Today was a busy day. A fantastically wonderful busy day. I got to volunteer at the Humane Society this morning with J-man, and we fell in love with an adorable sheltie named Bailey (that we sadly cannot adopt). I got to tour the library and purchase baked goods there. I got to eat lunch with some of my favorite people at one of my favorite restaurants. I got to see my parents and also got to spend some quality time with J-man until this evening. And then I got to spend the rest of the night listening to good music with some great friends. If every day were this great, I'm certain I could find a way to solve all of the world's problems, with sheer optimism and happy thoughts.
But, even in a day filled with such awesome, I did fail myself a bit. Well, I mostly just kind of failed at Catholicism yet again. I had decided to observe Lent this year for the first time in almost a decade, and in doing so, I gave up alcohol and soda for 6 weeks...or 5, in this case. I am weak! But, it's not totally my fault. Yesterday, Friday, I had inadvertently eaten meat, which is a no-no for we Catholics during Lent. And, it also didn't hit me that it was wrong until last night, when I realized that it was indeed Friday and that it was in fact not Easter yet. Having already failed, though, I decided tonight that my oops of a ham sandwich voided out all other things I'd been abstaining from, so I had 3 Jameson and Cokes, and about 4 shots. Oh well. Can't say I didn't at least try!
Ok. I got the pics from tonight's concert up on Flickr already, and have to be in Waupun by 10am tomorrow to retrieve Jackson, and then head to bowling with friends. Still feeling a bit guilty about my giving up on Lent, but if you aren't feeling guilty about something, you're not being a true Catholic...so I think this works in my favor, really.
Maybe I'll just say some Hail Marys tonight and call it a day.
^_^
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