missing our wisconsin...

I think I've thoroughly monopolized this blog... yikes.

Anyhow, hello again guys and gals of the faith. I'm super behind with these blogs- so for those I promised that you'd be up in our blogs "within 2 or 3 weeks," I ASSURE YOU I'M NOT A PATHOLOGICAL PROMISE BREAKER! So, even though it's a bit overdue, here you go Wisconsin: Me, Carl, and Chris' photo tribute to all y'all!


Here's our lovely tradeshow-esque booth. You know, we're really glad we didn't do the normal merch setup where we're separated by a table from you guys and gals- most of the fun we had was kickin' it with every single one of you and getting to chat and know everyone to some degree! (Well, we don't look happy in this photo, but it's ok- we're trying to look tough and earn some photo street cred...)


Ah, Carl. The photo is so good, I'm leaving this caption alone. In fact, write your own caption and leave it as a comment! Let's see what we get!


You guys probably remember that we had a chiropractor in front of our booth- and here's Chris taking full advantage of their free checkup, only to find out that his back is super wacked out, and they said its most likely from sleeping contorted in a car for 11,000 miles. Teaches him to just sleep while Carl and I do all the driving...


Now, this is mostly for old school fans of Saturday Night Live, but I think it's awesome that comedian Victoria Jackson waltzed into our booth and bought one of our shirts for her show!


Fireworks! On Friday night, apparently, it's LifeFest tradition to end the night with an awesome display of nightsky goodness! (We must've taken 20 or so photos, but this is the only one that turned out... bummer.)


AND NOW, AS PROMISED, WISCONSIN'S CLAIM TO FAME:


This last photo is our good friend Kat and her sister Lexi, and of course, their lovely mum. Kat and Lexi totally were awesome and helped us pass out our buttons to everyone- totally thanks to their mum for letting them hang out with us!

Here's Kat, Chris, and Carl enjoying their shaved ice, which they did quite a lot. Chris at first was excited at his mishmash of flavors until it got too sweet, and it totally explains why he's fiendishly eyeing Carl's bowl instead...

Here's Kat, Lexi, and their mum along with Carl, Chris, and I as we pack up on our last night there. That was quite a draining day for everyone, for many reasons...


And here's our sign off as we wrap up our booth- goofing around with newfound friends! That's what really helped us out during our grueling 5 weeks away from home: everyone of you who took the time not just to look at our shirts, but to really hang out and chat with us, and in doing so were real blessings to us. So, thank you so much, Wisconsin! I'm totally looking forward to hanging out with you guys and gals again next year... so until then, be well, walk in fullness, and continue to live JesusBranded!!

Lost in nostalgia,

Sam.