so im trying to get used to the scenery of what im calling "home" now. yorktown, virginia. its kind of a bigger transition than what i thought it would be. i thought that i was pretty good at making changes and adjusting well to new situations. ive come to find out that im not as good as i thought i was. which has been a humbling experience to some extent. its been sort of lonely out here for these few weeks ive been here without courtney and without you all. im starting to make some friends and become closer to them, which is good, really good. but they seem to be a lot more used to this suburbia lifestyle and more ok with it than i am, which is ok, its just not me. im not saying im right they're wrong or that they're right and im wrong, although thats probably the better answer, im just saying its not me.
but you all know me and know that i just dont care much for the dressing up of stuff to make it look all pretty and inviting and try to lure people in. whether thats church or just businesses around here or your own lifestyle with the clothes and cars you buy/wear/drive. so it will be a challenge to see how i adjust to this. and on one hand i hope i dont give in or fall into this trap of trying to look to impress everyone and dress a certain way on sundays or whatever it may be. but i dont want to do that do just be the black sheep and stand out and say hey look at me. i just want to be true to who i am and not fall into this game that seems to be played.
on a lighter note, i think im going to buy a mountain bike sometime soon (hopefully) and start training and entering these adventure races. you paddle (canoe or kayak), then you run, then you bike and you have check points you have to go to. a friend of mine here and i and possibly another guy here are wanting to get into it. so im really lookign forward to that.
and i might train to run a half-marathon (13.1 miles), i know not the smartest idea, i want to, but i dont know if i have the will power to do that or the ability or the mind or. . .whatever it takes to do that.
i know im rambling off about stuff that is meaningless to most people. but these are just thoughts that have been in my head since ive been here a few weeks and watched people and met people.
ya know, sometimes i just want to go to the brewery, have smoke, drink a beer, and have good conversations about god, church, life, and friends with some of the best friends a guy could ask for.
but instead, you all with just have to come to me in a month or so and we'll do that somewhere out here, when you all come to my wedding. cant wait to see you all then!
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4 comments:
Tim:
If you're into kayaking now or thinking about it, I have an unused (so new in that respect, because its initial owner didn't use it, either) Jackson Fun whitewater kayak. They retail around $800. I'm asking $150 OBO, note, it's just the shell, so you'd have to rig it out, but you can do that pretty cheaply from what I understand.
Good luck with the transition. Be who you are and don't second guess it. Bill Hybels says integrity is who you are when no one's looking. That's only part of it. It's also who you are when EVERYONE is looking.
peace,
Kevin (Reeve)
Tim. I miss you. I'll second Kevin, be you. We all like you. I'm sure its tough to find the balance between fitting in and maintaining your identity (sp?), but I think you can do it. I'm going to find out soon what a major transition is like, but I can't imagine doing it without Nicole. Keep being strong, bro. OH...and throw in something crazy every now and then just to keep people on their toes. Like two days ago I wore pants with stripes and bright white shoes to work, just to change it up from the suits a bit (actually I abandoned the suits all together...they were a bad idea).
Love ya dude,
Kenny
I might have to take you up on that kevin, we'd just have to figure out a way to get it here or something, maybe when people come for the wedding, we'll see, ill have to talk to the wife and see what she says, so ill let you know.
and things are starting to look up, i know it sounds sometimes like im having a hard time, things are really going good here and god is blessing us here and we're excited to see whats going to happen, it will just be a heck of a lot easier once court gets here.
stay in touch here, hope things are going for you guys there in ktown and im sure we'll make a visit.
thanks kevin.
and kenny too.
tim, i remember the outfit kenny is talking about. everybody (me and tim w) kept calling him a rock star. wish you were there to see it. peeeace t-bo!
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