what the....?

people continually baffle me.
today for instance, i was sitting at a tall table by the window in a starbucks. the window tables in this particular establishment are pretty small and closely positioned. anyhoo. i was minding my own business writing a letter when a man (boy-man) came and sat at the next table... not with his back to me, as would have been the normal person thing to do, but facing me. it felt like we were sitting at the same table. having lived in some larger cities and been in eastern europe for a time - i can usually deal with the occasional intrusion on my personal space, but this was weird. then he proceeded to eat his pungent garlic bagel.... did i say eat? i meant thoroughly masticate with a gaping mouth and audible smacking much like our aging "old man dog" does when he is loving him some canned dog food. seriously. it was loud and gross and all up in my bid-ness.
this act was especially heinous because, a i looked around - avoiding an accidental eye contact situation, i saw that there was at least 5 other table options available.
what the....?
and THEN when he was done smacking in my face he picked up his backpack and moved to a different table.
WHY?

also, under the WHY? category. does anyone know a person (over the age of 8) who says valentiMes day? with a distinct M instead of N at the end? this high school girl in one of my classes yesterday must have said it 20 times.... or would that be 20 tines?


speaking of valentiNNNNNNNNes day, although my husband was gone for work he still made it a sweet day and even sent me a pentatonix album on itunes. and i found a sweet note he'd left hidden for me. what a great man. i am continually surprised and blessed and humbled by his love for me. and it is so cool that i can honestly say i love him more and more as time ticks by.




currently i am re-reading Redeeming Love. it is an amazing book. i highly recommend it to any who have not yet read it. the theme is so good. and i feel like i am even learning from it again, new stuff this time. i think it is really neat to read books again that you have loved before - especially when you are in a different phase of life - it can take on a whole new meaning. like reading scripture that speaks directly to your situation and then in a totally different situation it is applicable again - but in a fresh way and deeper understanding.... so good.


some of what i am taking away from RL this time has to do with the fact that we will soon have a sweet little baby in our family. raising a person can be a scary thing. beautiful wonderful exciting and scary. so much responsibility and so much influence on how a person will understand and relate to the world around them... i don't see how anyone could take on that task without the Lord Almighty as their strength. also - i was reading in a dog training book today about how puppies are always learning, good or bad, they are learning.... same thing with kids. in every situation they learn something... isn't that wild. and it's up to us as parents and families to make sure what they are learning is truth. it's no wonder there are so many screwed up people in this world....
sorry. i can easily spin off into "what's wrong with the world" thoughts if i don't look out.


well my belly has officially gone pregnant. the sacker at Albertson's was gawking at it and then asked if i was having a kid. that was my first time to be asked about it. i've been feeling it move for a couple weeks now. it is awesome. there is a lot of change going on with my body and i am just along for the ride and trying not to go all crazy. being more aware that there is a living human inside of me has been helping me finally get some perspective on how i look at and feel about my weight gain/shape shifting experience. what an emotional mine field... haha. poor husband. (btw he is doing amazing at being supportive and understanding and all.)


i have had ten million "blogworthy" thoughts and experiences lately, but for the sake of not making a way too long entry for today - i'll just have to come back to some of them.
i'm going to try to write more and share more in the days to come.


the other day i was reading a friend's blog and it was really inspiring. so thanks, Carlie Linde. keep up the good work.