Weekend Recap

Happy Sunday everyone! From the little I've talked to you all so far, it sounds like everyone had a pretty cool weekend. Well, mine was fun too, although anything that involves work can't be perfect I guess. I'm just glad I finally secured the permanent early shift! But anyway, on to the weekend and my other normal randomness...

This morning Steph and I continued our church search by checking out one that was recommended to us, even though I had initially been a little scared of its "campuses" and general size and all. Well, it was terrible. We both hated it. And just so you all don't make the same mistake, I have composed a list of potential signs that a church probably isn't the place you want to be:
1- there is a full orchestra with tympani. what church has tympani?!
2- there are pot jokes during service!!! yes, pot jokes! the senior pastor, when talking about a proposed trip to Bogota, said he was excited to go for the "wacky tobacky". I'm not kidding. the guy that followed him opened with "I guess the trick is not to inhale." yeah no one laughed.
3- there is an electric guitar solo during one of the worship songs.
4- no hot interim preacher! okay just kidding on that one :)
5- the guest preacher says that God has made him a hero and insinuates multiple times that everyone should want to be just like him.
6- the service is being "simulcast" in the "Life Center". Anything with any of these words has to mean trouble.

umm yeah. not going back. especially since the ONLY thing I liked was the fact that there had to have been about 100 people singing in the choir! way too much of a production for a church service, but still impressive.
anyway, this whole experience reminds me of why I spent 4 years not wanting to be anywhere near a church. It also reminds me of something I heard once that sometimes rings true: I believe in God; I just don't trust anybody who works for him.

In other notes, I just love the new Virginia Beach Town Center! Although having to wait an hour and a half seems a little silly just to be seated at a restaurant (especially after 8!), the great Cheesecake Factory food and wine made it fun anyway. I can't wait til everything's open. It's gonna be such a cool upscale area.

And of COURSE you didn't expect me to blog about my weekend without talking about the EAGLES, did you? Yes, they won today. So screw the talk about being nowhere without T.O. and everything about Andy Reid's bad decision to rest that starters for two weeks. They kicked ass. Bring on the Falcons next week! We're finally going to the Super Bowl-- I can feel it!!! And if anybody even remotely mentions the last two years and the NFC championship games to me, I cannot be held responsible for my actions. Hey, it's a Philly thing. We take our sports seriously.

Also, congrats to the Stillers for squeaking by. That was PURE luck, thanks to the sorry state of the Jets kicker. And since his gaffes justify a recent argument I was in about college sports and beyond being at least 80% mental, watching the game made me happy. Now, although the Steelers are one of my least favorite teams in the league (no offense to their legions of fans that include many of you reading this-- I respect the whole home team thing), I just couldn't root against them... although you do have to wonder if Roethlisberger has the mental toughness as a rookie to deal with playoffs pressue. This game would seem to say he doesn't, but we'll see. Anyone out there (that cares) have any football predictions?

And on one last note, I am finally getting my hair cut and re-highlighted (or something) on Tuesday. But I still don't know what I want to do with it! I just know that I'm sick of it how it is now and that I don't want light highlights for winter. So send ideas!!!! Please!!! :)

Well, it's also back to taekwondo for me tomorrow for the first time in a month. Should be interesting. Otherwise, this could shape up to be a decent week. Hope you all have a good one! g'night all.