Someone Took Out Their Highlighter

Lately I've realized my life is quite different than it was this time last year. I've changed. Not only in obvious location. Or the additional year of physical alterations. But in spirit. Even typing this out I chuckle at myself for how completely lame and cookie-cutter this statement sounds. Changing in spirit...I mean it seems as if I belong on a house ornament that's being sold in one of America's finest christian bookstores. But no matter how its laid out and looked at, that's how it's pronounced. My thoughts have shifted gears. My priorities are now relevant. My perspective has gotten a new prescription. Life seems to be inviting me in. And man am I enjoying the hospitality. So, the passed few weeks where I haven't been blogging, I've simply been lavishing. I am absolutely blessed. And I am grateful. Life's been good.

A few weeks ago I got to go to my very first Bosnian rock show! Zeliko Joksimovic performed at the local arena and it was awesome! Becky and I danced our asses off and made complete fools of ourselves, virtually pouring every ounce of spirit we had into the moment (it's really hard to say, but I think I might have actually outdone one of my rave performances =P haha) ...Which essentially got some heads to turn and somehow made us some new friends. One lady actually went and got us much needed waters...which Becky in turn, cooled off my "hot for Zeliko head" by dumping it all over my face. It was nuts. I think my favorite part was when dude beckoned for the whole audience to basically shred an air guitar (which is apparently a cool thing to do over here...) and so Becky and I lit it up. It was stupid fun!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uMiGxK7NVc ...this was one of my favorites from the concert!

Speaking of Becky though, for those of you who didn't know, she just recently moved back to the States. Jeff and I drove her up to the airport in Zagreb last week, blasting Ska tunes and practically screaming our heads off the whole way there. She really became a great friend and honestly, without her being here I don't think I would have adjusted as smoothly as I did. Its going to be hard to keep going the uber liveliness of the house without her...let alone pump Jeff up everyday =P But I'm excited to see what God does through her life and time in America! 

As for me, right now I am sitting on Hvar (an island off the coast of Croatia) waiting for the sun to once again rise so I can venture my way down the ancient paths, lined with who-knows-how-old stone walls, climb some olive trees, and participate in the annual harvest. I've said many times over that it sounds like a fantasy. Like a dream that I'm going to wake up from and be incredibly disappointed. But so far, so good. Got my fingers crossed. It's pretty astonishing the beauty of this place. Today I was literally forced to stop what I was doing and sit for a good thirty minutes, smoke my pipe, and just be in utter awe of the beaming sunlight bursting through a cloud mass and sinking into the Adriatic. It was like a freaking painting. Ridiculous!

I trust everyone is doing well. I'd love to talk if you'd like. Hope you enjoyed reading some overviews of the highlights of my last several weeks =P

Grace and Peace,


Čupo (nickname that I have acquired over here...t loosely translates to long, greasy, unkept, burly, hair)


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~ books I'm reading: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (in preparation) | The Bible


~ movies I have watched recently and enjoyed watching them: Hot Rod (of course) | The Royal Tenenbaums | Thank You For Smoking


~ albums that have been stuck in my head: Noah and the Whale "Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down" | Death From Above 1979 "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine" | The Mountain Goats "All Hail West Texas" | Stray Cats "Stray Cats" | Neutral Milk Hotel "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" (a tad bit all over the place I know haha)