Flowers, a Crown, a Hobo, and Old Friends

I have fallen behind, friends, and it's been hard to get myself back on the horse again. I was posting so frequently there at first. Maybe I'm more of a sprinter than a marathon runner? Maybe I'm putting too much pressure on myself to say something witty and entertaining. Well, I can sum up the highlights of this week with the following 4 events:

• I got flowers from my boss for Administrative Assistant's Day. I was so surprised and felt very special! This is where I'd insert a picture if I had a digital camera. Darn.
• JJ and I got to go to a Casting Crowns concert for free because a friend gave us some tickets! And they were good seats too! Nicole Nordeman was there as well. I really enjoyed it, although it took my ears quite awhile to recover from all that NOISE!
• A very good friend, we'll call him Spazzy McGee, came to visit this week. He had been helping with the rebuilding in New Orleans and caught a few rides to make his way to Abilene. We did a little karaoke one night with him and some other friends so I got my "fix". He's just been making his way around the state visiting various friends, catching a ride when he can and taking the good old Greyhound too. It was great to have him here, especially with us still being so new in town.
• I have gotten in touch with a few old friends. One from my time as a missionary intern in Mexico City and two from elementary school (we figured out that it's been 22 years since we've seen each other). I got in touch with all of them in a really cool "isn't it a small world" kind of way and that made it a really nice surprise.

I will weigh in tomorrow and this will be the official end of my short-term goal. Here's where I was on Wednesday:




So it looks like I won't be making my goal, unless by some miracle I lose 3 lbs. by tomorrow, BUT I will persevere! Look out fat cells, you're toast!