little lissy.

its been exactly two years now since started going to elevate.
i went on 29.05.o9.
i was shy, insecure, pretty gay and wore the lol-est clothes ever.
benny took me with him at 6pm in time for sound check. i met tracy before i even walked in the door. she sat down, put everything she had to do aside and talked to me for ages.
then i had a quality conversation with leslie barnes.
first impressions count.
it was the last night in the i heart may series. there was a relationships panel.
i sat there snickering at all the lol questions that got asked.
i remember freaking out that i was gonna damage my ears cos the music was so loud haha.
afterwards i stood by the creepy bodice statue thinghy in the chch girls high foyer and talked to michaela and hannah barnes for ages. michaela was taller than me then, and hannah thought i was year twelve.
without a doubt i loved it. and knew it was where i belonged.

but, i had actually already been once before that. to the first elevate chch in february 2009.
i got a flier at school. i was bored. so i got dad to drop me at heaton intermediate.
i had my school backpack with me and i was real embarrassed so i hid it in the toilets. lol.
i signed this little sheet as i walked in the door and got handed excessive amounts of glow sticks.
i sat in the second row next to swifty, who was wearing a red hat(i think).
i sat there texting all through praise and worship. whatadouche.
this chick called stacee from burnside won skateboard jousting. it was funny.
emma barnes did the notice about transport and i lol'ed at her accent.
ps levi spoke on the power of waiting in eager anticipation.
i left real quickly cos i didnt want to talk to anyone....

but three months later i decided to make elevate my home.

i went to getsmart, and fell in love with jesus for the first time.
it was a beautiful thing.
i cant remember a specific turn around moment, i just know that from that week onward i was sold out and had my own personal relationship with the lord.
i also met this kid called cassandra engler at getsmart. her dad had braided her hair. and she had a really strong south african accent.
i remember meeting jayden stuart, tim and ryan kendrew, ben mcconnell,emma steer, bek burke, johnnie mahima and michaela stewart there. hahaha.
i also made a facebook that week. lol.

whenever a new person walks into elevate now, i think about how well i remember my first impressions of it.
goodtimes.

its funny what you remember.