| lake michigan, indianna
chicago
cornerstone music festival, bushnell, illinois
huntington, west virginia
and now i'm home.
it was beautiful.
15 or so hours before i leave for new york city, new hampshire, and maine with the fam.
update soon...
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| too often i get caught up in my own little world - full of pointless things like making money or stressing about stuff i need to do or buying more stuff i don't need at all-
and then i get a letter from kevin elieser alfaro hernandez, my compassion child. he is five years old and lives in el salvador. he has chubby little cheeks and hands, big brown eyes, and a beautiful smile. this is what he wrote to me today:
hello dear sister miss rachel burnett:
i love to go to kindergarten, to draw, to paint, and play with toys. i like to help my mom do chores and watch sponge bob. i love animals like the tiger and the elephant. i ask you to pray for me and my family that the lord gives us health. what does your place look like? do you like animals? i hope you send me a picture and a letter soon. bye from Kevin with much affection.
now there's a reason to wake up in the morning. i am so blessed.
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| On opening night of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
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| 3pm - meet up with Hannah and leave for Norfolk loaded with M&M's, peach fresca, and cherry kool-aid
3:51pm - driving - "I'd rather Croak than live in Croaker." "And they don't have any bathrooms."
5pm - traffic and "hey, white girls."
5:31pm - riding on the bridge, over the water, windows down, salty wind blowing like crazy, beautiful day by U2 blasting on the speakers. does life get any better?
5:55pm - on Monticello Ave. - "Those are show kids behind us. Now they're dancing." "I've got to go to the bathroom." "Me too. Where should we park?"
6pm- "Remember where we parked" "S1C" "Stupid One Charlie" "Silly Ones Crazy" "Serious Ones Crying" "Psycho Ones Calling"
6:10pm - Walking out of the mall I'm grabbed by Hannah. "Rachel - that's Matt. Should we say something?" "Hey Matt! ... We've like, grown up with you guys." "Since your first tour." yeah, we're cool.
6:15pm - stting on the curb in front of the NORVA - "I just want to be known, man. One look, ya know? You pull it off really well." "I think you do too. You in your Anberlin shirt." "Eeh, I have really bad hair. Really bad"
6:30pm - 10pm: the show - Hot Vegas, Sherwood, Relient K, squirrels and fake campfires, banjos and Weezer covers. Hannah recognizes Ethan from the Supertones (RIP)
10:1pm - pictures in the parking deck. "Sultry wonderous girls."
11:30pm - Star Fin, over and over and over again.
12:30am - Aladdin's for some late night falafel
1:55am - driving down Grace St., headed for home. BAM. we get rear-ended.
2:24am - waiting for the police. three not so sober young men chase a possum down Grace St. and scream at it loudly. possum starts for me and hannah. veers to the right at the last minute. possum runs into a hotel foyer - lots of screams. me and hannah doubled over laughing in the Ukrops parking lot.
3:03am - driving - down Manakin Rd. Cannonball by Damien Rice blasting on the speakers. incredible starry night sky. does life get any better?
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