Guess who?

Dereck and I got called to teach the Sunbeams (children age 3) class at church. One of the other teachers gave a lesson that required us to turn in baby pictures and the kids had to guess who everyone was. It was so funny looking through our old pictures. It goes to show you that things don't really change that much...

Dr. Ben Carson

Kijuana had the good fortune to meet Dr. Carson during her trip to San Diego earlier this month. He spoke at the conference that she helped put together. I have always loved his miraculous story and was especially inspired reading his book, Gifted Hands, growing up. I was worried when she told me that she shook his hand, because his hands are truly a magical part of the surgical work that he does. I advised her not to squeeze too tightly!

One quote from his website that I liked was this -

"'Thinking big" means opening our horizons, reaching for new possibilities in our lives, being open to whatever God has in store for us on the road ahead. "

Anyway, he is someone that I have always admired and so I was very jealous that she got to meet him and thought I would share.

My trickster husband

Dereck thinks he's sooo funny. He has scared me twice in the last week. The first one was really good.
It was Sunday afternoon. We were both in our lounge clothes, aka pajamas, and we hear a knock at the door. I bolted upstairs, but I hear Dereck open the door and talking to someone. Then he came upstairs and whispered, you gotta come downstairs, it's someone from church, but I can' t remember their names! I was mortified, not only did I look a fright, but our apartment was a wreck. I had sewing stuff everywhere, Dereck had been reading the paper and it was scattered about, we hadn't cleaned up our dinner dishes, you get the idea. So, I throw on a pair of jeans and a normal shirt (I can hear him, she'll be down in a minute) and go downstairs to find him laughing hysterically because nobody is there. Apparently a delivery person got the wrong address....
I got punked.

Number 2 -
I got home from work and he was home and could apparently hear me come and decided to hide behind the door. So, when I closed the door he was there. He didn't jump or anything, but I literally almost peed my pants. I was mad at him for the whole night. Seriously, who does that?

The Blind Leading the Blind...literally

Yesterday I saw the coolest thing. There was a man and woman, they looked like they could have been a couple. Probably in their 50's or 60's. The interesting thing was that were both blind! They had walking sticks in one hand and were holding hands with their other hands. I am so amazed at how blind people navigate this city. Truly incredible to watch!

The purse war

I do love to blog, but sometimes my posts may seem trite. For example: This morning on the train, I had a purse war with this lady. Here is the scene, we were both standing up with our backs to eachother in the middle of the isle hanging onto the poles above where people are sitting, so in front of both of us are people sitting down. My purse is swung forward a little bit so it was under my arm and her arm was by herside and her purse was positioned so that everytime she would shift, move or otherwise her purse was like ramming into my back, so I adjusted mine so it would alert her that there is a person there who does NOT enjoy having a purse rammed into her back first thing in the morning. I mean, the space is small people. Be aware that you are not alone in the train. Give me a break. Of couse we never spoke, just kept adjusting our purses and pretending to read....
Just think, I could be writing about IMUS, Darfur, or global warming. oh well.

TOPSHOP

I finally got my topshop order!!!! So cute! Highly recommend shopping there. Just beware of the exchange rate... :)

Lunch at the Shake Shack

Today my husband met me for lunch and we decided to go to the Shake Shack! It was fun, but way too cold for that nonsense. After standing in line for about 30 min, we brought the shack back to my office because there was no way we could have sat outside and ate. In the sun, it's kind of warm, but there is still a cool breeze. But, nonetheless, it was a fun way to break up the day. I have been getting home super late these past few nights, so it was nice being able to see him during daylight hours. Sorry, no pictures to prove it actually happened. :)

Happy Easter!