I was so ready for my test today...I got up a little after 8 and got ready with plans of studying some and then getting to the testing center by 10:30 to take it. Right before I left I got on the discussion board to see if there was any breaking news I should know about. The only new thread I saw was about a study group happening this weekend...I thought to myself, "that's a dumb idea seeing as how the test is today and tomorrow.......................................or is it?" That's right, I then checked the calendar and the test isn't until next week. I guess at least I'll be super prepared?
With that out of the way my morning opened up a good bit. I ended up watching some sportscenter, playing guitar and drums, taking lucy for a walk, and then going to the bank on my way to work. The teller was very friendly and we talked about Kristi's job and where her kids go to school. She asked where I lived and then said that she used to work for the company that runs our HOA. I was tempted to ask if we are allowed to have a different mailbox than everyone else (seeing as we weren't really sure when we decided to change it), but I figured that would be better left alone. I figure it looks so good, no one can complain.
When I got to work I saw Ruthie and talked to her some. She said that she hadn't seen Joe all day, which got me thinking. Joe hadn't updated his blog last night, and he wasn't feeling good Sunday. I texted him to see if he was ok, and it turns out he's sick. I made a few phone calls for him and did what I could around the church, but ended up just going home eventually. With the children's choir coming in this week, there isn't much I can do without Joe there. I think I'll be going in on Thursday to make up my hours.
On the way home I got to talk to my friend Jon Hurley again. He, his wife, and their 3 amazing kids are coming up to stay with us at the end of September, which is very exciting. They definitely are the coolest family ever...I hope that one day Kristi and I can be half as good at parenting as they are, and I hope that our kids are half as cool as theirs. We talked for a long time about a few things going on in Columbia. There are some weird situations happening down there that really make Kristi and I hurt for the people involved. At times it is hard for me to know what to pray about for the situations, but I just have to trust that God knows what he's doing. It's also hard for me to know my place as I don't live there anymore, but was involved in some of the situations before I left and care deeply about what is happening. Talking about some of the things going on always brings back a deep sense of sadness and frustration for me, and so I thought Kristi said something very profound tonight when she told me, "as much as it seems like alot of little things are going wrong here and there, you can be thankful that you are not living in those situations day to day anymore." Leave it to my wife to put things in perspective for me.
Sorry for the serious moment, and sorry it is a little vague. I don't want to write too much about important situations and say anything I shouldn't, but I would like to mention things I am going through from time to time. I even think I might like to take a day off from journaling and write about a topic I've been thinking about every now and then....I don't know though, I generally shy away from dogmatism and feel like blogging about my opinions could come across as pretty dogmatic.
Anyways, after that I studied for my psych test (which I know I have tomorrow) until Kristi got home. We then left to eat at La Fogata.
One thing you should know about me is I don't have a good track record when it comes to backing out of driveways. I have backed into my dad's car on 3 separate occasions, as well as my uncle's ginormous yellow truck once. Tonight I did it again. As I was backing out and trying to make sure I didn't hit the side of the garage (our garage is really tight), I forgot about the trash can and broke Kristi's sideview mirror. Pretty frustrating...I am not really sure what is wrong with me lately. From forgetting about school, to getting dates wrong, to backing into things, to breaking weedeaters, to defective tires, to my car's ac breaking...it just seems like alot at once. I took the mirror apart, and thankfully the only thing I need to replace is the steel mounting bracket, which should be easy. I'll be looking for an auto salvage yard tomorrow that has a few 92-96 camrys in it. Kristi was really nice about it, which was very gracious of her, because I know she was pretty frustrated about some other things that have broken on her car (i.e. two broken door handles, oil leak).
So we ate at La Fogata, took care of her parents' mail, and then bought a b-day card for Chad (it was his b-day today, but we are going to celebrate Saturday). Then we came home and I hung pictures and then studied again until now. I am going to wake up a little early tomorrow to finish studying, but I feel pretty good about it. Like I said it's all essay and I like to write.
Tomorrow will be a busy day, as usual for Wednesdays. I'm thinking Joe might still be out of it a little though, so I may not be working a whole lot tomorrow either. I am excited about going to a worship team get together though. Now I just need to figure out how to get to the person's house!
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