I love having days off.

When we came home from Salem the cat's had rearranged a few things in the house. Their toys where everywhere, a little dirt on the floor from the pots, you know, the usual. Amber was super sweet though and sweeped the laundry room (they always make a huge mess), so we came home to a clean laundry room and I was so so so happy and thankful!

On Saturday Paul and I went with our growth group to distribute sandwiches to the homeless in downtown Kent, Renton, and Tukwila. I have really missed doing service projects and really enjoyed this. We met and prayed for some awesome people.

I was wrapping Amber's birthday present (early I know), and Eric really wanted to help. He fell asleep in the box in a minute, silly boy!

Today Amber and I carpooled to church, stopped by her friends house afterward to drop off a cd of the sermon, then went to a greek place where Amber treated me to lunch, a yummy gyro!! Then we went to costco and bought 200 pounds of food and cat litter. :)

This morning before church I vacuumed and Eric was trying to be brave and be near the vacuum. He cracks me up. That view of Seattle is from the front steps of our friends apartment in Seattle. I wish I would have taken a picture from the inside. I am sure they pay about $1500 for rent a month at least, but let me say they have a breathtaking view of the space needle and Seattle out their back sliding glass door and balcony. One of the girls has the same view from her bedroom. So awesome.

I made cheesecake for the first time on Saturday as well. I made this chocolate cheesecake and everyone said it tasted good. I had a tiny slice but am not a huge fan of cheesecake of any kind.

Tonight I made split pea soup and brussel sprouts (don't think about the color combo) and they were so so so good. I thought brussel sprouts were gross but I was definitely wrong. You have got to try it!

After dinner I spent about an hour in the kitchen getting the fridge in tip top shape. Packaged up the soup, made some salads, made little meals out of rice and leftovers from Chinatown (cashew and sesame chicken!), cleaned off a shelf, threw a few things away, and oh how happy I was with the results! Oh and in the snack bin is cut up cucumbers, peppers, cherry tomatoes, and baby carrots! I am so glad spring is here and summer is coming. I love having fresh fruit and vegetables and not having to pay an arm and a leg for them!

Paul has the next two days off and I work the next three. I so don't want to work, but after talking to the homeless I realize even more how lucky I am to have a job, a house, a car, and never have to worry about my next meal. God is so so good.