"Going My Way..."

As I have mentioned at one time or another, my larger than "normal" family is sadly, severing in half. It's almost as if our house was built on a fault line and just recently, we suffered an earthquake that measured at least a 9.0 on the Richter scale! Some of the family has ended up on the left side of the house, some have ended up on the right side and sadly, some fell into the middle?! I would've measured it at 10.0 but I thought that was being too dramatic?! Anyway, with this earthquake... there are aftershocks happening everyday it seems. This one is lying to this one, these two are being sneaky and disrespectful...the list goes on and on. Lately I feel so guarded and angry. I don't like when I get this way. I lose sight of all the positives in my life and I focus on the negative. So...to help me "see" better... I thought "going my way" to Church would be best!

Welcome to our church - Saint Monica Catholic Church. So pretty outside...prettier inside! AND SO PEACEFUL!!

I just love this big park across the street! 

So Beautiful Right? They say that some of the famous parishoners are/were: Chris Farley, Martin Sheen (I assume he must pray here daily for his son?!) Brooke Shields, Kelsey Grammar ( I think he is NYC based but.. I think wherever he is, he should go to confession for cheating on his wife. I will keep my EYES OPEN!!

I didn't realize that this church (ACTUALLY JUST THE RECTORY) was the filming location for the classic movie "Going My Way." In the movie it was called St. Dominic's. That's the one that has Bing Crosby and it's based off of the pastor from 1923-1949 at St. Monica.

So welcoming. I filled out a bunch of volunteer papers out. I really want to help those who have lost. 

This is where the film focused I believe. 

Now that I'm obsessed with gardening.. I always check out peoples gardens. These are so pretty right!?

And of course, I had to drop by the library to return my three books and pick up three new ones! I already read the Marilyn Monroe book on top! I am obsessed.

So... I am certain you are all so concerned about my pregnant pigeon!?! They returned late last night where they snuggled up in their nest together until the moaning woke me up this morning! I've called them Salt (daddy) & Pepper (mommy.) They were in and out of the tree, flying off to collect more twigs and sticks for their nest that they are still building. I will update you further tomorrow when there is a bit more progress but today Pepper even let me water my garden without flying off!! She either feels comfortable with me or she's in too much pain to fly away?! 

Salt (Papa Pigeon) is much more involved in the nest building today! He makes this specific call as he flies into the nest too, it's so adorable! Almost like a warning saying "It's just me Babe, don't fly away."

For the amount of times they flew in and out, I have to admit I'm a bit surprised that there isn't much progress from yesterday's photo?! 

They are definitely LOVING my garden. I discussed the rules with them today when I asked if I could water it. I think they understood because they then flew to the "nest" and watched me water the plants. As soon as I got back in, they flew back to the garden.  We shall discuss the rules again tomorrow, I guess.

Stay Tuned, Hopefully for some Paprika (pigeon babies!)