church lady

(thanks for the suggestion, yvonne)

today i went to church. it's the first time in a long time... if you want a clearer date, ask kenji. i can guarantee he was preachin' the last time i went.

i went to a small group that has some discussion and is much more personal. as i am in search of a community (among other things) i mistakenly choice wisely.

but did i think i had chosen so wisely when i first go there? well, there was a moment of bliss when i pulled up and there was rockstar parking, and it looked like i was at the right place/right time. and then when i was greeting by this nicely dressed korean man (there's a reason his ethnicity is important) i thought i was a natural at this church thing... the doors weren't even locked... i didn't have to find a special entrance. god was welcoming me. ahhh! the beauty of it.

then the nicely dressed man asked if i was a member of the church (insert panic, and start dropping names). i said no, but that the church was recommended to me, and that i'm here for the 6.45 worship. he then told me about the korean service at 6.45. uh oh... i might have stayed for it, but with my current expertise in korean, i didn't think i could pull it off... besides, i think i might have stood out. anyway, i told him that there's a service at 6.45 and then we cleared things up, i showed him the big sign outside, and he told me where the chapel was.

when i got to the chapel, there was an old guy that looked dutch, so i decided he was the older minister (who from my research is dutch) and that i must be on the right track. and the sign said prayer in silence or something, so i couldn't ask him if i needed a book... when you're in the church all of the materials are in front of you. once other people came in i stopped pretending to be praying and grabbed a book like the other ladies.

it was actually kind of nice. i refused the wine and bread because i'm not baptised, but he was like, oh go ahead if you like. i've only done it once before so i said thank you instead of amen. oops.

basically the ladies there were super nice, and i think i'll go back. i'm really into ladies that age. i like them a lot.

after church, yvonne took me out for indian. yummy!!! thanks yvonne. i'm so f'ing full... and maybe didn't need to go to DQ after. craving or not.