Preach it!

Rachel is 30!!!

Happy Birthday to my best friend Rachel!! I'm so bummed I couldn't be with her on her birthday, but my love and good wishes go out to her!

Rachel and I met when we were young & naive 20 year olds working in New Hampshire. Rachel was from Massachusetts and I was from Minnesota and we both had broken hearts from dumb boys! We instantly bonded and shared a crazy year of laughter, tears, friends and community.

Over the past 10 years a lot has changed in our lives... Beginning and ending of relationships, many moves, marriage and now Rachel has a beautiful baby boy! Through it all, through distance and life changes, we remained dear friends. We are kindred spirits and I am so thankful for Rachel! Best wishes to you Rach, I love you girl!

Paul turns 60!!!

Today my dad turned 60! Which is hard to beleive, because he doesn't seem that old to me! The family met at Maynard's in Excelsior and had a great celebration. Afterwards Uncle Todd took us out on his boat on Lake Minnetonka. I love being on the lake, it is one of my favorite things to do. Both my parents grew up on Lake Minnetonka, and I have always been a bit envious of that. So I live vicariously through them and the lovely boat rides Todd takes us on...

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!

Boating and bombs!

So again my plans changed for the weekend and I ended up going to Cindy's cabin along with my brother, Shannon, & Jaime. We had so much fun! Boating and bombs! Yes! Cindy's brother made homemade bombs using only The Works toilet bowl cleaner, aluminum foil and an empty plastic bottle. There is something about the chemical reaction between Toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum foil that causes an explosion! Who knew? OMG we laughed soooo hard! And just think that when we were 16 we were just as stupid! I guess 15 years later things don't change that much!!!

Oh and all you faithful readers please check back this weekend. On Friday night we are going to re-enact the Magic Bullet commercial, with the lady whose cigarette never burns and all!!! I have a Magic Bullet and so does Cindy's friend, so we should be able to put on a pretty good show! So stay tuned! http://www.buythebullet.com/index.php?google_adwords

Ya know, I just realized today that for the first time in a long time I am really living my life, and I really believe that anything is possible for me! I am having fun and doing things that make me happy. Which is funny because when I look at my life it is really chaotic and topsy-turvy... and yet I am doing ok! That is a great place to be!

I'm with stupid ->

Plans changed for me last night. My mom needed me to take care of my brother for the weekend. So instead of going to my home town's festival with my pals from HS. I went out with my cousins to Acapulco for tacos and the Twins game. Buddy especially enjoyed the live mariachi band! Afterwards, we had a great time playing badminton in their backyard. My cousins and I have an obsession with changing lyrics of popular songs and adding our own words. The song for last night was:

"Shuttle Cock to the heart and you're to blame, darling you give Bad Mitten the wrong name!"

Milkshake Remix

Meow=Goodbye?

Today I say goodbye to my little friend Lucky the Cat. I have been cat sitting Lucky for the past 5 months, for someone very special. On January 17, her owner Geri was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. At that time the prognosis looked very grim, and we weren't quite sure what was going to happen. I volunteered to take Lucky and have had her since February. Now 6 months later from Geri's initial diagnosis, she is doing wonderfully. She was quite the trooper through surgery and chemo. God has been good to Geri and I thank and praise him for his kindness and healing.
So it is bittersweet to say goodbye to Lucky. I am so happy that Geri is well enough to take her back, and I always knew that if someday Lucky could go back then Geri was going to be ok.
But at the same time I have grown quite attached to this cat. Lucky has been there with me through a lot of changes in my life. She was always there to greet me at the door, or come sit by my side when I was sad & crying. You don't really realize just how comforting something as simple as a pet can be, but in small ways it makes all the difference. So this is my goodbye to Lucky, may you be a sweet presence in Geri's life as you were to mine...