Hiya kiddies, so it's been almost a week since I've posted at all and much longer since I've had an update. Maybe it's about time to get back to that. HOLY COW! I'm reading "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" and it's AMAZING. K, that's out of my system now. Shua, you gotta read it. You'll love it. Might make you even more of a grammar nazi so watch out. ::winks:: Right, k. Let's see. Things have been pretty busy cuz of graduation parties. Oooooo, I went to see Cirque du Soleil's performance of Varekai last week. It was phenomenal, beautiful, inspiring, breath-taking, you get the picture. Then there was, let's see, Phil's party on Friday, Steph's graduation Saturday morning, Alex's party that afternoon, dad's fifteen year Medical School reunion dinner that night (Mom went to Church w/ Davey, so I went to the dinner w/ dad and everyone that I was his wife. Wonderful. ::crosses eyes::), Church on Sunday, Tim's party that afternoon, had to miss Liesl's performance that night cuz I was broke, then had my last Shock Wave as a student EVER that night. ::sniffs:: Voice lesson on Monday morning, went to Arundel Mills for my first time w/ Johnny and saw Kicking and Screaming, then walked around Arundel Mills and made a fool of myself (cuz that's what I do), drove back to this side of town for dinner w/ the fam at Liberatore's (cuz dad had a gift certificate). Man, amazing food. I still have a full meal left from it. Target w/ mom Tues morning to finish up (I think) the shopping for Royal Servants, then dinner w/ the Talaminis (haha, almost misused an apostrophe there, oh the shame) and watched The Last Samurai over at their house. Good movie. Possibly the most gory I've ever watched, but good. The intensity might have given me a headache, but it was good to be w/ my T-boyz. Then today I went to Union Memorial and a plastic surgeon removed this stupid mole thing from my leg. Meh, fun stuff, my first stitches. I don't think I'm gonna finish this stupid baby blanket til Tali's three. Sorry Delia. :-P What else? Got a new swimsuit and I think it's pretty hott. ::grins:: Mama hasn't seen it on me yet. :-/ lol She's been pretty cool about stuff lately. She didn't balk at all when I went to the movies w/ Johnny, and barely balked when I went to the boardwalk w/ Greg. Didn't blink an eye at me babysitting Shua after his wisdom removal. No 'rents home either. Not like he could've made out w/ me after major mouth surgery. ::laughs:: ::shudders:: Ylll, sorry Shua, even typing that feels like incest. ::goes and washes hands:: Mmm, I still gotta cut off this hospital band. OOOOO! Guess what!!!! I've only got like four hundred dollars to go w/ my support! No joke, in the last week over FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS of support came in. My socks got blown off by God's grace and faithfulness. I'm just amazed. The memorization stuff is going pretty well, but I gotta keep working on it. Let's see, I leave a week from the Friday. Man alive. Tomorrow I think I'm gonna go over to the Ranch for the buck out. DUDE I GET TO SEE LUKE!!!!!! lol, and everyone else, lol, but I haven't seen him for a year. Awww, so exciting! Wow, I just said lol twice in the same sentence. How horrifying. I think I'm doing something on Friday, but I forget what it is. Saturday is Davey's sailing regatta in the morning/afternoon (he won his first race last Thursday kids!!!) and then I think I'm going to Amy's bday party. Sunday is Church, then I'm singing for the baby dedication, then house Church for a lil bit, then driving all the way down to Clinton, MD for Johnny's party. I can't even swim in that hott new suit at the party either cuz of the stupid stitches, cha. Dunno what I'm doing next week except that I've gotta meet up w/ some kids before I leave on Friday. Oh, and a last voice lesson before I leave. Man, it's going fast. My first time flying alone. YES! lol, actually Tiff's brother might be on the plane w/ me, but it's basically alone cuz I'm not sure about that. ::shivers:: So excited. I dunno if I'll get to post at all while I'm away, so keep me in your prayers kids. Love you guys so much! (Dude, check out one of the sections I memorized. ::grins:: Only on loaned strength. Forgive the punctuation problems - I only memorized the words.)
Romans 5:3-5
We can rejoice too when we run into problems and trials for we know that they are good for us - they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it. Until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady. Then when that happens we are able to hold our heads high no matter what happens and know that all is well. For we know how dearly God loves us, and we feel this warm love everywhere within is because God has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love."
