one... two... one-two... this is a fun date in time.
Today is my sil's 33rd bday... Happy Birthday Becky! Love you!
For Becky's birthday we went to a late lunch at Cheesecake Factory. One of the best menu's of all commercial American cuisine right now. It's interesting, I don't remember CCF always having a good menu. Rightly so, since the point of the joint is good cheesecake. But then they went from good to great by hitching their creamy cheese goodness to some of the best savory delights! So, well done CCF. More interesting than this random thought of mine... We didn't even order any cheesecake. I suppose the different topics covered during the meal, including the evil in carbonated soda, wishing we all had the amount of money needed for personal trainers and committing to drinking more water this year, cheesecake would have been a bit hypocritical. Nevertheless we had a lovely lunch. I hit one of my Project 52 goals: I ordered New Orleans Shrimp. (I substituted broccoli for rice.) It was positively delicious!
What was not so delicious was the aftertaste of the Rose Bowl Parade being today. Just weird. I think I understand the respect of not having the parade or football games on a Sunday as that is a traditional day of rest in stereotypical conservative culture. To be honest, I totally forgot the parade was today for the first hour and a half of being up. Sally and I had watched a bit of Phineas and Ferb when I remembered and we turned it on. It just didn't feel the same. Yesterday was New Year's Day, not today. O'well, we don't have to think about it again for a while.
Something I might worry about for the next few weeks is the amount of cuts they showed of girls crying this season of Bachelor. Good grief. I do want Ben to find what he is looking for in a significant other; I want that for everyone. I do, however, think it is a bit unfair for the producers to pick women/girls that act like they haven't been watching the show for years. I mean, really, you just had no idea it was going to be so emotional? I've been hearing this line in the cameo interviews every season since the show aired. By the way, the first episode aired March, 2002. That means that the girls that are 21 or 22 years old were children. They have been raised on this show, watched it with their high school friends and college dorm mates, etc. So early runner from my view on the couch: I like Rachel. She was the first girl out, the only girl to really pull off wearing a red gown. I didn't mind that he picked the horse rider for the first impression rose. All in a all a good first night. I thought the London girl might be around more than just tonight, but she has enough personality to more on with her life.
Back to reality in my life tomorrow. Back to a 5:45am alarm clock, back to work/ministry. I've enjoyed a week off and sleeping in and spontaneous activities. I enjoyed celebrating Christmas and New Years with family and friends. I enjoyed my birthday, too! I am also so grateful to be back at story time, back to a schedule and working in a place that God has called me to. He allows me to grab His hand and another person's hand and put the two together, take a step back and watch Him work in their life.
What did you observe in your day today?