I keep crying like I'll never see or talk to her again, and really I know we'll call each other 87 times over break. The goodbye party last night was bittersweet, more sweet than bitter, and I can dry my eyes because I know I have a friend for life. And yet we said goodbye to Ellensburg as we know it. The Ellensburg with Craig's Hill, the couch in ( Read more... )

I got an airplane shot of my life today, or maybe a rocket ship shot of my life. You know in movies when the camera takes a shot from someone's living room and then backs up so you see the house and then you're looking at the city, the continent and then the lovely blue planet with its lovely patches of green. I felt that way on the flight home ( Read more... )

I think it's beautiful to wake up on the first day of December and get to see the world blanketed in white. Not only had it snowed, it continued to snow all day and it's so great to curl up with a good book (currently The Chronicles of Narnia) and listen to music while watching our crazy dogs wrestle in the snow. And where I live it looks like a ( Read more... )

Through the windshield I saw ( Read more... )

"Holy crumb-cakes Batman!"--Jaime ( Read more... )

Read through to the end, I promise it's worth it, and good for a laugh even if you don't agree with it ( Read more... )

I happened to be at the pool last night at the same time the 9 inmates escaped from jail. While we, Becca and I, realized that there was a slim chance they would come to the pool we did get a bit nervous since it's only five blocks from the jail. No need to put ourselves in more danger than necessary, so thank goodness nobody showed up to Family ( Read more... )

When it comes right down to it I know about this much --> [] in a world where there is this much ( Read more... )

Frozen droplets of fear glide slowly in the back door ( Read more... )

Today I laughed and it sounded like ( Read more... )