another one...

Have you…
( ) Smoked a cigarette
( ) Drank so much you threw up
( ) Crashed a friend's car
( ) Stolen a car
(x) Been in love
(x) Been dumped
(x) Quit your job
(x) Been in a fist fight
(x) Snuck out of your parents' house
(x) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) Been arrested
( ) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped class
( ) Seen someone die
(x) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
( ) Been on the opposite side of the world.
(x) Gone to Washington, DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
( ) Felt like dying
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with only coins
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles
( ) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a party
(x) Gone roller-skating
(x) Gone Ice-skating....

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1. Any nicknames? a few
2. Mother's name? Lynnis
3. What is your favorite drink? Water, Strawberry Lemonade, Pepsi, & Amaretto Sours
4. Tattoos? Not yet
5. Body piercing? Ears

6. How much do you love your job? Love is a strong word. Most days it is pretty good.
7. Birthplace? Ft. Thomas, KY
8. Favorite vacation spot? I love traveling… Savannah is a great place (when it’s not 100 degrees). Chicago is a blast and I miss England like nothing else.
9. Ever been to Africa? No, not yet.
10. Ever steal any traffic signs? No. But, I did take scrapbook photos with a stolen traffic sign for FBLA in High School. We won Second Place. :)

11. Ever been in a car accident? Yes
12. 2 Door or 4 Door? 4
13. Salad dressing? Is this a question?
14. Favorite pie? Apple or pumpkin
15. Favorite number? 3
16. Favorite movie? Love Actually
17. Favorite holiday? Christmas
18. Favorite food? chocolate
19. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
20. Favorite brand of body soap? Dove
21. Favorite TV shows? Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor
22. Favorite toothpaste? Crest
23. Favorite smell? Just one, huh? I’d have to say men’s cologne like Aqua Gio. Mmm.
24. What do you do to relax? watch TV, sleep, read.
25. What do you want to say to all of your friends reading this? You should do this too and post it so I can read it.
26. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Happy. (I see myself that way right now too.) I’d like to be more financially stable, as well as physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthier. I’d also like to be a fantastic wife, amazing mother, and wonderful friend.

27. What do you do when you are bored? Watch TV or try to call friends or go shopping.
28. Where is the furthest place this message will go? Depends who reads this, doesn’t it?

CPLA

He's back. hmmmm.

ha! I found it...

Compare and Contrast. oh yeah.

on repeat

It seems that the thing(s) that I want are not what I need right now. I'm starting to get impatient.

Yo Ben, check it out Dawg...

You ask and you shall receive. :)

going to the chapel...

So, my friend Jen is officially married. Seems so strange that it is all over now (it’s not over; there’s just less intentional preparation for the rest of life). The ceremony was perfect. It was beautiful and simple and intimate. The officiating person was genuine and even funny. No one fell (hooray for me!).

Public speaking makes me nervous. I hate it. A lot. In college I would write my speeches the class before I had to give the speech. Not a good idea. There was only one I was passionate about and actually prepared for. It’s not surprising that it was my best speech. For the last several months I’d been thinking about what I would say when toasting to Jen and Tobin. What I came up with was something short and sweet. It didn’t come out exactly as planned, but was better than what I feared.

I don’t dance, or at least not very well. Slow songs I can get away with having no rhythm, but you can’t really do that on more upbeat songs. I’m used to being a wallflower, that way I don’t have to deal with people looking at me and making fun of me. I did convince myself that most of these people were my friends and so I danced a little. It was still kind of daunting, but I ended up having fun.

After sleeping in the morning after the wedding I spent most of the better part of Saturday helping my brother. We took him to do his laundry and then I sewed his jeans and he then made us a yummy dinner--Grilled chicken with roasted peppers, green beans, corn, and baked potatoes. I remember when he used to ask me to make him grilled cheese sandwiches. It’s pretty cool to realize that he has grown and changed just as I have these last several years.

I was still so tired from the previous several days busy-ness that I fell asleep while watching Stranger than Fiction, after having just seen Man of the Year. I slept on the loveseat until I woke up at like 7:30 with the sun peeking through the window and then slept another few hours in my super comfy bed while Tim snoozed on this huge air matress that took up my entire living room floor. On Sunday Tim and I went to the late service at Crossroads. What happened there was different than I’d ever seen before. I may have to write about it later; I’m still trying to wrap my mind around it. It was about receiving; a very interesting topic.

Jen called me on Sunday to tell me that one of the guys that I danced with “has a crush” on me. From the conversations that we were having I could sense something, but wasn’t sure to what extent he was thinking about things. Maybe his interest will be fleeting, but it is flattering to have someone like you. I had a conversation with a friend about a year ago in which I said that I now realize that I’m particularly vulnerable when it comes to relationships with guys and that I need to be aware of this and be careful with my heart. I’m a little surprised at how rational I am about this guy showing interest in me. Maybe I’m thinking too long term, but that’s what I want—a long term something. I’m having a hard time believing that this person has the same kinds of beliefs that I do about faith, about loving people, and about life in general. And, maybe that’s because I still think that someone else does or that someone else will.

It’s been a whirlwind of activity lately. Actually, I’m not sure I’m very good at making myself be still. Maybe I should take up yoga or something. I keep saying that I need a vacation…three weeks would be great. One week to clean and take care of all the things I don’t make time for; one week to vacation somewhere, and one week to relax. Sounds good, doesn’t it?

recovering

so much to say...

people got married.
people danced.
people gave speeches!

i'll post more later.