Family
My Family Rocks
05/05/09 11:02 PM Filed in: Personal
Yeah, so I pretty much have the most awesome family ever. I got a letter in my mailbox yesterday saying that I had a package to pick up. I wasn't expecting anything, so with a slightly quizzical countenance I headed towards the Dean of Women's Office to pick up my mysterious package. Leanna slightly groaned as she picked it up off the floor and handed it to me over the counter. Now I'm really curious. I first check the return address and see it's from my Aunt and cousins. "Care package!" Ahh, the very thought of it.... Unless you've been a college student you simply could not understand this. I actually opened it right there. The first words out of my mouth were, "That, is a lot of food!" And Life cereal none the less, which I had just ran out of! I was slightly overjoyed. I could definitely use the encouragement this week with finals beginning Thursday (ughh...). So, my belief that I have the greatest family ever has been greatly strengthened. No, not simply because they were nice and sent me cool stuff, but because I know that the care and thought that went into putting this package together is evidence that I am loved and supported by my family. I never want to take this for granted because I realize just how much of a blessing it is to have them! So, to my Aunt Kathie, cousins, Travis, Olivia, Jacynda, and Heidi, "THANK YOU!" It definitely made my day! (it also made people jealous
- Ryan
P.S. Yes, indeed, Heidi, we need to go ice skating again!
P.S.S. The toilet paper was a nice touch
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IHC 2009
04/19/09 03:26 PM Filed in: Personal
IHC 2009 has come and gone. I love IHC! I've been every year I can remember. It's definitely a very busy time these last couple years, but lots of fun. For some more pictures go here. Sorry, I would post more, but I simply don't have time. With finals 11 days away I'm afraid I have some serious amounts of homework to get caught up on.
- Ryan
P.S. Thanks to my awesome cousin Amanda for taking this picture, and the picture of the GBS choir. It's kind of hard to be in the choir and take pictures at the same time
Where I Come From
01/23/09 06:39 PM Filed in: Personal
Over break my family had our family pictures taken
for the first time in, well, I really don't remember
the last time. I love spending time with my family,
and this was a memorable occasion. So many little
stories, like me beating my brother repeatedly with a
Curious George book in order to get my niece to laugh
for a photo. A quite profusely enjoyable experience,
I assure you. I love family pictures. They serve as a
link to the past. To the memories surrounding them,
and the people you care most about. I am truly
blessed.
Meet my family. My Grandma & Grandpa Watters, my Mom, and my two older brothers and their families.
They were struggling with where to place me, and just told me to do something, so...
I love being an uncle.
L-R My oldest brother, Jason, wife Kara, Mom, Jenn holding Jayla, my brother Andy, Katie, Me holding Jax, and JeNa.
My middle brother Andy and his family.
Andy & Jenn.
Mom and her grandkids.
Katie looking quite pleased with herself.
Us being stupid (Mom was reading a Curious George book to us). I was laughing riotously!
My Mom, brothers, and I.
My oldest brother Jason, and his wife Kara.
Jason & his family.
The weapon of choice previously mentioned
(Curious George book)
Jax, just after running into a wall.
JeLayna sleeping through it all. She has to have major surgery quite soon
They're quite cute, eh?
My one of a kind Mom, and I
My brothers and I. There's four years between each of us.
Us again.
One of my favorite pictures form the entire day!
JeNa posing.
Again, I love being an uncle!
Meet my family. My Grandma & Grandpa Watters, my Mom, and my two older brothers and their families.
They were struggling with where to place me, and just told me to do something, so...
I love being an uncle.
L-R My oldest brother, Jason, wife Kara, Mom, Jenn holding Jayla, my brother Andy, Katie, Me holding Jax, and JeNa.
My middle brother Andy and his family.
Andy & Jenn.
Mom and her grandkids.
Katie looking quite pleased with herself.
Us being stupid (Mom was reading a Curious George book to us). I was laughing riotously!
My Mom, brothers, and I.
My oldest brother Jason, and his wife Kara.
Jason & his family.
The weapon of choice previously mentioned
Jax, just after running into a wall.
JeLayna sleeping through it all. She has to have major surgery quite soon
They're quite cute, eh?
My one of a kind Mom, and I
My brothers and I. There's four years between each of us.
Us again.
One of my favorite pictures form the entire day!
JeNa posing.
Again, I love being an uncle!
Busy Week
12/31/08 07:56 PM Filed in: Personal
It seems at times that my break has been just as busy
as my semester; but I have had times to relax and
kill time. I trust you had as wonderful a Christmas
as I did. It was good to spend time with family. I'm
afraid I tend to be an impulse driven writer, and at
the moment, I don't have the impulse
So, I will simply post a bunch of
pictures and hope you won't notice.
I was blown out the water to get this! It's a bag to hold both my laptop and my camera when I go on an overseas trip at the beginning of the summer.
Man, I wonder who stole that one piece of cookie dough
Mom holding Jayla
Katie opening a present.
Kara opening her patriotic gift.
My brother, Jason.
My brother, Andrew.
My grandma & grandpa holding Jayla, their fourth great-grandbaby.
Jayla again.
Me holding Jax.
JeNa, Katie, and Jaxon.
My brothers, Jason & Andy.
My grandpa and Andy.
Katie driving the remote controlled dozer.
Jaxon playing around.
We all got t-shirts with our family's name on it.
My aunt, Debbie, and JeNa.
My friend, Becky, came over with her family one night for tacos! (family tradition)
My cousins came up and we went ice skating yesterday. It was a lot of fun. This is Jacynda.
My cousin, Travis.
Hope you don't mind my cop out
Ryan
I was blown out the water to get this! It's a bag to hold both my laptop and my camera when I go on an overseas trip at the beginning of the summer.
Man, I wonder who stole that one piece of cookie dough
Mom holding Jayla
Katie opening a present.
Kara opening her patriotic gift.
My brother, Jason.
My brother, Andrew.
My grandma & grandpa holding Jayla, their fourth great-grandbaby.
Jayla again.
Me holding Jax.
JeNa, Katie, and Jaxon.
My brothers, Jason & Andy.
My grandpa and Andy.
Katie driving the remote controlled dozer.
Jaxon playing around.
We all got t-shirts with our family's name on it.
My aunt, Debbie, and JeNa.
My friend, Becky, came over with her family one night for tacos! (family tradition)
My cousins came up and we went ice skating yesterday. It was a lot of fun. This is Jacynda.
My cousin, Travis.
Hope you don't mind my cop out
Ryan
Family
11/24/08 06:28 PM Filed in: Personal
I got another care package today! My cousins heard
that I liked to read the Sunday comics as a stress
reliever, so they've been collecting them for a
couple weeks now, and sent them to me along with two
packages of mints and personal letters. It was so
cool! I showed everything off at supper tonight.
Where would I be without family. I also realized that
I never posted any pictures of the newest addition to
my room, my chair! My grandma was kind enough to
purchase a chair for me and brought it down just
before Homecoming (thanks, Travis, for helping me
carry it up!). I love it! it is so nice to
have. I also get more visitors now
Not only did she get me a new
chair, she also brought me a new mattress which
is substantially thicker than my old one. It
also seems that I have a steady inflow of food
that my grandma and others send me! Cornbread
& butter, homemade peanut butter cookies,
homemade rice crispy treats, and other snacks to
numerous to count. Life is good in my room right
now! So to all of my family who has been so kind
to me the past few months, my humblest, and most
heartfelt gratitude! It has made my life much
brighter. Here are a few pictures of the package
and my room.
Ryan
lol, no idea why I did this...
Ryan
lol, no idea why I did this...
Surprise Birthday Party for Mom
10/19/08 11:01 PM Filed in: Personal
We had a surprise birthday party for my Mom yesterday
at my Grandpa and Grandma's house in Waynesfield, OH.
I will gracefully brush past the potentially uncouth
age question, and simply state that it involved black
balloons. It was a lot of fun. My brothers both came
down/over for the event, as well as other family
members. I got to see my newest neice, Jayla, for the
first time! She is so cute. It runs in the family
just kidding. I was able to take a
few snapshots of my family as well. The product
of said snapshots is evidenced below.
Missionary Convention started tonight with Don Richardson, author of Peace Child. It was fascinating! I was spellbound. If only I could speak like that (as I hear echoes of 2 Cor. 10:12 telling me not to compare myself). It should be a really good convention!
For those of you, who would be so kind, please pray that I can get caught up on my homework. This week is going to be extremely busy, and I am 6' under before I even start. I could really use some divine enabling!
Ryan
Missionary Convention started tonight with Don Richardson, author of Peace Child. It was fascinating! I was spellbound. If only I could speak like that (as I hear echoes of 2 Cor. 10:12 telling me not to compare myself). It should be a really good convention!
For those of you, who would be so kind, please pray that I can get caught up on my homework. This week is going to be extremely busy, and I am 6' under before I even start. I could really use some divine enabling!
Ryan
Summer Picture Update 2
08/08/08 01:36 AM Filed in: Personal
A lot has happened over the past few weeks, and,
unfortunately, I don't have the time to give a lot of
details about it all. So, I will resort to a much
quicker (and easier for you) way, pictures! Thanks
for reading/viewing.
I've been spending a lot of time over at my brothers house. We played a game of chess the other day for the first time in a while. It nearly ended in a stalemate because we think so much alike we anticipated each others moves. Katie officiated, of course
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Our church had its VBS with the theme "Custom Built Garage". I helped out where I could. It was a lot of work for those involved! But rewarding.
Mom and Kara (my sister-in-law) planned a secret excursion for Jason and I last Saturday, and we just had to be along for the ride and guess what came next. It was a blast! Our first stop turned out to be a train ride in a nearby town. I have lived in Adrian for 21 years, but I've never actually ridden the train. Katie loves "Thomas the Train", so she was in heaven. It was a really fun experience.




We then went out for ice cream and a cool place called Handels Ice Cream, and then headed back to Adrian for our final stop. Those of you who know me know that I dearly love to ice skate! And I was overjoyed to find out that was our destination as we neared the ice arena. They dropped off Jason and I, and went to pick up a few groceries while we skated. The place was nearly empty, and so I had some freedom to try a few new things. I'm slowly improving.


A couple days later we went back over to Jason and Kara's for a very good meal, followed by one of my favorite deserts, homemade sugar donuts!! I can eat these things till I'm sick!
Last Thursday, my cousins, aunt, and grandma came up for another ice skating excursion. Again, a lot more fun!

I am now writing this (somewhat hurriedly) from my Uncle Dan's house for my cousin Amber's birthday party. Her boyfriend, Seth Fish, and friend Amber Petty, are also here to help celebrate. It has been a blast!
Clayton goofing off.
Making pizza rolls for dinner
Seth
Amber
Amber

Their very spoiled (and aristocratic) dog, Buddy.
Well, it's after midnight and I need to get to bed. I will try and post a more substantive post at a later date. Have a good day.
Ryan
I've been spending a lot of time over at my brothers house. We played a game of chess the other day for the first time in a while. It nearly ended in a stalemate because we think so much alike we anticipated each others moves. Katie officiated, of course
Our church had its VBS with the theme "Custom Built Garage". I helped out where I could. It was a lot of work for those involved! But rewarding.
Mom and Kara (my sister-in-law) planned a secret excursion for Jason and I last Saturday, and we just had to be along for the ride and guess what came next. It was a blast! Our first stop turned out to be a train ride in a nearby town. I have lived in Adrian for 21 years, but I've never actually ridden the train. Katie loves "Thomas the Train", so she was in heaven. It was a really fun experience.




We then went out for ice cream and a cool place called Handels Ice Cream, and then headed back to Adrian for our final stop. Those of you who know me know that I dearly love to ice skate! And I was overjoyed to find out that was our destination as we neared the ice arena. They dropped off Jason and I, and went to pick up a few groceries while we skated. The place was nearly empty, and so I had some freedom to try a few new things. I'm slowly improving.


A couple days later we went back over to Jason and Kara's for a very good meal, followed by one of my favorite deserts, homemade sugar donuts!! I can eat these things till I'm sick!
Last Thursday, my cousins, aunt, and grandma came up for another ice skating excursion. Again, a lot more fun!

I am now writing this (somewhat hurriedly) from my Uncle Dan's house for my cousin Amber's birthday party. Her boyfriend, Seth Fish, and friend Amber Petty, are also here to help celebrate. It has been a blast!
Clayton goofing off.
Making pizza rolls for dinner
Seth
Amber
Amber

Their very spoiled (and aristocratic) dog, Buddy.
Well, it's after midnight and I need to get to bed. I will try and post a more substantive post at a later date. Have a good day.
Ryan
Weekly Trip to the Hospital
07/07/08 09:08 PM Filed in: Personal
I am writing this sitting in the hospital with my
grandparents as they make their fourth trip to the
hospital in two weeks. But, don't worry, they're
alright. Just a persistent cough that needed to be
taken care of. In fact, we walked through the door of
the hospital and they said, "He belongs in bed #6"
(the bed they are usually in). They were even
thoughtful enough to put up a sign.
In case you can't read it, it says, "Watters, George & Bonnie - Honorary Bed." It does make you stop and think though about just how fragile life is. The other day I did some yard work out to my grandparents house, and on they way home I felt something crawling up my leg. So, I pulled up my pant leg a little bit, and pulled off a tick just a little below my knee. Ticks are not fun creatures. Not only do they enjoy the delicacy known as your blood, they are also very hard to kill. On top of this is the chance that it will carry some disease such as Lymes disease. It's kind of scary isn't it. Something 1/100 of my size could possibly carry something that would either kill me, or permanently ruin my health. Life is fragile. That's why it's so vital to have the security of a relationship with Christ.
Across from us is an attempted suicide from a drug overdose. My heart goes out to him. To feel so hopeless. He's not much older than me. People need to know the truth. They need to know that there is Hope, and His name is Jesus Christ. Do you feel the need?
Ryan
In case you can't read it, it says, "Watters, George & Bonnie - Honorary Bed." It does make you stop and think though about just how fragile life is. The other day I did some yard work out to my grandparents house, and on they way home I felt something crawling up my leg. So, I pulled up my pant leg a little bit, and pulled off a tick just a little below my knee. Ticks are not fun creatures. Not only do they enjoy the delicacy known as your blood, they are also very hard to kill. On top of this is the chance that it will carry some disease such as Lymes disease. It's kind of scary isn't it. Something 1/100 of my size could possibly carry something that would either kill me, or permanently ruin my health. Life is fragile. That's why it's so vital to have the security of a relationship with Christ.
Across from us is an attempted suicide from a drug overdose. My heart goes out to him. To feel so hopeless. He's not much older than me. People need to know the truth. They need to know that there is Hope, and His name is Jesus Christ. Do you feel the need?
Ryan
Family Visit and the End of Camp Meeting
05/27/07 11:08 PM Filed in: Personal
My Mom, Grandma & Grandpa, and cousin's Amber and Travis came down to GBS for the last day of Camp Meeting. They not only came for the services, but also to take a load of my junk home. I had already sent home one other load, but without this second trip I never would have gotten everything home! Thanks Travis for traversing the treacherous stairs with me and carrying my stuff down!
Ryan
Weekend at My Grandparents
03/11/07 06:09 PM Filed in: Personal
It was arranged several weeks ago for me to preach at
a youth service that was to be held at my
grandparents chuch (Voice of Victory) in Waynesfield,
OH. It really snuck up on me, and Thursday afternoon
I was in Mr. Craven's office with a pleading look in
my eye asking for his assistance. He was gracious
enough to lend me aid, for which I am grateful! So,
Megan and I left Saturday morning to go meet my
grandparents and three cousins at an ice skating
arena near Dayton. We skated there for around 1 1/2
hours before going to a Krispy Kreme donut shop for a
treat. We then departed with my grandparents back to
their house. Saturday night was spent talking and
preparing for tomorrow. Sunday morning came soon
enough. To briefly summarize it, it went...ok...not
good, not a train wreck, just ok. We then had a good
dinner before heading back to GBS, arriving around
5:00. It was a very good weekend, and I am glad I
went.
Ryan
Ryan
Weekend Home!
02/13/07 12:58 PM Filed in: Personal
Last weekend Megan, Joy, and I traveled back to MI
with Mr. Cravens (who had to preach a revival in
northern MI). It was SO much fun! Andy & Jenn
traveled up to stay the weekend with us. We went ice
skating Friday night where I was finally able to
defend myself from Andy's years of spraying me with
ice. I got up a lot of speed and with a sudden stop I
had successfully covered him with ice up to his
knees. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt...sweet
revenge
He then proceeded to make me fall
in a ice spraying contest, 'sigh' So, he did
come out the winner after all
We then went out to Cracker Barrel
for supper and enjoyed a delicious meal. With
that we called it a night and Megan went back to
spend the night with Joy, and I traversed back
to my house. Saturday we met up with Jason,
Kara, & Katie at Applebees for lunch, and
had a lot of fun spending time with them.
Saturday night Jordana Arnold and baby Emma came
over and we played ImagineIf. It was a good time
and helped my family learn more about Megan
& vice versa. I went and picked Megan up
from Joy's house Sunday morning and brought her
back to my church. Much to the chagrin of
everyone, the furnace on our church stopped
working and it was approximately 30 degrees in
the church. So, we went to the parsonage for
service. However, it turned out to be a really
good service, and the Lord helped. For supper we
had a personal favorite of mine, my Mom's tacos!
It's something of a family tradition. Jason
& Kara then came over Sunday afternoon and
we played Taboo. It was also a lot of fun, and a
good time was had by all. We attended Bird Lake
Church Sunday night and Megan & Joy sang a
special, doing a phenomenal job. We then left to
meet Mr. Cravens for the return trip to
Cincinnati. It was a long trip and we arrived on
campus around 3:15 A.M. Monday morning. Needless
to say, I used one of my skips for my 7:00 A.M.
class. And that brings you up to date on my
weekend. Have a great day!
Ryan
Ryan
Ice Skating
12/28/06 03:04 PM Filed in: Personal
We traveled up by Detroit to my Uncle Dan's house today and I went ice skating with my cousins Amber & Clayton Plemmons, and their friends, the Don Newport family. We all had a good time, and believe it or not I didn't even fall. We are going to the iMax tomorrow for my birthday. Have a great day.
Ryan
Ice Skating
12/28/06 03:04 PM Filed in: Personal
We traveled up by Detroit to my Uncle Dan's house today and I went ice skating with my cousins Amber & Clayton Plemmons, and their friends, the Don Newport family. We all had a good time, and believe it or not I didn't even fall. We are going to the iMax tomorrow for my birthday. Have a great day.
Ryan
The Trails-End Lodge Experience
12/28/06 09:20 AM Filed in: Personal
We arrived at the cabin in WV around 9:00 P.M. Monday night. After unpacking and choosing bunks we played a few games of Amish Dice. We then retired and waited for the action to start tomorrow. I should pause here and give you a few significant details. First, one of our main purposes of this trip was to bring as many guns as we could and just have fun shooting them. Growing up, my brother and I used to set up army men in the back flower garden and shoot them with bb guns. So, my brother, Andy, had the brilliant idea to recreate this fun memory. I brought my bb gun and he brought his and we went at it. As much as I hate to admit it, I was soundly defeated in this endeavor. But to this day I'll blame it on faulty sites! Also, during that first night it rained profusely! It really pounded down in torrents on the roof of that cabin. This is significant considering another one of our objectives for this weekend was to go ATV'ing. Can you say mudholes
Ryan
Recent Trip To Marion
12/17/06 11:24 PM Filed in: Personal
We traveled to Marion, OH today to see the Christmas play at my brothers church. They did a phenomenal job! Ironically they did the same program that GBS did, and so I could not help but sing along with many of the songs from my seat
Ryan
Belated Thanksgiving Post
11/29/06 08:35 PM Filed in: Personal
Hey Everyone, I know this is a bit late, but Happy Thanksgiving! Things have been so busy around here with school, set construction, and narration practice that I haven't had time to post much. I trust you had a good Thanksgiving. Mine was excellent! We went to my Grandparents house in Ohio and spent time with family. Although two of my uncles were not able to attend because of transportation problems. I ate a lot of good food and did a lot of relaxing/sleeping
Ryan
Unexpected Trip To Andy and Jenn's
11/12/06 10:45 PM Filed in: Personal
Well, I was headed north on Interstate 71 Saturday
afternoon when the thought suddenly occurred to me,
"Why don't I just pop up to Andy and Jenn's for the
day?" Well, It was only a 2 1/2 hour drive, and
I
was
already headed in that direction anyway...so I did
it. Unbeknownst to me Seth and Jordanna were there
visiting for the weekend so I was able to see a lot
of friends and family! I took a lot of pictures of
the kids and posted the pictures on the
Photography
Page.
I had originally planned on coming back that
night, but was convinced to spend the night and
attend church with them in the morning. It was a
very relaxing weekend, and I arrived back on
campus around 7:30 tonight. Well, I have met my
spontaneity quota for the month
Enjoy the pictures.