My Visit to Columbus- Day 1

This past weekend I finally got to make the trip to visit Aubrey, Meredith, and Bryan in Columbus! Though the trip did not have an auspicious start-I drove an hour and a half in a rather fun thunderstorm amidst some of Georgia's worst drivers- people, please learn to make sure the brake lights on your trailer work, especially when the weather is bad- the rest of the trip was perfect.

Friday I arrived shortly before 5 (The Elders- Bryan and Meredith-live on 13th Street, I had typed in 13th Avenue on my gps, so I arrived a little later than I meant to). Once there, I got a brief tour of the newlywed's incredibly cute apartment, and then it was off to Wyld Life for Tye Dye Night!

Once we arrived I got to see my dear Aubrey! She was decked out in some "groovy" threads and she went over the evening to come. Aubs is heading up Columbus's Wyld Life and by the looks of it, she is doing an amazing job. This was my first time seeing Wyld Life in action. There are a couple of things I noticed- 1) Middle schoolers are strange little beings. And I do mean little. I promise you, I was NOT that short when I was in middle school, and I don't think I was that awkward either... 2)Middle schoolers could play games for hours. Four corners, knee to elbow, pull-n-switch, they could have kept going and going and going and NEVER have gotten bored. I felt like more so than anything, the Wyld Life leaders were there to maintain the chaos. Kids were running around everywhere, they were playing with the food, dancing, singing, it was beautiful chaos.

After the wild things left, we cleaned up and headed out for mexican. Chicken enchilada and queso? YES please. Note- Sweet Tea is NOT a good idea with mexican. I left the restaurant feeling more full than I had in a LONG time.. thanks sweet tea.

Back at the Elder residence we begin playing one game I am horrible at- Speed Uno. If you have never played this game- get ready- it moves fast, is super fun, and can make you feel like you aren't the quickest. After losing the game (by a hundred or so points), I voted on Apples to Apples as our next adventure. By 2am, the game had dwindled, people were fading, and the night had come to a close.

All in all, it was a fun night full of meeting lots of new people, trying to play new games, and attempting to exist in a world where I did not use sarcasm (lent, oh lent).

A Day in Pictures

Due to a recent post written by a friend, I was intrigued to see what a day in my life would look like if for each hour I was awake, I took a photo to capture that hour. Unfortunately, I had to bend the rule just a bit since I didn't have my camera for a few hours... but, here are the results:

Picture 1: Breakfast of Champions:

Coffee (yes, it has plenty of milk, cream, and a packet of splenda) and cereal. Yumola!


Picture 2: Mr. Squirrel
This handsome gentleman was fearlessly hanging out on the back porch.



Picture 3: New Shoes.
These are the boots I had been searching, and searching for! Thank you Dilliard's for having a sale and hooking me up!


Picture 4: Lunch.
While it looks as though I eat WAY too little, the truth is, this was around 3pm (day had a late start) and I was going to be eating dinner at 5. Didn't want to spoil my appetite!



Picture 5: Riley-cat!
Isn't he the cutest!

Picture 6: Ginger Snap.
Recent addition to the Keebler Cottage, Ginger, is fond of hiding. I took a photo of her too to document the fact that though you may never see her when you come visit, she does in fact, exist.

Pictures 7 & 8: Eating at Moe's pre-Drew Holcomb/Dave Barnes Concert
Lakeside Young Life decided to pile into some cars and drive down Smithe's Old Bar for an All Ages concert. Dinner beforehand was a must. The sunglasses, however, I cannot explain.


Picture 9: me, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Ashley
This was between Drew and Dave's sets. Hard to believe, but the girls in the middle are freshmen in highschool. Ashley is a friend and fellow YL leader (we are beginning to share a brain as we finish each other's thoughts AND wear the same dress, just in different colors).


-TO END THE NIGHT I TOOK A FEW PHOTOS OF DAVE'S SET-

Picture 9: Dave Barnes photo 1
Picture 10: The band takes a ROCKER pose.
Unfortunately everyone else decided to put their cameras in the air as well to capture this planned shot.

Picture 11: Dave comes INTO the audience to play his final song!
We were all thrilled when he decided to do this, though there was a girl DIRECTLY to my left preventing me from taking photos as she was dominating the space with her camera. Note Laura- the girl cheesin' in the background- haha!

So, there you have it. Every day in my life looks completely different. Here is only one, but man, was it a good one.