The Year Two Thousand Fifteen
This year, my wife and i traveled to Orlando to mourn the loss of her last grandparent. It was a sad week for many, but beautiful to see a family come together from all over the country.
We visited our alternate-universe-reverse-doppleganger-bff-couple, the Steeles in Portland, and trekked through Portland and Seattle. It was amazing.
We saw All Sons & Daughters live @ NYC. It was beautiful, except for the fact that my wife was super annoyed by some girl who sang louder than the band the whole time :-(
Some dear friends of mine got married this year. Needless to say, honeymoon jokes were made. Also, I sang at this shindig, and the groom cried. Hah.
Had some fun at some weddings...
In 2015, we joined the family at Liquid Church. After flirting with the idea for a few weeks, we sealed the deal on the day of our wedding anniversary, which landed on the same day as Liquid at the Shore, an event held at Ocean Grove, NJ. This transition, of uprooting and re-planting, took time and energy (it's an ongoing process), but we know God's will is perfect and sovereign.
Another major highlight was attending my first professional sport game with my wife and brothers. It just happened to be watching the Yankees from VIP box seats. Just sayin.
My little brother graduated from 8th grade. Makes me happy to see him move on, though sometimes I wish he'd stay 3 yrs old forever.
After spending time with old friends in PA, discovering Niagara Falls and Toronto, and making new friends with some Long Beach Island action, vacation mode was hard to let go.
A jarring, bittersweet surprise, an emotional rollercoaster that involved pregnancy, loss, and accepting of God's will, came to us unexpectedly.
Following the theme of "change" for 2015, God led us to take a leap of faith: I quit my job as an Art Director in NYC and joined Liquid Church as full-time staff: Worship Leader + Video Producer.
Posted by Carlos Ariel Fernandez on Tuesday, October 20, 2015
My brother and I surprised my mom with a sister reunion for her birthday on Thanksgiving. Don't remember the last time we had this many ppl in our apartment.
By the way, 2015 is when we started a new tradition in our home: group photos on the couch, where I set a 10 second timer on the tripod and run to join the group like sitcoms in the 90's.
To wrap up the craziness of 2015, Liquid Church had a sermon series based on Star Wars called Cosmic Christmas. It was all over the news. Storm Troopers in the lobby, Darth Santa taking photos, and Pastor Tim dressed as Han Solo. Dude. HASHTAG BLESSED.
2016, BRING IT ON!
