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chestnutcurlsI had a great weekend. :) Austin Powers: hilarious in some parts (the first five minutes, the "mole" part, Dr. Evil's Jay-Z impression), not so hilarious in other parts (basically the rest of the movie). Evan and Ryan and I saw tons of people we knew at the theater, so that was fun. I felt bad for my brother, though, since he spent a lot of time sitting there listening to us talk about stuff he doesn't know about. :)
My brother revealed to me that he and his friends are forming a band. I think it's so funny (not in a making-fun-of-them way, but in a good way). He's going to buy Ryan's electric guitar so they can get started. It's hard for me to imagine my little brother as a wannabe rock star, but he's really excited about it. I just hope my parents don't go crazy from the noise. :)
Yesterday was long, but great. After church, lunch, and dashing back to Kathy's to water the plants, I went back to church for the new members class. Matt, Alli, and I are all going through the process together, and we were very glad of each other's company- we were the only single people there, and the youngest by at least 10 years. Everyone had to fill out a vital-stats form upon arrival, and I got kind of annoyed at the married-bias of the form. Most of the spaces were about your spouse and kids and stuff. Then, in the space for phone numbers, they only had two lines: one for "Husband" and one for "Wife." Unbeknownst to each other, Alli and I both crossed these out vehemently and wrote, "Me" in big letters next to one line. :) We said later that we were both thinking, "It's just me! Is that okay?" I know that married people are the majority, and they're trying to support the covenant family and everything, but it grated on me. Like I'm only half a person, without a husband. :P
Anyway, now that we're through the class, there's a dinner we're supposed to go to at the pastor's house in a few weeks. Then we each have to have an interview. Then we can join the church. After that, there's another class we're suggested to go to during Sunday School time, but it lasts 12 weeks, and I am NOT willing to miss my Sunday School for 12 weeks. Especially when we're about to get a new minister (not that anyone knows who yet, but still). Those transition times are crucial.
I'm sure you guys care so much about the mechanics of my church. But that's a big event with me right now, so :P. :)
So. Back to Sunday. After the class, we went to Matt's to get ready for Sunday Night Fellowship. It was the first RUF gathering we've had in months, and it was great to see everyone, including Robert, our new campus minister. Also, our friend Jon, who's an incredible singer-songwriter, gave us an impromptu concert in the living room. :) Then, we wanted to go to a party that was going on for BJ and Robin. And I did something I never thought I'd do. I let Evan drive my car. I kept reiterating what a big step of trust this was for me to let him behind the wheel of the Death Trap, and this seemed to make him happy. He was very careful with the car and we had no incidents. :) When we got to the party, it was deserted. So we left and drove around for a while. Ryan called me on the new phone, saying that he and the others wanted to go somewhere. We couldn't decide on a place, so Ryan hung up on me. :P I was starving and not in very good shape, sugar-wise, so we went to Evan's to make spaghetti. No sooner did we start looking for a pot than Matt called and said they had decided to go to Perkins. We met them up there, and we all had a great time. The only other people in the place were a couple and their two kids, who were probably traumatized by our continual Austin Powers lapses ("Mole! Moley-moley-moley!"). I didn't get home until midnight, having not been back to the apartment since Friday. Then there was cleaning and settling-in to be done. So, needless to say, I am pretty tired. But happy. I'm not sure why I shared this whole unexciting story, but if you ever wondered what a night in my life was like, there you go. I'll try not to post like this again. :)
And Kathy is coming home! In fact, she may even be home as I type!
Happy, happy, happy. :)
My brother revealed to me that he and his friends are forming a band. I think it's so funny (not in a making-fun-of-them way, but in a good way). He's going to buy Ryan's electric guitar so they can get started. It's hard for me to imagine my little brother as a wannabe rock star, but he's really excited about it. I just hope my parents don't go crazy from the noise. :)
Yesterday was long, but great. After church, lunch, and dashing back to Kathy's to water the plants, I went back to church for the new members class. Matt, Alli, and I are all going through the process together, and we were very glad of each other's company- we were the only single people there, and the youngest by at least 10 years. Everyone had to fill out a vital-stats form upon arrival, and I got kind of annoyed at the married-bias of the form. Most of the spaces were about your spouse and kids and stuff. Then, in the space for phone numbers, they only had two lines: one for "Husband" and one for "Wife." Unbeknownst to each other, Alli and I both crossed these out vehemently and wrote, "Me" in big letters next to one line. :) We said later that we were both thinking, "It's just me! Is that okay?" I know that married people are the majority, and they're trying to support the covenant family and everything, but it grated on me. Like I'm only half a person, without a husband. :P
Anyway, now that we're through the class, there's a dinner we're supposed to go to at the pastor's house in a few weeks. Then we each have to have an interview. Then we can join the church. After that, there's another class we're suggested to go to during Sunday School time, but it lasts 12 weeks, and I am NOT willing to miss my Sunday School for 12 weeks. Especially when we're about to get a new minister (not that anyone knows who yet, but still). Those transition times are crucial.
I'm sure you guys care so much about the mechanics of my church. But that's a big event with me right now, so :P. :)
So. Back to Sunday. After the class, we went to Matt's to get ready for Sunday Night Fellowship. It was the first RUF gathering we've had in months, and it was great to see everyone, including Robert, our new campus minister. Also, our friend Jon, who's an incredible singer-songwriter, gave us an impromptu concert in the living room. :) Then, we wanted to go to a party that was going on for BJ and Robin. And I did something I never thought I'd do. I let Evan drive my car. I kept reiterating what a big step of trust this was for me to let him behind the wheel of the Death Trap, and this seemed to make him happy. He was very careful with the car and we had no incidents. :) When we got to the party, it was deserted. So we left and drove around for a while. Ryan called me on the new phone, saying that he and the others wanted to go somewhere. We couldn't decide on a place, so Ryan hung up on me. :P I was starving and not in very good shape, sugar-wise, so we went to Evan's to make spaghetti. No sooner did we start looking for a pot than Matt called and said they had decided to go to Perkins. We met them up there, and we all had a great time. The only other people in the place were a couple and their two kids, who were probably traumatized by our continual Austin Powers lapses ("Mole! Moley-moley-moley!"). I didn't get home until midnight, having not been back to the apartment since Friday. Then there was cleaning and settling-in to be done. So, needless to say, I am pretty tired. But happy. I'm not sure why I shared this whole unexciting story, but if you ever wondered what a night in my life was like, there you go. I'll try not to post like this again. :)
And Kathy is coming home! In fact, she may even be home as I type!
Happy, happy, happy. :)
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