Without further adieu...

So it's been over a week since the last post. Last week was kind of busy so I never got around to posting an update. Anyways, here we go.

So two Thursdays ago, Michael, Amy Margaret and I went to Panera Bread to eat supper and discuss the current state of affairs. We set up a good plan to try and get interest back into the Young Adult Group at Colonial Heights UMC.

That Friday Will and I held a LAN party at our apartment. Chris and Zach came and we played Dungeon Siege 2, Neverwinter Nights, and Guild Wars. It was a fun event even though I'm not a huge fan of these kinds of games. Beyond those games we played Rayman Rabbid Rabids on the Wii and Mario Party 8. Will and I stayed up until around 7:30 and Zach stayed up the entire time.

Saturday was essentially connected with Friday and I didn't get up until 1:30 so the entire day was shot. Susanne had left me a message on Facebook that day so she came up to the apartment for a little while. Fun times were had.

Sunday was a very laid back day. I slept in and then met up with my buddy to get information for a presentation on a person in my Public Speaking class. That night I went to Little Caesers to get some pizza that I split with Will.

Monday I went home for a little while to hang out with my parents and eat supper with them.

Tuesday was uneventful but annoying.

Wednesday was uneventful but once again annoying.

Thursday we dressed out for the first time in Basketball. We did fundamentals and I sucked something fierce. Then I went to change and realized I forgot my belt and the pants I brought were too big. Worse yet, I had to give my buddy presentation that day. So improvisation forced me to use my mp3 player ear bud wire as a belt. It worked but not well. My presentation was rough but I got through it. I don't understand how I can play an instrument in front of an audience so easily but speaking is a completely different thing. Anyway, we got out early so I went back up to my apartment and got a belt and then went to 3-d Model Design. Will rode down with me and we wound up being little late. Not a huge deal though. This class was a little more interesting than previously since we modeled a female figure.

Friday, I went to AUTOCAD and then packed up and went to Greenville to meet up with Michael and another girl to ride down to Divine Rhythm. We wound up going on the Newport highway to go through Gatlinburg to pick up Michael's sister. However, once we got near Gatlinburg, his sister called stating she had decided to go to Resurrection with the youth group. We then went to TGIFridays and ate and then went to the first session. Though as we were heading back to the car, Halley, the girl who rode with us tripped in what can be described as a hilarious manner. Anyway, we went to the session and it was cool. Shane Claiborne was the speaker who had spoken at Resurrection several years ago. Very inspiring speaker, though very extreme in his interpretation of certain elements of the bible. The Michael Grungor band provided the music. They were a very nice change of pace from the typical acoustic singer song writer types that have overflowed the contemporary Christian music scene.

Saturday we went to the second session and then had the afternoon to do as we please. After eating lunch Michael, Brian, and Chris Kelso went and rode go karts for a little while. After that Michael and I went up to Gatlinburg to roam the streets for a while. After that we returned to the hotel to rest up and then went to Apple Barn with our group and Troy Forrester's group. I swear, this is the second year in a row I've eaten there and spent 22$ there and it's still incredibly mediocre. We also wound up being an hour late to the session because it took us so long to get in. We eventually made it and then discussed the future of the young adult group.

Sunday we went to the final session and went our separate ways. Before we left Pigeon Forge we stopped at Books A Million and I bought two books. After that, we decided to go ahead and eat at Fudruckers and then proceeded home. Once home, I got onto neglected homework which leads me to Monday.

Monday was pretty good. Definitely on of the better days so far. I didn't mention before but so far this semester had been kind of crappy. Hopefully this is a sign of change. Had our first quiz in Intro to Psych, which I did pretty well, 4 out of 5. For supper I went to El Chico's with Michael and Chelsey. I had eaten there before but not in a long time. It was pretty good, but it still didn't beat La Caretta. Which, by the way is my scale of good Mexican food. Later that day I drew out my orthographic for 3-d Model design and then loafed around.

Well, that's all I feel like elaborating on so I'll rap it up. Until next time.

-Patrick