Lots of random stuff

Speed bumps. They are not all equal in my mind. The ones around the gym are the worst. Clearly whoever made those, was inexperienced. In fact, you can see that they had to scrape them after the fact because they must have gotten so many complaints. I complained when they first went up because no matter how slow I went, I'd still scrape the bottom of my car - grrrrr! In fact, that simple annoyance influenced my choice to stay away from the gym...of course there were other reasons as well, but that didn't help things =). Even now, I think they could make them a little lower. The big trucks and SUVs don't have the same problem since they ride higher, but us little guys have to go really, really slow.

The ones in front of Office Max are perfect in my opinion. Enough to slow me down, but not enough to make me cringe as I go over it. And the ones in front of Sam's Club are just too much. They have 2 bumps at a time, about a foot apart. I feel like I'm off-roading when I go over those.

Since I haven't posted in a while, I have a lot of random thoughts/stories swirling around.

Jet Blue - my cousin is a pilot and my friend was on his flight to DC. She actually saw him because he came out of the pit to make an announcement about a delay. I told her ahead of time that if she got a pilot named Jason, it was probably my cousin.

Drinking - I never really had a desire to drink...alcohol, that is =). I don't quite understand its appeal. I stop before I can get sick or get a headache or fall asleep. In my experience, it messes up my sleep and I just don't feel right. People may use it to numb the pain, or avoid thinking about something. But I would rather skip the drinking part since the problems don't go anywhere while you're drinking. Last Sat. I went over to Christina's and we drank some, but I didn't want to drink to get drunk. She probably wanted to, but I stopped, so I think she stopped too.

DMV - I don't have to go in to renew my driver's license =) I can do it online. Yay.

Flooring - a friend is getting all new flooring in her house. Wood and carpet. Making me think about more home improvements. =)

Deal or No Deal - watching it now and they're on a Million Dollar Mission. I want to see someone win a million!

Gym - In my attempt to do 30 min. a day on the elliptical, I'm getting at least 4 days a week in. Today I tried going the reverse direction. It feels weird, but it works different muscles.

Sunset Magazine - my favorite part of the magazine is the home design part. Not so interested in the recipes...although there have been interesting articles about wine and dining. I like those. Even the gardening tips are somewhat interesting to me. When I was a kid, I used to love looking at model homes and I remember making this little house plan in a shoe box.

Church - last week, we had missionaries sharing. We have adopted a people group in Equatorial Guinea and the pastor was here from Africa. It was so encouraging and inspiring. I believe our church was meant to support this work. God has already chosen the people to help with the work...even before they know. It was amazing to hear story after story about the pieces coming together to further His work. During the first 10 min. or so of sharing, I couldn't help but be touched in my spirit. It's a little frustrating at the same time because I feel like my heart's desire has to do with missions, but I don't feel like I know what to do with it. I need to pray more specifically about this. Until it's resolved somehow.