Yes that sounds like a retail commercial but for me it was a bunch of my friends getting together at my place for a cook out. I am following the legacy of my grandmothers in that I prepared enough meat for an army so I have plenty of burgers for leftovers. Chris came over and fixed his famous Jambalaya, Phil brought a pizza pasta salad that was excellent. Kara brought some pies that she slaved over and Eric & Jill brought some watermelon. Adam brought veggies and Ben brought cookies.
We had a blast hearing about turkey hunting stories and hearing the engagement story of Jonathan and Amanda.
God has blessed me so much with friends who love the Lord but also enjoy my cooking.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Friday, May 27, 2005
Disney World
It has been a while since those in blogland have heard from me. Part of it is I have been extremely busy in the weeks leading up to my vacation and this past week after my vacation. The other part of it is, lack of something to say.
So here is the low down of my trip. Those who have been reading my blog are aware that me and 3 other friends( known as the Band of Brothers(Adam, Eric, Phil & Myself)) were given a gift. It was a monetary gift with instructions that the money was to be used for us to take a trip. So we decided on Disney World.
We left on Saturday May 14. We headed down to Orlando and arrived around 8 or so. Checked in to our place and then went to Red Lobster to eat. We then walked around International Blvd in Orlando looking at the sights.
Sunday was our chill day. Phil went to see to his great-aunt while the rest of us played a game of putt-putt. I performed my typical and ended up in the typical last place. We then had milkshake and fries at Johnny Rockets.
Monday began our journey through the parks of Disney World. We began at Epcot. We had a great time in Future World and the World Showcase area. We met a talking trashcan named PUSH, a few foreigners and some of us even flirted with a cute shop girl from England. We ate in Japan. Then toured the other places making me long to travel to other places. We then walked to Boardwalk Disney and ate at the ESPN club. As we were leaving they were about to have a live interview with some hockey player. I don't remember who. We then went back for the firework show at Epcot. We left at around 9:20 in hot pursuit to get back to the resort so we could get a dip in the pool and hottub. But alas....we got lost....5 u-turns later we arrived back at our place.
Tuesday was Magic Kingdom day. It was a great. We road many rides 2 or 3 times due to the low crowds early AM, however by midafternoon it was crowded. But it was still not as crowded because the longest we waited in any line was 20-30 minutes for It's a Small World. Yes we went on that ride. Adam had never been to DW so it was a must do. We ate lunch at a pub near colonial village. After a fun day at the park we drove to Downtown Disney and picked up our Cirque Du Soliel Tickets and our Star Wars III tickets. We then ate at Rainforest Cafe. Though great food I was disappointed that no procedes of my meal were going to protect the rain forest.
Wednesday we went to MGM. It had the Muppets in 3D which was awesome. I am a huge Muppett fan. It also had a ride based on Star Wars that made many of us a little sick to our stomach. We finished up the park early and heading to the resort to change clothes and freshing up. For we were going to La Nouba.
It was AWESOME!! I would encourage everyone who enjoys circus type acts to see a Cirque Du Soliel show. There was not a bad seat in the place. It is was too good to be able to describe.
Thursday was Animal Kingdom, Disney's newest park. It was cool to see the animals and we saw a great bird show. Though it was very ironic that the place Phil said had the best food was a BBQ place. But it was good food.
Then came what we had all had been waiting for. We had 7:45 tickets on opening day for Star Wars. We ate at Wolfgang Puck Express and heading to the line to wait. We were able to get great seats and we were joined by great friends Andrew & Shannon Reagan who live in the Orlando area. We found out that they are expecting their first child. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Alas our trip was over at the conclusion of Star Wars. We had to take Eric to the airport and us to drive back to Auburn.
Overall it was a great trip. We are thankful for who ever sent that money and allowed us to take that trip.
I will post some pictures soon.
PS: Steve is this a big enough bone for you?
So here is the low down of my trip. Those who have been reading my blog are aware that me and 3 other friends( known as the Band of Brothers(Adam, Eric, Phil & Myself)) were given a gift. It was a monetary gift with instructions that the money was to be used for us to take a trip. So we decided on Disney World.
We left on Saturday May 14. We headed down to Orlando and arrived around 8 or so. Checked in to our place and then went to Red Lobster to eat. We then walked around International Blvd in Orlando looking at the sights.
Sunday was our chill day. Phil went to see to his great-aunt while the rest of us played a game of putt-putt. I performed my typical and ended up in the typical last place. We then had milkshake and fries at Johnny Rockets.
Monday began our journey through the parks of Disney World. We began at Epcot. We had a great time in Future World and the World Showcase area. We met a talking trashcan named PUSH, a few foreigners and some of us even flirted with a cute shop girl from England. We ate in Japan. Then toured the other places making me long to travel to other places. We then walked to Boardwalk Disney and ate at the ESPN club. As we were leaving they were about to have a live interview with some hockey player. I don't remember who. We then went back for the firework show at Epcot. We left at around 9:20 in hot pursuit to get back to the resort so we could get a dip in the pool and hottub. But alas....we got lost....5 u-turns later we arrived back at our place.
Tuesday was Magic Kingdom day. It was a great. We road many rides 2 or 3 times due to the low crowds early AM, however by midafternoon it was crowded. But it was still not as crowded because the longest we waited in any line was 20-30 minutes for It's a Small World. Yes we went on that ride. Adam had never been to DW so it was a must do. We ate lunch at a pub near colonial village. After a fun day at the park we drove to Downtown Disney and picked up our Cirque Du Soliel Tickets and our Star Wars III tickets. We then ate at Rainforest Cafe. Though great food I was disappointed that no procedes of my meal were going to protect the rain forest.
Wednesday we went to MGM. It had the Muppets in 3D which was awesome. I am a huge Muppett fan. It also had a ride based on Star Wars that made many of us a little sick to our stomach. We finished up the park early and heading to the resort to change clothes and freshing up. For we were going to La Nouba.
It was AWESOME!! I would encourage everyone who enjoys circus type acts to see a Cirque Du Soliel show. There was not a bad seat in the place. It is was too good to be able to describe.
Thursday was Animal Kingdom, Disney's newest park. It was cool to see the animals and we saw a great bird show. Though it was very ironic that the place Phil said had the best food was a BBQ place. But it was good food.
Then came what we had all had been waiting for. We had 7:45 tickets on opening day for Star Wars. We ate at Wolfgang Puck Express and heading to the line to wait. We were able to get great seats and we were joined by great friends Andrew & Shannon Reagan who live in the Orlando area. We found out that they are expecting their first child. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Alas our trip was over at the conclusion of Star Wars. We had to take Eric to the airport and us to drive back to Auburn.
Overall it was a great trip. We are thankful for who ever sent that money and allowed us to take that trip.
I will post some pictures soon.
PS: Steve is this a big enough bone for you?
Monday, May 02, 2005
Grace Conviction
So I was driving along listening to my audio tape "What's So Amazing About Grace" by Yancey, when I came to a great yet sad conclusion. I want grace more than I am willing to give it. Every time Yancey gives an example, I immediately think of a similar instance where someone should have shown me grace or at times did show me grace. Not once did I think of a parallel example in my own life where I should have shown grace.
Not very gracious of me is it??
Is it suppose to be this hard to understand something so wonderful as grace?
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