Bobba

Good Morning,

It's almost Friday, don't let go. lol :) Here in L.A., we've been definitely experiencing the June Gloom as of late. Right now the drizzle just won't let up. Yesterday I had told myself I would try and go to the gym before church. I figured I would  come home from work and then get ready. Simple right? well, I came home and got too comfortable and fell asleep. Lol woke up around 6:10. I had 20 minutes to get out the door! I don't know what it is about naps..There suppose to make you feel better but I always wake up feeling grumpy. haha



VERY grumpy. Lol

But it was a good thing I took a nap, because after service one of our youth teams served Nachos Fresco's!
Marvin met up with us (after service) Lol And all of us went out, we were craving bobba! So we hit up Downtown Burbank, had a little bobba battle and some how I didn't end up with any on me. Lol I had a good time hanging with the fellow bloggers...

Funny qoutes from last night

Rachel, "Look there wearing dresses!" Lol

Bethany, "I just want to make a shout out to my family"

Marvin, "I would hit Vern's car, IF I was driving my other car." hahaha

My response to Marvin ^^, "What about Vern?" Lol! =,)
Nicole, umm didn't say anything funny. Lol jk

Britt, "Oh don't worry it wasn't anything bad!" haha I'm gonna ask leea for a copy.

Vern, "She eats like a man" and "What a waste of an Avocado!"

Have a good day! Have a Bobba Tea :)

-Elias

20110616

Why camp mean so much to me...

Good Morning :)


  It's been so far one of those long work weeks, the kind you feel, will never end. It's funny how if you ask a friend and they will say something like..."Oh really?", "It went by fast for me" Lol In just a couple of weeks Pacific Coast Family Camp will be taking place in Ventura, CA. I love camps, but I haven't always felt that way about it...

  When I first started attending church I was 12 years old..I was pretty quite and made it difficult for people to make friends with me. Lol I grew interested in spiritual things and began to seek a relationship with God. I was baptized and received the Holy Ghost. :) We'll during the first few years of church I would hear of "Church Camp". I didn't really like the idea of being shipped off to some far away place, not knowing anybody. That was a risk to great, I would rather stay in my comfort zone, maybe lock myself in my room playing video games. Lol But I met my long time good friend, who attended Victory Tabernacle too. He some how convinced me to go.

  I was a nervous wreck from the second we hit the road. Donkey Rock Youth Camp, in Fresno, was the destination. When we arrived I was happy to see so many different apostolic kids that I had never met before. Which made me realize there were probably hundreds of thousands more across the country, I wanted to meet everyone of them. Lol  My friend was already quite the well known guy, he had been going to the camp for a few years before. He was a veteran. Lol He would introduce me to everyone, even the girls. haha There are so many stories I can tell of the fun we had, raiding cabins and pranking each other. There are so many things you can do with shaving cream Lol One of these nights we were all messing around and somehow things turned into a slight confrontation, I just remember my friend stood up for me and man it felt good. Some people just have that in them, that loyalty. Camp wasn't as bad as I had made it out be, I really enjoyed it. Then came along Pacific Coast Camp, and some other new ones. All great camps. Donkey Rock is where it all began for me, although I'm too old now to be a camper, I plan on sometime soon going back as dishwasher. lol

  I remember the log cabins, the bunk beds, always calling the top bunk. The amazing church services, all us youth seeking the face of God. Lets not forget about the dusty grounds.The food was good, but terrible ice tea. haha The long time friends I've made, watching as we all grew up. Some of us married now, I'm glad I took that chance. If you've never been to a camp, please do, It will only make you a stronger person. :) The friend I mentioned no longer goes to church, but I pray for him. We still talk and have lunch every now and then. God has really blessed me with people who came along and helped me. I'm not saying I have "arrived" but God has really brought me a long way. I try to help people always feel welcome and be a good friend to them. Like I've said before, you gotta give back. Luke 12:48, "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required".


Hope to see you all at Pacific Coast Camp (weather I go for the whole week or not) :)

have a good day!

-Elias

20110609

Over or Under??

Happy Friday to everyone :)

Here's a list of places, items, etc. That might be considered overrated or even underrated.


1) Aldo

UNDERRATED- It's a mini clothing store that packs a lot of punch. Well priced and there stuff looks great. locations are popping up everywhere. Where else can you get this great watch for $30?

2) Organic food

OVERRATED- If you see this label on something, it can only mean one thing...Your gonna pay more. Up to two or even three times the price of the "non-organic" counterpart. Organic doesn't necessarily mean it's better for you.  Grocery Chains shure love the word, they think it rythmes with profit. Lol

3) DOGS

UNDERRATED-How can you not love them?? Even if there not "Purebred"(Overrated).

4) China's Economy

OVERRATED-Housing problems are looming in the not to distant future.

5) Christmas

OVERRATED-NOT referring to the the birth of Jesus, but the commercialized holiday aspect of it. Gotta get this, gotta get that. Swipe away. lol

6) Sports stars that  "Tweet" about their personal frustrations.

OVERRATED X 2!!

7) Disneyland

OVERRATED-Happiest place on Earth?

 Anaheim heat + Long lines= Frowns.

8) The Chicago Bears

UNDERRATED. Came up 2 games short of winning it all.

9) The Lost City of Atlantis

UNDERRATED-No ones talks about it. Lol

10) Sushi:

UNDERRATED-It's good stuff!

11) Texting

OVERRATED-Nuff' said. :)

12) Asking someone to the bonfire at Donkey Rock

OVERRATED- LOL! Threw this one in for fun. :)

13) Ross

UNDERRATED: Your really do dress for less.

14) Blogs

UNDERRATED-Social Networking sites cast a shadow over them.

15) Talent

Desire is more valuable, Can't rely on talent alone, ask Jamarucs Russel.




There are many things I didn't mention, but feel free to post a comment. Have a great weekend!

-Elias

20110603

Resilient Follower of the month!

Good Morning!!! It's 6am where I'm at, but it's okay because it's finally Friday! :) This has felt like such a long week. Oh and Monday is a Holiday!

  When waking up this morning I discovered that I had a strange bruise on my forehead?? Its looked like a birth mark. My brain only works at 50 % capacity around  6am, so it took me a while to remember how I got it. Then finally it hit me! My brother! We were playing basketball yesterday and some how it turned into a grapplying match in our front yard. We would credit ourselves with points with each take down, my brother is really big for his age (but not as good looking as me) so he has no problem taking people down. Well anyways, on one of his take downs, I rmbered having my face slammed onto the hard ground! Shook me up a bit but we continued. So I got to see the results this morning! :/ But the real question is who is the Resilient Follower of the month?! so bring on the questions!...

Date of birth?

  -I know this! but I just forgot..I'll name the month for half points. Lol February!

If this person were to be arrested, what would it be for?

  -Hmm, excessive speeding or aiding and abetting! Lol Probably both. :)

Perfect car for this person?

  -BMW!

Pepsi or coke?

  -Coke!

Dogs or Cats?

  -Who likes cats? Lol

Cake or Pie?

  -Pie! like homemade!

Height?

  -She's almost as tall as me...I would say um 5'3 :)


What is this person probably doing right now?


 -Right now? Hitting the snooze button, lol jk Probably helping someone accomplish something.


Fav. color?

  -Blue!

Instruments?

  -Piano!

Fav. Animal?

  -Horse

One thing she won't leave the house without

  -Her phone

Something this person dislikes

  -L.A. Traffic (thumbs down)

Something you appreciate about this person

  -Her zeal for God! Her blog, even the hair one. Lol She's friendly. Also, her carrying/supportive attitude.

SOO..this month's follower of the month is none other than!


                  SYSTEM ERROR!       SYSTEM ERROR!

                 (JK! :) That would be a Yahoo pulse thing)

It's MEAGEN ROWELL!! :)

Congrats Meagen! Post a comment to claim your prize.




-Elias

20110527

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**Paintballing** :)

Hello :) 

   This past Saturday our youth went Paintballing. We meet up with some of the Whittier youth. The word I'm searching for, to best describe it, would be..EPIC! :) it's been too long since I've last shot someone with a paintball flying at vicious speeds. Lol I hope we get together again soon! We were all pretty bruised up. Nothing says a good time with friends like welts! haha

Whittier Youth

Our Instructor, THE BEST

Battle!



Marvin, Never misses an oppurtunity to adverstise. Lol



Gary Molina

Jason

Okay so I rarely whear hats, but this was a bears hat!

The Last Stand

Done for the day

If you've never tried it, please do!

Have a good one :)

-Elias

20110526-1

Schools out!

Hi there :)

Okay so the month of May is wrapping up, were almost half way through 2011. Just in the past 4 months so many events have occured. From tsunamis to Bin Laden's capture. It's pretty crazy. lol Pacific Coast Camp is around the corner *BREAKING NEWS* Looks like I won't be able to make it. :( :( I'm still working on getting to go, say a prayer for me! Lol :)

Tornados....

  -There causing all kinds of damage in the mid west. Pray for the families who have been affected by them. I listened to sound clip of a family that hid, in gas station's walk in freezer, while a tornado tore that gas station to bits. I heard as one person just kept saying Jesus, they all survived. :)

                    

Schools out for the summer...

  -I'm so happy for my brothers! Lol They have endured another school year. They should recieve the resilient followers of the month award. haha But really tho, I'm glad they took care of business. Now they can have a little fun ;) To all you that will be enjoying a break, I say congrats!

                                      

Follower of the Month...

  -I've been behind schedule when choosing the follower of the month. Picked up a bad habbit of announcing them at the end of the month, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Oh well, It's the thought that counts. Lol :) I do have my next follower of the month, which you will all find out tomorrow. *Sneak Peak* she's from California.

Kyle Busch..

  -He's a NASCAR driver, which up until yesterday, I had no idea who he was. He was pulled over in NC. For what? you guessed it...Speeding. But this wasn't your normal 10-15 miles over the speed limi..He was going 83mph over the speed limit! 128mph in a 45mph. 0.o?? FAIL!

                         

Yahoo Pulse..

  -When it's not busy flashing error messages, it actually is quite usefull. Lol

The Mavericks..

 - They will probably win it all.

Jenny Craig...

  -Okay I'm not using this plan but it's practically synomous with the word diet. I started to cut back a bit and have already dropped over 10 pounds. Cutting out the sweets was like disowning your own child. You know the saying goes, "You can get something for nothing"

                                                        
Paintballing...

  -Last Saturday our youth spent the morning blasting each other with paintballs(traveling at great speeds) Lol It was totally worth the bruises and if you've never done it, you owe it to yourself. Right Marvin? Gary? Lol I forgot my camera at home and so I took most of my pics via Iphone. Lol

Little M.J.

  -The baby of the family, his birthday is this Saturday! I can't wait to celebrate it. What do I get him? I'm looking at buying him an Ipod. Since he CLAIMS I allegedly lost his Ipod. 





                                                -Allegedly- :)

Okay tis' all for now. Have a good day :)

Allegedly,

-Elias

20110526

**Missions Week**

Good Morning :)



This past week was our annual missions week! We kicked things off with our Wednesday evening service..Instead of having a guest speaker, we had our 3 branch work pastors preach. Each of them for 20 minutes. Each pastor testified, and shared with us some of the difficulties they encountered when starting a church. It was very encouraging. The following Saturday was our annual missions picnic. There were a variety of different types of food! I had myself a little cheat date, but it was totally worth it. lol There were many visitors that joined us :)



Vivian and our awesome van riders! Not one bit camera shy. lol



The little play area, they didn't make them this cool when I was young



Erin, The one, Ash D.



Tyler D. At Bat!



Injured 3rd baseman. Umm totally my fault. Lol



Bro. Eric Wilson Getting his "Grill on"





Bethany :)



Bro. Mike Emery, The man, the myth , the legend. "Champion of Mexican Horseshoes"



Pinatas..Nuff said.



LOL



Jason and the sets of twins..



Sunday evening service! Concluded our missions week. Bro. Wheeler preached and showed a small sideshow presentation with pics of missions work. (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philipines There was such a great move of the Holy Ghost at the alter that night. Thank God for those who sacrifice and labor in foreign lands.

Have a great day :)

-Elias

20110517