Sacred In The Ordinary - Part 5

1. So Philly was walloped by a nor'easter last Sunday night, which lasted into Monday. We apparently got about 4-6 inches of snow. It's funny how the entire city shuts down when it snows and people stay in from work because of their fear of driving in the snow. I was one apparent "crazy" ones who braved the roads and drove into the office. My job is about a 5 minute drive from my place and I didn't think the roads weren't going to be all that bad; all I had to do is drive really slowly and cautiously. I arrived at the office safely around 9:30 AM and there were many a parking spots right next to our building!

2. The reason why there was so many available parking spots at work was because there only about 10 of us brave souls who drove into work. Yes, we are committed social workers. :) Nevertheless, it was actually really nice to work in a very quiet office that day. No distractions and no phones ringing off the hook.

3. Driving home from a client’s home last Wednesday, my car suddenly decided to break down in the middle of the 95. So lovely. What’s even lovelier is that my Triple A membership expired not to long ago and I kept putting off renewing it. Smart, huh? Nonetheless, my good friend, Iowagirl, came to the rescue with her Triple A card and a ride home. The tow truck came and towed my car to the garage.

4. The reason why my car decided to break down was because the timing belt needed to be replaced. So I am $470 poorer, but at least my car is safe to drive.

5. Phone calls from my younger cousin, Hormone Happy Boy (remember him?), checking up on me. This kid makes me laugh with his crazy antics. I love him to pieces.

Sacred In The Ordinary - Part 4

1. Sunday brunch with good friends this morning at Laura and Julie's place. Our friend, Jenna, moved back to Reading, PA (about 2 hours away) last September for graduate school and she was in Philly for the day. Laura had invited a group of us to head to hers and Julie's place for brunch after church so we could catch up with Jenna. There were seven of us seated around Laura and Julie's dining room table, eating this amazing brunch that Laura cooked for us. As we were sitting around the table, laughing and sharing crazy stories of dates we've been on, I was struck with this incredible feeling of thankfulness. As I looked around the table at each of these women, I must say that I am so incredibly blessed to have these wonderful friendships and to have them walk alongside me in this journey called life.

2. Watching Georgie running maniacally around the dog park earlier this afernoon and secretly amused that she can outrun most of the dogs chasing her. That's my girl!!! :D

3. Winning 3rd place on Eddo's trivia game on his blog. I was hoping for first place, which was a $100 dollar gift card to Best Buy, a $50 dollar gift card to iTunes, and a $50 dollar gift card to Target (total of $200!!!). I was blowing up his blog with senseless comments so I could win. I came in 3rd, which is a $25 gift card from Starbucks. Am I complaining? Not in the least. I am happy that I can load up on $25 worth of legalized stimulants! :D

4. While I am not a huge fan of snow, especially in the city where it ends up turning into this ugly grayish/black slush, I am currently enjoying watching the snow fall outside. Maybe we'll get a snow day tomorrow!

5. Serving communion at my church's morning worship service. Unlike most churches, my church, Liberti, serves communion every week as opposed to serving it on the first Sunday of every month. I love the fact that Liberti serves communion every week because I believe that we continually need to remember Christ's sacrifice for us and that it is an integral part of worship.