My year was reasonably uneventful, at least up until the end.
It started off with work and starting school again. Then there was the freezing of the ass while waiting for the World of Warcraft expansion release at the end of January. Then much WoW. Then fast forward to July when I get introspective and then invited to a Bible study group with some new friends and the church pastor. Then August with Blizzcon, followed by a renewal of faith. Then I started attending services regularly. Then September when I take another class. October when I bought a gun and took to going to the range for additional recreation. December when I saw Switchfoot, become a church member, and went the day after Christmas to Mexico on a mission trip. A fairly formative year, with some old friends fading out, some new ones coming into the light and more substance to my life.
As to the Mexico trip: we left the day after Christmas and returned the evening of the 30th. The purpose of the trip was to build a pair of 16'x20' houses for two families in Tijuana. So take 25 people, many of whom have no real construction experience, and throw a bunch of building materials and some team leads at 'em. We got both houses done in three days. First day was framing, siding and getting the ridge beam of the roof up. Second day was finishing the siding, more painting, some drywall hanging, window and door installation and doing the entire roof. Last day was finishing the drywall, mudding the rooms, finishing paint work, trim installation and electrical. We also hit Costco and stocked up the families with a fair amount of food.
Much of the above may be new to some of you reading, as well as for those wondering where I disappeared to. Sometimes you just need to take time away from everything to figure out your life, set a new course and settle into it. I'm in a much happier place in my life now.
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