Post Crazy Pre Insanity

Ok … the Cliff Notes

1) Finished Internship
2) Moved in with Parents
3) Have 2 weeks of traveling

Expanded version

Internship: So I finished up my internship at Highlands Church in Paso Robles on Nov 14th. It was lots of fun and while I could go into some detail about what I learned I think I will refrain for a while, I haven’t had a full chance to really look back and see what I learned. However the Staff did send me off right by having a dinner party and I got a couple of gifts from the gang and I was sad that I didn’t get the chance to get to know some of those people better, some due to time constraints, some due to missing each other due to schedules. Either way I’m sure I missed out on some things.

Moved: I now reside in Santa Barbara as my ‘home base.’ My parents moved here a week before I did and we are still waiting for the contractor to install the moat and hot oil defenses. After that we will quest around the land to search for knights wishing to join the cause. And after my quest I shall return home to renew old friendship with those who I have lost touch with in the area. I started that, but with number 3 it makes it hard to set stuff back up. Either way life is still a little crazy and there are still boxes to unpack. However, the house is … functional in the sense that things like meals, TV, sleeping, and bathing can take place for the sake of others who might wander through the front door.

Travel: I leave tomorrow morning for Pasadena, Fly out from Irvine on Monday to Missouri for 8 days, get back on a Tuesday and stay in Pasadena till Wed night or Sat night. The first trip is to help a friend move and spend some time with friends down in Pasadena before they all go crazy with finals. Mental overload pending. Then I am flying out to Missouri for two reasons: The first is Turkey Day, and the second is Family. In a rare alignment of the planets all 26 family members from my mom’s side of the family will be congregated within the same town. Now normally we plan to do this every other summer, with some success. However this is winter and I’ll be packing my cold weather gear and gloves … GLOVES! I’m going to take a picture of myself in snow, shorts, a T-Shirt and sandals on principle. Then I will be going down to see the Methodist church that a few of my cousin’s go to that is about 4k people and just see the fun stuff. Planned highlights … playing music with my cousin who can sing.

Flying back into town comes the random section of the travel. I will be back in Pasadena on Tuesday probably around noon, or so I hope … this is the flight where I have to change planes in 40 min … Oh Joy! Anywho … After an overnighter I’ll be having B’fast w/ the Burbank Pastor crew and then meeting with my directed reading Advisor at 1pm. Then things get interesting. One of my friends is playing the Seminary Coffee shop on Friday night, and then another one of my friends is hosting a cookie decorating party (in her studio) for whoever shows up. Stay longer … maybe; Go home … do I still have clean clothes? Either way I’ll be back in Pasadena in time for the Christmas season to shop and need to do some purchasing.

I’ll have my camera and I’ll try to take pictures, but I’m sure the cousins will as well. I might try to get some fun video too. Of course … then I have to figure out how to post it.