* Monday evening I met Jenny for dinner and we ran into Gaytha, who was my boss in the days of finaid! So the three of us camped out at Fazoli's for two hours catching up on each other's lives. I laughed until I cried - had the greatest time with the two of them!
* Tuesday night I went to the YMCA for the first time. When I worked at IWU, I worked out at the gym, but I sort of lost that privilege when I ceased my employment there. :) So now I'm able to work out at the Y in Ft. Wayne. It was my first night to go, and I can't even describe for you how much a situation like that requires every ounce of courage I have within me. To walk into a very public place, all alone, where I know no one and have no idea where anything is...literally makes me panic. And wouldn't you know, when I got there, they had no idea what I was talking about when I said I was supposed to be able to work out there via my work. After talking to three (very nice) employees, I left and made it all the way to my car before a tear escaped. Back to the DVD workout for this girl!
* Or not....on the DVD workout. Since it was practically springtime on the first day of February (Wednesday), I went for a run outside!! It felt SO GOOD. It had been forever since I'd run and I had missed it so. Even though my lungs were burning and I couldn't feel my fingers by the end of it...it was TOTALLY worth it.
* Thursday night I had dinner with the Bowman Babes! My friend Rachel and her two kiddos...I hadn't seen them since October. After a full night of playing "Chase me!" and "Dance with me!" and "Read to me!" (all in my high heeled boots, of course) I was ready for a long night of sleep. (Clarification. The kids wanted all those things...not Rachel.) I also have to say I love watching Rachel be a mom. We worked together before she had any kids at all, and watching her transition into being a GREAT mom has been so much fun.
* And as I mentioned yesterday, Friday night I had dinner at Greg and Angi's house, along with Gaytha and Lois, two of the best bosses I've ever had! We sat around for four hours, laughing until we cried, telling stories, catching up, and eating some rockin' pot roast. It was a beautiful Friday night. Loved it. Greg and Angi have a new dog, and I'd not met her yet. But let me tell you. She makes one memorable first impression. I was sitting at the dining room table and she bounded in, jumped up on me, stuck both her paws straight down the front of my shirt and licked my mouth. Well hello little puppy! Nice to meet you too!! I was quickly abandoned in favor of project: dismantle the new toy.
One Thousand Gifts: Oh man. There were so many this week! I guess I'd have to say my favorite was the one I blogged about earlier this week...when God challenged me for the next 30 days to start each day with a surrender prayer (which I have to repeat about 100 times throughout the day). It has been tough and yet AMAZINGLY beautiful. To be given an assignment - even a hard one - is a reminder to me that He is still working. And that is a gift.
Organization Confession: Almost caught up on my calendar, after getting behind between being gone for a week and sick for a weekend! Best accomplishment: cleaning "the junk drawer" in the kitchen. Shudder.
Pinterest Inspired Week: I have been a pinning fool. Here was my actual experiment for the week. It was an eye makeup adventure. I was shooting for this:
And I got this:
Not really even close. I would like to add that I did not have all the appropriate colors NOR the photographer (and it's really hard to take a picture of yourself with your eyes closed) NOR the photoshop tools to fix what went wrong. Even so, I've learned that it's okay to switch up the eye ensembles. More practice required.
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