So one day, at the Wednesday set, my best friends, Fee and Peter, came to worship and to listen to us sing. Richie wasn't there, it was only Jason and me, and after worship we chilled out and talked a bit. I played a song I had written - and noticed Jason loving it - and Jason played a song he and a friend had recorded together off his laptop. I asked if anyone was hungry and we decided to go out to Chili's - all four of us.
At the restaurant, I sat in the booth next to Jason - Fee and Peter didn't really know him, and I was kinda the link in the group, so it made sense. We had a nice meal, and we got to know Jason better - talked a bit about what he was working on as worship leader at Journey Church - but I felt like Peter and I did most of the talking (Fee was having a quiet day, lol). When we were done, we got up and Jason held my coat for me - he held my coat for me!! I was like, ok, what does he mean by that?? I made a face to Fee, like, "don't even go there," and she just laughed at me. I hoped the guys hadn't noticed.
To Be Continued....
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Our Story, Part 2
So, one day at HOP, Jason asked me if I'd like to record with him on a CD he and his friend were making. They needed a female voice on some of the songs. I told him that would be cool, I'd heard one track from the CD and being a part of that project sounded awesome! We set a night to get together.
He told me it would be easiest to meet at his house and drive together, so we met there. I was a little early, so we went inside and... I met his parents! I was like, "hm, I think I know what's going on here... I wonder if he's nervous about me meeting his parents for the first time. Am I nervous?" I realized I did want to make a good impression. So I was as "Kristina-ish" as I could be. We talked casually about what I was doing in life, my family, etc. Afterward, Jason was like, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to be an interrogation; I just wanted to go in and get us some tea." I told him it was no problem, I liked his parents and thought they were cool, it was nice talking with them.
We left for Oliver's house (the guy who was making his CD), where J introduced me. We had a blast recording! It was easy for me to do just what they needed, they said my voice was great and really added to the song!
Now, it was winter; very snowy, and very icy. I had parked in Jason's driveway, so when we got back to his house, he walked me to my van. (My van's name is Otie, by the way, named after the yellow dog in Garfield, remember him?) We stood there in the driveway, finishing our conversation, looking at the beautiful winter sky and noting how gorgeous the tree branches looked coated in ice. He had been such a gentleman all night, giving me his arm so I wouldn't slip on the ice, complimenting my singing with Oliver, listening and being respectful in all our conversations. We had a great time talking about God too, about our desires to lead worship and bring people to know Him, envisioning God bringing revival. I looked at him and for the first time consciously thought, "I could totally fall for this guy." I wasn't sure if I wanted to or not, but I figured God would let me know His will, in His time.
He opened my van door and I got in as he walked back to the house. Unfortunately... as I took off the parking brake and tried to back up his steep driveway, Otie rolled forward, toward his mom's PT Cruiser!! I put the brakes on, put the parking brake back on, and asked Jason for help. "Um.... my car can't get up the ice!" He tried as well, and the same thing happened.
"Lemme get my dad, I think that's our best bet." His dad was so kind, he got up out of bed to come help us! We decided to rope my rear axle to the bumper of Jason's Jeep Wrangler and drag it out with the Jeep. It worked! Lol.... that was the beginning of what we call the "Otie Adventures." My poor van has a propensity to get into trouble!
But I made it home safely... contemplating what the future might hold where Jason Roe was involved.
To Be Continued.....
He told me it would be easiest to meet at his house and drive together, so we met there. I was a little early, so we went inside and... I met his parents! I was like, "hm, I think I know what's going on here... I wonder if he's nervous about me meeting his parents for the first time. Am I nervous?" I realized I did want to make a good impression. So I was as "Kristina-ish" as I could be. We talked casually about what I was doing in life, my family, etc. Afterward, Jason was like, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to be an interrogation; I just wanted to go in and get us some tea." I told him it was no problem, I liked his parents and thought they were cool, it was nice talking with them.
We left for Oliver's house (the guy who was making his CD), where J introduced me. We had a blast recording! It was easy for me to do just what they needed, they said my voice was great and really added to the song!
Now, it was winter; very snowy, and very icy. I had parked in Jason's driveway, so when we got back to his house, he walked me to my van. (My van's name is Otie, by the way, named after the yellow dog in Garfield, remember him?) We stood there in the driveway, finishing our conversation, looking at the beautiful winter sky and noting how gorgeous the tree branches looked coated in ice. He had been such a gentleman all night, giving me his arm so I wouldn't slip on the ice, complimenting my singing with Oliver, listening and being respectful in all our conversations. We had a great time talking about God too, about our desires to lead worship and bring people to know Him, envisioning God bringing revival. I looked at him and for the first time consciously thought, "I could totally fall for this guy." I wasn't sure if I wanted to or not, but I figured God would let me know His will, in His time.
He opened my van door and I got in as he walked back to the house. Unfortunately... as I took off the parking brake and tried to back up his steep driveway, Otie rolled forward, toward his mom's PT Cruiser!! I put the brakes on, put the parking brake back on, and asked Jason for help. "Um.... my car can't get up the ice!" He tried as well, and the same thing happened.
"Lemme get my dad, I think that's our best bet." His dad was so kind, he got up out of bed to come help us! We decided to rope my rear axle to the bumper of Jason's Jeep Wrangler and drag it out with the Jeep. It worked! Lol.... that was the beginning of what we call the "Otie Adventures." My poor van has a propensity to get into trouble!
But I made it home safely... contemplating what the future might hold where Jason Roe was involved.
To Be Continued.....
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Opportunities Galore
What a busy weekend! J and I sang at Rock the Mountain Cafe's premiere open mic night on Friday! We had an awesome time performing some of our songs and networking with other local musicians and songwriters. So much talent in one place!
On Saturday morning we left for the Young Life Regional Leaders' Conference at Woodloch Resort in Pennsylvania. What an honor to lead worship for this group! J had auditioned in Harlem, NYC and was asked shortly after to be the worship leader for this event - and he asked if I could go along to help! Of course they said yes. We led 4 worship sets, Saturday-Monday, and had a great time at a beautiful location. Hopefully this will lead to more opportunities to lead worship at some of Young Life's many summer camps!
We've also been working with Kenn on hosting our exciting Music Night at the Pavilion Lounge, June 17th!! We have been in contact with several other talented musicians in the area and we will all be performing at the Lounge in Budd Lake for this special night. So put June 17th on your calendars and get ready for music that will blow your mind!!
We bought the domain for JandKay.com!!!! So we've been working hard on that, getting it up and running. Check it out!! JandKay.com
Thanks, Lord, for so many outstanding opportunities to influence those around us for good through music :)
- Kay
On Saturday morning we left for the Young Life Regional Leaders' Conference at Woodloch Resort in Pennsylvania. What an honor to lead worship for this group! J had auditioned in Harlem, NYC and was asked shortly after to be the worship leader for this event - and he asked if I could go along to help! Of course they said yes. We led 4 worship sets, Saturday-Monday, and had a great time at a beautiful location. Hopefully this will lead to more opportunities to lead worship at some of Young Life's many summer camps!
We've also been working with Kenn on hosting our exciting Music Night at the Pavilion Lounge, June 17th!! We have been in contact with several other talented musicians in the area and we will all be performing at the Lounge in Budd Lake for this special night. So put June 17th on your calendars and get ready for music that will blow your mind!!
We bought the domain for JandKay.com!!!! So we've been working hard on that, getting it up and running. Check it out!! JandKay.com
Thanks, Lord, for so many outstanding opportunities to influence those around us for good through music :)
- Kay
Friday, May 13, 2011
Divine Appointment
God is an amazing Networker!! He totally set us up with this awesome Christian musician, Kenn, who mentors musicians just starting out, like us! We got in contact with him through Sonicbids online. He has his own recording studio - which we are welcome to anytime!! - and has SO much advice from his life experiences to share. We spent over 2 hours with him this morning, just picking his brain, making some game plans, and hearing testimonies of God's work in his life and how He uses him to witness to and minister to secular musicians around the world - just as we hope to do one day :)
Kenn has also been playing/hosting bands at the Pavilion Lounge in Budd Lake, where he has welcomed us to play, so keep on the lookout for upcoming dates and events!
This was truly a divine appointment! Can't wait to see what happens next as God's plan unfolds - and all we've gotta do is take the Next Right Step, trust Him, and listen for His voice.
He's so amazing. We love Jesus soooo much. Thank You, Lord!
Kenn has also been playing/hosting bands at the Pavilion Lounge in Budd Lake, where he has welcomed us to play, so keep on the lookout for upcoming dates and events!
This was truly a divine appointment! Can't wait to see what happens next as God's plan unfolds - and all we've gotta do is take the Next Right Step, trust Him, and listen for His voice.
He's so amazing. We love Jesus soooo much. Thank You, Lord!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Our Story - Part 1
"It was a dark and stormy night...." oh, sorry, got carried away! Didn't mean to tell that kind of story :) But i thought you might like to hear how J and I met and how J & Kay got started. It's really pretty sweet, if I do say so myself. But be warned - we had very little to do with any of it. This is really God's story, and J and I are watching it unfold as much as anyone else. I love it :)
So, I sing on stage at the Resting Place House of Prayer in West Paterson, NJ on Monday nights. One particular Monday last summer, the other singers had all left the stage to go pray for people and I was the only one left holding down the fort. J went up to one of the leaders and asked if he could hop up and sing - a fairly regular occurrence at these worship nights. It's very chill. So up hops this kid in a white tee shirt, who has a surprisingly good ear for harmony and a really nice voice. He's also kinda cute - ok, really cute - but I wasn't looking. My mind was on Jesus, and that's it. He'd have to hit me on the head with a spiritual baseball bat if He wanted me to start thinking about starting a relationship. This guy sure did have a nice smile tho..... ;-)
During an instrumental break, he reaches out his hand and introduces himself to me. "Hi, I'm Jason," he told me. "I'm Kristina, nice to meet you." "Very nice to meet you too," he replies. I'm like, I think he might like me. Alrighty, I'll have to be on my guard. Not an uncommon occurrence - guys are often interested in me when we first meet. The feeling's not always mutual.
Later I found out J's thoughts: "Wow, she's really pretty, and what a voice!! - oh wait, I'm in a relationship, never mind." He was already dating a girl at the time, so he put me out of his mind. For the time being.
He and his girlfriend broke up not long after that, and he kept coming to the HOP, as we call it. I'd see him from the stage sometimes, walking into the worship meeting. Didn't think too much about it. About 3 months passed.
One night, me and my 15-year-old buddy Paul made Columbian "bunuelos" and brought them to the Tuesday night HOP meeting. I rarely, if ever, go to Tuesday nights. Guess who else "happened" to be there that night, who also never goes? You got it - Jason. I'd forgotten his name, but we invited him and the other few who were there to share our bunuelos in the back. We all started talking about missions trips we'd been on and conferences we'd been to, and J was so interested in everything I said - I knew he liked me then. But I didn't feel aversion to the idea, and he wasn't rude at all. Just very open, to any perceptive person, about his interest in me. I also mentioned that me and Richie did worship at HOP on Wednesdays from 12-2pm for the only "daytime set" Resting Place offered. Jason was interested in coming to that, since he was a worship leader himself - now, a lot of people have said they would like to come to that set and never do, so I didn't think much of it. In fact, a little "i bet you'd like to come to get to know me better" might've crossed my mind. But it left quickly and I didn't think about it. I know, I know, I'm weird!! Most girls would jump at a cute guy's interest in them. But I'm not like that - I was waiting for the right one and didn't want distractions.
About a month later I came back from an out of state wedding and Richie told me on Wednesday that he hadn't been alone the week before, that kid Jason Roe had come, too, and played guitar. "Which one is Jason again?" I asked, not yet putting two and two together. The next week, however, J came again, and I realized it was White Tee Shirt boy, as I called him in reference once before. :) Hey, he'd wear them pretty often, and I didn't know much else about him! lol
J kept coming faithfully to Wednesdays, and me and him and Richie would have some cool talks about God and life and stuff while cleaning up and hanging out afterwards. I thought he was a cool guy - very happy, which might've been fake but I couldn't tell yet. But he had a great personality and an awesome, worshipful heart after God. I liked hanging out with him and Richie - Jason was ok in my book, so far... as a friend.
To be continued....
So, I sing on stage at the Resting Place House of Prayer in West Paterson, NJ on Monday nights. One particular Monday last summer, the other singers had all left the stage to go pray for people and I was the only one left holding down the fort. J went up to one of the leaders and asked if he could hop up and sing - a fairly regular occurrence at these worship nights. It's very chill. So up hops this kid in a white tee shirt, who has a surprisingly good ear for harmony and a really nice voice. He's also kinda cute - ok, really cute - but I wasn't looking. My mind was on Jesus, and that's it. He'd have to hit me on the head with a spiritual baseball bat if He wanted me to start thinking about starting a relationship. This guy sure did have a nice smile tho..... ;-)
During an instrumental break, he reaches out his hand and introduces himself to me. "Hi, I'm Jason," he told me. "I'm Kristina, nice to meet you." "Very nice to meet you too," he replies. I'm like, I think he might like me. Alrighty, I'll have to be on my guard. Not an uncommon occurrence - guys are often interested in me when we first meet. The feeling's not always mutual.
Later I found out J's thoughts: "Wow, she's really pretty, and what a voice!! - oh wait, I'm in a relationship, never mind." He was already dating a girl at the time, so he put me out of his mind. For the time being.
He and his girlfriend broke up not long after that, and he kept coming to the HOP, as we call it. I'd see him from the stage sometimes, walking into the worship meeting. Didn't think too much about it. About 3 months passed.
One night, me and my 15-year-old buddy Paul made Columbian "bunuelos" and brought them to the Tuesday night HOP meeting. I rarely, if ever, go to Tuesday nights. Guess who else "happened" to be there that night, who also never goes? You got it - Jason. I'd forgotten his name, but we invited him and the other few who were there to share our bunuelos in the back. We all started talking about missions trips we'd been on and conferences we'd been to, and J was so interested in everything I said - I knew he liked me then. But I didn't feel aversion to the idea, and he wasn't rude at all. Just very open, to any perceptive person, about his interest in me. I also mentioned that me and Richie did worship at HOP on Wednesdays from 12-2pm for the only "daytime set" Resting Place offered. Jason was interested in coming to that, since he was a worship leader himself - now, a lot of people have said they would like to come to that set and never do, so I didn't think much of it. In fact, a little "i bet you'd like to come to get to know me better" might've crossed my mind. But it left quickly and I didn't think about it. I know, I know, I'm weird!! Most girls would jump at a cute guy's interest in them. But I'm not like that - I was waiting for the right one and didn't want distractions.
About a month later I came back from an out of state wedding and Richie told me on Wednesday that he hadn't been alone the week before, that kid Jason Roe had come, too, and played guitar. "Which one is Jason again?" I asked, not yet putting two and two together. The next week, however, J came again, and I realized it was White Tee Shirt boy, as I called him in reference once before. :) Hey, he'd wear them pretty often, and I didn't know much else about him! lol
J kept coming faithfully to Wednesdays, and me and him and Richie would have some cool talks about God and life and stuff while cleaning up and hanging out afterwards. I thought he was a cool guy - very happy, which might've been fake but I couldn't tell yet. But he had a great personality and an awesome, worshipful heart after God. I liked hanging out with him and Richie - Jason was ok in my book, so far... as a friend.
To be continued....
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