...with my new guitar. Ha ha, bet you thought you had some dirt on me... But yes, Mommy and Daddy surprised me when I got home from my camping trip with a brand-new guitar. A Squier by Fender guitar. A new practice book. And two kinds of picks. And a pitchpipe and a battery-operated tuner. And a leather (or pleather) case. And a strap to hold it up if I want to stand. And because it was on sale, it all cost a little over 100 bucks. Not bad at all. Oh, my baby sings. I vowed to it yesterday, "I will practice until I am worthy of playing you." So yes, I think I'll be sticking with guitar. For now.
But yes, the camping trip. I had fun, although I brought 23 bite marks from various insects home with me (12 of which are on my arms and hands. I look like a leper). It was a welcome retreat, since I've been freaking out a little lately. Poinsett State Park is beautiful, especially right around the lake. We even saw an alligator (and Ben kept telling us how it wanted to eat us). It was so cool hanging out with everyone, especially since it was with people I don't usually hang out with. There were deep spiritual conversations...but that was mostly on the car rides there and back. When we were actually there, there were strange noises, performing of cartwheels, eating of bugs, and singing...way too much singing. How many songs can one person think of with a color in it?!! Sob...it was frustrating...well, okay, not really. Oh, and if you can ask Christine to do the koala song, please do. It's quite the treat. Cabbil played the guitar for us. I half-learned a new song. Someday, I'll be able to play in the dark too. It'll probably be years from now, but yeah! You'll see... But anyway, everyone's pretty gung ho about camp, and so am I. I think it's going to be an awesome time.
Since Hope doesn't live too far from me, she took me home, although we got just a little lost. It was just one wrong turn! And we barely went half a mile before I realized it! Although...it is kind of sad that I don't know the way back to my own house... But it was really nice talking with her. Among other things, we discussed future plans- me going to Japan next fall and her leaving for Colorado in December (What is this? A mass exodus?!!). Hope was really excited for me. She said, "Just think- God's got someone in Japan who He wants to meet you. " I needed that. Back home, everybody's like, "Ehhh..." about it. I just hope everything comes together okay.
Well, I need to practice my songs for Vacation Bible School tomorrow. We'll see how that goes...
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i'm learning guitar too. i suck. i haven't the time or patience right now. the most i've ever played was i switched chords and brian strummed. which leaves me pretty much nowhere. boo.
and i was thinking about you the other day. i was wearing a pink shirt from ae that said just bee yourself with a little bee on it. it was cute. and made me think of you! =)
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