the story i find myself in

picked up the new kanye and new death cab cds today... first listen: kanye: eh.... death cab: yesssssssssssssssssssss anyone else agree??? 11 days and counting...YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Posted by ashdown at 8/30/2005 08:56:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

now i am getting SPAM on my blog comments?!?!?!?!??!?!?! unfreakinbelievable..... (check out the first 3 comments on my last post)

Posted by ashdown at 8/19/2005 08:26:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

so yesterday afternoon our senior pastor william went to interview one of the Astros and i got to tag along!! here are the photos, it was a sweet staduim and i can't wait to see a game!! and here is my boss, cynthia - complete beside herself, she LOVES the astros and was so excited to meet Morgan Ensberg. here they are after the interview.

Posted by ashdown at 8/19/2005 07:47:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

look at this guy...what a man... i love this man and i am honored to be his friend. just reflecting on summers past and wanted to give a shout out and a tribute to jeff wetherell, a God-fearer and kingdom restorer. i miss him dearly and pray all is going well with his new adventures in oregon. blessings bro and thanks for your friendship and all that you did this past summer...

Posted by ashdown at 8/19/2005 01:05:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

iron and wine in the morning...soothing to the soul...

Posted by ashdown at 8/18/2005 09:01:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

iStudio. i think it is worth a trip to Tribeca in NYC just to see it. amazing.

Posted by ashdown at 8/16/2005 09:57:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

so day two in the books at the office, and all is well! it was a sad day, i had to take amanda to the airport today...but lets not talk about that.... in other news, in making my calls today for putting a band together for sunday, i called jon, who has played the past 2 times with me and he told me about a cd release party for robbie seay. i figured it'd be cool, so i headed on over. the place where the concert was at is amazing. check out 2115 Taft to find out more. the building is like and art center for ecclesia, a sweet church here in houston. the art center is a fair trade coffee shop, a book store (where i picked up the new donald miller book Through Painted Deserts : Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road), an art gallery, a concert hall and a recording studio. this place is freaking sweet!! the cool thing is that jon knows robbie, so i got to meet him and we are planning on hanging out sometime soon. i am excited to make contacts with other worship leaders in town. ok, bed time - early mornings are now a part of my life!!

Posted by ashdown at 8/16/2005 09:47:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

yes, i am still alive and everything is going well. it has been a crazy week from the end of camp til now, tuesday in houston!! amanda and i arrived safely last wednesday and my sister and dad picked us up from the airport in my truck!! yes, my dad and sister are amazing!! they packed all my stuff from NC and attached a Uhaul trailer to my truck and drove out to houston. they arrived on wed afternoon and picked us up around 7pm wed night. then on thurs amanda, carolyn and i drove all around town while my dad worked. then friday was move in day. the only thing was that i had to work from 8am-1pm. so getting in the apt early and moving in was going to be a chore...so we thought. i left early fri morning and called my dad around 11am to find out that the door was unlocked and they were moving in!! yeah!! i must say that my sister and amanda are amazing - they moved everything in! i was stunned and totally blessed. so a big THANK YOU to them. the only thing left to move when i arrived was the bohemoth (sp?) - my huge red entertainment center. after everything was in we started the unpacking process friday afternoon and stopped around 5pm. we got cleaned up and headed to see batman begins!! i must say i love that movie...on sat am my sister and dad left early and amanda and i continued the unpacking process. i love our apt - it is so amazing. i will take some photos this week and post them by friday... sunday am went great, they introduced amanda and i in the 11o5 service and announced that i will be the new worship leader for the service. worship was great and the morning went very well. after church it was back to the apt for more unpacking, we finally finished after some Target and IKEA runs and headed over to cynthia's (my boss) house for dinner. then came monday, my first day of work! through this whole weekend amanda got sick, i think she caught what i had at camp...... :-(, so she just chilled and finished putting everything away at the apt. the first day was good, tons of info - meeting people and the like, but all in all a great day! and it was awesome to come home and have amanda there and have the apt all put together!! last night was hard, it sucks that we are going to be apart until the wedding...i just dropped her off at the airport 2 hours ago and i already miss her soooo much.... that's the update for now, it will probably be a little spotty as far as posts go, i am working on getting internet at the apt, hopefully this weekend.... peace out

Posted by ashdown at 8/16/2005 10:39:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

so we booked the hotel and massages for the honeymoon!! check it out, The Hotel Healdsburg! now its time to figure out the travel arrangements... its crazy to think that on wed we are moving to texas...and the summer is almost over...and i am getting married! wow, and it's all coming together and i am loving it!

Posted by ashdown at 8/06/2005 05:18:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

wedding invitations are on their way!!! after 2 long days of a printer going 24/7 and paper cutting and spray mount they are done!!! big thanks to holly sharp - they are amazing! cant wait to hear what you guys think... camp is moving along just fine, our schedule is kinda crazy from here on out...one group of kids leaves friday am and then another comes friday even and we go til tues. then on wed am amanda and i are flying to houston to move in and i will be in houston from then until the wedding. these days are moving fast....

Posted by ashdown at 8/04/2005 01:29:00 PM | Permalink | Comments