saturday shenanigans

last night began the room-mate adventures for the weekend. jenny started it off with recreational rejuvenation aka napping. while she slept, jodi and i worked to rearrange our living room, which was quite the workout! before long it was time for movie-on-the-lawn. we made the trek over the outdoor ampitheater to reserve our spot. while goonies wasn't my favorite, it was fun to see friends, play catch-phrase with macy 1 girls and snuggle under the blankets.
when we got back, we got ready for bed to prepare for our early morning in portland!
we journeyed to omsi-oregon museum of science and industry-to see body worlds: "the anatomical exhibition of real human bodies." it was completely fascinating without being overly gross. =) it also made me ready to pull out my anatomy book for a quick refresher. i loved the display of the baby development. no matter how much you can hear about something, there's nothing like seeing it in person. seeing a little tiny baby smaller than the tip of my finger, complete with organs and beating heart (well, if it was alive, it would be) makes my heart ache a little. it was also really interesting to compare the smoker's body parts with those of a normal non-smoking individual. i also liked the camel (one of the only non-human parts of the exhibit) that had also gone through the plastination process.
next stop-the mall. definitely not my favorite place, but jenny had stuff to return/shopping she wanted to do. and we got to eat yummy japanese food and test massage chairs. no complaints here!
on the way home, we stopped at the sunflower fields. i can't help but feel cheerful when surrounded by so many beautiful flowers!
thank you God for such a fun day with my dear friends. your hand is so obviously present on your creation-sunflowers, the human body and my daily activities.

when i consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
you made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
you made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet;
all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,
the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
o Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
-psalm 8:3-9