At Home

Sorry, no pictures for this post. I don't know what to say. I just got back home today and its weird. It gets weirder and weirder every time. I was just putting some stuff away real quick and all of a sudden it felt like it was Christmas break again. It is definitely not though. Its spring break. I wish it was Christmas break again. I wish I could turn back time. It was a lot easier to see how good life was then. However, this break should be interesting to say the least. I am going to be in Riverside while about 90% of my friends are not. I will have to be creative with what I do. I am thinking the beach one day, maybe shots for ISP another, and slave labor around the house. I just hope that I will be able to relax this week. Think through things and clear my mind. I just can't stop feeling like I want to get out of Riverside for a long time. I know I would hate it as soon as I did it. I think I just need to get away from CBU for a long time. But everybody is there, I would hate getting away from there also... well at least until I graduate. Lately, I have just felt torn in two about a lot of things. Maybe I'll read some Donald Miller this week. Thats all. I don't want to get too emotional or anything. I wish I could say something manly to reaffirm my manliness, like "I have a beard," but I don't anymore. Dang. Just know that no matter what is going on, in the words of John Mayer, "know the heart of life is good."

A Good Friend

Ryan is one of my really good friends. He is on the basketball team I shot in my previous post, but I neglected to post a picture of him. So tonight, I went out while he and some others were playing tennis and shot a little. So this one is for Ryan because he is one of the best tennis players I know. Okay, thats stretching the truth.

The Show

Last night I took my camera over to the gym to see if i could get any shots at the intramurial basketball games. A bunch of my friends are on the team that I went to see, The Show. Here are just a few shots I got last night. Tim Hawley only 'threw it down' once, but luckily for you, I caught it.

Okay, Maybe This Is A Little Late

Yes, I understand the Phil Wickham/Shane & Shane concert was almost a month ago. However, I have made it all up, not only with this post, but with the other two posts I have done today. I am now all caught up with posts so I owe nothing to you. These are just a few pictures from that night so long ago.

Sky Part II

I just edited the picture of the sky from a few weeks ago. So this is me re-issuing it. Enjoy!

Leadership Kickoff

This past weekend there was a leadership kickoff for students who are going to be involved in student leadership next year. Here are just a few images I captured towards the end of the night. Here's to CBU's on call worship leader and public speaker. This one's for you guys.

White New Years?

So I kind of skipped out on a white Christmas and opted for a white New Years. Art and I went up to Ryan's house for the weekend. It was a great time. Sunday the girls came up and we went to the mountains for New Year's Eve. We played in the snow and had a lot of fun. Later we got some pizza and played a wide vareity of games at his house. By the way, I didn't win any of the games. It was just a good time of hanging out. It was quite relaxing going up there. Sorry, but I didn't really feel like elaborating too much.

Team Taste

Tonight was our Christmas party for work. It was a pretty fun time. It was at the Balboa Fun Zone in Newport. We went to an arcade and played some games. The climax of the night was the skee ball tournament we had. I was so pissed at myself when I got eliminated in the first round. I got another chance when there was a second tournament using your left hand, but I got second. In case you were wondering, second doesn't cut it. Of all people, Kyle Yocum won. Pissed me off... but not really. We then went to dinner at Abbondanza, which is a little bistro in Newport. A lot of funny conversations. We did a little white elephant gift exchange too. I'm glad I went.

Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal

So yesterday was Christmas. It was a good day. This past semester I've started to critically think more, and I have a few thoughts on Christmas. It just seems we are taking Jesus out of the equation more and more. I'm not just talking about non-believers. I'm talking about Christians too, including me. We get so caught up in the busyness of the season and forget what its all really about. At the same time we are wasting money on too much stuff. I understand we like to get things that will tell people we love and care for them, but spending hundreds of dollars on someone is ridiculous. We need to learn to become better stewards of our money. This year I tried to buy gifts that did not only benefit the recipient but also someone else. I got my dad a pair of TOMS shoes, which matches every pair bought and gives a pair to a child in need in Argentina. I bought a (product) red GAP shirt, which sends some of the profit made on the shirt to the Global Fund. I don't know. I just think we have a lot to work on during this season to focus more on what it is about. Most of the pictures are at my aunt's house and the Mexican kids are my cousins.

2006 Global Summit on AIDS and the Church

Well, last thursday and friday, I had the privilege of attending the Global Summit on AIDS and the Church at Saddleback. It was a great experience. I hope I have the opportunity next year. It was very cool to see so many people that are important in the AIDS and relief field. The highlight was, without question, being able to see Sen. Sam Brownback and Sen. Barak Obama. Both men have a heart for God and the AIDS pandemic. It was also interesting to see because both of these men are potential presidential candidates in 2008. If that happens, it is going to be one heck of an election year. Sorry about the Sam Brownback Picture. I don't know how to make it upright, like its supposed to be.