living is simple

I had a perfectly delightful weekend which included great food, some musical theatre, seeing my close friend dance, and helping launch a new Sunday class for my church's post-college ministry. On Friday, David and I munched on sandwiches and yum-a-licious garlic fries at Pluto's and then headed over to see a campus production of the charming musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". For being a completely student-run show, it was very impressive---everything from the casting to the set design was great. Afterwards, we met up with Kristen and Brad and I enjoyed blueberry yogurt with mochi (my new favorite treat!) at Swirl.
Then on Saturday, we slept in (always a nice bonus) and eventually made it to Roseville to have a delectable dinner at Fat's Asian Bistro. We normally never go out to Roseville, but Ashley's company, Backhaus Dance, was performing a show at a small dance conservatory there and so we decided to make a full evening of it. The last time I saw Ashley and her company was two years ago and it's always awesome to be able to see her company perform and watch her doing something she is so passionate about.
And then on Sunday, I was truly blessed to see the post-college ministry at our church take a step forward with the start of a new Sunday meeting time called Cafe (Connecting through Adult Fellowship and Education). For the last year, there has only been one time that people from the post-college group gather during the week, during a bible study on Tuesday nights. However, for people like us that are already in another bible study, or for people that simply can't come on Tuesdays, having a meeting time on Sundays will be a wonderful way for people in the post-college demographic to meet one another. The turnout was good, there were about 20-25 people that showed up and several people that I had never seen before. We'll see what direction God takes with our group next...

And now for something completely random, here are a few new things I'm really into lately:

Aveda Hair Detoxifier - A fabulous (and fairly inexpensive) product that my stylist used on me a few weeks ago and it honestly made my hair feel like a new creation, so soft and no more build up (which happens with the nasty Woodland water).





Jon and Kate Plus 8 - My friend Dan introduced me to this refreshing take on reality TV--it follows a couple who have twin 6 year-olds and sextuplets that are now three. David and I have both really enjoyed watching this show lately, it shows that unlike what you see on "Supernanny" , there really are some good, competent parents out there.


Prince Caspian by CS Lewis- The second of the Narnia series gives me another chance to escape to a fantasy world with fauns and dwarves and all those cool things.