For those who may not know, there will be a reunion in April of my youth groups from the First Untied Methodist Church of Kissimmee, where I served from 1994-2000. We are getting a great response already, but I wanted to help those who may have trouble recalling their teenage years with a few signs that you were a part of that amazing ride. They won't all apply to everyone, but see if any of these ring a bell. They should- I mean unless you thought the blue van and the white van were of equal quality. Then I just can't help you. I swiped this basic idea from another blog, but as you can see this one is all about us! Let me know which of these resonate the most with you! Why 44? Why not? :)
1) You participated in an Egyptian Mummy Race.
2) You rode on this bus...
3) with these guys driving!
4) You knew a song about Centipedes. You knew the Egyptian verse to Pharaoh, Pharaoh. And you knew the exact right moments to shout BEEFY CHEESY and SLINKY!
5) You spent hours in the youth room listening to this album...
6) or this album...
7) but mostly to THIS album!
8) And you just might have owned one of these t-shirts!
9) You saw the Orlando Solar Bears play ice hockey.
10) You actually understand what this means...
11) You really thought that her name was Bob...
12) and that his name was Chico!
13) You remember playing Do You Love Your Neighbor, Shuffle Your Buns, Pass the Pigs and The Technicolor Stomp...but mostly you remember playing Four Square!
14) Either you or one of your friends (or everyone you knew!) wore one of these for a while.
15) You drank from one of the 10,000 Wendy's cups that were given to us following a train wreck.
16) You spent every Wednesday night at Wednesday Night Live, where you used this Bible...
17) and occasionally attended a LUAU!!!
18) You brought quarters for the Compassion Jar and sponsored kids through Compassion International!
19) You knew a lock-in was really called Rec Around the Clock!
20) And so you only knew how to bowl at midnight...
21) and ice skate at 4 AM!
22) You saw Geoff Moore & the Distance perform live at LEAST once!
23) You know Spanish Wells is in the Bahamas...and it is entirely possible you have been there!
24) You eagerly awaited one of these every summer!
25) There was culture too! You got to attend some pretty fancy Christmas parties...
26) see the occasional Broadway show...
27) and even take a ride in a limo!
28) You learned how to make Jello the hard way- eat the mix, power slam a bottle of water, and then jump up and down!
29) You ate like royalty! SHO-Time at places like Rio Bravo, Olive Garden, Planet Hollywood and Roadhouse Grill, and best of all, Kyoto's - where they knew us by name!!!!
30) You remember the magic, the excitement and the sheer exhaustion of Youth Week!
31) You knew that our wild and crazy summers were not officially over until we had a Last Gasp Summer Blowout at Melbourne Beach...
32) and that there was no place more special than the Betsy B at North Myrtle Beach!
33) Lots of you went skiing in West Virginia and North Carolina.
34) You remember calling 847-XLAX.
35) You had many an adventure in Dr. Jill's pool!
36) You know who Spooky Tuesday is, and you may have had a CD or a t-shirt!
37) You may have have survived rafting the Ocoee River- and even more importantly, staying at the Ocoee Inn!
38) You learned the correct way to cross arms, hold hands and twist out of our prayer circle. Even if I never did! :)
39) Besides Spanish Wells (twice), you went on mission trips to Mountain Top, Memphis, Orlando and Nashville.
40) You often stopped by my office, sat on my sectional sofa, listened to my music and ate all my candy!
41) It is possible that you learned how to hunt for Pink Panthers at the Florida Mall.
42) You had the best group of volunteer Youth Counselors- EVER!!!
43) You gathered every Sunday evening to Sing Alleluia and to learn more about Jesus!
44) And finally...for reasons unknown, you followed these two yahoos everywhere they went! Even with our flaws and failures, we were a family- and we still are! That's why we are having a family reunion on April 20th!
I hope you enjoyed this little romp through history! Use the comment box below to share your memories, and let me know what I left out. Have a blessed day!
Because of Jesus,
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