perfect day

Well, I accidentally skipped over The Perfect Day, but if you want a recap, you can check out Ethan's blog.

This week was..... I dont know, I guess it was okay.

To be honest, I cant remember all that much of what went on... let's try anyway, shall we?

Monday ~ Jon and I hung out and watched Heroes... which is freakin AWESOME. I know I have said it before, but it is a totally sweet show

Tuesday ~ My grandparent's 64th wedding anniversary. My family went out to New Holland to a TERRIBLE diner to eat... but Nan and Bud like it there, so we went there.... I also had another round of making apple pies that day because when Ethan and I made them on Sat, my mom told Bud I had made him one. I hadnt.
I also got my car interior and exterior detailed... but I am kinda made at them, so if you want YOUR car done, dont go to RC Detailing. They did okay, but there was a thumbprint on my review mirrow, the top of the dash obviously wasnt done, there was dust and dirt in the vents, and on the outside there were swipes of wax still on the car AND there were freakin berries that were not scrubbed off. For the money I paid, that was totally NOT cool. Shrug. Whatever.

Wednesday ~ ummmmm.... hmm... Wednesday. Wednesday? I believe I stayed home. Oh, I also got my back cracked by the chiropractor cuz I was having these mad crazy spasms. Not good. I must not be getting enough back rubs lately. :(

Thursday ~ Ethan came over for awhile, we had a really good chat. Had spagetti with the fam and then my cousin Pam showed up randomly! YAY! Her and my bro and I stayed up late and I got maybe like 4 or 5 hours of sleep, which was not cool.

Friday ~ Jon came over and we went to TJMaxx and looked for a shirt and tie... to no avail, but we did run into my bro who was looking to complete his oldskool Riddler costume for tonight's festivities. He had gotten a vintage kelly green suit off of ebay and was looking for a shirt and tie and hat. Lauren and Dave met Jon and I there. We then went to Khols where I impulse bought these really really soft pj pants with chip and dale on them. the chipmunks. not naked men. After that we rented American Werewolf in Paris... which was not scary.... and also very long and actually overall pretty bad. but it was fun hanging out and drinking hot chocolate. Lauren is an awesome hostess. :) Jon drove me home and I fell asleep on the way. I barely was able to drag my butt up to my bed.

Today ~ I woke up early due to my Aunt Terry and mom talking. Oh... yeah on Friday Aunt T showed up. I was unceremoniously uninvited to dinner at the kimberton inn because it is expensive... but back to today... I shot my mom up, went downstairs and had a bagel. Then I went to work at noon. And I have been here since.

Tomorrow ~ Sunday!!! Not only is it "fall back", but church is tomorrow... then maybe a great breakfast and then some apple picking... hopefully hanging out with Pam again. I like Sundays a lot. :)



So thats about all that is up for the moment. Not terribly bad. Life is pretty decent and I am getting more and more excited about Australia and my various travel plans this summer. :) I wanna get some mad crazy milage out of my passport!!!!!!

yawn

Well, it is 701 am. I have been at work for a half hour... it is about time for another quick update!

This weekend I went to Pittsburgh with two other teachers from work... we had a really good time! On Sunday night I got to meet up with Chris Arg. and go to Primanti Bros... we had the worst waitress EVER. She was totally braindead and we ended up staying there for about 2 hours because of it. You should never have a 2 hour dinner at a sandwhich place. Afterwards, Chris came back to our hotel and we hung out and talked and watched Legally Blonde... good movie!
On Monday, we went to the Carnegie Science Center, which is MUCH cooler than the Franklin Institute. It was a lot of fun and i got a metal slinky!!! I also got to meet up with Maria Weimer (formerly known as Borda) and eat lunch.

It was SUCH a blessing to meet up with Maria. There is just something different about talking to someone who understands your faith. I feel the same way talking to Steph or to anyone from camp... it is just different. There is more connection there... it was just really really good to talk and catch up. I think we have not talked for maybe 3 or 4 years. I have her screenname, so if you want it, im me.
She updated me on all of the people from Crusade in college.... literally, all of them are married. And they have been married for awhile!!! It is just so crazy.... Almost everyone I know is married or on their way. If you click the link on Lauren's blog, you can read about BABIES. AHHH.
It is somewhat difficult to hear that nearly everyone I know or ever knew is married... it feels a bit lonely and hopeless.... but I am not worried too much and I know things will eventually work out for me. I am confident that I will get married and have kids some day, maybe it will just take awhile. Even if I do not get married, I definitely want to have kids.... being a single mom is not preferable, I guess, but if I were adopting, its probably better for the kids to have one parent over no parents.

Anyway, seeing Maria was awesome and she is interesting in getting in touch with all of you, so let me know if you would like her screen name.


Tuesday was bible study... it is going pretty good, we are just getting into chapter 1 of Hebrews... we have many weeks ahead of us, so we will see where it goes. I am still wondering if maybe I should have joined the inductive bible study on 1 Peter at Calvary.... shrug. too late now! It is nice this way though bc I get to hang out with Ethan's mom and see him when I go over there.

Yesterday I drove over to LMHS and took pictures of AH for Josh. It was fun, and I think the cd covers are going to turn out really well. I have to go again on Monday to take pictures of the Angels.

Tonight I am going into Philly with Jon and Nick to see a play, I think.

Tomorrow is GIRLS NIGHT.... 7:30pm at Carrabas with the ladies. Always a good time. :)

Hopefully I will be working on Sat, but I somewhat doubt that I was put on the schedule. They tend to neglect me these days... but I have to go over to the hospital to pick up my paycheck today, so I will bust some heads if i am not on the schedule.

Sunday is church... and its supposed to be a worship team sunday, but I have not heard anything from Amy. Who knows!



That is about it for now...

updates

Hmm... what is new in Ericka-land?


1) I went to the Renaissance Faire last weekend... it was awesome. I SO want one of those outfits... Les and I really liked them and wanted to try them on, but they did not really seem to like that idea. So I went online and ordered two dress patterns. It is my next project. We will see how it goes... my sewing skills are pretty sub-par, and I get frustrated and want to get it done quickly... but we will see

2) Ummmm...... I am going to AUSTRALIA next summer!!!!!!!!! HERE is the iternary. I will be chaperoning high school kids from Lancaster county. The best part: it is FREE. I am so incredibly pumped about this... you have no idea. :)

3) On Sat I will be volunteering at Safe Harbor in West Chester to do some painting for them... should be a good time, I thnk. :) A few of you are coming, and I am looking forward to it.

4) On Feb 12th at 8am, I will be heading up a group to work for Good Works in Phoenixville. If you are interested, let me know, I would love for you to come out

5) I have fallen in love with the show Heroes. And how strange is it that Heroes is spelled "oes"? But anyway, great show, I really like it... both my brother and I are addicted... so you should watch it too. :)

6) Bible study started up again. This year I am participating in an inductive study on Hebrews. So far, so good. The church I am going to just finished Hebrews, so I feel like I have a good summary of it, and im looking forward to getting into it more.



I think thats about it.... I know its not incredibly exciting.... shrug.

metaphorical blankie

So somewhere between twilight sleep and waking this morning, I began dreaming about my blankie being a metaphor for my love life.

I have had my blankie since I was born, and I love it completely and fiecely... too fiercely, apparently. It is full of gaping holes. I still adore it and snuggle it and sleep with it every night, despite the holes. I am not exactly sure when the blankie got the holes... but quite a few years ago, my mom tried to sew them up. They stayed sewn for awhile, but eventually turned into holes again.

This morning, my blankie turned into a metaphor for the people I love.

I think it was a combination of my dad saying that when I date someone, everyone changes, and me being sick and doped up on nyquil. But even when I think about it now, it seems to make sense.


When I love someone, it seems to be too intense... intense enough to hurt the person. Ive never been in a relationship where I have not hurt the other person deeply... like tearing holes in my blankie. And I am willing to hold on, and I never give up loving... but regardless the person is left with these wounds. And often times, it is not up to me to repair these damages... someone else has to do it... but then they come back to me, and I make it a huge hole again.

I dont know, it just seemed to make sense. It is not to say that I think change is bad, or that relationships should be without hurt... both of those statements are silly... but for once I would like to be in a situation where I feel like I am doing good for both me and them. I am tired of complications.





I am at school right now and will be until 7pm. I have a fever and everything feels dreamy. I guess I am going to go try to focus on stuff.