FRIDAY: On Friday some friends and I took part in an important birthday tradition....a free meal at Tucanos Brazilian Grill. Tucanos is a yummy place to eat, it has a ton of Brazilian meats and a salad bar that I love and the best thing about it is they send you a free meal postcard during the month of your birthday. Yesss! So my friends and I went on Friday, with some family visiting from California. It was great! And at the end of the meal as the waiter asked us if we had saved room for dessert, I called him over and told him I wanted to buy a dessert for someone else, anyone, he could choose, just send the bill my way. I don't think he fully understood it at first, he thought I wanted to secretly buy one for our table but then I explained the whole project and what I'm doing and gave him one of my "Random Acts of Kindness" cards to go with it and he got the idea. He ended up giving the dessert to a couple dining at a table in our vicinity and watching their faces light up with gratitude was pretty awesome. I kind of love kindness, especially the random kind. ;)
SATURDAY: Saturday was busy and chaotic but so fun. I was able to run again, finally. The wall of laziness last week had really put a damper on my running. And I realized, on my run on Saturday, that I had 8 miles left to run in four days. Sounds do-able, right? Well normally it would be, just two miles a day, but then I realized that one of those days was chalk full already with a temple trip before work and working my second job until 10 pm, there really wasn't time for a run that day. So during my first of two miles on Saturday I mentally figured out that if I ran 3 miles Saturday and 3 miles Monday I could eliminate running one day and finish by Wednesday. So that's what I did. I wasn't sure if I could do it, but I just continued on until the three miles was finished. It really wasn't that bad and I'm glad I pushed myself to do it.
So Proud! A new personal record!!
Saturday's RAOK was to empty the spare change in my wallet into a tip jar. We have a local frozen yogurt joint that I found out had a tip jar. So on my way to the temple on Saturday I stopped for some fro yo and emptied my change. The girl behind the counter watched one handful of change, then another, and finally another (who knew I was carrying around so much change?!) and she just looked at me and said "Oh thanks, you're awesome!" :)
Isn't their tip jar clever? It says "Tipping isn't just for cows" Teehee..
I was able to go to the Draper temple on Saturday. I have to admit, even though the Mt. Timpanogos temple being closed is costing me more gas money, I am loving the opportunity to visit other temples in Utah! Draper is a gorgeous temple that sits up on a hill. It has a great view of Utah Valley too. Beautiful!!
SUNDAY: Sunday's act of kindness was to 'Be Grateful'. I have kept a gratitude journal for years and write in it every so often, catching up on the things I'm grateful for in my life. So I wrote in it again on Sunday and focused all of my prayers that day on gratitude, asking for very little, but instead expressing appreciation for all that I've been given. As my '30 Book' quotes "I now believe in growing old gratefully, not gracefully"
MONDAY: Monday was awesome!! The random act of kindness for Monday was Service. I spent the morning helping out my roommate and her siblings at the health and rehab facility where she works putting on a flag ceremony and pancake breakfast for war veterans. It was fun and especially nice to get to talk with some of those who have served our country so willingly. After that it was pool time! :) And then finally to finish off another three mile run. Good stuff!
Not the best pic, but the Veterans being honored
with "God Bless America"
Flag Ceremony with the Boy Scouts
TUESDAY: This morning I got up bright and early and headed to the Provo temple. Only two more names to go now!! At lunchtime I am planning on my act of kindness for the day, picking up trash at a local park. Should be good. Only two days left!!
Tally To Go:
RAOK: 2
Miles to Run: 2
Temple Names: 2
Days Left: 2
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