So I've been in Minneapolis at Mom and Dad's house for about 48 hours, and it hit 50 degrees today! I was wandering around town without a jacket for the afternoon...it's December! If they were going to move to Minnesota, we at least thought we were going to get some white Christmases out of the deal! Oh well...maybe one of these days--Christmas is still 12 days away, there's hope!
But, the other cool thing I have discovered in this place, which I somehow managed to miss last year, is this fabulous invention in their house--heated bathroom floors! That's right, all you have to do is set a timer and there are heating coils underneath the tile on the bathroom floor that will automtically heat up so when you get up in the morning it's not freezing cold on your barefeet---seriously, it is an amazing invention. (Or maybe I am just really easily entertained.)
Aside from the very cool heated floors, it's been great being here doing almost nothing. Well, not nothing, I've been working on getting my Christmas letter out, and this morning mom and I took the bus to downtown Minneapolis so I could get my hair cut. Tomorrow we're helping out with something her church is helping to put on for kids who can't buy Christmas presents for their family members, and we have 2 concerts this weekend (Lorie Line and Go Fish--a band that does a lot of acapella music, and focuses a lot of their music to kids, we're going with family friends here who have 2 little kids. I love seeing kids at concerts get so excited to see the people that they listen to on CD all the time...so it should be entertaining at least!) --so I guess I'm not doing nothing, but it is a fabulous change of pace from being at school! Sunday I leave for New Jersey to go meet miss Elizabeth, which I am VERY excited about, it's been awhile since I've held a new born!
I also finalized with my pastor my first preaching date, January 14th is the big day! I know my parents are coming out, and I was just told that my grandparents and my aunt & uncle are coming from Colorado, which is very cool--so I'm super excited & nervous about that. I'm glad I have Christmas break to sit with the text and not have to rush the writing process...
Anyways, this is probably one of the most broing things I have ever posted, but I'm watching TV and it's a commercial, so I thought I'd write something....sorry y'll had to read this! Don't worry, if there's snow, I'll be sure to let y'll know--I'm still holding out for a white Christmas!
ok so when i created my blog i was trying to protect my privacy and typed in my year of birth as 1756...making me 250 years old which i did not know was broadcast to everyone. it's all fixed, i've gotten quite a few years younger:)
ReplyDeletehey...do you know you can have your whole house have heated floors? Mardie does, it's pretty cool.
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