7.6.2012

So, we've been without internet for about two weeks, so I apologize.  I wrote this on July 6th.


Yesterday was my day off from life in the kitchen, and I was grateful to be away from the heat, at least the heat of the kitchen.  I woke up at least an hour later than if I worked, went and ate my breakfast and went to sit in on worship at the morning session.
What followed that was a wonderful, long-overdue jump in the lake.  I lay quite happily, a noodle helping keep my head out of the water, simply floating in the cool, refreshing waters.
After lunch, I drove into town to do my laundry and enjoyed a good hour exploring an antiques mall that I shall be returning to (hopefully the things I spied yesterday will still be there).  While at laundry, I checked my email to find an email from my friend Brent, who I’ve been tweaking some recipes for.  I got to catch up on facebook and then I wandered around another antique mall, almost losing my water bottle because I set it down in a booth and forgot it.  (Don’t worry, I found it again…after walking the large mall twice!)
The one blight on my day was the sad news that a dear friend of mine on staff here for the summer has made the decision (the right one) to leave and go home.  We got to talk a little bit, and it was good.  We sat near one another at worship that evening and sang together, which I love doing.  I sang counter harmony to her melody.
After worship I was finally able to sit down and catch up with my friend Kristi, who I worked with last summer in the kitchen.  She’s been camping with her family this week.  It was wonderful to catch up with her, sitting in the coffee shop telling her all about what has gone on in my life since we last saw each other a little over a year ago.
I ended my evening in rather hysterical laughter with my friends Keegan and Amanda.  I have not laughed that hard in a long time, over such silly inconsequential things.  It was wonderful!
So, in summation, as days off go; this one was rather marvelous!