A couple of weeks ago, I took Thursday and Friday off of work and stayed in a cabin in Laurelville with some of my girlfriends.  It was in the middle of nowhere, but that was perfect.. we just took it easy.  We read books, grilled out, watched movies, did some creek-walking….

visited the animals on the farm down [...]

Today I discovered this painting by Isaac Bushkin.  The title of it is “Lost but not Forgotten.”  I was really taken with it and stared at it for a long time.  ((It reminds me of this video.)) My heart hurts for that little bird.
I go through phases of my life where I feel like my emotions are on steroids.  I [...]

For the longest time, I could only knit rectangles (scarves, dishclothes, etc.) but now I am almost done with my first non-rectangular creation: a baby hat!

I joined a knitting/crotcheting group at church that is working on making baby items for a crisis pregnancy center.  Pretty neat.
I’ve had a good weekend.. I got to see my [...]

Last weekend, we visited the mitten-shaped state. My mother-in-law Debbie is originally from Michigan, so most of her family lives there, along with the Crouse family (Debbie and Dan’s best friends… all the way back from high school/college).
It was a really fast weekend, and I was pretty exhausted afterwards (I actually got sick [...]

If you are a friend of mine, please come.
There will be Root Beer and Tahitian Treat.  This I promise you.
Skate rental = $2.00

On Friday, Ann, Jamie and Joanna threw me a girls’ night dinner with some of my favorite ladies!  It was really sweet and a lot of fun.

For dinner, we had angel-hair pasta, salad, garlic bread and miniature chocolate cupcakes (mmm…)
Ann, Jamie, Sarah and Lauren
Danielle, Amber and a drunk-looking me.
After dinner, [...]