Viva La Vida

wow, what a long weekend. I am just about sick of driving. I decided to calculate how much driving I did in the past four days, and it came out to around ~700 miles. yeah, and I have to drive to work all week, then I'm going home again this weekend. oh well, that's the way it is i guess.

Anyways, this weekend was pretty fun. I went home thursday after work because I had friday off, and stayed at andy's house on thursday, because that's what I do whenever I go home. on friday I went up to Canton with Jacob, my youngest brother, to visit Jordan and Jess. Jake stayed the night, but I left after dinner to head to Spisak's house for a couple days to chill with a bunch of sweet people.

We were supposed to go boating on saturday, but didn't end up going because the weather was supposed to be really bad. so we just hung out and played some soccer, pool basketball, and regular basketball, and grilled out for lunch and dinner, because the weather ended up being really nice. after that we just chilled for the rest of the night. 

On sunday, they decided to go boating in the morning, but I was going to my brothers church back in Canton so i could pick up jacob/go out to lunch for his birthday. it was cool. It's so weird that my youngest brother is now 13 years old. It's funny because he's still in that semi-awkward stage of his life(middle school), and i tend to forget that I was probably just like him. anyways, I had to drive back to cincinnati after that, which is just a really boring drive overall. I stopped in columbus to drop jake off, but didn't stay very long because I just wanted to get back.

So that was my weekend, and I am beat right now. I really should be in bed at this moment, but decided an update to the blog was in order. I am really excited for this next weekend because of fireworks/birthday celebrations, etc.. I think a more thought provoking update will happen later this week. I really would like to express some thoughts right now, but it's hard enough to just talk about this weekend while I'm this tired.

aaron

"Cause it's a breakdown, where do we go from here?"

So the first week of work is over, and it was pretty good I guess. Things are pretty much the same as when I left, so it wasn't like I was being introduced to anything new. But I am excited because I guess they're going to give me a lot more work this quarter, which should keep me busy, instead of browsing the internet for the majority of the day. 

Anyways, I'm sitting in Rohs Street watching the Red Sox game because our internet isn't working right now, and yes it is a friday night, but pretty much everyone is out of town, so there wasn't much else for me to do besides watch a movie or something, but I would rather watch the Sox. They're wearing the green uniforms tonight in honor of the Celtics winning the NBA title, which is pretty sweet. Speaking of the Red Sox, they were in town this past weekend, and I got to see all three games, which was just awesome after a long week of exams. We lost the first game, but won the next two, and it what made it even more special is that my dad came down for Saturdays game, and we had a great time. It was really cool to get to spend that time with him, since I'm pretty much not going to be home for more than a couple weeks at a time for at least the next couple years. Also, Caleb and Alicia were at Sunday's game which was pretty fun too.

So I don't really have much to say for this post. Usually I have some kind of idea that I want to write about when I make a new post, but there isn't really anything that sticks out to me. Maybe I'll write something sometime soon, but I'm just not feeling it right now.

I hope everyone had a great school year, and are looking forward to your summer. If you're ever in clifton and want to hang out, hit me up, because I probably won't be doing anything. keep it real folks

much love

aaron

"I'm on the up and up..."

Class is over...shouldn't I be more excited? I mean I guess I'm looking forward to working again and making some money or whatever. But it's just now hitting me that I don't have summer anymore. I can't get excited about school being over, because it's not going to be over for another three years. Yeah, I'm really thankful for where I am, because I am in a great program, and my I am not worried too much about my future, because job security is pretty high for me or whatever. But I still miss the fact that I can't go home for the summer. I can't just go to Andy's house on a random night of the week just because. The funny thing is, I've know that this time was coming for the past two years. I feel like I am done being a kid. Instead of doing crazy things this summer, I'll be in an office 40 hours a week...in front of a computer. Sounds like fun, right? I don't know why it's hitting me now, but sometimes I wish I could just get out of here, go travel somewhere, do something more exciting than work. 

I was reading in Philipians 4 this morning, and I came across this verse that really stuck out to me. It was verse 11 where is says, "Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am." It goes on to talk about how no matter what is going on in your life, whether you are prosperous or poor, hungry or filled, having abundance or suffering, "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." It made me ask myself, am I really content with where I am in life? Do I consistently thank God for just giving me life, and new day each day? I find myself always looking at the things that are wrong, or how I wish I had something, or whatever. I don't realize that I am in an amazing place. I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams. God has been good to me, and I tend to take that for granted. So whenever I find myself throwing a pity party, whining about all the stuff going on in life, I need to just step back, and be content with my situation (this doesn't mean being content with my relationship with God, just with the things/circumstances in my life). With Christ's strength, I can be okay with where I am, and what is going on in my life. 

P.S. I just pre-ordered the new Relient K cd, and I got these two free songs, one of which was an acoustic version of "Up and Up". It's funny how these lyrics apply to me SO much right now, considering I've known the song for the past two years.

To be prosperous
Would not require much of me
You see contentment is the one thing it entails
To be content with where I am
And getting where I need to be
I'm moving past the past
Where I have failed

In Repair

So this past week has been full of its ups and downs, and it's starting to take a tole on me. There have been a lot of awesome things that have happened, but there have also been some not so good things. I think I'm just really looking forward to being done with this quarter. 

The weather has been absolutely amazing lately though. As we were driving home from an amazing service at crossroads today, it was awesome to marvel at the wonderful day that was upon us. I'm hoping to go outside and enjoy the weather and play some tennis or something. We'll see I guess.

The one thing about this week though, is that I have really been able to see God working in me, that is, when I'm having rational thoughts, and don't let me emotions get in the way, which cause me to seek out my selfish desires. Over the past month or so, I've been really trying to trust God with everything in my life, and I think that I'm getting better at it. There are just so many things that are out of our hands, and we just need to accept that, and realize that God has it under control. God is good.

P.S. Manny Ramirez hit his 500th career home run last night, finally!