Sorry I didn't do this when I got home Saturday, but I had a reason. Anyway, I had a great time in Louisiana. I got to know a lot of people from my church youth group, so now youth meetings aren't going to be awkward. Since I don't have anything better to talk about, I'll tell you about the trip...

Day 1:
I had to get up really early Tuesday, which was about 4:30. I was really tired. We got to my church around 5:30 and left around 6:00. I slept on the bus next to my buddy, Chris. A few hours later I woke up and eventually, one of the girls behind me introduced herself to me, and then I actually started talking to people. It feels so good to have friends There was Ryan, who I knew from the Christmas play I was in; Lea, who was a really cool girl; Kalee, who wouldn't stop talking on her phone or talking about her boyfriend; Kate, who hung out with everyone; and Alex, a kid that was like me, going into this trip without knowing anyone. So we all hung out the rest of the bus trip. We played tag in Wal-Mart. We stuffed ourselves at Waffle House (Why did I eat that second waffle! ). Finally we arrived at the church in New Orleans, set the ground rules, and went to bed.

Day 2:
We got up and had breakfast. We then split up into work teams but didn't get started for a while. Finally we got to go to our work sites. We hung up insolation and stapled plastic sheeting to the studs. We only had a few hours to work, but we worked fast and got all the insolation in and most of the plastic sheeting. All this time, I was wondering where Chris was because I hadn't seen him. Two others and I went back to camp while one of the worship leaders from our church was making a music video. Whenever my church finishes it, I'll put up a link for it. Unforunately, I won't be in it, but oh well. When we got back to camp we ate, and I still didn't know where Chris was. After dinner, we left to go the French Quarter in New Orleans to see a concert by that same worship leader. It was a really awesome concert. After that we went around the city and passed out tracts, and then piled into the bus and headed back for camp. I still didn't know where Chris was, and it was starting to worry me a little. We got back to camp and then went to bed.

Day 3:
When I woke up, the first thing I saw was Chris. I sat up and almost started yelling at the guy. He said that the day before, while the people who weren't in the video were getting ready to go, he sat down on this couch by the house we were working by and fell asleep That's Chris, for you I guess. He said he got back late with the team leaders and missed the bus to the concert. Anyway, after breakfast, we split up into groups again and worked on putting up drywall that day. It seemed like a really short day, as dark came soon and we had to stop and go back to camp. For the next four hours, after dinner, Lea, Ryan, Alex, Kate, and I played a several different card games. We played Spoons (I hate that game! I'm so bad at it!), BS, and a game we called King of the Hill. Ryan kept winning at King of the Hill, and that was getting pretty funny seeing Lea's reactions At midnight, we were told we had to go to bed.

Day 4:
Last workday. I was both excited and bummed. Either way we did the same routine. We split up and headed to the same houses as the day before to continue putting up drywall. At five we left again, because of the dark. Fortunately, we got most of the ceiling done and all of the exterior wall. We got back to camp later and did some cool stuff. The leaders handed out a bucket of these things like drumsticks and there was a bunch of stuff like wheelbarrows and plastic tubs for us to bang on and have fun with that. Eventually a couple of older guys grabbed some acoustic guitars and they played worship songs for a while. Finally, we all went back inside and tried to play cards again, but it just wasn't as much fun, so I just watched the others play. I had the girls (Lea, Kate, and three girls I met later that week, Megan, Rachel, and Adrienne) to the left of me playing BS, while the guys (Ryan, Alex, my friend Stephen, and several others that I can't remember right now) to the right of me were playing King of the Hill. When the girls were done playing I talked with them for a while. It was kind of funny how Lea put my life once, as she said, "You like don't have any friends, do you?" Ahhhhhh. Lea, you made my day

Day 6:
This was one miserable day. We were leaving for home on our bus and all freakin day I was puking. I caught a bug from some kids those couple of days. When you're throwing up, it's bad. When you're throwing up on a crowded bus with no where to go but sit by someone and make them sick, too, it's miserable. That's why I didn't post a blog about my trip Saturday. Everybody kept telling me how bad they felt for me. It was just a really crappy day....

So, yeah. There's my trip, all laid out. I feel better now, and am happy I'm back. If you're still reading this, you're cool. If not, then... bummer, I guess. Thiry minutes of work for no one Anyway, peace and love, everyone. Enjoy New Year's Day!