Pizza Hut loves me
On Friday night, we were all exhausted. I'd been sick with flu-like symptoms (but not the flu-NOT THE FLU-I got the shot-IT WAS NOT THE FLU) for two days, AJ had run a fever for 24 hours and Leon was coming down with some symptoms as well. I was still pretty coherent, but ...
Genuine Surprise!
I so love a good surprise. Not the 'Oh cripes he just spilled a milkshake in the backseat' kind of surprise. One where I had no idea it was coming and it makes me cry like a little wuss.
Because I'm a girl and a good cry from joy can make me ...
Generosity in Children
Often, as adults, it is easy for us to forget how generous in spirit children are when left to their own devises and without the interference of us 'well meaning adults.' Our influence upon them can suck the beauty and kindness straight out of those amazing little souls faster than anything I've ever seen ...
And now for something serious…
There are many things in my life that I am passionate about that I don't take the time to write about here. It isn't that I don't care enough, it's that I understand and am aware that my passions are not the passions of everyone. And I also know that when people are ...
Prom and bad 90s hair
Other events that were important to my life coincided with the break-up with green eyes. One of the miracles of my life happened right before my junior prom in the form of a teeny, tiny preemie. Livvy, my only sibling and 16 years my junior, came into the world with serious struggles. ...
This one’s for the dorks
I'm a dork.
Full-fledged geek extraordinaire.
I'm ok with it and I'm not sure why others aren't, especially when I've embraced this aspect of myself. Is it no longer cool to go with the self-acceptance? Dork has such a negative connotation, but there is something to be said for people that are eccentric, quirky or ...