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One day last week, I had a phone call from someone Nancy (RUMC's Administrative Assistant) didn't recognize, so she put them into my voicemail. Meanwhile, Kathy (Christian Ed.) and I were having a conversation about how great it would be to get a big-name Christian artist or band to come to our church. Eventually, I got around to listening to the voice mail. It was a woman named Jane, calling to let me know about this group, Carried Away, who would be doing a promotional tour for their cd between March and June. I went to their website to check them out.
Their first album, released in 2005, won "Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year" at the GMA Covenant Awards in Canada. Their second album came out last summer. Their producer has also been involved with BarlowGirl and Out of Eden.
Anyway, long story a little shorter, I called to talk to Jane and actually talked with Colleen, one of the members of the band. Turns out Jane is her mom. The group is Colleen, her sister Pam, and their cousin Christine. I've emailed the guy who handles their bookings (their brother-in-law) to see about having them come to Ridge for worship and evening concert. So keep your eyes and ears open for more information. I'm super excited for the possibility!
Jeff and I watched the movie "Slither" tonight. I don't want to speak for Jeff, but I think we reacted differently to the movie. I understand that it is supposed to be a funny horror movie, but there are reasons why I don't usually watch scary movies. Mostly because I keep running scenes through my mind, unlike Jeff who can pretty much be done with the movie with the last scene. There were certain parts of scenes that really bothered me as a woman--much like a rape scene.After we finished the movie and were heating up some dinner, I had the song "The Old Rugged Cross" going through my mind, as well as some of the bothersome images from the movie. I'm sure there's some correlation between the two, but I haven't figured it out yet. Still, it's a little creepy.
Today Jeff and I created a new website! Check it out at www.theclingerfamily.com.
Here are pictures that summarize our Christmas and New Years trips.
In case you read my last post, you will see that I do not yet have pictures up from our time in Kansas. I'll try to do that later today or tomorrow.
After "Christmas" and ringing in the new year with my mom's family in Manhattan, we had "Christmas" with my dad and step-mom in Topeka. Sadly, Erin and Jay were only able to stay through New Year's Day because Jay had meetings in St. Louis on the 2nd. But it was great to spend quality sleepover time with them in my mom's living room! :-)
Thursday we headed to Lawrence to spend the rest of our time with Jeff's parents. It was a busy and high-tech couple of days for us. Thursday the KU Jayhawks played Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl, and won! I watched most of the game, some of it through closed eyelids, but it was a fun time. We met friends in KC on Friday, had lunch with a family friend Saturday, and had dinner with some friends of Barb and John Saturday night--so much fun!!
Barb had Sunday off, so we enjoyed sleeping in, and went to The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection for their Sunday night worship service. I've been to the church before, but this was the first time I've been a part of their worship. It was interesting to see "big church."
Along the way, we learned a couple of things:
#1--take the dog's car harness, even if you don't think you need it
#2--take the dog's crate, even if you think you don't need it
#3--packing meals for the drive makes stop times less lengthy
#4--time with family is good
#5--coming home is good
Happy New Year!It has been an eventful week in the Clinger household. Christmas Eve was lovely, and I hope you all got to experience our mid-evening greeting! (See my last post.) My Christmas present from Jeff was tickets to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Cincinnati, including a stay with my aunt Michelle, uncle Tom, and three cousins. I'll post pictures of our time with them when I have a chance to upload them. Too cute! We came back to Indiana long enough to get packed for Kansas and lead services Sunday morning, then we hit the road again to drive to Kansas! (In case you're wondering, I did at least half of the driving, and even made it as far as KC before falling asleep...quite the accomplishment!) We hung out with some of my extended family yesterday and then rang in the new year at my mom's. Some of those pictures I will post, and not others. ;-) Let's just say Jeff cannot be trusted with the camera. I did make it to the new year, although I got some quick naps on the couch mid-evening. Today we're headed to Topeka to see my dad and step-mom. Then we're pretty much unscheduled, except for seeing some friends and heading to Lawrence Thursday to spend the rest of our time with Jeff's folks. I love vacation!!!!I don't have anything terribly thoughtful for the new year, just wishing you a happy one and sending warm fuzzies! I'll post pics sometime later in the week.
Their first album, released in 2005, won "Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year" at the GMA Covenant Awards in Canada. Their second album came out last summer. Their producer has also been involved with BarlowGirl and Out of Eden.
