Road Trip to New Jersey: Day 1

Well today Craig and I set forth on a cross country road trip to Princeton, NJ. In case you don't know Craig is my best friend and he is a very smart but nerdy Christian who loves to talk about things such as exegesis and Thiselton's book on Hermeneutics. He even brings his Greek bible to church because it's "fun" and gives him a challenge. I can barely understand what the bible is trying to say to me in English. He is going to be starting at Princeton Theological Seminary in a few weeks in September and will be getting his Masters in Divinity. He is amazingly smart and sometimes I am kind of jealous of the talents he has.

Craig loaded up everything in his Blazer and mounted his motorcycle on the back. I looked out at the car and was a little unsure that it would be able to withstand all of the weight in it. I was pleasantly surprise that we made it safely to Spokane for the first leg of our trip.

Craig has been an amazing friend to me and is even responsible for Mandy and I being married today as he is the one that introduced us that wonderful day at the Ascent conference. He has become another member in Mandy and my family and we have spent many nights with Craig BBQing and hanging out. I know I speak for Mandy in saying that we are both very sad to see him leave.

Craig leaving for Princeton is bittersweet. On one hand I know this is what God is calling for him and his life but on the other hand it sucks because I won't have my best friend around to come over for a beer or scary movie night.

I know it's a different kind of long distance relationship but I am entirely convinced that God can keep friendships strong. Mandy and I are a living testament to that as we spent the majority of our relationship away from each other.

Well it's 11pm and we are getting up tomorrow at 4:00am to start Day 2 which consists of us driving from Spokane (or as Craig always calls it: Spokanistan, Spokompton, Spovegas) to Mount Rushmore. Google tells us 13 or so hours but I guess we'll see how that turns out. I'm excited to see Mount Rushmore again but am most excited about Saturday.......the home opener of Notre Dame football. Craig and I will be there in South Bend and will publish another post with some more pictures.