Making Room

I am filming a wedding tomorrow and am in the process of clearing stuff off of my computer. Mainly video footage. I decided to throw the footage from last year's houseboat trip together. Enjoy.

73 DAYS LEFT (this title has nothing to do with the entry)

The past 24 hours or so have found me not playing Wii at all. Truly a tragedy, or perhaps you could look at it from a perspective that says "Dan has a life." If only that were true. Instead, I have been editing incessantly, trying to finish up a wedding before I head out of town tomorrow. That's right folks, I am leaving town again. Sort of an impromptu camping trip to Relief Reservoir with my dad, Tom, Josh, Mark and Chris. A father/son expedition minus the younger brothers. Tyler has school and Justin has to work. Bauer is coming as well and is going to sleep in the bed of the truck with my dad and I. Pray. Melissa will be at home playing Wii all weekend. She is a big fan. Below you will find two different video clips.

This clip is from a wedding that I just finished. It features Nickelback on the soundtrack. Enough said.

This is a video of all of the baptisms that happened on the Arizona Outreach and Houseboats this summer. this video will be shown at church this Sunday for Student Sunday (Redundant). The footage was shot in Sedona and Lake Oroville. I accidentally put Matt Pine's name on there twice. The last guy is actually Mike Laine. Sorry Mike!

More Pictures, Less CSET's

I found out yesterday that I passed the final CSET (state required subject based test for teaching). It was a super-hard 4-part test. I am glad to be done with it! Here are some pictures that Justin took on Houseboats.

Our little cove.
Matt Pine and I in our garbage bag outfits for a skit we would soon perform.
One of Oroville's hottest models.
Look closely at the stars. They are pretty.

Ugly Boat #2

First off, HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY JUSTIN!!! We got back from Houseboats. It was really an amazing trip. John Argo spoke and it was right up there with my favorite series of talks that I have heard. He spoke about Peter and Judas in terms of their relationships to Jesus. The way that he spoke and used the Word really brought scripture alive for me in a new and powerful way. Everyone that I talked to was really encouraged by it and as always, he was hilarious. He says the weirdest stuff. I love it. I was the only leader oh my boat until Friday night when Matt Pine and Joe Stewart showed up. It was fun spending time with those guys. I had 8 students on my boat as well. There was about 90 people on the trip. Melissa surprised me and came up for the day on Thursday with Mandie. I was glad she was able to make it. We floated around in the water (with her new found buoyancy!) and just sorta hung out. It was enjoyable. A guy (Austin) brought up 2 wave runners. Justin was in charge of driving one for the trip, a role that he reluctantly obliged to take. It was quite the insane ride. Justin took my dad and I out for a while. The thing has over 150 horsepower and easily does over 50mph. It's nuts. If you look closely at the second picture you can see my dad flying off. The group reminded me a lot of the crew that was around when I was a freshman. Overall, the demographic is pretty young and for the most part, not very mischievous. Everyone had a good time just hanging out. Six students got baptized yesterday which was a highlight. Houseboats is always a fun way to end the summer and I am fortunate that it is part of my "job." It's ridiculous how God has bless me this year. And on another freaky note, our baby is due in 89 days. That's double digits folks.

Pati requested that I post this picture documenting her declaration of love for Peter Rapine (as well as Becca's admiration of Spencer Colvin).
Funny thing is, later in the day the boys adjusted the sticks to say, "Go Away!"

8th Grade Shindig & Houseboats

On Sunday we had an 8th grade graduation banquet at the Robery's house. Though not all of the 8th graders could make it, we still had a really good time. It will be interesting when the new school year rolls around because a majority of the committed MSM students are 8th graders and the 7th grade class is sorta flaky. These things always seem to work themselves out though so I am not really worried. As of September 1st, I will have completed a full year of serving as the Middle School Director. It has been a lot of fun and I look forward to seeing what this next year (and beyond) holds. Tomorrow I will be leaving for Houseboats. Melissa unfortunately will be staying home with Bauer and the baby so that she can prepare for the impending school year. I love Houseboats and am looking forward to yet another adventure on Lake Oroville. Unfortunately Grandpa Swiers will not be attending this year due to an illness that he has. Keep him in your prayers.

This is the intro to a wedding that I shot in Grass Valley in June. I accidentally put it on there twice in a row. Forgive me!