So what CAN'T you sue for these days??
I HAD to laugh when I saw this. What a great solution!!! If it doesn't work out, just SUE! BRILLIANT!!
A twenty something urbanite on a journey to discover where life will lead me next
I HAD to laugh when I saw this. What a great solution!!! If it doesn't work out, just SUE! BRILLIANT!!
I finally made it out to the infamous FIRE ISLAND, New York this past weekend. I've heard so much about it from Sara but have never been able to make it out there due to that retail position that took up EVERY weekend of my summer...no, I'm not bitter. So since I quit, my weekends seem a bit more free. Sara called me up saying that these people that she babysits for needed her and another sitter to watch theirs and their friend's kids for a party they were having out there. So I agreed and we went out with them Saturday morning. You have to drive to the other end of Long Island and then take a ferry over to the island, because only emergency vehicles are allowed on the island. The "roads" are more of extra wide sidewalks really. But it was SO cute and relaxing! Besides the screaming children, of course...easily forgotten when staying at the beach. There was about 10 New York kids between 6 months and 8 years which made for an interesting night, especially when there was still 8 parents "mingling" and having cocktails in the kitchen all telling the kid something different...makes a babysitter's job fun really. Anyway, by the time they all actually left for dinner it was almost 9:00 and the older kids had no intentions of going to sleep any time soon. They were all piled on the floor in front of the TV. Finally at about 10:45, Sara convinced them to play "sleep over". We brought out the blankets and turned down the lights and everything. We even went as far as to tell them to "trick" their parents when they got home by closing their eyes and pretending to be sleeping. HA the joys of getting children to do what you want...it's such a game. So the tricks worked and most of them fell asleep soon thereafter.
This was the passage for reflection in the front of the bulletin at Redeemer on Sunday. Just thought I'd share.
So today was hospital orientation. And it was at the Brooklyn campus. WAY out of the way. The whole thing started at 8:00 AM which meant that I left my apartment at 6:10 (I think that there were still people out from previous evening...shady people at that...) to give me some time to figure out where I was going. I then got on the train to Booklyn and found my bus down to the hospital. And it was early...let me just say...it was early. But my friend Iced Coffee has been a reliable companion on these early mornings. She wakes me up and helps me get through long mornings...life is good.
So after a hectic week with school and work and all that, it was a great weekend! I have made such great friends here that like to be normal and go out and have fun together. It's such a great thing. I'm so thankful! So anyway, by weeks end we were all ready to have some fun so a bunch of us from school went out. Below are some pics and some thoughts.
If you have not already, you MUST go see this movie. Not when you're in a happy funny movie mood though. Because it is a thinker, that is for sure. This movie depicts the everyday world tragedy of ignorance that has surrounded much of the epidemic of AIDS and health care in Africa. The images portrayed and the issues that arise in this movie tug at your heart and make you think about your own life and how blessed we are to live in this country but how ignorant we become to issues in the world because we live in this country. The acting is moving, the images are beautiful and the story is sincere. SEE IT.
Today was my first day at the hospital!! Although it was an early hour that I got up (my addiction to morning coffee helps that though -- another post completely) the day went relatively smoothly. A few of the high points: I have my own office -- with WINDOWS, and a COMPUTER and my name on a plaque outside the door. It says, "Christina Campbell, B.S. Speech Intern, Audiology and Speech Pathology" Isn't that great? :) I'm seriously tempted to take a picture of it to send to the fam but I'm not sure I could get away with that without anyone noticing... haha. Anyeay, today was mostly paperwork and getting set up with the system so there wasn't a whole lot of what we're actually going to be doing but it was nice to get comfortable anyway. So yeah, this will be my home, for better or worse, for the next nine months. Wish me luck.
You know fall is upon you when you go to Redeemer and Tim Keller is back in the pulpit (or stage as we have). He's doing a seven week series on the vision of the church in the city. He's spending the time going through the basics of what the church stands for (mainly, the basics of the gospel), passages that have shaped Redeemer throughout the years and how that is incorporated into life in the big city. Anyway, today he preached on the Prodigal Son passage. He talked about how Christianity is redefined from what the world knows it to be in this passage. He challenged us to think about the "persuant love of the Father" and how that can change what we think of Christianity. Even after the son had left, taken his Father's wealth and spent it all, the Father still watched and waited for the son to return. The passage says that when the son was still a long way off, the Father ran to him, meaning that he had to have been watching and waiting for him to return. Even after all he had done, the Father still loved him unconditionally and never tired of watching for, waiting for, and running to meet his son.
Today is one of the greatest days of the year I think. Yep, pretty sure of it. Woke up at 10:00, did some homework (that's not the good part but it's good that it's done), went outside to run some errands and realized that it is a BEAUTIFUL day. God sure knows how to cheer a girl up. And guess what the best part of the day is?? Well I have to go to work tonight. Normally, that would make whatever good things that occur such as beautiful weather to be cancelled out. NOT TODAY. Today is my LAST DAY at ATL!!!! And I couldn't be happier, let me just tell you! If you live in the area and want a deal or want to bend the rules on some coupon please come to my place of employment today because I no longer care about that stuff!! The thought of having a weekend again is a bit mind-boggling but extremely welcome. yay for that! AND, to top it all off, tomorrow is church which I missed last week and totally need right now. On other notes, Nikki and I finally joined a Fellowship Group (aka Bible study) at Redeemer. It only took us a full year to do that...pathetic. But with both of us out of the retail world, we can now fit it in. It starts in a few weeks but I'm really excited to meet some new people and get involved. I'll keep you updated!
Well I figured it was time for a new look. I was ready to change things up a bit. Hope I didn't screw anything up along the way. I guess I'll figure that out. My biggest decision right now is...what do I link to from my site???
So I need a new cell phone. Why you ask? I'll tell you why. A few weeks ago I looked at the thing and realized that a relatively large chunk had fallen off. A relatively large chunk that was supposed to be holding the front cover on. No biggie right? Exactly what I thought. At that point it was just "time to start thinking about getting a new phone" not a necessity just yet. So then one night I was out and get this text message out of the blue from Nikki saying, "you already told me that" HUH? I say. So I realize that my phone has now taken on a mind of its own and is sending duplicate text messages hours after I originally send them. That's annoying. And to confirm that this was not an isolated incident, I was telling a friend about how I need a new phone and he says, "Oh, yeah I got repeat text messages from you too." GREAT. Who knows who I'm "sending" text messages to??!? That's a little unnerving in my opinion.
I was reading in Hebrews this morning and came across these verses that resonate with me right now. Just thought I'd share:
I spent the weekend in St. Louis with Sara, my New York friend. Sara had never been to a "middle state" as she calls them until this weekend. So my parents decided that it would be fun to dress up like cowboys for the arrival unbeknownst to either one of us. So we walked out of the terminal and I see my parents DECKED out in head to toe cowboy gear. All I can say is see the picture below...So anyway, after that ... interesting...arrival it was a good weekend. The first part was a bit busy with friends and commitments and all that but it was great to catch up with old friends and see how everyone is doing. Caught up with buddy Susie, spent some time in Lafayette Square (her 'hood), and, as seen in the pictures below, dyed the hair red/auburn/brown. A nice change.