lists, yo

LISTS!

Favorite things about this particular week:
-No work; no school
-CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Got wireless internet
-Worked out pretty well so far
-Spending quality time with my man and my dog
-Helped cook at the community kitchen
Favorite books:
-Night, by Elie Wiesel
-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
-She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb
-Tuesdays With Morrie

What I'm reading:
-Jane Goodall: Reason for Hope
-Desmond Tutu's autobiography
-Lucy...about the discovery of "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" at Oldevai Gorge in Africa.

Next on my list:
-A Series of Unfortunate Events (the 1st one)
-Practical Kaballah
Current new favorite song:
-That new Lenny Kravitz song; I don't know what it's called, but it is super good.

What I miss:
-My "little" from Big Brothers, Big Sisters...Being a "big" for 2 and a half years made me want to always be a better person...but, she moved. :(
-My friend Andy...We've lost touch, and I just had a dream about him last night, and I realized I really miss that guy.
I've been feeling sort of nostalgic lately...You know when you miss all of the people you've ever known...friends you never quite got to know, or friends you lost touch with, people who have inspired you...or, even old flings or loves...not in the way that you would ever want to be back with them, but just as a person...kind of a "hey, I miss you--Maybe it wasn't THE thing, but it was SOMEthing."
Back to listing:

What makes me cry (happy cry...oh, and I'm so mushy):
-Kids singing
-Any Oprah Winfrey show
-The end of Sister Act II where the teenagers do the singing and dancing medly
-The part of "Love Actually" where the little girl sings, "All I want for Christmas is You."
-Wonderful things happening to people who haver really struggled
-Reading the "thankyou" cards about adopted pets at the Humane Society
Favorite Southpark episode:
-The one with John Stamos' brother
Favorite Friends Character(yes, Friends):
-Phoebe

Okay, I'm sure I can find something productive to do...:)

New Year's Resolution: more creative blog titles

Tomorrow, I have all kinds of things to do to get ready for Christmas and for the upcoming semester. Wish me luck!

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I'm BACK!

Hello, I'm back! Sorry for the disappearance. Not only was I gearing up for finals (which are now over, thank the Gods), but my computer actually died...yes, forever, it is completely void of life. I actually purchased a new computer yesterday afternoon--So, I was basically computer-less for about a week and a half.

Oh, I went to Texas during my absence as well. There, I visited my little bro, who has Cerebral Palsy and has recently moved to his first group home.

During finals, I completely threw my hands up in the air with regards to all things healthy...I drank like a *pot* of coffe daily, didn't exercise, lived off of chocolate and slept like crap. Slowly, I'm re-regulating myself to normalcy again...I'm back off of caffeine (except my a.m. 1 cup, which is totally legit), I'm sleeping normal amounts of time in the evening, eating more natural, raw, unprocessed and dairy-free things, and my hounse is slowly becoming clean and organized once again...and, I'm feeling much more peaceful now...

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Gratitude

A Series of Awkward Moments

Well, to counter my pre-menstrual pity party, I have decided to make a short of list of some of the things I'm grateful for (This always makes me feel better):

-My opportunity for an education
-My cozy apartment
-The fact that my fiance lives in it
-And makes me breakfast most mornings
-Holiday flavored coffee
-Christmas in general
-I feel thankful that I was raised without a lot of things that others had-I never thought I would say it, but it is so VERY true.
-I should add that my fiance just surprised me with a Bailey's and coffee; I'm definitely thankful for that.
-And the coffee is served in a hand-made mug that he surprised me with a couple of months ago...I'm thankful for my mug.
-It snowed today, just enough to cover the ground and all the trees...it's so pretty.
-I taught two lessons today (kindergarten and third), and they went really well.
-My friends
-My health
-My family...It sounds so cliche to say "friends, family, health," but when you are writing them down, you just think of all of these specific people who just really add a lot to life.
-I FINALLY got a lot of my wedding planned this weekend.
-Kids
-Big Brothers, Big Sisters
-The mayor's day parade is today, and I'm going to watch my little seventh grade friend walk in it. :)