Seattle and Some bad Chinese food....

It’s interesting how the strangest things will help you to see the other side of your world. I have been on this tour for over a month now, I have been with this team for about two and the world that surrounds my daily life is about all I see. I wake up to work and I go to sleep surrounded by work. Luckily I love what I do and it is a pleasant sight to behold as I wake up upon my job…. However, one thing that you lose sight of when surrounded by this world, is the fact that so many things are going on around you that you do not realize. I have already been in several different states and other provinces not in this country, and day-to-day I think about the church and/or venue directly at hand. What I do not make myself very aware of, are the people and situations that are surrounding that city. But sometimes you are forced to see those people and look around at those situations… I had one of those moments a few days ago; it’s called the E.R. Yes… that’s right, the emergency room. Little me had a visit with my road manager. The cause? A horrible case of food poisoning. So, poor Christian (my road manager) had to sit with me as I lay in a hospital bed for hours as the doctor and nurses treated my weak self. It was pitiful, and completely dreadful. Within hours I was rehydrated although weak and still sick, I was ready to go back to the bus for a lot of rest. For the next three days I was out of the show because I was just too weak and I was still trying to eat little bits at a time. Here’s the thing though, just a small bit of my story… if I had not had those hours in the Evergreen hospital in a suburb of Seattle, Washington, then I may have never met those people. I may have never had the chance to tell those nurses a little about what I do, although rather loopy, I got to see a bit of the “other side”. It was one of those bad experiences that helps you to see a little more of life.

There's my reason as to why i have been out of commission for so many days. It's been a tough week...really tough, but i'm almost 100% again. I was back in the show yesterday and it was a great feeling to be back with the cast. It was really hard on the whole cast and crew to lose someone for so many shows, but they pulled together really well and made due while i was away. Everyone is so talented that when something happens you just have to get things done, and they did.

To all of you that i have not talked to in so long, i'm sorry and please call me. I was in roaming for so long in Canada, and now i'm doing some sort of roaming but i would love to hear from you guys soon! At least email me and let me know how you are doing so i don't pay a booty load in phone bills. If there is any news of any sort let me know because i don't really know what is going on in the world.

We are in Medford, Oregon today for a day off and then a show tomorrow. It's been a long run for everyone, but our spirits are high and we still love each other...

It's about time for a picture update... and now i thought i would show you what my bus looks like as well.


The front view of our bus...walk in the door, take a left and there it is. This is our front lounge, on the right and left is our comfy seating area, our kitchen on the left, towards the back of the picture is one of our bathrooms on the left and on the right is our little table.



This is right above where i sleep...


Where my head goes at night when i sleep and chill, complete with my Bible, Pine Cove Blanket and yes... bunny and blankie travel with me! =-) haha... will i ever really grow up? neh!


This is another view of my bunk, just with my tv down, thought it's cool. I've watched many a movie on this thing. Last night Jerrad and I watched the rest of King Kong (he sleeps across the hall and up one from me) from our bunks... seriously long movie...not too bad though.


This is the view of where my feet go when i sleep.


This is our back lounge...well a little view of it. We have a T.V. with surround sound (which is fun) and a big U comfyness seating.


Another view of our back lounge, on the right is our shower that we use for storage, on the left is our "bigger" bathroom.


This is the view of the front of the bus if you are leaving the bus. So the "kitchen" is on the right and our T.V. on the left, mr. bus driver's (Rob) area in the front.


This is Brandon in solitary...i think he enjoyed it too much...haha...he was forced to sit in there because he "credit carded" michelle one too many times...


This is Michelle not allowing Brandon to come out of solitary...Andrea is enjoying the moment while taking a picture of him in solitary.


Jerrad posing next to Brandon's newly renovated bed... full of tons of pillows and blankets.. we did this while he was in solitary...


This is one of our "stop-over" day offs in Saskatoon, SA (canada). A few of us decided to take a little hike around the city. We went to a mall but it closed at 5:30pm and it doesn't help too much when you get there at about 5:20... so we walked around the city and it was just so fun. We ate at this fabulous sushi place on some side street off of Broadway. What a great day. In this picture we were crossing some pretty foot bridge... a runner took this picture, and it seems like we are in some sort of jeans and earth tone commercial. ha... from left to right... Chris (aka rock star), me, Hogie (aka Cory Matthews), Crystalyn (aka Junior) Jason (aka Hot eyes).


Do you remember the gum called "Fruit Stripes"? The gum with the zebra on the front that tastes wonderfully fruity but loses it's flavor in about... 15 seconds... this is a sign that we had that gum one day... the great tattoos that can be obtained through a little moisture and your gum wrapper.


Crystalyn and I decided to do a little fashion show while we chilled inside Larry's road case during intermission.


We met this man named Greg...he told us he was 7'2''...believe him? yep... he was so nice, and SO tall!

Until later... peace to you all... and be careful when eating Chinese... it could be bad.

-nat