Okay, I need to post something about this weekend... I think I'll do it by topic...

• Driving a Stick-Shift Car - Starting out on Thursday, I had about three hours or less of driving time in my new car. I was a little nervous, but I knew that I would get the experience fast on a 6 hour trip. Yep, I was right. I must have stalled out 20-30 times. I got into Eugene and did not want to drive any longer. My nerves were shot! So that night and the next two days my friend Ryan got to help me out. Then I drove a lot more and by the time I got back up here in Everett, I was pretty comfortable with the car. That's not to say that I don't stall out or jerk around, but I'm getting better.



• Bachelor Party - I probably shouldn't say much about this, except that it was fun. Just think ducttape, blindfold, and graveyard. *grins* No worries, we didn't do bodily harm to Jason...



• Apartment Hunting - Yes, Friday Josh, Brittany, Ryan and I went looking at apartments. For those of you that didn't know, Josh, another guy - Reece, and I are planning on rooming together next year. It was interesting, we went to three places that I had found on forrent.com and talked to them about getting a 3 bedroom apartment. One would be incredibly expensive (huge deposit and lots of paperwork) and the other two didn't have any three-bedrooms open. So, we're kinda up in the air about that. Especially since Josh and I don't have any credit history. Josh is possibly going to live at his dad's this year so that he can save up money for his wedding in June. So that would help things as far as Reece and I finding an apartment. (Josh, if you read this, remember, I'm totally okay with either decision you make). Reece doesn't return from Malaysia until the first week of September and I don't get back in town until the 8th. It's going to be interesting to see how the apartment hunting goes in the middle of everyone else looking for a place.



• Jason's Wedding and Reception - This was a blast! I wasn't in the ceremony, but I did hang out with those that were. Got to see a few people that I hadn't connected with in a long time, such as Brian. Anyways, the ceremony went really quick in comparison with the other two weddings I've been to this year. The pastor didn't even give a sermonette. I think Jason and Michelle just wanted this to be done with. Right before the ceremony I went out and "decorated" Jason's car. I also filled the back seat with balloons. What's funny is that I got a compliment on it from the bride herself... Heh. We then went to the reception out at her church. That was a lot of fun 'cause I got to socialize with three couples from school. It was a time for reconnecting and fun. One of those couples is getting married in a couple of weeks and they really want me to be there. I'm looking at the price of gas (2.75) and thinking that it probably won't happen. I could get down there before they have the ceremony 'cause it's an evening wedding if I really wanted to spend the money. Oh well, that's still in a couple of weeks.



• Christ Fellowship - I went to Christ Fellowship for church. Wow, it really felt like I was home. Everyone was really glad to see me and hugged me and talked to me. Service was excellent, all about forgivness and how much God forgives us. Forgiving when you've been let down. It really made me think.



• CF College/Career Group - What was cool is that I get the update emails from CCG and I read about this picnic they were going to have. Lo and behold, it's the same weekend I'm there. So I spent all Sunday afternoon at Emerald Park. I don't play volleyball (certain experience back in the day dealing with a popped out shoulder makes me leary of that activity), so I played some games, ate food, talked, tossed around a frizbee and generally had a great time. Then a group of us went over to Jason and Kristen's and we talked, goofed off, played a game and again, had a great time! I went back to Jack and Lisa's for the night and then left the next morning.



• Heidi - Heidi called me while I was on the road and she told me that today (Monday) was her day off. I mentally did a break down of all the days this week and Monday was the only day I could get together with her. So we hung out in Edmonds. There's this sweet antique mall that we spent time in - looking at all the old stuff, finding old books that were way out of my price range. Then we found this cool little woodcraft store. Most of it was exotic wood imported from Indonesia. Cinnamon wood - a table made out of cinnamon and teaque (sp)! It was a great design too, all curvy and the chairs were curvy too - for a space saver. If the price tag wasn't over two thousand, I would get that table... *grins* Then we went to the mall and had Orange Julius. All in all, a good time meeting with an RIer.



• Future thoughts - Just under a month until I return to Eugene and start preparing for my last year of school. It's an interesting thought that the four years I knew exactly where I was going to be are coming to an end. I still have no clue what I'll do afterwards. I'm very tempted to stay in Eugene, get a job to pay off loans, and minister in the church I'm in right now. *shrugs* We shall see, we shall see. There's a lot that could happen between now and graduation. Who knows, I could be an associate somewhere, or planting a church, or something along those lines.