June 6th (Day 23)

Today sure was an interesting day. I got up at 6:50 am to go to a "Huddle" meeting at 7:30 am. I was pretty excited about the whole thing too. So I pulled out of the driveway and input the address for the Starbucks that I thought we were meeting at. As I was driving, my GPS decided to change the address from W 117th St. to E 117th St. without me knowing. So I'm just following the directions and I end up in the middle of a residential area that reminded me of my middle school years for those of you who know what that means. I drove around utterly confused as to how I got there and then decided to try to find my way around. That failed. After a few more attempts, I finally gave up and put in my GPS to go back home since it was already 7:45 am. But get this, I was so lost that it took me about another hour just to get back to my house. Haha, it's kind of humorous but also disappointing because I had wanted to go to this meeting. Once I got back home, I put on a sermon to listen to and began working on my Scripture for the day. Today's Scripture is Jeremiah 20:9, "'But if I say, "I will not mention him or speak any more in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones; I am weary of holding it in, indeed I cannot.'" I've always enjoyed this verse since I stumbled across it. At about 9:15 am, I decided to make my way to work, stopping by that Starbucks for some coffee to keep me going. Once at the office, I began working on a few things. Once Michael and Micah got there, Michael and I left to go to a Creative Arts meeting at 10 am at Starbucks (are you catching a trend?). The meeting lasted 2 hours and then James and I went and picked up some lunch. Then we headed back to the office and I made some phone calls and sent out some emails to individuals who could let us borrow drum mics, stands, cables, and a mixer for tomorrow. The rest of the afternoon was pretty slow since I had to wait for them to call me back. I finally got one of them to call me back, and Tyler, his friend, and I drove out to Hinkley, OH to pick up the stuff. I have to take it back after church tomorrow. Once I dropped the guys back off at the office, I was free to head home. Once I got home, I decided to watch a movie and relax a little bit, while doing some laundry. About halfway through the movie I then decided that I wanted to go for a walk. I worked out for a little bit before hand during the movie as well, and then I walked about 2 miles or about 1/2 an hour. On one of the legs of my trip, I went by the grocery store and found a shopping cart sitting on the sidewalk near the road. I grabbed the cart and took it to a return rack. But the rack was a mess, so I went ahead a straightened it. Then I looked up and saw the others, so I went around straightening the carts in the return racks. Two cart-collector workers came out as I was at one of the returns and just gave me a very strange look, shocked that I was even taking the time to help them by straightening the carts. I took off after finishing that one and headed back to the house. Once back, I finished the movie and the laundry and then began recording some music. I spent about an hour or so doing that. Then I came upstairs and got online, chatting with people while I listened to music, folded clothes, and cooked dinner. Today was pretty much a relaxed day from work, but I still got a lot of important stuff done. Well I guess that's about all I've got for you today. Until tomorrow!

Pat