So today we went to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. It was pretty good, we say and read a lot of information about WWII. After we went to Roanoke to see the Star on the mountain. It lights up Red, White and Blue at night. From there you can see most of Roanoke.

We headed to Lynchburg and Jack took me to Liberty University. I am very impressed with the college. I took a tour of the campus and really would like to take some Bible / Theology classes there.

Here are a few photos that I snapped over the week.

Well, today starts my vacation. I stay at Dad and Karen’s last night, stayed up late and watched the season finale of “The 4400″ and “The Dead Zone”… both ended nicely and suspenseful.

We got up @ 5:30 in the morning, showered and left for Portland, ME. We got there around 8:30 in the morning, 1/2 hour earlier. I said my good-bye’s to Dad and Karen and went through the gate. The first plain was small, it held ~ 40 people. The flight was really neat, we only went up about 4 miles, right above the first level of clouds. I looked out the window most of the time. I landed in Philly, stopped at a gift store in the airport and picked up a magnet for PA. After that, I checked in to my gate and read for about 45 minutes until my plain to Greensboro, NC was ready.

An hour later I arrived in NC. When I got to the gate, I was surprised to see a shoe shinning station with a sign in-front of it labeled with a verse in the Bible that mentioned Christ. I headed towards the gift shop and purchased a NC magnet. I headed out to the exit and found mom and Jack waiting for me. It was good to see them both. The ride to Bedford VA was over an hour and I had barley eaten all day so we ate at a Texas steakhouse. I had a 1/2lb burger with fries.

After, we headed to Bedford, VA. It’s about 23 miles from Lynchburg. We got their house and settled in.

Once I was home, Jack turned on Fox News and we watched all of the Destruction that Hurricane Katrina had done to New Orleans… What a devastating event. The media is calling this an apocolyptic event, which it is not… this is a day in the park compared to what the end times will bring on.

Main had another nice weekend. Today is just a cleaning and rest day. This blog entry will take care of this past week.

Last Friday (not last night) I helped my friend Rich out with his new Samsung 50″ HDTV. What a nice looking set, it’s a DLP. I hooked up my Xbox and we played a little bit of Halo 2, Amped 2. We also watch pieces of Lord of the Rings and The Matrix. After, I went home and watched SciFi Friday.

Last Tuesday I got a hold of an old High school friend’s number and gave him a call. Nate and Crystal and I hung out for the night, caught up on what’s happened since HS four years ago.

Last Wednesday I finally got all my stuff in that I had ordered awhile ago. I purchased a Christian t-shirt that depicts the cell phone connectivity (the bars) and the top bar is the cross, it says “Get Connection with Christ”. I also ordered two magnets for the fridge, Lion and Lamb and three crosses with the Ichtus fish. The last was a metal tin that looks just like Coca Cola, but says Jesus Christ, Cures all thirsts.

Now, to today, the 27th. I cleaned my apartment and got everything packed. Yep, packed, I’m taking a vacation, from August 29th - September 5th. I’m flying down to Mom and Jack’s in Virginia. I’m excited, I haven’t flown on a large air plain since I was a child. My arms are a little sore from playing catch with Nate last night. We had a good time though, we are going to buy a bat so we can hit. I have also hung up my two now frames for the living room. One says The Lord is my Sheppard and the other is a photo of a lake in England. I had them framed and matted, it cost around $165 all-together.

Another sunny and clear Saturday! Maine has really had a great summer this year. I went up to Dad’s camp again. We went 4-wheeling with about 7 other people. We rode for about 60 miles. I got to see Big Spenser up close… what an enormous mountain. I don’t know why, but I love mountains. I plan on climbing it this fall. After awhile of Dad driving, I took my turn. We stopped at a bog to eat and rest. All of the sudden two F-22 Raptors come flying up over the mountain ridge. The military practices up north a lot. It was really neat to see them and really loud! We took off and came to some muddy trails, I decided to get a little muddy so tore up the trails. Dad like it, we both had a great time getting soaked in mud. By the time we got back to the truck, I was completely soaked in mud!

We hung out around the camp fire again. Dad and I found a bunch of things to burn. We both have a fascination with fire. The sun was starting to sit and was casting a purple / blue light over Roach Pond and Big Spenser. I took some photos of it. I left after it got dark and saw two moose crossing the road.