Start to the Preparations for the Wedding!!!

This morning, I woke up at 7:05. I was able to read my Bible and stay in my room for a little while. 🙂 I went downstairs around 8:00 to see what was going on. No one was down there; so, I sat in the living room. After about thirty minutes, things started going around the house. Mrs. Angie made pancakes, while Bro. Ruckman worked on some Fante stuff.

We ate breakfast around 9:00 A.M.; and after breakfast, we began the day’s adventures. We started off by going to the church where we found several of the men from the church putting the sign up by the road. While they worked on that, Bro. Ruckman and I did some measuring on the church property. Bro. Ruckman is planning to start building very soon.

After we had finished measuring, we went to Market Circle to look for a sound system. We are trying to get the new sound system installed and all the kinks worked out before the wedding, which is a week from Saturday. We were able to find a music store, and we had a couple guys from the store come with us to the church. We wanted them to tell us what they thought we needed, and we needed them to do some measuring for all the wires that will be necessary for the sound system.

After the sound men had finished measuring, we took them back to their shop where they showed us their products. Bro. Ruckman was able to make a deal on the two speakers, two monitors, two microphones, the wires, and the labor for the men who are setting everything up. Bro. Ruckman had to bargain for a little while, but they finally came to an agreement.

After we had finished at the music store, we went to Melcom to get a recliner for my room, and we also got Pizza Hut for lunch while we were there. Once we had finished there, we took the recliner to the house. We got it unloaded and took the old chair out of my room. Once we had gotten everything situated, we went back to the church. We were going to get the money for the sound guys, but the men from the church did not have it with them. We instead helped around the church for a while. I was able to play some games with the football, soccer ball, and I had a lot of fun doing that, although I did fall a couple times. The kids really got a kick out of seeing a white boy fall. 🙂

After we had finished up at the church, we headed home. I took a much needed shower and relaxed for a while before going downstairs for supper. Mrs. Angie prepared another great meal. We had chicken, rice, and some sort of red sauce that goes over the rice. After supper, I sat in the living room for a while. Bro. Ruckman was on the phone with his parents; so after a while, I decided I would go to my room. It is really nice to be able to sit in an air-conditioned room with a brand new recliner. This is the first piece of furniture I have ever bought. 🙂

Tomorrow morning, we are going to get the money from the men of the church and go back to the music store to pay them. We are trying to get everything set up as soon as possible!!!