Same sunset as the previous post but a few minutes later. Yes, I pulled over twice. If only I’d been going south… I love how you can juuuust see the sun touching the water.

So yeah… you can see part of the car in the picture but whatever. And yes, I’m pulled over on the side of the highway.

So yeah… you can see part of the car in the picture but whatever. And yes, I’m pulled over on the side of the highway.

But there must be a real giving up of the self. You must throw it away “blindly” to so speak… Submit to death, death of your ambitions and favourite wishes every day and death of your whole body in the end: submit with every fibre of your being, and you will find eternal life. Keep back nothing. Nothing that you have not given away will be really yours… Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.

I love this quote by C.S. Lewis. Shaylyn had this up on her wall when we were in Minnesota and I sort of adopted it. Sometimes I get so caught up in “me, me, me”… “i, i, i”… “i want, i wish, i need”… “i have, i don’t have”… and then you know, I have a blog, and a facebook, and a LiveJournal, and all of these other things that let me just get so wound up in my own self. It’s not cute.

But there must be a real giving up of the self. You must throw it away “blindly” to so speak… Submit to death, death of your ambitions and favourite wishes every day and death of your whole body in the end: submit with every fibre of your being, and you will find eternal life. Keep back nothing. Nothing that you have not given away will be really yours… Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.

I love this quote by C.S. Lewis. Shaylyn had this up on her wall when we were in Minnesota and I sort of adopted it. Sometimes I get so caught up in “me, me, me”… “i, i, i”… “i want, i wish, i need”… “i have, i don’t have”… and then you know, I have a blog, and a facebook, and a LiveJournal, and all of these other things that let me just get so wound up in my own self. It’s not cute.

I no longer have 14 primary kids. I have six. They decided last week to split up my class. It makes sense and I knew it was coming but it makes me a little sad. Sure, there’s less chaos and fewer trips to the bathroom but still… I liked them all. Tyler had a complete and total breakdown when his mom told him he couldn’t sit in my row any more. He had to be taken out 3 times before he’d sit with his class. Isaac was fine sitting with his new teacher until we got up to go to class and he was told he couldn’t come with me. Isaac is a silent crier which just makes it sadder. Do I sound like a jerk if I say that as bad as I felt for them I was a little happy/relieved that they at least liked my class. Everyone else is settling in okay including me. Except… Isaac is no longer speaking to me. He will barely even look at me! I got an accidental cheeky smile from him once but that’s it. I mentioned it to his mom and she said that he was just so hurt that he wasn’t in my class anymore. Oh the drama of Primary.

In other news Harlow threw up six times last night. Poor puppy. I can’t figure out why.. it didn’t look like she ate anything weird. (Sorry if that’s gross)

Today went by really fast! I didn’t even get a Sunday nap in.

the selection of books in the photo makes me laugh

I forgot to mention the Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicked off last night. And guess who had tickets? Me! Free, courtesy of my boss. The opening night movie was Nothing But the Truth and it was excellent. It starred Kate Beckinsale, Vera Farmiga, Alan Alda, Angela Bassett, David Schwimmer, Matt Dillon, and Noah Wyle. It was fun going to the Arlington Theatre too – I hadn’t been in years, but it’s a really cool (huge) theatre.

After the movie we trooped down to Paseo Nuevo for the Gala. They had the entrances to the mall blocked off (since it’s an outdoor mall) and the place was packed. Lots of good food, good music and good fun.

I got home super late and still had to be up at 5 am for work. I’m dying. But it was worth it.

My friend from high school has a film showing tonight called Dead Horse Opera that I’m dying to see and then after that Kate Winslet is being honored and my boss said I could have tickets to that too… but I don’t know if I can handle two late nights in a row. Man, that made me sound OLD!

There are a few other movies/presentations next week that I’m going to try to go see too. Going to the Film Festival makes me feel fancy.

I forgot to mention the Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicked off last night. And guess who had tickets? Me! Free, courtesy of my boss. The opening night movie was Nothing But the Truth and it was excellent. It starred Kate Beckinsale, Vera Farmiga, Alan Alda, Angela Bassett, David Schwimmer, Matt Dillon, and Noah Wyle. It was fun going to the Arlington Theatre too – I hadn’t been in years, but it’s a really cool (huge) theatre.

After the movie we trooped down to Paseo Nuevo for the Gala. They had the entrances to the mall blocked off (since it’s an outdoor mall) and the place was packed. Lots of good food, good music and good fun.

I got home super late and still had to be up at 5 am for work. I’m dying. But it was worth it.

My friend from high school has a film showing tonight called Dead Horse Opera that I’m dying to see and then after that Kate Winslet is being honored and my boss said I could have tickets to that too… but I don’t know if I can handle two late nights in a row. Man, that made me sound OLD!

There are a few other movies/presentations next week that I’m going to try to go see too. Going to the Film Festival makes me feel fancy.

It’s raining today. Boo. I guess the 70 + weather couldn’t last forever.

I’m really working on my 101 in 1001 goal to cook more and use my recipe books more. Last night I made chicken escalope with parsley and capers. It was sooooo good. The recipe is from Apples for Jam. A few nights ago I made potatoes with rosemary and sage. YUM!

Tonight I’m going to try this recipe. I’m not sure how I feel about the peanut butter in the soup but a friend made it and she swore it was amazing. And I always believe her. So we’ll see…

I’ve also decided to give up soda. (again… yes I know… ) I realized the other night when I got in my car and drove several miles just to get one that I’ve quite possible become addicted. So as of today I’m 3 days clean. I only really miss it when I eat something salty but as long as I brush my teeth right away and/or have some gum handy I’m fine. And I feel good.

Last night I got ALL of my ironing done while watching American Idol. I’m excited for this season and I was excited to see Joanna Pacitti auditioning. But watching American Idol is just not as fun if you don’t have a Billie and a Brian to watch it with.

Okay… back to work I guess!