A weekend and 2 parties later
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So, ever since I got back last week from New Hampshire I feel I have been on the go. But it’s been good. I like be busy and having places to go and people to see and hang with. I hate being stuck at home alone. I value and cherish relationships more now than I ever have.
Wednesday last week was Sara Marienthal’s 29th birthday. A bunch of us met up at La Terraza for dinner to celebrate. Fun times with Skwid, Emmy, Beth, the Power’s, and of course the birthday girl herself. But I’m officially sick of mexican food. Bill and I get it every Friday for free at our staff lunch and we go to the same place. I can’t say no, it’s a free lunch. But I think when my time at Zambooie is done I might never eat Mexican again. I then got to see an ol’ Gotee bud, Ben, as we met up at Stogies for a brew and some smokes. Good conversation. He definitely gave me some food for thought about my present situation which I appreciated. He’s got a passionate heart for the Lord.
Thursday night was the season finale of LOST. So of course there was a dinner party at ELM Studio South with a lovely meal prepared by the lovely Lori McNeely. I know I am changing when I’m eating a chicken, spinach, mushroom lasagna and lovin’ it. I’m just sad we won’t have any more of those until 2009. I then headed over to Dan McGuinness to meet up with the ol’ Gotee crew. Eddy of course lives here, but now Jeff has moved back and since Ben was in town and even Jay, we all decided to get together. It was really cool. I don’t think we had all been together like that in about 4 years. It was killer. It would be the most killer men’s small group if we were able to get together weekly. A lot has happened in all of our lives and it’s great to see how God is working and moving in everyone of them.
Friday brought another birthday, this one for James, who turned the big 3-0. I had to repay the favor to him coming out to my 30th, and boy did his party not disappoint. I somehow ended up being better at beer pong than darts or Blongo. I met a lot of new people and enjoyed cutting loose on the dance floor with Anne Marie. I wish I could say it was a late night but it was really a mid-morning. Again, it felt good to cut loose.
Saturday I decided to treat myself. I picked up a friggin’ Playstation 3. I of course got Guitar Hero 3 and now wonder why I never got it before. Anyone who knows me knows I’m an avid air guitar player throughout the day every day. And this game is perfect for me. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to see some videos of me jammin’ out on here next, haha. It was Saturday so that meant that the Saturday Night Supper Crew got together at Wild Wasabi. This time I got a whole roll, the Couple, and loved it. I had been cravin’ it since the last visit and I still am now. PC was missing but Tori and Davy’s cousin Emily came along. We then headed over to Jackson’s for drinks and then Sunset Grille for desserts. Seriously, I’m cravin’ Wild Wasabi right now.
Yesterday I met a very sweet lady and her husband when I sat down in church. One thing I have enjoyed at Grace Center is the random people I will meet. I used to sit down in church and not want to talk to anybody. Now I look forward to it. During worship she must have got a feeling about what I’m going through, obviously from the Lord, and proceeded to write down some verses for me about a new start. And that’s one of the many reasons why I love it there. The Jackson clan, who just moved back to Franklin, showed up as well and so we all along with the Boer’s grabbed lunch together. It was really nice. Again, I felt like the 5th wheel even though there was 4 kids running around, but I am grateful that I have those friendships and am so stoked that Jeff, Liz, and the kids are back. I even picked up Jeff in the evening and headed down to see The Almost. I loved the album when I first heard it last year, and so I was glad I was finally able to see them live. They didn’t disappoint.
There’s already a bunch of stuff on the horizon for this week including the start of a men’s small group, a private screening of Toby’s live concert in a movie theatre, and a gig by SixtyFour…fun times. I’m sorry of these little weekly updates bore you, but I really don’t care.
