Playing Catch-up...

Yes, I'm about to sum up a large majority of last semester in one photo/highlights blog post. Since it's now mid-January and today was the first day of classes for spring semester at UT, I figured it was now or never! I apologize for not posting as regularly this year...I hope to do better in 2012!

Also, stay tuned for another post coming soon with more information about my plans for next year.

But for now...enjoy the pictures! (click them to make them bigger)

Our music team warming up before Large Group

Kelsey and Weston, two of our faithful music team members

Catherine and I before the Tennessee-UGA game...it didn't go so well for
the boys in orange...

One of the pastors at Redeemer hosted a student lunch at his house after
church one Sunday...I'm really not sure what face I'm making, or why.

I returned with a few freshmen to camp again on Max Patch, the mountain
featured in my previous post. However, it was much much colder and
windier this time around...

Before Fall Staff Training in Atlanta, a group of RUF interns gathered in
Chattanooga for a weekend of fun and fellowship. This is us outside
North Shore Fellowship (PCA) there in Chattanooga.

RUF's annual Halloween Dance, hosted by Redeemer Church.

Brent as Don Draper from "Mad Men," and Catherine and I as
Oompa-loompas. Upon later reflection, I realized oompa-loompas don't
have guts...and my suspenders fell off.

The roommates and I about to cut down our enormous
Christmas tree. It fit in the living room (barely!)

Our annual RUF Barn Dance, complete with live band and real square
dance caller...definitely a highlight of the semester!

YEEHAW!

The whole crew at the RUF Barn Dance!

The Reynolds family hosted our RUF Tacky Christmas party! (Don't look
now, but I think my mom used to own the second sweater from the right...)

The Tennessee RUF staff (Brent, me, and Catherine) at our Christmas party!

Cookie Delivery! Catherine and I baked dozens of
cookies, had students text us their location, and then
delivered all over campus and the surrounding
neighborhood during Finals week. Santa's little helpers!

Lessons & Carols service at Redeemer Church of Knoxville. So much fun
to sing in a choir again!

It was my turn to host the RUF interns for New Year's Eve this year in
Knoxville. About 12 interns came and stayed at my house. As you can see,
we were a bunch of party animals.

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is filming a build in Knoxville, and they
staged a mini-Macy's Day Parade on UT's campus for the family before
they left. We had a great spot to watch! (the episode will air in November)

All of the Knoxville volunteers march in the parade, along with real floats
from the actual Macy's Parade.

The family and the show's designers (but no Ty Pennington!) head for the
crowd of cheering volunteers...Alumni Memorial Building is in the
background, where we have RUF Large Group! Make sure to watch the
show in November, and look for me in the crowd! Go Vols!