Boogy Woogy

Well this past Friday we had one of our famously fun picnic in the parks at the boys and girls club.  I wish i had pictures to show you this awesomeness but alas, i do not.  I wish i was more camera prone for you all but i just am not that picture taking crazy.

Any who we were about to kick off the night when two girls from the team from Louisiana  asked if they could start it off with a dance... non other than the CUPID SHUFFLE!!! I was so pumped that they did that dance.  The two girls actually went inside to the boys and girls club who was having a teen dance night, got the high school kids and teen's in the gym to come out and show the crowd outside how dancin is really done.  So we kicked off the night with the Cupid Shuffle and ended it with a little Cha-Cha Slide.  It was a blast and something we should probably do every week, you know, start and end things with a dance they know and like and that they could actually dance to.

But boy howdy was that dancin fun, and plus crowds of people came to the stage and we were able to start the program off right.  

So the Second and probably more amazing story... again, pictures would be great, but they are not going to be showing up on this blog or in life anytime soon. Sorry :( its a sad day... i know.  But we hiked to Byron Glacier at Portage Valley, and once you get to the end of the trail where there is a huge field of white and icy snow you have to kinda be careful.  The reason why is because if you head to far over to the left you are actually over a glacial river, and their are crevasses that you can see and slip into, some 8-20+ feet, and you could possibly fall in the snow because of the weak snow beneath... so if you ever hike to Byron glacier, stay to the right. 

But Come on... it's me we are talking about and i think you know that i like to take risks and go on adventures so i decided to walk up to one of the huge cracks, crevasse, in the snow just to see how deep it was, i mean i was safe about it and i went to the one that i knew wouldn't be as deep and the one not over the water.

But before i continue... i know you heart is racing :) but before i continue i need to fill you in on a little detail.  Scott, the leader of this whole shindig had set it up where Lily and I would take this group sightseeing.  Our last sightseeing trip as tour guides... sad day my friends, we even had to say goodbye to some of our friends at the Wildlife reserve.  But any who Scott came down the night before and said "Paul i need you to be safe and make sure you keep everyone over to the right at the glacier.  I need you to keep the group safe.  Lily I need you to make sure Paul doesn't get crazy and that he keeps the group safe and under control."  Well it went something like that.

So back to the story, and not completely going against what Scott said, but yah.  I love the man and greatly respect him but the crevasse was calling my name.  So me, the pastor from the church, Simple Church (Simplechurch.tv), his name was Justin and one of the older youth Cameron.  Any who... we got to the crack in the ground and saw that it was about 8 feet where i was and it seemed safe.  Lily the whole time was nervous and told me a few times not to go over there, but the crevasse called me to it.  So a few others from the group followed us over there I thought it would be funny to pull a little prank on Lily... so i did.  I felt safe, i just hoped that i wouldn't slide into the other wall to fast and get stuck and that the snow, when hit, wouldn't fall on top of me.  But over all, i felt safe and even though Lily's weary calls came every once in a while, Justin said that he would help me up and that i should go for it.

So i slipped a little, got right next to the edge, let out a big scream and plummeted down the icy crevasse to my impending death... not really, but that sounds way more scary.  So when i fell, i wish we could have got Lily's face on camera, but Justin yelled out my name, told Cameron to hold his legs and through himself on the ground to help me up.  We made a huge production of the whole thing, screams... yell's, and shouts of joy.  It was sooooo stinkin funny, we even had other people around us looking in awe, horror, and a little laugh at the end.

So all in all the past two days have been pretty fantastic.