Busy day!

My bestest friend Tiffany and I met up with our very old friend Eve today at school, because we ran in to her last Tuesday before class and planned to meet again today except this time around we had an hour to talk instead of  5 minutes. She is amazing just like she always has been. She is going to school for herbs and using them medicinally I believe. She is very knowledgeable about them! And she grows her own food, like potatoes, in her garden. Tiffany, Eve, and I all grew up in the SGI family/community so we've all known each other since we were little kids! What a special connection to have with people!! :)  I feel so "blessed" to have those two in my life! We are all three going to start chanting together, starting this coming Monday at Eve's apartment.  She lives in South Minneapolis. Her mom is actually the one that bought the house I grew up in. I moved out when I was 17, and her mom bought the house. But Eve doesn't live there right now.

We had a lot going on in my classes today. First of all I got a full 100% on my math test! Then, I got my new assignment for the Research Literacy class. I think the instructor for that class is adorable. She's the scandanavian type: Very tall, extremely thin/slender, long golden curly hair, glowing bright blue eyes. She's the youngest instructor I've seen at MCTC! She is amazing though, and I know she has a passion for what she's teaching.

I wanted to upload a picture of my altar. The lighting sort of distorts it a bit, but it is what I chant to every day. It is actually not allowed to take pictures of the butsudan open with the Gohonzon exposed - so I had to leave it shut. But you can always google Gohonzon and see if you find any pictures, it may at least show you what the characters look like (it is Japanese). When you chant, you try to chant in front of the Gohonzon when possible. There are little travel sized gohonzons called omamori's too, so if you travel ever or want to have one in you car, you can!! :)

Here's also a better picture of the fan I got from the lovely Althea:

Unfortunately my cats wont let it stay propped in the living room window because they like to sit on the window ledge so they kept knocking it over, and I dont want it to get ruined!! So it's now on top of the radiator :(  I have two cats, both around a year old. Their names are Rosie and Hasu. Rosie is the calico colored one, and Hasu is the gray one.

They are my most PRECIOUS babies ever. I love them SO much, and they know it, too :) I spoil them. Ive spent over $100 at the store for special foods and toys for them in only one shopping visit. I tried to take them on a leash, but they were not having that. Hasu in particular is afraid of being outside.