Fat Tuesday

Our administrative assistant brought in a bunch of donuts, muffins, and fruit this morning. Since she went through the trouble of bringing this stuff in for us, I have to do my part and partake. But no worries mom, I'm offsetting the custard filled donut with a bunch of grapes.

Honorable Mention

Earlier this week, Becky asked me to stand up in her wedding as a 2nd Maid of Honor (next to her sister). I of course was honored by this. I wasn't expecting to stand up at all, especially since she had already chosen her bridesmaids about a month ago. But we were driving to the craft store to pick out paper for their invitations that I had designed when she asked. I immediately accepted.

Single Awareness Day

Last night, I was invited to dinner with my friends Tiffany, Stephanie, & Jenny to celebrate Single Awareness Day (the alternative to Valentine's Day). While it wasn't any place fancy (Chipotle), it was still a lot of fun and way better than staying late at work and then going home to spend the evening alone.

Today was a good day. I helped lead music during chapel at Trinity before heading to work. I spent much of the afternoon on a road trip to and from Lake Mary (about 20 miles north of Orlando) to submit a project for permit (the project which has caused me to put in some overtime, without extra pay, over the past few days). Now I am heading to The Way at church.

The Big CH-CH-CHILL

OK, I know you're all going to scoff at me for complaining, but it got REALLY cold last night (and this morning). The temperature in my apartment dipped below 65 and I was forced to turn on the heat. Temperatures dropped near freezing (and even lower in the areas outside of the city). I was worried that I might of had to scrape frost off of my car windows (I have an ice scraper that was in my car when I moved down here - luckily I haven't had to use it yet). I sure hope this is the last cold spell. It's really going to take a toll on the citrus crop at people's beautiful flowers. One of the reasons I moved to Florida was to get away from the cold. Well, the sunshine has helped to raise the temperature into the mid-50s and it's going to be near 80 by the weekend (let's pray it stays there).

Dee-Troit Basket-Ball

Last night, I went to the TD Waterhouse Arena to watch the Detroit Pistons take on the Orlando Magic. I went with my new friend Stephanie (5th grade teacher at Trinity & fellow Michigander) as well as Jen & her crew (Brandon, Isabel, & her mom). It was a lot of fun. It was my first professional basketball game EVER! I'll admit that the NBA is my least favorite professional sport, but going to the game was way better than watching it on tv. You may ask if it was wierd to be cheering for the opposing team, but there were just as many (if not MORE) Pistons fans than Magic fans. Everywhere I looked I saw Pistons jerseys (including an Isaiah Thomas jersey) and even a few Red Wing jerseys. To make things even more interesting, as we were leaving the arena, I ran into Bryan. Of course I stopped to say hi. All in all it was a great night. I hope to go again April 7.

Apple Picking

Women are like apples. The best ones are at the top ofthe tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy. The apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree. Share this with women who are good apples, even those who have already been picked!

Jen sent this forward to me today. It really made my day.

The Sweatshop

Throughout the course of the day, our little group has been mulling ideas around for what to call ourselves besides "Annex #2". Some ideas included "Studio 2" and "The Gulag". But one coworker thought we should be called "The Sweatshop". This name is appropriate today as the A/C is broken. It's cooler and more comfortable outside, at 76 degrees, than in here (with no windows for ventilation). Supposedly, it won't be fixed until Monday. So we'll be sweating over our work both physically and metephorically. I just hope everyone remembers to wear deodorant.