the ubiquity of love
I’ve been hired here at PMI full time. I was working only 25 hours a week but after much persuasion and advocacy on the part of my boss (always an affirming thing), they agreed to hire me full time with benefits, based on my performance and my changing needs. Pilot training and singleness necessitated and allowed a bit more flexibility in my work schedule, but as family takes first priority, the new job situation is a big answer to prayer. We will live modestly, but I can provide for us on my salary alone. God really does provide for us at every turn, giving us exactly what we need.
Diane and Luke and I went to the fair a couple of Sundays ago. Other than the disconnect fostered by the fact that we were trudging all afternoon around the fairgrounds on the one day of the week it’s good to rest and recharge, it was very fun. We pushed through Luke’s naptime and he was wide-eyed with wonder at the commotion and fanfare. He and I rode the big slide together and he rode the merry-go-round twice (once with me and once with Diane) along with a couple of other rides. During the last few rides he would close his eyes and cant his head to one side in the cutest manner imaginable. Diane and I were doubled over with laughter and speculated as to why he was doing it. It was his first real experience with cotton candy, too, and after some initial apprehension he got his fingers properly sticky enjoying it. Having him there made it much more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise.
Great title. I love that word…
And you.
Me too…
I mean, uh, beer and cars and a big manly slap on the back…yeah…*ahem*…
:-b
Cool wedding site, you guys. But i got a little confused about the whole RSVPing thing. Does an RSVP mean that you’re going to show up, or can you RSVP to the contrary, letting the hosts know that you will not be able to attend? I ask because on the site is basically says to put your name in the blank and then hit the RSVP button. I was going to, but wondered if it would automatically indicate that by my RSVP that i would be attending when my real intention was to indicate that i would be unable to attend, but was trying to extend the courtesy of letting the appropriate people know in advance. Hence my pondering exactly what an RSVP means. Anyone care to enlighten me?
Blessings on you guys.
~jd
Haha…
There has been a bit of confusion there, so, you are not alone in this. RSVP (It’s french so the frenchman can pronounce it for you.) is short for “répondez s’il vous plaît” (I think!??!)which just says “Please respond.” In most cases, it just means an affirmative response and those not wanting to attend can just not respond, though that causes a bit of a problem given that one doesn’t always know who will attend given that some people refuse to ever rsvp yet still show. *sigh* Some cards will say, “regrets only,” meaning those who cannot come, please respond. But, I’m sure you know all this. :o) The knot.com site is cool because, despite its slowness, it allows for the guest to select whether they will attend or not. We appreciate ANY response. Makes the catering a little easier. Thank you for asking and your wonderful wishes!
Alright. Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation and i’ll go try it yet again…
I know Kristi (my wife) was almost driven crazy by the amount of people who didn’t respond at all. One week to the wedding and we didn’t know if we’d have 150 (who actually RSVP’d to the affirmative) or 250 (at that time about 50 people had RSVP’d to the negative). Not hearing or knowing what the other 100 people would do was quite a challenge…
~jd