100

'member the one hundred club in kindergarten?

facebook told me i had 100 friends, total, today. i think when it hits 200 i should delete my account. it's getting scary, this ever so useful tool.

there is a people

my mom made me laugh this morning telling me about one of the church members in winfield who participated in the VBS "plays" i wrote. one was about esther - and this guy, who is the county attorney, played haman. apparently he was very enthused about his role, memorized his lines early, and wandered around saying lines. my favorite was, "there is a people..."

oh man. i guess you had to be there.

well, we celebrated ian's 18th birthday early at PF Chang's last night, and i fell in love with world market. i highly reccomend this store, i would have moved in if they would have let me. i plan to make a trip to the one in memphis now.

and so, another school year will commence next week. and i'm still hanging in there. somehow in the past two or three weeks, things have somehow balanced and righted themselves within me and without. i feel very blessed. times like these, of course, i approach with gratefulness and trepidation, because i know they are the times satan delights in snatching away from us.

so pray hard, and hold on.

i'm becoming ambitious again. a pleasing turn in my life development. i totally took my "A" in the NY trip class and now i feel confident that i can tackle a few more dr. t classes. plus, i will be stage managing for "miracle worker", and working in the theatre office. can i tell you how EXCITED i am about all of this?

i'm EXCITED about all of this.

on top of this, i am in a "get real" phase again on my weight. so the south beach diet and i are making a commitment, taking our relationship seriously, and incorporating the pilates dvd's that have been collecting neglect by my tv.

so if you're reading this, pray for me, that i'll keep my determination and meet my goals, with God's strength.

there is a people... hehehe.

returned

four days never went by faster.

now i'm trudging through the compilation of the scrapbook of doom. i never have claimed to love scrapbooking, and i am now certain why i've never declared that love. sure, it's satisfying to see the completed pages and realize that i'm fairly creative... but it just takes too much time!! for a perfectionist anyway. it took me an hour just to plan the table of contents (a requirement for the class) yeah, besides which, this is an expensive "hobby"

yes, yes, i know - i'll enjoy having it afterwards and derive much satisfaction from letting everyone see it.

i loved new york. loved.

and now i'm plunging into the pile of "little" tasks i must perform in order to prepare for the fall semester. and now, i have a new roomie. emily moved in on monday, and brought an entertainment center, courtesy of the holtins, with her. so we totally rearranged the living room the day after i got back. i was sooooo tired. but the living room looks great, especially with the addition of a new walmart chair that makes me very happy.

how did the summer end so soon? yeah, i know it's not quite over yet - just step outside. but, but, but... the fall semester is starting on the 23rd. crazy. i need to go buy school supplies.

new york, spelling bees and the devil

it's 5:45 pm and i'm packing. my alarm will go off at 1:45 am telling me to shower, dress and drive to the GC parking where i will start my trip to New York City. saying New York City makes me think of a Pace Picante commercial.

yay. i'm going to New York.

where i will see a musical with the longest title: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. see, it's long isn't it? apparently this musical incorporates audience members who are randomly chosen to participate in a spelling bee going on in the play. i wanna spell.

when i grow up, can i be meryl streep? she is so cool. i've watched "the devil wears prada" twice now, and it truly makes me happy.