Be bop.
I’m in Massillon right now and I forgot that I downloaded this song when I was here over the summer. It’s freaking amazing. It’s from “Adventures in Babysitting,” the 3rd greatest movie from the 80’s (closely following “Goonies” and “The Labrinth”)
THEN HE KISSED ME
The Crystals
Well, he walked up to me and he asked me if I wanted to dance.
He looked kinda nice and so I said I might take a chance.
When he danced he held me tight
and when he walked me home that night
all the stars were shining bright
and then he kissed me.
Each time I saw him I couldn’t wait to see him again.
I wanted to let him know that he was more than a friend.
I didn’t know just what to do
so I whispered I love you
and he said that he loved me too
and then he kissed me.
He kissed me in a way that I’ve never been kissed before,
he kissed me in a way that I wanna be kissed forever more.
I knew that he was mine so I gave him all the love that I had
And one day he took me home to meet his mom and his dad.
Then he asked me to be his bride
and always be right by his side.
I felt so happy I almost cried
and then he kissed me.
Then he asked me to be his bride
and always be right by his side.
I felt so happy I almost cried
and then he kissed me.
and then he kissed me.
and then he kissed me.
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Tommorow we are visiting the church that my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and one of my cousins got married in. It’s where my Grandma Toby’s funeral was. I never got to meet her. Lots of family history. So, I might be having a Massillon wedding, which is okay with me. Today I was talking to my mom about it and she told me that the day we’re thinking about is also the day of the Massillon/McKinley football game (the biggest game of the year) and that the ladies she works with said that we might want to move our wedding to a different weekend. That made me laugh. I don’t think my friends in Columbus understand how crazy the Massillonians are about their football.
Last weekend when my parents came down to Columbus to visit, we went out to eat with them at Tirado’s, and we met a really nice lady who works there. I think she must have been in some kind of accident because she is handicapped, but anyway, she overheard us talking about our wedding and she saw me getting teary-eyed and she came over and told me, “Don’t cry.. you’re going to make me cry.” And then she talked to us about her wedding a few years ago, which coincidentally is the same date we are thinking about. Then she told us her husband had died, and she said to me, “All the little details — those aren’t important” and she pointed at Funnel and said, “that guy who is sitting next to you — he’s what’s important.” I know she must have a really sad story and I can’t even imagine what it’s like to lose your best friend. My heart goes out to her and I’m thankful she put things into perspective for me.
Something that is making me sad… starting next week, my time on the OCF Servant team is up and the new team is stepping in. It makes me sad because I feel like I could have done more this year. I held back. I didn’t sell myself out for Jesus. That breaks my heart a little.