Well, unfortunately, I'm not infallible, and this morning my alarm didn't go off, because I had it set to PM and not AM. Thankfully, my dad thought it to be odd that I wasn't up yet, and woke me up. I got up in an angry mood and got dressed and ready for work. I made it to work on time (and actually early, because I didn't want them to think I was all flustered and discombobulated). From about 11:30 till I took my break at 2:50, we were flooded with orders and people. I went back and forth between cashier and kitchen and the gopher. The people that were working with me were awesome though. We were joking around and having a blast, even though we were working our butts off.
I think that is how work should be, fun and busy. It's how every day should be enjoyed.
Anyway, I went on break at 2:50 and 2 of the other 5 workers went home because we were finally dying down. After I got back on duty, there were bursts of rush, but there weren't many. It was a pretty slow final 3.5 hours I had to work, but I made it worth while I guess.
I got home and called my parents to see what dinner plans were. They were at our old neighbors house and told me to head over there and then I would go on a boat ride with them after. I went over and we headed out to the lake. After making a round of the lake, we made our way back to their house. We had dessert and I played the Wii while they talked. After it got late, we decided to leave and stop by at a family friend's house to drop off something. My parents talked with her for about 20 minutes and we left from there. They dropped me back off at the first house, so I could pick up my grandma's car, and left. I made my way home behind them.
There is my day, enjoy.
Love in Christ, Jo
Friday, July 2, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Day 10: Boring
Working from 5-8 is a really awkward time. I woke up at around 1 and took my shower shortly after. I got back to my room after I was all changed and ready to go to work and still had 2 hours or so to kill. I decided that since I am supposed to be reading a manual before I become a manager at BK, I would go to work early and start working on that. I got there about 3 and read almost half of this gigantic book. At about 4:45, some of my friends from church walked in and I got to talk to one while I was waiting to be able to clock in.
I clocked in at 5 on the dot, and the whole time I worked there was about 10 orders. I was supposed to work until 9, but since it was so slow, I was let go early when a forth person came in. Tomorrow I get to make up for it though since I work 7.5 hours.
Anyway, I came home and changed and now I'm here. I found out today that I got my requested vacation days off, so I'm super excited for a few trips that will be happening next week. I haven't decided whether I want to take my computer or not, so depending on how that question gets answered will depend on when I blog about things.
Oh well, enjoy the short post, thats what you get for me having no life to talk about :)
Love in Christ, Jo
I clocked in at 5 on the dot, and the whole time I worked there was about 10 orders. I was supposed to work until 9, but since it was so slow, I was let go early when a forth person came in. Tomorrow I get to make up for it though since I work 7.5 hours.
Anyway, I came home and changed and now I'm here. I found out today that I got my requested vacation days off, so I'm super excited for a few trips that will be happening next week. I haven't decided whether I want to take my computer or not, so depending on how that question gets answered will depend on when I blog about things.
Oh well, enjoy the short post, thats what you get for me having no life to talk about :)
Love in Christ, Jo
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Day 9: Days off are awesome for sleeping in.
I didn't have to work today, so instead I slept. I must have needed a lot of sleep because I got about 12 hours of it. I woke up at 1:45pm and kinda just dilly dallied around until I got motivation to go take a shower. Around 2:30 I got energy to take a shower and after that I just waited for my grandma to arrive. I passed the time by attempting to memorize some songs for VBS that I will be singing, as I am the "worship leader" for VBS this year. My grandma and her dog, Teddy Bear, arrived at about 3:30 and my mom came home from work shortly after. We sat and visited because we didn't need to leave for our mini-trip quite yet. We left around 5 and made our way to the Olive Garden in Marrillville to meet up with some relatives. My grandma is going on a two week vacation with them and we were meeting them half-way. We got to Olive Garden and we were a little early, so I started reading the book I've been working on.
They called us when they were five miles away so we went ahead and walked inside to put our name in for a table. We were quickly seated and Jan and Lee (the relatives) arrived shortly after. We made our meal choices and conversed for a while. It then became time to leave, so we moved my grandma's stuff from our car to theirs and said our good-byes. We hopped into our car and headed home. I read some more of the book on the way home, but then it became too dark to see.
There isn't much else worth reporting. So enjoy the shortness, because it won't happen often when I'm writing.
Love in Christ, Jo
They called us when they were five miles away so we went ahead and walked inside to put our name in for a table. We were quickly seated and Jan and Lee (the relatives) arrived shortly after. We made our meal choices and conversed for a while. It then became time to leave, so we moved my grandma's stuff from our car to theirs and said our good-byes. We hopped into our car and headed home. I read some more of the book on the way home, but then it became too dark to see.
There isn't much else worth reporting. So enjoy the shortness, because it won't happen often when I'm writing.
Love in Christ, Jo
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Day 8: Parades and yet another important Anniversary.
25 years as of today my parents have been married. I can say that I'm surprised they made it this long with so many times of me seeing them bicker and fight, but I also know that there were many times I could tell they love each other. So, what can I say, Happy 25th to my mom and dad.
My day was slow but full. I worked from 1130 till 6 when I originally was only supposed to work from 1130-3. One of my coworkers had to leave early for something, so she asked me If I could stay to help out. I agreed figuring money was money. I worked in the kitchen as usual. I got off work and had a text from my mom asking when I was coming home. I said I was heading home right now. She replied "we are getting ready to go to the parade, do you want to come with?" I said yea because I wanted to support my friend who got Miss Blueberry and would be riding in the parade. I got home and change my clothes and we headed out to watch some of the parade. The parade was supposed to last for 1.5 hours, but we only stayed until we got to see my friend and yell and wave at her. We then made our way over to the actual fair part of the festival. We looked for my youth pastor because he was supposed to be selling dish at a booth. We found him and talked for a bit and headed over to get some food at a sit down tent, which was being sponsored by the Fire Dept. I got some corn on the cob and my parents got other stuff. My mom and I had finished eating before my dad so we went and looked around at the fair rides and stuff. We made our rounds and headed back to my dad who was just finishing up. WE left the fair and walked back home.
As we were walking back my brother txted my mom asking her and dad to come over. So, we got home and got in the car and drove over there. This was the first time I have been to the house since they bought it, and the first time I would be seeing the inside of the house. We arrived at the house and I got a little tour. My parents were given a card from my brother for their anniversary. We stayed and chatted and left just before 10. Then I came home and that is where I'm at.
I hope to read a little of that book tonight, I'm to page 150, I was wanting to finish it, but as the hour is getting late, I don't think I will tonight.
Love in Christ, Jo
My day was slow but full. I worked from 1130 till 6 when I originally was only supposed to work from 1130-3. One of my coworkers had to leave early for something, so she asked me If I could stay to help out. I agreed figuring money was money. I worked in the kitchen as usual. I got off work and had a text from my mom asking when I was coming home. I said I was heading home right now. She replied "we are getting ready to go to the parade, do you want to come with?" I said yea because I wanted to support my friend who got Miss Blueberry and would be riding in the parade. I got home and change my clothes and we headed out to watch some of the parade. The parade was supposed to last for 1.5 hours, but we only stayed until we got to see my friend and yell and wave at her. We then made our way over to the actual fair part of the festival. We looked for my youth pastor because he was supposed to be selling dish at a booth. We found him and talked for a bit and headed over to get some food at a sit down tent, which was being sponsored by the Fire Dept. I got some corn on the cob and my parents got other stuff. My mom and I had finished eating before my dad so we went and looked around at the fair rides and stuff. We made our rounds and headed back to my dad who was just finishing up. WE left the fair and walked back home.
As we were walking back my brother txted my mom asking her and dad to come over. So, we got home and got in the car and drove over there. This was the first time I have been to the house since they bought it, and the first time I would be seeing the inside of the house. We arrived at the house and I got a little tour. My parents were given a card from my brother for their anniversary. We stayed and chatted and left just before 10. Then I came home and that is where I'm at.
I hope to read a little of that book tonight, I'm to page 150, I was wanting to finish it, but as the hour is getting late, I don't think I will tonight.
Love in Christ, Jo
Monday, June 28, 2010
Day 7: A Full week of blogging: check
I am surprised to be able to say that I have actually completed a full week of blogging as of today. I am usually very bad at keeping daily activities...well daily. But anyway, on to my day.
I went to work at 11 today and worked in the kitchen the entire time. Nothing really exciting happened and the day was pretty constant until about 330. I was supposed to work till 5, but since no one was coming, I was allowed to leave at about 4:30. I left and could tell my back wasn't happy with me, so I came home and rested a bit. I tried to just lay on the floor flat, and that didn't help. My dad said yesterday that if my back still hurts in a week that we would go to the doctor. I don't want to go to the doctor, but to be honest if the doctor required me to go to a chiropractor or a masseuse, I wouldn't object one bit, haha. I would love for someone to walk on my back or pop it, but everyone in my family is too heavy to walk on it, and they don't know how to pop it correctly.
Anyway, I had a turkey pot pie for dinner, and now I've started to read "Innocent in Death" by Nora Roberts. I love to read murder mysteries and thrillers, and this one falls along the lines of the former. It is a pretty good story line so far. I'm 100 pages in out of about 370. I can't wait till the plot unfolds more, which is why this is a short blog. :)
Enjoy, comment if you wish.
Love in Christ, Jo
I went to work at 11 today and worked in the kitchen the entire time. Nothing really exciting happened and the day was pretty constant until about 330. I was supposed to work till 5, but since no one was coming, I was allowed to leave at about 4:30. I left and could tell my back wasn't happy with me, so I came home and rested a bit. I tried to just lay on the floor flat, and that didn't help. My dad said yesterday that if my back still hurts in a week that we would go to the doctor. I don't want to go to the doctor, but to be honest if the doctor required me to go to a chiropractor or a masseuse, I wouldn't object one bit, haha. I would love for someone to walk on my back or pop it, but everyone in my family is too heavy to walk on it, and they don't know how to pop it correctly.
Anyway, I had a turkey pot pie for dinner, and now I've started to read "Innocent in Death" by Nora Roberts. I love to read murder mysteries and thrillers, and this one falls along the lines of the former. It is a pretty good story line so far. I'm 100 pages in out of about 370. I can't wait till the plot unfolds more, which is why this is a short blog. :)
Enjoy, comment if you wish.
Love in Christ, Jo
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Day 6: Life's Blessings
Sunday was a fulfilling day.. well kinda. This is going to be a long post so bear with me :)
I woke up this morning and got ready to go to my Grandma's church because my mom and I were doing the special music there. My grandma has been wanting my mom to play there for a while, but since my mom teaches Sunday School during the school year at church, she hasn't been able to. But alas, Sunday school is on summer break, as am I, so she asked us both to do something this Sunday. My mom and I chose to play and sing (respectively) the hymn, "How Great Thou Art".
Anyway, My mom, dad, and I got to the church around 9 and the service starts at 9:30. The regular pastor was sick (or whatever the Lutheran Church calls the pastor), so her husband read what the pastor prepared. If you are familiar with the Lutheran Church, you know there is a lot of standing and sitting and hymns and response readings. Well the first Hymn we sang was called, "Hark the Voice of Jesus Calling". Here are the lyrics:
Hark, the voice of Jesus calling,
“Who will go and work today?
Fields are ripe and harvests waiting,
Who will bear the sheaves away?”
Long and loud the Master calls us,
Rich reward He offers free;
Who will answer, gladly saying,
“Here am I, send me, send me”?
If you cannot cross the ocean,
And the distant lands explore,
You can find the lost around you,
You can help them at your door;
If you cannot give your thousands,
You can give the widow’s mite;
What you truly give for Jesus,
Will be precious in His sight.
If you cannot speak like angels,
If you cannot preach like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus,
You can say He died for all.
If you cannot rouse the wicked,
With the judgment’s dread alarms,
You can lead the little children
To the Savior’s waiting arms.
If you cannot be the watchman,
Standing high on Zion’s wall,
Pointing out the path to heaven,
Offering life and peace to all,
With your prayers and with your bounties
You can do what heaven demands;
You can be like faithful Aaron,
Holding up the prophet’s hands.
Let none hear you idly saying,
“There is nothing I can do.”
While the lost of earth are dying,
And the Master calls for you;
Take the task He gives you gladly;
Let His work your pleasure be;
Answer quickly when He calls you,
“Here am I, send me, send me.”
These lyrics are amazing! I just got thinking, what if every Christian responded "Here am I, send me, send me" when God called them to do something? Do you know what kind of a world this would be? Also, "Let none hear you idly saying, 'There is nothing I can do' While the lost of earth are dying,"... That hurts my heart when I think of it that way. There are so many things that we, as Christ followers can do to help the people around us that are "lost" and don't know God, yet we think so little of the powers that God has given us through Him. We need to realize that we CAN make a difference in this world, whether that is being a missionary, or helping in Sunday school and showing God's love to those around you. Everything we do makes a difference.
Anyway, back to the day. We finished singing that hymn, and went on to a few other reading and responses. Then we got to the Bible passages of the day, which were 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 and Galatians 5:1, 13-25 and Luke 9:51-62. (You should read those now btw, the computer won't scroll through without you :P)
After that was read, we had the Children's Message which was based off of the last passage I mentioned. There was only one girl there, probably about 12 years old (this is a really really small church, probably 15 people there). Well she went up and his main point was when he asked her, "How could you play follow the leader (a metaphor for following Jesus) with your eyes closed?" She replied, "Listen to their voice." He then answered, "That is very true, but what if the leader allowed you to hang on them while playing, wouldn't that make it easier?" She answered, "Yea, it would." So that was the cue for them to stand up, she closed her eyes and grabbed on to his jacket and then he lead her around the church pews.
This put me in awe and reminded me not only of the amazing faith of a child, but that God always has my back. By faith, I have chosen to follow Him, and He will keep His promise to never let me out of His hold, unless I let go of Him. That was a nice reminder.
Then the sermon was spoken and after it was my mom and I's turn to perform. We went up and did well. I thought that the four verses was a little too much, but everyone thought I had a great voice and were amazed at my mom's ability to play the accordion.
After that was the prayer time, which most of they write in the bulletin, so I'm going to type that here because I think the way and things they pray for are how we should pray everyday.
Gathered together as God's people in Christ Jesus, let us pray for the church, those in need, and all of God's creation. (Brief silence)
God of liberation, lead the people of your church by your Spirit. Bring forth from us fruits of love, peace, and joy, and help us share these good fruits throughout the world. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Send relief to people, plants, and animals around the world whenever heat becomes a burden to them. Provide shade and shelter, cool breezes, and clean water in abundance. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Move your Spirit among leaders of nations, guiding them to honor the rights of all human beings. Make your strong presence known in places where people face abuse and are denied the ability to live with integrity. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Open your holy reign of peace and freedom in those who are in dire need. Heal their illnesses, relieve their pain, and renew them as only you are able. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Praising you for all theologians and teachers. We ask you impart the wisdom given the saints to all your people as we carry forth your mission in this world. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Into your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.
I just think that is an awesome way to pray.
After church we had grilled cheese for lunch and took a nap. Then we went to a family friend's 50th wedding anniversary party. I think it is just a blessing to see a successful marriage after 50 years. It was cute and you could tell that they still are in love, probably as they were 50 years ago. We sat down by an old couple who have been married for 70 years! They were so adorable and picking on each other and it just made my heart smile :).
After the party we came back home and I took another nap because I was so tired and my back was (and still is) hurting. I woke up and headed to the Bible Study at my church. We talked about how God is faithful and we should trust that. And how when we ask for healing and someone dies, that in reality if they believed in God, the person was healed and even more joyous. I just never thought of it that way.
Thats really about it, sorry the post was so long. If you are a praying person, pray for my back to be healed. Thanks for reading.
Love in Christ, Jo
I woke up this morning and got ready to go to my Grandma's church because my mom and I were doing the special music there. My grandma has been wanting my mom to play there for a while, but since my mom teaches Sunday School during the school year at church, she hasn't been able to. But alas, Sunday school is on summer break, as am I, so she asked us both to do something this Sunday. My mom and I chose to play and sing (respectively) the hymn, "How Great Thou Art".
Anyway, My mom, dad, and I got to the church around 9 and the service starts at 9:30. The regular pastor was sick (or whatever the Lutheran Church calls the pastor), so her husband read what the pastor prepared. If you are familiar with the Lutheran Church, you know there is a lot of standing and sitting and hymns and response readings. Well the first Hymn we sang was called, "Hark the Voice of Jesus Calling". Here are the lyrics:
Hark, the voice of Jesus calling,
“Who will go and work today?
Fields are ripe and harvests waiting,
Who will bear the sheaves away?”
Long and loud the Master calls us,
Rich reward He offers free;
Who will answer, gladly saying,
“Here am I, send me, send me”?
If you cannot cross the ocean,
And the distant lands explore,
You can find the lost around you,
You can help them at your door;
If you cannot give your thousands,
You can give the widow’s mite;
What you truly give for Jesus,
Will be precious in His sight.
If you cannot speak like angels,
If you cannot preach like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus,
You can say He died for all.
If you cannot rouse the wicked,
With the judgment’s dread alarms,
You can lead the little children
To the Savior’s waiting arms.
If you cannot be the watchman,
Standing high on Zion’s wall,
Pointing out the path to heaven,
Offering life and peace to all,
With your prayers and with your bounties
You can do what heaven demands;
You can be like faithful Aaron,
Holding up the prophet’s hands.
Let none hear you idly saying,
“There is nothing I can do.”
While the lost of earth are dying,
And the Master calls for you;
Take the task He gives you gladly;
Let His work your pleasure be;
Answer quickly when He calls you,
“Here am I, send me, send me.”
These lyrics are amazing! I just got thinking, what if every Christian responded "Here am I, send me, send me" when God called them to do something? Do you know what kind of a world this would be? Also, "Let none hear you idly saying, 'There is nothing I can do' While the lost of earth are dying,"... That hurts my heart when I think of it that way. There are so many things that we, as Christ followers can do to help the people around us that are "lost" and don't know God, yet we think so little of the powers that God has given us through Him. We need to realize that we CAN make a difference in this world, whether that is being a missionary, or helping in Sunday school and showing God's love to those around you. Everything we do makes a difference.
Anyway, back to the day. We finished singing that hymn, and went on to a few other reading and responses. Then we got to the Bible passages of the day, which were 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 and Galatians 5:1, 13-25 and Luke 9:51-62. (You should read those now btw, the computer won't scroll through without you :P)
After that was read, we had the Children's Message which was based off of the last passage I mentioned. There was only one girl there, probably about 12 years old (this is a really really small church, probably 15 people there). Well she went up and his main point was when he asked her, "How could you play follow the leader (a metaphor for following Jesus) with your eyes closed?" She replied, "Listen to their voice." He then answered, "That is very true, but what if the leader allowed you to hang on them while playing, wouldn't that make it easier?" She answered, "Yea, it would." So that was the cue for them to stand up, she closed her eyes and grabbed on to his jacket and then he lead her around the church pews.
This put me in awe and reminded me not only of the amazing faith of a child, but that God always has my back. By faith, I have chosen to follow Him, and He will keep His promise to never let me out of His hold, unless I let go of Him. That was a nice reminder.
Then the sermon was spoken and after it was my mom and I's turn to perform. We went up and did well. I thought that the four verses was a little too much, but everyone thought I had a great voice and were amazed at my mom's ability to play the accordion.
After that was the prayer time, which most of they write in the bulletin, so I'm going to type that here because I think the way and things they pray for are how we should pray everyday.
Gathered together as God's people in Christ Jesus, let us pray for the church, those in need, and all of God's creation. (Brief silence)
God of liberation, lead the people of your church by your Spirit. Bring forth from us fruits of love, peace, and joy, and help us share these good fruits throughout the world. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Send relief to people, plants, and animals around the world whenever heat becomes a burden to them. Provide shade and shelter, cool breezes, and clean water in abundance. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Move your Spirit among leaders of nations, guiding them to honor the rights of all human beings. Make your strong presence known in places where people face abuse and are denied the ability to live with integrity. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Open your holy reign of peace and freedom in those who are in dire need. Heal their illnesses, relieve their pain, and renew them as only you are able. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Praising you for all theologians and teachers. We ask you impart the wisdom given the saints to all your people as we carry forth your mission in this world. Hear us, O God. Your Mercy is great.
Into your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.
I just think that is an awesome way to pray.
After church we had grilled cheese for lunch and took a nap. Then we went to a family friend's 50th wedding anniversary party. I think it is just a blessing to see a successful marriage after 50 years. It was cute and you could tell that they still are in love, probably as they were 50 years ago. We sat down by an old couple who have been married for 70 years! They were so adorable and picking on each other and it just made my heart smile :).
After the party we came back home and I took another nap because I was so tired and my back was (and still is) hurting. I woke up and headed to the Bible Study at my church. We talked about how God is faithful and we should trust that. And how when we ask for healing and someone dies, that in reality if they believed in God, the person was healed and even more joyous. I just never thought of it that way.
Thats really about it, sorry the post was so long. If you are a praying person, pray for my back to be healed. Thanks for reading.
Love in Christ, Jo
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Day 5: Bad Dreams Reveal Your Biggest Fears
So, I'm going to report about my day before I get to the meaning of my title.
I went to work at 1030 today, which is mighty early compared to my normal time. I got there and started in the kitchen, but Emily (my boss) thought today would be a good day to have me work cashier. I did ok for it being my first time. I messed up a lot, but I blame that on working 7.5 hours the day before and not getting a lot of sleep. The first order I took, it was totaled at 11.43 and the man gave me 20.45. I was so focused on giving him the 2 cents back and making sure I hit the right buttons, I forgot to give him his other 8 dollars. I forgot a few things when delivering the orders, but the people were kind when they realized it and thankfully didn't yell at me. After about 2 hours of doing that, I went on break. After my break I worked in the kitchen until I was let off early (Thank God) at 5 instead of 6.
I have a weekly dinner with my Grandma, which I had to reschedule from the usual Friday night to tonight because I worked too late for a decent suppertime last night. Anyway, I called her up and told her I'd be over early since I got off an hour earlier than I thought I would. I changed clothes when I got home and headed to her house. We had planned to go to a place called "Burkholder Dutch Village", but when we arrived there were no cars in the parking lot and a sign in the window that read, "Sorry, We're Closed". So, we adjusted and headed over to the Taco Bell/ KFC in town. We both ordered a "5 buck box" and were surprised at how much food was in it. We ate and then she needed to put gas in her car, so it would be full (because she is leaving it for me to use while she is on a vacation for 2 weeks!). We went to Martins and got food and gasoline, and then headed back to her house. From there, I left and came back home.
That was my day, now on to the purpose of the title.
As you read yesterday, I was upset about the date and all that jazz. Well last night, I had a nightmare that my grandma (the only one I have left that was married to the grandpa I previously mentioned) died yesterday. It was one of those dreams that you wake up from and feel that your pillow is wet only to realize that you were crying. As I thought about the dream all day, I realized that if my grandma were to die soon, it would kill me. Then my mind surfed through the variety of dreams/nightmares that I've had and I made a realization. Nightmares are only nightmares because they play on your fears. When I was a kid, I had a nightmare that I was in a house, and these gorilla-sized spiders started to take over the house and I had no escape. I classified that as a nightmare because I HATE all bugs.
Maybe my realization is a no-brainer to most, but I'm writing to write what I think, and that is what I think.
Anyway, Hope you enjoyed, comment if you want.
Love in Christ, Jo
I went to work at 1030 today, which is mighty early compared to my normal time. I got there and started in the kitchen, but Emily (my boss) thought today would be a good day to have me work cashier. I did ok for it being my first time. I messed up a lot, but I blame that on working 7.5 hours the day before and not getting a lot of sleep. The first order I took, it was totaled at 11.43 and the man gave me 20.45. I was so focused on giving him the 2 cents back and making sure I hit the right buttons, I forgot to give him his other 8 dollars. I forgot a few things when delivering the orders, but the people were kind when they realized it and thankfully didn't yell at me. After about 2 hours of doing that, I went on break. After my break I worked in the kitchen until I was let off early (Thank God) at 5 instead of 6.
I have a weekly dinner with my Grandma, which I had to reschedule from the usual Friday night to tonight because I worked too late for a decent suppertime last night. Anyway, I called her up and told her I'd be over early since I got off an hour earlier than I thought I would. I changed clothes when I got home and headed to her house. We had planned to go to a place called "Burkholder Dutch Village", but when we arrived there were no cars in the parking lot and a sign in the window that read, "Sorry, We're Closed". So, we adjusted and headed over to the Taco Bell/ KFC in town. We both ordered a "5 buck box" and were surprised at how much food was in it. We ate and then she needed to put gas in her car, so it would be full (because she is leaving it for me to use while she is on a vacation for 2 weeks!). We went to Martins and got food and gasoline, and then headed back to her house. From there, I left and came back home.
That was my day, now on to the purpose of the title.
As you read yesterday, I was upset about the date and all that jazz. Well last night, I had a nightmare that my grandma (the only one I have left that was married to the grandpa I previously mentioned) died yesterday. It was one of those dreams that you wake up from and feel that your pillow is wet only to realize that you were crying. As I thought about the dream all day, I realized that if my grandma were to die soon, it would kill me. Then my mind surfed through the variety of dreams/nightmares that I've had and I made a realization. Nightmares are only nightmares because they play on your fears. When I was a kid, I had a nightmare that I was in a house, and these gorilla-sized spiders started to take over the house and I had no escape. I classified that as a nightmare because I HATE all bugs.
Maybe my realization is a no-brainer to most, but I'm writing to write what I think, and that is what I think.
Anyway, Hope you enjoyed, comment if you want.
Love in Christ, Jo
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