Thermostat

Someone has turned up the heat and the humidity. Even on the warm days in April the wind seemed to keep the humidity at bay. Not the case anymore. Temperatures flirting with 90 degrees, humidity approaching 70% and winds at 20-25 mph with gusts well beyond that. Apparently this is still considered "spring" and this weather is more consistent with what's normal than the "mild" April we had. On the plus side I can walk from my apartment to Wal Mart at 10pm in shorts and a t-shirt. Not only that, but it feels downright balmy. The humidity is actually kinda nice at night, until I try to sleep.

Work keeps rolling along. I'm still struggling a bit with punctuality to the daily staff worships at 8am. My heart remains determined to operate on pacific time. I'm headed back to Austin next week to reconfigure our a/v equipment at Nameless Valley Ranch for the upcoming summer camp program. Apparently the staff puts on quite a pageant. They'll be using 13-15 wireless lapel mics. Each will need its own dedicated channel... and this is an area I know very little about. So I guess I'll be learning quickly.

Lately I've been excited about the opportunity this experience will provide me to see a different part of the country. Dallas is so centrally located. I can reach the east coast just as easily as home, which is a pretty cool thought. I'm looking for opportunities when I could hit the road for some sort of interstate adventure. Perhaps it will depend on the location of a dog I'm rescuing. We'll see...

Oops

It's been a busy two weeks. So busy that I forgot to report in. April 22-25 found me headed (further) south. The conference has sold their old summer camp, but it leasing it until the new one is built. So I made my way to Nameless Valley Ranch for Latino Youth Fest. As I pulled into the hotel parking lot on Thursday night I was treated to the sound of air escaping from my tire. Of course it was too late to do anything about it so I got to get up extra early in the morning and head to a tire shop as soon as it opened. They ended up selling me three new tires to match the one I had to replace a couple weeks ago when I had a nail in the sidewall. I was getting close to needing new tires anyways and this way they'll all match and I didn't have to pay for flat repair.

Youth fest was good. I ran lights and made sure videos/powerpoint shows appeared on the screens at the right time. An interesting challenge for me since the program was about 90% Spanish. I could understand the gist of most praise songs, but the rapid-fire sermons left me a bit glassy-eyed.

Following the busy weekend and a quick week of work I jumped aboard a plane for home on Wednesday night. Thursday was about making the rounds and taking in Game 6 of Blazer/Suns at the Rose Garden with nine other rowdies. Though the game didn't turn out the way I had hoped it was still a blast. My voice is still recovering.

Friday we hit the golf course and then the boys and I enjoyed some wonderful Thai food. I haven't found many good oriental places in Burleson so Mali Thai was well appreciated. Sabbath I went to church, had family lunch and family dinner. Lots of great catching up and drinking in the familiarity of home. It was kinda funny. I was looking around and random things. Stretches of road, trees, the skyline. Objects and places I remember seeing out the window while sitting in my car seat. There's a unique and individual depth to the landscapes I call home. Others may look around north Texas and see things that way, but I don't.

Now it's back to business somewhat as usual. Summer must start in May down here. Already flirting with 90 degrees. Yikes.