My title is somewhat true, and also very confusing. Because the weather was sub-par this weekend, I chose to watch a lot of movies, and apparently I chose very terrifying ones. I saw Jaws for the first time this weekend (yes, you can be shocked... everyone else always is) but honestly... I have a hard time believing that "scary movies" are, fact, scary if they are old. But I am wrong. Very very wrong.
So Jaws somehow is able to capture that fear of sharks and how they lurk all creepily in the water and put it into a movie. No super special effects, but they sure have blood and people disappearing. Oh yah, and a crazy giant shark that will eat your boat to get you. Um, remind me to NEVER swim in the ocean because ocean-town mayors cannot be trusted!
I also chose to watch the new movie Gravity with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Now I'm afraid of space as well. C'mon Houston... you're telling me you KNEW there was debris heading their way going the speed of a bullet, and instead of being on the cautious side, you choose to just "see how it goes and keep you posted"? Idiocracy. Puh-lease. I'd be back in that ship so fast. Not that it would have helped... okay, maybe that's a spoiler? Not really... it's like within the first 20 minutes of the movie. But I'll stop giving details. Either way, no. No no no. Space is NOT my friend. Too big, too open, and there seems to be a LOT of spinning. I'd barf in my suit.
Anyway, there was more to my weekend than movies. I re-evaluated my health status (I like to check my measurements, weight, BMI, and body fat percentage every 6 months or so just to get an idea of what's REALLY happening to my body). It's easy to look in a mirror and be like, I don't look any different. But it's not the case. I've lost inches everywhere on my body, and 5% body fat since January! So changes are happening and it's exciting. :) Now if I can just drop a pant size... and get a six pack... and sculpted arms. Haha okay, I know, that's not realistic but the pant size would be ideal.
This weekend we also had a joint birthday party for Nate, Holly, and myself. We decided to bring Evelyn and Henry, and we found out that V now gets car-sick. Barf. Omg. Let's just say cottage cheese is ruined for me for the time being. Eesh. Poor little thing. She was terrified and crying and I couldn't hold her cuz she was covered. Luckily Holly is smart and packed a second outfit and we made it to the party. We got the stuff in the wash and then enjoyed a night with friends, cake, ice cream, and laughs while we watched kids... be kids. :)
My dad is also almost done with rehab! For those of you who don't know, my dad entered a rehab facility earlier in September for alcohol addiction. It had gotten pretty bad. I'll spare you of all the insane details, but it's important that he NEVER drinks again. Sounds drastic? well no. When you've been an addict for a long long long time, your liver basically pickles and could just give out at any time. So it's imperative he stops immediately. Getting back into the real world is hard though. I mean you don't have meetings and doctors helping you through the process, so we need to make sure to be a strong support system. I also wanted to do a big shout out to everyone who prayed for him because I think it really helped and it was amazing to see people come together for him. Even people who don't KNOW him. Remarkable.
I also got to have my third bible study with Justin. It was nothing short of amazing. So we're currently going through Mark Driscoll's Real Marriage series because it's amazing and it's a good pre marital series (so is The Peasant Princess if you are interested folks!) Yes. I know. I'm not married. I get it. I already know people think I'm ridiculous, but I'm not embarrassed to be taking these measures with Justin. The divorce rate in this world is nuts and I'm taking the steps to make sure we have a great marriage and our ready for reality and the harshness of it. Anyway, we ended up getting on the topic of theology and some really big questions (does God know the future? Is there free will? What made Noah a "good" man? why was he chosen for greatness? and so forth) and it was a good heap of spiritual intimacy. And can I just say that this is even better than any other type of intimacy. Honestly. I feel closer to him and I love being able to talk about important topics with him, especially because he's incredibly passionate in this area (weird... I guess that's why he's in seminary). We ended up talking for at least 2 hours on the sermon and theology, and I am happy!
Alright, work is calling my name.
Always,
A
No comments:
Post a Comment