24 October 2007

They Might Be Busy

Wahoo! We went to the They Might Be Giants concert last Friday. I really enjoyed it! There was so much energy in the room. It was held at the Roxy in the theatre district of Boston. It is a smaller venue, so you feel really close to the performers.

In between preparing for my mother in law's visit and working, I have found time to enjoy the fall leaves. Oh, how I love all the colors. The combination of red, yellow and orange all on one leaf really catches my eye. Stitch likes to chase the leaves. His favorite days are the windy ones where the leaves are flying away from him and he has to run to get them. What a silly puppy. Fall is definately present in New England. Nippy mornings heat to warm middays which turn to crisp cool afternoons.

I was called to team teach the 3-4 year olds at church. What a great age. They are so open to what you are telling them, even with short attention spans. They are also very rowdy. I'm hoping they will calm down a little when we start church at 9 am instead of 3:30 pm. If not, oh well. They are still fun.

18 October 2007

My Birthday

My birthday was great! Nick surprised me with a new 2 GB memory card for my camera and a new scrapbook to go with it. The scrapbook is Tinkerbell in honor of my Disney World trip this December with my family. Nick unfortunately doesn't have the PTO to go. My Aunt will be there too. Very exciting. At work I received a present that my Visiting Teacher dropped off. It was way cute-a pair of slipper socks, some fresh cookies, and some hot chocolate. It was neat because in answering who gave that to me, I was able to mention the church without being preachy. I like moments when missionary work just falls into life. It happens often in Boston. Not drinking coffee in a Dunkin' Donuts happy town, and doing something on weekends besides going to bars and getting drunk adds to the 'mystery' of who I am. I like the position also of giving just a few tidbits or facts about the church, and if they want more letting the missionaries do their job.

After work we caught the T into Boston and went to P.F. Changs. I love their lettuce wraps! The crisp, cool taste of lettuce against the slightly spicy, crunchy warm inside. We also had beef with broccoli, vegetable coconut curry vegetables, chicken lo mein and steamed brown rice. I love that they serve brown rice. It's nice to be able to find brown rice easier and easier.

After dessert of fried chocolate sticks dipped in caramel peanut butter sauce we wandered over to Barnes and Noble. I purchased "The Five Languages of Love". We covered part of it during our Eternal Marriage Institute Class, and I have been wanting to read it since. Nick bought the latest Nick Hornby and Harry Sherear.