Welcome Back to the Real World After 14,270 ft Closer to Heaven.

I'm sitting here with about a billion things going through my mind. I have so much to do and it is hard for me to keep it all straight. This will be really random so bare with me.

First off I do find it kind of hard to believe people would care what I think or what goes on during my day. I know I care immensely what happens to my friends and how their lives are going. Without friends I would be lost in this world and would be very unhappy.

I've had some talk with Ryan about how God seems to be acting more in people's lives around me than I have ever seen. It isn't the super Christians becoming more outspoken or laying down and crying or throwing their hands in the air or anything like that. It's more or less people like me. The stragglers as I would call us. Those of us that may have fallen off the track or have been on the path before but need a refresher. We are the ones that know what needs to be done, but haven't done it or have found other things to be more important. Not only is He working in our lives but I see more action taken toward correction, repentance, and growth. Unbelievable. Considering I've taken the first step in these steps is considerable in itself in my opinion. This is all great, but it makes me curious. What is He up to? Something is about to go down and He's grabbing people up and helping us make it right.... Maybe I'm wrong, but I can feel it.

I just got back from my infamous Colorado trip. The trip was good and rather exhausting might I add. I got to accomplish some feats that I have wanted to for awhile now. One of those being a 14er which was more difficult than I had anticipated. Going up a 14er wasn't necessarily the idea that made it hard. The hard part was the trail we went on. An experienced hiker passed us and he suggested that we go with him on the "fun" trail and that he would guide us. We decided to go that way and boy was it a mistake. Sharp cliffs, edges, and vertical climbs. Mind you I've never climbed before. I would consider myself an amateur hiker but no climber. This stuff made OKC rocks look like a joke. I've never been more physically exhausted than I was by the time I got to the summit. My legs were toast and we still had to walk 3.5 miles back to the car. I was scared and nervous so emotionally I was drained too. It was absolutely nuts, but I can say I accomplished that route. I would never do it by myself, but with an experienced person made it possible. The view was amazing, and I got to sign the sheet that says I made it to the top which was good. I've always wanted to do that too.

I got home just in time for an amazingly fast 3 day weekend. I was hoping it would last longer than it did. Got to hang out with Ryan a little bit which was awesome. Got some BWW and trivia which was awesome. And just like that, here I am and back to work. Back to the ol routine in which I loathe so much. Something has to change.