I'm updating today because I have been called out by Betsy for being a slacker. I've been meaning to for a while but things have been insane trying to get ready to leave for Portland.
We spent our last weekend in Tampa in very busy fashion. I had three friends from high school visit the last four days and we had a great time. Went to the beach, jet skied, played poker, lots of Mariokart for N64 (i know it's pathetic), and had some great rum runners.
Last Sunday was indeed our last Sunday at Journey. We are doing a series in Romans and I preached Romans 8 starting in vs. 28. Pretty awesome part of the letter. Sean and the band played the Nada Surf song Always Love and did AMAZING. Sounded perfect. We are going to miss everyone down here. We've got a lot of history with Journey and they have heard me preach some pretty bad sermons and still liked me anyway. I appreciate that!
John and Taryn took us out to Outback before we left and gave us an awesome gift from Impact. Thanks guys, we will miss you a lot. It was sad to leave but Tuesday morning we took off and drove to Knoxville pulling a 6 X 12 (enormous) trailer behind us. We had to get rid of a ton of our stuff but it is pretty nice to not be burdened with lots of stuff. It sucks driving a trailer, the drive takes lots longer than it should. Anyway, we enjoyed spending time with my sister Sarah and Jeff, and their children Lindsey, and the twins Ava and Aiden, the cutest children in the world.
The next day we drove to Marshall, Illinois where we are staying with kelli's parents for the week and then we'll be driving up to Chicago to hang out with my friend Brad before he gets married. I'm very excited for him and can't wait to be up there. Then we'll go to my parents in Morton and then I've got to do a wedding in Seattle and then we'll fly home and start the long drive to Portland. It's going to be a very challenging drive with the trailer and I pray that we will be safe. Feel free to send a word up to God on our behalf as well anytime you would like. We're not the best haulers in the world!
I have been checking out all of the amazing shows in Portland. In October Sufjan, Nada Surf, the Decemberists will all be playing on top of every other band I love. The music scene there is ridiculous, i can't wait!
Well Betsy, there is your update. I hope you're happy for now. I will have more soon now that we're chilling for a while. I'm hoping that no one has deleted me from their blog roll yet but who knows.
By the way, if anyone can name the artist that had an album by the same name of this title without looking it up on Amazon, well, i'll be impressed. Can't think of a good prize. Don't cheat, cheaters.
7 comments:
Don't know the artist but for some reason the soundtrack to Wedding Crashers comes to mind.
well, i know the answer to your question. that was way too easy, dustin. but i'm not going to say it because i just cheated and went to amazon to find the answer and i don't want to ruin the game for everyone else. i can't help it, i'm weak.
no idea, on the artist either. although i will resist cheating.
you're right about that part of roman's being an awesome part of the letter. i don't have many verses memorized, but i know those since childhood.
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
the weakerthans - great album, too!
(and for the record, i did not cheat) (honest!)
So, i've been out of life for a little while as well, and almost got worried that you had already made it out to the west coast - you still going to try and stop thru the rockies next month?
nice work Doug! well done. yeah, we are definitely going to stop by. We are staying the night in Ft. Collins the evening of August 24th. We could either do a late dinner that night or we could have breakfast the next morning, it's up to you.
The 24th should be great! I think dinner would be easier, for reasons i can divulge into via email with more ease - /"dougsoloatgmail.com"/
Here's an album title for you:
"Quality Control"
i am definitely praying for you and kelli as you travel and continue this transition.
i found an article published in the publication "First Things" that sounded interesting about Brothers Karamazov. I haven't read it very well yet, but still looks good from the skim.
http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0212/articles/wood.html
have a nice trip!
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