Ring Sizing and Unitarian Universalist Church
I found out there is free resizing (one time) for the ring Michael bought for me. I didn't know that at the time or I would have resized it before it shipped, though I probably would have asked for the wrong size and would still have a problem. I thought my left ring finger was a size 3.75, but in reality I can wear a size 3.0! No wonder the size 4.0 was super loose! The woman sizing my finger was afraid she didn't have rings small enough for me to measure me (I think they only went down to 3.0). However, 3.0, while fitting comfortably, was a bit difficult to tug off by the jewelry woman (I could do it easily), so I'm going to order my ring in a size 3.25 to be safe. Usually I feel like a giant with a big, bulky frame, so this made me feel good about myself. Though I do wonder if I'm a bit heavier than I should be (due to Zyprexa) because I have such a small frame and little muscle mass.
Michael and I also had Coldstone Creamery ice cream at the mall we went to, after the ring sizing. I didn't have April and Phil's phone number so I just emailed April Michael's phone number. They never got back to me about going to church with them this evening... I can always go another day.
This morning I was still sad and felt yucky emotionally, but I'm glad we went to the Unitarian Universalist Church. It was fun and the people are so nice. At the beginning of the sermon they ask visitors to stand up and say their name and where they are from and after each person the congregation says "Welcome!" Today was focused on Native American spirituality and there were some earth-focused hymns, praying to the four directions/four elements to guide us, a sermon about a Native American fable called Jumping Mouse about the mouse discovering new parts of the world (as some people find new levels of consciousness/discovery about the wider world out there). There was a Native American flute player, too. Then we did this: "Tobacco ties are a traditional form of Native American prayer. While you listen to the story, everyone who wishes to may put their prayers into the form of tobacco ties. After the service our prayers will be lifted up to the spirit world on the smoke from a ritual fire on the patio outside Kreves Hall."
Michael talked to some of the visitor relations people and others and we looked at their library. There were books on Charles Dawkins and aliens and humanism and abortion. There were all sorts of things! The church is also very liberal and there are people there of all religious backgrounds, including atheists. There actually aren't that many Christians there. They are accepting of all life styles and sexual orientations and the ministers are usually women.
Michael and I also had Coldstone Creamery ice cream at the mall we went to, after the ring sizing. I didn't have April and Phil's phone number so I just emailed April Michael's phone number. They never got back to me about going to church with them this evening... I can always go another day.
This morning I was still sad and felt yucky emotionally, but I'm glad we went to the Unitarian Universalist Church. It was fun and the people are so nice. At the beginning of the sermon they ask visitors to stand up and say their name and where they are from and after each person the congregation says "Welcome!" Today was focused on Native American spirituality and there were some earth-focused hymns, praying to the four directions/four elements to guide us, a sermon about a Native American fable called Jumping Mouse about the mouse discovering new parts of the world (as some people find new levels of consciousness/discovery about the wider world out there). There was a Native American flute player, too. Then we did this: "Tobacco ties are a traditional form of Native American prayer. While you listen to the story, everyone who wishes to may put their prayers into the form of tobacco ties. After the service our prayers will be lifted up to the spirit world on the smoke from a ritual fire on the patio outside Kreves Hall."
Michael talked to some of the visitor relations people and others and we looked at their library. There were books on Charles Dawkins and aliens and humanism and abortion. There were all sorts of things! The church is also very liberal and there are people there of all religious backgrounds, including atheists. There actually aren't that many Christians there. They are accepting of all life styles and sexual orientations and the ministers are usually women.