Note to Self...

"Unless you strive after virtues and practice them, you will never grow to be more than dwarfs..."

I think im slowly finding peace over the whole car jacking incident. Trying to put things in a more positive perspective. Who knows maybe those foos who took my curr(they even took the floor matts)can use the bible and rosary for a huge conversion. I guess thas the only thing I can pray is of course for GOd to have mercy on those who took it, and hopefully they'll use items in it for a good use. Yet its still hard not to dwell over and think bout it. I hate feeling paranoid whenever I come out from a store or whatever thinking my curr may not be thurr. Agh! Tonite was exactly wha I needed. Quality time alone at the blessed sacarment. Praise God.

Dang so a certain 'friend' of mine was a little maarate today cuz it was hungry. For someone who juss got thurr nails did and juss bought a brand new $150 purse...wow! Ha She was getting upset cuz she hadn't eaten anything all day and was hungry. I told her geez you make it sound so bad as if you hadnt eaten in your entire life. Think of all the peeps out thurr who barely get anything to eat, if theyre lucky they'll twice a week. Then she replies back, 'so wha, am I not suppose to eat or something?' Of course not, the point is sometimes we juss gotta offer up our own sufferings for those who need it.

The other day I was in the bpd and I ran into this guy who I went to hs with and use to work with. It was funny cuz I didnt recgonize him at first being he was furr away and I didnt have my glasses. I always run into him for some reason at that mall. It was coo though we talked for a little bit. I love those people who always show you love no matter how long its been since you've seen them. It could be like 4-5 yurrs since you last saw them, yet they act like you juss talked to them yesterday. I also ran into ryan as well, geez I havent seen him in a while.

I made riscaldo at work on thurs. it was something new to make. I figured since its the winter season and its cold outside this would be the best to make. WOw it came out grrreat! I was a little worried it wouldnt come out the way its suppose but it did. THe city manager really liked it, errone really enjoyed it. Next time juss gotta cut the chicken and the other stuff into smaller pieces. My mom always use to make that if we were sick or something. ha

Lets see wha else is going on..thursday some of my boys from my tues. class came and helped out. I was going to take them to get a snack afterwurrds, but ended up only was able to go. So we ended up going to albertacos. It was fun, he's a really smurt kid like one of those over and beyond high achievers. His sister was in my class like yurrs ago and he always tells me stories of whas going w/his sister now. Its pretty funny, hurring them.

Went out w/chentel last nite to brea mall, went shopping. Though I didnt even find anything really. I'm glad that she's purrt of SH, ever since SH I've gotten to knwo her a lot better. We had gone to hs together, but didnt really talk. She was only a freshmen when I was leaving so I didnt really get a chance to talk to her. Anyway, we were going to eat at cheesecake factory but daang it was 45-to hour wait only for us two! Even at like 930pm at nite that place is still jam packed. I was craving for some calamari too but I didnt feel like ordering take out. So we ended up going to islands, whurr it was a bit quieter. ha It was fun though we were talking bout hs and teachers we had...oh man I loved hs. Those foos who took my curr even took my pics from like my high skool dances...dang shaddddy.

Speaking of shady, I had read in the paper that the diocese finally settled the sexual abuse case. Well they ended up settling for $85 million, can you believe that?! I thought that was outta control! I heard that theyre going to have to sell marywood and bishop's house cuz thurr no moe mula! To me thas juss sad. I was thinking even if I was one of the victims, I couldnt sue the church. No way, I'd feel hella guilty, to me those who sue the church are hella shady too. Why? I feel as catholics, one of things the church teaches is the importance of unconditional love and forgiveness. If someone hurts us on one cheek, we give them other. We forgive, w/o having any strings attached.

If I were a victim, I'd juss want a personal apology from that priest, and for him to be taken out of the parish. I couldnt sue the church cuz hows that going to benefit me in the end? It wouldnt...yeah it probably sounds easier said than done but you gotta look at the fruits. What fruits are going to come out from suing the church? Satisfaction knowing that youre going to compensated for the incident? I dont know it juss kinda made me angry knowing that people can be soo selfish and shady. I wonder wha the archdiocese is going to do, they have waay more that the orange diocese did.

We had our annual breakfast w/santa event today. It said at least over 500 people whurr thurr in attedance. Oh man it was packed, every table and seat was filled up. We even had to put tables outside for people to sit down and eat cuz thurr was no more room. I remember the very first yurr we did it, thurr was only like 50 the most people thurr. Good thing the boyscouts whurr to help out w/errthang throughout the event. Despite the fact they fooled around a lot, we couldnt of done it w/thurr help. Especially the cleaning up purt, so much to put away and they helped w/it all.

I got this little story in an email and I really enjoyed it...so now im shurring it w/yall!
A SPECIAL GROCERY LIST

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food.

John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store at once. Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can." John told her he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at his store.

Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family. The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery list?"

Louise replied, "Yes sir."
"O. K" he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries."

Louise, hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed. The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed down.

The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it." The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more.

The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which said:
"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence. Louise thanked him and left the store. The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said, "It was worth every penny of it. Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs."

Winter is upon us!!

"We all in together now, birds of a feather now..."im done, im out God bless!