Easter / Birthday
I hope everybody had a great Easter weekend!
This Easter was a little different for us. For one…my birthday landed on Easter Sunday. Since Easter is typically an extremely busy day for us, we decided to celebrate my birthday on Saturday and save Sunday for Easter.
On Saturday, Josh took me to MoMA. I loved it. It was a really great date. It was really quite amazing to see original works of art from the masters. I was especially impressed by Monet’s Water Lilies. I didn’t realize how gigantic it was. It was really breath taking. I also enjoyed seeing Van Gogh’s The Starry Night. I was also surprised by the size…I expected it to be bigger than it was. I also enjoyed the Andy Warhol exhibits…especially the Campbell’s Soup Cans. It was really cool to see diversity of art from masters such as Picasso, Ansel Adams and Frank Lloyd Wright. All were pioneers in their fields of expertise. They were the best at what they did.
We lost track of time at the museum and didn’t have time to sit down for a nice meal…so we walked into a deli near the train station for a late lunch. We sat across from some people who were in the middle of a working lunch. They were casting for a show and they were combing through stacks and stacks of head shots and resumes of actors trying to break into show business. It was kind of depressing to me to watch and hear their comments. “This girl was beautiful, but didn’t have the talent.” (Head shot thrown to floor.) “She was talented, but doesn’t have the look.” (Head shot thrown to floor.) “Beautiful, but only from the head up.” (Head shot thrown to floor.) And on…and on…and on… It made me sad…and reaffirmed the fact that I have no desire to try to break into show business. LOL!!!
Yesterday was interesting. It was weird to go to a new church for Easter. I’m amazed at how easy it is to get used to a certain church culture…and then to really miss it when it’s gone. We spent the last nine Easters at our last church. I have to admit that I really, really, really miss the worship from our Easters in Oregon. We’re in a different cultural setting this year and I admit that it’s a matter of my personal preference. I’m not idealizing the past and I can celebrate Jesus’ resurrection anywhere. But, it was really hard not to compare. That’s all I’m going to say about that. I will say that I am enjoying church more and more each week as we are building relationships with people here and I recognize more familiar faces in the crowd each week. Relationships are the #1 reason I go to church. But, that’s another subject altogether…
Two more days of Spring Break. My parents are coming for a visit on Friday…we’re really excited to see them. We have much to look forward to.
P.S. Thanks to all my friends and family for the phone calls, text messages and email birthday greetings. You really made my day! Luvya!!!
