Being welcomed back with complete open arms is something everyone needs to
experience.

It had been many, many months since I had last attended Seven. I was a team leader, a member of the core before resigning so I could move to Orange County to finish school. Not a single person forgot me or failed to welcome me back, literally welcomed with open arms. What an amazing feeling. The band played their songs, and the second one (a new one to me) really got to me, and tears started to well up in my eyes. It sounded so beautiful and what an amazing ministry Seven is. I so wish I could still be a part of it, but God has other things for me right now. And before Jeremy went up to teach, they used one of my audio clips (the Tequila/Sietie one) and people laughed at it. Jeremy even made a funny comment about it when he came up. It's nice to know I am still causing havoc. The lesson fit just right with what I was experiencing in life at this time.

Afterwards Aubrey Richmond, Jenna, Andy Moore and some others hung out at In-N-Out Burger. Andy and I talked for quite a while, as we really just click, but sadly don't have opportunities to spend much time together. I gave him mad props for such an amazing job on backup guitar that night. He is such a talented, and very humble, guitarist. When Andy left, I joined in on the Scatagories game that was already in progress. Normally I am good thinking on my toes, but I couldn't think of any creative words for the game that night! We all had a great time and I was filled with so much joy as I drove back home to Orange County.

You never know how much you miss weekends until you have them back. Last weekend was spent just realizing that I now had weekends again. My brother Travis is having his 17th birthday party this weekend, so I decided to go back to Apple Valley for the weekend. It was almost like a mini vacation, seeing familiar things from a different viewpoint, behind detached from the normal day-to-day world, your worries set aside for the time being. Friday night Travis, his friend Adam Sweeney and I stayed up playing video games late into the night.

After sleeping in, mom and I went out to buy Gamecube games and accessories for Travis' birthday, as we ordered a Gamecube special online. He had a lot of friends come over, and everyone played DDR and watched Napoleon Dynamite. He was really excited when he finally got multiple plastic light sabers so he could battle with his friends. As most boys would do, we stayed up late again playing video games...

Calories don't count when you are at home. I decided to come up to my parent's house for the weekend. We are also celebrating my brother's 17th birthday. I also wanted to catch up with friends from the High Desert. I'm doing laundry (yes, it saves me quarters!) or else I will have to go around either nude, or in stinky clothes all while eating a high-carb diet of cashews and buttered toast at 2:30 in the morning! Besides, I don't have anything to worry about. I have no gut, am fit, look good, but still am single...hmmm. It's good to visit, it's nice to have weekends off now too. You feel more relaxed, as if you were at...home.

Is Google going to rule the world?

First the search engine, then GMail, then Picasa (WHICH ROCKS!), now Blogger? My first blog. I have created an online journal, but editing all the HTML, became tiresome and I guess that's why I laxed. More to come?