F.R.I.D.A.Y
For those of you wondering when I'm going to post the information and pictures from last Saturday, know that I've been working on it every night. The problem is that I took 191 pictures that day (yes, I did THAT much stuff) and I have to load them on to Photobucket.com for everything to come out right on the blog. So, it's coming, just be patient. There will be some pretty cool things on there -- or at least things that I thought were pretty cool.
Today was an interesting day and that's about all I can say on that. Work was good, nothing fabulous, but it was good to have Maria back today. Melissa and I sit in the reception area with Glenys & Maria (the receptionists) so we always have a good time with them. On my lunch break I went in search of dropping off an invitation to speak at conference to Dave Checketts who is here in NYC. The only problem was the address I was given said he was located on the 5th floor. I got to the building just fine, but it took me about 20 minutes once in the building to actually find his office. Let's just say it involved a wild goose chase and a lot of time. I didn't have a chance to have lunch, but I wasn't that hungry anyway so it was fine. Turns out, in the afternoon, we had a little party in the reception area for one of the accountants. It was a Haagen-Daz ice cream cake from Hallmark of all places. It was amazing! The outside rim of the cake was built with small chocolate pirouettes -- love those things! The cake was just beautiful. Expensive. Free for me. But beautiful.
After work I went to the temple. I had a lot of things on my mind and figured it was the perfect place to take some time to relax and think. I was 20 minutes too late for the 6pm session and an hour+ too early for the 7:30pm session. So, I asked to do initiatories. I'm glad I did because it was exactly what I needed. It's been a while since I've participated in that ordinance and it brought home a lot of things that I really needed to hear today. I'm so grateful for the blessings of the temple and to have the opportunity to find peace there when so many things of the world clutter the mind. What a difference the spirit can make in your life! For those of you who haven't had a chance to go thru the temple yet, go often and treasure the experiences you have there.
Tonight Laurel came by after her dance class. Today her verdict is to stay in New York...haha. I told her I'll believe her decision is final when she dies because she won't be able to change her mind then. Silly girl. Anyway, I spent like an hour teaching her the basics of Spanish and some common phrases. The breakfast guy in the morning (don't know his name, we call him "potato man" because we always get hashbrowns from him) is latin and he always wants to speak Spanish to Laurel (he thinks she looks latin). So after several mornings of trying to speak Spanish to her and her telling him she didn't know Spanish, he told her that he knew someone from BYU did, he just couldn't remember who. So, then I showed up and he was like "You! You speak Spanish, right?" I assured him I did and since then he only addresses me in Spanish. It's fun. :o) Good way to brush up and practice. Anyway, he told me this morning he was sad because he wants to talk to his friend more (Laurel) but he can't because she doesn't speak Spanish and he doesn't speak English well. I told him his English was great, but he insisted tehy both needed to learn more of the other's language. After I told Laurel that this morning, she was determined to learn some phrases. So, after tonight's lesson, she can now say:
* Good Morning!
* How are you?
* What's happening?
* My friend who speaks Spanish (because he's inevitably going to ask her how she learned these phrases)
* I want ____________ (potatoes, french toast, bacon, eggs)
* Slower, please (meaning, speak slower please)
* Little Spanish (meaning she doesn't speak very much...just in case he starts going off)
Anyway, it should be fun to try out on Monday morning.
Well, it's getting late. G'night!
-mk
Today was an interesting day and that's about all I can say on that. Work was good, nothing fabulous, but it was good to have Maria back today. Melissa and I sit in the reception area with Glenys & Maria (the receptionists) so we always have a good time with them. On my lunch break I went in search of dropping off an invitation to speak at conference to Dave Checketts who is here in NYC. The only problem was the address I was given said he was located on the 5th floor. I got to the building just fine, but it took me about 20 minutes once in the building to actually find his office. Let's just say it involved a wild goose chase and a lot of time. I didn't have a chance to have lunch, but I wasn't that hungry anyway so it was fine. Turns out, in the afternoon, we had a little party in the reception area for one of the accountants. It was a Haagen-Daz ice cream cake from Hallmark of all places. It was amazing! The outside rim of the cake was built with small chocolate pirouettes -- love those things! The cake was just beautiful. Expensive. Free for me. But beautiful.
After work I went to the temple. I had a lot of things on my mind and figured it was the perfect place to take some time to relax and think. I was 20 minutes too late for the 6pm session and an hour+ too early for the 7:30pm session. So, I asked to do initiatories. I'm glad I did because it was exactly what I needed. It's been a while since I've participated in that ordinance and it brought home a lot of things that I really needed to hear today. I'm so grateful for the blessings of the temple and to have the opportunity to find peace there when so many things of the world clutter the mind. What a difference the spirit can make in your life! For those of you who haven't had a chance to go thru the temple yet, go often and treasure the experiences you have there.
Tonight Laurel came by after her dance class. Today her verdict is to stay in New York...haha. I told her I'll believe her decision is final when she dies because she won't be able to change her mind then. Silly girl. Anyway, I spent like an hour teaching her the basics of Spanish and some common phrases. The breakfast guy in the morning (don't know his name, we call him "potato man" because we always get hashbrowns from him) is latin and he always wants to speak Spanish to Laurel (he thinks she looks latin). So after several mornings of trying to speak Spanish to her and her telling him she didn't know Spanish, he told her that he knew someone from BYU did, he just couldn't remember who. So, then I showed up and he was like "You! You speak Spanish, right?" I assured him I did and since then he only addresses me in Spanish. It's fun. :o) Good way to brush up and practice. Anyway, he told me this morning he was sad because he wants to talk to his friend more (Laurel) but he can't because she doesn't speak Spanish and he doesn't speak English well. I told him his English was great, but he insisted tehy both needed to learn more of the other's language. After I told Laurel that this morning, she was determined to learn some phrases. So, after tonight's lesson, she can now say:
* Good Morning!
* How are you?
* What's happening?
* My friend who speaks Spanish (because he's inevitably going to ask her how she learned these phrases)
* I want ____________ (potatoes, french toast, bacon, eggs)
* Slower, please (meaning, speak slower please)
* Little Spanish (meaning she doesn't speak very much...just in case he starts going off)
Anyway, it should be fun to try out on Monday morning.
Well, it's getting late. G'night!
-mk
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