life has been busy, but not altogether that exciting.
i spent easter weekend preparing for sunday’s lesson on the feeding of the 5,000 and the bread of life sermon. i haven’t taught in over a month due to some travel, and other miscellaneous events (ie general conference), and needless to say, it was not something i was looking forward to.
i was rewarded after church, however, when i got the chance to spend some time with an old friend. emily and i used to be in the singles ward together, then she got married and moved away, and i….didn’t. three children later (two of them twins!) and we were finally in the same place at the same time. i got to see her children for the first time, and they were darling! i also learned that emily is an avid blog reader (yay!), so i had less than expected to catch her up on! nonetheless, we laughed, we reminisced, and we talked about the future.
it was fabulous to finally have an opportunity to reconnect in person!
as far as the rest of the week goes...
my adventures in dating should be turned into a sitcom, and i'm learning to laugh at them, while simultaneously saying 'wtf?'
i had a pretty powerful father's blessing this week, which has had significant impact.
i decided to take a trip to raleigh to visit julie and colby this weekend, and confirmed that they would allow me to come.
kate and kendyl's move to nashville will be happening on the 27th of this month, and it appears dad and i will be road tripping it with her to get her settled in. i got the 'invite' because my mother is already a disaster, and did not want to spend 20 hours in a truck bawling the entire time. i don't know that i will be much better.
and i’ve spent a great deal of time working, as next weekend (the 21st) is my biggest event of the year. many of you will remember the trauma that this event caused last year. i am happy to report that this year will not be a repeat.
we (and by we, i mean i) have refined our rsvp processes. we (still just me) have changed the venue to minimize access points and enforce security. we (an actual ‘we’) have subcontracted labor, which means in theory, i may not be running around like a chicken with my head cut off.
i found and bought a dress online--which is usually one of the greatest stressors of all. it is always a challenge to find a formal dress with sleeves, so this year i got on the stick early. it's a darling dress and it has been dropped off at the tailor's for some de-poofifying (so, i made up a word, big deal). since i am not a size 0, it doesn't look quite like this on me, but you get the idea:
my attempts at finding a suitable date have come to naught, as a result of my need for a date i can easily ditch if need be. nonetheless, i am going all out this year and having my hair done. i figure that it is possible that this is the last biggest event i may ever plan. who knows what the future holds and what kind of opportunities will present themselves, but for all intents and purposes, this is, at the very least, my farewell tour here. any other events that come my way in the next couple of months will be dwarfed by this 4,000 person party. and as costanza says, you go out on a high note.
at this point, the party stressor causing the biggest increase in heart rate and blood pressure is actually a video piece that i have to be involved in, or rather, am the subject of. we have a 'company tv station' that appears in all our buildings throughout the country, and they--the great inimitable 'they' (name that movie)--have decided that they want to do a feature segment about what it takes to plan the spring gala...complete with before and after interviews of yours truly. in addition, it would seem that the night of the party i will be spending a lot of time with a camera crew, while they film me picking my nose. huh? i don't pick my nose. ewww.
i tried to explain that while i think a 'behind the scenes' look at the party is a great idea, it's not really behind the scenes if i actually appear in it. no lover of the spotlight, i am far more comfortable fading into the background. as long as i have a headset and can boss people around, that is.
i'm coming to grips with this whole thing by telling myself that it will be an incredible resume enhancement.
yeah. so...that's all for now.
plenty of pics (i'm sure) from my upcoming weekend in nc will follow next week! and maybe, if you're lucky, even a new playlist;)
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