Fortunes?

So...I won't say who... but someone in my apartment is a Panda Express fan but more importantly is a fortune cookie hoarder - and it's not me. ;) Here's the hoarded stack...

We didn't want to eat them, but we definitely wanted to see what the fortunes were...

Well, I've had more exciting ones before. You'd think that we'd get ONE exciting on out of SIX! Perhaps in our next hoarded bunch we will have more...;)

CPR

CPR! Whew, I needed the refresher! I guess I never feel confident to step up when it might be needed, but that's what these courses are for, right?! Never know how God can use this class to help save someone. I enjoy doing this course with our school staff ... they're just too fun. ;)
So, next time you're choking or are planning to have a heart attack ... I can help! :-D I have photos to prove...

Here's Jess - nervous?!

School is right around the corner!

August

Wow, it's been far too long since my last post - yikes! August has been a busy month so I thought I would recap with a few pictures ...

I went camping with my friends, Lexie and Jenn - went went in Capitola, CA - beautiful! Can't wait to go again.

The next fun even was the circus! Our friends Josh and Ginny asked Lexie and I to go with them last summer ... it appears that we might make this tradition every August. :) Their son, Jack, is almost 3 yrs old and just raves about the circus. We've been talking about it since April - the very poster that he's holding is from April. lol! So cute. We had a fun time!

My pastor's wife, Sue and one of "my" teen girls, Lauren AND I took a day trip IKEA - how fun! Lauren had never been - I enjoyed seeing and hearing what she thought of it all. Couple of funnies ....

How about a Baptist menorah?

On the way home we passed by a car dealership ... um ... do YOU see anything wrong with this? Totally messed with my ocd.

I hope to be better at blogging these next few weeks. School IS around the corner ... we'll see how I keep up. :)

Day Trip

I decided to take a day trip today - I've been dying to get out of the apartment and just drive. I love to drive. :) The ocean has been calling my name...did you hear it? Yes, I did too. Bodega Bay seemed someplace fun and probably not too crowded - especially being a Friday. I was right! Here are some photos from my lovely drive today...





After all of my traveling around, I decided I needed a Diet Coke. :) I saw a 7-Eleven and grabbed a fountain drink...to which I was remembering my post a few days ago...so here's a shot "just for humor". (And no, it's not permanently stuck to me car top roof.) :) One more thing to add - it was a terrible fountain drink! It tasted..."sweaty". I have no other word for it than that. *sigh*

San Fran LOL's

It's Saturday. It's Summer. I can't think of anything more fun - okay, maybe I can - but this is a fun I love ~ San Francisco! I'd never been to the Farmer's Market at Embarcadero - something I've been dying to do. At 8:48 a.m. Lexie and I headed out not knowing we wouldn't be back home until 6:52 p.m. :) Too many LOL's happened...I couldn't even keep track! And, might I add, I didn't want to keep track of some of them. :-O We walked from Embarcadero to past Pier 41 today - great walk and God gave us some beautiful weather! As we were passing by Pier 23, we saw this funny bike - we think the owners must "own" it since it was there as we walked back later in the day...

We ate at Rainforrest Cafe as I had an amazing coupon that needed to be used up before August! What a treat! Have you ever seen those bikes that have a cart behind it? They had tons of them out today. A "tour guide" (of sorts) can take up to 2 people in the cart behind his bike and "bike" you to a destination - such as Pier 39, or Ghiradelli Square, etc. My first year living in California, I hopped on one with my roommate at the time, Kristina. We just laughed and laughed - cars in very crammed traffic were moving faster than the poor Italian boy biking us up the hill to the Ghiradelli Square ... ohhhh what an experience! Lexie decided she didn't want a ride today. :) We did, however, see a couple that took a ride. Only this guy was different than some of the ones I've seen...do you see what his shirt says? It made me laugh...

PEDICAB! LOL That's definitely what it was, too! A cab by foot of sorts. The couple looked like they enjoyed the ride, though. I think the cowboy hat just makes it all the more interesting. :)

We had a fun day and I'm thankful that the Lord allowed us to enjoy the day in the city. I was also thanking the Lord today for the fact that I live semi-local to such a fun city (most of the time). It's a blessing to me - I know not everyone would agree...not everyone likes cities. But it really is such a fun thing for me. I never would've guessed God would've sent and brought me to California......I'm so glad He did. :)

P.S. One last picture - this was my special "splurge" today - the Arts and Crafts booths were set up around Pier 1. I stopped at a booth - this lady had great photos...and made jewelry with her photos! I couldn't resist this ring...I even waited from morning until afternoon before buying it - thinking about it all the while. So cute - it's a birds nest - hopefully the picture is clear enough. I love it.

A Baby LOL

I was helping Pastor and Mrs. Mincy pack a bit at their house this afternoon...I became an expert picture-wrapper. :) Anyway, as I was wrapping some of the pictures in newspaper, I was reminded of this youtube clip that I just love! No such thing as watching it too many times! Here are your instructions: watch it 2 times. The first time, observe the adorable baby laugh. The 2nd time, listen to the dad - he has a pretty funny laugh himself and you can tell he's just loving his son! So.super.cute.
Hope you had a Terrific Thursday!