Another busy day. Christine had an early morning doctor’s appointment, so I was up early as well. I looked out the window and noticed that we’d gotten another inch of snow overnight. So, like any good husband, I went outside and spent an hour shoveling snow off of the driveway and walkway so Christine could leave. (I also scraped all of the snow and ice off of her car.) Then I went inside to eat my own breakfast and get ready for work.
Overall, the day at work was good. I ran into some more unexpected issues didn’t leave until almost 7pm. Once I did leave, I met Christine and Erin (a friend from our Life Group) for dinner at Joey’s Seafood and Grill. We had a coupon that we wanted to use before it expired. I enjoyed a dinner of steak, jambalaya, and rice & beans. It was quite good and the prices weren’t too bad. We stayed at the restaurant and talked, until 9pm. Then we went home and went to bed.
In case you wonder why you don’t see me or Christine online much — days like today are the reason why.
Today started early and didn’t let up until late. I had to be up and out the door early for an 8:30am All Epic Staff Meeting. That finished mercifully early around 10:10am and I was able to get into the office around 10:45am. I spent the day working on upgrade issues and several development projects. In the afternoon, I headed over to the Verona campus for a 3:00pm class on screening technical applicants. Over the next several months, I’ll be helping H.R. to screen applicants, through telephone interviews. After the training, I headed back to my Madison office to do some more work on my development projects.
At 6:10pm, I left the office and headed to Wendy’s for a chicken sandwich and a cup of chili. Before I left Wendy’s I picked up Christine’s standard meal (cheeseburger, ketchup only; baked potato with sour cream and chives) and headed over to Blackhawk. Blackhawk’s Senior Adult Fellowship partnered with the Worship Arts Community to put on the first ever “Blackhawk Hymn Sing”. We sang some of our old favorites:
- Come Thou Fount
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- Hallelujah! What a Saviour
- Wonderful Grace of Jesus
- How Great Thou Art
- Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
- Be Thou My Vision
- Amazing Grace
I’ve come to realize that the more I learn about theology, the more meaning the old hymns have. Today was busy, but the hymn sing was a perfect end to the night.
Sunday was a good day. I was able to help my brother publish his website. I was able to make some long overdue fixes to this blog and to my sister’s blog. I was able to talk to an old friend. Christine and I went to church and Life Group. While at Life Group, we talked about how to apply the love of 1st Corinthians 13 to life in a community (like a job, or a family, or a Life Group, or …).
Some not-so-good things: the temperature was only in the mid-teens all day. Due to a combination of my nap, our lunch, and shoveling the driveway, we were 20 minutes late to church and only barely arrived in time for the message. I didn’t get to file recent paperwork (which is really stacking up) or hang pictures around the house.
Looking ahead to next weekend: Saturday morning breakfast with another good friend, followed by a visit to the Wisconsin Memorial Union Art Gallery for an exhibit on Soviet Propoganda Posters. From the website:
This exhibition presents a glimpse of propaganda art created in the Soviet Union to express and disseminate Communist ideology. The images, which date from 1917-1977, include work by leading artists, such as Dmitrii Moor, Irakhlii Toizde, and Viktor Ivanov, who used visually stimulating techniques in order to convey the goals of the Soviet regime to the masses. The posters in the exhibition are reproductions printed in 1977 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the October Revolution. They present a visual synopsis of the central events of Soviet history, from revolution, war, and industrialization to the Cold War, détente and the idealistic depiction of a united and egalitarian society.
Who wouldn’t be interested in that?
I’m sitting in my living room, watching the snow swirl down outside my window. It was clear and sunny most of the day, which was a blessing. I helped my friends, Tim and Maddy, move from their apartment into a townhouse. Although we still have four inches of snow on the ground, the ground was clear of ice. I spent three and a half hours with him, his friends, and his in-laws. We managed to move the vast majority of their belongings in one trip.
Now I’m at home, enjoying a quiet relaxing evening. We’d originally thought about having guests over, but everyone else seems to either be sick or otherwise engaged. We’ll manage, I’m sure.
