I am a M-A-N

This past Sunday I did man stuff while Chris was at her drunk-fest wedding shower. I haven't done much mechanical in a while and it felt good. I repaired a 4 wheeler that wouldn't start. I came back to the house smelling like oil and gas. It was a great accomplishment. I think it even surprised my dad.
Summer session ended this Monday. I am on short break until Fall starts after Labor day weekend. Chris is on a crazy diet. All she is eating is pizza, ho dogs, and cheeseburgers....A lot. All the time. It is out of control and she should be called out. School is great and I can't wait for Fall because I will only be in class on Monday days and Wednesday nights.
Our house is looking awesome. They are painting it tomorrow. The cabinets are in and they look better than I thought they would! At the end of the month we will go to "summer camp" for a few weeks when we stay with the Lamirand's or in Casa Grande.
Work is good, I just planned a retreat in Sonoita for the youth leaders. I really liked it! Maybe I should be a Camp Coordinator. I was geeking over planning sessions, lessons, and activities. Plus it's Sonoita, so I am excited just to take everyone there. Ooh pizza man is at there door, gotta feed the wife.

Out of the Lease

Well...Chris got us out of our lease. Yea! but...our closing date on our house moved back a month. Boo! so...I think we will still move out but we need a place to move into. Speaking of our house, this morning I got up at 5:30am to drive down and wire the house for surround sound. Good thing too, I was about 5 minutes ahead of the dry wall guys. Yikes! almost missed my chance!

I don't know what to call this

This weekend I learned a lesson in patience. Being in a group where everyone has an idea but no follow thru nor an authoritative leader was hard for me. Complete dysfunction. Chaos yet... i dunno. Some say the matriarch is sovereign but that would only apply to one with a system. There is no system. It's emotional and easliy persudaed. It was like the wind constantly changing directions or herding cats.
I somewhat expected this and decided the only way this OCD lil guy would survive would be to keep my mouth shut and stand close to my wife. Let everything go and have absolutely no imput. Somehow my anxiety was still at record highs.
On the way over instead of listening to the audio CD playing "we" decided that it would be more fun to talk on the phone with our family and friends for the 8 (but turned out 12)hour drive. I'm sure everyone in the car didn't mind listening to the conversations being had "privately" on the phone for that period of time. The following day my wife said she would be gone an hour (the "kids" were to have the day to do their own thing while the "adults" went and played) but it turned into the whole day. I enjoyed watching straight to video movies on HBO the ENTIRE day. good times. Sunday came and I got to meet all the wonderful old people of Calvery Church in Bakersfield. This included some very interesting characters. Many didn't function at a high level but that was OK I didn't mind repeating my name and how old I was for hours on end.
After the "party" we decided it was a no nonsence drive home. I had learned my lesson on the way over so on the way home I stuck to my noise canceling ear phones and DVD's on the computer. It really made the 45 minute runs between "stops" just whiz by. I think greyhound makes less stops and travels faster.
Highlights where the food. no doubt. I had the best calzone I have ever eaten at Fugotti's. I also had some decent BBQ at Jake's. I had an amazing shake at Dewar's. And I also got to eat in-and-out (which is a special treat in my family).
All-in-all it was nice to get out of town, stay in a hotel, not have to drive, and eat some good food. It was great to hang out with Micah and Emily. So...would I do it again. No.

su-fee-yawn

I loved the show. I don't know where to begin. They came out in the costumes to the right and did cheers, songs, praises, and chants! It was comical, nerdy, witty, and moving. What surpirsed me the most was the audience. His music is heavily bango driven and it was all high school kids. I have no idea when high school kids started listening to talented musicianship but they where there. I think the sound was James Taylor meets Napolean Dynomite and the audience was a bunch of glasses-wearing, mac-using, band nerds. They rocked my nerd socks off! It was nice to be in a small venue too! Liking unpopular bands is great because you actually get to see them up close. I hope you will all catch a show when they come thru your town, speaking of which they are from Holland, MI so I don't know how some of you didn't see this guy coming!

Sufjan Stevens Concert

We are going to see Sufjan tonight at a little theatre here in town tonight. I am ready for some fun because we have too many balls in the air. My anxiety is high. Christine's job isn't paying what we need and could be problematic with closing on our house, music ladies are giving me a hard time at church, our apartments living room was flooded with water and we had to stay in a hotel, I need to registrar for class but we are tapped out on cash, did I mention we are trying to close on our first house. Anyway, I am about to blow up internally and I am ready for a good concert.