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Thursday, October 06, 2005
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Saturday? Saturday, Saturday... What did I do on Saturday?
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You know it took me a while to remember how I spent my weekend. Obviously, I have not blogged in a while. Saturday was spent in downtown Hinsdale with Rachel, Amy and Brittany. After sleeping in as long as my conscience would let me, I walked to Heritage to find Bree and we trekked to the corner stoplight to meet the other girls. It was a lovely day. Warm in the sunshine, but a beautiful breeze blew past us, laughing as it playfully reminded us now and again that it was a beautiful day indeed.
We went and took pictures by a fountain in the front of the library. There's a train depot on the opposite side and benches all around to relax upon. Rach took the pics and got them developed for me already.
How can you spy out the most land in the shortest amount of time? Divide and conquer. We split our forces and shopped around the town for a while. Bree and I went into toy shops, antique stores, Gap and other places while we waited for one o'clock, the appointed meeting time. We went into one store where they sold shoes and stuff. As soon as we walked in, this lady came rattling up to us. She was wearing tons of enormous beaded necklaces, belts, earrings and bracelets. They were the big turquoise kind that no one wears anymore. She tried to sell us some. She didn't succeed.
To the ColdStone we went, with designs on their butterfinger toppings. Our designs changed when we saw the menu. Cookie Doughn't You Want Some? We did. Rachel bought an enormous cone, not realizing how big they were. Amy didn't have any, so she sat calmly sipping her Starbucks frap while we ate.
Rachel took her cone with her in hopes of making it home before it melted so she could share it with her siblings, who undoubtedly would be willing to help her finish it. However, we had not made it two blocks when we saw Daniel Egan and Matt, who were more than happy to take care of the extra dessert. It probably wouldn't have made it to Rachel's house anyway.
Once at her house, we took off our shoes and relaxed in the hammock out front. The shade, the rest, the cool breeze that was springing up again. It was great. We went inside to watch Emma. That's a great movie. I always laugh when Mr. Elton actually has the nerve to propose. I always cringe when Mr. Knightley reprimands Emma for being unkind. I always cry when he thinks she's been hurt by Frank Churchill. And I always smile when it ends happily ever after.
Rachel drove us home and I had time to change before staff meeting. I really enjoy these bible studies on Saturday evenings. We're studying Colossians and I think the thing I love most is that if I have a question, I can pipe up and ask it without anyone thinking me completely dense. And if I have any insights (rare, yes) I can share them if I feel led to. I'm so glad to be here now. It's great to learn things. I feel like I'm so un-knowledgeable. And yet, it is more wisdom than knowledge that I crave; the actual working-out of the things that I learn. You can know tons of useful stuff and never use it. As has been said so elequently, "The concepts are grasped. It's the executions that are a little elusive." |
posted by cori
10/06/2005 05:57:00 PM
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| The ShugaBowl |
| Sounds like some kind of sports thing, but in reality, the ShugaBowl is just a little hideaway for me, Sugarcube herself, to let loose my thoughts and occasional creativeness. |
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