I spent several weeks with Kurt and Mary in Nevada and had a WONDERFUL time. I recently wrote down some of my memories and things I learned and put them in an email for Mary and thought I would share them here as well.............
Things I learned while in Nevada:
- Clothes still get clean when washed on cold
- Malt-o-Meal brand cereals taste just like all the others but cost less
- Making coffee for someone else can be just as rewarding as having someone make it for you
- When it comes to running a household, two hands are WAY better than one
- That "Wipe-Out" is a tv show....and it's pretty funny
- That sushi and tamales actually go well together :-)
- That you can clean an entire bathroom without a single paper towel...who would have thought!? :-)
- That "You are My Sunshine" makes a GREAT rap song, heavy metal song, opera song, jazz song, and even a worship song!!!!
- That sheep never stay in the valley. It is ALWAYS a place of transition to higher elevations.
- That Rascal Flatts is truly a GREAT band with great songs and any self respecting country fan should own their CD's.....all of them :-)
- That I LOVE The Pita Pit and will miss it greatly
- To "drop the jaw bone"
- That coffee pots are sometimes found on the side of the street
- That I provide great interpretation for Mary's jokes, and also explain others jokes to her from time to time :-)
- That sometimes you need to tell people that they are in church....just in case they weren't sure. "This is church".
- That some people call potato bugs "rolley polleys"......weird
- What happens to Bella in the end (I won't spoil it)
- That I am really good at Nerts and I have no idea why (apparently it's NOT my nails though) :-)
- That I LOVE Saturday night church
- That Mary and I are often thinking the exact same thing at the exact same moment.....it's weird
- How to shop at Costco
- That I am "Captain Obvious"
- That I REALLY love veggies and actually could live without meat
- That Mary and I are BOTH afraid of popping balloons....all these years and I never knew that
- That I don't really care for eggplant, especially when squishy
- That Love is Unstoppable
- That everything is SUPER funny in Walmart at 11pm
- That both mountain men and homeless guys can be GREAT worship leaders....just ask Hillsong :-)
- That I have the truly RARE blessing of real lifelong friends....who will stand with me and for me, despite the cost. Friends who truly love without condition. I am so thankful and so blessed.
- That the word of God... and His forgiveness, love, and blood actually apply to ME too. I am so thankful.
- For real Jesus, for real :-)
