it's hard to be soulmates with an international superstar.

it does not feel like i have just had four glorious days off, let me state that just off the bat.

thanksgiving comes thanksgiving goes. thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

isabella wins for best thanksgiving spirit and around the table ideas. i tried my dang hardest to be the winner of thanksgiving cheer but that little girl has a competitive spirit that i haven't seen since i peed my pants so i wouldn't have to move to win a hide and seek game at the age of 6. hats off to her.

friends - love them - need them.

i never thought that leaving a "thanks for letting me crash on your floor in a coma like state but now im going to slip out the door in the wee hours of morning so i can make it to church on time" note could be considered a booty call note. p.s thanks for watching out for my out of the trash picnic table - i will be there soon to pick it up.

moving time next weekend. helpers please contact me asap. mandatory no shirt rule for all boys. just kidding that's gross...cough.

jill weber - keep up the good fight. the fight for good music. the fight for free music. the fight that will bring you through the cold lonely nights and bring rest to your soul. don't let a small memory space get you down.

jason mraz had a winner of a blog the other day. check it stat. www.jasonmraz.com.

on a serious note. checking out churches is the past time of my sundays. one thing i have recognized is that we truly are a family of god. i walk into different churches each week and though there are different levels of comfort and styles that appeal to me one thing remains true and that is we have a common bond and it's recognizable.

i would like these to be my next students. im have started to seriously research this.




joe your wicked because you gave me a challenge that i can't forget. i feel like i can't let you down - i must quite my job.

jazzit cafe has the best ginger cinnamon tea i have ever had.
one day i am going to adopt husband or no husband.
i think that my shirt is to tight today.

stay tuned.

new baby - old friends - country living - antique finds - with a sprinkle of emmaus time.

there are a lot of times in my life when i am overwhelmed with blessings. i felt that this weekend.

welcome to the world jorja grace. i can't even begin to imagine how much fun and love this baby girl is going to get.

emily and mark are my favorite go to visit pair. shopping for antiques and then completely taking them apart and refurbishing them was the theme of this weekend - with chili and coffee in the middle.

i love small town living. i love driving down winding roads listing to good music on our way to see a favorite tree. i love the fact that my friends have favorite trees and know that sharing those trees with me will bring me joy.
















i don't feel good tonight. i don't want to go to school tomorrow. i think that we should all quit our jobs and search the world for favorite trees with coffee in hand, good friends and good music. just my opinion.

thank you for understanding derek - shopping - he gets it.

i have heard that you are not suppose to go shopping when you are hungry because you will end up buying everything that you never really needed or wanted.

i have decided that this is a basic rule when dealing with the opposite sex.
don't go shopping when you are hungry because at some point you are going to come home and say "how the heck did i end up with this."
make sure that you are full folks so you don't come home with crap.

got the new damien rice cd 9 - thanks colby - i just want to stay home from school and listen to it over and over. putting a person into a trance and giving them the desire to neglect their job might let you consider the cd a success.

a love tuesday night volleyball - period -

ellen moore will be entertaining oprah this evening with her piano playing.

leaves are almost gone - it blows my mind that i missed this for two years. fallen leaves have a mighty smell.



picture taking is back on. i don't know what i was not doing it for a while. derek are you going to find me a real man's camera soon?

If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.

i will now have moved four times in three years.



my pen is still warm from signing my 6 month lease.

falling leaves. low ropes courses. lack of flexibility. two asleep on a loveseat. peace to my soul.

"to be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."
e. e. cummings.