fish, hats, and intimidation

Last Thursday Hillary and I had a fun time hanging out on Valentine's day doing various things. We went and got fish and chips at this fish market about 15 mins south of us and it was a lot of fun. According to their Web site they have a 5,000 gallon lobster holding tank. We saw the tank. It is full of big crates all of which have lobsters hanging out. You go up to the edge of a the tank, point at a lobster and the worker reaches in and pulls it out. The lobsters curl up, twitch their legs and give you menacing looks - it seems like they don't like to leave the water. The guy on the left is the guy who founded the company in 1930. I think he looks a little fishy - hahaha (bad puns run in my family).
After having lunch we hung out, went shopping, and at REI there was a big winter sale. I'm a fan of winter hats (I don't like cold ears) and most of their winter hats were 50% off! It was a very exciting time and I came away with 3 hats! This one on the right is my first step away from the traditional beanie/skull cap. It has a fun look and feel to it. Hillary says it reminds her of the UK.
The third big thing going on with me is that this coming Sunday I am preaching at church. It is a great opportunity, but I'm definately feeling intimidated. The passage I'm preaching on is from 1 Peter 5:5-11. I'm talking about life beneath the hand of God. I have a lot of different thoughts, but the challenge is to put them together into a cohesive whole. It is easy to get a little nervous and put off working on the sermon, but that only makes things worse. So, I'm off to work on the sermon now and I'll let you know how it works out. (just for fun - when I was getting the picture of this hat from REI.com, I saw a review for the hat which said, "Tip: don't wear with a tee-shirt, it looks funny." I'll have to keep that in mind.)