One of my former Birthdays at Bueno's - almost will spend it with Andrew again!!!! missing it by 2 DAYS!!!!:(

"If you don't carry heavy burdens - your soul will not get stronger."

October is Clergy Appreciation Month!! So give your Pastor a pat on the back

So I have a new theory: the more "riotous", crazy, rambunctious, punky that you were in college the bigger the odds that you were brought up in the outdoors. The most crazy friends I had in college were the ones who could not get ENOUGH of the outdoors. These were the ones who were always giving the impression that they were getting into trouble, though; just a thought......but they just make interesting people.

*This is a picture of Jessica and Ellie and I during out crazy idea that swimming inbetween lighting
strikes would be more interesting than being inside (at Camp Lawroweld) and drying off with everyone else but of course.......we got in trouble.
However, MY kids will not be doing this.....so will mine be uninteresting?!
*really loving the mud on your forehead, Ell

There are two people out there who are excited as I am about this new TREASURE I saw: Jessica Colon and Duska Mewhirter oh, and how could I forget Craig Jones!!!!! Here's a shout out to Craig: "Skynrd, '78"

So there we were just trying to mind our own business when this over eager get to know everyone around you kind of person started to..Well get to know us. Ok not really as much as she was just interrupting our conversation I do that sometimes but I at least know the people. I guess I should explain that we were in a hot tub and people seem to get all friendly when you're in the hot tub, not me, but people. I tried not to make too much eye contact or even say too much in fear of inviting one of her unwanted comments. I think the kicker for me was when she was explaining the joys of not majoring in any kind of field but taking every class possible, like a bachelors in Liberal arts to which she said "Nah, nah, its way better to have no major, so I won't be just a psych major, business major, I'll be well rounded and by the end of 3 more years I'll have a enough credits to have a masters?????? WHat! I should of just got up and left but I couldn't, I didn't have the heart to break the news to her but I should of. Though you'll never read this blog lady in the hot tub at Park Vineridge, you can't get a master's by just accumulating credits, heck you can't even just graduate doing that. Ok that's all..to top that off, I got two tickets today!! SUcks!

Why the games? Have fun, play hard, and when you love - love hard. Maybe when I fall (which is rare) I just fall too hard.........
Why love half-heartedly?
When I know - I KNOW!!!!!!!!!
Why waste away life with the going back and forth games?!

Rosa Parks: February 4, 1913 to October 24, 2005
"I did not get on the bus to get arrested," she has said. "I got on the bus to go home."
Beautiful bravery.....

Quote of the Day:
"A grim spector has crept upon us almost unnoticed, and this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know." From Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in regards to what the pesticide D.D.T. was doing to our lifes. A book which comes highly recommended by yours truly.

Terry Gross from Fresh Air just said: You weren't getting "anywheres" to Steve Martin!!

Quote from Chelsea Knowlton: "You Bastards"........
This was said while trying to complete a five way on the phone with Jess, Dev and myself and Jess making Chelsea call Jared Sabnani. This new communication thing is GREAT!!!! But Chelsea was so sure that we were just trying to get her off the phone....ahhahhahhahh. So FUNNY, my favorite "we hate the phone" friends - who are dislexic....how do you even spell that? Uh, now ad CHARLIE...................this is killing me.
Why put five friends who hate phone and technology on a party line???!!!

For those of you who know what this is....."An Extraodinary Woman in an Ordinary way".....this is a long time friend of staff from Camp Lawroweld. A shout out to you all and a reminder that Harry Potter is coming soon.......