...and hoping to become more consistent. :)
I'm having quite a nice day today. I had a car to myself, so I got to go to ballet and do some shopping. I thought that the ballet class started at 9:30, so I arrived at the studio at 9:15, but discovered that the class times for this week had been shifted to 10:30. So, I left and made a bank deposit, bought a headband for my short hair :) , and also bought a book called DragonLight that is the fifth and last book in a fantasy/allegorical series called the DragonKeeper Chronicles. I've been so busy that I've only read the first 3 pages, but I'm really looking forward to sitting down later this evening to read it. I'm supposed to go with my mom and sister to my aunt's house to visit with my grandmother tonight, but I'm sort of tempted to stay home with my dad and brother to read! :-l I shall resist that temptation though...have to value personal relationships over fantasy worlds contained in books, however lovely it is to retreat into them! I'll have plenty of time for reading tomorrow, so I shall exercise patience through the Holy Spirit for a while longer. :)
Ballet class was lovely...there was a guest teacher (Alexis Borovik) from the Pennsylvania Ballet here, and he gives a simple class, but one that will still tire one out because it provides the time and mental room to focus on executing movements correctly, which is always harder than doing them the wrong way. :) In addition to a regular class, we also had an hour of partnering, which I really, really enjoyed. We had four guys for about ten girls, but one of the guys was a boy who's just nearly thirteen years old. So, Mr. Alexis put me with that boy, Chandler, which was really fun, because I got to coach him and show him what a girl needs from her partner to keep her balanced. I also got to dance a little with the older, more experienced guys, so overall, it was great. Now I suppose that's enough of ballet for those of you reading who don't really have a clue as to what I'm talking about. ;)
After partnering class was over, I relaxed at the studio to eat the lunch I had packed, then went to the Christian book store and found a new Bible. (Yay!) I've had my last Bible for several years now, and it has been well-loved (the binding is broken and it's got some water damage), so I figured I could justify the purchase of a new one, especially since I had a good coupon. :) I also wanted a copy of the English Standard Version since Derek is always using that during his teaching, and something smaller. Two extra bonuses are the concordance, which, for a pocket-sized Bible, is rather large, containing about 12,000 references, and the fact that this copy is a red-letter edition...I guess some might find that unnecessary, but I find it quite practical to be able to tell at a glance if a verse is something Jesus said in person or not. Although, on second thought, I suppose it doesn't really matter, since every word that comes out of God's mouth is Jesus, the Word, anyway. (That was for you, Derek ;)
So now I'm at the library, posting from the internet connection here, since ours at home isn't working. I was telling my best friend yesterday that I actually like having to go out of the house to get on the internet. It's kept me off of my laptop a lot more, and it limits the amount of times per day I check my email and Facebook since I have to make the extra effort to drive over here (even though it's not more than five minutes from my house). After this, I'm going to grab some necessities for our dinner from the grocery store, and hopefully my mom will let me put dinner together, because she's really tired this evening, for some reason unbeknowst to me. I've been truly enjoying helping with the cooking this summer, and I'm excited that I changed my meal plan yesterday to just $400 on my meal card and that I'll be able to do more of my own cooking in the fall since I'll have a kitchen. As a friend so aptly put it, dining hall food is "dead." Thank you, Mrs. Grose, I couldn't agree more! :)
Well, it's off to the grocery store with me now...I hope that you have enjoyed my newsy ramblings! :)
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I'm honored, Becca! That's cool you picked up a red-letter version, although you know me (every word written is breathed by Word Living), I'm partial to red-letter editions as well. Can't wait for you to come visit us again!
So when will I get to see your ballet skills?...sounds like cool stuff. And you have my support w/the cooking thing, cooking es muy bueno and "bacano" (Colombian word for "cool").
Loved reading your blog, Becca. One of my pre-readers is a ballet dancer. She moved away, but has come back for a summer intensive, so it was nice to see her for a brief visit. You sound like a dedicated . . . let's see . . . artist, reader, daughter, Christ-follower. I'm glad you like my books.
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