my papers are done and now i just have to study for finals!!!!  it's so exciting.  i can't wait to get summer started.  

i like to watch real world.  i know it's kind of trashy, but i love it.  especially this season in hollywood, intense.  

i just did a crossword puzzle and word search.  it was fun.  turns out i'm not so good at crossword puzzles but i am awesome at word searches.  i think i will get one of those big word search books and do them all the time.  i'm sure it will make me sharp.  i tried sudoku and i liked it, but i cheated because the book had the answers.  i need to get a word search book with no answers.

it's about seven thirty and i'm ready for bed.  i could probably go to sleep right now.  sadly, i can not.  i have lots of papers to write for school.  i don't know why i wait until the last minute.  i knew about these papers the whole semester.  i need to stop procrastinating.  

i've had a great weekend.  i have been blessed with some truly amazing friends.  i like when john mayer tells me my body is a wonderland.  that might be inappropriate to say, but that's how i roll.  

collecting

i always wanted to be someone that collected things.  when i would hear of people collecting really cool things i got jealous and then would try to collect things like coins or notebooks, nothing ever worked.  i was cleaning my room tonight and realized i collect a lot of things without really even knowing it:

-garbage.  i have a lot of garbage floating around 

-shot glasses.  i knew i collected these, but my collection is becoming very impressive.  

-ticket stubs from concerts and movies, not to be confused as garbage.

-lotions.  i have a lot of lotions and i don't use many of them. 

i had a great time in california.  i'll write more about it in days to come, but just for now, it was really a blessing of a vacation.

today i woke up extra early to shower.  i allowed myself plenty of time so after i showered i could go back to bed for about a half hour.  i've been planning this for a while, but usually tend to oversleep.  not today my friend, mission accomplished.  

lately...

things that have been on my mind lately...

~i'm more of a grown up than i thought

~i'm capable of more things than i give myself credit for

~i have been blessed with some really amazing friends

~things aren't always as bad as i make them out to be

~i really do like water

i hate to continue to dwell on my teeth, but i had all four of my wisdom teeth taken out the other day.  it was scary for a lot of reasons.  one of the reasons was that i was making all the decisions.  my mom was there, but she had no say.  i'm not a miner anymore, it was my insurance, and it was all up to me.  that was a lot to deal with.  now, i am sitting watching tv with very swollen cheeks and i am bored.  

that's all for now, i have some ice cream that needs to be eaten.

the conversation going on between my teeth...

wisdom tooth: get out of the way molar!

molar: HEY!!! who do you think you are?!

WT: i'm a wisdom tooth. a large, very aggressive wisdom tooth.

M: you are not welcome in lydia's dainty little mouth. there is no room for you and i will not make any.

WT: well then i will just continue to push my way in and hang out in your curviture.

M: how dare you decide to show up after 22 years!  you haven't been there for lydia like i have.  where were you thanksgiving on 200o when her grandma's turkey was overcooked and very difficult to chew?  or for the delicious pizza of '97 with the chewy crust?  you were no where to be found, but i was there, i put in overtime for her.  you and your buddies are not welcome here.

WT: i won't back down!  i'm tired of being impacted.  there are things to be chewed and i want to chew.

M: you are causing lydia pain and making her very crabby and for that i will never forgive you.  because of you i missed my bath last night because she hurt so bad.  

WT: fine, i'll get out, but i'll make it hurt. i'll just hang out here until i get cut and pulled out, and i'm taking my friends with me.  

M: goo, you do that. we'll get over the pain, and over you.  you will not be missed wisdom tooth.

thanks for standing strong molar.  we'll be together forever.

fresh

Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.

~Lamentations 3:23

i'm listening to bob marley and i like it.  

i've had a toothache for about a week and tomorrow i'm going to try to go to the dentist...i'm scared.

i'm going to bed before 10:00 tonight.

i love my friends, every single one of them.

i'm really excited to go to work tomorrow.  i really do love my job.  there is nothing sweeter than a hug from a baby.  it's such a pure hug.  i love it.  i can't wait to have my own babies so i can hug them forever!