weather, week-end, and good stuff

Good evening friends & family. What a week of weather - I've walked at the park TWICE!!! Super duper springy weather is nice, even when it rains (because we always need the moisture - just ask the farmers!). I'm enjoying the springy temps too - not too hot and not too cold. Just right.

Elissa and I had a great time together. We didn't do a whole lot - we did enjoy the snow, eating at Cookie Basket (good thing she found money in her jacket or we'd have been washing dishes!), cookies from the Key Lime Cottage, multiple trips to Walgreen's, sitting around the living room drinking tea, looking through pictures, sharing pictures, eating out (we didn't want to cook!) at Brick Oven Pizza and Mimi's Cafe. And of course, seeing MICHAEL BUBLE!!! The opening group was Naturally 7 and they were really good. Check them out! Then, it was a 30 minute wait on Michael, but that was okay. We had some good conversation while waiting!!! Michael can put on a great concert - fun, casual, and lots of great music! Well worth the wait and a night to remember.

I'm working on my grad presentation for my grad class - podcasting for teachers! Lots of interesting things out there. I downloaded a bunch of stuff to my new ipod and listened to it while walking this evening. Sure made my walk go fast! That, and the good music too.

If you've ever had to wear glasses, you'll know what I'm talking about here. Remember when you got your first pair of glasses? Remember when you went outside and looked around, and actually saw leaves on the trees instead of just green blobs? You know that "aha!" feeling when you finally get something? Or maybe when the fog cleared and you could see where you were going? Maybe you'd call it an epiphany, a clearing, or just what some glasses can do for you. Whatever you call it, it's a cool feeling. I still remember my big red glasses. I could barely walk on the sidewalk as we were leaving the eye doctor's office. But I looked up and saw so many individual little green leaves on the trees. I was like, "Wow!" I wonder how long it had been since I had seen that (how bad were my eyes?!?!). Anyway, after a few dates with someone (Mr. Pirate - see future Laura blog post), being on eharmony, after processing a few of the other guys I've dated, I had that cool feeling of "ohhhhh!" I was typing up yet another answer to the eharmony question, "what are you looking for in a mate?" As I was typing my "regular" answer, I thought, "that really just sounds like Calvin." I've known Calvin since 2005. We officially met at spring sing 2005 after "meeting" on churchofchristsingles.com. We dated a few months. Even after we broke up, we were still good friends. We'd hang out, email, and keep in touch. So I emailed him again. He must be a saint to be so patient with me. Long story short - we're now dating again and it's even more fun this time. He makes me smile. He treats me so well and he's such a gentleman - a trusting man of God. We're going to picnic tomorrow - depending on the weather. Drive around the country roads, enjoy each other's company. I'm sure it will be another fun day, another memory made.

Hope you have a great week-end!