the weekend

ok, i just found this (17 august 06) and realized it hadn't ever been posted. so if you happen to read through my archives on a regular basis, that's why it mysteriously appeared like a ghost-letter from the past. :)

last week's weekend was lived to the fullest. here is a skeletal overview of it.

friday i stayed over at natalie's house. she and i and a bunch of our friends went to these campgrounds and took several hours to light a decent fire. then we walked in the dark to the edge of the lake and followed this little peninsula into the middle of the lake. we laid down on our towels (i don't remember why we had towels) and watched the stars. it was a perfectly clear night and several shooting stars were spotted, as well as two satellites, four airplanes, and possibly a constellation of Bob Dylan. by the time we returned to our campfire, the coals were nice and glowing, but we ate our chocolate and marshmallows cold and raw because we were too lazy to cut marshmallow sticks for s'mores. :) it was a good evening and we didn't get back until 3 or so.

next morning, i drove a car full of people several hours to kansas city. we visited this nice italian restaurant at the Plaza and had some cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. we then proceeded to the wedding. which was...a normal wedding, i guess. short and to the point. after this i went to Worlds of Fun. believe it or not, i'd never been there before. we did all the big fun rides such as the Patriot, the new one, and it was great. one of the boys i was with got a little sick from one of the rides, and the stupid rent-a-cop thought he was drunk. (he must have been pretty NOT busy, too, because he felt the need to call two-thirds of the park staff over to see what a good cop he was for finding the real bad guy.) anyways, Grant got better and we ate at the Waffle house down the road. which was itself an experience, because the waitress called us Hon. i love it. it was nearing one a.m. by the time we got back to the hotel, and we were planning on driving back for church the next day. justin did a good job of keeping me more or less awake during the three hour ride. i got back to natalie's about 4 and slept until 10:25. church was at 11...and i made it in plenty of time!

that's my weekend. it was fun. i hope you liked reading this distilled version of it. i have nothing profound to say, either.