WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008

~for 12/10/08~ (YESTERDAY)
Okay, this post was suppose to be for yesterday. That is why it is not completely official looking. Ya see I blogged form bed yesterday, and well I did not wait to hear the reply message. I passed out before it came. The reply message told me that the post was unsuccessful. DO'OH! No big deal though. I think this post will suffice.

Anyways, Today (referring to Yesterday), wow this could be confusing. Little do you know I do this all the time on the blogs that get posted and say, "WILL UPDATE TOMORROW." But today was a good day. I went to Snider (High School I do contact work at for Young Life), and talked/chilled with many kids. I found Nicky in C lunch, and we chatted it up a bit in the hall.I thought it was really good because Nick is honest with me. That makes a relationship with anyone so much easier, but especially with a high schooler, who has a tremendous amount of things going through their mind at any given second. Honesty makes a "real"relationship so much easier. Nick always seems to be honest with me, a little held back maybe, but honest none the less.
After I left Snider, I had a small amount of time to kill. I went to school and studied a bit for my final test in OLS. Well, first I procrastinated as much as possible of course.

Went to work, and then....

CLUB today was the last one of the year/semester. It was good because at the end all of the leaders stood up and spoke a bit to the kids about a specific subject. I talked about prayer and how it has impacted my life and relationship with Christ. It was awesome, and I felt like the kids eyes were linked on me. They were 'hearing' what I was saying, not just listening. After CLUB got over, I went to my friend Bruce's house, where Joe (fellow YL leader in training, but only for temporary time b/c he is going into military) was also. Bruce is a long time friend, and Joe is a new friend. Joe knows Bruce because they work with each other.We nerded it up a bit playing video games and listening to Bruce's amazing stereo system. Bruce has always been a speaker and technology kind of guy. I went home and passed out. PASSED OUT!!

do all good things have to end?

I suppose some good things never have to come to and end. BUT, the farm did. Before I left for Fort Lame (kidding, I love Fort Wayne) I decided to change the oil in my car. I did it all by myself. Well, I suppose I had a little bit of help, maybe support from Bernie, the Saint Bernard (Dick's dog).

The drive home was a pretty one, but I am thinking that pretty much anywhere in Indiana with tree's is a pretty drive right now.

The drive home was enjoyable, but leaving the farm was not. It is like I am back in High School. When I was in High School, I would get a churning stomach feeling when I had to leave Dick's farm. I love it there so much, almost as if I belong there. ~SIGH~

The most bizarre thing happened too right before I left. I said my goodbyes, and received my final words of wisdom..things like, "don't eat the rat poison." But was completely thrown for a lope when I was handed a check for an amount of money far crazier for me to comprehend. I was paid for this weekend??? I was paid real money to do something that I would happily pay my own hard earned money to do myself. This was hard for me to understand. I am still not really sure why Dick decided to pay me, but I didn't turn back or rip up the check. I will just be extremely grateful, and put the money to good use.

When I got home, I decided I would go to the library to write some of my English paper......well that didn't go too well, so I went to my best friends parents house to hang out with his little brother Nicky. Nicky goes to Snider (the school I do contact work at for Young Life) and I have needed to spend time with Nick, so I just did it. Super fun too!! Nick is AMAZING at Call Of Duty 4 (action/first person shooter game for X-Box 360).Nicky is such a cool dude. Far cooler than most kids I know, and I know quite a few. He is extremely genuine, and funny. His humor reminds me of his brothers, and that is hard to come by.Yes, we ended the evening with some PIZZA HUT. By far not our first choice for pizza, but really the only place we could go to late at night none the less. So, we made it work. Nicky is the man! Pizza is the food! Bernie is the dog! And it is time to hit the sack.