A surreal lunch

So, a colleague of mine offered to take me to lunch today on campus. We ate at the Kriescher Sundial. Surreal. That was the residence hall I lived in for 3 years as an undergraduate student at BGSU. I ate breakfast (when I could make it up), lunch, and dinner (except pizza & movie Friday nights) everyday for 3 years. I just couldn't get over being back in there. I enjoyed a salad and slice of pizza. Apparently iceburg lettuce at the Dial is still equivalent to the going rate of gold (who knew?). As we enjoyed our lunch I studied the undergrads around. I could see Rich, Erich, Matt, Brad, Dave, Pete, Jeff, Jared, Bryan, Craig, the twins, myself...it was crazy. But good.

I'm officially on spring break. I have BIG plans. Mostly it involves studying for my upcoming comprehensive exams (2 years of class material, 3 questions, 6 hours, one Saturday in April, 0 pressure--right). I may also get the taxes taken care of too. So, don't expect crazy break stories from me.

That's all for now.
Ben

The other fun happening

You may have noticed in the last post I promised a couple of fun happenings to fill you in on and only blogged about one. What was I thinking?

This past Sunday Sara and I drove to Cleveland to witness the baptism of her brother Joe. Fun. It has been amazing to watch Joe respond to God's pursuit these past few months. God's grace and Joe's obedience are enough to bring tears to your eyes. It was such a blessing to be there. I have to admit it was slightly comical to as our good friend Brett Yacovella (about my height) baptized Joe (much taller than me). We weren't quite sure that Brett would be able to bring him back up. But he did.

Indeed, I've been thinking a lot about new life in Christ since Sunday. It's amazing to me to think about a God who pursues and rescues us in the midst of our broken lives. He's just not scared away by anything we are.

Ben

Matthew Perryman Jones

A couple of fun happenings to fill you in on. Most of you know I (Ben) have an affinity for music. Especially acoustically driven, dark, melancholy, and deep music. Matthew Perryman Jones would be a perfect example.

So any chance to see MPJ in concert is one I (and Sara) must take. Beginning of February we drove to Cincinnati to catch him open for Ingrid Michaelson. Just Matthew and his acoustic guitar--and it was beautiful. He played Meghan's Song (for his wife), Motherless Child, Refuge, Rainbow Connection (with parts Kermit the Frog, Eddie Vedder, and Aaron Neville--scary good impersonations), and Beneath the Silver Moon. A small set but worth every penny and mile.

So yeah, for those of you who listen to anything I might say buy Matthew Perryman Jones' music.

Ben

It's been a long long time

Hello friends and family (I think there are like 3 of you who check this).

Sorry it's been so long. Our computer was dead...(it was resurrected and in possession of my mother now). We now have a nice nice Macbook. It's been a real joy learning how to use it and we have much more to learn.

I am in my final semester at grad school! I cannot wait. Comps April 5th, graduation (if comps go well) May 2nd. Yee-haw. I'm sure I'll have a nice paintball celebration or something.

Ahh...we are back.