So it’s been a bit of a crappy week - and then today to top it all off - I was so frustrated with something that happened at work - I left at 1pm. Went by the church office to help with multimedia stuff - and had a bit of a frustrating time there also - so on my way home I was trying to think of my blessings this week and decided that maybe I could get myself out of this funk by counting my blessings and there are two that really stand out.
First was my dinner last Saturday night. A very belated thanks and kudos to baker Holly for a wonderful devil’s food cake! And even better fudge! I have to come back soon for more fudge! I traveled up to Thousand Oaks last weekend for dinner with the Newton clan. And as Jan always says - a fun time was had by all - at least in my opinion. Their church youth group was having a spaghetti dinner and dessert auction that night so we went to that - good food and lots of fun. And what a treat to finally meet Jan’s husband, David - just a really nice guy - and to meet the pups, Scooby, Shadow and Daphne. I look forward to dinner again sometime soon so I can hear about the trip to Paris! So after dinner - Jan was heading over to Burbank to visit that Pinkberry (Jan - did you get the google alert?!). There was someone in town that she wanted to meet - so since the night was still young (only 9pm!) I went on with her. We got there and the place was hopping! I tried the pom swirl with the new Belgian chocolate shaving toppings. They were good - but I liked the milk chocolate better. Dark chocolate would be good - that has become my new favorite chocolate - isn’t it considered a health food now?! It was fun - we sat a chatted a bit - her friend Eric is the regional manager for that store and since he was working that evening - he sat for a moment and chatted as well. It really was a fun night - thanks to Jan, David and Holly for such a good evening!
And then last night - I went and had dinner with my friend Tana, my old college roommate. I have been a bit of a bad egg and haven’t kept up with her and her family - or any of my married with children friends the last year or two - am trying to change that - I’m having dinner with another college roommate on Monday. So last night I had dinner with Tana and her family - and we had a good time - we had really good conversation and then the kids wanted to play this game - I think it’s called Werewolf - or something like that - it is a fascinating game of observation and human behavior. We only played two rounds since it was getting late - and although the kids were off today - I wasn’t.
So there were definitely blessings this week - I had a really good group of students and Bible Study, as always, was good. Those are the things I need to hang on to and try to forget the rest.
Post Script: So I wrote this when I first got home today - life improved quite a bit after that - Sadie and I laid on the couch for a while and then I got together with our prayer group and finally ended the evening at dinner with friends - Life is definitely looking up!
These have to be one of the best reasons to celebrate Valentine's Day - I've always enjoyed them - ever since I was a kid. I love eating them one by one and reading the message that each one offers. But when I was a kid, I remember them saying things like 'Kiss Me' or 'I'm Yours' or 'Love You'. I opened a package up this year and found messages of 'Email Me' and 'Got Love?' and 'You Rock'. But my very favorite was 'Just One' - not too sure what that meant. For me, it serves as a reminder of business trips that I used to take. When going into a restaurant they always ask how many - and I would always say 'One'. To which they would respond 'Just One?' - which was always followed up with 'Would you like to sit in our full service bar?' - apparently 'just one' doesn't deserve a table!
