Told you so. :PSo. I told you all that I would make a blog post, didn't I? Well, here it be. :P HAH AT YOU. Man. Where to begin? I honestly have absolutely no idea, so events will be rambled randomly and in no particular or chronological order. In August, I got to go to my 5th Soul Fest. I kind of wish I had saved my wristbands from all the years, 'cause then I could have made like a necklace or a whip or a really stupid tie. Or something. <- Cleverly overued phrase for filler. But yeah! This Soul Fest was extra special because Lydia (the girlfriend, for those of you who have been living under a rock for a very, VERY long time) got to come along with my family, and her friend Alison from camp also got to tag along. We were staying at a condo that could have hosted six people in all, although I really didn't trust the top bunk in my room with the double bed thingy.....I'm totally forgetting what it's called right now. Sigh. (Bunk bed inserts itself into my mind 12 minutes later.) Due to time restraints of my break, I'm just going to list the three most awesomest things that happened, okay? Okay. 3: Throwing my dad's car keys on the roof of the hotel by accident. Then a kid at the hotel goes out on the black, hot roof in 90 degree weather and retrieves them. Hooray. Lesson learned: Next time, just hand the dang keys to the father.
2: It's not all about the music. See, at past Soul Fests, I could have gotten into the music and all, but the fact is I never really had a "God experience" there. During one of the concerts, I just felt really discouraged, so I left and went to the prayer tent. It was quite the release for me, because I was actually able to talk to people about my problems. They prayed for me for, like, 15 minutes straight. Wow. It was just so cool. :D
1: Best friends always come before girlfriends. I don't know who out there is in a relationship, but if it's with someone that's basically your best friend, consider this: You went out with them because they were your best friend. That's the aspect you liked about them in the first place. So when you're in the relationship, if it interferes with how you used to relate to each other, back out while you can and just be those awesome best friends you were in the first place. I feel I had known this lesson before, but it didn't really hit home until one of the nights when Lydia stopped me and said: "No matter what, we'll always be best friends, right?" I can't guarentee anything to her. But I made her the best promise I could give when I said yes. Never say yes if you're not going to follow up the responsibility of that yes, kids. In the end, great Soul Fest. The bass was too loud. But oh well. I'm still going next year. :D And you should, too. Oh man. I'm way over on my break. I'll give a bigger update later today.....I promise. Really. +++ | 
