Well, after having traveled over 2000 miles in the last 6 days (and that is NOT an exaggeration. Yesterday we drove for a solid 13 hours) I am finally back online...and have realized one thing. IT ALL LOOKS THE SAME OUT THERE. Everywhere I have looked, no matter what state, it is all WHITE. ALL SNOW. And, too much of it. We need to do a special SPRING dance soon...period. We need it.
Off to a school show very soon, so today, I am going to post a new REAL question for you all to think about...and then, I will catch back up on all the other things we are working on (the chain story, the questions for me, etc...)...as well as figuring out the Member of the Week problem. I think I know what to do with it, so will shoot for that tomorrow when I have all morning free.
With that said...my question is...
If you ARE going to MTR this year, what are your three PERSONAL goals or hopes or whatever word you want for MTR this year?
If you are NOT going, but want to write what you would want for another member to experience this year, what would that be?
There ya go...talk about this one (which will help me set some new goals for practice this year, in addition to the SURPRISE after practice event that is on your horizon)...
I dont know for sure if i am going to MTR but if i do go my three personal goals are
ReplyDelete1. to meet all the people that i have met on here... sonja, amanda, kelli, alex ...and many more
2. hopefully to speed up the beats that i havent quite sped up yet :)
3. getting closer to the group..and that doesnt just mean my own, i mean other sites as well :)
Woot Woot im the first to comment :)
Colleen you make me laugh. :)!!
ReplyDeleteSame with Colleen I'm not sure if I'm going but I want to sooooooooooo bad! Our group has to kick but at fundraisers. :)
Anyways, my 3 goals would be:
1.Same as Colleen, Meet all the awesome people on here face to face!! :D
2.Hope that everyone gets the awesome experience to go to MTR and have a blast at the Mega prac!! (I must say the SURPRISE after practice...im excited!! I wonder what it is!)
3.hmm don't have a 3rd one yet but when I do i'll say. :)
Colleen, Thanks for puttin me first. I cant wait to meet you either!!! :)
ReplyDeleteDee, I love you omg i cant wait to see you!!!! W00t!!!! :)
1) Change someone's life (even if it is only one person)
2) Learning and catching up a little bit on what i have missed since i quit SR.
3) See all my new and old friends again.( yay i get to see my sister too!!!) (For those who dont know who my sister is...It's Kelli)
OHHH!!!! I have a new twin!!!!! It's very exciting!! My new twin iss.....MiKayla!!! :D soo very exciting lol. ;D
ReplyDeleteand...Amanda...I love u more!!! what are you going to do now!?! SNAP! LoL :D woot
Amanda- any time :) haha i still dont know this scheme you and dee have planned...i wonder what it could be :)
ReplyDeleteDee- woot woot :) i had to say t for you agreeing with me
Dee, Not possible!!! haha wow!! When are you coming to GA again?? Im excited for MTR and then I'm excited for the beginning of June cause im going to Tennesee for like a week and I might get to stop by and see my buddys from the Nashville site!!!! Im SOOOOO excited!!!
ReplyDeleteColleen, Me and Dee have a scheme??? HAHA never!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am going to MTR this year and it is my first year going and my first year in SR.
ReplyDeleteMy goals at MTR are to meet many new people.
Make several new friends.
Learn new songs.
Those are me MTR goals
Drew- MTR Is amazing. You will LOVE it!! When I first went I was scared. I didn't know what to think, then you get there and boom.. amazing! It is sooo much fun! :D I think you'll enjoy it. ^_^
ReplyDeleteDrew, Totally!!! I agree with Dee. You make so many new people its not funny. Before you know it you will know at least one person from every site in SR. Thats what happened to me. I know at least one person from everyone.
ReplyDeleteI know That i will have fun. Dee and everyone else that is on here constently I cant wait to meet you all.
ReplyDeleteI am really excited WOOT!!(Darn Dee got me hooked on it to)
Drew, hahaha wow Dee has that effect of people. They get attached to the word "w00t" I love it! Drew if you didn't know I'm Amanda. I use to be in SR and SR still means the world to me. I now live in Georgia and so I'm no longer in it but the group still means the world to me! :) W00t!!!
ReplyDeleteToo EVERYONE going to MTR, I may have a thing i need everyone to help me with something. I will put a comment on here tomorrow cause I have to sign out for now. If you have any questions about it text or call me if you have my number other then that i will talk to you ALL tomorrow. Peace out. See ya!! Love ya all!!!
ReplyDeleteKelli and Dee already know what im talkin about so you can ask them also.
I am going to MTR! :) I am already excited!
ReplyDelete1. To meet at least 10 new people plus all the people I have meet on here! :)
2. To changes someones life!
3. to be able to wake up on time, probably my biggest challenge!
Well, i'm going to MTR (YES!)my goals are
ReplyDelete1. Meet new people from SR
2. Learn how to play surrender and not make a fool out of myself (yes, it's happened)
3. Not being shy lol :)
Yayy!! Success!!! LoL i got people saying woot!! :D Thats awesome!!! LoL! ^_^ WOOT
ReplyDeleteDrew, can't wait to meet you too! sorry I got Woot stuck in your head! But everytime you say it you can think, man that darn Dee got me saying that word. lol. ^_^
Amanda- lol That totally made my day!! just saying. lol. :D
I don't know for sure yet if I am going to MTR or not. In order to go, I either need to get a ride or learn to drive on the freeway. I almost drove off the entrance ramp last week, so... I might be needing a ride.
ReplyDeleteIf I go, my goals are:
1. Get over my shyness long enough to get to know both my site and other sites better.
2. Meet in person the people I have met on here.
3. Have fun! ( I can't think of a third one...)
Sonja- yea, i know what you mean, i get so nervous all the time, i don't even know why. Especially before shows!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAutumn and Sonja- Im the same way. When I go places it takes me a few mins to start talking especially when I don't know anyone. I dont know why but then when I'm good I can talk a lot! ^_^ but I'm still shy but not as much i guess. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I'm going, but I want to. :)
ReplyDelete1. Meet everyone who's been posting on here and make long lasting bonds with those I don't know as well.
2. Survive the early morning/pray it's not as cold as last year.
3. For everyone - I hope everyone will put some serious practice into the Pirate song so that we can blow the audience away together. All of us. From different sites. Suddenly breaking out into swordfights! Ahhh, it would be soooo cool! :)
Amanda- yes you two do...and i know all about it hahaha!!!
ReplyDeleteDrew- those are good to think about :)
Jovanna- HECK YES!!! we should definalty blow the crowd away with our awesome sword fighting :) haha
Dee- it was awesome our first time we went but last year was better cause i was walking around having everyone sign my shirt. yea that got me to start talking to people
Jovanna- That would be epic. The Pirate Song is going to be so cool! Especially in large groups.
ReplyDeleteColleen- Indeed that was an awesome year too. lol. I don't know which 1 I like more...hm there equal. ^_^
ReplyDeleteJovanna-I hope you go! I had so much fun next to you last year!
ReplyDeleteSonja-I hope maybe that plan works out so you can go! Hey! That's just another reason for me to go to your practice on Saturday!!!
Dee-I'm a little worried if MiKayla is your twin (no offense to either of you!) Okay I'm also a little worried that I'm twins with the person I am but still!
Autum and Drew-Yes, very exciting!
Amanda-I never really thought about us calling eachother sisters on here and other people getting confused! Good call!
As for my goals...hmmmmmmmm...
1. Wolves of the Sea be SUPER AWSOMENESS!
2. Meet memebers I do not know or know of at all (I know Steve, shocking!)
3. I'm also hoping not to cry this year like I did last year. Granted it is under different situations this year but still! It's a goal!
Dee- i like them both equally..they both had their ups, and downs :) if you know what i mean :)
ReplyDeleteKelli- oh wolves of the sea is super awesomeness!!! haha :)
Kelli- i think you should be by me when we do surrender.....i really need help on that :)
ReplyDeleteI would really like to go to MTR...but I can't...I have a trip to Anaheim, CA...but for others going...
ReplyDelete1. Meet new people!!
2. Learn new songs!!
3. IDK....HAVE FUN!!!
HAHA...I don't really know!! :)
Colleen- Indeed i know what you mean. lol.
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I cant wait to learn the pirate song. Also reading the comments on this blog always makes my day.
ReplyDeleteDee- yea if we go this year i wonder what they will be this time :)
ReplyDeleteAutumn- it took me awhile to get surrender, but i practiced alot heck! back then we didnt even have drums!! haha i just practice on the floor in my living room but i finaly got it. i guess i can just say is practice as much as you can :)
Colleen- ya i guess i'll have to watch a video or something, I GOTTA LEARN IT! thanks for the tip :)
ReplyDeleteColleen- who knows. with us it's always a mystery ;) LoL
ReplyDeleteDrew- the pirate song is sooo much funn!! its amazingg! ^_^
Hey All!!
ReplyDeleteGreat comments, one and all!! I am very proud of all the great thoughts/goals on here...including not only things about meeting new friends, many each other from the blog, etc...all good things of course! But, including things like getting over shyness, learning to drive on the interstate (Sonya, TAKE A CHANCE! HA!!)...and what songs you are excited about, etc...very good reading.
I agree with Drew...this makes my day, everyday we get to do it too!
Autumn-I would love to help you!
ReplyDeleteSonja-Sorry that plan didn't work out...I tried:(
I also agree with Steve and Drew it does make my day to read these. Also I love talking to all of you on facebook! Thanks Elizabeth you have been amazing the past couple days and have really helped me out!
Dee-I think I am taking you know what, you know where when I get back into town on Tuesday!
Autum surrender is not that hard and I am sure you will pick it up fast. all I have to learn of that song is the surrender beat. Autum one thing you could do to practice is what we do in faith you could but a bucket (5 gallen perferable) on a folding chair and use that we use it and it works well for us. To tell the truth they dont sound that bad from a distance but one hint if you think you are sounding terrible when you are playing on them don't get angry it just sounds bad up close
ReplyDeleteKelli- It's all right. I guess I'll have to keep at it.
ReplyDeleteI am just a parent but would like to comment on the MR question-I want to again experience that SR feeling of being a part of a huge group of friends, whether you know everyone or just a few, working together toward a common goal and being with my family on Easter in such a beautiful place as Mt. Rushmore.
ReplyDeleteAnd Steve-I know what you mean by everything is WHITE! I've been delivering mail the last couple days and my eyes are wacky-times can't tell if on the gravel or the ditch.
yay!!! I cant wait to see everyone!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to MTR for the first time this year (i'm really excited!) my goals are:
ReplyDelete1. meet everyone here on this blog
2. learn as many songs as possible before MTR (especially the Pirate Song)
3. Have an awesome time @ MTR (can't think of a third thing right now either)
I am planning on MTR this year and am looking forward to it. My hopes are:
ReplyDelete1. That SR has it best turnout ever in terms of the number of drummers. This will make the message that much more powerful and impactful.
2. That every member realizes the power of the national organization and, if they do not already realize it, have an epiphany about what it REALLY means to belong. We are not 38+ groups, but ONE!
3. That everyone connects and comes away with at least one new friend-for-life.
Tom, those are some great goals for MTR.
ReplyDeletei am planning on mtr... the cold weather.. all the tree's.. waking up at 4am.. or wait.. their will be no sleep that night. lol(coughamandacough)
ReplyDelete1. plan to meet new friends.exchange some numbers. get to know a little more about everyone.
2. just have fun.. enjoy every momment of being with everyone.
3. learn something new? dont know what. but it will come. trust me..
I'm sooo excited to go to MTR...not too excited about the cold and the 4 am but it's all part of the experience. I'm really looking forward to our site meeting the rest of the nation! The Rapid City group has been so good to us and has really taken us in. It will be aweswome for our site to feel the power of SR when all the sites come together. (chills)
ReplyDeleteAlong with everyone, my 1st goal is to meet new people and give everyone some big hugs and thanks for supporting us.
I'm kind of anxious about all the songs that I/we don't know yet. So, making sure my mind and body are ready for the massive intake of new material is my second goal.
My third goal is to bask in the overwhelming power, love and unity that is contained in this group we call Sheltered Reality. Not just for myself, but that it may become a part of me that I can share the same sense of belonging with others!
Elijah says that his goals are:
1. I want to see MTR.
2. I hope I do good.
3. I hope I get to meet new friends.
Autumn- anytime :) yea it should be posted on youtube...this might confuce you but i learned the surrender beat in 3 parts...the first part has 7 beats, the second part has 5 beats and the third part has 4 beats. i really hope that i didnt just confuse you. im sorry if i did :)
ReplyDeleteDee- i know especially if everyone in our site comes this time :) that would be awesome and plus toledo :) just thinking about makes me nervous hahahaha
Colleen_ LoL :D for real!! LoL It would be very fun!
ReplyDeleteDee- i know!!! i still dont know if im going to MTR. but even if i dont you have to meet everyone for me :)
ReplyDeleteColleen- I'm not leaving anyone behind!! If it's because the group doesn't have enough money..man I will do what ever it takes to get it! I will be doing fundraisers like no other! LoL I'll take that chance ^_^ hmm SOS right there :D but we'll make it work! I know it! I'm confident! Woot! (:
ReplyDeleteDee- we always do :) im looking up some fundraisers now that might bring in some money for the site :) every little bit helps
ReplyDeleteColleen-... So am I! LoL :D thats awesome. yeah for real! yeah.. I would do that but... I only have like a few dimes, some nickels and pennies. lol. I got new shoes so yeah. But my shoes are awesome! I'll show you when I get them. :)
ReplyDeleteDee- sweet are they converse? and did you customize them with neon green? i cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteColleen- OF COURSE!! lol :D and there the double and Neonish Green and blue ana there amazing!!!! <3 I love them!! My mom just ordered them! I'll take a picture and show you tuesday! wait..are you going tuesday?? I hope soo!
ReplyDeleteDee- okay hose sounn so sweet!!!!!!!!!! i dot know if im coming or not on tuesday. where is it at? my church or at your church?
ReplyDeleteColleen- yupyup. and ok >_< Its at yours. HCC
ReplyDeleteNot sure if Rachel and I will be able to make it to MTR this year or not. We really want to by not sure if we can swing it. So here are my goals:
ReplyDelete1. To empower others (drummers and parents) to step up to become leaders at our site.
2. To be a role model for the other members at our site by showing the steps of success in the things that I do myself.
3. To become a better drummer.
Dee- oay thank you :)
ReplyDeleteDee and Colleen- I <3 you both!
ReplyDeleteColleen-Has Dee finally told you?!?!
Dee-Remember what I said a way long time ago about getting you to MTR??? It still stands:)
Karen-I hope you guys get to go! I miss you so much! I guess if you don't I will just have to make another Nebraska trip!
I can tell you that it was an awesome experience for all. We went in 2007 - 120 drummers, 2nd year of SR playing at MTR, 7 degrees, setting up drums in the dark. When the service started the sun came out and began to shine on the monument above the open stage. We heard the story of how the Rapid City parents of Sr cleaned off the walkways and seats so they would be able to have the service. Ice and snow fell a few days before. I was wondering if anyone would come, ice/snow and 7 degrees. To my surprise the paper said there were over 3,000 people who came. Then I knew why we all came together - to praise our risen Lord in a unique way with songs from a community choir, scripture, and SR stories and songs. So different and so inspiring. Nothing like it will you ever experience. We could have been on spring break somewhere warm and sunny but chose to drive 14 hours one way to be there. We shared our room with another drummer and spent time with other SR parents and drummers. I have lots of fun pictures from that weekend. We will always remember that Easter Sunrise Service for many years to come - from Annette - St Louis SR
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ReplyDeleteKelli it would be great to see you again in Nebraska. I know I've only seen you a handful of times, but they were great times (remember North Platte). Also your not the only one that is accident prone. Just ask Steve...
ReplyDeleteKelli- YES!!!!!!!!! i cant wait to hear more about it...if you know what i mean...duh of course you do :) hahaha
ReplyDeleteAngie-How could I forget North Platte?!? Those glasses go to every show with me!
ReplyDeleteColleen-Yay!!!! I need to get an estimate going for that too!
Kelli- what kind of estimate?? haha
ReplyDeleteDee, I love reading your comments! They are so smiley and happy, you are awesome. I am super excited to meet you! [Sorry, I just kind of popped out of no where...I sometimes do that, haha] :]]
ReplyDeleteSometimes Dani??????? :O!
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