acquire the fire

We took our youth group to Acquire the Fire this weekend. There was lots of ear-splitting, mind-numbing music; too many skinny jeans wearers, and lots of laughter to go around. The teens had a good time, and surprisingly, so did the adults! LOL Steve and I did a top ten for why we were too old to be there, and I am going to share the ones I can remember.........because, you know, I am old............my memory is going.

10. You have no idea what the bands are saying.
9. You turn around and tell the kids behind you to behave........and they aren't even with you.
8. You are totally grossed out at the speaker's analogy that sin is like chocolate covered poop.
7. You are amazed when right in the middle of a dramatic scene during the drama, they break out in a Broadwayesque number.
6. You won't let the kids wander around during the preaching and you are pretty sure you hear murmurings of Gestapo tactics.
5. You learn amazing things. Like Hitler was a gay jew.
4. Your brain liquefies from incessant talking.
3. You find the pooting contest hilarious b/c you are sleep-deprived/
2. You find out that redneck and Christian are not mutually exclusive. Like, "Those rednecks behind us need to get their feet off of our backs."
AND the NUMBER ONE WAY TO TELL YOU ARE TOO OLD TO BE AT A YOUTH CONFERENCE:

1. You forget your earplugs and spend the rest of the night with napkin pieces stuck in your ears!