Forever..

God is faithful...I'm sorry it's been so long since I've written. Last week was a bit busy as my supervisor was out of town, and so I had a few extra things on my plate. However, I thought I would catch you up in one fell swoop!

July 4th:

I hope you had a great holiday weekend, and enjoyed some time to relax...Meredith, my wife, and I ended up heading to Kingsport that day to see the movie,CARS, with some friends. It was wonderful!! My thanks also to the staff and crew at Marquee Cinemas...I appreciate you working on a holiday. After Cars, we zipped to McAlister's for a Sweet Tea and lunch stop. Then, we went over to our friends' home they just bought and tried helping put some furniture together...in order that they would be able to sleep in a bed instead of on the couch. After that, we decided to head to downtown for the fireworks display. We got down there just in time for it to RAIN!!! LOL! We were walking through the downtown streets just before the display started...lo and behold, it started pouring! So, as we were scrambling to find shelter, guess what we hear? Yup. They started shooting the fireworks anyway. Where we were, we couldn't really see them, and even though we didn't have an umbrella, we braved the rain and watched the whole display while getting soaked!!! I had to try and clean my glasses several times, but the display was worth standing out in the rain. I have never done that before, so it was a first...and I think I'd do it again...as long as I knew to bring a towel.


July 5th:

Today was my pastor's birthday...so we went to the church for a surprise party planned just for him. Everyone brought fun gag gifts and good food for the occasion. He turned 40. My gift to him was a revamp of Daniel Powter's "Bad Day"-I wrote it as "Birthday" If you know our pastor, it'll make sense...if not, I hope the lyrics make you laugh anyway...

Birthday
--Sung to the tune of "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter

This is the moment you dreaded the most
You look in the mirror and your 30s are lost
Tell me your black hairs fade to grey
And its not somethin' that you ate
And you're no longer 39!

Your driving the minivan more than most
You went to Duke, something you like us to know
You and the fam are super kind
God has blessed you BIG, BIG time
But you're no longer 39!!!

Cause it's your birthday, another year down
We'll sing you that song...and we'll gather around
We say you're not old, but that's a big lie
Just look at the candles..the cake is on fire!
It's your birthday, you feel a bit ill
You're coming back down, yeah, you're over the hill
Cos, it's your birthday...your 40th birthday!

Well, it's great day to celebrate
The point is, please, laugh at what I say
Cos you're no longer 39!!!.

Cause it's your birthday, another year down
We'll sing you that song...and we'll gather around
We say you're not old. Okay, so that's right
But look at those candles, that's a real bonfire!
It's your birthday, you feel a bit ill
You're coming back down, yeah, you're over the hill
It's your birthday...your 40th birthday!

Okay...so, it's goofy...but it was lot of fun writing it for David. Happy Birthday!

July 6th: That's HAWT

This ice cream comes with an unusual stipulation, customers must sign a waiver before tasting it because it's so hot. Cold Sweat, a flavor sold at Sunni Sky's, an ice cream shop on NC 55, is made with three kinds of pepper and two kinds of hot sauce.

Owner Scott Wilson started out experimenting with jalapenos in vanilla ice cream, and worked his way up to Cold Sweat. The waiver for the fiery mixture asks that pregnant women and people with health problems not to eat it. Also, if your kids want take a bite...Anyone younger than 18 needs the consent of a guardian. Scott says that he decided whether to make another batch.

July 7th:

Mike Riddles and Mike Perry were out at Subway on West State Street in Bristol...getting you registered for the Music Boat Cruise and handing out "ONE."

After work, some friends of ours had brought over some beautiful flowers for our yard. So, we planted and watered...I like em...they spruce up our yard. After washing up, Meredith and I took off to Logan's Roadhouse (We had a coupon! Woo!) Then, we went to Kmart and went crazy in the clearance section on some window dressings and few more things for our house...but at those prices, you can't beat it. We ended up staying awake until 3am putting some of our new things around the house...cleaning and rearranging furniture. The sad thing was...I had to get up in 4.5 hours so that...

July 8th-10th:

...I could see you at the Blood Drive!!! We had a great time at LifeWay. Thank you for your donation. You could save up to 3 lives! Lots of families were there as the kids cheered on Mom and/or Dad. That was neat!

After the Blood Drive, I got on the road and drove 6 hours to Tybee Island, GA to visit with family who were down there for the week. I saw the beach twice...once to get in...the other to walk along it. If you're ever there, zip to a restaurant called The Crab Shack, have fun looking at the Gator Lagoon they have there--about 20+ Gators in this pool area...you can even feed them treats...and ask for Nicole. She was a great waitress!!

After visiting, took the drive back to good ole JC! If you ever get the chance to come oAppalachianslachains at 7:30ish in the evening (during the summer,) take it in...last night was beautiful!


Grace and Peace to your family...it's good to be home.
CH