dear friend: come home

you know its officially summer time when your ears turn a gorgeous golden brown and then begin to peel. its not officially summer on my ears, but i think its safe to say that it is near.

work is great, and with a lot of recent effort, i believe my male friend count has gone from a mere 1 to about 7 in the last couple of months or so. i'm quite pleased.

i'm looking forward to the 4th of july; i always look forward to it, as if something extra great or spectacular might happen, and while nothing ever does, its still always a great day. this year i'll be at my cottage enjoying my family in great northern michigan. i want sparklers at my wedding.

safe travels.

wow, may twenty-something already?

that seems quick but in the broad scheme of things, summer is dragging.

let's give 'em something to talk about

some things that are spectacular, and that have already occurred in summa '08:


-final grades being much, much higher than what blackboard stated (hooray!)
-substitute teaching
-getting payed money
-seeing the people i love
-talking to people that live far away
-discovering how truly wonderful ella fitzgerald is
-laughing all day long at work (inevitable when working with zach and hunter)
-feeling good about myself
-having lovely facebook chats at 1am with the one and only laina rosema about messed-up cats and plans that involve lots and lots of catnip!
-singing oldies in the car with scott and amy driving up and down the east beltline

...and its only been a week