Life Is…


Random Thought

Jake, I need you to not be my problem right now. — Hawkins, Jericho

Somebody…

…is very proud of you
…is thinking of you
…is caring about you
…misses you
…wants to talk to you
…wants to be with you
…hopes you aren’t in trouble
…is thankful for the support you have provided
…wants to hold your hand
…hopes everything turns out all right
…wants you to be happy
…is celebrating your successes
…wants to give you a gift
…thinks that you are a gift
…hopes you are not too cold

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Are you a Yankee or a Rebel?

Apparently I’m going through reenactor withdrawal – the Civil War reenactment season has begun without me and now I’m a certifiable Yankee.  According to this test I’m “35% Dixie. You are definitely a Yankee.”  How will I ever face my boys in the Army of Northern Virginia?!

Truth be told, I’ve got friends on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line [...]

The waiting is the hardest part…

Isn’t it funny how your current situation changes your perception of something that’s always been there? I added a new quote to my “database” the other day – You take it on faith, you take it to the heart/The waiting is the hardest part – from “The Waiting” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

I’ve heard [...]

A little clarification…

The sun on my wrist doesn’t literally mean “Everything Under the Sun”…it’s for my love of sunlight.  I’m certainly not a sun-worshipper (check out my favorite quotes…”Authentic Redhead – Keep out of direct sunlight”) but I love waking up to the rising sun, I love 8:00pm sunsets in the summer…I even try to get as far north [...]

25 Signs You Have Grown Up

  1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can’t smoke any of them.
  2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
  3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
  4. 6:00 a.m. is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
  5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
  6. You watch the Weather Channel.
  7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of “hook up” and “break up.”
  8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
  9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as “dressed up.”
  10. You’re the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won’t turn down the stereo.

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