This was a good week.

Really.

If I learned anything at all today...

... it's that I need to be more conscious about what I wear...

The dark red sweater looks much better on this dog than it does on me.

I love sledding!

Especially if it's indoors.




Bad decision.

I feel like such a nerd sometimes.

So to counter it, I try and act really cool. I think really hard about what I'll say before I say it, I make sure I'm standing up straight while still trying to look casual, maybe throw in a funny quip if I can ... but all of that just makes me look even nerdier. I guess that's just me.

New years resolution:
Continue to be a nerd, without all the hard work.

I went ice skating the other day...

... and I forgot how difficult it is. I also forgot that in order for the ice to be icy, it has to be cold outside.

It was freezing. I mean really, really cold. But nonetheless I had a ton of fun celebrating James' birthday with everyone. Now to prove to you that I had fun, here is a blurry picture of me... having fun.

sing song shwing shwong

We had a lively discussion in my room this morning about the song How He Loves Us, half of those in attendance were not fond of it while the other half favored it. So I hit up Google for some lyrics, typed in "He is jealous for me" and was surprised at what I discovered. I encourage you all to do the same.

I'm singing Eric a lullabye.

Tonight I'll be singing him The Trapeze Swinger by Iron and Wine. So far he seems to love it because, well... he's asleep. Such a soothing chord progression. If you'd like to play along, simply capo 2 and play C, G, and F5 in 4/4 time at about 68 bpm.

Enough of the guitar playing and on to some blogging! I was sitting here going through my Itunes and I thought about tonight when Travis asked us what music we're listening to lately. For some reason I awkwardly said "Damien Rice... uh, he's cool and stuff." Now that I think of it, I haven't listened to Damien Rice in months. So why in the world did I say that? I do not have an answer for you, all I know is that it was a silly artist to announce to everyone. So I went onto Itunes to do some research! I clicked on the "Top 25 Most Played" thing and realized I am crazy for Jon Foreman. My entire 25 songs are practically all Jon Foreman tracks, and the most played track is.. (drumroll please)... (come on.. seriously, drumroll)... Your Love is Strong. This song is so good. I've always wished I could write songs and sing words that I could call my own, but I'm slowly realizing if I can't do it now, it's probably not going to happen. Luckily there are people like Jon that know how to write what I'm trying to say. Here's just a snippet of the song.

Heavenly Father, you always amaze me
Let your kingdom come in my world and in my life
You give me the food I need to live through the day
And forgive me as I forgive the people that wronged me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil one

So why do I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need
Your love is strong

Next time somebody asks me what I'm listening to lately, I am SO gonna be ready.

I've been kind of spoiled recently.

Since creating my blog on a log I have received a fun and quirky comment on all of my entries. This brought great joy to my life, added a skip to my step, and had my blogging confidence blasting through the roof! But the comments have come to a halt... I've struggled with this reality for some time now, fighting back the tears (and nightmares) each and every night. How could this happen to me?? I now know why.

I need to pay it forward.

I vow from now on, I will be the best blog buddy ever. Any blog that one of my followers blogs, I guarantee I'll be there with an uplifting compliment and a winky smiley face, pronto. You guys can count on me!

You can add videos?! No way!

And because I know this, I will add a video of my sister and cousin about 24 years ago.

It always makes me smile.

You can never have too many gummy bears...

... as long as you have enough Dulcolax. Unfortunately, I'm all out.

It is going to be a very long night.

I'm out of mints...

I had this thing of mints, and I'm totally out. I knew I should have eaten them in a slower fashion.

As I reflect on all the times I was chewing a wintergreen mint, I realize that I was not eating these mints to freshen my breath. I was eating my icebreakers because I was frightfully hungry. In the future, I will reserve my mints for bad breath moments, instead of as a casual snack...

A thought...

"If heaven is anything like narnia, it's gonna be freaking awesome!" - Matthew Lopez

"The dream is ended: this is the morning."

And as He spoke He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on forever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.

Shag carpet is my best friend...

I am excited for my first blog. Here I go.

I'm on this shag carpet, and I have a confession to make. Shag carpet is not my best friend. It hurts my elbows. I'm angry.

Thanks for reading.