Out of hiding

I decided to play hooky over the weekend. Instead of hanging out with my friends, or doing homework, or really doing anything I was "supposed" to do, I hid out for 24 hours and had a "Bethe Day" all to myself. It was glorious. Not necessarily exciting... I did all of those things I never do... I vacuumed underneath my bed, cleaned floorboards, organized my closet, hooked up a printer (okay, friend Kevin stopped by to do that), went to the grocery store, and I even finally bought the hardware to hang the curtains that I bought back on January 1. From Friday night (when I watched Twilight... while eating Parisian chocolates... my perfect evening) until Saturday night, I did my best to regain control of my out-of-control life. I de-stressed, recharged my batteries, and it was fantastic. Today, I was ready to face the world once again, with a new energy, a revitalized spirit, and a positive attitude.

And thanks to everyone who checked in on me to make sure I was okay. I'm absolutely fine. I love to live a life filled with adrenaline and projects and "stuff," and it only takes me a day or so to recharge my batteries for quite awhile. Oh yeah, and I'm getting a massage tomorrow night, which means I'm good for another month or two.

Today I played flag football with my friends from church and enjoyed an absolutely beautiful afternoon at the park. Have I mentioned how fantastic my church is? Really... it's pretty darn special.  

I also wanted to post a photo from my neighborhood supper club, which met last Thursday at Sister Sarah's house. At the moment I feel like my life is one long episode of Friends (except my life is G-rated)... there are a few moments in life that I wish I could bottle, or take a photo of, and freeze forever. My current group of friends are one of those... I have been inundated with cool people to hang out with, and I realize that it's an absolute blessing. Just last year I was praying fervently for God to bring me a few close friends, and instead he decided to open up the floodgates. I am so blessed. Here's a photo of just a few of the folks who came to our monthly neighborhood dinner last week.

Okay, enough rambling for one night. I'm off to tackle a 300 page book that I need to read by Thursday (does anybody know if there's a Cliffs Notes for The Razor's Edge? Because that book is B-O-R-I-N-G). Time to dust off those rusty speed reading skills.