Chels in Progress

breakfast with dear friends . time with my momma . my dad's sense of humor . [passing my kidney stone] the smell of coffee . pumpkins and wreaths . my roommates . football season. Angels baseball. my life group . homemade bean dip. worship nights . new friends . {giggles} healed hearts . nail polish. chilly nights. time to sleep in . time in prayer . day dreaming .

A little early because I work all day tomorrow... Top Ten Blessings This Past Week: {1} Praying my mija out today as she embarks on a service project across the world. {2} Learning about God's desire for the ekklesia with our high schoolers. {3} Paying my car off! {4} Two of my favorite kinds of weather (75° + sunny, and rainy-cozy). {5} My car's door lock part thingy-ma-bob getting fixed. {6} Iced tea at the Daily Brew. {7} Sweet time in fellowship at the Sunday night Bible study. {8} Finishing Hebrews at church. {9} Trail walk with Izzy boo. {10} Purchasing Microsoft Office... now motivated to write my résumé. ♥

Okay, so I'm not usually big on anything to do with Hollywood. I dislike rag mags, most celebs' Twitter comments, and the ridiculous amounts of  money circulating the industry, which I feel could really help change lives if people bought fewer designer shoes and handbags and didn't feel like they had to live in mansions. That said, I was star struck.  I spent half of the walk down Hollywood Boulevard with my nose down, looking for my favorite artists. After running through water at an outdoor mall and trying to take pictures of the Hollywood sign, I got overly excited at the Chinese Theatre because they had R2D2 & C3PO's prints: - Nerd Alert! - After we saw the Walk of Fame, we headed back towards Santa Monica Blvd.,  where I ate my first crepe: Then we waited as patiently as possible for the Troubadour to open its doors: Maybe it sounds crazy, but it was my 7th time seeing Matt Costa in concert, and he is still my favorite ...