It's A Small World

Saturday night I was honored to watch my niece, Lauren, fully enter the Catholic Church with her Confirmation and First Communion.  The entire Easter Vigil celebration is absolutely beautiful.  The whole experience left me amazed at how small the world really is.  We went to the church hall after Mass and met a friend of Lauren's grandma who came to see Lauren.  The grandma did not know Lauren personally but the grandson had blogged about Lauren so the grandmother came.  As it so happens, this friend of Lauren's actually graduated from Belmont Abbey with my Megan.  Then to really be amazed at connections, the woman that brought the grandmother to Mass was Lauren's kindergarten teacher!  What a small world.

I just got home from the dentist.  Finally finished with a process that began Feb 13 (just days before my trips away from home began).  I had a root canal.  Then had a temporary crown put on.  I had to cancel my appointment for my permanent crown as I was in Sumter with my dad.  While in Sumter, my temporary crown broke and I had to go get another temp put on in Sumter.  Then between my dad's funeral and my trip to Nebraska, I went to get my permanent crown put on, only to have the crown not fit.  So... I got ANOTHER temp crown put on and today I finally had my permanent crown put on.  I hate going to the dentist and to have to go 5 times instead of 3 does not make me happy.

It's raining today.  My garden looks dead after we were gone for 6 days and we got no rain while we were gone.  I was thinking of giving up on my garden since I know I'll be gone for a two-week period later this summer, but if the plants bounce back after this rain, I guess I'll keep working the land.  I know the food tastes better and is better when it's from my garden, but it is super frustrating to put so much time into the process and have the plants die because I must travel.  My tomato plants were doing so well, too.  

Looking forward to having dinner with a friend tonight and lunch with another friend Monday.  I feel like I've been on an island with only my family.  I haven't spent any time with my friends for ages.  I'm thinking I'll feel lots better after getting to spend time with some girlfriends.