I am taking a page from Emily's book and starting to post in a different blog. Please update your feed readers and find me here.

I'm leaving tomorrow for North Carolina! It's the first baby step in the trip that will end with Martin and I being MARRIED ( Read more... )

I talked to my dad the other day and he said that my uncle's chemo has been successful. YAY! :) His health has improved enough where he can once again eat solid food and has even gone back to work, which my dad said has been a great morale booster for him, since he's once again around familiar faces ( Read more... )

HEY guess what. After almost 2 years in our first place in California, Martin and I moved! It wasn't much of a move, considering our new place is a mile from our old place (so says Google Maps!). There are some things I miss about our old place but lots I like about our new place ( Read more... )

I am currently in North Carolina, sitting in my parents' bonus room watching Beauty and the Beast. I really like it when people spontaneously burst into song ( Read more... )

This past weekend, Martin and I went up to Tahoe with a large group of people. I'm never a fan of the cold and even less of the idea of hurtling myself down the side of a downward sloping mountain on a device designed to move you over snow as quickly as possible, but I had a great time learning how to cross-country ski with Martin. The verdict: ( Read more... )

Upon entering HR Block to start filling out my taxes, I was greeted with this somewhat silly message:


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This was my favorite dance routine from So You Think You Can Dance:

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I found it again on YouTube and it put a big ol' silly grin on my face all over.

And this is the song I have stuck in my head: Bang! Bang! by the Knux. I know, I know, as always, I'm 8 months behind everyone, music-wise.

When I look back at 2008, I will think ( Read more... )

I use Twitter now. Here I am! I didn't think I'd get into Twitter, but I did. I think it's because my entries here were just a bunch of random thoughts, all pushed together. But Twitter lets me post them quickly, without feeling inadequate for only having a small update. I have since learned I have a lot of random thoughts and observations. I ( Read more... )