Our great friend Smiley came into town last night. Rich and I were really excited to spend some time with him. We went to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, Dennie’s.Its a fun seafood place that is really poplar here. Afterward we went to see the new movie Year One. Well, the theater was having problems with the film and the sound was so horrible and every now and then a sound of rock music was heard during the movie. The worst part, the movie itself was terrible. It had very few really funny parts and the few it had were the ones in the previews. If you know me, you know that I laugh at about anything so if I didn’t laugh it was really horrible! The theater gave us free movie passes since the sound was messed up during the movie. So that was a plus. So now the idiot part of the night besides picking a dumb movie. The theater we go to is upstairs in a mall. We actually parked on the second floor but for some reason we started down the escalator when we remembered where we parked. Now the smart thing to do would be go down and then come back up but for some reason we all just started trying to run up the down escalator. We didn’t even think about it, all of a sudden we are all three struggling to get up the stairs. I did this crazy lung leap and made it. Then we all realized what we just did and couldn’t stop laughing. That is until a police officer yelled at us to come over. Then he asked us what we were doing, he scolded us and I apologized. We had to keep our laughter in until we got to the parking lot so that the officer didn’t get mad. That is when we all realized that we really could have hurt ourselves. I am going to blame it all on the media! We watched a dumb movie and did a dumb thing afterward…Isn’t that the excuse everyone gives for dumb actions? That’s our story and we are sticking to it! Ok, so we laughed all night and I am laughing as I type this. I hope you enjoy my silly story.
I know it has been forever since I have blogged but life has been so busy! I had an experience today that I couldn’t keep to myself. I moved home Friday until the wedding which means that the family had already made some plans for me. My dad is very involved in an organization called Meet The Church. It is a group of ten or so churches that plan community services to show God’s love in our community. One of the pastors involved planned a project at Pensacola Beach this weekend. Memorial Day Weekend is a huge gathering for the gay and lesbian community. The group from Gulf Breeze spent Saturday passing out free water and helping push cars out of the sand. When we got to the beach we weren’t able to park so we had to change our plans. We grabbed some garbage bags and walked out onto the beach planning on picking up trash…boy were we caught by surprise! I had prepared myself to hear drunk people cursing and seeing same sex people making out but there was so much more. As we walked onto the beach I noticed a girl with only bikini bottoms on. I grabbed dad’s shoulder and warned him that he was about to see boobies. Little did I know but as I walked around I realized that about half of all women on the beach were topless. And there were lots of vulgar things that I would rather not even say aloud. The people were mostly nice to us and very appreciative that we were taking their trash for them. I had one person tell me that we were way nicer than the church he met last night when he was walking into a bar. Apparently that particular church thinks that holding signs and yelling at the homosexuals is ministry…that broke my heart. We met some resistance. One particular girl, who was very drunk, yelled that we should get off our cross. Her friend, who was topless, told her friend to stop. She shook dad’s hand and carried on a conversation with dad. Surprisingly, dad was able to not let the boobies keep him from talking to her. I think God really just gave us the eyes we needed to wear in order to serve people through His eyes. Because on my own, I would have overwhelmed with judgement and embarrassment. It was an interesting experience and I hope I get to particpate next year!
Ok, so the blogging should become more regular. Sorry I’ve been so boring!!
This morning I woke up and was sitting watching tv while drinking a cup of coffee. If you know me well, then you know I am usually in a bad mood in the morning until I have finished a cup of coffee. But this morning I eneded up laughing my head off even before my second sip of coffee. A Burger King commercial came on and I just knew I needed to share it with you! I know most of you grew up singing “I Like Big Butts” so you too will laugh your head off! Buger King Commercial
My talented brother and sister-in-law set a website up for Rich and me. It has all the wedding information on it and even our engagement pictures. Of course it is pink and brown because I love it! We will be blogging on there about wedding planning and the fun times we have until that awesome day we become husband and wife. You should check it out…right now…go ahead and click on it already! www.richandjennie.com
There are some things about living in New Orleans that drive me crazy. For instance, Walmart is hectic. You don’t just drive to Walmart when you need milk because it is too far away and they are not always stocked like in Pensacola. Also, the traffic is always busy and it can take you five minutes to get to your exit or one hour if there is a fender bender. The people at fast food places are not friendly and customer service is a foreign concept here. With that said, there are so many things I love about living here! One thing is that the best pizza place ever exist only in New Orleans, Slice. But my favorite thing is the parks. Between City Park and Audubon Park a person can always appreciate a nice sunny day. My favorite place at the moment is Audubon Park. It is located uptown and is absolutely beautiful! Rich and I have started going there on Saturday mornings and walking around the jogging track. Wednesday, I was off work for Mardi Gras holidays so Rich picked me up around 7 am and we drove to the park. It was my first time running there and it just happened to be a gorgeous day! Rich actually ran with me and he made about a mile with me. I surprised myself and ran two laps which is about 3.6 miles. I felt so accomplished! It was my first time running 3 miles since October! I am hoping the weather will stay “spring-like” so that we can continue our Saturday tradition! I love this park!!