The Fat Boys, My Glasses, and a new Baby

When you read the title up there I'm sure you were like "huh?". Well read on playa. On Thursday my pregnant wife went to her regular check up at the doctor's office. They said her blood pressure was a little high so they admitted her to the hospital for some observations. Next thing we know we are spending the night. They said we should be checked out the next morning. My thought was "cool I can still make my 2:00pm tee time".

Fast forward to Friday. Tests are being run and I notice we aren't leaving nor looking like we will be leaving anytime soon. Tee time gets cancelled (no big deal as the fam must come first). Come about 4:30ish the doctor arrives with the statement "looks like we will be doing a c-section tonight" (he had more tact than that but I couldn't tell you what he said). So after a little while of getting over that shock we make arrangements for Greg 2.0 who was at school. He gets picked up by some really great friends so I know it is like he is with Allstate, in good hands.

The nurse comes in with my new outfit. Nice greenish colored scrubs. I put them on and my first reaction when I looked in the mirror was to 'beat box'. BBBRBRBBRBRBRB Stick'em, Ha HA Stick'em. Oh yeah I was thrown back to The Fat Boys and their movie The Disorderlies where they played orderlies from a hospital. Yes I thought of The Fat Boys, not E.R. or Grey's Anatomy, or even Scrubs, The Fat Boys. My brain just works different than yours.

Ok let's get to the O.R. I come in and they got Melissa all ready for surgery which I would NOT be assisting with, I mean I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express the night before. I sit down hold her hand then make sure I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING, you hear me? ANYTHING. All I wanted to see was her hand in mine and Melissa's face. During the procedure you hear stuff but I am talking to Mel making sure she is doing okay. The doctor on the other hand is talking about The Dark Knight. Yes he was, BTW a great movie. So I hear the baby come out and she is just a screamin'. That is good since she was so early. They ask if I want to see her and I said I do but I don't want to see anything over there (pointing to my wife's lower extremities). They were like aiight bet. Before they took Ashley (she did not have a name at the time but that has since been rectified) they let us see her. I was like cool, Mel cried...touching moment.

Here is the fun part. During reconstruction Melissa dozes off. At this time I have no one to have a conversation with, Melissa is out and the doctor has since stopped talking about Batman. I now start to pay attention to sounds. I hear a distinctive suction noise similar to the one you hear at the dentist that sucks up the saliva. Yep you know what they are sucking up, not a good pic. I hear the doctor struggle with something then say oh I got it. Then I hear them naming parts and where they go. Now I remember a marketing campaign that referred to chicken nuggets at fast food places as just parts and they said "parts is parts". Well it ain't true with fried chicken and it ain't true with my wife (or any other human). During these conversations the doc said something like "lets put the uterus back in", for me this is bad.

I sit back to wave the nurse over, I let her know I feel a little light-headed. She asks if I am ok and I was like "yeah I think but I feel a little..." I don't remember really finishing the thought. Next thing I know I am in outer space. Out there somewhere with Marvin the Martian, Buck Rodgers, and Will Robinson. My eyes are open yet I see nothing, I am just floating awaiting a Jedi to fly by and catch me. As I start to land back on earth light starts to eneter my sight. Still not knowing where I am I realize I am being pulled everywhere like Stretch Armstrong. Once I gain the knowledge of my whereabouts all I can see are my glasses on the floor. I am still being pulled but all I can think is "I need my glasses, there they are". Out of the corner of my right eye I see a stick enter my nasal area, pop, ammonia. Yeah baby ammonia, that'll bring ya back. Well not exactly it took three of them sticks to do the trick. During the ammonia fest all I could still think about was my glasses. I was then pulled into a wheelchair and wheeled out. They put me in the recovery room and right there next to the bed was... my glasses. I placed them on and started to laugh. I thought about the fact that I have a perfect record. I have two kids and to reference a Fat Boys song I had a Wipeout both times.

EDGE has launched!

Today August 10, 2008 marked the offical launch of EDGE the brand new Fusion Student Ministry. First official day and we had 31 students. Amazing! From my perspective the day went well. We had some challenges yet I believe overall the day was awesome. Today's topic was "What is Your Worldview?". I can't wait to see how these students' views change and adjust over time. Next week can't come soon enough. If you are a middle school student come check us out. We meet every Sunday North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA at 10:30am. Visit us on the web at www.myspace.com/fusionedge

Heaven just got funnier

Bernie Mac

Oct. 5, 1957 - Aug. 9, 2008

The Reksten Strawberry Jam

I have recently found a heavenly new product from Reksten Homemade Goodies. They have put together some of the best strawberry jam you have ever let touch your tongue. I'm talking dancing taste buds here. The only way I can describe it is to have you watch this commercial for Bros. BBQ, "tastes so good..."

21 the movie vs. the book

Ok let me set this stage first. I usually do not read books that hollywood makes into movies. Most books I read are non-fiction business or leadership books with some biographies. I have had many people talk to me about movies that say the book was better than the movie. My answer had always been "if I don't read the book than what do I care?". The first movie I saw that I had first read the book was the Harry Potter series. The last HP movie was good but not as good as the book. I understood due to the length of the book. I mean there was no way possible they could have incorporated everything into the movie. Fast forward to last night. If you read a previous post of mine I recently completed the book that the movie 21 was based, Bringing Down the House. The book was very good. One of my favorie reads. It is a true story yet is written like a novel. I watched the movie last night with the expectation of seeing the book come to life. Umm it didn't exactly come to life for me. Lets just say it was a far cry from the book. They changed so much it was crazy. I mean c'mon even the motivation for the main character was inaccurate. I guess it was ok if you haven't read the book. However having read the book I wanted so much more.

the EDGE is near

Ever since the powers that be at Fusion Church decided to place me in charge of implementing a student program I have been tested. I have been challenged in ways that I have not been challenged before. I have been asked to travel more, had family drama, financial issues, scheduling issues, and of course a pretty large learning curve. Yet with everything that has been happening God has seen fit to keep EDGE moving forward. I can't wait! The enemy wants to throw challenges...bring it on! Put obstacles in the way, do what you think you can. I can tell you this team can not be stopped. We have a wonderful team that is dedicated to changing lives of young people. The fire that I saw in the eyes of my fellow EDGEheads last night had my adrenaline pumping. The passion. The desire. Get ready Fusion Church, get ready Gwinnett County, get ready state of Georgia as we get ready to walk on the EDGE.

Quick Hitz - 7/21/08

Because my brain is just scattered right now all I can do is throw out some Quick Hitz. Hopefully I can gather some thoughts and articulate them into full blog later.

• I am disappointed in myself for not having seen Batman yet, I mean I really want to see it.
• I will find a way to see DK this week.
• EDGE is closer everyday and I can not tell you how excited I am about this opportunity. The faith that is being placed in me is extremely humbling.
• The set at church yesterday was amazing! What other church has their drummer playing on top of a Nintendo and their pastor using a Wii Remote as a podium?
• Everytime I hear the current series name "Beyond the Game" I think of Triple H.
• I am so happy that Greg 2.0's room is done (except for a little detail).
• This week is going to be extra busy plus we had to throw is a doctor's appointment in the middle.
• We had a great time yesterday hanging with some friends, makes you realize what this whole life thing is about.
• I have over 1400 points on My Coke Rewards, if you have bottle tops I will be more than happy to utilize them.
• Having a camera on your phone is the most stupid, useless tool I could have ever imagined...yet I love it and use it all of the time.
• Facebook and Twitter are getting a little addicting to me.
• Facebook is allowing me to connect with classmates I haven't seen or heard from in many years. Ain't technology great?
• Why do we bloggers blog?
• I think I want to theme the 'boys' room at my house with Captain Jack.
• Only about a month until the new Tiger Woods game for the Wii. That means I will be able to play golf again.
• Bath and Body Works has the best hand sanitizer in the world.
• WWE is just not as good as it used to be
• Told you this was random

I think that is enough rambling for now...until later I'm gone.