Finally Friday

Ah, Friday.  The work week is at an end, and your humble author plans to reward himself with two days of relative inactivity.  Rain is predicted, so I can't do yardwork, and Tiffany will be out dress shopping all day Saturday.  This will be the perfect time to reacquaint myself with my old friend, the couch.  I do have a few plans.  Supper club is tonight, and Joey is hosting in his freshly (and I mean freshly - he's probably working on it right now) updated kitchen. For those who are unfamiliar with the supper club concept, it's basically a dinner party with a culinary theme. Mediterranean fare will be served tonight. I've already prepared batches of roasted garlic hummus and taziki. I'll also do Greek burgers (lamb and pork seasoned with dill, mint, salt, pepper, coriander, and cumin) stuffed with Feta cheese and served crostini-style with sauteed onions. I can't wait to see what everyone else brings....it should be interesting!  

The wedding is fast approaching, and I am awfully excited about it!  Our plans are coming together quickly as well.  Travel has been booked, and we spoke with the wedding planner Wednesday night. We have reserved a beautiful garden overlooking the ocean as the setting for our nuptials.  Everyone will be staying at Kauai Beach Resort on lovely (you guessed it) Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. God has made many incredible things, but I don't know that many of them are much more breathtaking than the little chain of islands he plopped in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  Note to all our guests:  if you haven't contacted Bob and Midge at Destination Weddings to book your travel, please do ASAP.  Flight prices will steadily climb as we get closer to the departure date, so it is definitely in your best interests to lock them down now. Their contact information is on the Save the Date email you received.  I hope everyone will do themselves a favor and stay a few extra days.  The resort is very affordable, so there isn't much of a cost difference between staying 3 days and vacationing for a week.  And really, how often will you find yourself in Hawaii? 

I'd like to reiterate that I really appreciate the feedback everyone has been giving me for my recent posts.  It has all been positive so far, but if you disagree with me please post that as well.  I will always write what I feel here, but I would love to hear differing opinions....many times, that's how I learn.  The worst kind of feedback is no feedback at all. 

My good friend Bill Oliver always writes thought-provoking Facebook status updates (in ALL CAPS for some reason).  I guess he has a calendar full of them or something (ha). Anyhow, here's today's post:

DON'T GO WHERE THERE IS A PATH, GO WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL!

See what large letters he uses as he types with his own hand!  This is great advice that is often ignored in favor of sticking with the status quo. Pioneers, spiritual and otherwise, are few and far between these days. After all, one must accept the fact that blazing a new trail will always involve cutting down a few old trees.  Thanks for reading, everybody!