Two weekends ago we were in Dallas at the Revive conference. The conference itself was quite boring, as the youth stuff was rubbish and the teachings were quite religious and uninteresting, but Jeremy’s family were there so that made everything better. It was so much fun seeing Jeremy and his family. I never knew how much I’d missed them until we were hanging out together. They are such a sweet family that I feel like I’m part of the family every time I’m around them.
My time with Jem was a lot of fun, though he would get quite shy when we were around his family, but I wasn’t going to let him get away with it. I’ve brought him out of his shell once and I was determined to do it again if I had to. At the beginning we would actually text each other to have a conversation, because it was weird being next to each other. It was funny to text him when he was sitting beside me, but it worked. By the end of the weekend we were really comfortable around each other again and could talk without texting.
It usually takes a while, but once I’m comfortable around someone, I get more physical. I love hugging and leaning on someone, so to me it wasn’t weird when I started laying my head on Jem’s shoulder. He was fine with it, so that made it even better. Jem’s shoulder and chest are so comfortable I actually had withdrawal after he left! :P The last night of the conference, his siblings and I were in their room watching Fast and Furious 7 when I ended up falling asleep on Jem’s chest, it was like the most natural thing in the world. That being said, after this weekend I see Jem as nothing but a brother or really good friend, much to his dismay.
It was sad to say goodbye to Jeremy and his family, but I’m so excited to be seeing them again this weekend and going back to their house to spend a couple of days with them! I’m actually looking forward to it even though the boys will probably attack me with pillows like they did at the conference.
After the conference, we spent a week in Abilene, Texas but I couldn’t enjoy it much because I was sick the entire week, this is why I didn’t post a blog last week. I over did it at the conference and the result was a cold. It sucked but it also allowed me to have alone time in the room while my parents went to meetings.
In my alone times, I would FaceTime people, mostly Jeremy, watch movies, and read my Bible. Jeremy and I go crazy at night so we got up to all kinds of shenanigans on FaceTime. The other night we played Head’s Up over FaceTime and it was the funniest thing. When doing the animal section of the game, I had to describe a lamb without saying it was a lamb so I said that it was a baby sheep and Jeremy thought and then yelled, “a goat!” being dead serious, I couldn’t stop laughing!!
I even Face-timed Jackson a few times, which was awesome! Our first video chat was a bit awkward, but we made up for it by talking about anything that came into our heads. I was really surprised when Jackson did most of the talking because that’s usually my job. I think I’ve met my match! My favorite part of the calls was when he would get his guitar out and play for me; he’s really talented. I’m really enjoying getting to know Jackson and being able to see the amazing things that God has done for him in his life. I’m looking forward to seeing him in two weeks!
Abilene, Texas was good but not as fun as the other places we’re going to. Right now we’re on the road to Saint Charles, Missouri to spend time with a group called Passion for Truth. They’re a really cool bunch so I’m looking forward to hanging out with them. This weekend we’ll also be in Pennsylvania with another amazing group. We’re at the fun part of the tour, so it’s all very exciting.