Most of the time, we see things in black & white, or maybe shades of gray (see Laura & Lara's blogs about church!). And there are other colors in our world - the sky is blue, the grass is green, dirt is brown. But there are so many colors in our world!! The sky can really be blue, white, gray, purple, pink, orange, red, yellow, and many shades and combinations of colors. The grass can be green, brown, or a mix. Trees - do you know how many different shades of green there are?! And what about the water? On the lake last night with Scott, I thoroughly enjoyed soaking up the colors of the world last night. The trees were majestic and colorful - even though they were all basically the same colors (brown & green). The sky was lit up with all the shades of the setting sun - from a beautiful purple-ish color to the deepening blue as the sun went down. The deep blue of the sky was soon joined by the many twinkling stars. The lake was every color around it - blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, brown, red. One of the stars was really bright (oh wait - that was the navigation light!). The wind blew softly through the trees, on the water, through my shorter hair. It felt cool - which was the reason I had a blanket! But it felt almost like a brush of God's hand - light, airy, saying, "I am here." The beauty of the evening was breathtaking.
So here's my next situation for you. I'm not known as a big talker (most of the time!). Sometimes, it's really hard for me to open up and say what it on my mind. And then, when I do open my mouth, it is usually at the wrong time, saying the wrong thing! ARGH!!! So I think a lot of things that I don't say. And I have this list of questions - but I can never think of any when I'm actually in Scott's presence (he must short circuit my brain). Or, if I do, I think, "oh that sounds so silly." So, what can I do about this? I know we need to talk about stuff instead of just starring into each other's eyes - however fun that can be. If you have suggestions, please post a comment (that's a good way to get some comments to check & see if you actually read - and I need the help!!!).
Additional information updated 5-17:
Okay, so I left out part of the fun from Monday night! And since Scott asked what Mom and Laura said about it...I'll tell the "rest of the story" as Paul Harvey would say!
We took a picnic to the lake on Monday night! I had food left from the week-end, so we made wraps at my house and took chips, cookies (Sexton Foods has really good cookies!!!!), baby carrots. Simple but good. Anyway, we went out on the lake, cruised a bit before finding a nice shady spot and anchoring. Yeah, we sat around and talked and cuddled. He had his ipod playing on the radio and we listened to Michael Buble and ol' blue eyes (Frank Sinatra). And we danced under the stars. We moved the boat to catch the last of the sunset (beautiful!) and then watched the stars come out. And out. We stayed on the lake until about 10pm before finally moving - we hated to leave since we were having such fun! So there you have it - Scott will want to know what you think about the dancing under the stars.....
Tuesday night, we went to.....the airport and picked up his Dad. We did have a nice chat on the way - I found out that he would like to go back to Australia and live. We ended up at IHOP for a late snack. Wednesday, we went back to the lake so his Dad could experience "captain Scott" and the boat! We cruised and I got to drive (is that the right term or not?!?!) for a long time. We made it to a nice spot to watch the sunset before heading back. We dropped off Reet Cronk (she went with us too) and then went to find something to eat (it was 9:30 by then - luckily, I'd snacked!). We ended up at Chili's because all the other places that were open were filled with kids from the track meet.
So here's my next situation for you. I'm not known as a big talker (most of the time!). Sometimes, it's really hard for me to open up and say what it on my mind. And then, when I do open my mouth, it is usually at the wrong time, saying the wrong thing! ARGH!!! So I think a lot of things that I don't say. And I have this list of questions - but I can never think of any when I'm actually in Scott's presence (he must short circuit my brain). Or, if I do, I think, "oh that sounds so silly." So, what can I do about this? I know we need to talk about stuff instead of just starring into each other's eyes - however fun that can be. If you have suggestions, please post a comment (that's a good way to get some comments to check & see if you actually read - and I need the help!!!).
Additional information updated 5-17:
Okay, so I left out part of the fun from Monday night! And since Scott asked what Mom and Laura said about it...I'll tell the "rest of the story" as Paul Harvey would say!
We took a picnic to the lake on Monday night! I had food left from the week-end, so we made wraps at my house and took chips, cookies (Sexton Foods has really good cookies!!!!), baby carrots. Simple but good. Anyway, we went out on the lake, cruised a bit before finding a nice shady spot and anchoring. Yeah, we sat around and talked and cuddled. He had his ipod playing on the radio and we listened to Michael Buble and ol' blue eyes (Frank Sinatra). And we danced under the stars. We moved the boat to catch the last of the sunset (beautiful!) and then watched the stars come out. And out. We stayed on the lake until about 10pm before finally moving - we hated to leave since we were having such fun! So there you have it - Scott will want to know what you think about the dancing under the stars.....
Tuesday night, we went to.....the airport and picked up his Dad. We did have a nice chat on the way - I found out that he would like to go back to Australia and live. We ended up at IHOP for a late snack. Wednesday, we went back to the lake so his Dad could experience "captain Scott" and the boat! We cruised and I got to drive (is that the right term or not?!?!) for a long time. We made it to a nice spot to watch the sunset before heading back. We dropped off Reet Cronk (she went with us too) and then went to find something to eat (it was 9:30 by then - luckily, I'd snacked!). We ended up at Chili's because all the other places that were open were filled with kids from the track meet.
5 comments:
Well, maybe you could start by not doing your questioning at the lake in such a romantic setting. ha ha ha
Seriously, just get to know him better. Maybe ask him some questions about his growing up, his likes and dislikes, what did he think about that point in the sermon, etc. You didn't list your questions, but I assume it's stuff like: do you want kids, how is your relationship with God, etc. You don't have to get all the answers in one sitting.
Maybe a good place to do it is when you're driving somewhere. That way you can have a conversation, but you both have other places to look than into the depth of each other's eyes. Unless you like it quiet, you're forced to talk about something! I had to ride for 2.5 hours in a car with my father-in-law (but no one else-well, Emily was asleep), and I got to know him better in that 2.5 hours than I had in the previous 10 years or so. All I did was ask him questions, about his growing up, about his mom (who died when he was 18) and dad, about how he met Brenda, what he liked about her (he said there was just something about those eyes), about playing basketball, about John when he was little, etc. He probably wished I'd go to sleep or at least be quiet, but I enjoyed getting to know him better. :-) Hope this helps.
Laura
Good ideas, Laura! Ya gotta drive almost an hour to get to the lake, so there's your car time. 2 hours. Don't be afraid to be yourself--to ask the questions on your heart. I have a feeling you hold a lot of yourself in reserve--waiting for that perfect someone you'll be able to "tell all" to. Problem is, there is no "perfect" someone except Jesus Christ. If you find a good human who you can talk with and share the journey of life with in an open and honest way, that's what it's all about. Dating is fun. Don't let fear stand in your way. Just be you and share your walk with him. As him about his. Share your comfort zones, but also share your dreams.
'gasp' You danced!?! You better be glad you're not a Harding student any more. ;-) ha ha ha Sounds like a fun evening. You poor single girl. We all feel so sorry for you and your dancing under the stars, your boating fun, and your exotic vacations. :-)
Love ya!
Laura
So is Scott from Australia?
If so, I'm gonna have to 2nd Laura on how sorry we feel for ya. Cuz if he sounds like Mel Gibson, then you'd better keep dancing on that boat and never stop!!!!
Love you!
Lara
Lara-
No, Scott is from Florida. But he's spent several years in Australia. Looks like you've stirred up some things on your blog.....Sounds pretty interesting to me!
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