WCC 2018!!!

Weeeeeellll we can start off by saying that I made it through security with NO PROBLEM at all whatsoeverrrrr!!! 

 I got there superrrrr early because I was worried about it, with nothing to do, I just literally WALKED the airport, went through every terminal, the whole jazz...

When I found a PEETS...

I was like, NOOOOOOO WAAAAAAYYY... I MUST get one!!! 

Courtney picked me up from the airport screaming, WELCOME TO AMERICA!! WELCOME TO AMERICA!!! She even had God bless America blaring from her speakers!!! I was like, WOOOOOOW!!! People around us were looking pretty confused, Liiiiiike she looks American buuuuuuuuuuuut??? AHAHAHAAAA!!!

Courtney also diagnosed me on this trip with Restless leg syndrome, insomnia and ADHD!!! I was like, GIRLFRIEND, you got your MASTER'S DEGREE IN TEACHING!!! BAHAHAHAA!!! I can explain everything, I don't have restless leg syndrome, I'm just very energetic and can't stay still for very long, I don't have ADHD, I'm just a VERY RANDOM PERSON that changes from subject to subject and I lose my attention span and get distracted very easily, as for the insomnia, I'm not used to sharing my bed space with anyone...Just call that OLD MAID SYNDROME...BAHAHAHAAHAAA!!!

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Wedding trip!!!

Going thru security in Phoenix, my cookie dough made it through!!! 

Love the fact that people were sincerly complimenting me on my hair! Favorite compliment was the Filipino guy that said my hair looked like a beautiful, colorful flower!!!! AHAHAHA!!!!

Soooooooo on the airplane ride over to Oakland I was sitting next to these two body builder dudes that totally thought they were all that and a bag of chips...THEY WERE NOT EVEN!!! I tried to be friendly to them And they were totally snooty to me...I was like AS IF!!! They're just talking to each other like, YEAH MAN, On Monday I tore up the gym in 9 minutes!!! Then all of the sudden there was turbulence on the plane and all of the sudden they're talking to me like we're all besties!!! You shoulda heard them! It went from, "I tore up the gym in 9 minutes to! What is this? What's going on? Whats happening?" SUCH BABIES!!! I was actually kinda enjoying the turbulence...change things up a little I had been getting bored!!! LOL

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Once Hanna picked me up in Oakland, the partying began... We'll basically us trying to decide what to eat... Debating if we should dig in to the yummy Mexican food we saw Sis. Mary had cooked...we finally decided we better not... What if she was giving it to someone?!?! Turns out she said it woulda been fine!!! Of course!!! Lol 

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Funny moment of the night was the guy at the drive thru when Hanna asked him what time Walmart closed at he says, 12... You'll probably....... Long pause.......NOT make it!!! We were laughing so hard, cuz he had totally sounded like he was going to say we'd make it!!!

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Then we get there 5 til 12 and the guy at the door says we can't go in. Hanna pility asks him if we can just run and get something? He asks what? She says jus a few food items! He says no! I mean, if it were just like tissue or something like that! We're like WOW!!! We chose not argue the fact that we technically still had  five minutes!

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My wedding outfit hanging up in the States guest room!!! So GREATFUL to the States for always hosting me... My home away from home!!!

Hanna and I OF COURSE got Starbucks first thing in the morning before we got the ingredients for biscuits and gravy. 

On our way to Fresno for the wedding!

When we were leaving the State's in the morning Sis. Mary said, oh it's The Kifle's and their two associates! Abel says, no it's actually Hanna and ALL her associates!!!! Lol

Entertaining everyone with excerpts from my teenage diary!!! We laughing sooooooo hard!!!!

We made a pit stop at Starbucks before the wedding!!!! This rather strange man starts talking to Jen about how the Holy Ghost told him we were all going to a wedding!!! Jen's okaaaaaayyy... Turns out "the Holy Ghost" was Abel! Aparently the man had asked him before while they were in line what we were doing! So that's what was the joke the rest of the trip there... Anything Abel said we joked that the spirit was speaking!!! AHAHAHA!!! Abel said he liked my cookies, I was like, ooooh "The Holy Ghost" likes my cookies.... HEEEEEYYY!!!!

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And here they are getting married!!!

Husband and Wifey!!!

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You know your Pentecostal when...

You know your Pentecostal WHEN...

When you go to church four times a week...

Twice on Sunday...

Once Mid-week...

Prayer at the end of the week...

Plus youth services and youth rallys...

THEN....to top it off....

YOU TAKE MORE time off from work...school...
SAVE UP YOUR MONEY...

Travel to another state...

To go on a special vacation of...

MORE CHURCH!!!!

YUP!!! I'm a Pentecostal!!!!
wooooooooooo!!!!

West Coast Conference 2010 was AWESOME!!!

NOTHING like the preaching of God's word to revive your soul!!!

I SOOOOOO needed this!!!

NOTHING LIKE BEING PENTECOSTAL!!!!

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P.S. In the middle of writing this post.. the guy at the front desk of the Sheraton starts talking to me and he is like asking me what i'm doing in Fresno...So i'm like a church conference and he is just like...YOU CAME ALL THE WAY FROM PHOENIX FOR CHURCH????!?!?!!?I'm like YES!!! it was sooo awesome!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! GONNA GIVE HIM A CHURCH CARD FOR THE FRESNO CHURCH BEFORE I GO TO BED!!!HEEEEEY YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT GOD CAN DO!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!

The Ginty's have arrived!!!!

Weeeeeellll....we're here in Fresno!!! We made it safe and sound!!!! My family is all currently napping in their rooms...i'm of course out in the lobby...BLOGGING and drinkin some FREE coffee...of course!!!! LOL!!! Why nap when you can blog...right?!?!?! HAHAHAHA!!!  Yes, this is what I wore for the whole trip here and am currently still wearin as I write this to you...even with the CRAZY curlers...I just couldn't travel without the flower...haha!!! I saw some some interesting stuff on the drive over...I gotta say... I just LOVE stopping at those ghetto truck stops!!! They sell and you see the most INTERESTING stuff EVER!!! Thank God for the Flying J's and Loves!!!

yUP!!! This is EVERYTHING that I packed!!! Got ALL my clothes and accesories in ONE SMALL suitcase...brought my pink, fluffy poodle blanket and of course MY HUGE FLOWER PURSE!!! :)

We were about an hour into the trip when we got a FLAT!!! Me, T and MJ had just fallen to sleep when this happened!!! Where the Red Fern grows was blaring....Abe was driving and all of the sudden we hear this noise, my mom is like, YOu have a flat! You have a flat! Get over! Get over! T like wakes up and just starts shouting...theres a ditch! Watch out!!! Watch out...there is a ditch!!! And i'm like ummm...no there isn't!!! LOL! It was pretty funny!!! Everyone was like FREAKIN out i'm just like sittin there like...OMW this means i'm gonna have to GET UP and stand on the side of the road while brothers change this tire!!! LOL! THEN we had to try and tell the rest of my fam where we were so they could turn around and find us and we thought this car pulling over was them and my was like OH the boys are here!!! And she rolls down the window and I see my brother John and I'm like thinkin...OH wow...John has a really NICE shirt on!!! It's like a police officer shirt or something..then i'm like...OMW it IS A POLICE OFFICER!!! hahaha!!!! This totally CUTE k9 officer was there...talkin to my mom and offering to help us...He was like SOOOO NICE!!!

wELL...aside from trying not to cry while listening to WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS, the whole trip and just accidentally walkin into the Men's bathroom before writing this post... thats about all my adventures thus far on the trip!!! Can't wait to see what the next few days hold!!! Hope to cya TONIGHT!!! :)