A Few Ramblings

Nicole and I celebrated Katie's birthday by serenading her at midnight last Tuesday. Because we are fasting and could not bring her a cake, we (of course) stuck her candles in a banana. We also found some old balloons that said "Happy 15th Birthday." Nicole used a sharpie to change them to 21th. Overall, the night was quite a success and Katie was VERY surprised. Happy 21th Birthday, Katie!!





The next evening we celebrated Gaby's birthday at Red Robins.
Thank the Lord for endless baskets of french fries!




Robbie and a few of his friends were in town this weekend. I had a lot of fun hanging out with them here at the house. If you missed him, he'll be back for Easter. Hopefully he will update his blog in the meantime so we can hear more about Joshua.

The highlight of my weekend was my Chinese waitress at Souplantation. Her American name is Jenny, so we instantly connected (Robbie's friends could not believe that was the first time we met). Not long after we met, she decided to sing Happy Birthday to me in Chinese - no, it's not my birthday ... but the song was awesome! I asked her if she attended church and she did - she has even been to my church a few times! She was excited to proclaim her love for Jesus and to call us her brothers and sisters. So, if you stop by Souplantation, be sure to say hello to Jenny and ask her to sing a Chinese worship song for you.

If you don't already know, Fiona (like Fiona from Shrek) now has a blog.
Nicole is next ... I'll let you know when she completes hers.

In other news, I learned how to ride a unicycle this week!
Actually ... that's not true. But, it sounded exciting.
(click here for a video of a true cyclist)

I've come to the conclusion that everything is more fun in a hat. Joy and I have decided to make hat wearing a way of life (or maybe just hat photos). If you'd like to be a part of this, please send me your hat pictures and I will post them all in one spectacular post!
Here's a photo to motivate you ... (check out the feathers on mine!)




Have you heard of blind R&B/jazz artist, Raul Midon?
Jael played some of his songs for me and I think he has a great sound.
You can listen to his album and read his biography on amazon.

So, I've been car shopping for the last few weeks. To quote myself, "this is a big step in a woman's life!" I am excited to drive a brand new car (Toyota Camry) that does not beep everytime I brake, or randomly lose hubcaps. However, I will be sad to say goodbye to my trusty minivan (a.k.a. "Big Red"). Perhaps I will host a goodbye party (you are invited).

One last question, what sort of beast left this on my windshield?? SICK!



PS: All posted photos of the elderly are dedicated to Miss Joy Veale.