So far this weekend has gone good. Yesterday after work (in Everett) I had a little Sheetz Picnic at Shawnee and then walked the entire lake (around 3.5 miles to be exact). I walked past the cottage where we’ve had many good camping trips over the years and reminisced on many Mother’s Day picnics from the past.
On my way home down the mountain, I stopped in my little Stars Hollow for a brief recharge and had a twist cone from the Ligonier Creamery. I’ll be back in a few weeks for the first of two of my Stylish and Hungry posts.
We closed down the pool for the season last night. This year and this summer have flown by quickly. Hard to believe that Tuesday is the first day of Fall 🍂.
We had a great Council meeting this morning. We have an extraordinary team in place in District 13. Attendance between the District Trio, Division, Area, and President and VPs of Education totaled in the 70s. We voted on two key things, the slate of officers and the budget for 2021-22. We heard outstanding reports from our District leaders.
I’m starting the first of four Stylish and Hungry segments on the blog. Today I’m headed to Jaffre’s and then next week is Burgatory 🍔 😈 completing my Murrysville restaurant trifecta. The first two weeks of October I’m headed to my little Stars Hollow for brunch at The Kitchen on Main and Carol and Dave’s Roadhouse (think I’ll do the latter when I’m there for Ligonier Days).
Last night at church, Deb Close and I had our small group (just three of us reviewing the sermon from the week before). She even provided cheese and crackers and bottled water. Pastor Donn gave a great sermon and it really spoke to me. We’re going to have a great small group discussion coming up this week.
I had a discussion with one of the staff members when I arrived before I met with Deb. The way I dress came into question and he asked me how the Bible would want me to represent myself. 2021 has been a crazy year with COVID, my health scare, and being gender neutral. He said that I need to dress more conservatively when I serve at church and I would eventually agree with him. I dwelled on it for a while and though I don’t want to admit it, I’m going to chalk it up to a phase. I’ll talk more about in my next blog post.
Tom wanted to set up a meeting with a pastor and while I said no to it last night, I’m going to agree to it next time we talk.
We had an open house at Achievers and discussed Pathways. Three of the members talked about how to navigate Base Camp and how to get awards sent. JR, Fred, and Joe all had great insight on Pathways. Carol did a great job moderating the panel discussion and everyone had great questions to ask the panelists. I even got some motivation after Fred talked about accessing the reports. Sue Ellis in Cranberry High Noon is just amazing with nine awards.
My weekend is wrapping up with some football and thinking about last night’s sermon. We need to be careful with our mind and where we let it wander. I won’t be attending the March for Life on Harrisburg on September 27 but I pray for all those who will be going. I had the opportunity to attend back in 2016 and it was a great experience. I’m going to send in my baby bottles 🍼 before the deadline, and I’m going to pray for the Women’s Choice Network and Life Way Pregnancy 🤰 Centers.
Stylish 🍒 