From Ethan

Hey folks,
     I just realized it's been a while since I posted.  Let's see, it's Friday night and things are going alright.  Today I've been a bit frustrated about cars.  I'm trying to sell my minivan, and I just hate all the legal crap more than anything else in my life.  It's so stupid, I wish I could just meet someone, they hand me money, and they take my car.  I put an add in craigslist this morning, and have gotten a couple calls, but none have panned out yet.  I should've taken one offer just to be done with it, but he was low balling me.  I also got an email about it, but I think it was a scam.  Anyway I'm pissed about it, but everything else is great.

I officially started work this week.  Had a meeting with Mac and Kristin about what our jobs will look like for the next while, and we talked about the future of the New Way Church.  Starting work also means that I'm going to get paid soon- that's exciting.  We also had a meeting on Wednesday with the core group of volunteers and talked about what we want different aspects of church to look like, and how we're actually going to put together the first service.  I think both those meetings will happen weekly, but besides that I'm working from home.  Working from home is the best!  I can crank music, there's a pull up bar in my office, I can go to work naked- haha.  I actually haven't had that much to do yet since we're just starting.  The coolest thing though is that most of it so far does not feel like work.  In fact I've volunteered to do some of these things many times before.  I can get work done late at night if I want and it doesn't feel like I'm at work, cause I would have done it anyway if it wasn't my job.  It rocks. 

Earlier this week I got to see one of my favorite bands live which was really exciting.  We were listening to them in our living room when Dylan said, "Hey, Quiet Company is playing a free, live show tonight and tomorrow night downtown." I'm so lucky.  It was really fun to see them in person.  That night we also got to learn the Metro system a little.  It's kind of confusing, and we were almost stranded for an hour at midnight, but some friendly people told us where the correct bus stop was and we made it. 

We've also been fun growing some plants.  We bought some sage, rosemary and thyme that had already been started, and then we started some oregano and basil from seeds.  We also bought a tomato plant.  They're all doing great so far- it's so fun watching the little guys grow.  We also grew some alf-alfa sprouts in our kitchen, which just finished growing yesterday.  In fact I've gotta go eat some for dinner right now.  I hope all of you are doing great, cause I love you.
Love,
       Ethan