adventures in awkwardness

Sarah and I were talking the other day and she mentioned I should start a blog called "adventures in awkwardness" where I told stories about the crazy awkward situations I tend to find myself in... while an amusing idea at the time, that's not what I intend for this blog...

a radio station once asked its listeners what one item would they not want found when they die and for the longest time my answer was my journals... I couldn't bear the thought of someone reading my personal thoughts and opinions without me there to protect them and myself. Then I realized that I would want them found... I figured, since I am normally quiet, how else would they be able to know me?
I've started this blog as a way of letting those I am closest to into my life, if you're reading this you are among a select few that I trust to try to be open and honest with. (for the most part, we all need to keep some secrets to ourselves ;)

so that's it, check in as often as you like and I'll try to keep this thing updated, not for you guys, but for me. I needed a place to blog, I just decided to include you guys in it. Feel free to read, leave comments, laugh, or totally ignore all of this =oP



(the story behind adventures in awkwardness...
I tend to an 89 year old lady out on Tybee named Essie and I've been roped into taking her to church a couple of times... the first time I figured I would give it a try but then found that I wasn't really comfortable with the situation and so planned to not go again. As fate would have it another Sunday opportunity came and I got roped in to not only the church service but pre-service adult Sunday school as well... it was awkward to say the least... everyone is friendly, but very Christian and I'm not in a position in my life where southern Baptist pratices are easy to stomach. Anyway... after the service as I am helping her out of the church one of the only guys my age stops us and awkwardly starts talking to me about how he noticed I've been here a couple of times and how I sit near the youth and did I know that there is a youth group there wednesday nights? and then he paused and asked me how old I was... the conversation ended abruptly after he found out I was twenty five... he said nothing more and just stood there awkwardly while Essie grew impatient on my arm and started walking us (her and I) away. I shared this story with Sarah and Siobhan who were anxious to hear how my day at church had been and from this beginning came Sarah's suggestion)