Interesting Day
I brought B. and the baby into SA with me even though L. (b's sister) wasnt attending the service. She had to get her house cleaned up for an inspection (tomorrow) and B. wanted to go over there and help out.
I went to the first church service, and ran into K. on the way in. I hadn't talked to him in a while so we caught up, I wished him a happy fathers day, and he congratulated me on graduating. I feel bad for not inviting K. and P. to graduation but I just think it would have been really awkward for them and my family. I know my uncle D. would have started a debate and K. and P. are really soft spoken andlaid back..they would have been just chewed out. I'm not exagerating. My uncle D. had the nerve to ask me my views on homosexuality (I never brought up any religiously based conversation) during a family dinner, knowing full well I knew his son was a homosexual and died of aids. Anyway... K. mentioned that graduating college was something he wished he had done. It sort of floored me. I mean, he and P. have been all over the world, and have done so many amazing things. I hope I have the strength and ability to do 1/2 of what theyve done, and he thought it was a big deal to graduate.
Once I sat down I talked to P. for a while. It was a more relaxed conversation than we've had lately. I actually was relieved to find out she and K. werent fans of "scare tactics", etc, and we have a lot of the same views on God not hating the sinner, but the sins (actions). I know no one is perfect but I really do consider her a perfect role model for how a Christian woman should be. She is feminine but strong, and assertive but not abrasive. I hope, in time, I can not be so abrasive and eventually be able to counsel others in christianity as well as on wordly issues. Anyway, I'm looking forward to joining the Bible study soon. I've put it off for a while, primarilly because I've either had class (karate) or had to work wednesday nights. A secondary reason for declining the offer for so long is simply that I needed to distance myself from shawn for a while. I wanted to make sure (and make sure he knows) I was doing this for me, and I'm not just doing it to please him. Don't take that the wrong way... It's not a "Shawn issue", it's a me issue, but I just needed to do this on my own for a while. Happy Bday C., by the way.
After the service I had lunch w/ a friend at Costcos. Yeah, big time. lol Around 4 or so I left and drove back over to the church parking lot. I think my right eye is jacked up (temporarilly. This has happened before) from sleeping with my contacts in for too long. It was hurting so badly I couldnt even manage to read my Bible on the bench in the lot. It didnt help that it was like 100 degrees out, either. I was going to go in the church, but they were preparing for the "men of God" ceremony, so i didn't want to bother anyone. I decided to check out the local starbucks, and met some, er, interesting, people there. lol Caramel Machiado. Yum. I called Mom around 5:30 or so and then drove over to church at 6. I didn't stay for the whole service because the "men of God " ceremony was lasting a looong time and my eye was killing me.
I picked up B. and the baby, and we had dinner at a chinese place back in San Marcos. I get to steal the baby tomorrow afternoon (yes I'm going to mail the stuff!) while B. helps out with a karate class. I'll probably take him swimming. :)
I just finished giving myself a really bad french manicure...
Thatisall.
I went to the first church service, and ran into K. on the way in. I hadn't talked to him in a while so we caught up, I wished him a happy fathers day, and he congratulated me on graduating. I feel bad for not inviting K. and P. to graduation but I just think it would have been really awkward for them and my family. I know my uncle D. would have started a debate and K. and P. are really soft spoken andlaid back..they would have been just chewed out. I'm not exagerating. My uncle D. had the nerve to ask me my views on homosexuality (I never brought up any religiously based conversation) during a family dinner, knowing full well I knew his son was a homosexual and died of aids. Anyway... K. mentioned that graduating college was something he wished he had done. It sort of floored me. I mean, he and P. have been all over the world, and have done so many amazing things. I hope I have the strength and ability to do 1/2 of what theyve done, and he thought it was a big deal to graduate.
Once I sat down I talked to P. for a while. It was a more relaxed conversation than we've had lately. I actually was relieved to find out she and K. werent fans of "scare tactics", etc, and we have a lot of the same views on God not hating the sinner, but the sins (actions). I know no one is perfect but I really do consider her a perfect role model for how a Christian woman should be. She is feminine but strong, and assertive but not abrasive. I hope, in time, I can not be so abrasive and eventually be able to counsel others in christianity as well as on wordly issues. Anyway, I'm looking forward to joining the Bible study soon. I've put it off for a while, primarilly because I've either had class (karate) or had to work wednesday nights. A secondary reason for declining the offer for so long is simply that I needed to distance myself from shawn for a while. I wanted to make sure (and make sure he knows) I was doing this for me, and I'm not just doing it to please him. Don't take that the wrong way... It's not a "Shawn issue", it's a me issue, but I just needed to do this on my own for a while. Happy Bday C., by the way.
After the service I had lunch w/ a friend at Costcos. Yeah, big time. lol Around 4 or so I left and drove back over to the church parking lot. I think my right eye is jacked up (temporarilly. This has happened before) from sleeping with my contacts in for too long. It was hurting so badly I couldnt even manage to read my Bible on the bench in the lot. It didnt help that it was like 100 degrees out, either. I was going to go in the church, but they were preparing for the "men of God" ceremony, so i didn't want to bother anyone. I decided to check out the local starbucks, and met some, er, interesting, people there. lol Caramel Machiado. Yum. I called Mom around 5:30 or so and then drove over to church at 6. I didn't stay for the whole service because the "men of God " ceremony was lasting a looong time and my eye was killing me.
I picked up B. and the baby, and we had dinner at a chinese place back in San Marcos. I get to steal the baby tomorrow afternoon (yes I'm going to mail the stuff!) while B. helps out with a karate class. I'll probably take him swimming. :)
I just finished giving myself a really bad french manicure...
Thatisall.