pinchy

yeah, it was a fantastic weekend! friday started off with looking at houses to rent in bloomington-normal. they were pretty small, but one stood out from the rest. it was a brick 3-bedroom house in northwest normal. really close to the crossings, looks pretty nice. still waiting on word from my potential roomies...

later friday was a Bible study at natalie and wendy's given by byron stoller based mostly on philippians 4 and the topic of true rejoicing. no astonishingly new revelations, but it was a good reminder (matthew 21:17). afterwards, there was much chatting around the table until the wee hours. (i hope someone used and appreciated the ping-pong supplies.)

saturday marked the start of my family vacation weekend. we all met at matthiessen state park for hiking and a picnic. after lunch, the hiking turned a little more extreme for kyle and i as we crossed in uncharted territory across the stream. my most dangerous moment was holding on to an exposed tree root to travel across a rock face. i had a small shelf to put my feet on, but not big enough to travel without my hands holding on to something. i was about 15 feet above the water (2 feet deep) and i travelled horizontally about 12 feet. a few members of my family looked on.

later that evening, we dined at red lobster. since my parents footed the bill, neal and i split a lobster, crab legs, and some jumbo shrimp. both of us have had shrimp before, but the crab legs and lobster was new. it was fantastic, but i still think shrimp is a better seafood (according to my taste buds). the evening rounded out with chips, salsa, dark m&m's, cookies, etc...and less than quality sleep.

sunday church was spent in bradford where part of the wettstein family managed to fill an entire bench (as usual). after church, we went to les and barb fehr's and swam in their pool and talked about show chickens(?). supper was enjoyed by all at pizza hut italian bistro and then some tearful goodbye's as chad, janice and sons headed back up across the border.

the rest of the evening, i spent at natalie's with natalie, traci and neal playing true colors, which included a trip down memory lane. i finally made it back to my apartment around 1:30. i found a couple new vomit splotches on the pavement (courtesy of our under-neighbors and their guests) and this morning i discovered the back tire of my bike badly bent. investigations are ongoing and no suspects have been questioned yet.

enough about me. how was your weekend?