i'm sitting here in my home watching the movie Julia and Julie which if you've seen that you know its all about blogging........ of course, this sprung me into thoughts about how i have a blog of my own and how i vowed to blog about my spring break. Therefore i am here to update.
side note: there is also another blog giving her own perspective of the trip called bethanitely.blogspot.com (that's Bethany's blog, so you can check that out too, she's a better writer than i, so enjoy)
Friday (day1)--------------------------
Friday, I finished my classes (which consisted of a 7:50) and hung out a lot in McConn waiting for everyone else to be done so we could all celebrate in the freshness of a new break. For dinner I went to the "Bro-ho's!" for some taco eats. Zack, Bobby, David, Alyssa, "K-Shoe," Bethany and I were all on the guest list. After this delishious event, which was filling for both the I soul and stomach, I came back to North Hall East where we did health and safety checks to the musical inspirations of Shara's iPod. We split up into teams on staff. Shara and i decided to take the short end of the 3 on 2 competition... i mean we're good at health and safeties so its understandable that we don't mind the handicap. After finishing the room checks, Bobby came over to hang out and sew my pants. After waiting for David to call, He and Alyssa came over to watch Benny and Joon (great movie if you've never seen it you should check into it). As we were watching the movie, the whole room became a sewing sweat shop. David started sewing Alyssa's button on her coat and Noelle brought out a sweater that i began to mend. It was fun. After our fun in Noelle's apartment, we said our goodbyes and went to our snuggly beds.
INSERT VIDEO...soon to come (you fans hate it.... or.. maybe you don't cause you don't exist.....meh).
Saturday (day2)----------------
Saturday=Driving to WI.
Everyone on staff woke up to eat some breakfast at Richard's! yum yum yum. Breakfast consisted of Noelle sneaking Emilie's coffee (because it would be free if Emilie ordered it and Noelle drank it), The waitress trying to make Emilie's mom eat breakfast, the waitress thinking she had family near the beaches of NC when really the places she mentioned are hours from the beach, and Mrs. Schrock circling the parking lot trying to trick Noelle. :) After breakfast we came back to the dorm and kicked everyone out by 10:00 am so we could finish the health and safety checks. Then we all cleaned, packed, and hit the road. Bethany and I had begun out trek through the new world!
The road to Sparta, WI! This time was filled with music, goofie loner trees, WINDMILLS(!), reading, and "why are barns red?" When we finally made it to WI, dad met us at the local Culvers where Bethany tasted her first cheese curds. delish! Then we headed back to dad's place where we got settled and watched some Seinfeld! (exclimation point!)
Sunday (day3)-------------------
Sunday was our full day in WI. We spent it going to church, eating brunch, visiting a legit cheese shop (Humbird Cheese), seeing the mississippi (!), "is dooby there?" also dad gave us a tour of Ft. McCoy, and we saw the epic goal of the US vs. Canada hockey game... except the US lost in the end :(
Dad's little home is cute and quant and very "J"-ish if i can make reference to the MBTI. I'm glad we got to spend some time up there and that Bethany was gracious and willing to spend a few days with me and dad being weird. I know it meant a lot to dad having us there for a visit :) good times in WI.
Monday (day4)
Monday=Driving to IN.
After a little cleaning and packing, dad took Bethany and I to the local grill on post for some brunch before we began our drive back towards IN.
On the drive we took a few adventures like a visit to Wrigley field, driving down Lakeshore Dr. in Chicago, and getting a little twisted near Gary, IN... other than that there was a lot of singing and music, good talks, eating cheese curds, reading Sex God by Rob Bell, and enjoying the scenery!
Around 9:03 pm. we arrived at the Wrigley estate where we were welcomed by an attack of snowballs! Bobby, David, and Alyssa had it all planned it out and once we pulled into the driveway, we were under aaaaatttackkk! attack! attack. eat a snack. So after they ran out of amo, we headed inside for some grub. When we were done with the eats, we went for a walk to a field near Bobby's neighborhood for some goofing off in the moon light and making moon shadows. Then we came back to the Wrigley's for some hot chocolate and fellowship, where DeeJo and Mrs. Wrigley joined us for conversation and laughs. Then we said our goodbyes to David and Alyssa and settled in for the night. Bethany, Bobby and I read Hope for the Flowers, which is an awesome adult picture book from the 70's about caterpillars and their search for meaning in life and romping in the grass along the way. After the book we said our goodnights until breakfast in the morning...
Tuesday (day5)
Tuesday=Driving to NC.
I woke up in the Wrigley home eager for my eggs in a nest and quickly got dressed to run downstairs like it were Christmas morning. yum yum... Morning in the Wrigley home was delightful, we cracked open the wheel of cheese Bethany and I brought from WI and dumped it into some eggs to be cooked in the nest of toast. DeeJo (Bobby's sister) also made some Mango smoothies for us to gulp down. yum! Then Bobby packed us some lunches for the road in brown paper sacks and signed them "<3 mom"
I drove the whole trip home because I wanted Bethany to enjoy the scenery of my drive home! The drive home is full of sights and wonders including the flatlands of OH, the mountain mama's of WV, the tunnels and what i like to call the "lookout" section of VA, and of course the b-e-a-utiful NC. Along the way we had some fun talks, singing (or course), and (as mentioned earlier) sight seeing...
seriously though........the mountains of WV. priceless. especially this time. It was foggy and snowy and absolutely delishious for the eyes. The fog was cool cause it gave an overcast feeling to scene and kinda dreary... like pirates of the carabean when you see the ships comig in the distance. The snow was great cause it brought brightness to the otherwise dreary fog. And the the delishiousness for the eyes... well....... you just had to be there.
(This is an exerpt from Bethay's blog cause i'm too lazy to type out this experience but i favor it and i wanted to include it...so here it is ;))
In the midst of our trip, Kayla became a genius question asker and we discussed the following questions in depth:
1. If you could be any person, thing, word, or concept, what would it be and why? Kayla answered: a stream of music (at that moment, she felt like the piano melody from the "ohhhhhh I--" part in Ben Fold's Cologne) and I answered: wind (Bethany liked wind because she like being set a part from everything on earth... like gravity. and she liked the thought of being able to come and go, and just like flow with the wind and see things from that perspective)
2. If you could pick one word to describe the other person (not necessarily an adjective), what would it be? Kayla said "stories" for me because it surrounds the way I relate to people and the way I relate myself to others and because I love the details of stories and how everything intertwines in real life, books, and movies. I said "harmony" for Kayla -- partly because of her passion for love and community among people, partly because of her desire to compliment what is around her and make it better, and partly because of the fact that she reminds me of music in a lot of different ways. (After we talked about this, Kayla said "I feel known" and we had a bonding moment.)
3. If you weren't thinking about all the constraints of reality, what job would you want to have more than anything? Kayla: astronaut because you're involved in something so much bigger than yourself, you get to be in the infinity of space, and you get to be on such a great adventure that is so unique and awesome. Bethany: either a writer of the perfectly woven novel, a voice actor, or an old-school Sherlock Holmes-esque detective. Kayla pointed out the last one, because she's [insert better word than 'awesome' here].
Interesting signs we saw on the way:
-"Born Again Thrift Shop"
-"Unique Pain Care: Legitimate Pain Relief" (<-- that giant sign was on a big faded blue factory building with streams of grey smoke coming out the top... shady)
-"Attention Drug Dealers! You Are Being Watched!"
(back to my thoughts.)
A thought on mountains.
There is a certain something about things bigger than ourselves that draws us in... like when you are at the ocean or mountains or even cities, there is something about it that is just appealing..... which of course sends me to thoughts of God and how He is bigger than us and how we are drawn to Him... i just like that. there's more, but i'm unable to communicate my thoughts right now.
There are many more thought updates to be done, but for now, i'm in "Ray-lay," NC visiting all my palsssssssssssssssssssssssss!
