A question of dating, hanging out, and making friends...

Hey folks, spurred by a recent FHE conversation and personal pondering I am hoping you will do me a favor.  Read the following talk by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and leave your comments to the following questions:

Dating Versus Hanging Out (talk)

 1. What is a date?

 2. How do you make friends with members of the opposite sex without giving or receiving the wrong impression?

 

All God's Creatures Gotta Place.... just, please, not in my kitchen!

I came home late on Friday  night to find a new room mate.  It was late and I was tired.  I was not prepared to deal with this new addition to our apartment.  I thought about just leaving him (or her) until the morning, perhaps with a little sign pointing him (or her) out to my unknowing room mates (the photos don't do the spider's web justice - he/she had made an absolute palace out of the cookie sheet and the dish towel).  However, I was feeling squirmy thinking of my little friend chilling out over night on the top of my stove.  Nope, I had to take care of the problem tonight.  No squatters allowed!!  So, my little friend and I came to a compromise, I let him/her live and he/she found a new residence in the back yard.  

Needless to say, the stove top is now cleaner.  And, I think all of us in the apartment will think twice before we leave out a pan or dish towel for an extended period of time on our kitchen counter.  

Blech, I still get creeped out looking at the pictures!!

This is what happens....

...when you forget to charge your batteries:  One picture of a gorgeous storm on the Charles river and no fireworks.  Bummer.  This was actually the third of July but unfortunately I neglected to charge my camera batteries that night and so I had NO working camera on the 4th of July.  Mind you, I was on the tenth floor of a fabulous apartment building in Cambridge with a perfect view of the Hatch Shell fireworks!!!  Boston Pops and Rascal Flats in the background, and amazing fireworks.  My favorites were the ones that turned into smiley faces and those that floated like comets (actually I thought they looked like the Dementors of Azkaban from the Harry Potter movies, but that's just me).  Sorry, no photos!!!!!! But, trust me it was gorgeous and amazing.