Weekend in Review

What a great weekend we had! The highlights:

• A really good time of talking and prayer with Kennan on the drive up to Charlotte, NC... much needed after a pretty lousy week. We've also been re-reading the Anne of Green Gables series together, so that made the drive go quickly.
• A fantastic time getting to see our friend THE LARRYNATOR, who does an impression of Animal (from the Muppets) like no other
• Getting to see the Andrew Peterson show in Chapel Hill. Highlights from that---

1. getting to see not only AP but also his multi-talented and zany tour partner, Ben Shive, who played the Super Mario Bros. sound track on the piano (including secret levels and getting the star at the end of the level!) just for grins
2. hearing a new song (which was quite nice) and seeing the amazing, healthy, brotherly love between AP and Ben as evidenced by the encouraging smile that Ben gave Andy when he was nervous
3. also getting to see their new partner in (touring) crime, Andy Gullahorn, who brought the house down with "Green Hills Mall"
   
4. getting a copy of AP's newest CD, Appendix A: Bootlegs & B-Sides and splurging to get Andy Gullahorn's Room to Breathe
   
5. hearing a barbershop quartet (okay, trio) version of "Matthew's Begats" from Behold the Lamb of God
   
6. chatting with Andrew after the show, and getting to hear him say "I eat snot" in Swedish
7. while waiting to see AP, meeting a new friend (hi Angie!), who will be moving to our neck of the woods soon...
8. EDIT--I forgot this one: When Andrew was leading us in singing along with "Let There Be Light," he said something along the lines of, "I'll sing, 'Let there be light' and then you sing... [big, dramatic pause, and I'm expecting him to say, "Liiiighhhttt..." because that's how it goes, but instead he says...] icckkyy-icckkyy-eyyyyyeeee!"(or something to that effect.) It was very tribal sounding, and the looks on the faces of folks who were trying to see if he was joking or not were too funny.
   

• Touring downtown Charlotte with Larry, imagining that the kitchen of the restaurant we ate in was run by the Swedish Chef (bork bork!)
• Another good drive back from Charlotte, with more "irrepressible Anne", and coming home with my best friend to our insane cats
• A great, challenging sermon at ChristChurch this morning
  
• Watching Muffin Films with Gordon & Christy tonight after work
• Signing off of blogspot in just a minute to read some more with Kennan!

What a great weekend.