sucks

This has been an interesting week. I haven't stopped, and that's all been kind of fun, but it ended in a sucky way for two reasons; one of which I will account for here, the other will, I'm afraid, remain a mystery except for those involved...

Last Monday, Bethany and Mel arrived from Canada. This was a great thing to happen, because I love those guys, and I had been looking forward to their visit for a while. That night, we didn't really do much, but the rest of the week was intense:

Tuesday - we went to cell group, which was great but finished late
Wednesday - Mel went to Stevenage to see a friend, so Bethany and I travelled to Worksop to see my parents, my sister and her boyfriend, and my dad's best friend. It was a superb evening, and my parents were very pleased to see Bethany again.
Thursday - My band, the Salvator Darlings, headed to Sheffield to play an acoustic set at the Coffee Revolution in the university union. It was deemed a success by all except possibly the guy that organsised it, who seemed to think that we were a little too silly for his altogether serious evening. The night was also made fun by the fact that my car overheated on the way down, and we had to stop by the side of the road twice.. Amongst the 150 or so people in attendance that night, travelling from various places to specifically see The Salvator Darlings were: My sister Laura, her boyfriend Brett, her housemate Lucy, My friends Alice and Max, Biffy Clyro fan Barney, Bethany and Mel, Little Rob's girlfriend Lisa, and my next door neighbours Eleanor and Rhiannon, both wearing Salvator Darlings t-shirts. Photos of the night will soon be visible on the media page of the band's website.
Friday - Sharon arrived from Scotland. Sharon lived in Canada for some time, and has since moved back to her native country. Both myself and the girls were very pleased to see her, so that was sweet. Mel and Sharon went out for the night to the cinema and for a meal to catch up, and left me to take Bethany out on a date! I took her for a meal at a mexican restaurant, to a couple of bars, and then to the late showing at the cinema. It was such a perfect night, and we made the decision to start a relationship. More on that shortly...
Saturday - very busy day. We all headed off to York, where we met up with Kelly (well known groupie and merchandise seller of NeverTheLess), annoyed Elena at work, visited some shops and the minster, walked down the shambles, and went for a stroll on the walls (where Bethany and myself went in one direction, and the girls went the other). We nipped to Asda on the way back to pick up some groceries for sunday, and then went to Sheffield for the ice hockey, which the Steelers won 5-1.
Sunday - Church was superb, and it was all rounded off rather nicely with a Thanksgiving dinner. It was so sweet to have some of my Canadian friends here for thanksgiving, and it was made all the sweeter by the fantastic meal that we cooked for 15 people. Good times. Bethany and myeself ended the evening with a short walk, and I went to bed early because of work the next day.

Last night was really sad. Bethany and Mel left, and I had to take them to the train station. I didn't want to say goodbye, knowing that we won't see each other again until at least New Year, if not Easter. That's really hard, but I know that we really want to make this work. Pray for us guys, cause it's not going to be easy.

Ok, enough talking about stuff that you probably don't want to hear about. Go and do something more useful with your time...