Where I live.

A few weeks ago, I moved out from where I had lived for most of my 23 years of life. (I lived in Alhambra for 2 years, and in Slight for 3 years.)

Anywho, here are a few rough "photo booth" pictures from my computer:

This is what you see when you walk in. The apartments are called the Wishing Well apartments.


Here are some living room pictures:


My dad said, for a bunch of guys, we're ahead of the game, since we actually have furniture. He expected to see us sitting on crates and boxes when he came over


Our little table that D brought. It is most excellent for watching the sky get bright in the morning whilst eating breakfast at 6:38 a.m.


D, Chad, and I don't necessarily know our way around kitchens as well as that really good chef. Luckily, our kitchen is really small, so we don't get too lost... yet.


This is one of the two features that really sold me on this place.
A CLOCK ON THE BACK OF THE CABINETS!


AND (you can't see it too well here, you must come see it in person)
A LITTLE AWNING, AS IF THERE WERE A SEPARATE ROOF OVER THE KITCHEN!


D's room.


Chad and Donny's room.


Chad and Donny's room.



Those are few pics. It's a jolly, jolly place to live and eat and sleep. Come on over and we'll play chess, eat oranges, or watch some hockey dvd's.

Goodbye Muscatel, Hello-tus.

I moved .5 miles away from home, to a street called Lotus.

Documentation to come.

Come, Unity.

1 Corinthians 12!


Let's do it!


commUNITY!


(this is what we learned at college and post-graduate retreat)

A Little Help from My Friends...

"Capping an acoustic benefit concert for non-profit To Write Love on Her Arms, the assemblage of pop-punk and emo frontmen shuffled out with a few guitars, an upright bass (played sideways), and the ubiquitous tambourine to perform the classic rock'n'roll anthem, a song whose chorus echoes the organization's mission statement of presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide.

Watch the video here -- which, for the record, features Jon Foreman (Switchfoot), Aaron Gillespie (Underoath/The Almost), Dustin Kensrue (Thrice), Anthony Raneri (Bayside), Josh Moore, and Zach Williams."



This was too cool not to share.

A few BFC photos...

Here are a few photos from Bulldogs FC from the past few games courtesy of the Girls team coach, Heather.
(I don't know how to make some of these fit, so you can see the whole photo if you click on it)

At the end of every practice, before games, sometimes at half-time, and after games, BFC circles up with our arms around each other, and I essentially say the same thing every time. I remind them how we are so blessed to be able to play soccer, and that the main reason we work hard at it is to glorify God. He is the ultimate reason we go out on that field, and regardless of the score, if we work our hardest for Him, we can bring glory to Him.

We say a few jokes sometimes, too.


Coach D-ram and myself. One of my favorite parts of having David be my assistant coach has been the fact that I get to hang out with him more often. He and I have been able to have some good talks after practices, on the way to games, and it's been really good for us to be together in light of the recent events in our lives.

Here are the guys! (most of them, anyways. Some of them are behind each other, like the crazies they are)
They are a great, great group. That's all I'm going to say without getting too sentimental or emotional.


Whew. I am blessed.

If you have a blog,....

...do you ever sing Dashboard Confessional songs in your head when you click the "Dashboard" link?

I do.

Today is my Dad's birthday!

...and we are celebrating by going to see Ducks vs. Sabres on Monday! I'm very excited. Going to Ducks games are kind of our "thing" we do together. So I'm looking forward to bonding Father-Son time.

Here are things that have gone on or things I've learned in the past week:

-Making new friends is a great thing to do. Hanging out with the old ones is great, too.

-Bulldogs FC is a team that is fun to be around.

-Playing a night soccer game under the lights is so fun! Hats off to BFC for their effort this past wednesday night. They made me proud.

-The Word of God is living and active!

-Free-dress Fridays are so joyous! Not only is it friday, but everyone is wearing clothes they chose to wear, conveying themselves a little better.

-Some days, you may approach situations where you anticipate one ending, but come into another. The two general choices for response are, "ok, I guess I'll do something different," or "I guess I have to try harder to do better next time."

This was the case for me 4 and a half years ago, when I tried out for The Master's College Chorale. Many people assured me I would make it, but I did not. I was devastated, as I had planned on "making it," being with my brother and friends, and going on tour to Israel. However, all those plans were quickly washed away as I walked over to the music rooms at 10 p.m. one night to see the list of who made it.
I could have tried for a different music group, or decided to keep practicing in order to make it next time they had auditions, but I didn't feel that would be for me.

I decided just to trust that God had something else in mind, and He did. I had an amazing first year at The Master's College, and a lot of the things I did and friends I made probably wouldn't have come into place if I was in Chorale, what with their rehearsals and performances and the like. I thanked God I did not make Chorale. Not only was it a humbling experience, but I got to experience that which I would not have if I were in Chorale.

So, if you encounter a trial like that, perhaps you should evaluate and see if it's a "try, try again" situation, or a "try something else" situation.

p.s. I need to get more photos on here, but my camera battery dies every minute and a half. sorry.

p.p.s. I'm looking forward to seeing Phantom of the Opera this Tuesday, and then seeing Rain on April 5! (Both at the Pantages Theater)