LENT: Day 2

so far so good. granted, yesterday was only day 2 of this experience. it was mari's dad's birthday and they had a small dinner at the talavera house. mari's mom brought chinese food and some filipino food. the usual spread. it was really tough to eat all of that food without rice. thank god she also bought some noodles, so that really saved me. i've got to start altering my meal/eating habits if im gonna be successful.

my parents have some comps they need to use before the end of the month at barona. they're taking us there tonight to eat at the buffet. but we can't eat meat! so it hope they at least have crab legs tonight. ahhhhhhh.

this weekend is gonna be pretty busy. tonight: barona buffet, then jinah's going away party. saturday: football practice, father-in-law's birthday party at 2pm, (maybe) prospect in la jolla at 9pm. sunday: church, then vavi football game at 330pm. on top of all of this, i can't eat rice! haha

LENT: Day 1

so this year for lent, i decided i'd give up rice for lent. now for those of you that know me well, i love me some rice!! i eat it at practically every meal (but can you find a filipino who doesn't?). i've tried giving up rice for lent before but failed miserably. i think i only lasted about 2 weeks, or maybe not even that long (thats what she said......) so this year, i'm determined to go the whole 40 days without eating a single grain of rice.

lent isn't just about giving something up. i also think that its a great time for us to really think about how we can make ourselves better people. i was at the ash wednesday mass last night, and the priest made a good point on the symbolism of the ashes on your forehead. he basically said that it represented our faults and failures as a person....and it would ultimately be up to us to make ourselves better. so i think i'm also going to use this time to figure out what i can do to make myself a better person, and to find out what i can do to be a better person/friend/brother/husband to everyone around me. here we go.....