birthdays and holidays make me miss my family. seeing happy little children makes me miss being a kid, but it also makes me hopeful that someday i'll have children ( Read more... )

Go to work, go to work, go to work, go to a bonfire AND play Catch Phrase, go to work, go to work, go to work ...
Yes, people actually have bonfires and play Catch Phrase in Wausau. I could barely contain my excitement.
If only I could persuade everyone I love in Ohio now to move to Wisconsin ...

Want to know what it's like to live in a small town in Wisconsin? Right now, I'm thinking about going to a strawberry farm and a dairy breakfast this weekend, but both of those are more rural than my typical experiences. (Maybe that's because Wausau really is a city, and when I leave it, I tend to go to bigger cities only.) Anywho, one of my ( Read more... )

Being alive is overwhelming sometimes. So many thoughts, so many things to do, so many people to learn about and love ( Read more... )

I don't think I've ever enjoyed reading a blog more than this one: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/includes/newspaper/blogs/uhlig/index.shtmlRead more... )

Oh, it's May 4, and I'm getting all nostalgic. May 4 is a day to think about Kent State, of course ( Read more... )

So, it has been a while since I've given you any sort of quality update. Since I don't really have much to say about my life most of the time, I'm wondering if I need a theme for my blog ... something that I can get inspired to write about ... something that involves going outside of myself ( Read more... )

I am about two-thirds of the way done with my taxes, I think. I was at first determined to fill out state tax forms my own self instead of paying Turbo Tax to help me out (about $30 per state). But then I really just wanted to get them done, because it is getting rather late. So I splurged. But now I'd like to complain that Wisconsin is way behind ( Read more... )

I love drama, as long as it does not involve me. Which is why I should probably become an isolationist co-worker ... an indifferent island in the previously mentioned sea of woe.

Will someone please go represent my appreciation for Ben Folds at the July 1 show at Blossom?
That would be great. Thanks.
Much love,
Elizabeth