Beautiful day off yesterday.  I got to relax, and chillax with the girlies.

Went to Pelican Lake where Steve-o and Niko have a cabin, and a boat, and tubes.

Tubing was fantastic!!

So hot

So fun

So sore.

Today I discovered the latest Killers album, Sam's Town, and I really like it ( Read more... )

"...'home' is not merely remaining comfortable inside a secure, four-walled structure- 'home' is finding the freedom to truly live from your heart and the courage to simply let it breathe."

-Mallory Gabard

"Suffering is a place where clichés don't work, and words often fail."

-Rob Bell

It is quite emotional.  Life that is.

There are some parts of it that I purely hate.  I hate seeing suffering.  I hate seeing people who beat and abuse themselves and eachother mentally/emotionally/physically.  The truth is, as Jon Foreman puts it,

"Everyone I know, needs LOVE like DRUGS".

I believe that there exists within everyone a deficiency of  ( Read more... )

I am overwhelmed.  I had a great Monday morning yesterday ( Read more... )

after working 7 days straight, and catching a cold, probably because of it, I have...

THREE GLORIOUS DAYS OFF!!

Hallelujah!

I need to go see my parents.  I miss them, and my Carman house & people.  My dad's home this weekend, and we shall celebrate Father's Day!  
          My mom told me that there's been some home invasions/sexual assaults ( Read more... )

Turn up the Good.
and.
Turn down the suck.

I think that part of growing up is becoming comfortable with being what and who you are.

I do believe that for a large part, I have become that...I have obviously developed my sense of self over the years.  I like that, I can talk about things, and know what I'm talking about...or if I don't, I can admit it honestly and not be ashamed.

A friend of ( Read more... )

It's that weird feeling.  You're not sure if it's good or bad.  You know the one I'm talking about.  Where it's just like...what in the frick just happened?  You're trying to wrap your brain around it, and decide what the appropriate emotion is in that moment.  You're overwhelmed with a thousand incoming signals, and yet, you just feel blank.  I'm ( Read more... )