party at my house is awesome. happy west coast birthday dan rueters-ward. this is a blast. many funny stories to tell.

i think i might have a birthday party, too. i haven't done that in eight years!!

yes! i've done it! i've mentioned "the baby-sitters' club" in a sermon. this is like the time i wrote my final college paper about "Saved by the Bell". One of my proudest, and yet most embarassing accomplishments.

okay, back to sermon writing...

boston is really different this time, or i'm really different (probably a bit of both). still nice to have a too-brief visit with my parents, "sister" and "brother-in-law", and "newphew" and "niece ( Read more... )

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p.s. michael fox, why oh why did you ever cut the mullet?!?

omg, i'm indulging in a second-season of "party of five" and the teen pregnancy-themed episode is about to make me cry.

about to go to a party. out of the seven of us, niall, tim, laura, shana and i are all wearing iowa shirts. holler u of iowa!!

well, i suppose i don't use this forum that much anymore. that could potentially change now that i'm back into a semi-well-established routine of school and work, which includes a significant amount of time sitting behind a desk in front of a computer ( Read more... )

i opened my parents' cupboards looking for something and found a sippy cup with a neon yellow top, a half-empty carton of juice boxes, and a package of imported Spaetzle. i almost started crying; it's hard leaving a place with so much love, personal culture and heritage, and different generations coexisting. this has been a hell of a visit home for ( Read more... )

i'm really pleased and grateful that megan and debbie don't mind that i'm a big ham when i'm over their house. example: their moving-away party last night, during which julian and i invited a game called "photo booth". the gist is we (and whoever wants to join us - and we had several outstanding participants) pose for julian's digital camera by ( Read more... )