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I love day light savings day. Whenever I looked at the clock today, I thought “it is only..” then I would say, “sweet an extra hour to study, clean, sleep!” Think about it. I bet a day does not go by that we all say to ourselves “if I only hand a extra hour in the day?”

On a fun note. Last week was Halloween. I dressed up as Meredith Grey of Grey’s Anatomy. Loved it! I had on nursing scrubs and made myself a name tag. I started watching Grey’s Anatomy this summer. Now I am hooked. I love the writing. If you have not seen the show or if you are a huge fan like me, you will agree that the show says what we think about when it comes to relationships: passion and being real with each other. Grey’s Anatomy reminds that what you really want is passionate conversations. Or the chance to really let your guard down with someone. Instead the writers show us how we chose to stay that extra hour at work or stay friends instead of going to the next step.

Now, what was it you would do with an extra hour?

Soo..I was working pretty well tonight on my student strengths paper when I got distracted by reading people Facebook pages. Who would have thought that 10 years later people would be “poking” or “leaving messages on someone’s wall” on the Internet? On one side, social networking on the Internet has open doors to new ways of sharing your life. The other side is you are sharing yourself and your conversations, activities with EVERYONE. What if you share more of yourself on your Facebook page then in person? Does that mean people know who you are even if you never tell them in real time? Now, don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of the connecting, sharing what’s new with you and keeping in touch. And those world maps that people have that show where they have traveled; very cool. But in the end, I can’t leave a message on my sister’s wall. I just love hearing her answer her phone “hello darling” way to much to start talking to her through Facebook.

I had a nice weekend. Matthias and I watched knocked up, finished the first draft of the wedding program and even made it out to my church’s 40^th anniversary party. Through out the weekend, I caught up with friends and family on the phone. We had some really good conversations. From those talks, I am left thinking tonight these random thoughts:

-What are my core beliefs? Am I willing to share them with people?
-Have I thought about the day after? There will always be one.
-When was the last time I was present with someone? Where I was not thinking about anything else but what they were saying? I bet you can think of someone who was present with you. It is so hard. For me, my Dad always seems present when I talk to him.

Yahoo, another weekend at Infineon Racetrack! This time, the open wheel drivers of the Indy circuit came to Sonoma. In my family, it is a tradition we watch and attend Indy races when we can. Today’s race was so much fun. My favorite part was standing up when the drivers went by. The Aussie driver Scott Dixon won.

Miss, Mom and Dad, thanks again for a great weekend! I love that racing is part of our family.

Reading: Big Questions Worthy Dreams, Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith by Sharon Daloz Parks
Enjoying: Time off from work, sleeping in, staying up late, sharing meals with family, friends and Matthias.
Thinking about: The wedding
Looking forward to: Going to the All-Star Game in San Francisco
Listening to: IPOD shuffle
Watching: Hell’s Kitchen, The View