Oh, Where Is My Contact?

This is what I was saying, crying, wailing Friday night after getting home from church camp. Jenn and I had just taken in all my luggage, when I realized that I wasn't seeing the way I should be. It wasn't because my eyes were dry or my contact had shifted; it was due to NO contact being in my eye at all! Just great. That thing could be anywhere - in the van, on the concrete driveway or sidewalk, in the house, on any part of my mounding camp luggage... Jeremy was going to kill me (not really, but panic will have strange effects on you); to replace my hard contact would be at least $100, if not more. My wonderful sister-in-law did not let the impossible lead her to despair; she just got to lookin'. After searching for a while, I prayed out loud to the Lord, who would be the only reason we were ever going to find it. Deciding to check the van one more time, I opened the door only to find that silly contact peacefully lying on the carpet beside my seat, acting as if I should have known it was there all the time. I just about had a shouting time right there in my driveway thanking the Lord for the discovery! Isn't it just like Him to bring relief in a moment of chaotic crisis?!!

News bulletin: It's official! GBS has employed me as Office Manager of the Music Division! Bro. Wolf called to see if I would be interested in taking the position, and how can you say "no" to Bro. Wolf? In short, you don't! :-) Jeremy and I will most likely be moving there soon. Fortunately, it will bring Jeremy closer to his station, which is worth a lot when you consider gas prices. I'll be saying "goodbye" to my home of twenty-nine years (I've already informed Jeremy that there will be an inevitable meltdown before this transition is completely over). I'm excited, though, to be working with Bro. Wolf and to be near some of my favorite people!

Riverfront Bike Ride

Last evening, Jeremy and I took advantage of the beautiful weather and took our bikes down to the Riverfront trail for the first time. I find it amazing that I've lived in Cincinnati all my life and am still discovering new treasures of the city. The ride was so relaxing! There weren't very many people out (possibly because the Reds and Cardinals were in town), but that made it even nicer! After crossing the Purple People Bridge, we treated ourselves to Smoothie King :-) On the way back to our starting point, we were pleasantly surprised to find a GBS group playing volleyball at Sawyer Point! Needless to say, we started to burn more calories after joining them. The whole evening was a very pleasant time, one that made me feel like I was dating again!

More Than a Thousand Words

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then I have about 1,700,000 of them! Snapfish had a limited-time offer of 9-cent digital prints with free shipping/handling! How could I pass this up, especially having seven years worth of digital pictures? So, I proceeded to take all day last Friday selecting and uploading 1,700 pictures. Here is the evidence of my splurge (which I had been saving for because I just knew a deal like this would come my way soon!):

Stampin' Up! Club Creations

I'm part of Melissa Gresham's Stampin' Up! club. We have a meeting each month to make a project and spend money :-) The requirement is a $15 purchase every time we meet (isn't that just terrible?!). I give Melissa's daughter Abby piano lessons to fund this addiction. Last night we made the scrapbook page, complete with staples - the newest rage - and felt flowers. The heart is chipboard, covered with printed paper. The other two items are projects from previous months.

Branching Out

Today I am making my debut into the blogging world! This is a slightly vulnerable step for my normally reserved self (and all the people who really know me say "yeah, right!"). However, I feel that I will thoroughly enjoy being a part of you all who have kept me entertained and at my computer for hours. I just hope I can get to where I can make a post without rereading my entry 100 times to make sure it sounds alright!

Here is our latest adventure: tent camping (my first time to spend more than one night in a tent). Growing up, our family's idea of camping was going with a camper. Being in a tent is just a smidge different.... I suppose I cheated somewhat, though, and made reservations at a state park, complete with restrooms and showers!