Today Tonight

Sunny Side Up

I love having a job that i like. This morning, after spending an hour or so playing with the adorable kiddies, Dr.B and i spent most of our time figuring out how to upload our youth video onto youth tube, then onto our blog, listening to music all the time. We did some planning for the coming youth groups and all of a sudden it was time for my 'mentoring', with Dr.B's wife. Terrified as i was of the idea of being mentored (it all comes down to my fear of people...), Dr.B's wife (henceforth known perhaps as MamaBear?) and i tend just to have good, long conversations about life. She's known me since i was a little tacker and has discovered that we're actually quite similar, so our talks about life, faith, work and study are far less frightening that i originally thought they'd be. I rushed off to the staff meeting (far more terrifying that i imagines, much worse than mentoring), where i sat at the corner, trying to make myself as small as possible. I did ok, until the end of the meeting when Dr.Phil asked if i wanted to say anything and i very quickly became the centre of attention... scary times. As well, it was all over before long and i zoomed off to my next destination. It may sound otherwise, but i actually had fun.

Roz and i were planning to give blood, but a million forms later, with a lovely but sloooooooow lady as my 'interviewer', it was established that i didn't meet the criteria to give blood at the moment, so i left with only a free cup of apple juice, a pen and a Roz with a bandage. It took a loooooooooooong time for the lady to let me out, so that took up lots of the afternoon!

Then it was off to shopping. An 18th tomorrow night, which apparently will be the setting for freezing girls in tiny summer dresses. An afternoon of attempting to find something to wear wasn't successful, so it's back to an old faithful for me... can't go wrong with black... even though it's hardly summery... ah well...

We had big plans to go to the show and i was SO EXCITED! But, due to the stupid Adelaide weather, the rain dampened our spirits and Roz thought we shouldn't waste the money, so we headed off in our separate directions. I must admit, i was completely crushed. I'd so been looking forward to taking one last death-defying ride on the mad mouse, buying Bertie Beetle showbags and collecting as much free stuff as humanely possible... boo.

I had a dinner with the rentals, which was actually not too awful, before heading back to the hovel for yet another night of attempted study and assured boredom.

BUT WAIT - it get's better, seriously! When i heard the bangs from the fireworks, i had a sudden burst of inspiration. Flipping of the lights and crawling between my certain and the window, i peered in the direction of the showground AND I COULD SEE THE FIREWORKS! It was so cool, they were so beautiful. I love the colours and the way they just shoot out. It was (yes, this will sound corny) like a visual of a thousand hopes exploding into reality. Gorgeous. It totally made my day. I LOVE fireworks. Made up for not being able to go to the show this year!

Now, i'm off. Working in the morning and have to have had a little sleep or else the teensy-tiny ones may be dropped and that is never a good idea when you're in the water... plus i'm working all afternoon and most of the night... finding time somewhere to get ready for a party... haha, think it's about time for bed then.

Annie