so this was Dudley's Halloween costume. unfortunately, he wouldnt stop trying to lick off the paint, so we eventually had to wash it off him. little terd.
jesse and i went to our church's fall retreat this weekend. in my 5 years at UT i've never been, and i gotta tell you, i REALLY didnt want to go this year. it wasnt anything personal towards my friends or anything like that. i've just been so busy lately with school and church and asce and work and i just havent had time to do anything i've wanted/needed to get done in the past few weeks. and i'm not trying to sound like my being busy is a special case or anything, i'm just saying i'd just about had it with "obligations". so i was definitely planning on not going until the very last minute when i decided to (at which point i still wasnt happy). anywho, after listening to the speaker we had friday night, i realized that i was supposed to be there. it was funny, because after i decided i was going to go thursday night God seemed to grant me a very productive night as sort of a ... i dont know, an "i'll meet you halfway" sort of thing. so i finished all these things i need to get done (fixed the cathodes on my car, got new stitches, fixed the apolstry on the door panel, put all 4 items on ebay that i'd been trying to do forever). it was a great time of fellowship with everyone, but what was really great was the time i got to spend alone. i really needed the quiet time and solitude that i got this weekend. i've been too busy. when you're too busy for God, you're just too busy. i tend to lose my focus every so often and just need that reminder about what's important. so the weekend was a blessing.
yesterday i shaved for the first time since last christmas. feels weird. but good.
oh, and i was "the dude" for halloween (eve). (except i didnt have long hair)
happy sunday to you.
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