T.E.C. #69 - Catch a Fire!

Wow, wow, wow... I do not even know where to start with this one. T.E.C. #69 was completely and utterly amazing.

I wasn't so sure how I felt about being an ATL again, but once again... God's way is ALWAYS better than my way. I had the best table EVER! Yay for the Frolicking Flamingos Breakfast Club of T.E.C. 69. Whoo God! I love them all so much and I miss them already... Like crazy :(

I also had an incredible time with the friends that God has blessed me with. The friends who have been through so much with me. And new friends that He allowed me to grow closer with. It was just all around an unfathomably amazing weekend!

I could blog about a million different things from this weekend. But instead, here's my Top 10. Drum roll please...

10 - The Talent Share

I always laugh a lot at the Talent Share, but this one was one of my favorites. I loved the Wheat skit/musical, our Frolicking Lesson was a lot of fun, Sister Act was a blast, both the youth and adult leadership skits were hilarious, and Joey's dance was AMAZING! All of the acts were great, I loved it all! If I didn't mention it by name, I'm sorry!

9 - The ATLs

The Adults that I got to work with this weekend were amazing. It was so much fun to talk and spend time with each and every one of them. I loved being serious and having great talks with them and lifting each other up in prayer. And I also loved being crazy with these amazing, amazing people. Sister Act was a blast!

8 - The Conference Room

The Conference Room was incredible! Aaron and Hannah were absolutely the perfect leaders for this weekend. I was so thankful to be there with both of them. It was amazing to get even closer to Aaron and to really get to know Hannah for the first time. Sarah and Bill rocked! I always love working with Sarah. And the Music Team was so awesome, I can't even tell you! Getting to work so closely with all of them was a HUGE blessing. It really was the PERFECT Conference Room!

7 - Sharyn

I have spent almost 2 years really wanting to work with Sharyn. I have always had a feeling that she and I would get along really well. Not only did I get to work with her this weekend, but I got to know her at a level I never expected. She and I are so much alike, it's incredible. And I feel like getting to know her at this weekend, was totally God's perfect timing. She made me cry a lot this weekend because she loves me that much. I could not ask for a better mentor and friend than her. Oh wow, she's just amazing and I love her very much!

6 - Nighttime Devos

This was one of my favorite parts of the weekend. Ever since T.E.C. 61, when Sarah and I work together, we do a devo every night. At least one of the nights, the devo is always so perfect, we just know it's God. This weekend, we actually had two nights where that happened. On Saturday night, Sarah, Hannah, and I all took the devo into the Music Girls room to share it with them too. It was an incredible opportunity to spend with God and with each other. Yay God!

5 - Friends

Oh goodness, I'm scared to name all of the amazing friends I worked with this weekend because there are SO many of them, so I won't. But they should know who they are! I always feel so blessed to work with such amazing friends. Oh wow. I just can't even tell you how much it has meant to me. And I feel truly blessed that I got to grow so much in some newish friendships. There are people I have known for a little while now, but really got to spend time with this weekend. What a true blessing it was!

And just one thing... Kelsey, I love you! It was so amazing to spend so much time with you this weekend and talk about how things were going. We have got to get together sometime. I'm thinking a slumber party is definitely in order!

4 - Prayer

Prayer works. Oh my wow! I have never felt so uplifted in prayer. Ever. It was totally incredible. We prayed all weekend about my job interview today. I felt so confident and so at peace. I think I was really able to relax and be myself. Even if I don't get the job, I know I gave it my best effort and that it will all work out.

I also had a table that was really open with prayer. It was so amazing. And I know it showed how comfortable we were with each other. From the very first night. It was super cool!

3 - Sunday

I was dreading Sunday all weekend long. I was in tears on Saturday night because I didn't want to say good-bye to my table. But Sunday did not disappoint me. The hours and hours I got to spend just with my new family (AKA The Frolicking Flamingos) was such a blessing. Affirmations were incredible. I was very emotional all day long, but I know it's just because of how much love God filled me with!

2 - The Frolicking Flamingos

I've already said it, but I'll say it again. I had the best table. I know that God brought us all together at this TEC for a reason. The time we spent together was so God-filled. Our theme for the weekend was not our copyrighted, copyrighted group hugs. But rather, the unfathomable love of Christ. Every minute that I spent with them was a blessing and I know that God had our whole weekend planned out. I miss you guys so much already! I can't wait for our Greece trip ;) Now somebody just needs to get on the winning the lottery thing. Haha!

1 - Catching a Fire!

I have been a Christian for a while now, but this weekend sparked a new fire in me. It was amazing to stand with my whole table and say, "Yes God. Here I am. I'm recommitting my life to you." Oh wow, what a weekend!

Back to the Bubble

It's gonna be a long one... You're being warned :P

Well, I pretty much just had an amazing weekend. I left on Thursday right after school, I booked it out of town! I drove and drove and drove, but finally made it up to Moorhead and met Lucy at the bonfire. Pretty sure it took her a minute to even connect that I was standing right in front of her. Haha! After the bonfire, we went back and talked in Lucy's dorm room for a few hours. Man, time flies when you haven't talked in person in 6 weeks :)

I slept at Breanna's and it was really nice to see her. Friday afternoon, I headed back over to campus and met Lucy at her dorm. It was drizzling outside so we sat and talked some more. We did end up going on a campus tour and she showed me all of the cool, new stuff. Next up, I went with her to choir. It was really fun to listen to them, they're amazing!

I talked to Megan for a while and then went and sat in my car doing some lesson plans. After Lucy was done with bells, I went back to her room and watched her do her hair. Then we decided to play some cards. It was incredibly entertaining because we really butchered some games. Go Fish was pretty sweet and I thoroughly enjoyed our attempt at Old Maid. Ha! There is definitely no one on earth that I'd rather do that with than her.

I spent that night at Jenny and Chris's house. Chris made us the best dinner. Oh man, so good! It was Chicken Parmesgana and it was amazing! Anna, Josh, and Gage got there and we all sat and visited before bed.

I woke up Saturday and went back over to campus. I met up with Megan and then she and I went to meet Kayla and Brian. The four of us watched the parade together. The parade was a tad boring, but it always is. I still had a really good time. After that, Lucy and Megan and I went to lunch at the new DS. Holy moly, they have so many more choices than we did. JEALOUS!

From there, Lucy and I went to the football game. Go Cobbers! I ran into one of my favorite ed profs ever, so that was super fun! We left after the half-time show and on the way back, ran into my friend, Andrea. It was super exciting to run into people all over the place :)

At this point, Miss Lucy needed a nap. I went to the bookstore and bought some new Cobber gear. Then, I went to Target to get a picture developed. And then I headed back over to Chris and Jenny's to change. After a short time of sitting and doing nothing, I went back to campus for the Homecoming concert. I won't go into detail, but it was LOOONG! I did love the song that the hand bell choir did with the band and, of course, I loved the choir.

I made Lucy walk me to my car so I could talk to her for a few minutes, and then I drove over to Fargo to meet Kayla and Brian at Outback. Yeah, I was only 45 minutes late. Whoops! We had dinner and then went to the Holiday Inn to play some Black Jack. It was a fun night.

On Sunday, I got up and went to All-Campus Worship with Lucy. We talked in the Hoyum lobby for a few minutes, she gave me one final pep talk, and then it was time to head to the pool. I was so nervous to swim in the Alumni meet, but I actually had a blast! I swam the 100 Sidestroke, the 100 Partner Race (which I actually only had to swim a 50 for), and the 200 Dog Paddle Relay (again, I only had to swim a 50). Our team, the NACs (Narcoleptic Albino Chipmunks) beat the Bus Drivers. It was so much fun to see all of the Alumni and meet the new swimmers.

Lucy kindly let me check my e-mail quick and then I went to kill some time. I decided to get my hair cut, naturally :P She cut off two inches, and gave me bangs. I think I like it though.

My final stop of the night, more time with Lucy. We talked with Bart for a few minutes in her dorm room and then went to Bennigan's for dinner. After dinner, we played more cards (the right way!) and then the drama began. I had some stomach trouble, but made it through. We finished off our night by going to Sunday Night at East. I'm really glad that I stayed to have the time with Lucy on Sunday night.

I left Moorhead around 10:15 and talked to Sarah for the whole three hours I was in the car. I decided I couldn't make it home, so I stayed at Sarah's house. I am so thankful that I have such amazing friends who have such great places for me to stay ;)

That pretty much covers it. I had a fantastic weekend and now I wish I was back in Moorhead. I can't wait to go back next month :P

Twins Wrap-Up

The baseball season ended last week for the Twins and I am finally getting around to blogging about it... So here you go:

9/29 Score: 4-6 (Oh well)
Boyfriend of the Day: Joe Mauer

He was 3 for 4 with 1 run and 2 RBIs.

9/30 Score: 3-2 (At least we won our last game!)
Boyfriend of the Day: Torii Hunter

As much as I hate doing this... He was 1 for 3 with 1 run and 1 RBI.

Here are the Season Totals for B.O.D.s:
1 - Justin Morneau (18)
2 - Michael Cuddyer (16)
3 - Jason Bartlett (13)
4 - Nick Punto (12)
5 - Jason Kubel (11)
6 - Torii Hunter (8)
7 - Joe Mauer (7)
8 - Scott Baker (5)
T9 - Alexi Casilla, Johan Santana, & Jason Tyner (3)

And we'll stop there...