I want to write lines like these...

"The thing that separates you from the rest is greatness."

"I know I'm the villain in your story, but I'm a good man."

"I'm not done loving you."

"I think that we could be extraordinary together, rather than ordinary apart."

I just saw season 4 finale of Grey's Anatomy...

I don't think I've ever loved that show more than I do at this very moment.

Free book!

I got a gift card to Borders a couple of weeks ago and have been wondering what I should get with it.

I was looking into purchasing some poetry (love letters, love poems, pretty much anything love), but wasn't sure what exactly to look for (I'm not a huge poetry girl...but would like to be).

So, I set up a date with a friend (who happens to have excellent taste in poetry) to go into Borders together and have him school me on poetry, the good, the bad and the cheezy.

Today, while reading Allison's blog, I decided to forgo the poetry and buy this.

I'm so excited!

I'm going to Borders right after I leave the office today.

I'll let you know how it goes...

Long time no blog

Recovering from being sick, running an entire summer event this weekend and spending time with one of my best friends (who just returned from a month and a half long trip to Nicaragua) have consumed my life...

posts will follow shortly!

Sick

I've been sick (ridiculously sick) for the past two days...

having an infection bites...trust me...

the best part of my illness has been watching endless Jon and Kate Plus Ei8gt from bed and also having my niece tell me her mom has been sick too...

Her words exactly:

"Oh, you're sick...my mom's sick too, she's sick of us!"

Priceless.

Verbal Vomit

There's this friend I have...

Every time I'm around him I can't seem to shut up.

I just keep going and going...silence is really awkward with him...so, I just keep talking.

I'm usually okay with silence...just not with him. I get nothing from him. No response to questions. No laughter after my witty jokes. Seriously. Nothing.

After I'm done hanging out with him I'm exhausted. I can't even remember half the stuff that spilled out of my mouth.

We hung out this morning and somehow I ended up bringing up kissing, my future husband and this...

talk about awkward.

On My Mind

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO
I couldn't get these lyrics out of my head:

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause

YESTERDAY
I read this on Neely's blog...

and read this on another blog.

LAST NIGHT
As I prayed for three of my friends, who are currently serving people in different countries, my heart ached and was deeply burdened. I cried...for them and for those whom they've been sharing their lives with.

THIS MORNING
I read:

"If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
he too will cry out and not be answered."
Proverbs 21:13

and listened to:

It is not a human right
To stare not fight
While broken nations dream
Open up our eyes, so blind
That we might find
The Mercy for the need

I've always felt I was aware of the needs around me, the needs around the world. But now I feel as though its not been enough.

I know God is wanting to show me something I thought I already saw.

You're a 90's Kid If:

you remember...

Watching:
Doug
Pinky and the Brain
Animaniacs
Saturday morning cartoons

TGIF:
Step by Step
Full House
Family Matters
Disnosaurs
Boy Meets World

PBS:
Mister Roger's Neighborhood
Ghostwriter
Reading Rainbow

the WB

Saying:
Psyche
da Bomb
Talk to the hand

Eating:
Warheads
Splashers Gum
Ring pops

Also, if:
You just cant resist finishing this . . . "In west Philadelphia born and raised..."

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You settled everything with rock paper scissors, bubble gum, bubble gum in a dish or ms. mary mack

Kick ball was something you did everyday

You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time on a tape

You remember when Super Nintendos, Sega Genesis and game Boy became popular

You always wanted to send in a tape to America’s Funniest Home Videos . . . but never taped anything funny

You remember boom boxes instead of cd players

You made those little paper fortune cookie things and predicted your life with them

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand

You collected Beanie Babies

You remember silver dollars being were cool to have

You know what an original walkman is

You know the Macarena by heart

You had light up sneakers...and they were cool

You rented VHS tapes, not DVDs

You remember gas being $0.95 a gallon

You actually played outside until it was dark!

I saw a variation of this on myspace today...it made me smile more than once...

At the Beach

Gettyng Around

Yesterday, Chris and I spent the day at the Getty Center (well, part of the day).

We saw:
Imagining Christ
Photography: Basic Forms
Photography: People of the Twentieth Century
Greek & Roman Art
and the gardens too.

Saw "Made of Honor" at the Grove and browsed Barnes & Noble.

Such a nice day...

iHeart iTunes

I just bought 19 songs on iTunes.

Most of them love songs...

all of them, songs I spent hours listening to while laying in a hammock on my grandparents farm the summer of my sophomore year in high school.

Every song brings back a memory, emotion, boy, friend (notice it's not boyfriend but boy, friend)...

I heart the fact that I don't have to run around searching stores for all these songs...all I had to do was type in the search bar...and it ran around for me.

I really do love iTunes.

Delicious Music

I have really great taste in TV...

I have really great taste in food...

I have really great taste in movies...

I have bad taste in music.

Which brought this thought to mind:
How does one develop good taste in music?

I always wonder where people hear about a great bad, new artist, musical gem?

Every great musician I've heard, has been a direct referral from a friend who has great taste in music...

I'd like to be that person one day.

The one who burns CDs for friends and says, "Oh, let's go see this amazing band I heard" and everyone loves whatever music they choose.

If you're that person...how do you do it?

I am impressive

Our Student Ministry services were on break for the weekend...

So, during the second Sunday morning service, Bibi, Edgar and I decided to go over to the Garage and clean up...

I swept, mopped, cleaned a toilet (the whole bathroom, actually), moved large amounts of furniture, dusted and organized a closet...all while wearing an LBD (little black dress).

Yes, I know how impressive that is.

Exhausted...

I've been all over the place this week (feels like I say that every other week)...

I'll be blogging it up next week...

don't worry!