6.28.2011

A Long Brutal War

Prank wars. I hate them. Eventually, they all devolve into a parade of destruction, remorse, malcontent, and rage.
Ok. I'm being a little melodramatic. But you get the point, right? Good.

It appears as though my group of friends-- once united under the banner of music, love, happiness, and tomfoolery-- have split down the middle and chosen brutal sides in a war of deception. So far, people's homes have been "home-alone'ed"-- their doors tied shut from the outside with no way of exit bar the window. The security of vehicles has been compromised. Threats of kidnapping, issued. In summation, people's once quiet lives have been plunged into chaos and fear.

I have been found in the middle, lacking. It appears as though my Switzerland-like position has cost me the trust of my friends-- and that's what hurts the worst. Neither the Haus of Jordan, nor the Haus of the Initiate look like they are waving the white flag of peace any time soon.

I'll keep you posted.

Joseph & Leah: from first impressions to "she said yes" (Part 2)








So yeah, Leah thought I was annoying at first, but I was like a funny, charming, devilishly handsome fungus. I grew on her...

So there we were: March 30, 2010, 7:00PM. It's Leah birthday, and I have pulled out all of the stops. We had been hanging out a lot, and become pretty good friends. She was,and still is, gorgeous, awesome, sarcastic, talented, witty, beautiful, and I was crushing pretty hard. We weren't dating yet, but I had a good feeling that was about to change. We had already gone out the eat at Shane's on Youree Drive that night, and were heading back to my house.

Little did she know I had made her a birthday table. Yes, a table. Well... not really a table. Just a regular old table with tons of her favorite stuff on it. I had decorated it like a birthday cake. It had candles, and diet coke, and chocolates, and little pretty-girly-things. Normally, I'm not a bragger, but I don't think that spread will ever be topped.

We just sat, talked, watch a movie, and visited with a few of my family that walked through to say hello.  I was so smooth. (I got game.) Then I asked her out. I was so nervous. (I'm a big rejection-phobe) She said yes. And we went Facebook official the next day.

If I only knew what was next...

6.27.2011

Joseph & Leah: from first impressions to "she said yes" (Part 1)








Leah is the love of my life, and she thought I was obnoxious when we first met.

It's hard to believe that my beautiful, smart, caring, God-loving girlfriend is going to be my beautiful, smart, caring, God-loving wife. There are moments throughout the day when I am still taken back at how blessed I am to have a woman like her in my life. And to think about how it all started...

One Sunday morning as the service was starting, I was talking with my best friend Jacob and finding a place to sit in the congregation. I don't know what we were talking about (I'm sure it was ground-breaking and insightful) but out of the corner of my eye I saw this girl I've never seen before. She has gorgeous, long blonde hair, blue eyes, a killer smile, and a great body. I didn't know she would be the one, but I knew I had to meet her.

I wish I could tell you that my focus was on the Lord during worship and the message that day.

After service, Pastor Josh Merchant and his wife, Jill, took Leah, a few others, and myself out to lunch at Chili's as a way to make her feel welcomed. I had a burger. She had fish. How do I remember that? Funny you should ask. Trying to be funny, I fake sneezed on her plate. However, my body chose to actually sneeze during the joke. Little did I know, Leah is a bit OCD.

Great first impression, right?

TO BE CONTINUED...

6.21.2011

Oops, I did it again.

What you're about to read is one giant excuse.
I'm getting ready to move off to school, just got back in town, and have had little to no internet access.
That's why my blog looks like I've died.
On the upside, I've developed a nifty mobile version of my blog so you can look at it on-the-go.
New blog post coming soon.