Boston

Well Well Boston is over. It's kinda depressing actually. You look forward to something for so long and then it is over in a heartbeat.

But it was AWESOME. I could not have asked for a better experience. I actually got the opportunity to go up a day early and set up and what not. We flew out of Buffalo into Logon which was pretty cool. The killer thing was our ride from Logon to the hotel was a limo. Awesome start to the week. The first night in Boston was pretty cool I had the opportunity to meet some really cool people. Doug Diven the current district superintendent as well as Tony Schivone, a really great guy that is a youth pastor somewhere in ohio i believe. We all went to dinner at Califonia Pizza which was cool. At some point in there I got to have coffee with Becky which was a long time coming and very chill.

Day 2- This was my main stress day. Student came. We had to set up all the computer stuff and pull off the first rally. It seemed I had about 3 too many people talking to me before the rally and they all were really important people on top of that. I think my only regret from Boston came from this night. I handeled it the best I could which wasn't extremmly well I admit. Just the last minute everything coming together was insane. I was so happy when it went off with only a minor hitch that wasn't my fault. After the rally I went out to eat at legal seafood with some sweet people and had the best steak of my life. It was pretty cool to say the least. Day 2 was the only early night of the week I think kev. and I finished the morning rally and went to bed at like 1:30 so that was nice.

Day 3- This was a pretty cool day. We had to meet for the morning rally at 7:30 AM, freaken crazy. The morning Rally went off without a hitch. After that me and Gortz went to lunch and went shopping while everyone else were in seminars. This was like the first real break I got so that was awesome. Later on we met about the next rally, put it together and then pulled it off. Again with out a hitch. (the guys from BAV rock) Then came thehungr/pillar show. AWESOME not only did joe give me a shout out from stage which was super cool, but I was front and center for both shows runing a live camera. I also had the benifit of 3 security guards protecting me and the camera. It was definitally one of the coolest things I have ever done. I can't honestly remember what I did afterwards I think it involved getting some mt. dew then heading back to the editing room where I remained untill 4:00 AM. Then I went to bed only to get woken up at 6:30 AM by Kevin. Ugg since when does anyone think i need an hour to get ready for sound check!!! (you will see this pattern later)

Day 4-Again really early morning. Rally went off with out a hitch. Then the editing began. Edited till lunch then went to lunch with kev. and beck. which was totally cool and chill as usual. Then finished editing. Took a shower and brought the DVD to the Rally for the night Rally. It went off really well and everone liked it. Sweet. After the rally we helped BAV take down which was super fun actually. After that I was invited to the exuctive staff reception thingy which was cool because I got a really nice compliment from someone who is wicked important. Then went to bed finally and slept till 9:30 when kev. woke me up. Then slept till 11:30 when Paul woke me up. Then slept till 1:00 when kev woke me up. Then slept till 4:30 when kev. woke me up. Do you think I should shut off my cell phone when I sleep??

Okay so that leads to the end of the conference. It was definitly one of the coolest experinces I have ever had. I got to work with the guys from BAV and they were absoulutly over the top in there skills and professionalism. I would recomend them for anything. I also got to work closely with some people I really look up to and that was really cool because we worked together, it wasn't like I was sub-class. I also got to have some really cool experience just having dinner with people. The whole conference is something I will never forget. I am having trouble compartmenalizing how much I learned and stuff.

After the confrence I stayed in Boston for an extra day and had the opportunity to spend new years in Boston. Awesome. Early the next morning we flew back to buffalo and I went to the Sabres game. That was prety sweet as well.

Look for more of what I learned in Boston. I just can't process it right now.