few things.
Ok. So it's been quite a while. Sometimes I just have nothing to say. Sometimes everything I want to say shouldn't be posted on the interweb. And sometimes I'm just too busy...and sometimes too lazy. So...a few things that have happened in the past 5 1/2 months since I last posted a lame happy new year blog....
1. I'm going to be a DAD!!!! Yup. That's number one...cuz I'm a number one dad. I know people that have got pregnant before and been like, "We were so surprised!!!" I would then be like, "So you were taking preventative measures?" They would then shake their heads and say no at which point I would be all, "How could you possibly be surprised if you weren't doing anything to prevent anything?!?!?!?!" (I would talk in vague language because I don't like talking about sex.) All that to say - I was totally surprised!!! I made Dawn take 3 pregnancy tests before I believed it! Now I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, still in denial, still freaking out, still trying to play it cool, and still super excited!!!
The other funny thing about the whole baby is that the due date is: December 21st. That week is without a doubt the busiest week of the year for me. This is going to make for a Crazy Christmas...even more than last year.
2. I'm working on a CD with Jenny Vick...the soon to be famous Jenny Vick. Wait til you hear it...some sweet songs coming out of her so be ready.
3. I got my hair cut today.
So that pretty much wraps up my year so far. I would like to blog more, especially about important things...but we'll see.
Happy New Year!!
Just got back from the Foursquare Youth Summit in Anaheim, CA. Great way to end a year.
Happy New Year to all. Hope yours was great.
I'm not making any resolutions really. I've been trying to get in shape for a few months and I'll keep that up. I've been reading more and I'll keep that up. I've been complaining more and I'll get that down. And I've been blogging quite a bit less, so I need to get back to that.
I don't really resolve to do any of those things though. Partially because I feel like this is going to be a year of changes for me. Going to college was a big change back in '95. I was there for six years and then I had a huge change in coming out to Seattle. I've been here for over six year now and I feel like things are changing.
I'm not talking about moving or changing jobs or anything, but my heart is changing. We'll see what this year brings.
Hope we have a kid this year. (No we're not pregnant.)
Enough said.
Packers and the Gym
On Thanksgiving the Packers were playing Detroit and I decided that since I was going to be sitting around eating most of the day I would be proactive and watch the game at the gym. So naturally I put on my Packers hat and went about my normal business at the gym.
I've heard people say that the gym is a great place to meet people, but I actually have only met a couple employees so far. Most people just put on their headphones and stick to themselves so that's what I do too.
But Thanksgiving was way different. During the game so many people talked to me and I met more people than I have in the past 2 months of going there. People were congratulating me and telling me how much they loved the Pack and how excited they were for them this year. I learned where people were from since they would preface by saying, "I'm not from WI, I'm from (insert your city/state here) but I've always been a fan of the Packers."
Anyway, it was a lot of fun. Just goes to show that it only takes a small point of connection for people to open up start conversations.
Busy...
For those of you wondering why I have fell off the blogosphere (Jenny), let me give you a quick recap of my last month. 1. Unceasing Worship conference which I helped out a lot for. 2. The day after the converence instead of a long awaited vacaction to Mexico, Dawn and I last minute changed out plans and went to Madison, WI to help take care of my dad who has a severe case of trigeminal neuralgia. 2. Helped organize music for our district conference the day after we got back. 3. One week after that I led a music team to Manila for 10 days. 4. Day I got back I had so much work to do to get ready for the Off The Map conference, where I helped out a lot again. So yup, I've been so busy I can barely think, let alone get things out in any understandable manor. So I'm sorry to all who count on me for random thought.
On a side note, I did stay awake for the longest single time ever in my life. 36 hours. I didn't sleep on the flight back from Manila. Got home at 8:00am. Got to work at noon and worked 9 hours (scheduled for 4.) The next day I worked 14 hours so I had no time for jet lag. I don't recomend doing this unless you want to die young.
Getting Rid of Cable?
If you recall that we bit the bullet and got cable a while back. Well, I'm sick of it. All that fake crap just makes me mad. Selfish relationships, plastic beauty, exessive materialism, and spirituality void of any true meaning. Now I know that not everything is that way, but most of it. In
my opinion at least. Maybe I'll rant more about specific shows another time.
Remember when MTV and VH1 played music videos?
Here's the thing. People find more of their identity from these hollow TV shows than they do from the God who created them. If they're on TV, and if they're rich, they must have the good life. Well, they're also addicted to drugs and alcohol, just as insecure as any of us, and unable to keep lasting relationships. They think, and we often infer, that because they can do whatever they want whenever they want, they live a good life. And because they live the good life, so many of us want to live like them.
Sorry but most people with too much money and fame don't have a clue. Or at least any more than you or I do.
So I want to get rid of cable when our price doubles in January. But Dawn doesn't. This will be an ongoing conversation in our house. Any thoughts?
Workin Out
So Dawn and I got memberships at Gold's Gym a few weeks ago. It's pretty funny when I think about it cuz we're such inactive people. But that's why we needed to. My goal was to get from 194lbs to 179 lbs before we leave for Mexico on Sunday. I weighed in today at 181. 2 lbs left and 5 days. Pretty sure I can do this. After our vacation my goal is to get to 170 and stay there.
I am really noticing a difference in how I feel throughout the day. I have more energy and I'm way more focused. I'm getting more done. I used to think that I was too busy to work out, but I'm getting way more done. Plus, as I'm on the elliptical I've been reading and just finished my second book this month while I jog.
I know I did a massive diet change 5 years ago and lost tons of weight, which was good, but not really healthy. This time I'm losing it at a much safer rate and I'm exercising with it so I don't just lose muscle along with the fatty boom batty only to slow my metabolism and gain it all back.
I'm also now convinced that health is holistic. Body, mind, spirit. I mean, I kinda knew that to be true but never did anything about it. Someday when I'm in charge (of what I don't know, but someday it will happen) I will definately preach taking care of your body.
Christians often talk about being the temple of the Holy Spirit. I've heard so many people condemn smoking and drinking because of that, yet they don't take care of their body either. Hypocritical.
Anyway, go work that temple. God thanks you for it.
Subway
So I went to a new Subway tonight to get a wrap, cuz I'm trying to eat kinda healthy now days. And it was awesome. I ordered a chicken wrap and the dude working asked if I had ever tried this other kind of chicken. I said no and so he made me another wrap with that chicken and said to see what I like better. I said, "Oh man, I can't eat two of these, I trying to eat right now days." So he said, "Ok, I'll make you a salad then." I left with 2 wraps and a salad. He also offered a drink, but I resisted. Then he said, "You don't look like the kind of guy that's going to call my manager and tell him about this."
All I can say is, I'm going back to that one tomorrow.
And for those who are wondering what happened to my inportant blog presence all summer, I don't know. Where did summer go? So I'm back at it with months full of thoughts to write about. Too bad I didn't start this time.
Bite the Bullet and Restitution
Well...Dawn and I finally decided to bite the bullet and get our very own internet provider. I have never had to pay for internet before. Throughout college we could get it for free from the school. Then for a couple years I lived with people who had internet. And recently (for the last 3 years) I just would get internet from the neighbor's wireless. But those days of scamming internet are over.
Here's why. Dawn got a new latop of her own. Til now we just shared one. And now that we are both using the internet at home I figured it just is too much to be weighing our neighbors bandwidth down. And Comcast has a new deal now so now is the time.
Paying for internet is a little disheartening to me. I sort of prided myself in always finding free internet. It's like the feeling of knowing where free parking is downtown when everyone else is paying.
So because of all the years of using others' wireless, I'm leaving mine open for my neighbors as well. How's that for restitution?
