Sweet Day

Yes, I did make it to church this morning. It was rather enjoyable. Like Christi's comment, it's definitely not Veritas, but I also have to remember that it took me 5 years to be where I'm at with Veritas, too. I liked this church because they really seemed geared toward outreach. After church today, they were walking around the neighborhood (one of the poorer sections of Marion) and passing out bags of popcorn to invite people to a drive-in movie at the church (to be shown on the outside wall of the church). I thought that was awesome. I mean, of course there were things I didn't like about the church, but there is no perfect church, and I did feel sort of at home.....more than I would in a lot of churches. So that was cool. If I were to stay in Marion, I'd probably go there, but that's not 100% either.

So, after church, I thought I was going to see a movie with Mackster, but it didn't really work out *sad face*, but that's ok. Another time. I did, however, get to drive to Toledo to see the Toledo concert band play. The theme was Hollywood or something along those lines, so I got to hear some good stuff, INCLUDING music from O Brother Where Art Thou. That's right. :) And the best part: I got to hear Micah play his violin as a guest musician (playing at the zoo amphitheater). It was wonderful. I can't tell you how much I love to hear Micah play......he's soooooooo good! It's kind of like you get mesmerized or something....sucked in....and then you just kind of sit in awe at how awesome he is. And then afterward we got to hang out for a while, and I finally met his mom and re-met his sister and dad. It was a great time. Lots of laughs as always.

AND SO, to finish up my blog tonight because it's getting really late, I have a funny (and true) story from tonight:

OK, so I parked in the front parking lot of the zoo for the concert. Micah (being a musician) got to park really close in the back of the amphitheater. So, after the concert, we both walked to Micah's car and he drove out of the zoo and around the neighborhood to get me to my car in the other parking lot (approx a 6 minute drive). We get there, and they have locked the gates into the zoo! So, I can't get to my car. Sooooo.....we drive back to Micah's parking lot, park his car, walk about 8 minutes through the zoo and out to my car in the other parking lot, drive to the gate to find that the other gate is locked as well. Soooooo......I drive back up to the zoo entrance, and luckily we run into a security guard, who follows us back out to the gate and unlocks it so we can leave. (are you still with me?) Soooooo....we drive back to Micah's parking lot, only to find that the automatic gate only opens to cars from the inside and not the outside, so now we can't get IN to get Micah's car. *laugh* This is getting quite hysterical. But here's the best part. We are sitting there trying to figure out how to get in when we finally decide the best solution is to hop the fence. Micah is still in his concert clothes, so I happily volunteer (I'm in for an adventure, of course). Sooooo.....I climb to the top of the 10 foot fence only to find that my pants have caught on the pokey things. I spend about 60 seconds trying to uncatch myself without falling off on either side, finally giving up and just sitting on the pokey things and saying “ouch” a lot. Then just as I am trying to get uncaught again, a zoo worker comes up to us and says, "Hey, I can let you in." YEAH, NOW you show up. Since I am still caught but I really want to get down, I go ahead and climb down anyway, ripping a huge hole in the back of my pants. I later found, too, that my wrist was bleeding from a scratch from the pokey things. But we finally got in and got Micah's car, and that's what really matters. Mission accomplished. And it was quite a riot. And an adventure! :) And now I have a cool flesh wound and a sweet hole in my pants to remind me of our dangerous style of living on the edge and attempting to break in to the Toledo Zoo.

OK, nitey nite.