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I love long weekends. If I became a politician (which, might I add, is extremely unlikely), I would make it a rule that ever week should only have four working days in it. It has been so cool- on Saturday, I felt a bit sad, because I thought I had to go back to work the next day. And then I remembered that I had TWO WHOLE DAYS of holidays left!
I have spent most of the long weekend with Geoff. I hardly ever get to see him, which is a bit sad. I see him about once a week; twice if I'm lucky. Such is the yuckyness of having a full-time job and not having my P's yet (don't laugh- it's because I'm a bohemian, I tell you!). So, obviously, this weekend rocked because I got to hang out with my boy. We went to see "Bride and Prejudice" yesterday, and we both LOVED it! I laughed so hard that at the end of the film, when the lights came back on, the people in front of me turned around to check out what the girl with the loud laugh looked like. But seriously, that Mr Kholi was soooooo funny! And the story of "Pride and Prejudice" translated so well into the Indian culture! Geoff and I are both "Pride and Prej" buffs, so we already knew all the characters and the storyline. This, of course, gave us a sense of smugness, which is always nice.
I had this obsession with baking a cake yesterday. My lovely friend at work, Samantha, suggested that Geoff and I should try cooking together. As Samantha is totally in love with her husband, I figured that she probably was right. So Geoff and I made bacon and egg sandwiches for lunch, AND a white chocolate mud cake! Okay, so the cake came out of a packet mix. But like, who cares, we still cracked eggs and laughed and stuff, and now I have a yummy cake in my fridge!
One of the highlights of this weekend, though, was going to Geoff's church. Everyone is so nice there- they totally welcomed me. It's like being in a big family there! Everyone knows Geoff there (he's a bit hard to miss in his pink t-shirts and "I'm-a-rock-star" finger-pointing), so I feel kinda special being his girlfriend. We went to church on Friday morning, and also this morning. We walked in and the minister's wife cried out, "Carla! It's so good to see you! Christ is risen!" And she gave me a big hug and kiss on the cheek. Geoff and I both grabbed these very decent-sized Easter eggs from a basket, and then took a seat. The minister, Ross, began the service by asking all the boys and girls in the audience to peel back the tops of their Easter egg wrappers, and then take a bite off the top. Then Ross said, "Now, look inside the egg. What do you see?" And in my head, I heard the Ben Folds Five boys cry out "NOTHING!" like how they do in their song, "Jackson Cannery" (which I still haven't figured out the meaning of). Ross said then said that, every time we bite into a hollow Easter egg and see nothing inside, we should remember how some of Jesus' disciples looked into the tomb on Easter Sunday and saw that the tomb also had nothing inside. Ross told us to remember the power of God, and how Christ is alive. It was very cool.
After church, Geoff walked me back to the station, which was just so cute and nice. As he went off to a family lunch thing, I decided to dine by myself on Vietnamese noodles, which are just so yummy and refreshing. Then I had a banana gelato and read a book. I just love being alone sometimes- it clears my head. Sometimes I worry about myself, because I love solitude so much. I spent the rest of the day lying in the sun and writing in my diary. I also finished an illustration of Cinderella for the newest Marian Street Theatre production. And it has just been the nicest weather today- warm and sunny, with a sweet little breeze. The perfect weather for tea and Easter eggs. Okay, so any weather is the perfect weather for tea and chocolate, but it helps to be positive, right? |