Time for a shower

Friday was indeed a busy day for me....although I had finished much on my to-do list, I hadn't even started on some of it, and Michaela's bridal shower was at 6pm that day. I woke up early, at 8am...only a couple months ago this would have been sleeping in for me...nevertheless, I awoke at 8 and went to Safeway for a few last minute bridal shower things. By 8:45 my basket was filled with mini quiche, the ingredients for bruschetta, a baguette, a bottle of perrier, and some french lemonades that seemed like a perfect fit for the
                                                                                              theme we were aiming for. By 9 I was back at the apartment grinding coffee to make french press. The next few hours were a blur, cakes were made, things were straightened, dishes were washed, floors were swept...and mopped...and nails were painted. Lisa and her sister-in-law Jillian arrived somewhere around 3:30pm, it was at this time we figured out that some of the planning for the shower got overlooked...so, we quickly thought up some games, bought flowers to decorate, wrapped prizes and favors, found some music, frosted the cake, re-arranged the furniture, found outfits that didn't make us look fat, and set out the food...and then, VOILA, we were finished! There were a few mis-haps; late guests, an accidental two toned cake, forgetting to hand out the favors...but all in all it was a success...and most importantly, I think Michaela had a good time! :)

I decided to do something productive today. Over the weekend I found a chair next to the dumpster outside my apartment. It was a sad little chair in need of some help. I didn't have much in the way of upholstery fabric, and since I'm trying to cut costs wherever I can, I had to make due with what I already possessed. So around 11 am I started in on my project...5 hours, 1 bag of garbage, a backache, and a mexican coke later I've finished my re-covered chair. For a first timer I think it went ok, it's somewhat lumpy, and puckers in the wrong places, but overall a success.

Jobless in Seattle

Unemployment is a funny thing...I have to see it this way or else I might spiral into a deep depression...anyway, unemployment is a funny thing, when I do have a job all I can think about is how much I don’t want to work. I want to be able to travel anytime I wish, have time to do hobbies, and just plain not have to go to work.  This perspective changes when I am jobless, all of the sudden I wish I was working, I can’t travel because I have no money, I feel guilty about spending time on hobbies and not looking for a job every second of every day...my eye starts twitching due to the uncontrollable stress of my slow demise. It seems that every bill shows up at the same time. My parents have to send me money so that I can eat something other than peanuts and cheese. Where have the days of my youth gone? The days when I had things so together...when I had money to pay off my car loan, and insurance, and have a savings? Savings? This has become a foreign word, a word in a language I don’t understand....

I’ve heard a saying, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” Nothing in my life has gone the way I planned, and if God is laughing right now then I am glad He can see the humour in my distress. Not only am I in the 11th hour, I am in the 59th minute of the 11th hour. Has God then abandoned me? Is my faith too weak? Does God help everyone except for me? I hate that I question God. I pray every day to hear His voice, but all is silent....no whisper, no word, not even a “wait.” Nothing. Have I ever heard His voice? No. At times I’ve willed myself to hear His voice, I’ve even convinced myself that I did hear it...but it’s always been silence...like the silence I hear now. All I can do is keep on living, praying for provision...all I can do is wait.

Saturday I fly to Sacramento...my sister Kim has decided to move up to Seattle with me so that we can slowly wither away together.  She lives in Auburn, CA right now so I'm going down so that we can drive up together. I'm excited for the trip and hopeful that family time and stress-free living will stop my twitching and bring changes.

Due to this impending trip, I am busy.  My older sister Lisa and I have planned a bridal shower for our friend Michaela, which is set for Friday at 6pm. This is a mere 2 days away....I've still got to prepare, the apartment needs cleaning, a cake needs baking, gifts need wrapping, food needs cooking, and games need making!  

In addition, I found a chair by the dumpster that I am planning on recovering for a quick fix. I am borrowing a staple gun from Matt, I bought staples for it yesterday...so hopefully by the end of today it will be done. 

Michaela has asked me to make two bridesmaid dresses for her wedding, I've almost just finished one of them, and I need to make the other, I was hoping to get this done before my trip, we shall see if this will come to pass. For now its off to finish odds and ends. 

Life is full of little adventures whether you choose to see it that way or not. I, personally, have chosen to see these adventures...although they may not always be interesting or exciting adventures, they still deserve recognition.