Lately

Happy Monday!!  I am making the blog(s) public today, thanks to a writing opportunity where it would help them to see that I've actually been writing for several years. lol

Last Wednesday, I got to go to Tara Lynn's book signing at the Bound for Glory bookstore in Tulsa - fun times!! I am so impressed with people who are able to write fiction. The ability to dive into your imagination and bring rich new characters to life and weave them into a plot and setting that is entirely your own creation is beyond me!  I can write what I know - my story and friends and family, what God is teaching me, how I see Him working in the world - but fiction will never be my strong suit, and that's okay! lol  We all have our gifts, and Tara Lynn is an awesome author, having just published her second fictional novel in a trilogy series!  It was great getting to see her and Jon and Kristin for a bit!!

Thursday at work was Bobbie's Retirement Party. (She has been a quiet, kind, generous, and diligent worker in the Court Clerk's Office for several decades now, and she is fighting aggressive cancer, so prayers are appreciated.)  It's always nice to end the workday with cake and punch and fun conversation. It was good to get to celebrate Bobbie and very fun getting to chat with the other court reporters and Judge Hammers, who is an absolute delight - so feisty and entertaining! =)

Friday night, of course, was dinner at my place with the friend group!!  I made garlic parmesan chicken (a crockpot recipe I had never tried, but it turned out good, thank God - lol), shells n' cheese, asparagus, cheddar biscuits, and strawberries & dip for dessert!  My fear of the oven is still in play, so I had Tiffany take a pic of me with my happy oven mitts! =)  I did better on the timing this week so we got to eat food that was actually still warm. lol  It was the original six (Tiffany, Angie, Laura, Kyle, Sarah, and me).  After dinner, we all shared about one person we really admire and why, then we played Scattergories, which was definitely entertaining! =)

I spent most of the weekend sleeping in, finishing my new John Eldredge book (full post on that later), re-watching New Girl, and catching up on my workout plan at Planet Fitness!  I guess that's all for now.  Glad to have readers again!! =)