42 hours later

i'm home. the 6.30 am bus got me there in time to take class at noon-Bec and i had a blast dancing again, although I can barely walk. We took a man driven bicycle carriage ride through the park. igor from belarus, or yoga as he said we could call him, took advantage of some naive girls and charged us 60 dollars for the ride- and we simply let him. o bother.

bec has so much to give. she has style comin out her eyeballs, perfectly groomed nails, a heart as full as my tummy was from this trip, love for her family, the ability to share the gospel with so many and room to find time for weasley marilee. i adore you bec. hope you had a good one-thanks!

welcome to the inspiration for my plate collection: Alice's Tea Cup. this dainty place serves you on mismatched china. too bad i couldnt buy a plate there. i'm still on the hunt.



the three musketeers.

this trip was exhausting. you take these buses from chinatown boston to chinatown nyc. i left bec at 3, took the subway just in time to be the last person to board @ 4.05. 'course all that is left is the back row, corner. the seat is literaly 7 inches from my face. there was a friendly illegal pot smoking in the bathroom man, and i walked into my loves arms at 11.30 pm. wont be adventuring there again anytime soon.

city-here i come

tomorrow my day starts at this time

so i can hop on a local bus(only 15 bones you had better believe it)to get here

to visit this lady, my roommate in new york from two years ago, for her bday! I also plan on attending the NY temple (I haven't been to a session there), eating at serendipity, taking suzi taylor's class and missing TERRIBLY my husband!

be back friday nite!

i found my family

i found relatives in the world of blogs today and couldn't resist sharing the phrases my darling cousin madison has said. hope you don't mind me sharing lori.

Today Madison came up to me and said, "We shall go to the beach and you shall hold me and I shall get my swimming pool on!"

I asked Madison what she wanted for breakfast this morning and she replied, "Kitchen Nuggets!"

This morning as we were getting ready for church, Madison came in to my bedroom and said to me, "Oh my gosh, you are a Princess too!"

line upon line

i'm discovering that blogging, like brushing your teeth,

cleaning your house,

and writing in a journal,

(journals recycled from trader joe's paper found here)

and perhaps all of life, is so more enjoyable and effective if done consistently in small amounts so it wont overwhelm you.

stay tuned for kayaking the charles river

one of my upcoming joys : taking Living Prophets(a perfect time with all switcheroo going on) at BYU from this guy












aka the voice of general conference, music and the spoken word, lloyd newell.

collection

i collect plates.
instead of having a perfect china collection when i'm still short, grey, fat, and probably balding-i have a dream to one day have a collection of perfectly mismatched plates from places i've been to all over the world. so far we have sweden and germany. i know its kinda cliche to buy it from a national chain, but i'm thinking of getting one of these from anthro to count as my Boston plate.

my short hair

Some friends who only know me with longer hair couldn't picture me with short hair-what i've had for the majority of my life. Here are some not so everyday shots, all i had, nonetheless proof.

Ode to Kathleen Kelly

To a best friend who is 36 hours and 11 min away by car, and 2375.41 miles( i guessed on the address and map quest saved me) HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY KATE. Wish I was there to be with ya

gentle nudges

Yesterday I was kindly reminded that when I cry my right cheek runs the spectrum of hues from red to purple due to an accident last year involving my eye and a rollerblade that left some remaining permanent nerve damage. Apparently dead nerves dont like it when people cry. The fact i can see is a daily reminder of my tender mercies, that God lives and cares for us by giving us trials that test our faith and help us to grow. I couldn't see (no pun intended) how the Lord would shape my path by going through this strange experience-but that's how he wanted me to learn to trust him. We recieve no witness until after the trial of our faith. ....year old pic

reachin high

Devin's recent incentive for me to change my late night habits and get out of bed at 6:50 equals some shopping here.

Our hankerin to experience this together(me for the first time) means hitting high goals at work and school during this hard summer to play later. Any inspirational quotes appreciated:)