(super crazy) day in the life

for those of you who don't follow me on twitter... i thought i'd treat you to (most of) my status updates for the past day, because we had a junior high lock in at church, and they read like a short-attention-span diary of the night. it's very enlightening. in case you needed a reason not to do a junior high lock in (although really, i'm sure you could come up with plenty on your own...), just read this. brian and i are recovering. here we go!

april 3rd, 9:04 am

dear Jesus and the starbucks barista: thank you for the free 4th shot in my americano! on this, lock in d-day, I need all the help I can get

10:04 am

so many last minute changes & adds & 'can i bring a friend?' emails & voicemails & need to make more gift bags and... i need a nap or three

11:07 am

in miraculous news, i only have to make TWO phone calls about missing medical release forms!!! also, random, i have the LOUDEST hiccups EVER

1:37 pm

home to make more gift bags & cook something delicious to put in the fridge & eat tomorrow when we emerge from our post-lock-in hibernation!

4:36 pm

tried to take a nap. massive failure. instead I cooked & watched a 'full house' episode from 1989. gosh, was it seriously on 20 years ago??

7:15 pm

just got done working out... I think it slightly alleviated my normal pre-huge-event anxiety. 2 more hours to chill before it's go time.

10:58 pm

the craziness has begun....they already started writing on each other with glowstick fluid. we are in for a very long night!

11:40 pm

glowstickgate 09 averted. on the bus to our AMAZING location now. check it out- amazingjakes.com! 1 hour down, 8 to go.....pray for us!!

april 4th, 12:10 am

I just overheard.... "when you see applebee's, you know you're in the ghetto." um, scottsdale much?

12:48 am

so they set all the video games on free play............... ITS CRAZY!!!!!!!! FREE FOR ALL AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:40 am

Brian and I both formed bowling teams and we are currently competing.... it's gonna be close but I think my girls can pull off a win.

2:15 am

so the girls lost interest during a pizza break about frame 5.... we never recovered our momentum. speaking of momentum, time for a monster.

3:26 am

over halfway done with our time here.... did you know there's a video game where you're a truck driver? also i can't see straight.

4:43 am

I am turning to twizzlers in my time of need. (also to Jesus but He doesn't have a very high sugar content) 1 hour and 17 minutes left here!

5:26 am

the end is near..... in a really, really good way. only 40 more minutes here, a bus ride, and breakfast come between me and my bed.

6:06 am

counting the number of people on a bus is really, really, seriously a big challenge on zero sleep. all I want to count is sheep

7:25 am

Pastor's special cheesy potatoes for breakfast and.... they're going home. so am I. awesome kids, awesome night, glad it's over, hello bed!