Wow...

I almost completely forgot about the blog in this past month, sorry! I can't believe I let it slip for so long and thank you Brittany for the great reminder.

In this past month I have been a busy boy. I had some fun visitors drop by here to say hi. It was so great having my parents make the trip and it was so great for my mental health to see them, and their little stow away! I was so surprised to see Brittany had stowed away in the car and completely surprised me.

I think this is a good time to take a step back and take a closer look at surprises. Now when someone is surprised, they basically have two responses that they can give. There is the ecstatic response, which is your standard shocked, crazy excited response that delivers immediate satisfaction to the surpriser (I'm pretty sure that isn't a real word). The second response is a the confused response. This is characterized by a general shock that is highlighted by tones of confusion. The I'm happy to see you, buy I'm soooooooo stinkin' confused right now response. Generally less satisfaction is given to the surpriser, and often confused with not being happy about the surprise. The later is the the response that I gave. Just complete shock and bewilderment.

So crazy, I had such a good time with all three of them and showed them around. I showed them St. Paul and some of the city and some of the good eats that are unique to Abilene. I just can't say enough how great it was to see them and it literally recharged my batteries so much. I love my parents and my fiancee so so sooooo much!

After the crew took off to go home, I led a group of sixth graders (3 of them) on a "confirmation trip) to Dallas. We had an amazing time visiting a jewish synague, a greek orthodox church, and an all african american, "lively" church service. I learned a ton on this trip. The goal of the trip was to expose the students to our Christian roots and other worship styles.

Also, another fun thing that has been going on is premarital counseling. So much fun. I thought that it was going to be wierd and awkward, but it really hasn't. Brittany goes over to the pastor's house and we video chat me in and that's how it works. The whole process has been extremely affirming to our reletionship. On a side note, THIS WEDDING NEEDS TO HURRY UP AND HAPPEN ALREADY!!!! I have been engaged long enough, it's time to get married.

Whelp, I have been jumping around a lot here, so thanks for playing a long. I will try harder to keep you in the loop and see you guys sooooo soon!