this week i found myself in two extremely fancy dining places. the first was a cruise boat called the spirit of chicago. some friends and i from holy trinity church went with the rest of the church to hear more about its vision over the next few years. someone had paid for the entire cruise, including meals, drinks, etc
candlelit tables
white table cloths
roses in a vase (now drying in my room)
2 shirley temples
clams (which scared me a little..i am petrified of snails, and clams are a snail-like consistency)
chicken
fish
other really good food i can't remember now
cheesecake
chocolate cake
watching a video i was able to help out with a little(as described in previous blog)
good conversation
black pants/black shirt/black coat/pink sweater
meeting new people
going to the top deck to view the city from outside
the skyline at night as seen from lake michigan
a group of moody students taking up an entire bus on the way back
being able to say "i ate dinner on a boat tonight..."

the second place i found myself in was on the 95th floor of the john hancock building
i went with some other women from sunshine and from church
all we could afford was to get drinks
i ordered the cheapest thing on the menu...which was a ginger ale-$5.
i then split a $7.50 dessert with a friend...and when it arrived it was so small..although it tasted very good-maybe four bites each.
however, it was fun to get dressed up, and see the city at night, lit up,
we could see for miles and miles-how amazing the vast number of people, buildings, street lights..
this next week classes are cancelled starting tuesday for the annual missions conference...i am so excited to go to seminars, talk to missionaries, and just learn from them.
i am looking forward to hopefully being able to catch up on some work and to spend some time just hanging out with people

until next time...