"No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath... We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax and resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it?"

--Donald Miller

Beach Week '10

Saturday, June 5, 2010

I spent this past week in Panama City Beach for my church's youth camp. The weather was gorgeous, I got a fantastic tan, and God was there, loving on each of us. While the beach was incredible, the most memorable experience was the 10 hour bus trip filled with middle schoolers where somehow Andrea and I had gotten surrounded by middle school boys.

Here are some snippets of our conversations:

"Did you know cows pee out of their butts?"

"When is the best time to french kiss?"

Colby to Andrea: "Who are you texting?"
Andrea: "My best friend, Kelsey."
Colby: "Is she hot?"
Andrea: "Yeah"
Colby: "Can I date her?"
Andrea: "No, she prefers older guys."
Colby: "Aw, can't she be a cougar just for me?"

A girl talking on the phone to her parents, updating them on her brother: "Yeah, he's fine. No, he's not twitching that much."

Update on Colby and his lady skills as we see him talking to a girl:
Me: "Hey Colby, what's her name?"
Colby: "My super hot princess"

Jonah: "What do you mean you don't know what an (enter name of a military helicopter is here) is? What about a (enter name of a gun here)?"
Andrea: "Let me give you a hint: we're girls. We live with our mom. Even our cat and dog is a girl. We don't learn about that stuff in my house."
Jonah: "Come on, who are you guys? You must be living underneath a rock!"
Andrea's text to me: Well Jonah, do you know what a freakin' tampon is? Yeah didn't think so!

When we stopped at a mall to eat dinner, Shelbi, another college girl on the trip and I are sitting at a table when we're approached by two of the middle school boys:
Justin (who is completely smitten with Shelbi): "Don't worry Shelbi, I know how to treat a girl right. I'll treat you with respect and I'll even go shopping with you!"
Shelbi: "Well, then we obviously need to go shopping now!"
Me to the other boy Hayden: "So, Hayden, what about you?"
Hayden: "I'd take you on a date and I only have $3. But don't worry cause I got potential. How do you feel about racing lamborghinis in Italy in about 10 years?"





Andrea and I escaping the intense questioning by taking a little snooze


P.S. Did you know you can't feel someone lick your elbow? Yeah, we tried it



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