Dear READER,
As you can tell I named this post a bit differently. I made it 8 days of writing consistently an then I missed my first day yesterday. I ended up getting home really late and had the worst headache ever. So I got right into bed and slept a good 5 hours. But I realized that there are some days i just might not be able to write so instead of doing days (day 1, day 2, etc...) I am going to put the date down and the main heading of that day. It just seemed like a smarter thing to do.
I procrastinated packing for my trip today until this morning. That's right, I hadn't packed one thing until 6am this morning. (My flight was at 10am) It went well, the only things I forgot that I know of at the moment were, deodorant, shampoo, and a razer. Not to bad though if I do say so myself.
My bag was overweight by 7 pounds at the airport. It was all the paper I was carrying from the office that we had forgotten to send in the boxes. If flying with Delta it cost you $90 if you are overweight, plus the $25 you pay just to get the bag on the plane. Can you believe that $90 I wanted to cry just hearing how much 7 pounds was going to cost me. Well I ended up putting it all in my carry-on and suffering through the back pain and shoulder pain instead of the mental pain of $90.
Let me tell you a little bit about Delta. They are the best!! They have the most flights they are always full. They get lots of money because they charge you for everything. Their planes have more leg room then others, and they usually have the best snakes. So they are the best. However with that said Delta has the snobbiest flight attendants out there. They are the type that know they are the best and just act like it. Customer services wise they are not the best. This is not just because I flew with them today and saw that. I have been flying with Delta for year, their the best remember. They weren't always this way actually when I first started flying I remember loving them. They would small, say hi and really care about you, when they talked with you they were funny and charming. They always wanted to make you happy, to make you feel like you were experiencing something great. Because flying is great practically impossible yet we do it. In the bast few years that has changed and now we get really snobby flight attendants who are just their to look good. It's really sad for Delta but good for other airlines because I start flying with them because they have better customer service - United is really nice.
Know that I've totally dissed Delta let me tell even though they are snobby they are the best looking group out there. Their red and blue outfits are so snazzy. Today one of my flight attendants had these big red glasses on that put his whole outfit together it was pretty sweet.
One of my petpieves is when you are going through the security check point and you get stuck behind some stupid person. I was behind one today. I was in and ready to walk through the check point before he even took off his coat. It was amazing how slow he was and he knew we were all waiting behind him but he wanted everything floded and set exactly right in his bins and it drove me crazy. So once we got through i grabbed my stuff and was gone before he even had collected his bins. Don't every be a stupid person at the security check point. It the same thing ever time just be prepared and do it quickly.
My flight flew right over DC as we were leaving and when I say right over I do mean literally. I had the best tour of DC since being here while on the plane. We were flying really low which I don't think is usual but we did. I literally could see my office building. So yes I did wave at everyone there and the women next to my laughed but it's ok. Office you should feel loved.
From the plane I also got the best view of the Washington DC Temple. OH my heavens it was amazing. And as beautiful as ever. This is one of the things I miss about taking the train from West Virginia in to the office. The train passes the temple everyday and you get a very clear view of it on the beltway. I loved seeing it ever morning and night as I would head home from work. Even just seeing it brings the spirit and them you are thinking about it there on out it's pretty amazing.
I have how they do airplane seat belts. I feel like they are not meant to be comfortable but just there to say that we have a seatbelt on. I always have to stretch it out to the end in order to have it fit. But today I didn't have to put it all the way out. It was still stretched pretty far but not all the way. One day I am gong to sit in an airplane and not have to worry about the seatbelt fitting around me because I will be small enough that it won't matter wherever I go. One day!
I hate the saying that 'Nothing taste as good as skinny feels'. While I was in Atlanta waiting for my connecting flight I could think and smell a whole lot of things that would taste so much better right than, than skinny felt.
Lets talk about Carnival Cruises for a miniute. So about a month ago Carnival had a cruise ship that got stranded out in the ocean. People were stuck on it for days and they finially flew everyone home or something like that. I didn't really pay much attending to it. Well yesterday it happened again. A Carnival Cruise line was on the news and had some big problems this time. The electrical system or something had stopped working. The biggest thing on the news was that 1. the toilets on the ship were clogged up and actually overflowing. Their was human waste all over the place. The 2nd thing was that they were at a port but would not let the people off even with the bad conditions. Well they are now trying to fly everyone home from this port and it's been crazy. To bad for Carnival as they have made the news twice in two months and it hasn't been a good thing. Makes you rethink about going on a cruise anytime soon.
SAN ANTONIO
Oh my heavens I love Texas. I just love it. And San Antonio is great. It's actually quit pretty. Their is the riverwalk which is right outside my window. There is a huge mall, I mean huge!! There are churches all over the place and the Alamo is here. I am sooooooo excited. AND to top everything off it was 75 degrees as landed. So warm and sunny. I am going to LOVE this trip.
The Marriott hotel is were I am staying and it is pretty amazing. I have a junior suite or something like that so the room is huge. I have a fridge and so much space it's lovely. I'll have to upload photos when I get back home so you all can see. I have posted them on Facebook if anyone can't wait that long to see them.
Last thing before I head off to bed. The food - of course we need to talk about food. We went out on the river-walk and to this restaurant right by the water. I got coconut shrimp. I'm not a big shrimp eater but it was their best seller so why not. IT WAS AMAZING. I am pretty sure I will blow my diet while out here but will eat really well.
It was a very eventful day but I've been traveling for 11 hours and my tummy is full. So off to bed it is so that I can get up early in the morning and do emails.
Yours Truly,
Jenessa
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Day 1
Dear READER,
It was interesting today as I relearned something about prayer. I learned that the Lord sometimes just likes to hear from us. Yes just to acknowledge that he is there and to talk with him.
I always love talking with my Dad. No matter what I have going on in life or how stressed I am, after talking with my Dad I feel great. Well I found that the same works while talking to my Heavenly Father. I had known this but had somehow forgotten. So as I said my prayers today and just talked with Heavenly Father - told him how I was feeling, what was going on, what I was afraid to do that day, and what I was excited about....I had that same feeling of GREATNESS that I get after talking with my Dad. It wasn't anything important that I said. I wasn't praying for something I needed or anything else I just went to talk with my Heavenly Father. It was a wonderful experience and I would recommend it to everyone.
I use the time in the morning on the Metro to read my Scriptures. I am reading the Book of Mormon and am currently in 3 Nephi. The Lord has just appeared to the Nephites. I am loving it. I really like it because everyone is super quite and leaves you alone. I have a paperback copy of the Book of Mormon and a yellow highlighter and that is it. And I just read for the 30 to 45 minutes I'm on metro in the morning. It starts my day out right and I am spiritual fed.
Well this morning as I was standing at my transfer point to get on a Blue line train - reading my Book of Mormon minding my own business. This women started to watch me, more then I liked. It wasn't even inconspicuous. She turned her whole body at me and just looked at me. Me feeling a bit awkward and knowing for a fact that I did not know her tried to dig deeper into what I was reading. Finally I though she is never going to stop, just ask her what she wants. I looked up at her and went to ask my question when she said "so what book are you in?". Taken back for a second I said, "3 Nephi, Christ is just appearing to the people of Nephi.". The conversation went from there. She is a member of the church and just didn't know how to ask if I was as well or if I was investigating since it was a soft cover Book of Mormon and my book mark is a pass along card.
Anyways it was fun to meet another member of the Church while on the metro. She has just been called to be the assistant girls camp director. I think that is one of the coolest callings ever. You get to plan cool fun activities, hang out with a bunch of silly girls, and party the entire time. How cool is that. The world really is becoming smaller every day.
One of the sweetest thing happened today. I am walking 26 miles on May 4th with the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Each walker is supposed to raise $1800 before then in order to put towards helping women with Breast Cancer and finding a cure. Well I'm at $500 and have been finding it really hard to get any type of donation. So this sweet thing, one of my friends put together this facebook post and sent it to everyone she knew. It stated that I would be walking and was working on raising $1800 for this walk and asked them to support me and make a donation. I got all emotional when I saw it because she had taken the time and effort to put something together that would help me. How sweet was that.
Everyone keeps saying that the snow is coming and that we won't have work tomorrow. I feel like they say that every time and then the snow never comes and I still get to go to work. Even if we don't have to go in tomorrow I will still have to work from home because this is the busiest time of the entire year and I have so much to do.
My flowers from my Birthday are dying. They used to feel my entire apartment with their aroma but know they just sit their and wilt. I think I am going to add a biweekly flower allowance to my budget.
So -- if you have gotten this far you might be thinking wow this is not like Jenessa's usual post, it's all over the place and really random. I don't write in a journal. I have a really hard time just sitting down and doing it and when I do sit down to do it I feel like I have to write everything and start from where I left off. I type a whole lot faster then I write and I only write the thing I think are somewhat important. So I'm going to try writing entries like this along with my other posts. My reasoning is because as I am reading the Book of Mormon I realized that the only reason we have it or any other piece of scripture is because someone sat down and wrote it. I also was commanded my an apostle of the Lord to write a journal or keep a history so here it is.
Yours Truly,
Jenessa
It was interesting today as I relearned something about prayer. I learned that the Lord sometimes just likes to hear from us. Yes just to acknowledge that he is there and to talk with him.
I always love talking with my Dad. No matter what I have going on in life or how stressed I am, after talking with my Dad I feel great. Well I found that the same works while talking to my Heavenly Father. I had known this but had somehow forgotten. So as I said my prayers today and just talked with Heavenly Father - told him how I was feeling, what was going on, what I was afraid to do that day, and what I was excited about....I had that same feeling of GREATNESS that I get after talking with my Dad. It wasn't anything important that I said. I wasn't praying for something I needed or anything else I just went to talk with my Heavenly Father. It was a wonderful experience and I would recommend it to everyone.
I use the time in the morning on the Metro to read my Scriptures. I am reading the Book of Mormon and am currently in 3 Nephi. The Lord has just appeared to the Nephites. I am loving it. I really like it because everyone is super quite and leaves you alone. I have a paperback copy of the Book of Mormon and a yellow highlighter and that is it. And I just read for the 30 to 45 minutes I'm on metro in the morning. It starts my day out right and I am spiritual fed.
Well this morning as I was standing at my transfer point to get on a Blue line train - reading my Book of Mormon minding my own business. This women started to watch me, more then I liked. It wasn't even inconspicuous. She turned her whole body at me and just looked at me. Me feeling a bit awkward and knowing for a fact that I did not know her tried to dig deeper into what I was reading. Finally I though she is never going to stop, just ask her what she wants. I looked up at her and went to ask my question when she said "so what book are you in?". Taken back for a second I said, "3 Nephi, Christ is just appearing to the people of Nephi.". The conversation went from there. She is a member of the church and just didn't know how to ask if I was as well or if I was investigating since it was a soft cover Book of Mormon and my book mark is a pass along card.
Anyways it was fun to meet another member of the Church while on the metro. She has just been called to be the assistant girls camp director. I think that is one of the coolest callings ever. You get to plan cool fun activities, hang out with a bunch of silly girls, and party the entire time. How cool is that. The world really is becoming smaller every day.
One of the sweetest thing happened today. I am walking 26 miles on May 4th with the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Each walker is supposed to raise $1800 before then in order to put towards helping women with Breast Cancer and finding a cure. Well I'm at $500 and have been finding it really hard to get any type of donation. So this sweet thing, one of my friends put together this facebook post and sent it to everyone she knew. It stated that I would be walking and was working on raising $1800 for this walk and asked them to support me and make a donation. I got all emotional when I saw it because she had taken the time and effort to put something together that would help me. How sweet was that.
Everyone keeps saying that the snow is coming and that we won't have work tomorrow. I feel like they say that every time and then the snow never comes and I still get to go to work. Even if we don't have to go in tomorrow I will still have to work from home because this is the busiest time of the entire year and I have so much to do.
My flowers from my Birthday are dying. They used to feel my entire apartment with their aroma but know they just sit their and wilt. I think I am going to add a biweekly flower allowance to my budget.
So -- if you have gotten this far you might be thinking wow this is not like Jenessa's usual post, it's all over the place and really random. I don't write in a journal. I have a really hard time just sitting down and doing it and when I do sit down to do it I feel like I have to write everything and start from where I left off. I type a whole lot faster then I write and I only write the thing I think are somewhat important. So I'm going to try writing entries like this along with my other posts. My reasoning is because as I am reading the Book of Mormon I realized that the only reason we have it or any other piece of scripture is because someone sat down and wrote it. I also was commanded my an apostle of the Lord to write a journal or keep a history so here it is.
Yours Truly,
Jenessa
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