Gainesville trip: Day 7 This should be the shortest and least interesting post of all. Basically, I woke up, went and ate lunch at a local Chicago-style pizza joint called Leonardo’s, watched a little of the NFL Draft, packed up my stuff, drove to Jacksonville, hopped on
Read more →Gainesville trip: Day 6 Today was pretty good and I got to see a lot of people. First thing, I went and got lunch with a couple friends (yeah, my sleeping hours have slipped to the 4 am to noon window). Then, we played some Spades until
Read more →Gainesville trip: Day 5 We spent most of the day at the annual End-of-the-year Crusade Picnic. I think this was my sixth such picnic and it was the first time I’ve actually stayed for the whole thing. We had a good time goofin’ off, playin’ frisbee golf
Read more →Gainesville trip: Day 4 I spent most of the morning sleeping and watching TV. Then, I went to lunch with a couple friends at the Chicken Kitchen and went over to see their new place where they will be living this fall. It’s a pretty nice place,
Read more →Gainesville trip: Day 3 Yesterday’s support appointment went well and I’m not officially on three peoples’ MDPs (I think that’s right and I think it’s “Ministry Development Plan”; it’s a TLA–Three Letter Acronym). I’m excited to be giving to Crusade beginning in July and I think it’s
Read more →Gainesville trip: Day 2 I was up until 4:30 last night; I haven’t been up that late since before I left here, I think. The CRU leadership meeting was good and it was great to see everyone. It was also really good to hear what all has
Read more →Gainesville trip: Day 1 I’m including the little bit of time that I spent with my buddies last night in this day. Basically, we arrived in G-ville around midnight, went to a friend’s place and watched the end of the Rockets vs. Lakers playoff game, then I
Read more →So far, so good I spent most of my day with my family and I enjoyed every minute of it. I went out to lunch with my dad and had a great conversation, then hung out with my stepmother and two siblings and had a great time,
Read more →All set A 45-minute nap, 20 minutes of folding laundry, 45 minutes of packing and a few minutes to burn a CD and I’m ready to go. Off to Florida for a week. There’s no way I’ve overestimated the good time I’ll be having.
Read more →Ready to go? Not even close. Have I started packing? Of course not. Have I got all my ducks in a row? Not a chance. But, in 24 hours, I’ll be in Jacksonville, probably hanging at some friends’ house and beginning to enjoy my first vacation. Tonight,
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