It's about time...

Guess who finally bought a car?

Do you ever feel like you can't do anything right?

I have a healthy disdain for both of the teams playing in the NBA Finals...But seeing San Antonio get their faces wiped all over the court puts a huge smile on my face. Sorry Tim Duncan...but I would rather see the Pistons take it.

I remember recently getting my drivers license on my 16th birthday....Oh wait. That was about two YEARS ago! Where does the time go?
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Do you ever remember walking through the mall and looking at the "older" "cooler" kids. I used to pretend what it would be like when I was in high school, and I could drive, and I had a letter jacket, and all that stuff. Well now all that stuff is over with. I have finished high school, and don't wear my letter jacket anymore (mainly because it's like 105 degrees outside) and I don't even have a curfew anymore. It just seems like life was going at warp speed and when the coolness was occuring, I wasn't paying attention to how cool it actually was. I feel like I skipped four years of my life because I was too preoccupied with meaningless, trivial things...

This years goal...realize how cool it is to be in college. Enjoy life, friends, and most importantly...God, and don't STRESS OUT. Bring Glory to Him in all that I do by enjoying the life He's given me. That is something that the college group at Crossroads does unbelievably well.

Random thoughts

• sometimes you just have to burn to tan
• grapevine lake rocks, especially when you're there with people who rock
• it is definitely summer and I'm loving it
• there is no feeling quite like the one you get riding in a jeep without doors on it
• wakeboarding is easy....at least getting up is
• after owning a laptop I don't ever want a regular PC again
• cars don't just show up and wait for you to buy them, you must pursue them
• I'm realizing that I am actually starting a new part of my life
• I wish I would have gotten to know certain people sooner

Good News...I heard from Kanakuk.

Bad News...buying a car is no fun. It will be fun once I get the car, but the whole process sucks.


I got to have breakfast with one of the coolest people on the planet this morning. I feel so lucky for every second that I get to spend with this individual. AMAZING!

Mexico was wonderful. But now that I'm back I have so much to do. I leave in like 8 or 9 days for Kanakuk. I have to:

• sell my car,
• buy a new car,
• have my Eagle Scout Board of Review,
• run down to drop paperwork off in Fort Worth,
• mail in the rebates for my laptop,
• do my thank you letters from graduation

On top of all of this, I haven't heard from Kanakuk in over a month. I have no clue what time I am supposed to get there, what they want me to bring, and all of the stuff that one would expect to get from his employer in advance. I realize that everyone at Kanakuk is extremely busy right now doing the whole CAMP thing. But they hired me, sent me the forms they needed me to fill out, sent my a confirmation letter, and I haven't heard from them in a month...But I would like to know whether or not they still want me to show up. If I can't get a hold of them this week, I might be spending the next month in the Flowerplex. I hope we can get in touch..it is the most amazing place on the planet.

Craig!!!, Just trust God...just trust God.

I'm south of the border for the next week....


Juarez '05

Brent...can that funk be contagious?

My friend just got me the coolest gift EVER. He got me a copy of The Message by Eugene Peterson. It is a nice leather back bible with my name on it. I have such amazing friends. Thank you Seanathan...it means more to me than you know.

I don't really know when i'm supposed to find time to get ready for Mexico....and I don't think I have given Nathan my birth certificate yet.

I was in the Marcus Band for 4 years. They have this thing called music camp the first week of summer where everyone goes up to school for like 6 hours a day and plays their instruments and gets to know the music we'll be playing for the marching show and what not. Well....I got a call this morning from my old band director. "Craig, we need a Saxophone teacher and were wondering if you were free this week...we'll pay you for it." Cha-ching. I will be getting paid for doing the exact same thing that I was forced to do last summer. I was the saxophone teacher the past two years too because I was an officer that was able to teach, therefore not requiring them to hire one..i guess they didn't have any students that could take it over this year, so they get to pay me to do it. What makes it even better is that I love playing my saxophone....I love talking to other sax players...and I love making music with people. I would probably do it for free if they hadn't already offered to pay me for it.

Sorry for canceling coffee.

I just got my new laptop today!!!! It is AWESOME.

The last Mexico meeting was today...we leave in 6 days. It is unreal how excited I am for this trip.

There is nothing like a few runs to Race Track to get a cheap fountain drink refill and then going to play some frisbee golf to get the summer started off properly. Except the fact that I LOVE 100 degree weather(I might be the only one) and its only been about 85-90 recently...but I can live with that...

High school Wednesday night Bible studies at my church are now over for the summer...and in my case, forever. So last night I attended the college and young adults Bible study. It was really cool to see these people accept me, and the other graduating seniors/new freshman...or whatever we are called now. We were pulled straight into the group. It was interesting to see new view points on issues and hear the wisdom that God has given them through experience. I will say however, it is a little weird that half of the guys in the group are married. And what is even more weird is that I went to part of high school with some of the married couples....and one of the guys that is now IN my Bible study TAUGHT my freshman Bible study...it is just a different atmosphere, but at the same time we are all followers of Christ wanting to grow and mature. The love of Christ can pull any group of people into a tight knit group, despite age, interests, or personalities. So thank you college and young adult group.

Seniors 2005, It has been an honor.

More thinking about graduation...

I am so used to seeing the same faces in the hallways at Marcus High School. Some of the faces I have seen practically everyday since 2nd grade. But this last week of school is weird. It seems like every time that I see many of those people, I make a mental note in my mind that "Hey, this might be the last time I ever see that person." I also find myself telling people good-bye and good luck in the future more than once...because I'm not sure whether or not I will get a chance to see them again before our 10 year reunion...and then sure enough...I see them again so I must tell them good-bye and good luck in the future because I may never see you again.

I'm sorry...my mind works very akwardly.

My Buddy Brent, who just so happens to be a youth minister with a passion for teenagers like that of no one else, has a list of links to blogs of current students in his youth ministry and a list of links to blogs of former students in his youth ministry. I was realizing that in a few short days, he will take the names of all of the seniors, myself included, and put them under the Blogs of Former Students link list. I'm not sure when it will hit me that I won't be taught on a regular basis by this amazing servant of God again. But really...Seniors...isn't that sad?

I just finished introducing my brother to the greatness of Bottle Rocket. It just doesn't get any better than that.

Tax dollars hard at work

Tomorrow the senior class will be going to Main Event for 5 hours rather than attending school. We will have free laser tag, bowling, pool, arcade games, and food. I say free...but I mean for $20. But if you know Main Event, you recognize that this is a great deal. Why do seniors even go to school the last few weeks???