Fabulous Day

Today was just one of those days that was perfect. I woke up to short messages from my brother, who I haven't gotten to talk to since Chicken E opened last week. I got to catch up a little with him. Then class was great!

Somedays I really dread going to class.. the students are difficult sometimes. My Wednesday morning class is the hardest one sometimes. They don't want to speak English or do the lesson. It's so frustrating. Today they were really interested and I didn't have to remind them to speak English the whole time. It was great. We are talking about Gender Roles... so interesting in China. So much tradition, but with the mix of western culture the times are changing. It's interesting to hear everyone's point of view. Instead of them presenting, I am just going around and individually talking to each group. It's wonderful. I get to correct their English and help them understand more of my culture.. while each person has more opportunity to talk and teach me. It was wonderful.

Then I had a little time to relax.. Then I met Milk and Bekah for lunch. It was delicious. Milk was great at ordering food that we liked. We didn't even make any requests.. he just did it all. Usually we get weird food when we trust Chinese completely with the ordering. He did a great job! It was delicious.. Bekah and I spent the afternoon grading her class journals and then we met some of her students so they could practice their English. It was really fun. The girls loved the picture I showed of Eric.. "So Handsome!"

Morgan then took us downtown to get Bekah's necklace fixed, and I bought some yarn so I can start knitting Christmas presents. I'm really excited. Thanks to Daph and my pocket size Knitting for Dummies.. I love knitting and I brought my crochet hooks with me so I can crochet this year too. so exciting.

Through all of this busyness.. the day was gorgeous. It was sunshiney and bright all day with clear skies. The sun was warm and felt so good. The air had that smell of Fall moving in.. I love those warm fall days.. where Summer isn't completely gone, but you can tell Winter is coming. It's amazing the feeling it gives me. I also loved riding my bike today. It's so much fun to just get on and dodge cars and people. It was just one of those days that you remember how blessed you truly are. It was a truly Fabulous Day!