My Weekend post.

Put simply, this weekend was awesome. It was definitely where I was supposed to be (rather than at work.) To write a full description that covers everything would be like using a canoe in the ocean. So instead, I'll just hit my personal highlights. A motorboat on the ocean, go fast enough and you skip crest to crest.

~ First one has to be my Baptism. Going in, I had no idea what my feelings were on the matter, other than I knew it was time to do it. Coming out, I still had no idea what my feelings were I only knew they were there. Correct feelings. Before hand, I wrote out my entire testimony, probably being about 300 words long. But then when I walked up to the front of the circle, and started talking, I realized it wasn't the right thing to say, as well
as being to long for me to go through without totally choking up even more. And if there was one thing in the world that I wanted at that point, it was to finish my spiel without crying. Which totally proves that I've no control over anything.

It was really profound. The whole thing. But I'm only just beginning to comprehend what it really means in my life. But hey, Rome wasn't built in a day.

~ Watching the stars till 5:00 in the morning. Cozy warm in a sleeping bag, lying on the perfect slope to encourage restfulness, talking about random things that were the most important topics in the world, even if they weren't.

~ Making some of the people I love laugh, and laugh, and laugh. All because it was starting to get light.

~ Looking at beautiful sleeping faces.

~ The look on Rachel's face when I planted the idea of tipping Merissa into the water.

~ The look on Merissa's face, just before we tipped her.

~ The look on Merissa's face, when she realized it was my idea.

~ Throwing rocks at Robert as he climbed down a cliff. Sorry, dirt. Not rocks.

~ Climbing down the same said cliff barefoot. Because Robert made it down with only water shoes, and I totally had to top him. Then having Rachel do it as well, and then racing back up hill. Everyone barefoot.

~ Having an engineer tell other people that I'm smart. And knowing that he means it with all his heart, even if I don't believe it totally myself.

~ Having a deep conversation with Chris Dirk. We're both making a lot of progress.

~ Talking with Dalton. You're so my bro Dalt, and you'll always be that way.

~ Exchanging looks with Dain.

~ Going on a hike early Sunday morning and actually having people follow my lead. I don't get it. People tell me why, and I still don't get it.

~ Singing off key on a hill top in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of other people singing off key. Then singing something on key, and noticing the difference.

~ Chris praying with me before the baptism.

~ And last (for now) and definitely not least, is hugs.