well so i am here at the library in nashville and here comes an update for you.

wow so this keyboard is a different size than i am used to so its wierd.

so wednesday night i was going to sleep on the couch upstairs so that my parents would be able to wake me up early so we could leave the hosue at 6 in the morning. well my stomach sorta hurt all night and it was keeping me from falling asleep. i assumed that it was because of the way i was positioned or something making it hurt so i tried moving around a few times and i still couldn't fall asleep. then around 4:50 i felt a feeling i am very familiar with from my younger years. the feeling of "i am going to throw up" so i went to the little boys room quick and made it just in time. after my stomach was empty i laid down on the floor and fell asleep for about a half hour. my dad was then up and needed to use the rest room so i got out. i fell back asleep on the floor of the kitchen (so i would be near the sink) and i woke up around 7:30 or something. i showered and then as i was drying of i threw up again just barely managing to get it into porceclain. yeah so then at 9 we finally started the two day ( 20 actual drving hours) trip. what a wonderful thing to do while wanting to throw up...

most of the way here i was laying down in the back of the PT crusier with my legs scrunched up so my stomach could hopefully not be agrivated. i slept most of the first day. i didn't eat anything that day, that should tell you how sick i was. we stopped for the night at rockford, ill. my dad my his customary joke having to do with the old tv show.

Friday: that morning we were on the road again. i laid most of the time still but sat up for parts of the trip. we got to nashville around suppertime. in my weakened state all i had was a small burger with nothing on it and a half of a small fries. i couldn't fall asleep that night because of a combination of all the sleeping i had done that day. 

Saturday: i woke up at noon or so after falling asleep at 5 or 6. nothing was really happening yet saturday most everything was going to start on sunday but my dad had something to do so we were here already. saturday i ate a half a bagel and some crutons.

Sunday: sunday is really the kick off and most of the high lights of nashville. it started with a chapel service. some guy who is big and important or something came out and said high and then introduced chris tomlin who lead worship for us. i was video taping it all for you guy to see later and "the man" came and told me that i could not video tape. so i put the camera down on the floor and sneakily aimed it at the stage and let it go. it worked pretty good.

then after worship with chris, louie giglio came out to speak. he started with how this (sunday) is the sabbath and how we need to take time to rest. not rest like nap time but taking time to acknowledge and thank God for all he has done and all he is doing. then he went on to talk about this being God's story and we are not the main characters. most of you were saw him at nationals heard something like that. good for me that i brought my "i'm an extra" shirt with me. i had worn my black one on saturday but luckily i had brought my pink one as well. i am wearing that now. people have asked me about it they think its cool. it was a really good sermon.i am eventually going to try get some of the sound from the video on this site or somewhere. maybe even the video it self but we'll have to see when i get home.

then when louie was finished david crowder came out and lead worship for a while that was wicked sweet. he taught us a new song that he has never done with an audience except when recording the new passion cd (on sale tomorrow) it was relly cool.

after that my parents had a lunch thing and so i wandered around the display booth's and things for a while. then at 2 it was time for the "artists welcome reception" which i normally call "free stuff time" but this year i was very dissappointed. everyhbody just had pictures and things to autograph but no cds. there were 2 people with cd's they were giving away. hopefully there will be more freecds some time later this week. you should hope so too because the more free stuff i get the more likely it is i will give some to you. at 4 it was time for liner recording were we go around and record artists saying " hi this if ________ and your listening to LIFE 97.9" and what ever else. so i met a bunch of people and talked with some who i have meet in years past. nice time. i reallized that david crowder and i have the same hair. well mine is a little bit thicker but other wise its the same. scarily the same i have a picture i will put up here some time.

the next big event of the day was worship at the ryman (the ex- grand olde opry) lead my micheal w. smith and a with choir of everyone. seriously they listed which people/bands were in the choir and it took up a page. yeah no joke. that was really good.

right after that was the song writers showcase when the writers of the hit songs of the year. come and perform them how then thought them up. so its really sweet. this is the first year that i have seen the song writers showcase that steven curtis chapeman hasn't been in it. it really cool to here the stories behind some of these songs. i recorded that too. hearing an accoustic version of "savior" by skillet was really aces.

oh yeah all i had to eat yesterday was a half a crosant (however you spell it) and some ice cream, getting better

well that is about all from nashville for so far. it's going good. i hope you are all having fun where you are at too. hopefully i win some of the drawings i am in.

well i am of i hope i don't get sick anymore

In God's Hands,
thomas kvamme