It’s been awhile since i last blogged so i have much to talk about. ENJOY
The retreat was about a week and a half ago and even though i only stayed half the time, i really enjoyed myself. It’s been 8 years since i graduated from high school, and id say this was my 3rd or 4th youth retreat. Most of the time ive helped out on the worship team but there was something different about this year. Maybe its that ive been playing (bass) longer, but for some reason this one was special. There’s something about playing bass and worshiping that does it for me. I dont know why, but i get so much out of the worship when im playing along with it. It also helps playing with wonderful musicians, and i know God doesn’t care how the music sounds as long as people are worshiping with all their hearts. But for me playing excellent music and worship go well together. It gives me the freedom to dance and ROCK OUT! ROCK FOR JESUS!!!
Glenna, Angeline and I left Sunday afternoon and the roads were still icy. To make a long story short, it took us alot longer to leave than we had hoped. At one point, we put on snow chains so that we could leave the campsite, and when we were trying to take them off, they got tangled in my front right wheel. When i stopped and tried undoing the chain, i noticed that the tire was over the chain, so i asked Glenna to reverse a little. Well that wasn’t a smart move cause then the chain got caught in the tire spoke.
We were about 2 miles from the campsite so we couldn’t really go back and ask for help cause…well i couldn’t drive my car anymore. To be honest i was freaking out!!! But im glad i had 2 ladies there with me to calm me down =D. Thanks to glenna and angeline for keeping their composure and keeping me calm. Angeline had the great idea to jack my car up and loosen the chain. They were both really supportive and once i got my car up, i got the chain OUT!!! Praise God! and thanks ladies for being so cool =D i couldn’t have done it without you two
NOW FOR BIRTHDAYS!!!
Friday was my buddy Jose’s birthday. Saying jose is my buddy is an understatement. I can say with my head held high that Jose Estrada is my best friend! I’ve known this guy since the 2nd grade, and even though we drifted apart in the beginning of high school, i’d say since junior year of high school till now we’ve been inseparable. If there’s one guy i can turn to just to talk it’s definately him and i thank him for that. Who said two guys can’t talk like girls?? You obviously haven’t seen us =D We talk sports, we talk girls, we talk movies, we talk music, we talk school, we talk realistic careers and we talk unrealistic careers =D If we both could have our unrealistic careers, we’d both be professional basketball players…me playing for the lakers and him for the bulls. The bad side of him (which is also a great side of him) is that he’s a Chicago fan. So it makes watching sports and rooting for our teams alot more fun. Dodgers vs cubs, lakers vs bulls, bears vs…any team i root for. Anyways, this is just a shout out to the bestest friend a guy can ask for (awww how gay of me to say that huh?) Happy birthday to you buddy and i wish you the best of luck in the future. And remember…when you finally do become a successful OT, i would love to be your Alfred
Glenna and i are pretending he’s a rap artist =D
SECOND BIRTHDAY!!
Today is my DAD’s BIRTHDAY!! happy birthday DAD!!! We celebrated it on sunday as a huge family…the 5 of us, plus brother in law, future brother in law, and girlfriend =D. The 8 of us have great dinners together and i really enjoy the time we spend with each other. Growing up it was just dad mom desiree melanie and myself, but im so happy to see that as we get older, others come into my life and i welcome them all with open arms. Im really glad we get to enjoy these family gatherings along with claudell, george, and glenna =D.
I bought one of those day by day calenders that you put on your desk and rip off pages as the days go by…you know? And since it was only $1 (since i bought it in february) i decided to get one that has ‘The Office’ quotes everyday. For those who watch ‘the office’ im sure you’ll enjoy these as i have. So i’ll try to include ‘the office’ quote of the day with each of my blogs.
OFFICE quote for March 1
Michael: I can’t stop myself from kissing her
Kevin: Yeah. Now you know how I feel sitting next to those M&Ms all day
Andy: Why don’t you just move the M&Ms?
Kevin: Why don’t you just shut up?
the COUNTDOWN continues
TOP 15 LAKERS OF MY TIME
15: Rick Fox
14: Sedale Threatt
13: Shannon Brown
12: Cedric Ceballos
NUMBER 11: ANDREW BYNUM
Some may ask why i put bynum so low on the list. Alot of fans have faith in bynum that he’s the future of the team. Don’t get me wrong, i think he’s a great player for his size, but he just gets injured too much. I know he has Kareem to train him, which in return should make bynum great! Let me just put it this way, if we keep bynum for the future i’ll accept it and be happy with it. But i just want to be the first to say that when the Lakers thought of Bynum for Kidd, i said GO FOR IT! when they thought of Bynum for Bosh i said GO FOR IT! and when they thought of Bynum for Anthony i said GO FOR IT NOW!!! Bynum may be the future of the team, but im selfish, i want the future right now! Nevertheless, bynum still makes my cut of 15 greatest lakers of my time
5 full seasons with Lakers (currently playing his 6th season with the team)
(as of 3/1/11) 314 games played with the Lakers
(as of 3/1/11) 3,271 points
10.4 ppg
ahhh.. WAMS!!!!! You forgot WORTHY!!!! =(
oooppss. this is mel btw =)