The above photos were taken at the wedding we worked on the fourth of July. We're wearing hats because the bride requested that everyone wear hats. Of course, it was so hot outside nobody really went out there until the sun went down. We took our own hats off not too long after these photos were taken.
Went running today for the first time in several weeks. It's been a goal of mine lately to try and do one thing each day that really brings me a some real joy or peace or sense of accomplishment. Sunday, it was having a really great conversation with Jered when we both got home from a very long day. Yesterday, it was making a point to sit and chat with the new interns at work. They were eating lunch and usually I try to avoid most conversations during my break at work. It's kinda my "chill" time when I can just zone out. But yesterday, after a moment deliberation, I sat in front of them and proceeded to get to know them. Today, I was lucky to have several times of peacefulness and the sense of fulfillment it brings. We had lunch with Mom and my brother even joined us. He was bummed out because he'd just found out his living plans (he was moving tomorrow to Olathe) had fallen through. But it was still good to see him. Jered and he joined in a few jokes and that's always fun to see. Back at home, we lay in the cool of the air conditioning and watched the extras to We Bought A Zoo. It's the newest Cameron Crowe film we've watched and it was good in that almost-schmaltzy-yet-full-of-heart sort of way that Crowe does his movies. The music was done by the lead guy of Sigur Ros-- that Icelandic band I blogged about last February you might recall-- so that's all good.
Then this evening, after picking up our CSA, I got to go running at the park and it was oh so good. Okay, so I went two miles and it wasn't all running because I've been eating lots of really great wedding food and not running for several weeks. . . but it was enough to get me out of breath and really really thirsty so I call it perfect. On the way home I snacked on the cherry tomatoes from our CSA (yellow ones!) and listened to Laura Marling. Okay, Summer, you have reached your potential. I am satisfied. Everything beyond this is icing on the cake.
Jered doesn't like for me to brag on him, but I'm going to take a moment to do just that. I missed his sermon Sunday because I was at work (of course) but he had it taped and I got to see it. He did so good! It was on being "fishers of men" and he pulled all this scripture out of the old testament and out of Hebrews. I was very impressed. And he would read off his pretyped "talk sheet" but then sometimes he would just look out into the congregation and just *talk*. You could hear the people laughing or "Amen"-ing in the background. I so wish I could've been there. It's hard to feel that work is getting in the way of all the true and organic Life that happens. I try not to let it get to me.
I just spent some time looking up a really great camera/lens rental place online. Thinking about subscribing to the try-before-I-buy mentality. . . at least on some of this stuff that are thousands of dollars.
I guess that's all on this calm Tuesday evening. Thanks for reading.
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