mandaloo

it’s great how things just work out and fall into place…

yesterday, i stumbled on an apartment/townhome thing that i’ve signed papers for, so i’ll be moving in two or three weeks to north richland hills.  the area is great and i think it’s going to be great for me and bacon.  the place had pretty much everything that i was looking for … and had an amazing price.  i’m so thankful that i will be able to start my new life.

my mom and grandma were super sad that i’m going, but mom has jumped into “interior decorator” mode and is helping me buy stuff (since i don’t have that much) that will look nice.  i’m super duper excited to have a weekend full of shopping ahead…

went to toastmaster’s officer training on wednesday night. toastmasters is a public speaking group i’m in and i am currently a club officer. it’s a really neat organization, but the officer training sessions are not always the most stimulating of experiences. this one was no exception. my coworker and i sat in the back and i took funny notes. we were cracking up. all was well and good with our inside jokes until i started choking on my gum right then and there. made quite the commotion with my coughing and turning-of-red. i will refrain getting so tickled with myself in the future.

thanks to the wonders of ebay, my schedule to move out might actually be adhered to now, despite the obstacles of last month. and this doth please me exceedingly. hopefully, more to come on that in the near future.

i’ve been very disconnected with my body lately. last night, i walked into two doors (seperate occassions on the same evening) that were closing and missed. i’m blaming my out-of-it-ness on this insane cold weather.

went with jeromy and his family yesterday to find a dog for his mom. i had a blast and she finally found a sweet doggie to take home. his name is jack and is super bright and energetic. earlier in the day, jeromy’s sister was also doing some wedding stuff, which was super fun to see. it’s such a special time in someone’s life – i love being around all of the excitement and joy. i had a blast.

today, i woke up to get ready for church. my grandma came out and informed me that the roads are too slick for traveling today and that i was not getting out to drive today. dad reiterated. so i’ll be in all day just chilling. it’s kind of a bummer b/c i genuinely enjoy church and all. but it’s fine – i’ll just hang with bacon and catch up on scrapbooking and sleep and stuff. rawk.

so maybe valentine’s day isn’t so lame after all. i woke up early this morning and gave each of my family members some candy kiss tube things just a little something to let them know that i love and appreciate them. then, i went to jeromy’s house and placed his gift next to his truck. i got him a digital camera (an orange one, of course) and a memory card. i put it all in a gift bag and wrote all over the bag with reasons why he is super duper special. i drove around the corner and called him on his cell phone with some lame reason to lure him outside (i thought i had left my checkbook in his truck or something like that). he came out, saw the gift, and called me on the phone (since i was not in sight) and asked, “i’m not looking for a checkbook, am i?” i asked him if he was hungry and then i drove around the corner with breakfast. it was great to catch him off guard and surprise him like that. (more…)

another easy week has flown by. nothing crazy really happened. i think the funniest thing that occured was that pam and i went to olive garden on wednesday night and had the wackiest waiter in the world. he was a little “off” – to say the least. i think the apex of his nuttiness was highlighted when he popped through the plant sitting on the ledge next to me with our breadsticks and about startled the living daylights out of me. i guess the traditional way of bringing them to the table wasn’t fun enough for the guy and he decided to get creative. between that and the other antics he showed, i was not amused. very interesting to say the least.

i taught sunday school for the first time today, and i think it went okay.  i was really nervous since i’m not a scriptorian by any means.  but it was fun and i hope somebody got something out of it.  i know i did… so that’s somethng right?  at any rate, i passed out candy, so that should score some points. 

my coworker and close friend from work had a baby (a little girl… so adorable) last week and i’m super excited for her and her husband (who i also work with).  i called today and i’ve never heard her sound so happy.  i’m thrilled that she is starting the family she always wanted.  i’m looking forward to meeting her daughter tomorrow.  it’s great to be surrounded by so much joy.  i’ve really been feeling a lot of gratitude and humility lately.  sometimes i get frustrated b/c i’m not at all where i want to be or where i thought i would be at this point in my life (especially when i play the where-i-was-at-this-time-last-year game).  i thought i had it all figured out and that my plans were solid.  they weren’t.  there were things that happened that i never saw coming.  and now everything is stripped down to the beginning.  but i see how maybe god is just molding me for something else now that the path has changed.  something better.  and like the refining process – it’s painful and it may mean that some things get chipped away or molded and shifted – but i know that the crafter never takes his eyes off of me.  i sometimes receive inspiration and guidance i don’t understand (especially lately), but i know that a lot of things will unfold in time.  i’m so grateful that i have such loving people around me who act as “post it” notes from god. 

bacon’s in the sleep stage to where she’s on her back, which means that it’s getting pretty late (she has this “sleep postion cycle” thing that happens every night… it’s hilarious).  so long and goodnight…

this has been a pretty uneventful week.  work was manageable.  my mom’s birthday was on monday and we all went in together and got her a photo printer thing.  she seems to like it pretty well.  i had dinner with nina on wednesday night, which rocked.  she’s always one of my absolute favorite people to see.  on friday night, jeromy and i hung with his family and ate spaghetti and we watched some movies and whatnot.  his sister is getting married this april, and they were all experimenting with cakes.  by the time that i went back to jeromy’s on saturday afternoon, there was a cake that looked like a ginormous hershey’s kiss.  it was awesome… definitely my visual highlight for the week.  even had a little “hershey’s” paper tag hanging out the top.  it rocked my face.  on saturday night, jeromy and i went to my friend’s wedding.  it was nice.  it always makes me happy to see two excited young people join their lives together.  my aunt got into town yesterday, so today, i’ll be at home spending time with her.  and i’m not thinking that i’ll be getting out of these pj’s for a while.  .  . ah.