| | Man, I've got some catching up to do. First of all, some details on my trip to NC and WV: our flight there was without incident but we were glad to arrive in NC. After visiting with my grandparents for a while I picked up the mandolin and Dan took control of the organ. I was surprised to find that mandolin is actually harder on your fingers than guitar cause you have to press two strings with each finger and your fingers get pinched between the strings. When I came home to my beloved guitar, it seemed soooo much easier. Anyways, Dan was pretty good on the organ. He was digging the power and extra volume.
Two day after arriving in NC we drove to Pipestem State Park in West Virginia. If you haven't guess from the pics, they had some pretty extensive hiking trails. I got up at 6 a.m. each morning to hike. It was well worth the effort. I got some priceless pictures and saw some spectacular wildlife. The majority of my family also plays tennis so in the afternoons, usually after a nap, my cousin and I would play a set. Really nice park. Two pools, an arcade, ping-pong (beware, my mom is a ping-pong beastest, she schooled everybody with ease). Needless to say, I was pretty ragged by the last day. I slept most of the drive back to NC and and took a nap back in Greensboro (I've been reverting to my preschool habit a lot lately lol).
I awoke in Greensboro to the worst hail storm of my life. At first it was just heavy rain like we've been experiencing lately. They hail/rain. Finally, the thunder was right on top of us (like flash and boom at the same moment) and near 2 in. hail covered much of the ground. It was pretty spectacular because along with the thunder, lightening, and hail, there was a dense fog that covered the lower two feet of the ground because of the interaction between the cold air and hail, and the hot ground; really weird looking. That night we had the Wade family jam session. I took the mandolin as usual, Dan jammed on the organ, and my granddaddy swapped between a hair comb covered with a tissue (believe it or not it sounds like a kazoo!) and a harmonica. My granddaddy's pretty cool. I don't think I've ever told yall but he was a bomber pilot in WWII, played violin, mandolin, and harmonica, and later became a chemical engineer. Pretty cool eh? Anyways, we rocked "When the Saints Go Marching Home" and some other oldies.
Now, on to this crazy weekend! I think I hit my party limit this time: 3 parties in 3 days, that pushing it to the limits for a homeschooler lol. On Friday I went to Jake's (first) grad party which was a blast. Then on Saturday I went to Linsey and Brittney's mutual birthday party. I think I need some more practice on my backflip lol. Finally, on Sunday, Drew came over after church, we watched a really boring movie (sorry Drew!), went to youth group, and finally headed to the Rawdon's for an afterglows (thanks to the Rawdons btw!).
Today and yesterday have been much calmer. Had my first class of summer Karate last night and played racquetball today. I'm hoping my feet won't be too sore tomorrow cause I got Karate again lol.
Thank you God for a wonderful past four weeks! Love you all and God bless,
Mike
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