My day with B-dogg

So I failed to mention that on Saturday I spent the whole day with a good friend Brian Burns (who is closing on a house tomorrow... whoo hoo). The zoo was fun... but not as such fun as the rest of the day. I dropped by his house just kinda to hang out, maybe have a sandwich for lunch and I guilted him into spending the day with me. (Sad, I know). But we then went to Panda Express and on the way I convinced him that the zoo would be so much fun. So, then we went to the zoo, had a blast with the giraffes and hippos. Then we went to Target because he's going to see John Mayer at Red Rocks next week (so jealous) and wanted to pick up the new CD before the concert. (Actually before Target we went to Borders, but it was like $19.) So after Borders we got some awesome Mint and Cookies ice cream from Coldstone (but were jipped on the serving size). grrrr. Then to Target, where Brian noticed that I was wearing and red jacket and khaki pants and then proceeded to make fun of me the whole time we were there.

From Target you can see Guitar Center across the highway. Neither of us had been in a guitar store in probably 18 months, so we went in, indulged a little. Fun times. Then we drove by the $1 theatre to see if there was anything we wanted to see... nothing really. I had already seen Hidalgo. So, we decided to go get food. Then our friend Jena calls and they are going to see Hildalgo in 15 minutes. So, we drop by the gas station for cash, get tickets, go inside and I see the movie... again. (It's a good movie, I don't mind.) But Jena and the others never showed up! So then we went to Macaroni Grill (where I used to work) for a late night dinner and hashed out some good topics and floorplans for his new unfinished basement. So, the zoo was fun, but hanging out with a good friend all day was better.

Companionship was one thing I was greatly reminded of this past weekend. While I spent most of my time in Florida last year very, very lonely, God has certainly blessed me overabundantly with some awesome friends and people whom I love. The speaker at Pierced on Sunday (young adult worship) talked about the Oneness of the Body of Christ. When you are separated from each other - there is ache, a longing to be with one another. I'm already feeling that ache about leaving my brothers and sisters here.