San Francisco

October 22-27 we took a vacation to San Francisco California. It was a really great time. Thank God the flights were not miserable like the last time. The first full day of fun was going to Napa Valley doing wine tasting. What fun that was. We stopped to eat and I had the best portabella mushroom burger I have ever sank my teeth into. After eating we decided to ditch our plan due to non stop traffic and went to an off street and try the vineyards there. We went to Mumm Vineyard where they make champagne and they had an Ansel Adams photo exhibit. It was awesome.
The next day was spent cheering the Oakland Raiders to victory.
Day 3 we packed up and headed to our hotel at Fisherman's Warf. On the way we stopped off at Cafe gratitude a raw vegan restaurant. The food was really good and so was the atmosphere. The food was great. Mike said his soup tasted like grass. However he did enjoy the place and even said that if I could prepare food like that he could possible eat this way. The flavors were good. The vegan cheesecake was the best. All of the food had name like "I am joyful" "I am cheerful" and when they served it to you they would say "you are joyful" after eating you felt good. Later that day we went to fisherman's warf and then to Japan town.
Day 4 was more time at fisherman's warf and China town where I love to shop. They have all kinds of cool things. Later that day we took a boat tour out to Golden Gate Bridge and around alcatraz
Day 5 was spent in airports and getting home so that I could go to work the next day.

Girls Night

Last night, I went over to a friends house for "Girls Night". What great fun it was. It is defiantly something that I would do again. It was a night of fun and laughter. It was like being a kid again. We had dinner, cheap wine, a chick flick, and chocolate cake. It was really fun just being with friends, leaving the guy behind and watching a movie without the manly comments on how cheesy the movie is. Thanks Robin and Rita!

Change

Is change always a good thing? Why are there certain stipulations that we must dress a certain way or act a certain way in order to pursue certain jobs, other activities or even Christ. Why does the church say that you have to dress a certain way in order to be a good Christian. What makes a good Christian? His Clothes or His Heart? I understand and believe that change happens when we become followers of Christ but I believe it is in His timing not ours or someone else. Sometimes Christ may ask us to change our dress because it reflects our hearts but I believe the heart must come first. He may also ask us to change other things in our lives. There are times when I want to go back to my old way of thinking and say "you have got to act, dress and think this way in order to be a good Christian" because it is easier. There is another problem with that is that I truly believe that those who think that way have not examined their hearts the way they should. If they did they would realize that Jesus loves us just the way we are. He doesn't care about how we dress. He just wants us to follow after him and find a life of freedom and fulfillment in him. They would also realize that they are the ones who may need the changing. There are some awesome lovers of Christ out there and they do not all dress in suits and ties or nice dress casual and I think that is awesome. They are out there reaching others that these people are not going to reach because they dress a certain way.