Yesterday was a very busy day and I had much to get done - many things I mentioned yesterday, and tag onto that meetings that came through that I also had to create. One big plus with the majority of these meetings, with using Teams now, and the majority of people are remote, I don't have to find conference rooms for meetings. For that I'm grateful for that was often a chore when we were in the office. I was able to get all the meetings created, all the desktops completed, all the things that I knew I had to complete yesterday with taking off work today - done. All but one. The Colorado trip. I finally heard back from the President's executive assistant as to what days he could be there. Compared it to my 'Chief's' calendar and then checked with him and asked his advice on what to do to bring the 15 or so people together - in Colorado - to get this completed. I have a meeting scheduled on Monday with all the executive assistants and admins to review their bosses' calendars and come up with a date and time to meet. I knew I couldn't do it yesterday with everything else (nor did I want to) so have scheduled it late Monday morning. I wanted nothing to be on my mind this weekend. So everything was completed but that trip. Thank you, Jesus!
Last night we went to one of the high schools to watch a musical production of Beauty and the Beast, which was put on by AZ Christian University students. I thoroughly enjoyed it all. Sure, there were a few challenges for them, but overall, the performance - about 2 1/2 hours long (with a 15 minute intermission) was wonderful. Sigh. I was really enjoying seeing ALL the stage until a young couple comes in after the performance started and he sits down right in front of me. This guy - no kidding - was close to 7 ft tall - with wild fly away hair. When he snuggled with his girlfriend, things were fine. But then he got antsy and started squirming - first one side, then the other, and seemed to block my view several times. But, I got past it and just moved to where I could see a bit better. I did miss some, but overall, since I know the movie, I knew what was happening. I'm so glad I saw Pastor Gerald's post and bought the tickets. AND, we got to see Pastor Gerald too! He came up and chatted with us for about 15 minutes and I felt so blessed because he took the time to chat with us. He is in charge of the entire music program at the University, and therefore, was overseeing the drama program as well. It was so good to see him. That made my evening too.
Coming home we both were a bit hungry and - lol - we don't 'do' McDonalds as a rule.... and every time we drove by one hubby would go, "McDonald's is closed" - when I could see cars lined up in the drive through. I knew where Whataburger was so after he told me it was closed and I told him no, the drivethrough was still open, he pulled in. 10PM at night and I'm eating Whataburger. And it was good. We sat up for awhile before heading to bed, hoping we'd sleep a little later. But we didn't. I was dozing between 4-5AM but finally got up. But I certainly didn't want to!
This morning we have much to accomplish. It is hubby's 85th birthday so we will head to get manicure/pedicure (yes, him too - he loves it!) around 8:45AM and from there will probably grab an early lunch. Then home to pack our bags and start the trip north. No big rush; we supposedly can't get our room until 3PM but usually do get it before then. But we can take our time. Not packing a lot, obviously, as we are only staying two nights and one full day. By Sunday afternoon we will be back home. Once we get in town tonight we will pick up snacks to have in our room and decide what we want to do about dinner. Since it IS his birthday, I suppose I need to take him to dinner. But, if I'm buying lunch, do I need to buy that too? LOL Him and his food!
As we have aged, the reality of life does tend to come to the top of the mind. We need to celebrate each and every day, but especially the day we were born because we don't know if we will be here for the next one or not. So I'm hoping that today, and this weekend, we can create special memories that will last a lifetime. For hubby and for me.
Psalm 39:4 (NLT) "Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered--how fleeting my life is."
Psalm 139:16 (NLT) "You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day was passed."
One thing for sure, God created each day to be lived to the fullest. I'm not sure what we will do while we are up north. We plan to read more, I'm taking my crochet as well. But hubby reads while here so he won't think it is any different than usual. It's me that can consider it a 'vacation'. He's always on vacation. So although we will be eating out a lot more than usual, I want to DO something. Maybe I can get hubby to walk the mall. :-) That is different, right?
Why not take some time right now and think about what you can do differently that will make special memories for someone you love? Don't let a day go by with regrets. You won't have a chance for a do-over. Each day has 'worry of its own'. Celebrate today. Celebrate tomorrow. And the next day. Each day is a gift that God has given us. Make them count.
Blessings!
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