NJ Youth Group

So, the youth group from New Jersey came in tonight. That's been something I've really been lookin forward to. It's something that I've almost entirely planned by myself, and with talking to Julia over the last week or so, it's something that I've really looked forward too. I guess I can admit that romantic inclinations with Julia were something that took a bit too much precidence. Also, there were a lot of other pretty and outgoing girls there too, which was really cool. Their youth group wasn't supposed to get there till about 8, and we were gonna get there at about 6:30 to cook. Well, they got there at 6 and I got there at 6:45. When Alice and I walked in, it was just a lot of people we didn't know, and Claudia hiding in a corner. So, me being the bold one (I guess), I went out to go meet people, while they followed me lamely. Shook a lot of hands, met a lot of people, many of whose names I couldn't remember that well. I remember the people that I was told to meet, but not many more. Poor Julia is a real shy girl, but I think that maybe, just maybe, she might have romantic inclinations to me too. She insisted on a hug when we met. You could tell that at times she was really mustering courage. Iti was cute. Unfortunately, some of her more outgoing counterparts monopolized my attention. I really regret not talking to her more. Well, I guess I don't regret talking to the people I did, though. I really honestly do enjoy meeting new people, and they seemed really cool. I guess we just needed more time. I remember at the NonCon (A name I coined, to my pride), nothing really got rolling in terms of comraderie till after dinner and some other stuff. If there had been more time with us, we would have had a famously good time. No doubt. They talked kinda funny too, but not as funny as they could have. I was glad. We laughed about culture stuff at dinner too. One girl I'm rather intruiged with was Molly. She seemed rather interesting, but likely not a romance target. Also, Corey also intruiged me. Julia had talked about him, and when he had two quotes from Dorian Grey for his picture thing, that's what really got mem interested. I can't wait to talk to him more.

Sorry, sorry, diversion. After that we ate, which was cool. Talked to the peope around me. There was this one girl real cute. Kinda like what deanna would look like if she were cute, I guess. Real fun. Names Suzzana. We talked about youth groups, regions, racism. It was good stuff. Michael was there too, and we work off each other well. Afterwards, we cleaned up, and somehow a group of us ended up on the right porch. More talking, more fun. There was this one Hungarian girl, whose name I can't remember. She was a graduated Senior too, and she was intruiging. Also intruiging was Alexa, who was also a graduated Senior, I think, and Emily, gonna be a s'more. After that was worship, which was really cool. They did a great job on it. Didn't have the spiritual aspect of the Worship in the Woods that James and I did, but it was still really great. We split up into 'families' which split up the four of us Blacksburgians who were around. I couldn't help but notice that Julia put me in her group. I really think that she may have felt more comfortable around me than many of her peers. That's really cool. It seems disconcerting and odd that that youth group is so large and unconnected. Those families are the thing that I would speak out against. Any dividing of the group, I mean. But with 50 people, I guess that's what works best. Their youth group is so unlike our's. It's established, and the advisors have been around for 15 years or so, I think. Also interesting is that Julia is so alike me, so I can kinda see what I'd be like if I were in that kind of Youth program. It's something to ponder on, but I like the idea that I'm more in a position of shaping the youth group. Though, really, maybe she can do that better from where she is. I don't know. It's really something to think about. And talk to her about. Just amazing. Afterwards, we all gathered in th Clara Barton room. They asked us what we did in youth group, and we told them about the fun and meaningful stuff we did. Then we asked them, and they talked about the good works that they did. It was kinda humbling, I guess. Both of our youth groups seem so flawed in different way. It's really amazing. I'm almost dyin to talk to her about it.

In the middle of this, nich and brian walk up to the door. I felt bad, but we had to turn them away. Michael went up and said some stuff to them, and they went away. I like nich and brian, but this was something else.

Then we watched their slideshow. They laughed at a lot of people and stuff. I kinda did too, but I guess it was better if you had known them. Kinda made me jealous that they have this big bonding trip coming up, with all this cool stuff, and my youth group life is about over. Well, 'cept SUUSI. But I hear that's for all ages. Lookin forward to that, by the way. Alright, back on subject. After the slideshow, after some uncertainty, they went to unpack. I felt like out in the parking lot was the only time I really got to talk to them. I could see already that me and julia and molly and corey were forming some sort of bond. Real pity it had to end. As some of the others were leaving, Julia pointed to me and said "Dispatch". So we went to my truck together, and michael was walking to his car too. Nich and Brian were in the back, and I made some joke about taking Julia home with me. They laughed. Then I got her out the "Dispatch Care Package". She had told me earlier that their car had been playin it, so I guess she was thinkin of me. We walked back to our little circle, and Molly saw the Last Dispatch flyer on the front, and said "Oh my god, did you go to that?". Apparently, she had. And was rather close to me. She thought it was just incrediably amazing that I had worked for them and all. I promised her a "care package" too, so I need to send that. She said that a lot of people in her school like them, which is really cool. It's really awesome she's a fan too. She also was the one that had the great idea to walk up to Julia and I when we were walkin back from my car and ask if we should make a contact list. Meet up some other time, maybe halfway. Sounds like a really good cool idea. I really hope we stay in touch.

Julia and I were like the clear leaders of the ordeal. I think it was a great way to start having us both read a blessing together. It was like a melding of the youth groups. Wonderful idea she had. She really is a lot like the "me" of up there. I mean, we were the contacts in organizing the whole thing, prettymuch. Apparently she had talked about me to her youth group. "Oh yeah, Elliott!" and "Hi, are you Elliott?" were things I was happy to hear. It was sad to leave, though. Julia asked me if we'd still talk online, to which I answered "Of course". I really hope it's true. I'm afraid there were times when I thought we didn't really have as much to talk about as I previously did. I'll work at that. She gave me a hug. A good hug. I don't know her and her hugs well enough to really know what she meant by it, but it was good and caring and "miss you" kinda hug. I liked. Her youth advisor Jamie yelled "Lights out in 15 minutes", so alice and I left them to their fate. *sigh* What people, what a time.