DAY 36

Today I went to church and had a jolly time. I also had a wonderful 2-1/2 hour lunch with a friend. We talked about everything-- family issues, decorating, movies, etc. Whenever I go to a restaurant I always try to be polite to our waiter/waitress and I tip over 20%. I don't ask for too many refills or special orders. They come to the table, take my drink order. After a few minutes they return and take the order. I give them a non-complicated order with no extras. That's it. Done. I'm an easy customer. The waitress came to our table with the drink order pretty quick, but we had to wait an unusually long time for her to return to take our food order. The restaurant wasn't busy, so I'm not sure what was going on.

Finally, we had to call someone over to take our order. Then our waitress suddenly materialized. We could all but forget about her giving us any refills. We had to beg other waiters to refill us. Other waiters would do it and then angrily glance over at our waitress as she watched the football game. Seriously, worst service in a while.

But overall, it was a great afternoon of connection! We will do it again and hope for a better waitress next time!

DAY 15 - Friends, friends, and friends

Today I taught Sunday school and sung songs with the children in my church. I had a lot of fun with them. I also saw a friend I hadn't seen in a while. We chatted for a good long while! A few people mentioned the Christmas cards I sent them. I included a sweet little note in each card so each card was personalized. Then I had a multitude of errands to run. I finished my Christmas dinner shopping, bought a few stocking stuffers for my friends and family. Tomorrow I need to buy one last thing for my husband! 

DAY 3 - Bible Study Group

So today I went to a friend's Bible Study Group for the first time. They have the function every two weeks and I've been invited before but I have never attended their particular group. As I am trying to purposefully connect with friends and family members for the next 40 days, I decided to take some time out of my busy schedule to join them. I was glad that I did as this was the last time they were going to meet for the remainder of the year because of the holiday season.

Going to a function on a weeknight at 7:00 p.m. may seem like a simple endeavor for most people and before I had a baby it was easy. Now that I have an infant, my priorities have shifted. Going to a social function on a weeknight means that my husband is automatically on baby duty. He's a really great husband and father, so he doesn't mind. However, I do like to be home so that we can share the workload, i.e. dinner, dishes, cleaning the house, and of course our baby. But it was nice to have some spiritual time and connect with friends for a two hours.