18 Sep 06 Weekend Update

The DMV was swift and painful.  We were in and out of there in under two minutes.  How can that be possible?  Which DMV did you visit?  Here are the basics of the conversation as I remember:

Clerk - Good Morning
Me - Good morning, we have an appointment
Clerk - What is the nature of your appointment
Me - Apply for a driver’s license and vehicle registration
Clerk - You will need to fill out these forms, we will need to see a birth certificate, are both vehicles here?
Me - Both vehicles are not here and I was not aware we needed birth certificates.
Clerk - Yes we need to verify the vehicles and need verification of your birth.
Me - Isn’t the fact that I’m standing here talking to you verification of my birth?

The conversation went on for another 30 seconds or so. In and out in under two minutes.  It wasn’t totally a waste of time.  We discovered a great Latin American Super Mercado and spent some time in the store reminiscing.

The day got better.  Our friend Josh Stump (aka Stumptown) called not long after our visit to the DMV and informed us his schedule had changed and was going to have some free time while in our neck of the woods on business.  We met for lunch at In-and-Out (if you ever have the chance have your fries animal style) and enjoyed catching up.  We spent the entire afternoon playing basketball.  A much needed respite from some hectic weeks.  Having Josh over, giving him a tour of the house and noticing those things not yet accomplished made us realize how busy we have been the last 5 weeks or so and that we need to finish unpacking.

And now a few words about our leadership retreat and our leadership.  It was encouraging.  It was fun.  The dinner Friday night was great - in all it’s five course goodness!  The time we spent on Saturday was truly a breath of fresh ministry air.  It is exciting to have a vision and direction for the future.