What happens when I get bored

Crazy Place.egg on Aviary.

Yep, everything on there is my vocals. I could be my very own a capella group

Taste of Freedom to Make a Night Great

I just got back from an amazing night with an even more amazing friend and I think this has to be the BEST Saturday night I have ever had without being at camp. There were several factors that went into making tonight so great.


Factor #1 and possibly the biggest thing: I drove there by myself at night. This a big accomplishment for me since my license is just a week and a few days old. I loved having the freedom of just me and the road with Josh Ritter singing to me and only me. I had the freedom of going anywhere I chose to go. I did not have to go the way my dad or mom told me to go. I had the ability to get lost and I like the feeling of adventure. It was pure adrenaline.


 Factor #2: I was with my camp big sister. What more could I ask for? Colleen is one of the best people I have met through camp and I am so happy that she lives a short 25 minute ride from my house compared with the 1 and a half to 2 hours everyone else is away from me. She is a blessing and makes a great guacamole dip (see factor #5 )


Factor #3: Josh Ritter. I got to watch a 2 hour concert DVD of him playing a show in Ireland. Josh Ritter (aka Colleen's boyfriend) is everything a musician and guy should be. I can't wait to see him live and in concert with Colleen, because it's happening. It really is.


Factor #4: Tea! Everyone loves a good cup of tea especially with mixed with such an awesome combination of the things listed above. But the tea that was drunken tonight was not just any tea, it was African Redbush tea (Rooibos) and a berry blend tea. These teas bring back memories of sitting in the office on break and just relaxing or de-stressing from the worries of the day.


Factor #5: Homemade Guacamole. Enough said. :)

ABC's of Thankfulness

I'm thankful for..
Amazing friends who are there for me even when I think I don't want them there
Bubbly children who love to give me hugs every time they see me.
Cats who once were kitten in months not too long ago.
Dreams of my own and of those around me that will come true.
Every single laugh and tear of the past year.
Friendship that feels more like family.
Gardners and gardeners who make great things out of the tiniest of things.
Hours of time working with great people in a magical place.
Ice tea, the raspberry kind. Actually, any kind of tea.
Johnsonburg. Enough said.
Keeping my grades
Love that I give and receive.
Mix CDs both given and received.
New friends
Old friends
People who care for others just as much as they do themselves.
Quite the adventures I go on.
Ritter, Josh
Small miracles that happen every day
Texts that make me smile
Ukuleles
Veterans who defend the freedoms of our every day lives
Walking places, because its something I have the ability to do.
Xena worrier princess
You. yeah you reading this right now.
Zoos, zebras, and zany people.

Thankfulness and the Day about it.

Well.
Its here again
The day of thanks
Thanksgiving as most call it.

A day where family gathers
Mothers and daughters cook side by side
Sharing recipes passed down
from generation to generation
While generations gather around tables

Fall leaves, Parades, football games.
talking, laughing, reminiscing.
Photo book moments in the making.

Stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, biscuits
Yams, corn, cranberries, turnips
And a Turkey large enough to feed a village.

We gorge ourselves
till the buttons of our trousers
burst off in every which way.
... and we have not yet touched the pie