Dan

hehe

testosterone

well, now i've done it.
-===856666666666666666666666666666666666666666 [that comment is from cleopatra, who just laid on the keyboard]

anyways.

i did it. i signed up for fantasy football league at my church, and last night we did a live [in-person] draft. andrew coached me for a few days beforehand and i made lists for rounds 1-7 of my top 12 in each round. plus i took a list of top 100 players and top 50 running backs that andrew found online.

i got pick #6, and i think i ended up with a pretty good team. and i haven't had so much fun in weeks.

my team is called 'hurricane tiffy' - a nickname my grandfather gave me as a child.

i'm excited.

let the games begin.

now i'm cool.

my new phone!

cool breezes

i love that right now it's 70 degrees and cloudy, and all of the windows are open. andrew is in the kitchen making us dinner and the cats are playing nearby. fall is just around the corner and i absolutely cannot wait.

Arcadia

I talked to my sister for an hour and a half this afternoon. We discussed jobs and grad school and library things, and during our conversation I had a revelation...

I could teach for one more year
quit my job [!]
work at the college library
finish my degree
then search for a middle/high school library job.

This is of course contingent on several things, such as can I work full time at the library, and get a tuition discount, and still make a decent salary? Will there be a job opening there suitable for me? Could I accomplish all of this in the span from June 2007 - August 2008?

Despite the 'what ifs,' I am completely excited by this idea. I know I need some sort of change soon.

Presenting...Cleopatra

Her 1st photo
Originally uploaded by t23e.

We adopted this stray bengal kitten today. She is such a sweetheart! Since she came home she has mostly been sleeping in an armchair, and if I join her she will curl up in my lap and purr away. She seems so content to be here, I think she needs a lot of love, which we will happily give her!

Comfy
Originally uploaded by t23e.

Our beautiful bengal kitten
Originally uploaded by t23e.

Photos

My favorite flower ever...
Originally uploaded by t23e.

I have been spending HOURS on flickr.com, uploading photos new and old. If you click on this photo you can see my flickr page, with hundreds of photos.

In other news, we are getting a kitten!!! She is gorgeous and we are naming her Cleopatra. Her dominant breed is bengal and she looks like a leopard. I will post pics of her soon!

shop til you drop.

i went shopping for 4 hours today and bought only:

one shirt
a headband

a greeting card

and 4 items of food.

pathetic. now i am exhausted and i cannot wait to curl up on the couch with my comforter and a movie. and my kitty.

to all the ones i love.

happy birthday, mom!
i miss you, jenni!
good luck in sc, kt!
.
welcome back to the country, mel!
let's get together, jess!
thank you, erin!
.
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don't worry, laura!
thank you for everything, kathy!
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.
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i am in love with you and so proud of you, andrew.

the opposite of empty...

i love small group! the encouragement and discussion and fellowship just fill me up.

tomorrow night i am attending a planning meeting for women's fellowship...which i pray will be a rewarding and fulfilling experience.

then friday i am leaving for the in-laws, and will get to spend several days with them. and they are such Godly, wonderful people that i know our time together will be a blessing.

i am going to bed tonight feeling...full.

hot.

i got my hair done today, not sure how i feel about it yet. i just need to adjust, and stop pining after my boring, multi-colored hair of a few hours ago. it was comfortable, but not that flattering. at least my sister thinks now that i look 'freakin awesome.' thanks, twin. love you!

hmmm. i'm really ready for autumn. i just plain adore that season. i love wearing sweatshirts and jeans and being a little chilly while sitting at a football game on an October evening.

i'm pumped for this week, church 2 nights in a row, and then hopefully on friday i'll get to see my sister-in-law before she moves. oh, and the in-laws have central air and that will be just plain amazing.

ok. it's too hot to stay in this room any longer.

august's promise of good memories.

i've found myself feeling a little down because summer is flying by and school starts in a month. BUT i plan to live life to the fullest until i begin teaching again. besides working out a lot, reading, and writing, here's what is going down:
- a visit to the in-laws for several days [which is actually a really good thing]
- we're going to get a new kitten!
- my parents are coming to philly for a couple days, for about 48 hours, which should be the perfect amount of time for us to enjoy each other's company without any annoyances. i hope.
- a day trip to NYC with my twin - gelato and crazy photos, here we come!
- hopefully, 3 weeks of small group out of the 4 left. sady i will miss one when at the aforementioned in-laws.
- lots of quality time with my husband
- praying for an amazing start to my hubby's new job on august 14.

You are good, all the time
All the time, You are good.
[here we go]

My biggest regret?

I know so many people who claim to have 'hated' high school, for whatever reason.

I, however, loved it. I had so many wonderful friends, and a great Christian fellowship that I was involved in, and band [yes, I was a band geek], and I really just enjoyed those 4 years.

I'm not close to any of those friends anymore, even though most of the rest of them have remained close, and have been in each other's weddings, etc. Sometimes an overwhelming sadness grabs ahold of me, and I regret not maintaining these relationships.

The same can be said for college friendships.

I'm not sure what to do about this...how to completely let go of these people who have meant so much to me at one time or another.

I don't think it's Biblical to 'regret' things...but I can't just forget people I have loved.

What a wondrous love is this.

God is so faithful. Our patience has been rewarded. I don't even know what to say, 3 hours ago Andrew told me that he was offered the job, and I am so thankful and grateful and excited and proud of him that I can't even express it. At the moment he told me, I squealed, jumped around the room, hugged and kissed him, and danced around some more. Now, I am a little calmer, and I just feel peaceful. Thankful.

Thank You.

6 days after camp, this is how I felt.

I have a Labec-shaped hole in my heart.
I have post-Lambec depression.

Lambec ripped me open this year. In that one week of camp, I was so full of joy and friendship and God...
that now I feel kind of empty.

Going to my wonderful church on Sunday will help.
Seeing 2 of my pastors today filled me a little.
Looking at camp photos filled me a little.
Small group on Tuesday will be SO good.
Sports camp all next week will be great.


Oh, Lambec. I can't believe another year has come and gone.

Twins at Camp!

Twins
Originally uploaded by t23e.

Yeah, we smiled like this all week.

Snowball Fight

Snowball Fight
Originally uploaded by t23e.

Nothing like being covered with flour and sweat.