What a weekend! I woke up at the crack of 10:30 (I know it sounds sarcastic, but my average wake-up time on Saturdays is usually noon, so 10:30 is WAY early, especially when you consider that I stayed up talking to my neighbors until 3 or 4) and decided to make the day a commitment-free do what I please day. So I went to a few thrift stores and left with all my money and completely unimpressed. I'm not a big thrift store shopper anyway, so no biggie. After that I went to a cute little coffee shop and read a book I'd brought along (always a must-have for do-what-you-please days). I sat outside the shop and just enjoyed the weather as well as practicing how to find a place of peace and calm in the midst of chaos and activity around me. It was great, and super relaxing.
The book I'm currently reading is called Recycled Spirituality. It's by a friend of mine, Charles Bello, and it's a really great, practical read thus far. I say "thus far" because I've only read the first three chapters - two of which are introductory. The third chapter was on the practice of the Sabbath which I decided to be very intentional about on Sunday. The craziest thing was that when I got to church on Sunday, the lesson was on Sabbath too! It's really cool how sometimes God just underlines themes in your life at certain times. I may be pretty dumb, but I'm smart enough to catch on that God wanted me to look into this Sabbath deal more. So I spent Sunday doing exactly that. I sat outside, studied nature and looked for God, His glory, His nature, His purposes and His hand everwhere. And I totally found it! It was a beautiful day and I really felt like I would have missed a lot of it had I not been intentional about practicing the Sabbath. Definitely something I want to get better and better at.
Saturday lunch was a delicious combo of sushi and salad at the Pachinko Parlor in downtown OKC. I highly recommend the Pachinko Roll, which was a delicious concoction of salmon, cucumber and toasted wasabi chickpeas. Very yummy! Then I headed next door to my good friends Justin and Audrey's new home where I hung out with Audrey and we just enjoyed each other's company over gluten-free pretzels, coffee, and one ginormous cupcake (Sara Sara Cupcakes next door). Went to the gym, sweat my booty off, then back to Justin and Audrey's for Karate Kid. I love watching movies that I used to think were so cool back in the day only to realize that they are really really lame. But did you know Elizabeth Shue was in that movie? I had no idea! Of course as a kid I didn't know who Elizabeth Shue was anyway. At least not until somewhere around The Saint.
Sunday saw me at church (as I mentioned earlier) and then enjoying my afternoon with a bowl of chili. Part of the way through my Sabbath I got inspired and began writing a new story. There's still a lot of work left to do on it, but I'll consider sharing it with you when I finish. Don't hold your breath, though. And of course my entire Sunday evening was dedicated to the single greatest TV show on earth - LOST! Justin, Audrey, Maia and I threw a Mexican fiesta in honor of the death of some of our best friends. Kate, Jack, Sawyer, Hurley, and the rest of the gang...we'll miss you. I cried through the entire 4 1/2 hours. It was beautiful and I think they ended the show well. You'll hear no complaints from me on the ending. Because even if I didn't like it, what good would that do? Really, the show was about the people, not about the questions and the answers. So the fact that the ending is all about the people worked out just right for me.
Well Monday came a little earlier than I wanted it to (and it brought a headache with it...dang you, Monday!), but it gave me a delicious Fresh Pea Soup with Mint and a 3 pound weight loss! Woohoo! This puts me at 4 pounds away from my goal, people, the finish line is in sight! I've been running about 5 times a week, just changing length, intensity and paths. I'm really proud of me, folks. The 5k is in 3 weeks and I'm pretty confident that I'll survive it. I won't win it for sure; I just hope I don't come in last! Oh, that reminds me, I also got some nifty new running shoes. No more black toenails for me! At least not until I become a super-serious runner and actually earn the black toenails :)
Well that's about it. Just a summary on what's up with me. Stay tuned for more when my freshly-emptied head refills with knowledge to impart upon you!
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