Wednesday, June 3, 2009

To infinity and beyond...

"all my bags are packed, I'm ready to go..."

Tomorrow I embark on my first ever journey to Europe.
I am excited to see what God has in store for me but at the same time,
I'm humbled at the fact that it is only by HIS grace that I am able to go...

I hope to take a lot of pictures so please stayed tuned for a history lesson
because I know that Italy is choc full of historical goodness. Please keep
me and the team I'm traveling with in your prayers as I will be flying Air France.


Oh and I purchased my flight to Korea!!!




I will be leaving Thursday June 18th arriving in Seoul at 5:20 am Saturday Morning.
To my friends in Korea, see you all soon!!!

Till the next update...
Ciao~

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

My Guitar...

So a few weekends ago, my small group went on a retreat. My friend Jeanie, also the leader of the small group, asked if I would be willing to lead praise for it and so I happily obliged.

I brought my guitar, along with my bag and toiletries, to the center and we had a wonderful weekend spending time in God's word, worshiping, fellowshipping, and praising.



It came time to go home and we realized that we didn't have enough room in the car for everyone to fit so we had to move my guitar to my friend Jeanie's car and she said that she would return it to my friend Rob on Sunday at church. So, without hesitating, I agreed and placed the guitar safely in her car.

Fast forward a week and a half. I asked my friend Rob if he had received the guitar from Jeanie and he said not yet, but have had conversations with Jeanie to set up a time to get it from her. I wasn't in a hurry to get the guitar because it was Finals time and I was occupied with studying for exams. Also, Jeanie too had finals, so I could understand how it might have slipped her mind.

Not thinking too much of it, and also after school was over, as I had mentioned in my previous update that I went home to Philly, I figured that I would get it when I got back to Chicago.

Its been about a month since we came back from the retreat and so I called Jeanie to say hello and also ask if I could get my guitar back before she left Chicago for a three week trip.

Her response was shocking "Guitar, what are you talking about? I gave it to Rob the very Sunday after the retreat?"

I'm like SAY WHAT????

I asked Rob if he had gotten my guitar from Jeanie that Sunday and he said he never got it either!

I'm sitting here thinking what in the world??!?!? One person is saying one thing, and the other is saying another...who do I believe?!???

So obviously I need to get to the bottom of this issue....so I ask Rob again, but I believe that he didn't get it because I had asked him before, AND I see him all the time that if he had gotten it, he would have returned it by now...

So then it goes back to Jeanie and...
I'm like: "Hey, Rob says that he never got the guitar from you"
Jeanie says: "But I distinctly remember giving your guitar to someone who was going into the city the very Sunday after the retreat"
I'm Like: "Who else could you have given my guitar to, and why would you give it to someone else??"
Jeanie says: "Let me email out the small group members to see if I might have given it to someone else. I thought you already had it"

Can you imagine what I'm thinking at this point????

So the email goes out, and not surprisingly, no one else has any recollection of ever recieving the guitar from her...

What do I do??? Not only is the guitar pretty expensive, it holds great sentimental value because it was a birthday gift from my brothers. Who do I hold responsible...

Anyways, long story short, it turned out that Jeanie had given it to one of the other small group members who, on every Sunday rents what they call a ZIP CAR, which is ideal for those that live in the city to use a car but not pay for the expenses of owning a car. She asked him to return the guitar to me and so he took the guitar and placed it in the trunk, forgot that he had it, then returned it!!!!

Luckily when we finally pieced together this whole mystery, we called the regional office and they were just waiting on someone to call to claim it!!!!

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS??? Btw, whoever was responsible for the guitar after it had been passed to them, still hasn't manned up to the responsibility but whatever at this point, atleast I got my guitar back...

Moral of the story: Take care of your own things!
2nd Moral: Always take a second look through before returning the Car

Chicagoans are great people and that they didn't steal my guitar.
I should write a song about this.... :-)

till next time....

Monday, May 11, 2009

T-minus one day...

So I am unexpectedly heading back to Philly to take care of some stuff tomorrow...

I have a final in the morning, and then I will have to take care of whatever loose
ends I have on campus before I head out to the airport tomorrow afternoon...

Gosh, so much to do with so little time...

When am I going to write to you all about what "PROJECT DANNY" is all about??!?!?

Well if you guys can, please continue to pray for me as I have a HUGE New Testament final tomorrow at 10am that would be greatly appreciated.

I'll be home in Philly for the rest of the week and will jump right back into the Summer Session in Chicago the following Monday....

I have to keep on telling myself...I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....

Peace out everyone!!!!

Friday, May 8, 2009

Last day of the semester!!

What a beautiful feeling to know that I am officially done with classes for my first semester!!!

Just two more finals...

But then the process starts all over again unfortunately...haha!

Starting on Monday the 18th, I have my first summer school session and will be taking a total
of 19 credits this summer. Chip, chip, chipping away...

So with the first semester tucked under my belt, I am well under way to my goal of graduating in two years, and if all goes as planned...by the winter of 2010!!

I realized many things this semester but above all, I've realized that there are a lot of people supporting me and encouraging me to be the best that I can be...

To all those that have stood by my side despite my flaws and failures, I am deeply indebted to your unconditional support and love!!! I praise God for each of you and I dedicate this post to you!

I know I've got a long way to go, but you have to admit, its been a crazy fun time cruisin' with me hasn't it??? hahaha

To the faithful family and friends, and to the faithful followers of
PROJECT DANNY...

The best is yet to come!!!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Oxygen from Christopher Hendryx on Vimeo.



I know its been a while...but this was too cute to keep to myself!! I hope learning becomes this fun when my nieces get to school!!!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Long time no talk...

I know that its been a long while since I've last updated so I humbly return to this blog with my head held slightly lower in shame asking for your forgiveness...keke

But I do return with something that has inspired me and has placed a much needed smile on my face today! I hope that you enjoy it as much as I had enjoyed it myself!!!

CLICK HERE

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Friday, April 3, 2009

It's okay to dream once in a while...right?

So I have a friend looking to relocate to beautiful Southern California.
And in his quest to secure an apartment, he's been diligently looking online for a place to call home once he officially moves out there.

He's been so kind to share with me some of the "distractions" that came his way when looking for an apartment and I am in love with one particular place he found....

Before you look any further please prepare your heart for what you are about to see:












Anyone wanna move here with me??