A Living Work of Art

"Faithfulness in little things is a big thing..."

GOOD NEWS: I got a 5% raise today, well it actually doest take affect until july 1st but its still a nice added bonus. Im making more than I've ever made in my entire life! ha In fact I think I make really good money for a part time job. I know other cities dont pay as much for recleaders or juss other places in general dont pay as much as I make now. Im not trying to be boastful, I'm juss excited for the extra fity cent increase in my pay! woo! The other exciting part is that I might be getting office space after all! It may not be the best one, but beggers cant be choosers. So I guess I have ot be satisified with whatever I end up getting. All these new changes is making it more difficult to leave. I feel like I'm stuck in a bind, its like wha if I get offered a new job wha then do I do?!

MONOPOLY: This afternoon before all the kids came in, I was playing monopoly with my co workers and a couple early bird kids. Ive always enjoyed playing board games like 'life,' 'monopoly' etc. I realized you dont need to own a whole bunch of property to win, you juss gotta buy the right ones. So I bought the whole states avenue block w/a hotel on each one of those spaces and a hotel on the boardwalk and park place. Maaan my coworkers were going broke landing all my properties. It was funny cuz my other coworker had to sell back his property cuz he was going in debt! He owened bof utilitie companies and all 4 railroads and it still wasnt enough for him. The funny part was making deals w/errone, I love that game!

GREAT FOOD: I was invited to eat w/boss lady and rob tonite at the house! yay! Ron made this real good seafood fried rice along with baked salmon! It was really good that I had to go back for more! Rob is a great chef, I remember last summer he made me a burr omlette, which I've only had once, and he's never made it for me again. Then we were looking at my picture on their fridge saying how we could see how fatty I am in that picture. Ahh I need to get back in the mode of running again. Soon before you know by the end of summer Imma be blimp! Even though I dont believe in karma its funny how a while back ago I was noticiing to myself how certain people have gained weight. I guess the tables were turned ha and now its my turn. Oh why?! Why cant I be skinny again!

THE COFFEE SHOP: As long Ive known my current coworkers, all of us have never really informally gotten together. So I randomly invited errone to see if they were down for some starbucks. It was fun cuz all of the rec leaders came except for like 4 out of wha almost 10 of us? It was juss fun swaping stories bout when we got yelled, sharing advice w/each other juss a real informal kick back. Even jesty was there, which was cool. I love my coworkers cuz theyre so easy to get along with and laugh with. Having people you enjoy working with, really helps make the job pleasant.

WHAT TO DO: I have a friend who was asking for some advice last nite, its kinda an tough situation. So he's been with his girl for a little over a year now, they go to skool together and her family likes him blah blah blah. The only thing that I guess holds them back sometimes is the whole faith thing. She's protestant and as of recently theyve been having faith issues. Here's the other part, my friend rekindled an ol friendship w/an old elementary skool classmate. Lately, they've been talking a lot on the phone, they went to the beach the other day and he's gotten really into her. He likes the fact she's catholic, juss not practicing. Though he keeps telling me this girl is amazing, they share the same common interests, they think the same way etc. I told him if he's unhappy w/his current state, then he needs to end it. He cant go on frontin in this current relationship pretending everything is all good, when inside he's not completely happy. Yet at the same time, he could be so into this new girl right now that well, he's in a sense blinded. I juss told him to keep praying and seek guidance from a priest or something. Whas your opinion?

A GOOD ONE: Fr. Brennan had a good homily on sunday, that I've been meaning to talk bout it but I keep forgetting. The readings last week all deal with the common theme of hospitality. Instead of talking bout being hospitable and showing kindness to others, he kinda took different spin to it. During the summer we all get prepared to take a vacation, we make reservations, basically we put all this effort and energy into doing that. However, there are others who are so addicted to life that well they dont take a vacation. Yet in the end of it all, we need to take a step back and ask ourselves, 'wha is our relationship w/God?' 'How do I treat others?' 'Am I content in my spiritual vision.' He stressed how this year we should make a vacation for ourselves to get away, spend as much time as you do planning for a vacation into planning a spiritual retreat for ourselves.

6 more days until the big 2-3!

"Let me take you on all on escadpade baby..."im done, im out GOd bless!