Views of my apartment- I have run a total of 20K in the hot Omani evenings with the Muscat Road Runners
- Bought a Yaris
- Got lost and was late to a race. ME running
- Sang in the worship band at church and learned how to work the visuals (it is a glorified PowerPoint)
- Cried twice in Ultimate, hmm adjustment to team sports is rough.
- Found plain tortilla chips
- Got lost and was late to dinner.
- Laughed to histerics with Sara walking home from school exhausted, but enjoying the walk through the Wadi.
- Found a gym, haven't joined yet though.
- Been to the ambassodor's house for a teacher reception.
- Got lost and was...not late to a social run. Phew! I think I'm getting the hang of this.
- Got sick, got better
- Bought a wadi mat (a.k.a. a really big plastic carpet to sleep or sit on in the desert)
At the moment I am making a mix CD to share some tunes with another teacher at school who I go to church with. It is great to listen to music. There are so many memories of all y'all. When I listen to Robin Mark Revival in Belfast 2, it reminds me of driving to El Dorodo Hills via 49. I can see the golden Cali grass. Sara Gazarak reminds me of the going to the jazz club in Long Beach with Sommer and the summer days in Orange. Elton John's Tiny Dancer...I won the Colfax HS staff football pool in 2005 as Tiny Dancer! Then during Come Thou Fount I remember playing in Anne and Josh's wedding in Ben Lomond. Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus? Dancing with Christine of course. On on the note of G2, I surrender...Sunday morinings with the talented G2 worship band. And finally, Chan Chan takes me back, way back to eating pancakes before work at the Kresge Cafe at UCSC. Yes I see the fog resting on the redwoods.
Oh such wonderful memories that I cherish. Although this entry was more of a journey back in time, it is important to remember home while I am creating memories in a new home. New songs, new memories. Oh I love life!
