Eggfest.

The last couple of days I haven't been able to update my blog (mostly because I have been absorbed in Harry Potter, but dad you'll be glad to know I finished it last night and have started socializing again), but a lot has been going on.

Friday

Mike and I got to Wal-mart at midnight and we stood in line for less than an hour, someone was saying that we were going to be there till 3, and we had Harry Potter. While we were waiting in line we started talking to the people around us, everyone was really friendly, and we talked about the book and other stuff, like J.J. Abrams upcoming movie http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/ (Looks amazing!)

Saturday

On Saturday the boys had a couple tee ball games, which of course meant that I was reading Harry Potter, we also went swimming, precious time away from the book! (But I spent some of the time talking to another fan about the book, so it wasn't completely wasted.)

Margo's mom came up Saturday morning to watch the kids tee ball games, and also watch the kids while Mike, Margo, and I got out of the house (Margo had been talking to her mom on the phone a few days before and was asking her what there was to do in Oklahoma before I go home, and of course Ritta, Margo's mom, came up with the idea of going and seeing Oklahoma).

I wasn't really that pleased with Oklahoma at the Opera House in Waterville, I don't know why, but I really liked the one here! We went to an Amplitheater way out in the boonies, I wonder if they say that here?, and we got to see the authentic Oklahoma. Maybe it was the believable set, or the live horses on stage, or the peepers all around that made me like it more. I don't know what it was, but the only thing that could have gone wrong, well if you know me, it did.

Five minutes before intermission it started to rain! The show went until the end of the scene and lasted for about an hour. During that time most of the audience was under the roofed in concession area, which was really crowded. But besides that little downfall it was really awesome!

Before the show started Mike, Margo, and I went to this little picture area and had some pictures taken for us. See for yourselves...

Authentic cowboy, just don't look at the clothes.One happy family! (Of course my arm is sticking out, not that the man taking the picture centered at all anyway.)Haha...And here I just goit done plundering a neighboring Indian village, cause you know, I'm an authentic cowboy.Here you can kind of see the set. In the background you can see the horse and buggy, real by the way.

BUT the fun was just starting. After the play we went to Mike's work so that he could finish up on something. However when we got back in the car and tried to start it, it wouldn't turn on (Mike diagnosed the problem as something to do with the gas pump, which turned out to be true). But before he figured out the problem we were sitting there, Mike was trying to start the car, and Margo and I started singing "I've been working on the railroad." (Well it was really Margo singing.)

The play didn't get over with until about 11. We didn't get to Mike's work until about 11:30. WE didn't get home until, I think it may have been 1. Margo called her neighbor and had her stay with the sleeping boys while her mom came and picked us up. At one point I said that things were exciting, I only have meant it, but then again I have never been stranded somewhere before either.

Sunday

Sunday morning I was surprizingly awake, and even got to Sunday school on time.

After Church Ritta's mom, who also paid for the Oklahoma tickets, brought us out to lunch at an authentic Maexican resaurant. It was really good, everyone really enjoyed it.

When we got home, you guessed it, I went back to reading HP. I stopped when it was time to go to youth though, so it's all good.

At youth we played a water volley ball game, similar to the one we play in youth, except you split up into pairs. At one point we started just throwing the balloons at people, I don't know why, but some guys targeted this one kid. I went along and did it, but only because i was aiming for the person next to him and could blame the throw on bad aim. However I hit the kid that everyone else was targeting... right in the balls. Morter attack to the balls is got to hurt, and it wasn't even the first time that night that it happened.

After the official youth a group of the youth got together and went to a park and started worshiping God through singing. There were only nine, I think, of us who got there to start with, but were soon joined by three more adults. It was the first time they did this, but it was really awesome and meaningful. They/we are now going to try and start doing it on a regular basis.

Monday

Nothing much happened yesterday, besides the usual, but I did finish HP in the wee hours. 12:10 maybe. Margo and I also made this really good Rookie Road bar dessert... yea it was good.

Today and Tomorrow

Today at 12, in a couple hours, the rest of the youth and I are setting out to go to Kansas City, Missouri. Tonight around 7 we are going to a Yankee's and Royal's game and spending the night in a hotel. And then tomorrow going to an amuesment park and getting home around midnight. I can't wait, it should be loads-o-fun!

more to come...