Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon

Can't imagine any better thing to do. Yeah, so it's been a really good day. First off, worship rocked my socks off this morning. It's so cool that I can hear it 2 or 3 times on Saturday but still be excited when I hear it Sunday morning. The whole feedback issue with Bob's mic was pretty nerve racking, but it worked out ok eventually.

Ok, so lunch. We came back here to the house, and I started cooking while Toolman and Homeslice just watched TV for a while. I started peeling potatoes, and Toolman asked if I needed any help, but I said no because there really wasn't anything else that needed to be done besides peeling potatoes. So then Blue Jacket came home right before it was done. So we all sat at the dining room table to eat and it was pretty good. I made Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, and corn. I was going to throw some biscuits in the oven, but I forgot. Anyway, we started eating and Toolman said it was pretty good, so that was good news that I didn't ruin it. Now he knows I can cook. :D After we were all done, I was putting the leftovers away...I gave some to Toolman so he could get a switch from campus food. As I was picking up everyone's plates to rinse them off, he walked over to the sink and I started to take his to rinse it but he said he would do it, so I let him. So then the four of us just sat at the table chatting for a little bit until Blue Jacket got up to do homework, then Homeslice got up to do something, so Toolman and I went out on the back porch and sat on our porch swing (which is where I'm sitting now). We ended up talking until about 4 o' clock. So we were out here for at least an hour to an hour and a half just chatting about roommates, high school, family, hair, etc. Nothing dramatic, just more general getting to know you kinda chat. So then when we realized what time it was, he said he needed to go get some stuff done, but before he left, he replaced the lightbulbs in our living room because the rest of us are too short to do it. Right before he left he just said that time flew by today...and time flies when you're having fun right?

So no big news...no big changes, but it was still good. There are a lot of times when this whole thing is driving me crazy because I don't know if he's interested in me or not...I don't know if anything will happen or if we'll just stay friends. I don't know...and I hate not knowing, but everyone around me keeps telling me that I just need to be patient, which I think I'm doing somewhat well. I'm not pushing anything. Last night I read this book I read a couple years ago called Lady in Waiting. There's a chapter called Lady of Patience, so I'll just have to read that whenever it's starting to drive me nuts.

In other news, it looks like Blue Jacket and I have found a place to live and we just might live with Homeslice and Bianca because Homeslice may stay in Dayton after all and Bianca rocks. So that would be really cool. We found a place that has 2 bedrooms and a full basement (so really 3 bedrooms) that will cost us $163.75 a piece. Pretty stinkin awesome in my opinion.

I also just applied for grad school at Wright State. I applied for the marriage and family counseling (M.A.) program. I need to take the GRE or the MAT, but I have a lot more time than I did if I would have applied to CBS.

So yeah, it's been an awesome day...I mean, a good meal, talking to a great guy, hanging out with awesome friends, gorgeous weather, and Ritter's frozen custard. You can't beat that. Well, I'm gonna go read some Philosphy stuff. I'll be seeing y'all.

God bless!

Pepto

Sweetness

Ok, I know what you all want to hear, so I'll just get to the point because it's late, and I'm tired.
Yes, I saw Toolman today. He saw me in the lobby area and came up to talk to me, and we talked for quite a bit about classes, our weekends, etc. Real Life was starting before we finally decided to sit down, and yes, we sat together again. :D So Real Life was pretty awesome, it would take a while to tell you all about it, but towards the end they did a slide show from our trip to New Orleans. Right as they were starting it I turned to him and said that I was going back and that I wanted to take a group from the church (for those of you who don't know I'm going to be working on planning a trip to New Orleans for Bethany where the only cost involved is the cost of gas to get down there). So he said, "you would happen to be going around July 16th would you?" So I said, "I don't know. Why?" "Because I'm going back there then with my church. It was one of the first things I did when I got back. I was just like 'I have to go back there.'" So how stinkin AWESOME is that? There were also like three or four times through the course of the evening that we said the same thing at the same time...almost like finishing each other's thought...it was weird. It gets better though.

After Real Life was over, we parted ways for a little bit. He was talking to a friend of his, and I was talking to a couple friends of mine. Then when we were on our way out, he and I were walking together and just talking. He said he wasn't going to go to happy hour because it's been a rough week because of school. Then we started talking about school, and how he likes to do a lot of hands-on work which lead us to talking about Habitat for Humanity (backflash: last week I told him that I applied to volunteer with Habitat because I enjoyed the New Orleans trip so much, and he said that he was thinking about doing the same thing). Well, the Habitat thing doesn't look like it's going to work out too well because they need people during the week and neither of us can do it, so he wants to find some way to raise money to help people out by painting houses or fixing up stuff for them for free (just like we did in New Orleans) around here. Cool, istn't it? That lead us into just talking about how awesome it is to serve the Lord and how when you're doing it in a big way especially (like the trip) all the worries and troubles just fade away because you're not focusing on yourself anymore. All this somehow lead us into talking about Bethany and how much we both like it because it's so personal and everyone is genuine and that kind of stuff. So I'm pretty certain he'll be a regular at Bethany as long as he's here for school. I must say that my interest in him grows everytime I talk to him because everytime I talk to him I discover more and more that he is a strong man of God who wants to serve people and serve Christ. What more can you ask for?

So yeah, even though he said he wanted to go home to get some rest we still ended up talking for like 20 minutes after that, and I'm going to fix a nice lunch for him after church on Sunday. I figured he was tired of campus food, so I thought it be nice to cook a good meal for him plus it's a good chance to spend more time with him. And it's not like I asked him out on a date or anything, so it all works out quite well. By the way, he's growing a goatee...and I like it.

So there it is. There's lots more going on...stuff like planning the New Orleans trip, applying to grad school for marriage and family counseling, classes are going well, roommate relationships are going well. Things are going quite well right now, so I'm just waiting for that attack. I definitely need to spend some more time in the word since it is the sword of the spirit. It's a good weapon for spiritual warfare. In the meantime, I'm doing my best to enjoy what I have now.
I hope all is well with all of my avid readers. I love you all, and I'm praying for everyone. Peace out.

God bless!

Pepto

Sorry it's been a while

Yeah, I've gotten really bad about updating lately. I'm sorry for all you avid readers. All is well in the world of Pepto. Spring quarter is in full swing, and it's not that bad. It's kinda rough having a total of about 35 hours of work and school spread over just 4 days every week, but it's really nice to have Fridays off. Today was great. I got to hang out with Monkey for a while. We went to the park and then just came back here and watched a movie. After she left, I cut the front yard for the first time this year then I cleaned up the back patio and cleaned up the branches laying all over our backyard. I was going to cut the grass back there, but the ground was really wet so I decided not to. Instead I just relaxed on our porch swing until it started raining. Then I just read and watched a couple movies. Yeah, I'm sure this is so exciting to read.

ANYWAY, my classes are going pretty well. I have to do a lot of reading for a couple classes, but no big deal. My course load this quarter is much lighter than it was last quarter. I've also been working 15+ hours a week. I've finally been doing inventory control...a job I've been wanting for nearly 2 years. It's a lot of work, but at least it gives me some more hours and I'm not just sitting doing nothing. Plus I can leave early if I need to.

In other news, I'm going to North Carolina next weekend to visit my parents and go to the beach. It'll be a nice break since I didn't actually get a "break" over Spring Break. Most of you know that I was thinking about asking Toolman to go, but I decided against it. It's too soon. Maybe if I go again in a couple months, then I'll ask because it would be really cool for him to be able to see the ocean for the first time. I've also decided that I want to try to get involved with Habitat for Humanity. I enjoyed doing all that contruction kind of stuff in Louisiana and ever since then I've wanted to find a way to help people in that capacity all the time. So yeah, not only do I want to get involved, but I'd really like to get some people from Bethany in on it too. I really want people to think of Bethany as a church that serves people in the name of Christ. So I'm gonna try, and we'll see how it goes.

Ok, now to the part you're all actually reading this for. I purposefully put it at the end to make sure you read the whole thing. Everything's going fine with Toolman. Nothing significant has happened, we're not officially dating or anything, but we're still hanging out and getting to know each other. I must say that I was so totally stoked that he showed up at church Sunday morning without me even prompting him to come. Not only that, but he came to the Crucible as well. He seems like he's interested in coming to Bethany regularly because he said he really likes it and hasn't really had a set church around here. So cool beans. I saw him at Real Life last night and he sat with me. :D It's kinda weird though because people are starting to give us that "what's going on here" kind of look. Doesn't bother me too much. We went to happy hour again and I let him drive around in the parking lot for more practice. He did much better this time. It was a lot of fun. The only downside to all of this is that there is almost always other people around. Which isn't all that bad, but it seemed like the little time that we did have alone, we both opened up a little bit more. He said he would go hiking with me this weekend, but he was going home to visit his family which also means he won't be at church this Sunday, plus I won't see him at Real Life Thursday because I'll be on my way to NC. Maybe I'll see him at some point during the week.

So there's the update. I hope it didn't let you down. Keep praying for the whole situation, and I will keep you posted. I'm gonna spend the rest of my evening relaxing so I can get some stuff done tomorrow. I love ya ladies!!

God bless!

Pepto