Day 386: The Last Night

The only thing you need to know about today was the fact that I got the privilege of seeing Skillet in concert tonight in downtown Sydney. Even the fact that the line for the concert went all the way down the street and around the corner showed how big of a fanbase they have in Australia, and they certainly put on an epic show. Fortunately, I got to use this opportunity to give my stereo microphone a final test (because I don't think I'll be in a louder situation anytime soon), but I'll get back to you on that soon. The highlight of my week, hands down.

God bless,
Steven

Day 385: Dark Alliance

Today, there were only two missions: to welcome my new roommate to flat 236, and to help Donny find a video game that means the world to him. Around 11, Michael (new roommate) came to the flat to drop off his stuff; at this point he's the only one with a girlfriend, so he has reason to be outside more often. Around noon, Donny and I headed out to Eastgardens to find this game called Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance 2; after a long time of searching and searching, I eventually found it. To quote Gabriel Iglesias, "The look that came over his face was like he got a gift from God.". He was almost at the point of tears, which was kind of funny. After an amazing lunch at Oporto's, we came back home; I can honestly say the rest of the day was invested in this game. Pretty much against my will. But it matters to him, so I'll oblige and play along. I also got to see Laz again; he flew in this morning, and seeing him again was awesome. Things should be better with all of us this year; I just hope we'll be as excited about Josh coming back tomorrow.

God bless,
Steven

Day 384: Reunions are cool

I spent the majority of this day trying to organize my room in preparation for my roommate, who is coming tomorrow. Lots of cleaning and sorting of things, and then lots of saying hi to friends I haven't seen in a long time. At one point I tried to see my creative oversight Mary about the video team, but she was out on an important meeting so that's gonna have to wait until Friday. Things are moving a bit slow at the moment, but very soon it will all be in top gear once again.

God bless,
Steven

Day 383: Sydney, we meet again..

So the past 3 days were all part of my return to Australia. It started on Sunday, where I went to the Garcia's church to say bye; it was nice for them to pray for me, because Lord knows I need all the prayer I can get. After that, we went home so I could pack the rest of my stuff/hang out with my dogs for the last time until December. Once my sister and Derek came to the house, we went to have dinner; saying bye to the little guys tends to be the hardest thing for me, even when I was there with them all day. Sausage was the one that knew what was going on; he gave me a goodbye lick and watched me go (one of the most emotional goodbyes in my life. Not kidding.) After an awesome dinner at Benihana's, we headed to the airport; I said bye to my family and headed to the gate. After 17 hours of travel (including not having a January 17th), I arrived in Sydney. I got picked up by Alison and Becca, since Donny was working at the time. So I headed to Toys-R'-Us and reunited with my good ol' flatmate; he's extremely happy I'm back. It's felt as if I never left, really; the only difference is that I haven't really done anything so far. I am still in need of finding my phone in my room, as well as building my new bed frame before my roommate flies in tomorrow. God's been so good to me so far; not to mention it's nice to be back. This next week will be a bit low key, but that's cool; that should give me enough time to get used to 70-85 degree weather.


God bless,
Steven

Day 380: Gettin' Murried

So I haven't written in my blog for the past few days... but I have an incredibly legitimate reason: MY SISTER IS MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!



It's about time, really. I am so happy for her and her new husband/my new bro-in-law. I couldn't even try to describe how it all went down, so I'll just say it was a massive success and we're all overjoyed/extremely tired from how long this day was. And to think all this has taken place the day before my return to the land down under... this should be interesting..

God bless,
Steven

Day 377: Tales and Tuxedos

So today was fun! I got to catch up with Hannah while hanging out at Stonestown and Westlake, sharing stories of the past year. It was great to hang out with her, considering we were trying to find some time to do so since I've been here. Just traveling in that area of the city made me realize how long it's been since I was home; my sense of direction was out of whack. I did, however, manage to not get completely lost, so it's all good. After that, my dad, Derek, our friend Brian, and myself went to the Men's Wearhouse to pick up the tuxedos for the wedding; I know the guy from the commercial said "You're gonna like the way you look, I guarantee it.", but... I would say it's ALMOST accurate. Don't get me wrong, it looks nice, but if the pants are supposed to be that large feeling, then I guess I'll let that one slide.

God bless,
Steven

Day 376: 3D, Oh the Mystery

I saw Tron: Legacy in 3D this afternoon with my dad =)

God bless,
Steven