headed to the BEAST coast

Today I found out which IC Schools for Schools tour I'm on: East Coast. That covers PA, NY, NJ, DE, DC, MD, and WV. I'm not going to lie initially I was hoping for some place like Socal, Pacific Northwest, Deep South, something along those lines but the more I think about it the more excited I am about getting the east coast! I heard someone call it the Beast Coast and I liked it more. So far my team seems pretty solid, I'm sure this is going to be the experience of a lifetime! I fly to San Diego on August 2nd, drive the the East Coast on September 4th, tour for 100 days, drive back to San Diego, and fly home to Indy. 

This evening I had my last WCM practice for a while. Nathan and Erik invited me up to tell the worship team what I was up too. I showed them a short clip about IC and explained my job and the S4S tour. They prayed for me and gave me some support. I was all pretty amazing. They have always preached about how worship is more than music and art, its living a lifestyle that worships God in everything that you do. I feel like I am doing that. 

I'm so stoked.

Beast Coast you have about a month and half to get ready... I'll be there soon!

...and to Sandy Eggo.  11 days. 

round two. ding.

So its late on sunday night, i'm sitting outside of my parents safely locked house while i steal their internet. i do this every night and i never tell them because they will tell me to just come inside. i dont want to. the midwest has nearly perfect weather. its cold in the winter, nice in the spring and fall, and hot in the summer. just the way it should be. i will miss that. 

tonight was the "bye bye blaisey" ::inhabit cookout. my friends are amazing and i am going to miss them dearly. we spent the night grilling in the rain and then after it cleared up we played a good ol' hick game of cornhole. [you know, the game where you throw bean bags through a whole in a little homemade tilted platform thing.] there are people in that group that define who i am. there are people in that group that i have poured my soul into. there are people on that group that have poured their soul and then some into mine. 

i am starting to come to the realization that im leaving soon. everything has this, "i wonder if people in other parts of the country do this?" question tagged to it. everything here will be a memory soon, but then again everything you do will end up a memory. i guess thats a pretty negative way to look at it.  i just dont have a clue what to expect. a girl that use to be a roadie told me thats for the best. i am excited to get to know these people, and i am definitely looking forward to living in a community with them. 

most of my money is raised, praise God for that. i wasn't sure if that was going to work out in such a timely fashion. the next 12 days will consist of deciding what to take, and how to take it. i guess relevant magazine says its cheaper to ship luggage than to take it these days. crazy.

i said i wasn't going to, but i am halfway tempted to go watch dark knight in the next few days, very rarely do people talk this much about a movie only to be let down by it. call me what you want but i hated the movie sin city. it just wasn't my thing. people wouldn't shut up about that. 

here is something worth checking out though. ratatat's new album "lp3" its amazing. i cant think of the last time i bought an album and EVERY single track was amazing. this one is though, i promise.  

john cleveland posed an interesting question today: "can you or anyone else mess up God's plan for life? or is that God's plan and its just not the way you saw it? your mess up is just a step to the final outcome." i dont know. you can call it what you want but i honestly just dont know. i think they call that predestination but if that were the case why even try to do whats "right" ...unless thats just part of Gods plan. 

too much for this tired little brain of mine.

well its time to pack up and head to the jank apartment that i sometimes attempt to call home, i havent felt at "home" in months. its time to move, make a new home.

peace out girl scout. 

Thirteen days till GO time.

So I leave 13 days from this very moment. Last night, my family had a "farewell party" for me. To my surprise we had a full house and I got to share what I am doing to pretty much everyone there. Its weird because I come from one of those big families that we only see each other at funerals and holidays. In all honesty I like it that way, not that I don't love my family to death but I think you will be better off in life if you surround yourself with more friends than family because you decide who your friends are and if they hang around enough they become true family. Real brothers are made in time and love. 

It's weird to think that these are my final days here, today was the last day that I get to play guitar with my WCM family, tonight may be my last midwestern cookout for a while, August 1st marks my last day "rockin' the bar at the Star'." I am not one to say "goodbye" to people. I am not good at it. I don't like it. "See you soon" sometimes feels better even if I never plan to see someone again. It's non-confrontational. I like it. 

I am thankful for the way that some people come through just when you feel like there isn't much hope left. Last night I was truely blessed after my family left, a third of my trip was paid for by a good friend. I was in awe. I have had to learn to just trust God and things work themselves out on His time. "Leave your agenda at the door."

Facebook ruined my surprise party tonight. "Bye bye Blaisey" has like 25 confirmed guests. Thanks facebook, you're a peach. I don't really like surprises anyway. I am however going to miss my ::inhabit crew while I'm gone. They are my best friends. 

I have been thinking a lot about what is going to happen after my time with Invisible Children. I still have no idea where I will end up or what I'll be doing but I did decide on one thing. I am getting a dog. An Italian Mastiff to be exact. I fell in love with a friends mastiff and I think it would be good for me. If you have ideas for names let me know.