Marriage Madness

Dave & Kara's Wedding last night- what a blast.
I have felt like complete garbage this week, that sinus funk hath got me good.
But thanks to rest and DayQuil, I was able to perform the wedding, and it charged me. Dave and Kara completely adored each-other is such an apparant way. These guys were completely radiant. The party was amazing as well. The place was populated by lotsa friends and family, and a ton o people from the soon to be launched Central Vineyard Church. After the Bride and Groom left for there first night (bow chuka wow wow), Jimmy Zartman cranked up the tunes and we had the most fun dance/clean up the reception time I've ever expereinced. Most of the people were from our home group. According to the custodial staff, this was the fastest wedding clean up ever. Many hands=light burden. I LOVE these guys.

Lately I have been confronted aney of the delicacy of marital relationships, so I have been asking God to amp up my love for Adrienne. I feel like He has been helping us to have more love for each-other. THose who new me BA (before Adrienne) would remember what a hopeless/cynical romantic I was. One of my then (and now) favorite bands was/is XTC. On their Oranges and Lemons album they have a song entitled Cynical Days. I remember putting it on a mix tape (remember those) for Adrienne. THis song was kinda like a prayer of sorts for me. I desperately lonely, going through a multi-year struggle with depression. Over the past 7/8 years my cynicism has wained and my hope has sky-rocketed. I attribute that to Adrienne's vitality and hope (she's sexy too), as well as her steadfast encouragment to get my eyes of my navel and onto God.

Cynical Days
by Andy Partridge (XTC)

Another year's gone by,
The world's grown older,
Sometimes I heave a sigh,
People grow colder.

Every day I do my best to show,
I can make it in this world I know,
But all the bad thoughts that people bring,
My faith in human nature's
Getting pretty thin.

Help me get through these cynical days.
Help me get through my cynical ways.
You say it's just a passing phase,
You've got to help me get through, these cynical days.

Another see through scheme,
People are shallow.
The dark night's closing in,
My dark thoughts follow.

I try and make my world a better place,
(my efforts seem in vain),
But I'm competing in a human race,
(falling deeper down the drain),
That value things that just don't count,
Makes me wonder what it's all about.

Help me get through these cynical days.
Help me get through my cynical ways.
You say it's just a passing phase,
You've got to help me get through these cynical days.

Yeah, you say it's just a passing phase,
You've got to help me get through these cynical days.

Yeah, you say it's just a passing phase,
You've got to help me get through these cynical days.

Yeah, you say it's just a passing phase,
You've got to help me get through these cynical days.

Cynical days.
Cynical days.