I popped open a zipper and found this in there:

A baby shower thrown by 3 of our closest friends when Caleb was pregnant 8 years ago.

Right around the corner is Jenny Platt’s birthday.
She’s being celebrated by her friends and family leading up to that.  Don’t read anything into the numbers, of course.

So this is a quick post to let not only Jenny, but everyone else as well to know how awesome Jenny is and how much she has meant in our lives.
I like to think that we still have that invitation because we never quite wanted to throw it away because of what a meaningful gesture it was to us.
And Jenny has always been amazing at that. At celebrating and blessing others selflessly and all out.

She spearheaded this awesome party with Bridget and Stephanie.
When I left Revolution and Southern California, she was the one who organized a going away party at Fuddruckers where people gave us letters about how our ministry had blessed them.  It meant so much.
Many a night were spent on visits back to Long Beach staying up late in the Platt’s living room discussing life and solving the worlds problems.
I think of Jenny every time there’s a season finale for Survivor as we spent more than a couple with them.
And of course, then there was the time a few years ago that she crashed at our Santa Cruz home while we were out of town. We hung out with them their first night and then had to go.  When we got home there was a card where their family and the Lasch’s had put all the things they thanked us for.  And of course I had to laugh when I saw “liberal babble” in Jenny’s writing.

All that to say, Jenny is one of the most fun and selfless friends we’ve ever known.  Her and Darrenn are part of our support teams for Missio Dei Community and I am so blessed that we still get to do ministry with them from a distance.
Jenny – thanks for being and amazing friend and person.  I can’t wait to see all the people you bless and the way our friendships continue to grow in the future. ANd a blogpost can’t come close to conveying the mark you’ve left on mine and my family’s lives.  Thank you for being you.
I hope you feel really loved and really special during your 40 days and beyond.
Happy early birthday.

Rachel is there.
Flew up on Monday.
Her mom flew here to help watch the kids while I work and rehearse this week. (Thanks Glenda!)
Glenda and I leave after I get out of rehearsal at 9pm to make the 11 hour drive (err…at least 12 hours with 2 midgets).
Rehearsal dinner Friday night, wedding Saturday night, and then I fly back early Sunday morning to get back for rehearsal 10-6 on Sunday and then Missio Dei Community at my house Sunday evening.
Rachel and her mom drive back and get in Monday.

Red Bull and 5 hour energy, get me through the all nighter on highway 5!
OK, so that to get me back to blogging…now to keep it up…

But today is St. Patrick’s Day.
Just to remind us who St. Patrick even is, I invite you to check out this post from last year.
And when you pinch someone cause they aren’t wearing green, remember it’s all because of the missionary endeavors of Patrick in Ireland. Natural connection, of course.

Speaking of, the other totally understandable way to celebrate the evangelization of an entire country is drinking beer.
So join me at The Catalyst tonight to listen to The Wild Rovers in the Atrium. 9pm. No cover.
And I’ve been told I have to try an Irish Car Bomb since they’re 6 bucks tonight and I’ve never had one.
Hope to see you there!

So I recorded what I did get, and set it to loop.
It was looping when I left the church.  Seriously!
Next morning I checked it.  I can’t even find the footage.  It’s totally gone and I have no clue why.
Sorry.  We gave it a shot.
As consolation though, here’s the slideshow video that started the wedding out.  Enjoy!

Congratulations Chris and Jamie Stavenger!!

A good friend of mine, Jamie, is getting married in Stockton today.
I had the honor of putting together a slideshow for her and Chris for the wedding.
I would share it with you, but I figure she should get to debut it at her own wedding.

Several weeks ago I asked what y’all might wanna see on my Mogulus.
His family is in Minnesota.
Hers is her.
A lot of friends in SoCal.
So, we’re broadcasting her wedding today.
2pm.

It will loop for 72 hours after.

So if you were invited, but couldn’t make it, weren’t invited, but wanna see it, or don’t even know her but love weddings, tune in here.

Best thing about a wedding on Mogulus, y’all can chat it up for the whole wedding and no one will yell at you for being too loud!

Now given, when they first bought it, I don’t think Eric and Ashley Lapointe knew it was on my Wish List, but a few weeks ago he told me, "We bought you a gift last week, and then I looked at your blog and saw it on your Wish list."  That totally counts!

Yes friends, the first item received off my list was the Tomlinson throw back jersey.  Found at a garage sale for three bucks!  Man, I guess you lose a playoff game and your jersey value really plummets!

So, now who wants to get me the video iPod?