Thanksgiving '08

Thanksgiving '08 was fantastic. I had a great time. My mom, dad, their dog and sister drove down to see me and I cooked almost the entire meal. it was EXHAUSTING, but worth it. I also had a couple of my girlfriends come over.

My "boy-friend" didn't come because he isn't my boyfriend anymore, a story better left unblogged, but it's all good anyways. I am back on the dating scene and that is going good so far, so I will keep you posted if anything note worthy happens on that front. I spent Wednesday cooking all evening, got started at around 8pm.

Here was my menu: Turkey, Dressing, Chicken, Ham, Macaroni and Cheese, Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Beans, Okra, Fried Corn, Rice , Lemon Cake with (from scratch) Cream Cheese Frosting and ice Cream. It was wonderful, everyone loved it! Now I must say that I didn't cook the Ham, Fried Corn and Okra, but everything else was all me. I have posted some pics below for you to see:

The only bad part was that one of my girlfriends came later, after we had finished eating and I was asleep on the couch the entire time she was there.

But life is great, I can't complain at all, the job is good and secure (now) for the most part. I am back in my bowling league, I am also in a tennis group, but it is getting too cold for that now. The dogs are not getting along, but they are work, but I enjoy them. I am hanging out with old friends and new friends and having a great time in the process. I am having a Christmas party for one of the groups I am in this weekend. That should be a lot of fun. I will post some pictures next week.

I made it back to Brazil!

My trip to Brazil began yesterday.

After a TON of last minute running around, Igot to the airport for my 4:40 flight to Newark at 3:10. Then I found out is was cancelled, but there was a 2:30 that was delayed so we got on that. It wound up leaving at 5pm. The plane ride (apparently) was very rocky. I was totally asleep for the majority of the ride. The guy on the seat next to me didn't fair so well, he was sick (i think). At a certain point, I woke up and he was vomitting and I started gagging then i went back to sleep.

Yuck. In anycase, I barely remembered it.

Got to Newark and then on to Sau Paulo at 10pm. I was sitting next to a quiet guy, it was a 9 hour flight. I slept probably 8 of the 9 hours..I was happy about that.

I didn't get to my hotel until around noon today. So that is 21 hours of traveling. wow.

I just ate at this fantastic Italian restaurant attached to the hotel. I had steak and gnocci..so good.

Tonight we are going to try some authentic Brazillian Pizza so that should be great! One of my Brazillian colleauges is going to take out for that.

I am tired now, just finished watching a few week old episode of House. It is in English with Portuguese subtitles, now Law and Order is on..well. I might try to get in a little nap before dinner.

Oh the weather is fantastic here!

Happy Day..

I am very happy this week, I met this guy and we are dating and things are going really well..it is early yet. We have been seeing or really talking with each other for the past 3 weeks. It is a longer distance relationship then I would have liked because he lives in South Carolina.

But it has presented me with some new challenges that I am trying to work out. So he doesn't know I blog and for now I am not planning on telling him about it because then i have to sensor what I say. So anyway things are going great, but I am feeling guilty about several things, first of course the relationship is new so I am thinking about him a lot, which means I am less focused on God..now i wasn't talking to God or praying 24 hours a day, but balance must be is being restored.

He drove her here this weekend and went to church with me, which was nice and we had a really good time.

Anyway, I will keep you posted (all 4 of you..my regular readers..lol..).

-S

Moving..

...I am thinking about it.

Funny...

On Sunday, during our prayer request and praise report session at Jr.Kidz church, one of my kids said the following:

"I want to say thanks to God because my dad said when i was 16 he was going to get me a Mustang with... SPINNERS!"

Hilarious, how does a 5 year old even know what spinners are?

Needless to say, his dad said he better keep praying for that...

Thankful Thursday..

So there are so many things I am thankful for this Thursday...

I am grateful for having a job, because that was in serious jeopardy last week, my right mind, because that was in serious jeopardy last year. My family, friends, church, etc.

So why do I feel like I am drowning in my current problems. There is a lot of condemnation going on surrounding my latest "challenge". I don't even feel like blogging about it. I keep saying when I get through this time, i will spill my guts, in the meantime, I just need to get in the Word.

Just pray for me...

Pink Eye

I have it :(