attention everybody. i have a very important announcement.

alas it is time. to discuss my summer. it's been a hot topic playing pong in my brain for too long, and i have finally made a decision. and because i'm never going to get to write a novel, i think i'm going to make this TWO-PART (!!) blog a cliff-hanger. because i can. without further ado, here are doors 1, 2, and 3.

door 1: returning to LBBC.

august 9th, 2008. my feet left lake beauty soil. i started a mental countdown until staff training of '09 would start. i didn't think i could wait that long. i was psyched to return for a second summer, probably a third, and maybe even a fourth. this fall i went through somewhat of a recession (not quite depression) after camp was over. i missed the shenanigans, my friends, and the utter chaos of camp. i finally got sick of the constant nostalgia and decided to put the idea of closure into prayer. i prayed that i would be able to move on and focus on school. and God came through big time. i woke up one day in november and was finally over it. finally. but a little more over it than i thought i would be. for once it wasn't set in stone that i would return. over the next few months i started to pursue other summer options and put LBBC out of mind. until JD got ahold of me. he made me promise to put it back on my plate and pray about it. so i did. and the idea started to get a lot more appealing...

door 2: staying in st. paul, working @ bethel & interning at my church for the summer.

this prospect is ironically the most lucrative of the three. by FAR. i'd be working 40 hour weeks at $10/hour. not too shabby. and i'd be living for dirt cheap at bethel. of course my parents are jazzed about this idea. and a summer in the cities would be pretty awesome. shows at night..just being on the scene would be sweet. and on top of that, i could continue to intern at the church i've been at since september. and with the news that the youth pastor would be having a baby in august, sticking around would be much to my advantage considering the quite possible takeover of the youth group this fall.

door 3: LAS VEGAS.

ahh yes, the dazzling door. after reading the gutter (go read it NOW) i've been super interested in this ministry. it's basically a ministry sends a loving message to the porn industry. not so much "hey we love porn!" but more "hey, we love Jesus, Jesus loves you, and we love you too". anyhow, this ministry (xxxchurch) has decided to bring it to the homefront: the vegas strip. in june they are opening up a church on the strip that caters to people from all walks of life. talk about a sick job for a 19-year-old. as an intern, i'd be doing everything from playing piano in the new church to traveling to porn conventions to pass out bibles and high five porn stars. unfortunately, this position pays pennies, but with fundraising and support and such, i just might be able to make this work. now if i could just talk the father into letting me go...

so. these are the three options. i've lost hours of sleep over them. i've spent hours on applications for all of them. and i have finally made a decision.

i'll let you know in a few days.

feel free to let me know which door you want me to choose. maybe i'll change my mind. HA.