Catching up...

Picture taking?  Still happening...
Posting?  Less frequent since I am NEVER on line.
However... here is my effort to start catching up...

Dec. 26

Lots of sunny days lately mean lots of opportunities to wear my bling.

Love. My. Bling.

Dec. 27

Brown Street Starbucks.

I work here.

It's not perfect, but I'm learning to appreciate it.

A. LOT.

Dec. 28

Sometimes in the process of cleaning/going running/being lazy... I get half dressed and end up in running pants and my bath dress.  I am an embarrassment even to myself.

Dec. 29

Kim and I went to see New Year's Eve.  Not the best movie ever.

However... a beautiful story of how one of the few things we can control is our ability and willingness to forgive.

Dec. 30

Tutti Frutti has come to Dayton.

Slippery slope to my happy place.

Just sayin.

Dec. 31

DO NOT DRINK BLUEBERRY ACAI TEA from Panera.  

IT. IS. NASTY.

Jan. 1

New year... beautiful sunrise.

Love.

Jan. 2

I. LOVE. PANCAKES.

Seriously.

I have found a new favorite place to eat them.

If you are ever in Dayton, let me know... I'll take you there.... 

Then we will not talk, we will simply eat

and

smile.

Obviously.

Jan. 3

The first time I went to the Dominican Republic I got this pin on the way back from our trip leader.  

It hangs in my car.

Soy amada.

I am loved.

=)

Jan. 4

My mom and I put away the Christmas decorations at the church.  She packs them in these boxes.

Today I noticed where they are from.  I, myself, have been to the banana plantations in La Malinche, Costa Rica.  I have seen bananas packed there and the poverty that surrounds (but doesn't overtake) that place.  Two trips to that lovely, lonely, distant place.

Now I'm packing decorations in boxes from there.  Weird.

Jan. 5

Sad day.  Very Sad.  

Babies shouldn't die.  Truly.

This is one of my favorite Christmas hymns.  It was stuck in my head all day before and after I heard about little Andrew's passing.

Sad, sad day.  Beautiful hymn of redemption.

 

Jan. 6

Pumpkin scone?  Yes.  Please.

Jan. 7

This is what I saw when I woke up (literally, this is the view from the window right next to my bed)... snow.  UGH.  Although all this lovely January weather DOES have me a bit spoiled...

Jan. 8

The church I am attending right now is praying this prayer every day in the month of January.  

LOVE.

 

Jan. 9

Being a Kroger cashier on the evening swing shift can be exhausting.  Luckily I can always find one of these in the fridge. So I mass consume in the break room and then try REALLY REALLY hard not to fall asleep...

Jan. 10th

Today was a pretty crummy day... however... it was the launch of Blonde Roast at the 'bux, and Bethany (among others) wore the blonde mullet to celebrate.  LOVE.