"Earth's Crammed With Heaven"

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Summer's Lofty Goals: Commence to start in 10 days.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Waiting

Tonight Bill said

"The new batman doesn't come out until 2012."

and I thought

"Huh. That'll be here like, tomorrow."

And I meant what I thought.

I am a busy bee these days.

I've historically been busy by choice,

but when May arrives, things tend to spiral out of control.

The good news is that all this extra stuff

is the signal for The End of Stuff.

Dance, Soccer, School, after School Events

Work, Work Events, Meetings

Awards, Parties, Practices

Blah Blah Blah.

All wrapping up in a little over a month

and my calendar goes blank.

Oh halleluiah

and I wonder how long it will take me to start filling it up.

For now, it is for me to embrace what each day holds.

Own it.

I've owned today. I made it mine.

I did all I had to do AND played tennis with my son

and vacuumed and got the kitchen and bathrooms clean.

My reward is a shower

clean sheets

and Glee.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Sunday, April 04, 2010

What the Bunny Brought...

Our sweet new addition!

Happy Easter!!!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

How I did not have a coffee with Channing.

This is Channing Cooke. It was not advertised that she would be at the convention this weekend, and so when the teacher said "and this is my demonstrator, Channing. Say Hi to Channing!" it took me about 10 seconds to go all Ed Grimley on her. I loved her so much on sytycd, and was like "completely mental" that she was in a class that my daughter was in. Like right there in the room!

And then, I passed her in the hotel lobby, and I had to restrain myself from chasing her down, introducing myself and inviting her over for dinner. "Like, what if we became best friends, best friends in the world, and I could just call her up and say 'Hey Channing, it's me.'"

I took a deep breath and continued moving passed her, a slight blur to my vision from the unshed tears of joy mingled with pain ( such deep emotions.)

AND THEN

As I was ordering coffee this morning, once again in the lobby, there she sat. Like a foot behind me. At a table. Alone. With a really cute purse. And first, I went up and introduced myself and said "I'm a huge fan" but I think I'm smart enough to know that that is not how great friendships begin. So I didn't say that.

I said, "Have you gotten to go to any cool places in Dallas yet?" and when she inquired where the cool places were to go, I was stumped and had to introduce her to a cooler-than-me person named Rachel who would know. So I didn't say that.

I said, "Hey, cute purse." Cause, I mean, what great friendship ISN'T started that way? OF COURSE she said "Hey! Thanks! Sit down and have a coffee with me! I'm so bored and lonely and you look like my new bff." Well, thanks, Channing! That I am!

Yeah, that never happened either. For no good reason other than it sounded like I was just TRYING to be cool and not a super fan.

I said nothing.

I think I actually hunched my shoulders, blushed and turned and went in the opposite direction rather quickly.

I keep telling you people I'm shy, but no one believes me!

But to the point.

I feel really close to her after all the girl bonding time we've had together in my imagination. That's the reason I really cherish this photo.

Emma and her Aunt Channing.

'Cause were really, like, sisters.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The Boston and the Bulldog.

We've been dog sitting Bella the Bulldog for the last few days. She is one of the funniest animals I've yet to encounter at close proximity. So stubborn, so drooly, so underbitie, and so stinking adorable! She's so fat and white and Minnie is so trim and black, we have made alot of jokes:

Ebony and Ivory

Yin and Yang

Jacob and The Smoke Monster

You get the general idea.

Anyway.

We love her, and want to keep her,

and have been practicing our Jedi mind tricks to work on Jenny when she gets home.