Asics Testimony

I often hear other people talking about how God told them to walk into a particular shop or do something different…and when they followed the prompt, they were rewarded with a surprise.

Well, I recently had my turn. About a month ago mum and I took a train into the city for a day of shopping. We checked out DFO Spencer (Factory Outlets), which wasn’t that good…in fact we had some bad lunch service which caused a bit of trouble, but that’s not the point of this story!

I found a sports shop that boasts “cheap Asics” runners. Since snapping my achilles tendon (it hung on by a middle thread!) about 3yrs ago I’ve been very fussy about my footwear, and was encouraged to try Asics…meaning now I refuse to wear any other sports shoe (unless Brooks tempts me. They are the Top 2 Best sports shoes).

So this shop had the latest style, and I tried them on. They were $20 off (which is a lot for this brand). It was an offer too good to be true… but something prompted me not to purchase them. In the end, I was umming and ahhing over the colour. They were green. I like green, but prefer more ‘feminine’ colours in my runners. I’d looked at enough shop windows to know that green was the ONLY available colour in the style I like.

So I carried the box around with me for about 20mins… eventually deciding to buy them…I could live with the colour because they felt soooooooooo good!
But again I felt prompted NOT to buy them! So I put them back on the shelf and walked out.

Later on I decided I still wanted them, so mum decided to meet me somewhere after I went back to buy them… I’d only walked about 2metres when I felt the prompt again.
So I walked back to mum.
I couldn’t understand why I felt I was not allowed to buy them. I REALLY wanted them…and couldn’t stop thinking about them since that time, wondering if I’d find them that cheap again…and not understanding why I couldn’t buy them then.


Well… just last Friday, out of the blue, mum called me and told me Rebel Sport was having a 20% off sale for RACV Card holders, and she saw the shoes I wanted. So I went in…and there was ONE pair left in my size…and this time I felt it was ok to buy them…because….they were $40 off!!!!! YAY! I was so glad I waited :) I got double the discount and I felt free to buy them this time :)

NOW I UNDERSTAND why God told me not to buy them. It just shows how much God loves us – that he will go to the lengths to look after the “small” things in our lives to prove he cares…

I still prefer my previous pink Asics, but they’ve earned their retirement ;)
In the end, you have to go by comfort and fit, not colour ;)

(P.S. The pink ones still look 'new' but they're over a year old! I'm good at keeping my shoes clean)

Van Morrison

It’s funny how you can go years loving certain songs, but one day you suddenly realise
they are by the same artist…a name you always KNEW, but never associated with
the songs you like.

That’s how fell in love with Van Morrison! :p haha!
For years I’ve loved the songs, “Moondance” and “Brown Eyed Girl”… and just this
week I realised they are Morrison songs… and David spoiled me and bought me a
2disk CD pack…and after listening to one disk, I realised I knew a lot more of his
songs!

So I’m now a Van Morrison fan…although I always was, I just never knew it! Hehe!
AND…He’s IRISH!!!! Even better!!!!! :p

whinge

Is it the beginning of the busy, tiring part of the year....
or...
am I just tired...

That's all today :p

Weddings....weddings...

With less than 12months to go...it seems like we have ages to plan... but then you think about the details...

I'm coming to the conclusion that it is easier to choose a 2nd hand car than find the right wedding gown! Not that I've tried any on yet...but I've seen sooooo many, and I don't like most of them!

It's also interesting that now when we go to weddings, we can't help rating them and thinking about what they did that we did or didn't like... and it has actually given us great insight! :)

Ok, just thought I should write something, and now I have to go and meet an old work colleague I haven't seen since I quit my last job...woah...that was nearly 3yrs ago!
Ok, have an awesome day gorgeous people! :)

Political Plastic Smile

Does anybody else see a particular politician as a chamelion???
I can't even look at him without feeling disgust... he has mastered the "smile". It's plastic.
He goes into each environment prepared. He knows who he is speaking to. He changes himself to suit them... he sucks them in with his plastic smile...and it's believable... to most... but not me.

He's a good business man...he knows how to "work the people". But does he actually CARE about them or just want their votes... I honestly don't know...I just don't trust him...but who really trusts politicians anyway! I have to give him credit for mastering the chamelion act...

As Forrest Gump would say..."that's all I have to say about that"...

Wedding Date!

I just thought I would let you know that we have a confirmed wedding date, AND reception!

It will be Saturday October 18th 2008.
We offered our pastor a list of available dates provided by the reception, and he chose 18th as the best.

So the concrete is set! Now we can work out the details :)

We're going to our first Briday Expo tomorrow! At Docklands. I managed to purchase the tickets on the way home from work today :)

Can you recommend a Gym??

As the title says, can you recommend a good gym that isn't too expensive?
I hear Curves is good, and Beachouse... anybody have good/bad stories?

If anybody recomends Fitness First I'll whack ya! :p
I've been a loyal FF member for abt 3-4 years and I've had enough of their continual decline in service and continual raised fees. It used to be a great place...now they don't deserve my money...