♥ school //

Ugh! I have been testing all week!!! We had our final test for gateways in biology today. I am at lunch right now... there is always so much to talk about. I pulled a "brad" and spelled GOD in scrabble today but still lost. It has been WAY layed back. "That teacher" was oddly nice to me today... it threw me off, but I kept my "nice" composure, and smiled right back. =)

Right now I am just eating crackers, and felt like posting while I was in this classroom. =D Love you ALL!!!!!

love always,
Sami

♥ blogging //

WHY? I just have this urge to continue to post tonight. It's weird to blog about people who may be reading... so anyway... I am gonna go ahead and say that I was thinking about it... but... It never affected me before today... but suddenly I have this HMMMM about what people see... and then I realized it is positive 89% of the time, and the other 11, is just... well... deserved

♥ personality //

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Openness	89%
Conscientiousness	48%
Extraversion	89%
Agreeableness	73%
Neuroticism	38%

♥ influence //

OK. I have met a few influential people since I moved here.
Jeanne Lane. Like, really truly the epitome of amazing. You were there when I had my spiral toward the ground. I couldn't ask for a more amazing person! You light up the world!!!!! I feel a comfortable connection with you that gives me a sense of security and understanding.
Judi Talley. You are so amazing. It was great to find that in my little purple hoochiebobber at church, there was a sponsor who had a similar spiritual background in comparison to my family. You always have something intelligent to say, and always know what will make me feel better. You're so intuitive! I feel comfortable telling you ANYTHING, but usually, I don't have to say anything, and you figure it out!
Charlie Householder. You, Mr. Charlie, are a great teacher. You capture our attention, and really work with us on an individual level. We can trust you enough to give us advice, and you never treat us as inferiors.
Christi Ridley. OK. So, I JUST met you a couple weeks back, and it was like an insta-click. I absolutely love that you are so strong and open minded. I feel comfortable talking to you, and appreciate you more than you can believe. After being able to chat with you a few days ago, I realized just how AWESOME you are. We share many opinions, and you have a very amazing, loving heart.

♥ grrr //

OK. So a TEACHER I have got frustrated with SOME of the class, and made the WHOLE class write some stupid section from the book... I was like... bull, I will take a zero, I didn't do anything to deserve punishment. SO THEN, she hands me, and a couple other kids who refused to do the assignment a paragraph that she wanted us to copy 25 times with a negative affirming message... I will not affirm negative things about myself. Plain and simple. So, it's been DRAMA... drama is the only logical word.

♥ scared //

OK. I know what fear is... and there are many types... but... I am now standing up for something I believe in regarding a teacher in school... and personally, I am scared shitless! She LIED to my mom about me... I mean... REALLY??? I was crying upset today over this teacher! But, It is what I believe in....

"God endows us with sense and intellect.
God endows us with reason we neglect.
And despite the abolition by the current inquisition,
Of any intuition that they don't choose.
When it comes to God, I can’t believe that he designed
A human being with a mind he’s not suppose to use. "

--- Paraphrase of Galileo from Godspell.

I truly believe I have support in this movement against her action. I am terrified, but i feel that God has indeed prepared me for this beyond belief... =D

♥ sexuality //

So. It's know it completely natural to experiment with sexuality in your teen years... but personally, I am growing to ONLY be attracted to guys as friends... and become more and more physically and emotionally attracted to girls.
Yes, as you have previously read, I am not "pure" and I have engaged in sexual behavior... but, as most teens do, it was for the wrong reasons. I was seeking thrill, not anything more.
Now, as I think and dream more and more, and think on it... I know I am atleast bisexual... if not gay... and I am willing to post this, because I have a trust in all my readers who know me... including those in my church, school, family, and friends. I have no problem with the thought... and can assume that most of you will not either... anyway... I am who I choose, and maybe I AM just another teen going through a phase, and maybe not. Either way, it is my life to live... back off bee-otches!

♥ pictures //

♥ weekend //

This weekend was pretty great. My parents were out of town... which MOST teens would be excited to get away from parents, but me... I was happy my mom FINALLY got a chance to go on this retreat. She was looking forward to it like crazy. ANYWAY, I went on a couple photography walks that were about 5 miles each... I ruined a few clothes, and walked over an hour in the rain... and I have never been so happy with myself. My parents were out of town, and I didn't take advantage of it... I stuck to ethics, and kept a smile while I was home. I used my time to better myself, and not do anything they didn't want me too... It's crazy... I am so happy with it all... YEPPERS. I will upload the pics later... Just wanted to share the tales... the pics will follow soon!

♥ seasons //

Season is a very difficult word to define. I could be speaking of the 4 seasons, or the seasons of life. I am thinking right now... just as the time of year, I am in my life's spring. I am coming into new things and finding myself. I am blooming into the person I am going to be, and in the near future, things are looking good. Maybe a little rain on my parade here and there.
OK
Yesterday marked six months of living in TN. It's not really an accomplishment... but, it sort of is. I mean, that's half a year I survived. I moved here in mid fall, and now it is mid spring. It fit too.
Fall, I was feeling like all the things I worked for were just floating away... Like leaves falling from trees... I floated away from my safety zone, and left for good.
Then winter came. We took in my cousin, and I kept to myself basically. Sort of like animals retreating to there burrow to hide from the cold... I wanted nothing to do with this place.
Now it is spring... and I am ready to come out of this burrow, and greet the world with a smile... I am fully rested, and can't wait to be in this season.

♥ diary //

I love having a blog. It is like a diary, but the diary (readers) can talk back to me, and help me out with seeing things in a different light. No recent comments, but still... I continue to write. =)

♥ why //

Why does my mom have to go back to school?
Why does she have to work a busy job like this?
Why can't she hear me out?
Why won't she let me stay here?
Why?

OK. So... I don't want her to go back to school! She is going for her masters, which is great, but when she is in school I see her 2000x less. I will graduate by the time she does. So much for having my Mom around...
I mean, she put up this HUGE fight for me to stay around my senior year... and then, she is not going to... WTF?

Then she gets this job... great... money... lots... but... she is NONSTOP. 9 o' clock at night, she is working out a spreadsheet, noon, she is putting hours in... every day something like this

Then... like... I admit, OCCASIONALLY, I don't attend our FAMILY dinner, but she makes me feel like it's the only reason we don't talk... but I'm sorry, sometimes I want to say something to my mom in private, away from the table... it's not ALWAYS about something that is DINNER TABLE material, and guess what, just cause I want to talk after dinner, doesn't mean I "should have sat with everyone at dinner" because chances are, with EVERYONE chatting, anything important I want to say will get lost in convo.

Then, I present an exceptional set of ideas for why I could stay with my grandma if they moved 5 minutes away, and she got upset "It sounds like you don't wanna be around us."

She is such a hypocritical person....

♥ pictures //

So did I tell you, that I went in to my ex's mom's hair salon, and had an appointment with her... and the douche bag STILL hasn't told her we broke up...
and wanted me to LIE to her.... like... WHAT THE HELL... How am I supposed to stay true to the me inside, when the asshole I care about most wants me to fucking lie, even though it was very clear... the whole "I will support you in tough times".... He will probably deny that... but guess what... I have proof of that one... it was sent in writing... OH yea... forgot about that didn't you Casey....?

You know... it's one thing to be an ASS on your bad days... it's another to be an ASS all the time... and that I feel is what it has come to. So much for staying best friends/close friends

OK...
Now thats out. pretty pictures I snapped this week

♥ epitome //

OK. So...
Catch up.
Last thursday, we cleaned up the river as an earth week event for recycling club and science. It was AMAZING. We cleaned up SO SO much, and we had fun. The water was freezing. Good times.
haha

Then FRIDAY
I came home from school, and Grandma and Esther were in the hospital! WhAT THE frog?
anyway. thats all I can say now...
I have to go. call/text me

♥ week //

This week has been the epitome of blessed. I had a chance to see Penguin... which I have missed immensely. I also got to go SHOPPING... I got LOADS of new stuff. And as far as spiritual goes... I had an amazing chance to go to Unity Village. Even though I complained of boredom, overall, this week was PRICELESS.

OK. My Penguin is Skyler... My little cousin. he is three years old. He has GROWN so so so so much... and I was SO happy to see him. I played ball with him, rode little 50 cent rides at the mall, and even tucked him into bed. I love him so much. I finally told him I was going home, and he gave me this sad look and said Sami, you can't go. I don't want you to. You can stay here with me," and I felt so bad. =(

We also did some shopping. Overall, I got about $250-$300 worth. It included a sweater, 9 shirts, 3 jeans, a skirt, 2 pairs of shoes, 1 scarf, 1 necklace, a purse, and a pair of sunglasses. I think thats it. I love shopping. I always tell Poppy: "Shopping is my sport, and you are my sponsor."

I also had a chance to visit Unity Village. You can get a better understanding of it if you Google Unity Church. I can't really tie everything in. But, Unity helped me with this trip a LOT. If I would have been here a year ago, I would have been filled with hate and anger, but instead, I chose to see the Christ, and good intention in everyone. I felt the appreciation. =)

Overall I would say it was a great trip. I saw new things, re-united with people I loved, and came back with both memories, and tangible items. I am eager to come back in the summer to see what is in store for me!

♥ perfect //

Yes... I admit... At the start of this trip, I, the optimist, was a pessimist. BUT... My spirits have changed over the past couple days... now that I am DOING stuff... Like.. for example... today... we went to UNITY VILLAGE! It was PURE fun. I loved it... we drove around, walked the labyrinth, visited the bookstore, had an amazing smoothie, and headed to the road again.
On the road, everytime we passed a car, I stuck out my toungue, and wiggled my fingers by my ears, and said "blooloolooloo" at the driver of the vehicle we passed. I got 2 people to do it back, and countless to laugh along.
Then, we spontaneously decided to stop at the house where amelia earhart was born... and we took a tour of the home... by the way... it was CREEPY!!!
Now I am home, and I am uploading some pics... and about to go to work with my grandma... and shop some more.

♥ kansas //

OK. I flew in Saturday. It was fun... I went to the Casino with Jamie. We had a blast. I discovered a good cupholder is your own cleavage... even though you look like a RETARD trying to drink from it... LMAO...
OK... then EASTER... we went to Jamie's and colored eggs, and hid plastic ones for Penguin. Then we went to Uncle Reggies... which I haven't seen in about 6 years.
It was fun.
Moday... we went shopping... I got an amazing sweater... that normally would be a "hell no" because it was 55 bucks... I also got a new pair of skinny jeans and 2 shirts. I have a new camera... and tomorrow, I will be doing more shopping after heading to unity village.
YAY!
today we went and saw buffalo! haha... quack. and then I hung out and took a walk around our town. =)

♥ hope //

OK... so we broke up... but we still hang out... he said that we will always be close friends... and now, we are REALLY starting to get along again... it was a fight I think... but I think we will be back together... I said NO UP AND DOWN relationships, and said I will only go back ONCE... if we break up twice, I won't deal with it.

So, today, we went to the Karaoke Cafe, which is his work... and I sang an ADAPTATION of Stacy's Mom, and made it Casey's Mom... he was SO embarrassed... but he hugged me again... =)

Now I am going to get some rest.... I have 6 hrs of airline to deal with tomorrow.

♥ love //

Sometimes, I have learned, even though it is hard, if you love somebody, you must let them go. I never quite understood that until recently... and I realized, I had to let go, because even if it hurt, it was what was best for the other person. I continue to struggle through this one. I have never been so torn up over a break-up... but we saw each other in school, and though it felt quite awkward, we hugged, and moved on with our days... I moved to my next class where I cried. I am so emotionally beat, but I have kept a smile on my face. I am glad to know people around me support me...
Those people, I assume, do not know me behind closed doors, and have no clue that I have cried myself to sleep for the past three nights, and am teary again...
I am in denial I believe... my valentine gift is still on my wall, and I just CAN'T take it down... and a picture of us, along with items that were left at my house... I will be sending them back soon... but its quite difficult.

♥ snow //

It's april... and it is a snow day? WHAT IN THE WORLD?
Oh well. Gives me an opportunity to get shit done...
preparing for kristy...
Can't wait to see her.

♥ minister //

I have gone through MANY things I want to do...
but all my ideas lacked ONE of the things I want in a job...
My biggest passions:
Helping people
Performing
Reaching out to children
Keeping sense of faith
Music
and a constant love, and acceptance from the people around you...

OK... So... I thought of acting...
But, I may not be able to get into that... Not only is it competitive, but it also tests one's morals, and it has a lot of hatred from competitors.

Then Psychology...
But... that takes away from my performing....

So I thought teacher...
but in the schools now, I can't express my faith, and be accepted in a primarily christian society...

So I thought and thought...
and POOF...
I have it///
I want to be a minister for unity...
the beliefs are right with mine,
I love praying with the group
and leading service was a major highlight for me...
=)

♥ friends //

OK... so people have been asking ALL day and yesterday, and the day before if I really am single again... and I am... indeed. I was VERY sad to break the relationship off... and cried all day saturday... but I decided I am gonna be happy... no up and down relationships... just fun being a teen... =) We are still gonna be FRIENDS with each other, but not dating right now...
When you love somebody to a certain extent, they will leave a big footprint on your heart, so of course I still have feelings, but, I know that I am moving on with my life... and that every love will have a place in my heart.... forever... even if things don't work out..
I hold no grudge, and promote loving, positive energy....
I am Sami Simplicity
And I am Strong

Strength does not mean that I will not show emotion... it means that I will express and acknowledge my feelings, let them out, and accept them in order to move on... I have shed, and probably will shed countless tears over this... and I am happy to say so...
I got an amazing friendship out of this relationship, and I will be fine... and I will be a body in representation of internal strength and will power...

OK...
thats my lil PREACHIN' CLIP for the day////

♥ cry //

I have no reason logically in my head. It is SO weird... I am happy, and excited, and just over the top happy, but I feel sad tears swelling my eyeballs... =( WHY? I am HAPPY... I am excited... logic says I have no reason to cry
It was April FOOLS...
I LAUGHED today
then I found out Kristy will be here
and then there was a short setback with Esther having pneumonia...
and we took my friend Sydney home after rehearsal, which I did exceedingly well in...
and THEN life got greater as I looked forward to tomorrow...
and I realized how much fun time I have ahead of me this week...
I ate a YUMMY dinner
and worked on my Literary Analysis paper on James Hurst...

So WHY? WHY the sad, overwhelming feeling?

♥ worried sick //

Esther, my aunt... just moved to TN with us... she is living a few miles off... and a few days ago... they had to take her to the ER... she wasn't breathing...
Well... she still has yet to see home.
Each night, they have said they are keeping her "AGAIN", and "AGAIN"... but never "JUST ONE MORE NIGHT..."
WELL
Today I discovered, she has icky pneumonia...
NOW... I understand this isn't too big of a deal...
but in my state of mind... she has other health problems
her sister had OTHER health problems... and she died when she got pneumonia.
=(

♥ psyched //

Amy is here... Tomorrow
Kristy is here... Next week
Sami is here... TO STAY
My plane is here... Next week

I have a busy, fun filled future ahead of me... for shizzle....

♥ fail //

I fail. At most things. I never can finish what I start, and I never do what I say I will... I am a FAKE... I am not really who I appear to be. I DON'T tell the whole truth... and my boyfriend is one of 4 people I do not lie to. I feel like I am awful. I do not smile real smiles. I have only selfish wishes. I do not succeed, and then I just give up. I have no determination. I am not.

♥ pictures //

This post is SOLELY for the pictures I took at Y.O.U. Spring Rally. It was a life-changing event. PLEASE post opinions. =)

♥ music //

Did you know I love it? So I found a harmonica and started messing with it today... I loved it... Usually i don't find the sound appealing. BUT today, it was... I vented through it as if every note were a syllable in what I were saying, and I poured my heart out, silent but NOT silent... it was amazing
I also realized only 3 days until I see AMY!!! I am thrilled. Her music is uplifting to the MAX... and I am so psyched. I am trying to get back into the blogging grove... I will post pics from my spring rally tonight!

♥ clothes //

Clothes
They started as a way to PROTECT our bodies from outside harm...
I can understand that

THEN... hey, they are on us... WHY NOT decorate them?
I can understand that

Hey... Lets organize trade... I am a good artist... I will make your family clothes, if you supply bread for my family.
I can understand that.

Oh... I shall start a business... people LIKE the clothes I make, and I want to make money doing something that I like.
I can understand that.

Oh... lets make people feel self conscious... make them think they NEED clothes to cover there bodies... and there babies bodies... make them feel it is disgraceful to show the beautiful body god gave us... SO THEY will buy my clothes...
I can NOT understand that.

♥ pissed //

I am so pissed. I got in this "not-so-argument" with my mom... and I NEVER argue with my mom... I don't want a bad relationship with her... and she walked out on the conversation, and left me in tears...
and PLEASE don't post with any of that fucking "this is normal for teenagers and their parents" bullshit. I am SO angry...
My mom and I talk about everything... nothing is NORMAL about our relationship. My mom, unlike NORMAL moms, knew when I had my first kiss, when I took my first drink, when I got high the first time... and guess what? She EVEN talks to me about my sex life... and I am fine with that... and I don't wanna lose it...
DON'T post something like "Oh, she is just worried you are growing up" or "Your mom loves you" because I know that
I posted this to vent... not so you could stick up for my mom...

Anyway... I have tears RUNNING down my face, and I can't see the screen very well... If you have my cell #, text or call me

♥ weeks //

OK... it seems like I have not posted in a year... So I have a lot to write about... FIRST THINGS FIRST!!!!!

RALLY!!!!

OK... It started Thursday, after school. We took a trip down to Atlanta... where we had an intro/lock-in... It was sorta fun... then we got on the bus, and it didn't seem like 10 hrs, but it was FUN!!!

So... Friday, we arrive at rally at about 4. We got our awesome shirts, secret pals, and name tags... Then we had dinner. The salmon... AHHH.... mouth watering... I unpacked, and got to know my cabin-mates, which BY THE WAY... are AWESOME!! I got a good set of words from a friend at the first "meet-n-greet." It meant a lot...


Then... SATURDAY!!!
Morning Meditation... SOO relaxing... It was out on the dock... absolutely eye opening... we watched the sunrise over the lake... Then breakfast came... which was OK... After breakfast, we went to the morning workshop... Time seemed to not exist... it was magical.

Then we met our family groups. Mine was awesome... I felt immediately comfortable... we left with our family group to lunch, where I met up with buddies. We then moved to zone meetings, where we elected zone leaders... Peter... congrats...

Free Time came along, and "Huh-bam" the swimming pool was COLD as FROG... it was still fun. I also took time to have a nice, long, warm shower... It was relaxing... which I then used as a stepping stone into getting ready for the formal ceremony... =) It was quite the experience...

SUNDAY... =(
It was temporary goodbye... but still goodbye none the less... though Robin's workshop was AMAZING. We had one last family group... and I cried, as did the rest of the group. It was intense... but happy in the end...

Overall... Rally was life changing... =)

♥ rally //

We have spring rally this weekend for church. I will not be on to post anything as far as I know until Monday. We are headed out tomorrow. I will have my phone, so you can call me...
I am so psyched. I went beck to storage to get my stuff, and I almost cried... I never realized how attached you can grow to materials... BUT I was so happy to see my stuff. Every time I pulled the tape off of a box, I caught myself saying things like "Oh my gosh! It's my photos!" or "Ahh, I forgot about this thing." It was interesting I think.

I came home and packed two gorgeous sundresses, 4 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs of SHORTS... I miss wearing shorts... a bunch of tank tops, skirts... and Mr. Thurtle goes everywhere with me...
I don't know if you ever met Mr. Thurtle... I have had him for about 3 years... he is very important to me... He is from BRITTANY... I sleep with him every night... so I will have to re-pack him in the morning...
She won him at Islands of Adventure on one of our middle school field trips... and so... not only does he indicate or relationship as sisters, but he indicates home, and familiarity. =)

♥ catching up //

I have not blogged in like 4 days... which is really weird for me... So lets catch up

♥ sunday //
Sunday was a tough day due to daylight savings... I was so tired, but I sdtill got up and went to the class before church. It is a "Non-Violent Communications" class. It went really well I must say... Then we went to church, which was emotional for everyone involved. Lora-Beth walked out for the last time... She will no longer be leading services. At our prayer at the end, we all sent her our "I love you, MUAH" energy in the center of the circle. When she cried, we all cried... It was a happy day none-the-less... She has one ending, which is a new beginning.
After church, I sat at home, and my boyfriend FINALLY got off work. He took me to Ruby Tuesdays. I had SHRIMP...
There was this PRECIOUS baby sitting at the table next to us... and he provided some fun while we all waited for food.
After dinner, I called and talked with Mrs. Camarata. I always laugh when I chat with her... she is a trip... I told her to get her ass on facebook.

♥ monday //
Mrs. Camarata got her ass on facebook. Haha. We laughed on Facebook IM... and talked about sex... and I realized that her kids are pretty damn lucky to have a mom like that... I realized just HOW much she was like my mommy in that sense... It was a nice chat

♥ today //
Casey was sick... but he still picked me up from school... We went to Starbucks, where I got a DELICIOUS frapp.... MMMMMMMMM and then we went to Sonic. Then... we ran into one of the teachers at our school in Walgreens. Thats about it... Pretty simple.

♥ disappointed //

I am really disappointed. My boyfriend sort of promised me he would spend time with me this afternoon... and then he sort of bailed on me. I'm not mad... just disappointed... I got all ready, and did my hair, make-up, and even put on some new clothes... and then I just sat... finally I called, and he spent time doing other things... so he can't stop by... The only reason it REALLY upsets me, is because he told me... "I won't go back on my word" and he did.

♥ kindra //

My little cousin, Kindra, and her family moved up last week. She spent the night with me last night. We played pick up sticks, and looked up silly things online. We listened to music and created a tale called "The Struggles of the Woman with the Twenty-Foot Penis."
It was hilarious. She has to wear skirts just to keep it from ripping her pants... and she had to roll it up like a fruit roll up. And sometimes it would come undone... and kids would use it as a jumprope.... other times she would trip over it. She has to stand like 18 ft away from the toilet to pee... and sometimes, when she laughed so hard she peed herself, her penis would come unrolled and smack things.... LMAO
It was so funny.... and we laughed till we cried...
We played a couple rounds of pick up sticks, and the first time I beat her by 5... the second time, however, we TIED... with 37 each... we laughed about that... and finally, went to sleep with the Amy Steinberg Playlist on my computer as our lullaby. haha

♥ happy //

OK. I got to hang out with MY LOVE today. =) He is lots of fun to be with... we only chilled for a few... we went to sonic... He had to drop me off early, because i had tumbling, and he has plans with friends today...
We got home and the little kids beat us here, and tackled his car... they trapped us in... It was cute... They really like Casey, which makes me happy. He FINALLY was able to get out of the car, and he gave me a hug... =) I hope he had fun at DJ's...
I went to tumbling... and I am doing WAYYY better than I was... My back-handspring is only a little while away. I feel really good, because I told my mom why I felt awkward before... and life is amazing...
My lesson of the day: Life has it's ups, and they are MORE than worth the downs.

♥ anonymous //

There has been an anonymous poster on my blog comments. I have been using little things to try and figure it out... and I have not been able to get it... everyone who comes to mind... just doesn't fit... So Anonymous... please DO continue to post... I think I just had an idea of who you might be... you know me in person right? I think so... or otherwise... you have read everything I have written.... I don't know.

♥ awkward //

OK... today... was officially the day of the most awkward moment I have ever had. I will NOT go into detail on a public blog... but Before the awkward OMG moment... everything was fantastic. We hung out at Nene's. I got candy... And everything was chill... At his house I talked with his mommmy for a couple hours while he took a nap.

♥ meeting //

OK. Today... My mom met his mom. It was, at first, difficult for me to relax... but once we sat down in the salon, Casey's Nene owns, and his mom manages... Melissa, Casey's mom, came over... and introduced herself. 2 seconds later, Nene comes in... then I realize Shelby, Casey's sister is sitting there. My mom sits down to have her hair done... and Drew, one of the family friends comes in... and then Andrew, Caseys step dad comes by... so like EVERYONE happened to be in while we were around. But all went well.
Then tonight, we took Casey to Olive Garden... he had NEVER been... It was really good. He liked it... and my Mom and Dad treat him like family now... Good life...

♥ him //

His name is Casey as you all know. My name is Sami... Another fact you all know... BUT... You just will never know how we connect. We look into each others eyes... and it is like... Nobody else can hear this in depth conversation we have... I had so much fun with him yesterday. I met him at work... and hung there for a few hours while he was on the shift... THEN we saw some kid who always says I'm a bitch, and calls me ugly in my 4th period... and he was with his family... acting like a Mama's Boy... and Casey was like "once my shift is over... 5:01 I'll kick his ass." haha... I was cracking up. Then We ate... I had shrimp, and he had a chicken salad... it was really good.
We went back to his house and hung out there for a few hours... I got to use the Skype to talk to his sister and Nene... and we just chilled. Then he hung out here for a few MORE hours... and NOW... now he is pulling up into my driveway... So I gotta wrap this up... Long story short "He was really uncomfortable with religion, and after talking with him for these past few months... HE IS GOING TO CHURCH WITH US!!!"