Now that I'm thinking about it

I was just reading over an old post. Here's an quick work update: I have completed the following videos for the church: Volunteer Video 1 Volunteer Video 2 Kid's Life Chef Animation LSM Opener/Countdown Love Languages Video Koinonia Love Languages video I have shot these videos and am waiting to edit them: Angel Food Ministry Outreach Men's Ministry Graduation I went on the Joel Osteen tour to the following cities: Dallas, Texas Charolette, North Carolina I will not be going on any more tours at this point. I had a meeting last week about the current state of "In House Media". In that metting we decided that I needed to start equipping volunteers to help out. I am currently looking at buying 5 editing stations, 3 new cameras and all the software/equipment that goes along with that. It might cost around $30,000 depending on a few choices. This is an AWESOME thing because it will start the ball rolling in teaching volunteers and duplicating myself. I found a honeymoon for Danielle and I. We will be going on a cruise from Long Beach, to Catalina, to Ensenada, then back to Long Beach. This is a great thing because on the cruise we can do everything or nothing. Today we had a ministry fair at the church and they were showing three of the videos I finished. It was such a weird feeling to see the videos playing all over the room. I'm working with the Portico media team right now. Mike is my main guy for that. He and Harold did a shoot on Saturday for me and that allowed me to move into my new apartment. It was a great feeling that I could send these guys out to do a shoot. Great feeling.

Six days and counting...

I am less than one week away from beginning my life with Danielle and I couldn't be happier, or more anxious. Everything (that I'm aware of) has come together really well so far. I have the tickets for our cruise and air travel, the hotel is taken care of, Action House interns have a place to stay, invitations have been out and RSVP's turned (almost..). It's funny how things have come about for the wedding. I've heard horror stories from numerous people and stories of how things just worked out. So far it's been more working out than horror for us. There have been times where things didn't happen as quickly or in the order they should have, but they've come together. I know that there will probbably be some people that will have a hard time getting through the gate, and some will arrive late or not at all. My hope is that our "support team" for the wedding will allow things to happen around us, but won't let them influence us. Latecia has a pretty steady head and a nack for logically figuring out problems, Clay is a "can do" kind of guy, my Mom has done tons of weddings, and my Dad knows how to keep cool under stressful situations. Other people will be around to help, but these people I am relying on. I just want Danielle to be in a nice little bubble for the day. I don't want her to know if life is blowing up around us. All that matters is that at the end of the day, we'll be married. Little things are killing me right now. I have to get gifts for my groomsmen, taxes, finishing moving, rides to the airport, finishing work stuff. Thankfully I got a haircut and some clothes for the cruise today. I was also able to get my car registered. Things are begging to be a little financially draining too. My car has been broken into twice in the same month, registration for the car was a little expensive, taxes are going to cost some cash, spending money for the cruise, not to mention the cost of the cruise itself. I know that God will take care of us. I've never been in want or need. That's the most amazing thing. God has been so faithful to Danielle and I. He's also always been faithful to my family. We've been through so much it seems and God has protected us from so much. I'm really looking forward to getting to know Danielle even more and staring our lives together. I know that we will go through hard times but I also know that we have good communciation and that we respect each other. It's frustrating that in the beginning there are going to be start up things to take care of. Things like furniture, pots, pans, clothes, drapes, cleaning supplies, etc..

I don't know what to expect or what living and being married to Danielle is going to look like. I don't know how our marriage will be. I don't have any idea what marriage is! I've never lived with someone in this kind of situation before. I will be with her through better or worse, sickness, health, wealth or poverty until death seperates us. It's not that these ideas scare me, on the contrary I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life with anyone else, it's just that I know we're both going to have to grow and learn, alot.

Will post soon. Too busy now.