| | I think that's actually the title for an MTV show. But it's a great tagline for... anything in your life. Endeavor to make each day better than the day before. Tomorrow will be better than today. 07 will kick 06's butt [it... it's actually done that already for me, and we're only in April] and 2008 will rock '07's socks off.
Let's see. Last update was Saturday. Sunday was Easter service. Pretty cool. Talked about Jesus's scourging, time in the garden, betrayal, death, and of course - resurrection. Then we came home and hung out. Ate ham. Good stuff.
Monday I worked with Caleb and I made some good money. On my home the Hare's invited me to go see Mrs. Hare's side of the family. So I went, ate, had a good time. Her whole family like tried to intimidate me by appearing aloof and withdrawn by sitting in the other room. Which... I found hilarious.
Tuesday I worked with... Joseph? Yes, Joseph. 'Cause we blew through it like speed demons. He got me extremely motivated and I knocked out some windows like... fast. We got off work early and went to the Hare's so Joseph could meet Juan and Eric, these two adorable 4 and 5 year olds. So we played with them at the park and then wound up staying at the Hare's until 10. Mrs. Hare offered us pizza. How could we refuse? We had to stay. *laughs* You all have *no* idea how weird somethings are for me and just... totally out of my comfort zone.
Wednesday I think I worked with Eddie. Which was good 'cause I haven't talked with him in a while. Got out on time/a little early and I went to Nigel and Amanda's youth group and hung out and then Nigel and the Hare's and I went to Starbucks afterwards. Fun stuff. I like all those conversations. =)
Thursday was... I have no idea. It's honestly like a blank space that just says "day before Prom".
Friday was funny because I had to work, but since I was only working half a day, I was going to follow the van with my car. But the job was in Schertz. Which means instead of waking up at 5:45, I can get up at like 7:40. Well, long story short I didn't leave my house until 10:00. The guys were super-late getting to the job site for various reasons. So I work for 2 or 3 hours and head back home. Me and dad are working on the Chevelle. We had... actually a lot to do. Switching wheels/tires, installing a new alternator, painting the differential cap and replacing the fluid, cleaning the windows... a few other things. It was crazy. It wound up with me getting ready in like... half an hour. It was amazing. I showered, shaved, brushed my teeth, put on deodorant and special AXE spray [Essence > others], and got dressed [which... in a tuxedo is like an accomplishment by itself] and we took off in the Chevelle to drop of Noah, pick up Amanda and go to Prom.
Prom was... in one word: Rowdy. And if I used more words, I'd write an essay on it. Kinda like I did with D'Nae this afternoon. *laughs* I really don't want to get into it, but there were a few rough patches [not for me personally, just... because people close to me to were going through some negative stuff in places] but for the vast majority of the time it was just totally awesome. Like, really good. We had to leave a bit early to get Amanda home on time, but the ride home was... I don't know what the word is for that feeling. It was good. It rained, the Chevelle's engine was loud, it was lightning'ing [real word!], and we got to talk for a little bit.
Mmm. After we dropped Amanda off at her house, I went to IHOP with Nigel, Claire, and Heather. Brian showed up later. I just want to say one thing for you kids out there: Be very very careful at night time. The old fogies can tell you it's dangerous with drunk people running around and *you* may never see them, but they're out there. And a few of us ran into a few of them last night. It's... just not "safe", eh? So be careful when you drive at night.
Then me and Nigel stayed up talking for a while at his house and we crashed like... 3 or so. Which isn't *that* late, but when your whole night has been completely and totally physically and emotionally exhausting it feels much much later than it is.
I slept till 12:40 this morning. It was glorious, except for Nigel's crappy upper bunk. Gah, my back. Mmm. Yeah, so I hung out for a while. Guided Nigel to a victory over Joseph in Supreme Commander. Wrote D'Nae a huge email. Worked out details with Joe about Freddie's party tonight and returning our formal wear to the Men's Wearhouse. Went with Nigel to church at CBC. Got drafted as a communion server dude. I've never been in the main/new building until today. Of course, "new" to me... is like 3 or 4 years old. During youth group Nigel was a table leader and I actually took a stroll down memory lane because the youth meet in the old sanctuary, which is where we used to do P.E. I went in the old CBC Homeschool group class rooms. Sat down in the room I used to take art lessons in. Thought about all the time I spent in those rooms, with those people. Annie, Cherie, Desiree, Marin, Nigel... it was old school. I greatly enjoyed it. Not so much because that was a good period of my life, but ... it's good to remember who you were, what you did, where you came from. Good to remember and see how things have changed.
Freddie's party was a blast. I was the Serial Killer and I won a Mafia game. It was... great fun. Steve and I really hit it up. We made up some funny stuff. Happy Birthday Frankie. I know you were 17 back in February. But your April party was lots of fun. Hahahaha. Poor kid had to wait 2 months.
And... now I'm back here. It's been a crazy, full tilt week. I'm hoping to relax tomorrow. Sleep in. Lay about the house. Call a few friends. That kind of stuff.
You are my brothers and my sisters - old or young, friends for 20 years or met with in the past one year. If we're not on speaking terms, I wish we were. If I've offended you I didn't mean to. If we haven't talked in a while, I hope we can catch up soon. I love each and every one of you, even if I don't act like it sometimes.
Awards go out as follows:
Monday - Caleb, for being a cool worker, and for being at 10% to let me make 20% on 700 bucks. Heck yes.
Tuesday - Joseph, for being a good sport about staying at the Hare's house so late. And to Mrs. Hare for making us stay for dinner. It was good.
Wednesday - Eddie for the day at work and Amanda for good talking.
Thursday - Megan. For kicking my butt when I needed it.
Friday - Amanda. For... everything. The spirited dancing, the crying, the talking, the looking awesome together in pictures, and for the ride home.
Saturday - Nigel. Because we rock. We won at SupCom, we served up communion, and we rocked Frankie's party.
For the whole week - My parents. For being cool with how much time I spend away from the house working, being with my girlfriend, and just flat out partying. For trusting me and for helping me when I need it. And for fixing that car so it looked so great for Prom night.
Jehovah Shalom, God of Peace - nothing missing, lacking or broken.
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