Trailer Sweet Trailer

Current Living Space

My Trailer

Inside our Trailer

Parent's Trailer

So I've decided to return to the blogging world.  Haven't done it in quite a while but I think it will give me something to do now that I've moved.   Currently my life is pretty tight.  And by that I don't mean "Cool," I mean that I'm living in a Trailer Mobile Home.  We own two now. One is for my parents and the other is for my three brothers and myself.  Now I don't mind living in such a tight space that much, but it does get difficult when you have very little room to put stuff.  You can kiss large wardrobes goodbye.  We are all sharing one shower in my parents trailer which thankfully gets us hot water.  We have a TV in our trailer and and XBOX 360 and Play Station 3.  Problem is that with 4 brothers it becomes hard to decide what the TV is used for.  We also have Dish Network so at least we have some good shows.  And just a few days ago were able to get Dish Net for our internet.  But it's limited to 20 Gigs of use.  Its not a lot when you want to watch movies and play online video games.  But it's enough for us to work on school and the such.  Most of the time I still go to the church to do the school if I can. 

Now one of the most annoying things is the lack of an actual bathroom.  So yes.  We do have a porapotty and no I do not like it :p  I have actually been able to get away with only using it a few times in the 2......  Or is it 3 weeks?  I don't remember.  Anyway, only a few times in the period we have been living here.  I've been able to wait till work or till I go to the church. 

Now for why we are in the trailers.  If you aren't aware, my family purchased a little over 20 acres of land on which we are currently living.  We built a metal barn which is really nice and we are in the process of building a house.  The concrete is supposed to be poured sometime today.  (YAYAY)  Sad part is that we are still 3 to 6 months from it being finished.  (Pray its on the side of 3).  Now something really cool about the property is that one section of it is a small forest with a creek inside.  A lot of fun to explore and we've created a network of trails throughout it.  In the front of the property its mostly open with lots of really big Pecan trees.  Which just recently started dropping all of the Pecans.  We actually had a lot of fun getting a group to come and help us pick up a bunch of them and then roasting marshmallows and making smores.  Towards the end of the evening a few of us did some really bad swing dancing.  But it was fun. 

This is definitely the least fun part of my family's moving process.  But I think my family will be better for it.  Having to live in such close proximity will ultimately bring us closer.  I don't know how much longer I'll be living here with my family but this will probably some of my last memories of living with them so I might as well make them count.  Pray that we are strong, have good attitudes, and have family unity.   And most of all that we honor God with how we live.  I think if we keep those things in check then this place will be a pretty fun place to live. 
 

Dishes for TV and Internet

My Awesome Birthday and Epic Fail :P

So my 18th birthday was a almost two weeks ago.  It was really fun.   I don't have a lot to say lol.  A ton of people were there.  And I mean a TON.  Like 40. Which is great cuz people matter more to me then just about anything.  I had to take a picture with all of them (forced to by Kayla's mother... No Joke).  We pretty much played games outside and then ended up having a worship/jam session with my new drum attachment.  So it was a lot of fun and I got a lot of gift cards (Now-a-days that's no surprise).  But I also got a lot of really cool gifts.  Well... make that 2.      One was from my parents.  From previous posts you should have learned that I'm a percussionist.  I like my drums :)  Mainly hand drums.  I've got a lot of those.  But the first hand drum I ever got is called a cajon.  It's a ton of fun to play and it just got better.  My parents bought me a heckstick/sidekick.  Check it here.  Lots of fun.

Addition: Now You Can See The Mug (I gotz it last night)

The other cool gift I got was from Kayla.  It was a mug.  And on it was a picture of buzz lightyear.  Except this buzz lightyear had my head and was holding a mug that said CK, Buzz, and I think Chris (reason I can't remember was because apparently there was a mistake and they had to get it fixed so I don't get it till maybe tomorrow)  Addition: It says Christopher, not Chris.  Basically these are nicknames. CK stands for Conversation killer.  Do to the fact that apparently I kill the conversation all the time.   And I think buzz was cuz we were having a discussion on our favorite cartoon characters and we had both agreed that Buzz and Tigger were really awesome.  Well I wanted to be tigger but she wouldn't let me cuz she wanted it so then i got buzz :p.  (She is lucky I'm so nice)  So yeah, really cool gift. 


And then on top of that she posted this on her blog.  Don't I feel special.  Actually I feel worse.   Here comes my epic fail.  I didn't know this till a few weeks ago but apparently on here birthday I never said "Happy Birthday!"  EPIC FAIL.  Now admittedly I did a good majority of the work in throwing her one of the coolest birthday parties ever!  But that is sadly no excuse.   And also sadly, I cannot go back in time to fix it.  But I can at least say it on here so everyone can see.  Happy (Really Really Late) Birthday Kayla!  (I could actually have said happy half birthday not to long ago but I missed that one too.  Darnit!)

I'VE BEEN TOLD TO DO AN ELEVEN

The Rules:
1. You must post these rules.
2. Each person must post eleven things about themselves on their blog.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.

FACTS ABOUT ME

1.  I grew up on a farm with animals you probably didn't know were even legal to own.  Emus, Ostriches, Goats, Rabbits, Exotic Pheasants from Africa, Ducks, and More.  (Almost Zebras)  


2.  I love Paintball (and now airsoft to a degree)  I have a lot of gear that if I began telling you about, you would probably get extremely lost :p


3.  I work at a local Marketing Company.  I sell dental discount plans to just about anybody.  Need a good plan? Click on the tab above that says "Where I Work"


4.  I will eat just about anything.  If it's meant to be edible, then sure I'll give it a go.  I will like most of it.  Very few things I don't like.  Things I've tried: Shark, Escargot, Cow foot, Cow Tongue, Chicken Heart, Frog Legs, Goat, Ox Tail, and more I can't remember I'm sure.   


5.  I love adrenaline.  I love paintball, airsoft, Free-running, Rollercoasters,  Skiing, and more.  I will do just about anything that gets the adrenaline pumping.  


6.  I'm also a somewhat techy guy.  I don't know a ton but when it comes to figuring it out... I'm your guy.  I love trying to figure out how to fix things and how to do different things on a computer.  I just recently took out my truck stereo and replaced it as well as removed the door panels and replaced the speakers in my truck.  That was fun :P


7.  I'm a percussionist.  I've made a goal to attain as many hand drums as possible.  Currently I'm at like 8.  I've got a Cajon, Bongo Cajon, Doumbek, Djembe, A couple smaller drums, and also my kit.  I play mostly on Sunday's during the Youth Service.  


8.  I love acting.  I'm not amazing at it.  Pretty good I think.  I've had one lead role and will have the lead in this year's spring play as ranking senior.  But I really just enjoy the class and   acting.  


9.  I'm running out of things to say lol.  Ummmmmmm...  I've never broken a bone, will not need braces, have no allergies, and rarely get sick.  Most people I tell that get angry at me :P


10.  I'm a senior-ish..... whose not even in highschool.   Yeah I know.  What?  If you click on the "My School Program" button on the tabs then it will make more sense.  I basically stopped doing highschool to start college at the age of 16.  Some say I'm a highschool drop out.  


11.  Last one.  Thank Goodness!!  This is hard.  Ok.  I wrestled for 9 years!  And by wrestling I don't mean that WWF fake stuff :p  I wrestled competitively for real.  I actually got pretty good.  Even won a national tournament.  Almost went undefeated my last year.  

Funnily enough.  This is one of the two guys I lost to.  He beat me 4-2.  And the other guy I lost to, I beat 3 times after that.  So I don't really count it.  I'm the guy in the Yellow.

Questions For Me

(Kayla Told Me to do this)

1.  What is the scariest thing that's ever happened to you?  Psh... Scared.  I don't get scared.  JK.  Ummmmm.  Probably the time when I had a friend over on a Sunday afternoon and he was helping me feed the animals.  I walked out to the ostrich pen to see that the door was open and the ostrich was walking through it.  And then..... It chased me.  NO JOKE!  I literally ran around a tree in circles to stay away from it.  (They can kill you with a kick.  So I was slightly scared) But then, being the genius that I am, I ran back into the cage.  It followed me in.  I climbed up on its shed that it stayed in and waited for it to turn away.  Then I took off for the gate and was able to shut it before it caught up.  SCARY!!!!!

2.  If you could be anywhere in the world right now.  Where would you be and what would you buy me as a souvenir?  Id probably be in someplace like New Zealand.  Someplace with awesome scenery.  That or some place with lots of thrills lol.  And I wouldn't decide till I got there.  I'm usually pretty good at find things people like.  It be more fun not to know.  

3.  What is your favorite type of tree?  Either the classic pine tree or an Aspen tree.  Both can be found in one of my favorite places known as the Colorado Rockies!

4.  If you could switch places with me for a day, what would it be like?  A LIVING NIGHTMARE!  Jk.  Ummmm.  I could do a Kayla pretty well.  Just laugh at everything except that which is funny.  And Say "What" a lot.  Hahahahaha.  Jk

5.  The funniest Joke I know.  (Everyone can try to answer this one if you don't already know the answer)  It's a series of 3 questions.  Do you walk to school or carry your lunch?  Is it further to Fort Collins then by bus?  What is the difference between a duck?   HAVE FUN!

6.  If someone handed you a million dollars.  ($987,654,321 was too NOT Cliche) What would you do with it?   Id save some of it.  Invest a most of what's left.  Spend a little.  And give a large portion to the church and my family and those I know in need.   

7.  If you life was a movie, what would the title be?  "A man called Blessed" ;)

8.  Why was six afraid of seven?  Cuz seven was a homicidal killer who liked to kill people with numbers for names like him.  

9.  Do you know how hard it is to come up this 11 random questions?  No but I have the feeling I'm about to find out. 

10.  If you were to audition for any reality TV show, what would it be?  Not a clue.  I don't watch reality TV :P

11.  Are you smarter then a 5th Grader?  NOPE!  Somtims mi spellin b of bi just a lil...

MY QUESTIONS

(MUHAHAHAHAHA)

1. What is the funniest thing you've ever done.  

2.  If lost everything you owned and could only keep one item.  what would it be?

3.  If you could have any car in the world, what would it be?

4.  How many states have you visited?  

5.  If you could be anything you wanted, what would it be?

6.  If you were a superhero, who would you be?

7.  What is the worst movie you've ever seen?

8.  What is your favorite COLOR?  (I like to be cliche)

9.  What's your favorite pass-time?

10.  How often do you floss your teeth?  (I was recently having a discussion with a friend about this and we both admitted to "pretty much... Never"

11.  Do you know how easy it is to come up with 11 questions?

I TAG.....

No one! And here's why:

I'm not super popular here in the blogosphere, and most people who read my blog don't have one themselves. Sooo if I passed it on, it would be to like, 3 people, 2 of whom have already done it. So instead, I'm going to say...if you're reading this, and want to do it, go for it! But be sure to let me know so I can read your answers. :-)


Also, if you don't have a blog (or have already posted this one) but you just really want to answer my questions because you love me that much, put it in a comment for everyone to see. :-) 

And now you all know more about me than you ever wanted to! How lucky you are.  (COPIED FROM KAYLA'S POST, Few things don't apply but what ever)  

Anyway....

You know I don't have a lot of readers.  But I don't post much so that's probably a really good thing.  But I felt like posting today.


It's pretty amazing what God can do.  I don't know about you, but personally I'm not very good at giving God that which he is due.  If you read Kayla's most recent post then you saw that she had a really cool experience where her mom prayed for her and something cool happened.  For me personally I've had some cool experiences at work.  Tuesday this week I had a low sales day.  (For those who don't know, I sell discount dental plans)  But Wednesday I had a great day.  IN FACT. So did most people at the office.  We SMASHED our previous record.  I got home and found out that my family had all prayed that I would have a great day at work.  Turns out they've been doing that a lot.  And guess what?  I now have one of the highest averages this year in the office.  A 17 (Almost 18) year old guy having one of the best averages.  That's called a blessing.


God has it covered.  I've been thinking a lot about the future lately.  And though I don't know what God has in store.  But I know God has a plan.

 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11


How cool is that!!  Sounds pretty cool to me.  No matter what life throws at me I know God's got a plan.  I look forward to it.  God has blessed me so far with a great family, Great friends, a great job, and a great church

SURPRISE!

Ok.  So for those who don't know.  I am never surprised by a gift.  I almost always figure out what the gift is.

Now this year Christmas was very different.  There really was only a two things that I actually wanted.  But my parents didn't ask until a few days before christmas and they were rather expensive.   So I kinda left it up in the air and figured "I'll get what I get"

I got 4 gifts that were pretty awesome.


1.  From my grandparents I got $50 for Amazon Kindle.  I love to read and that allowed me to purchase a bunch of really good books.  Happy Day

DJEMBE

2.  From my parents I got a Djembe. Now there is a funny story about this
Like I said my parents didn't ask what I wanted till a few days before Christmas.   This is one of the things I told them I wanted.  However, to keep me from guessing, they put a small box under the tree.  When I unwrapped it, it turned out to be a tissue box and on one of the tissues was written "Look behind the Chair"  And so I did and Look what I found --->

Five-Ten Chase Phantom's

3.Now this gift was a huge surprise.  This was from all of my little brothers.  They teamed together cuz these are very expensive shoes.  Now the funny part is this is the other thing I told my parents I wanted and they actually made a show of considering it, but after a discussion, decided there was no way to get it in time.  They already knew that my little brothers had purchased them a while before.  Now about the shoes.  They are made for free-running.  You can click here to learn more about them.  Also, Can you see the 5 and the 10?


4.  One of the best gifts I got was from Kayla.  Apparently she was worried I wouldn't like it. I don't know how that's possible :p  I am kinda a sucker for things that are all about the memories.  She made a calendar.  The calendar had pictures of me and friends.  Most of the pictures fell under the month they were taken.  And a ton of birthdays were on there as well with the picture of the person whose birthday it was.  The whole thing was amazingly awesome.  I was completely surprised by it.

And those are my major gifts that I got for Christmas this year.  I am blessed to have an amazing family and great friends.  I thank God for the people and possessions that he has blessed me with.

What Kayla Left Out

For those who read Kayla's blog you will recognize some of these stories.  She told it this way


1.  This was ridiculously funny.  Kayla is literally saying to me "I DO NOT want to do the pinata."  And I mean not not 3 seconds later Stephen says "Twenty Nine!"  I don't think I laughed that hard the whole night.  Of course I had to tell everyone the story while she is up there.  And She completely misses.  She finds it and then it twists slightly and she misses it.  Sooooooo funny.

2.  Okay.  So Kayla and I work at the same place.  I actually get off work about 2 hours earlier on Thursdays.  It just so happened that on this Thursday I'm going to Kayla's house to study with her mom.  (Cuz she knows about economics to a degree)  I'm there for two hours before she gets home.  She grabs her laptop and sits on the other side of the couch from me.  We are laughing about something and randomly she says "Why is my hair wet?"  And of course it was in her bowl of cereal that she had behind her.  I had a fun time laughing at her.  (THAT TAKES SKILL!)

3.  Now the fun one.  So there is the whole Lasagna story.  Except here is something you didn't know.  Carla gets a text from Kayla once she gets there.  Carla starts laughing and says "Guess what they are having for dinner?"  I didn't even answer.  I just burst out laughing.  Cuz as she said in her post, we had already discussed how funny it would be if it happened.  It was hilarious.

But wait there is a story that takes place between her leaving and arriving.  If you know Kayla, then you know she is horrible at directions.  HORRIBLE!  I walked her through the whole trip before she left and so did her dad.  We told her the exit number and the the exit name.....  Of course she misses it.  So she keeps calling back and we keep helping her get on the right road.  Finally She gets to the neighborhood.  She drives right by the house and her mom hands me the phone cuz I have been to the house.  I figure out where she is and tell her to turn around.  "the house should be the third on the left"  ...she drives right by it.   I have her turn around again and she says "there's no cars.  I can't see.  There isn't enough lighting"  I think we repeated this process before she finally saw the cars.  It was rather funny.

4.  There wasn't much more I could add to this story other then I kept playing her in words with friends and she used a ton of data because of it :P


And That's That

Thanksgiving

Hey Guys,

Soooooo I haven't Posted in a looooong while.  I thought I'd tell you a little about my Thanksgiving Vacation.  It was a lot of fun.  We left the Thursday morning before Thanksgiving.  That Night we stopped and Stayed in Wichita, KS.  Then we drove to Burlington, CO where my dad visited his brother. And then finally we drove to our main destination the next day of Elizabeth, CO.

Now for those who don't know, This is where I spent 10 Years of my life.  I got to see a lot of family and got to attend my old church.  Now that was fun but also slightly strange cuz some of them I hadn't seen in years and it was awkward trying to start a conversation.  But I got through it and had some fun with the people who were easier to talk to.

After church we went back out to my Great Aunts where we were staying.  We basically had our Thanksgiving Meal on Sunday because that was the best day for us to get together.  There was close to 50 People there.  Uncles, Aunts, Grandparents, Cousins.  It was pretty awesome.  And then I discovered something.  My Colorado friends have NOTHING TO DO.  After most of the family had left they said "Hey Lets go Hang out at Walmart." There didn't used to be a walmart there.  It was just added a few years ago.  But Seriously.... WALMART!!!!!!!  Apparently that's what they do for fun.  So they practically dragged me there.  Because to me.  That's not fun.  But whatever.  We had fun on the drive there.  And we picked up a movie.

The next couple days were slower.  I read a book and laid around.  It was rather nice.  The last day we were in Elizabeth we went and hung out with some of the guys that graduated a few years back that my dad had discipled through Highschool.  It was pretty fun.  We saw IN TIME which was ok at best.  And then we went to eat and talked for a LOONG time.

The Next day we drove to Denver.   That was fun.  We met up with my grandparents and went out to dinner at Gunther Toody's which is a 70's style restaurant.  Its a lot of fun and good food.  The next day was thanksgiving.  Because we already had our "Thanksgiving" Meal, we just went to a restaurant.  Mimi's cafe is really good food.  They had a home style, Thanksgiving meal.  The best part was this Tomato and Basil Bisque.  It was the best I had ever had.  SOOOOOO GOOOOOD.

After lunch is where it gets fun.  I had talked my dad into letting me buy a tablet on black friday.  We went to Best Buy at 2:30 and found a line already forming.  So Colten and I sat in line for 9 Hours.  And then we didn't leave best buy cause of all the good deals until 3:30 AM.  About 13 hours after we arrived.  But we got a bunch of cool stuff.

Then that day we woke up at 8 and played cribbage with our Grandpa till 10 and then we drove all the way home and didn't arrive until 11:30 PM.

Overall a Pretty fun trip.  I liked it lol.  But I haven't caught up on sleep yet and it's Monday lol.
 

What do you Enjoy

I thought it would be kind of cool.  everyone who reads my blog (no idea who all is included in that) needs to comment.   Tell us your top 5 favorite things.   Songs, Food, sports, you name it.  And tell us why.  If you read this you have to comment.  It will be fun. 

Ill Start

1. Music :p  Sorry but as you can tell from my playlist to the right, I have to many favorite songs
2. Percussion.  Always been one of my favorite things to do. Since the first time i played
3. paintball.  love the adrenaline and its just fun lol.
4. My friends. I'd have a pretty boring life without them.  These are not in order. My friends are are second to only...
5. My family and my God.  The most important things. 

MY NEW I4'S

OK, so after a very long time of searching I have finally purchased a new paintball mask.  I bought it used but its in perfect condition and got a great deal on it.  I'm really kinda happy right now lol.  its finally over!!!!!!  it takes soooo long to find a good deal lol.  But the deed is done, its payed for and should arrive sometime next week.

check it out!!!!!!!

Soo happy.  One of the nicest masks out there.  Hard work pays off. Can't wait till they come in.



DYE Invision I4 Paintball Mask

Kayla's Party

OK, so I have been asked to help plan one of my best friend's 18th birthday party.  Cool right?  I KNOW.  LOL.  It's looking to be a blast.  I think she will be able to check off one of her "50 things I want to do before I die" list.  Which is "To have one of those 'most memorable' Birthdays."  I'm kinda proud at how this is turning out.  So here is the plan.......  Psst....psss.ssss.psss.....spspsps..spspppppssssss...pssst.

What? You actually thought I was going to tell you?!!!!!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah.....hihhihihhiihhihiiihhi...hehehehehehehehe.....hoooooooo.   That was funny.

I can't do that.  Kayla reads this blog and I can't give any more away.  ;)

Haha.  Trust me, you're gonna love it Kayla.  Even if this made you mad :P


Ill be sure to let everyone know how it went. 

AWESOMENESS

    
So Guess What?   This truck is officially mine.  My dad was having me pay for part of the insurance.  And then he said that If I payed for all of it then the truck would be mine.  Well turns out there was a mistake and I've been paying almost all of the insurance anyway :p But that's OK cuz it means the truck is mine :) I worked with my dad to make the truck look a lot better.  We painted the wheel wells black and all the black on the truck was repainted.  Also had the oxidation removed.  Looks great.  Got one small puncture wound on the hood from that sword fight.  But I can live with that.  Haha happy day :)