practice and smoothies

There's less and less drama during baddy practice, especially when Big Cal is around to run the drills. Then, I can just focus on drilling too and he handles the prickly girls who still see me as an object of resentment. (Really? You think I want to do this??) But I'm learning a lot about baddy, and I'm also learning more about how to relate to others. I'm not sure if the latter is always worth the time and energy.

I'm also making smoothies with my cheap and loud six-blade blender. Since I'm too lazy to follow recipes, my smoothies are hit or miss. I find that I don't love grapefruit or lemon in my smoothies because they tend to be bitter. Last week, I made a yummy smoothie with soymilk, avocado, and spinach. I've also managed to cut down on potato chips, but now I'm really craving a burger and fries!

Typhoon usagi

Waiting out the typhoon at a friend's place

boat trip

Seduced by wealth and decadence.....

Steak dinner

Thankful for good friends who are good cooks!

grace, and grace again

I have always been on the receiving end of grace, especially from the older folks in my life, or from guy players who are much better than I am. Now, I'm called on to show grace to others, especially those younger in age and/or in maturity, and it's much more difficult than I ever imagined it to be.

Over the past few months, I've been thinking about quitting, and I still think about it a few times a week. What's going on? What will God teach me through this time?

visitors

When I was in college, I worked at several jobs on campus, and one of them was at the college store. I was a cashier and became really close to the ladies who ran the store. They took me into their homes for the holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Spring Break. Becky took me to her father's and stepmom's house in NH for a weekend when they had a family gathering, so I became friends with her father and stepmom too. This past summer, friends of Becky's parents came to HK for a few days, so I took them around for a few hours. This is a picture of me helping Susan buy some fruit. I'm wearing the blue shirt.