth, emily, matt and i will be watching 22 episodes of one tree hill season 3 in 1 weekend. it's quite a task, i know, but we're ready. we're willing. and we're able.
we'll take breaks of course...to tour the studio where the show is produced, and we might venture out a few other times. but this will be a focused weekend...we're not leaving until the season is over!
so for one of our classes we have a weekly conference call (monday night 7.30-9.00) with the rest of the class and the professor. imagine matt and i sitting on the couch, both wearing headsets (the 'call' is over the computer) now, i can't even describe to you how awkward these calls are! so many people start talking at the same time, and then there's very long stretches of silence. the worst is when the prof. singles me out and i have to scramble for an answer...every part of my body starts sweating. and the worst part is that the sound for these 'calls' is so bad that every other word goes out. so not only do i sound frantic, but it sounds like i have a speech impediment as well! it is so embarrassing! i am so glad that's over for another week, and only 8 to go....
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Thursday, September 21, 2006
good day
today i woke up in a flurry because my mom was driving from ocala for a visit, and i realized the toilet seats were disgusting and there was dirty pizza pans in the sink, the list goes on.
when she got here we had pumpkin spice coffee then went out to lunch for my favorite soup in the world: tomato basil at jason's deli. it is perfect.
it was a quick visit, so after my mom left, matt and i went out to buy 2 bistro chairs for the porch. i'm dying to get outside without dying from the heat! getting so excited to go to cooler weather in wilmington next weekend.
tonight we cleaned out our storage places to make room for the rest of our stuff we're moving down in october. its been so long since i've seen some of this stuff, i hope i recognize it! haha.
mmm. what else? youth was awesome last night, we had the kids write down dreams God has given them for their lives - really cool to read over. we've got some amazing people in this group.
watching gilmore girls season 6 and trying to catch up before season 7 premeire. i've got 5 days, and i feel up to the task, so we'll see!
when she got here we had pumpkin spice coffee then went out to lunch for my favorite soup in the world: tomato basil at jason's deli. it is perfect.
it was a quick visit, so after my mom left, matt and i went out to buy 2 bistro chairs for the porch. i'm dying to get outside without dying from the heat! getting so excited to go to cooler weather in wilmington next weekend.
tonight we cleaned out our storage places to make room for the rest of our stuff we're moving down in october. its been so long since i've seen some of this stuff, i hope i recognize it! haha.
mmm. what else? youth was awesome last night, we had the kids write down dreams God has given them for their lives - really cool to read over. we've got some amazing people in this group.
watching gilmore girls season 6 and trying to catch up before season 7 premeire. i've got 5 days, and i feel up to the task, so we'll see!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
recovering
strange, strange, strange. waking up at 5 in the afternoon when you've been asleep since 8 am is very strange. i hate this feeling, but today i had no choice.
over 50 kids showed up at the lock-in. we had a bonfire, played soccer, madame conductor (yes, i brought kerstin's game out in a pinch...and the kids loooved it!), the kids beat each other with foam sticks, played video games and watched movies. and behind all these events was endless hours of drama. i forgot what it's like to be 14, but this night brought it all back!
'so and so is mad at so and so'
'why isn't so and so talking to me?'
'eewww! so and so likes so and so'
you get the idea. so matt and i spent from around 2 am to 7 am patrolling all the nooks and crannies of the church for 'couples'. we got a tip from one of the older kids to keep checking by the outside baptismal where (quoting him) 'quite a few kids have gotten their first kiss'. thankfully, everytime we checked it, it was clear.
so we're home, and rested. and swearing we won't do another lock-in for 15 years! but of course we will as soon as one of those sweet kids asks us to...we'll forget this feeling and start making plans.
over 50 kids showed up at the lock-in. we had a bonfire, played soccer, madame conductor (yes, i brought kerstin's game out in a pinch...and the kids loooved it!), the kids beat each other with foam sticks, played video games and watched movies. and behind all these events was endless hours of drama. i forgot what it's like to be 14, but this night brought it all back!
'so and so is mad at so and so'
'why isn't so and so talking to me?'
'eewww! so and so likes so and so'
you get the idea. so matt and i spent from around 2 am to 7 am patrolling all the nooks and crannies of the church for 'couples'. we got a tip from one of the older kids to keep checking by the outside baptismal where (quoting him) 'quite a few kids have gotten their first kiss'. thankfully, everytime we checked it, it was clear.
so we're home, and rested. and swearing we won't do another lock-in for 15 years! but of course we will as soon as one of those sweet kids asks us to...we'll forget this feeling and start making plans.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
must blog more
not that i think the masses are enjoying my blog, but i realized the other day how much i count on the blogs i check to have new posts! it's scary how much i check other blogs. so, if there are those of you that do this too...here's a long awaited treat!
what have i done lately? went to ohio for a weekend with dad and mom - saw the new baby. last weekend we went to ft. meyers to see matt's auntie ellie. what a precious lady. she gave me a tea cup and setting just in case we have 'high tea'.
off to olive garden for soup, salad, and breadsticks. but mostly we're going to visit some of our youth kids that work there.
more later. and more often. i'll really try!
what have i done lately? went to ohio for a weekend with dad and mom - saw the new baby. last weekend we went to ft. meyers to see matt's auntie ellie. what a precious lady. she gave me a tea cup and setting just in case we have 'high tea'.
off to olive garden for soup, salad, and breadsticks. but mostly we're going to visit some of our youth kids that work there.
more later. and more often. i'll really try!
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