took advantage of not having the dogs or a g to go back home to and went out right after work (gasp!) with jessi to eat at il cane rosso… finally! i’ve been wanting to go for quite some time now and eat there. it was a lot different than i envisioned it would be (maybe more spacious?) and although it’s still good pizza, i think i hyped it in my head so much that it wasn’t AS good as i imagined it to be. BUT still great company :] always fun to hang out with jess (FUTURE ROOMIE!!!)
afterwards, we trekked to central market to find this raspberry truffle cake dessert she always talks about… but ALAS… they didn’t have it!! so sad. so we got our own desserts (brownie for jess and strawberry shortcake parfait for me) and headed over to her apartment where we google huddled with kat, steph and later, frederick! fun times :]
first, i’m happy to be a part of a company that truly cares for their employees. in hard times, they will still find ways to not lay you off. and they find ways to cheer you up and recognize your accomplishments. the big difference between my last job and this one is that i’m in a positive environment where people actually care about you and your development (personal and professional). to think that i allowed my last company to bring me down to where i didn’t think i was good at anything astounds me. honestly, i’m laughing at them now because they’re just a failing company who has to stomp on their “lower end” employees to make themselves feel better. and it’s truly sad that so many people are caught in company cultures like that. so cheers, to all those wonderful companies out there who want to strengthen their people, instead of weakening them.
second, i’m starting to train for the half marathon (2 months late). i ran 2 5ks in the last 2 days… my legs feel heavy.
i think the first time i really saw this blossom was last year – where a lot of people i knew decided to take one photo each day of the year, ultimately ending up with 365 photos at the end.
i decided to do it for the year 2012 – capping out at 366 photos! i had debated to post on this blog, but decided i’ll put my tumblr to use. i originally had my tumblr just to stalk oriana, but alas… now it will be used for something. once i have 366 photos though, it will remain like that for eternity.
now i introduce to you my 366 day project (click to view):
we went to church for the first time in awhile this morning. decided to try out fellowship church out in grapevine. i guess i’ve learned now to do more research before committing 1.5+ hours of my life. turns out this church gets broadcasted on abc family on sunday nights… think joel osteen. pastor ed young + wife, lisa young have created a mega church and it definitely is apparent.
i don’t really mind big churches, but i think there’s a line you cross from getting too extravagant. the worship service was like a rock concert with three HUGE projector screens. lisa young’s wedding ring was so big, it was actually distracting when she was up on the stage. it just doesn’t rub me the right way when people touting that they serve God and are here on earth to do God’s mission are indulging in these materialistic things that are unnecessary.
anyways, onto why i titled this blog sex in church. so the churchy couple wrote a book called sexperiment which is going to be their sermon series guide for the next few weeks. i think the topic is a bit interesting and am actually quite intrigued to hear what a church has to say about sex, as i’ve never experienced that before. however, i don’t really want to hear what ed and lisa young have to say about it… given the fact that they were hardcore marketing for everyone in the church to buy their book and that if the church members came to a “date night” (with a $25/couple fee), that they would receive a SIGNED COPY of the book! WOW. no thank you. not to mention that they are completely and utterly fake (and fake looking).
anyways, just some random ramblings from me since you haven’t read from me in awhile.
oh, december – you really put us all to the test, didn’t you?
there’s something about tragic times that brings out a person’s true self. you really see people’s strengths and weaknesses. i’ve learned what true friends are and what real family love is.
