Life on the Edge

So here is my first two day entry of many to come I am sure. So yesterday (Saturday) we slept in till about 12:15ish. We were all lazy and stuff when Caleb, our RA, told us to come and doo the Scavenger Hunt. It didn't really phase me until we started that this scavenger hunt spanned the who city of Cleveland, so I needed my truck. Well, it turned out that only my suitemates and I did the race from our floor but we still went. So off we were doing one thing after the other, getting clue after clue until 5pm when we had to meet up at CiCi's. We ended up with 3rd place out of probably 8 or so teams. We got some prizes and a free dinner. Yes, I said FREE! So I ate to my heart's content and then drove back to the dorm. Now, CiCi's is my weakness and I have an issue of knowing when to stop eating...so after 8 or so slices and a few deserts later I felt sick as a dog. So I left my pals to go work out. I walked most of it off, but still felt uneasy. I will try to avoid CiCi's the next time. The funny thing is that I eat pizza alot for lunch and some dinners. So Saturday came and went with the usual meet at Jazzman's at night and hang out with the gang and Sunday came.
I awoke Sunday morning to my wonderful alarm clock to get up and go to the 9:00 service at ChristWay Community Church in Ootewah, TN (hilarious, yes?). I was sitting by myself when I noticed that my Residential Director (Todd) and his wife (Michelle) sat down up front. So I went and sat with them the whole service. Of all churches the could go to, the go to one about 20 or so minutes from Cleveland. So they offered my rides to church on Sundays.
After getting back and eating an okay lunch, a group of us went cliff diving. And that was it...."wait, did he just say 'cliff diving'?" YES! We went about 30 minutes up close to Athens, TN around a paper mill on the Chattahoochee and to some cliffs right over the river. It was pretty high up. I jumped off the high cliff and the lower cliff and it was freakin' sweet. It took your stomach like crazy. After two jumps I was bushed and let everyone do the swing. So it was pretty extreme and fun.
After wearing ourselves out, we raced for dinner and then chapel service which was the best so far. I started to feel God's presence more as these past few weeks have been rough. The music was amazing as a girl sang "Sing to the King" and the "Majesty". So the weekend was pretty eventful and fun. Now to homework!!!!!
Trent

Did I mention I lived on Spooner St.? Yeah, you get used to random people spooning you. Just kidding!

Patrick swinging off one of the cliffs. Note that I jumped off one alot higher.

A nice view of one of the smaller cliffs we jumped off of into the "Hoochee".

More Moes!!

Today I slept in till about 9:10 and got up for Bio at 12:00. We are going to have 20 quizzes in that class!!! And 4 or 5 exams. Sheesh! This is one semester, mind you. SO after that I went and bummed around our dorm for awhile until we went out to eat at Moe's since the closed the dining hall for Club Lee. Seems they had run out of food when we were going to head over. So after having the "homewrecker", we went to blockbuster and rented "Sin City". After having to create a new membership we went to meet some pals at the men's soccer game. We won, of course.
So after the game we went and hung out at Jazzman's Cafe for about 3 hours till about 12:20 in the morning. We walked the girls back to their dorms and played in the sprinklers for awhile. After we were all back we watched part of "Sin City" and went to sleep.

Nothing much, just thought you should know. ;) Oh, and some pics.

Trent
The football...oh wait, we don't have a team...soccer game.

Brent, Rachel, Adina, and Me just goofing around. Okay, maybe it was just me.

Park Hopping....and Skipping

So today was my second day of classes. I had history first which was cool and the teacher is quite interesting. She opened as well with a deovtion and prayer. It seems we will be doing much research. I don't know much about it yet. After that I had a break for awhile and went back and relaxed until Old Testament. I rode the trolley all the way across campus!!! Don't worry, I will rarely do it because I need to exercise. There will be no freshman 15 for me!!! So after an overwhelming class of OT, I went to College Writing. It seems just like a high school class and she seems very easy. We will be writing quite a few papers, but I am excited.

So tonight there was another block party Brent, Adina, Rachel, and I hung out at for awhile. I chatted with a girl named Yulia (just say Julia) who is Russian. She was pretty cool. Afterwards we went back to the coffeehouse and hung out for awhile and got a group and walked over to a park off campus for awhile. It seems this is the place everyone goes to do their drugs and make-out. It was a nice park though. We left some people behind and went to a park across from my dorm and hung out for awhile and Jason Rodriguez from the 4th floor brought his guitar. It was fun.

Now I am studying and typing up Biology notes.

Trent

Party, Party, and Party

Today was my first day of class and I ended up just having to go to one instead of two. I had Biology! The teacher was awesome and started off with a devotion and prayer. Isn't that sweet? I wish that happened in public school. Teachers there would show no hint of faith and her they flaunt it!

After class I met up with my bros (I'll introduce them later) and some awesome gals. After dinner we went to a frat block party for awhile and then us guys went to play some pool. Yeah, they saw how crappy I am at pool. After that we went back to the block party for a few songs and went with some of our friends to the Student Leadership Council meeting at "The House". I had no clue where we were until we were sitting down in the front row. I dunno, I may join if I have time. SO after that we headed over to a coffee house on campus and sat outside. I headed over to the HYPE concert/party thing for a few minutes then headed back to the patio outside the coffee house and we had a group of 10 or so just having a blast. We had so much fun and I wish I had the time to explain everything. So for my lack of wanting to explain everything, here are some more pictures!

Trent

Some of my pals ontop my roommate Brent.

The Peru Gang: Elaina, Whitney, and Brent

Rachel and Adina. These girls are awesome!

Scream n' Shake

So where to begin?! Sunday was sweet and all with "Deke Day" where we (all freshman) were shipped out around TN to get some service hours in. It was awesome and I met a few great people and an awesome woman named Georgia.
Monday I woke up and went with a few pals to lift weights (which my legs are still killing me a few days afterwards). I really can't remember what went on that day. I know I saw "Napolean Dynamite" with some pals and stuff. It rocked. Also I had me virgin experience at Moe's Southwest Grill (which rocked).
Registration was a nightmare as I was sent everywhere. What I thought was going to be a simple thing ended up being an overwhelming room after room ordeal. But after a few hard crys and hugs I made it through registration. Hurray, right?! No! I then had to go find all my books. That took a good 30 mins as I ended up getting about 11 books and spent a total of $404.
We went Monday night to see "Red Eye" with some gals which was so funny. I sat next to Rachel who was scared the whole time. She was hilarious and even used a twizzler to cover her eyes. My dorm mate Chris Gates screamed so loud at one part which was so hilarious. I laughed so hard. After the movie was over we went to Steak 'n Shake and stayed out till about 2 in the morning.
Today (Tuesday), we went out to eat at the expensive Tres Hermanos with the same gals who are awesome. After that we headed over to the free Barlow Girl concert with an opening band called "From Brenda with Love". They stunk, but Barlow Girls rocked. Their message is so solid and they are so open.
I've done so much that everything seems a blur. Somewhere in there I attempted to open up my P.O. Box. I'll have some pictures up soon when they get out internet connections in our rooms back up again (sadness, I know).

Trent

One of the things that makes Lee unique is our trolley system. Yeah, I know, I rock!

Muy Caliente el Dia Dos

So, day two was hot (for those of you who are German or French and don't know the best foriegn language and food: Spanish). After waking up at the crack of dawn, we were tortured with three or so hours of sessions with no powerpoints due to technology failing to do it's duty. After that we were treated to a sack lunch in a room that I swear was 60 degrees. They released us soon afterwards and we tried to do some stuff in the sun. Yeah...laugh...it was a record high. And...laugh...I attempted 3-on-3 basketball. I wasn't too too too bad. Nah, it was fun. So I hung out and watched some Halo gaming and went to the Dedication ceremony. Boy those gals can sing. Voices of Lee rocks...and when a guy who was doing a solo went to step back up on the stand, he went up so smoothly I thought God was taking him home. Yes...I was falling asleep. After that I went to a Stand-Up buffet (FREE) and chatted with some cool gals. I walked around and chatted with Alabama and watched the Flames Soccer game (my first sports event!!). Now I am back in my dorm and we are hanging out in the "living room" and switch back and forth watching "Big Fish". Adios!

Trent

My car tag! Sweet, eh? Just wait until I show you our id card...it will blow you away!

Beginning of the End

Well guys, I am all moved in up at Lee, and boy is it amazing! Let me just say that I have it made! As you'll see the pictures below, we have nice rooms and a sweet setup. I will hopefully have a video of my room up soon! All the guys are watching Super Troopers and Family Guy. Anyways, I am moved in all safe and sound and I am excited to see what is in store for me! Here we go!

Trent

My desk (left) and Brent's desk (right). The "old man" seperates both sides of our room.

My sweet bed with CCM posters and Cassi, Jessica, and Laura's pics.

Conspiracy and Chaos

So I am caught in a conspiracy...how about you? Let's just say I know something about Six Flags that the rest of the world does not know and will not know for a month. Yeah, take that! I'll tell you about it when the press reveals more info. Lucky me!

Oh, and I am almost done with packing for tomorrow's move-in!

Trent

Two Blogs Gone Digital

[In 2007, both blogs merged and became "Big Fish"]
Alright, I have been battling over whether to have just one blog or two blog with one being devoted to just college life. Well, after many fights with my other self we decieded to have two. So I will have Big Fish and Lee Life. Big Fish will be just what is going on in my life as well as be my official blog when I am at home or on holidays. So my first entry in Lee Life will be Friday with pictures of packing and my room and possibly roomate Brent. Sweet, eh? Trent and Brent's Room. Sweet.

So I went to Six Flags for a few hours last friday and was blessed to be one of the last few hundred riders on the Great Gasp (See pics below). It was a fun day with my pals Adam, Luke, Andrew, CW, and issaC. We got to ride Superman, Batman, Monster Plantation, Mindbender, and Gasp. I had to leave for work at 2:15.

So I was treated tonight to a nice dinner at Chili's with my family. I was suprised to recieve a most awesome gift: a digital camer, case, and charger. I was so shocked when I got it. I thought it was an iPod case. I wasn't even expecting a gift, just a dinner, desert, and go home. So, it was cool of them to do that for me. So now it is winding up some projects I have been working on and packing like crazy.

Trent

Cassi and I taking our last "Gasp".

No to Complacency and Yes to Forward Motion!

I am sitting here at, oh, 2:31 in the morning after visiting with a friend who has been away all summer on a mission trip up north. But God has been doing much lately as I have let go of a friend, discovered an organization I was once a part of is sort-of falling apart, and I am being offered so many opportunities. Let's just say that I am so excited about the future and what God has in store for me. I live for Him, breath because of Him, and desire only to be the man he wants me to be. So let us just say I am ROCKIN! Woo-hoo! People question why I am always cheerful and never somber, well, it's because I can never stay down for what all God has to offer me.

This song is very good and has brought a sense of peace to me:

Two months is too little
They let him go
They had no sudden healing
To think that providence
Would take a child from his mother
While she prays, is appalling
Who told us we’d be rescued
What has changed and
Why should we be saved from nightmares
Were asking why this happens to us
Who have died to live, it’s unfair
This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We’d be held
This hand is bitterness
We want to taste it and
Let the hatred numb our sorrows
The wise hand opens slowly
To lilies of the valley and tomorrow
This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We’d be held
If hope if born of suffering
If this is only the beginning
Can we not wait, for one hour
Watching for our savior
This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We’d be held

Amazing, eh? To be held by God. The strength and comfort he gives to us is more than anything we can recieve here on earth. It was creepy though as I drove back from Dalonegha and hearing some guy request the song and actually singing it on 104.7 The Fish. He tried singing it and sounded really....yeah. A wannaBeBo (kudos to Luke for that one!)

Anyways, all the youngsters are back in school and I slept through my sibling leaving and the bus going by. Hurrah to no more yellow twinkies!

Trent

Man Under Construction

One of the things I've struggled with alot in the past few years is being the man God wants me to be. It's been tough, because the world tries to make you the man they want you to be. It's been cool to see God reveal to me how different I am from who I used to be and how I get no pleasure out of things I used to think made me happy.

16 Dang more days till Lee! I am seriously rocking myself in the corner of the room trying to make the days go by faster. Tonight was sad as I gave the reigns over to a little kid in middle school to run MediaShout! and all the media in youth groups. I've been slowly spacing myself from the youth group because I know it's my time to go. Tonight rocked as my buddy Andrew at North GA played with the praise band and we had an extended worship service and an excellent message from Luke Dawg. I'm guessing this is his last Wed. So I topped off my misery of leaving alot behind with a little shake and cheese fries from Steak 'N Shake.

Trent

College Now!

I am really wanting to be a college right now. I've been working my buttocks off trying to earn some cash. I've been creating a database of clients at my work, I spent a day putting 700 flyers on mailboxes in Suwanee, and I've been working as a party coordinator and party attendant every few days. So hopefully the dough will roll in before college starts in 17 days! Woo-Hoo!

Trent

What's Your Lifesong?

One of the things I love some much about Casting Crowns is their honesty and their ability to just praise God with all their ability and reach all types of music genre listeners. Their single "Lifesong" off their new album also called "Lifesong" picks up where they left off. Check out what I have to say about the lyrics below!

Empty hands held high
Such small sacrifice
If not joined with my life
I sing in vain tonight
May the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to You

- You get so much out of this verse. It's amazing and powerful. You get the image of a man (or woman) just hurting inside. They're carrying something that is causing alot of pain. I imagine them raising their hands to the sky and saying, "Lord I am such a total screw-up, but I am going to keep on praising you in this rut I am in". WOW! So plain and well said.

Let my lifesong sing to You
Let my lifesong sing to You
I want to sign Your name to the end of this day
Knowing that my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to You

- We should want to end our day at peace with God. We want Him to sign the end of our day like a person would end a letter or journey entry with their name as if to say "God, this day is and was yours".

Lord, I give my life
A living sacrifice
To reach a world in need
To be Your hands and feet
So may the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to You

The song is Simply AMAZING!