Are you kidding me? It's the middle of August? Crazy talk, I say. This year has gone so fast. I'm writing very short sentances again. Hopefully you don't mind. So what's new....?

I'm now OFFICIALLY the youth director! Julie and I met with the church board last Sunday night and they unanimously voted me into the team. It feels amazing and I'm SO excited to get in here and get going. There are ENDLESS possibilities, too. That can be a great thing and a...hard thing at the same time. There are so many options, ideas, games, topics, projects, etc. that it can be overwhelming at times. I really need to focus and write down all of things floating through my mind or I'll never remember all of them. It's the best feeling to go to church, sit at my desk, and realize that I'm at WORK. Incredible.

Julie and I are doing awesome. We worked on our hospitality this last week when we hosted 5 friends (2 one day, 3 the other) at our "tourist town" home. :-) We had SO much fun going to the beach, bowling, going to Starbucks, playing N64, hanging out...it was just awesome. I love our friends. Also, Julie is just incredible. She made us all breakfast and everything. I've been seeing how awesome she is (again) lately. She inspires me and I love that about my wife.

Another thing I love is football. I'm so glad it's starting!! Some UW boys are really making an impact, too, which will be fun to watch this season. See if Chambers and Bennett can rip up the league. I'll see if I can get completely engrossed in my fantasy leagye, too. hehe I won my league two years ago, but last year was only mediocre. My team looks pretty sweet this year, so we'll see.

Well, back to the Dolphin game. See if my boy can pull in some receptions.