"Models are like baseball players. We make a lot of money quickly, but all of a sudden we're 30 years old, we don't have a college education, we're qualified for nothing, and we're used to a very nice lifestyle. The best thing is to marry a movie star."
~ Cindy Crawford, Supermodel
~ Two Little Boys ~
After a hardy rainstorm filled all the potholes in the streets and alleys, a young mother watched her two little boys playing in the puddle through her kitchen window. The older of the two, a five year old lad, grabbed his sibling by the back of his head and shoved his face into the water hole.
As the boy recovered and stood laughing and dripping, the mother runs to the yard in a panic. "Why on earth did you do that to your little brother?!" she asks as she shook the older boy in anger.
"We were just playing 'church' mommy," he said. "And I was baptizing him in the name of the Father, the Son and in the hole-he-goes."
I’m waking up
The world is turning
The sun is shining again
I’m holding on
To things I shouldn’t
It’s time to let them go
I’ve been on a losing streak
Hit so hard I couldn’t speak
But when I hear Your voice it fades away
And I can hear You say
It’s a brand new day
The pain goes away
I’m headed for the door
And I’m going home
I’m going home
I’m going home
I’m going home
Your love, it burns
Away my darkness
You guide me when I’m blind
You are the light
That shines inside me
Showing me I’m
So much more
When I’ve been on a losing streak
Hit so hard I couldn’t speak
But when I hear Your voice it fades away
Take me into Your arms
My home lies within Your heart
Where are the people that accused me?
The ones who beat me down and bruised me
They hide just out of sight
Can’t face me in the light
They’ll return but I’ll be stronger
God, I want to dream again
Take me where I’ve never been
I want to go there
This time I’m not scared
Now I am unbreakable, it’s unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me
Sometimes it’s hard to just keep going
But faith is moving without knowing
Can I trust what I can’t see
To reach my destiny
I want to take control but I know better
Forget the fear it’s just a crutch
That tries to hold you back
And turn your dreams to dust
All you need to do is just trust
What I have to say is obvious
A knowledge free, for all of us are
Your Word leaves us with no excuse
The paths we choose make us who we are
There’s a breeze blowing through here tonight
So I praise and adore You
Lay it all down before You
In every way You’re beautiful
From my heart
I praise and adore
You made the world beautiful
I cannot stand and deny
You created life
And some live without it
Wake up morning sunrise in my eyes
At night the moon lights all the sky
(Still some say You didn’t do a thing)
The sound of hope that’s in the air
In everything, it’s everywhere
(Reveals a truth that’s worth remembering)
There’s a breeze blowing through here tonight
It’s true, it’s all You
And every breath I take
There’s no way
Accident created this place
Most Entertaining: TobyMac
Most Anticipated: Jars of Clay
Favorite New Band: FireFlight
Favorite Show: Newsboys
All Time Best: Newsboys
Show to See Again: Dizmas
Unexpected Enjoyment: David Crowder
Funniest: David Crowder
Fun Quote: "Everyone smile!" - Zach, Dizmas
Longest Line: Newsboys autograph line
2nd Longest Line: waiting for the bathrooms to be cleaned
Best Non-Music Fun: blog notes with Socrates
Learning New Things: Socrates taught me Kiss, Hug, Date...
Best Non-Music Entertainment: The Dark Knight
Favorite Purchase: Newsboys sweatshirt
Favorite Food Item: Walk'n'Taco
Most Annoying: Peder Eide 'Sonshine. Sonshine, listen to me!'
Most Annoying: sound problems at Main Stage
Loudest Show: Skillet
Quietest Show: Skillet
Wednesday the 16th
Good times, good times. We arrived Wednesday morning and it was blazing hot. So hot that my completely frozen bottle of water melted in 30 minutes and the sun screen burned when it was sprayed on. So, I drank the water and put the sunscreen in the cooler. Good times!
We had an awesome spot all picked out and set up right behind the HM Stage. Socrates borrowed some duct tape and taped the second tarp up to the building to form a little tent to sit under. But it fell. And we had to move the tent – it was too close to the building (someone else ended up putting their tent there for the weekend, tho).
So...we had to pull up stakes and move! We went across the walkway to behind a big screen tent with 8-month-old triplets crawling around inside. What fun! They were not happy campers. L
It was getting hotter outside so we melted into our chairs and all over the blanket. In the sun. It was not long, however, before we were nicely covered be shade from the screen tent. A nice, cool breeze also started up and with the added coolness we were able to rest for a few hours before Jars of Clay played.
7:30 finally came and we headed over to see Masi and Jars of Clay. Masi opened for Jars with worship music. They were pretty good, but the crowd where we were sitting didn't really care about them playing so there was constant jabber making it hard to really hear Masi, which really annoyed me. The Jars concert was great, the moon was amazing. Then it ended and Marco Polo started. Oh, HELP! A volley ball game also started right outside our tent. The ball even hit our tent a couple times! grrrrr
Ah, Sonshine.
Thursday the 17th
And then the rain, rain, rain came down, down, down. Everything in our tent seemed wet. Most of it was. Even the clothes in our backpacks! The mattress I was sleeping on had large pools of water standing on it later...
The Civic Center opened at 10, so I'm sure most people were in there. The rain continued pouring until 11. Many people were leaving, some were sitting in their cars (as were Socrates and I) and a few were out walking covered in tarps or blankets.
Both Socrates and I were a bit stir crazy sitting in the car. We couldn't see what time it was (car wasn't running) and the only sound we heard was the rain pattering on the roof. The windows were all fogger over so we couldn't see out the windows or the sunroof. Everything is damp and sticky. Icky. Blah. Hopefully the rain will stop soon. Socrates hopes in time for Dizmas and I hope in time for Superchick and Jeremy Camp. We'll see...
Friday the 18th
Oh, the travesty! Good day. What happened? I don't remember anymore...oh, wait!
Today was a good day. I saw Thousand Foot Krutch and almost Hawk Nelson and Barlow Girl, but after waiting for an hour of sound checks in the sun I decided to listen from the shade of our tent. I have some new CDs from the week: Maron, FireFlight, Wavorly, Dizmas, and some Skillet songs. YAY!!
Katie, you were right – I did like the TobyMac show! I would even go to another one with joy! Heather was very entertaining during the concert as well. Socrates saw Project 86 and she says to tell you that it was hoppin'! That it was raucous and pretty. She makes me laugh! Another concert I thoroughly enjoyed, but didn't expect to, was David Crowder. He was a hoot! I still won't get any of his CDs, tho.
Saturday the 19th
So it rains. Again. And it was creepy cold for July. brrrrr. My, how I shivered thru the night! Socrates and I have also both sustained injuries now. But life is good. J
Socrates is telling me how she beat a kid to the front of the crowd for a concert. She is getting all annoyed all over again. And no one is texting her back! We are going to see Dark Knight this afternoon while we wait for Kutless, Skillet and Newsboys. Then we go home J to shower and sleep. hehe. HELP! WE STINK!
One of the first things I do when I get home: WASH MY GLASSES!!!
Socrates sounds like a Veggie Tales character, "That girl had North Dakota pants on!"
I can really tell that Socrates had sugar for breakfast....if she could bounce around like a little rubber ball in the car full of blankets and clothes and food she would, and that isn't really stopping her! Except...it's her mouth that's bouncing very hilariously...and she's reading over my shoulder and has that funny voice again.
Andrew.....text Socrates back! She wants to shoot to injure you!
I have 4gb of fun pictures and movies which I will upload when I have time...the pictures are done, but I'm still trying to figure out iMovie on my laptop. It ain't so easy!
I must go bring Someone under control before she yells even louder at the 'small child' for smoking...
ANDY!
Must. Wash. Hair. It has been subject to the sweat of millions of people. EWWWW!
Sunday the 20th (in the morning, this all happened last night)
The Dark Knight was amazing! So funny! Not really Janet rated right now, but maybe once I buy the DVD parts can be fast forwarded. So good. Good like Hot Fuzz. J
Oh, sweet bliss! I got a sweet Newsboys t-shirt and so got to meet Jeff, Duncan and Paul! Peter apparently was not yet at Sonshine....Many other people also got one of the particular t-shirts that allowed us to meet the guys, so we stood in line for an hour together. J
Then we got to settle in for Newsboys!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, the wind was against us so we didn't get any of the confetti, but I did get a couple good pictures!
At my apartment, I have wireless internet. It is not very reliable – it keeps going out! There are many other wireless accounts in the building, and the one open one is more reliable than mine! So, I’m often using that one instead of the one I have. Sheesh!
The more plans are made to do anything these days the more they change and move about and cancel!! It gets a bit frustrating at times..........I guess maybe I’m learning to be flexible? And to not plan so much and so far in advance!!!
