Thats right! My sister Jenna became a mommy this weekend. We got her an adorable puppy for her birthday. The poor thing is only two pounds but has three last names: Darcy Bennett Weight. Named after Jane Austen characters. Mostly... Continue Reading →
this day comes and goes every year. and every year i write some brave little toaster that could blog about how I am unaffected by the Hallmark-endorsed charade of love that is February 14. Every year I boldly declare how... Continue Reading →
1. my favorite flowers are sweet peas. neither sweet nor peas. talk amongst yourselves. 2. my favorite food is cottage cheese. totally plain, right out of the carton, with a fork. 3. im scared of horses. i blame summer camp... Continue Reading →
1. Why does everyone feel the need to make up some lame excuse about why they're talking about themselves for 25 things? "everyone else is doing it" "im bored at work" "oh my gosh i can't believe im doing this!... Continue Reading →
Flew back to California yesterday on a nice Delta flight, but boy I tell you, people were paying quiiiiite a bit more attention to the safety information this time around! Ooooh you could hear those seatbelts click click click. After,... Continue Reading →
I asked only one thing of my trip to Georgia - to come back with a pair of overalls from Walmart. And Walmart has failed me. Dagnabbit. What I don't understand is if Walmart isn't selling them, where are all... Continue Reading →
So my three year old brother Jackson is undeniably cute. He knows it, too. Fun things happen when Jack is around, although he turns a bit bipolar if you take away his light saber. Anyway he comes up to me... Continue Reading →
Super Walmart visits: One. Thoughts? A fascinating, if not aesthetically pleasing view of a crosssection of Georgians. Super Walmart also sells e ver y thing. Vegetables, guns, beer, guacamole, tires, Johnny Cash tshirts, and flannel. You can rent movies, get... Continue Reading →
Rounding out five months of travel with a nice week long sojourn to the deeeeep South tomorrow....thats right, I'm going to Georgia to visit my pappy! I guess he's not really "pappy." I think thats for grandpas. And he's only... Continue Reading →
I'm home! Again! I'd only been home two weeks, thrown into the tornado of Christmas and holiday spirit, and I don't think I adequately processed my four month Gringa Fest before I found myself back on a plane, back in... Continue Reading →
I never thought I´d be ringing in 2009 locked inside a religious compound in urban Nicaragua, streets exploding with home made firecrackers and singing praise songs into the night with a bunch of people I´ve grown up with at church,... Continue Reading →
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