InstaFriday: On To the Next Adventure

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Happy Friday!!
I've got my Northfaces (yes, plural) packed, and I'm hitting the road with my sister, Ellen, and Cindy.
Last spring we headed up the mountain and then conquered it.
It was awesome.

We had such a great time, we started planning our next ski trip months ago!
Hopefully I will have the same confidence on the slopes that I did last year, and even more hopefully, there will be some snow on the ground.
It's been a rough year for snow in Tahoe.

So for now, cross your fingers, say a quick prayer, and see what the past week has involved...

 Friday night included some Diced Cilantro and Diet Cokes.
Yum x 2.

Saturday morning was a bit of relaxing at Panera. They have free wifi, but it kinda sucks.
I don't think I'll be back.
Also, spilled coffee on my Bible.
In the words of Cindy "at least it was Genesis and not Romans"

Saturday afternoon Ellen, Emily, Hayden and I got our craft on.

Margaret came home for a quick - and I mean quick - visit, with her roommate Kayla (hi Kayla!).
She also has some Irish staying at her house - so they picked me up for a quick SF adventure.
And by quick SF adventure, I mean 45 minutes to circle one block because the streets were closed for the Chinese New Year Parade.
But eventually we made it into Macy's and had dinner at the Burger Bar.
It was delish.
And me and my Irish homegirls were able to talk about the home country.

Monday I was very productive, despite Kinko's being down one copy machine.

I even made a few important phone calls on the way to the Goodwill to dump the hoarders style pile up that was going on in the back of my car.

Tuesday was a little lunch with my buddy.

Wednesday night was a quick dinner solo at the mall before Prayer Night.
I have a coupon card for free stuff at Hot Dog on a Stick.
So it's like treating myself for free!

Wednesday night the ladies took over the boys' seats at Prayer night. It ended up being just temporary, I think was a little uncomfortable for everyone. We are creatures of habit after all, and I like couch cushions.

That about wraps it up, I'm saving my FebPhotoADay and FebPhoto366 for a recap at the end of the month, so you'll get more on the happenings later!

But for now, I've got my snow pants packed, northface on, and am ready for a weekend of adventuring with some of my favorite people!

Hope San Mateo: Valentine's Edition

Sunday morning devotional.

Men serving by leading.

Unity in service.

Sending Margaret to the Orphans.

Esteeming the wise women who are the treasures of Hope. 

Praise be to God for showing our little church how to live out the Gospel.

A simple Sunday,

truly a gift of grace from the Lord in being able to serve alongside these men and women,

and love the women of Hope

as well as the elderly in our community,

in the name of Jesus.

Thank you Lord, for allowing me the privilege and joy of being a part of Hope. 

10 on 10: February 2012

I eat the same thing for breakfast.

Every day.

I buy them at Target cause they are WAY cheap there.

They went on sale even more last night.

So I bought eight boxes.

Don't judge.

The sky when I left for work this morning.

I reached in my drawer to grab a teabag this morning.

And realized how much happy is in that little drawer.

Celebrated coworker Derrick's birthday today.

They were as good as they looked.

My, my, what do I see here?

Raindrops!

FINALLY.

Come on precipitation.  

Listening for the mailman.

A lot of grumbling went on here.

Sometimes when I'm sad or stressed I grab that striped pencil to write with.

It makes things better.

Okay, it doesn't really make things better.

But I don't mind the placebo effect.

Also when I'm stressed, or the day is dragging I indulge in a butterscotch mini.

Today my mini was a mini and a half.

BONUS! 

I let the piles stack up during the week.

Last thing I do before I ditch the dolphin is file those suckers.

It's a love/hate relationship I have with Friday afternoons.

The pink blossoms are here!

They show up every February.

And don't last too long.

But long enough for me to enjoy them as I leave work each night for a couple weeks.

A little happy to end my day. 

Linking up over here.

You should too!