It's been a while since I've done this...But for obvious reasons, last week I was (and continue to be) ever grateful for my mom...It's hard to list all the reasons for why I'm grateful for her so I'll just mention the big ones:1. She makes me laugh.2. She is a GREAT conversationalist.3. She gives me … Continue reading Week #19

So sayeth my sages hahaha!Today is, according to Todd, the 28th anniversary of being expelled from my mother's uterus. Awesome.I got my present from Todd a couple weeks ago when he took me to dinner and the opera, which was amazing...saw The Flying Dutchman which, if you don't know, is a German opera. Strange to … Continue reading Inside every older person is a younger person – wondering what the hell happened.

I got my first birthday present / card yesterday...from my sister. Can we just establish really quickly that she f-ing rules?Now that that's out of the way, we'll continue.She got me the following for my birthday:I am officially about as dork-tastic as they come. My co-worker saw these books and immediately said "Oh those are … Continue reading These books exaserbate the genetic betrayal that is my legacy….

All of the wrenches from yesterday have been re-assembled and put back into place. Just in a new order. Perspective is definitely something that I need from time to time. For about 3 hours yesterday, I was pretty convinced that my world had been rocked and completely tossed on its head. Fortunately, after some careful … Continue reading Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!

It'll never happen, but man, would I ever love to give up this intense hold I have on planning every portion of my life out to a "T".Nothing ever really works the way it's supposed to. Or rather, the way I intend for it to go. Maybe it's me trying to play God in so … Continue reading I should have guessed this is how it would go……

What a weekend!I believe that Friday night was one of the most fantastic nights we've had together since getting the puppies. We ate delicious hamburgers (with cheese, pineapple rings and BBQ sauce), drank some wine and watched JUNO, which is one of my new favorite movies. It lived up to it's hype, that's for sure. … Continue reading That ain’t no Etch-A-Sketch. This is one doodle that can’t be un-did, Homeskillet.

Most of you have probably heard me go on and on about how much I do not care for Carmelo Anthony but on the off chance that you've escaped my multitudinous tirades regarding him, you're going to get another one right here (how exciting!)....The basic gist of what I think is that he's an uneducated … Continue reading There’s not really an appropriate title for this one…..

I just got the lowest score on a Spanish test I've ever gotten. How is this possible?!?!? I love this language...and for a long time, I actually assumed that I was good at it! Sheesh.Todd is *almost* done with the "initial draft" (har har har) of his book. A couple more days of solid writing … Continue reading It’s the end of the world as we know it…….

I have somewhat of an obsession with learning about World War II. I'm not sure why. I think it has a lot to do with the Nazi atrocities. My heart breaks when I hear, read or listen to stories. I took a sociology class a few semesters ago. My professor was Jewish, mercifully living in … Continue reading Lest we forget…..

I'm reading this really great book right now, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I just got to a portion of the story where she tells how she has learned (from a monk or something) that you should make a list of the three things you want or want to do most in life. And … Continue reading Travel, Reading and Learning