job, niagra & the BIG church... and BLUEBERRIES!!

wow! okay, lots of random info here...

been a week at the new job. it's been good. there are parts that are hard or that i don't really like. i think that's true with all jobs, though and i'm trying to be patient and learn to like them. one of the hardest is that being diabetic, i need to eat every so often, and well... i have trouble finding a minute to grab something. i can't just walk away from kids to do that (and to eat in front of them they just want whatever it is, of course). so, something i need to work on. also, i'm used to having a little more instruction when i start a new job. it's not related to my major, though i've done a number of activities with youth, generally they're not this young. sometimes i just don't know what to do and the other teachers tend to walk away and do things and leave me in charge of the kids...

on the plus side i was recertified in first aid and had fire safety training yesterday. it went really well. learned some stuff, including the secret to smooth hands. i tried it today and it really did make a difference! i was shocked. i also learned that when doing cpr the numbers changed since i was certified... i still need to get recertified, but now it's 30-2 for everyone regardless of age... didn't know that.

haven't done much wedding planning lately, tho i should get back on that... just been busy this week with work. dan and i have been trying to decide on a honeymoon location, and i think we're in agreement now on niagra falls. just not sure if it will be niagra falls itself or niagra on the lake... either way, up in that vicinity. :o)

so, dan and i have been going to different churches lately on saturday nights. looking for a worship style that really suits us. not necessarily looking to leave concord, but i don't know that we would not-leave if it came down to it. we've talked about it before and still are somewhat undecided. right now it's just a matter of looking for something that really helps us to worship fully. it's been good. the past few weeks we went to chippewa e. free and northway. both good churches, but both BIG churches... of course it's the big churches that have saturday evening services, tho, too. both of them are expanding too, if you can believe that. which is good, but it's easy to get turned off to the big churches like that for a few reasons. a big reason for us, i believe, is that it lacks the fellowship and friendship you feel in a small church like concord (disregarding the fact that a majority of concord are related). people don't realize that you're a visitor unless you tell them at a big church. my first sunday at concord we stuck out like a sore thumb almost.

[on a side note, the first person to shake my hand and welcome my parents and me to concord was john roby - he recently passed away and will be missed by concord.]

this is getting much longer than i anticipated, and well... it's almost 10pm and i have to get up early for church tmw and i'm tired. so i'll make this the last point...

i found i REALLY like blueberries. i used to hate them, but the only time i'd have them they were cooked into dad's pancakes (looove the pancakes, but didn't like hot blueberries). they are just absolutely delicious, though! :o) that makes me happy.