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I love my loves, and forgive the rest.

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  • Bruno Mars
  • Sara Bareilles, Kaleidoscope Hearts
  • Duffy
  • Christina Perri, Jar of Hearts
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Anastacia Discography
  • Christmas music new & old
  • Andrew Belle
  • The Script
nov 28 2010 ∞
nov 28 2010 +
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  • 21 Guns Green Day
  • It's All Your Fault P!NK
  • Battlefield Jordin Sparks
  • Be Ok Ingrid Michaelson
  • Locked Up Ingrid Michaelson
  • Dead Flowers Miranda Lambert
  • Distance and Time Alicia Keys
  • Don't Forget Demi Lovato
  • Ego The Saturdays
  • Fame Naturi Naughton
  • Hologram Katie Herzig
  • In Pieces Linkin Park
  • When I Look @ U Miley Cyrus
  • Need You Now Lady Antebellum
  • Rude Boy Rihanna
  • Sink or Swim Tyrone Wells
  • His Strength Is Perfect SC Chapman
  • Whataya Want F/ Me Adam Lambert
  • Whatcha Say Jason DeRulo
  • Where We Are Westlife
apr 5 2010 ∞
apr 5 2010 +
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  • healing, forgiveness... these things take time. more time than you realize. years.
  • old wounds scab, sure, but they peel just as easily when picked
  • laughter really is the best medicine
  • highschool never ends. People in Indiana consistently remind me of this.
  • Kentucky sure looks good from this seat
  • can you think about your future when the past is still present?
  • your ex turning up as a maintenance man at your j.o.b. sounds like good karma until you realize you could see them everyday
  • happiness intimidates the insecure
  • this, too, shall pass
  • negative people don't like laughter. LAUGH ANYWAY!!
  • Even if there is nothing to laugh about, laugh on credit.
mar 19 2010 ∞
mar 19 2010 +
  • PostSecret blog & books
    • PostSecret
    • My Secret
    • The Secret Lives of Men and Women
    • A Lifetime of Secrets
    • Confessions on Life, Death, and God
  • sleeping in
  • good movie soundtracks
  • sweet text messages
  • retail therapy after the bills are paid
  • finding cupcake stuff
  • "the office"/"greys anatomy" marathons on the couch
  • cloudwalkers
mar 13 2010 ∞
mar 13 2010 +
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  • Fenton art glass
  • WoodWick candles
    • caramel
    • vanilla
  • cupcake paraphernalia
  • Candle Shoppe candles :)
  • Willow Tree
  • inspiration cards coffee table
  • bookcases w/o books
  • Vanilla Cupcake via YankeeCandle
  • PureBeach sheets
  • room darkening drapes
  • art.com obsession
  • shoes shoes shoes
  • paintbrushes
  • a Christmas tree in March lol
  • an unmade bed
  • pile of socks on the bedroom floor
  • lazy jake lounging around
  • flowers alive and dead
mar 3 2010 ∞
mar 3 2010 +
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  • WINTER
    • the solitude of the quiet cold
    • bare trees
    • SNOW
    • Christmas
      • decorations
      • music/movies
      • treats
    • hoodies
  • SPRING
    • breezy days
    • sunshine
    • open windows
    • mellow temperatures
    • flowers blooming
    • picnics
  • SUMMER
feb 24 2010 ∞
feb 24 2010 +
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  • The Closer
  • Big Love
  • Grey's Anatomy
  • iCarly (stfu haters)
  • NCIS
  • House
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Two & a Half Men
  • Entourage
  • Bones
  • (non-genre honorable mentions: Diners, Drive Ins, & Dives, First 48, Ace of Cakes, The Soup w/ Joel McHale)
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • allie moss
  • the civil wars
  • greg laswell
  • kate havnevik
  • the perishers
  • matthew mayfield
  • newton faulkner
  • brandi carlile
  • david ford
  • sondre lerche
  • adele
  • lucia micarelli
  • ingrid michaelson
  • death cab for cutie
  • erin mccarley/missy higgins tie
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • FEEL GOOD HONORABLE MENTIONS
  • the blind side
  • glory road
  • legally blonde
  • sex and the city
  • shrek series
  • 27 dresses
  • jane austen book club
  • wall-e
  • UP
  • NOT SO FEEL GOOD HONORABLE MENTIONS
  • lions for lambs
  • the boy in the striped pajamas
  • the changeling
  • gran torino
  • birds of america
  • requiem for a dream
  • time traveler's wife
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • the cutest dooney & bourke purse/tote EVER! in signature canvas print / black
  • Brandi Carlile/Katie Herzig tickets at KY Center Jan 22nd
  • Philosophy Cinnamon Buns bath wash
  • Jim Shore Santa statue
  • bluetooth for my phone
  • Grey's Anatomy Season 5 DVD
  • Britney Spears Greatest Hits perfume collection (Believe, Curious, Fantasy)
  • meijer GC
  • Gigi's cupcakes GC
  • amazing CUPCAKE cookie jar (huge!)
  • The Cleaner Season 1 DVD
dec 25 2009 ∞
dec 25 2009 +
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  • when I was a kid, Christmas felt very different
  • now that I'm an adult, people disappoint me more than it ever disappointed me not to get a certain toy-- even though not getting that material thing as a child felt universe-ending. lol.
  • i never realized it was only 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It always seemed like forever in a fantasy snow globe
  • i love walking out a door in winter and the wind taking your breath away-- literally
  • i like vegging out on the couch watching tv marathons w/ my mom, especially when it's cold outside
  • i didn't turn my heat on until last night. i'm cheap
  • sometimes, even the man who has hurt you can still surprise you. my heart is glad ...
dec 12 2009 ∞
dec 12 2009 +
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  • week 1 they come and say, oh by the way, you won't be working days anymore starting next week. you'll be working 4-12 for FIVE weeks. is this ok with you? wait-- they didn't ask that
  • payroll issues two weeks in a row
  • first. pay rate is off by $2 an hour
  • second. retro pay not included on following check
  • third. they "promise" it'll be on "next" check
  • lies lies lies in the recruiting process
  • favoritism given to
  • "trainer" (i use that word lightly) keeps adjusting my time card wrong, shorting me hours
  • company assumes they own me at work AND on personal time
  • first. they randomly say "oh you're working 2 hours early every day next week" -- i didn't sign any mandatory OT agreement,...
oct 16 2009 ∞
dec 12 2009 +
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  • ingrid michaelson
  • meiko
  • brandi carlile
  • meiko
  • priscilla ahn
  • michelle featherstone
  • greg laswell
  • james morrison
  • matthew mayfield
  • the perishers
  • butterfly boucher
  • erin mccarley
  • david ford
  • newton faulkner
  • adele
  • joy williams or the civil wars (joy w/ john paul white)
  • death cab for cutie
  • anna nalick
  • ray lamontagne
  • duffy
sep 25 2009 ∞
sep 26 2009 +
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  • new glasses
  • renew tags in october
  • get book layout and graphics in draft 1
  • cake moved (end of october actually)
  • mom, lesli, dad bday
  • ingrid in cincy
  • save for _
  • get dvr/internet resolution @ home
  • find black shoes for work
sep 25 2009 ∞
sep 26 2009 +
  • 80lbs
  • eliminated fast food
  • eliminated root beer and all other soft drinks
  • drink only water and milk
  • 64g of protein a day
  • 30 minutes of calorie burning activity a day
  • different jobs! (day shift called me back)
  • no more hiding in pictures!
  • my clothes are all too big!
  • lost some friends, gained new ones
  • feeling great!
  • random things feeling different
oct 12 2011 ∞
oct 12 2011 +
  • Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
  • Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. ~Mark Overby
  • Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
  • Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. ~Peter Ustinov
  • To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness. ~Robert Brault
  • Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. ~Robert Heinlein
  • The hardest-learned lesson: that people have only their kind of love to give, not...
apr 5 2010 ∞
apr 5 2010 +
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  • gas in an SUV
  • shampoo and conditioner that won't dry my hair out
  • LG&E when my heat is off but the bill is still high
  • overdraft fees that aren't your fault
  • supplies you wouldn't buy for work if your boss hadn't said you needed them (and still probably will never use)
  • milk when it isn't on sale but i NEED it
  • overpriced shoes
  • wipes for my eyeglasses
  • toilet paper (my own fault-- i'm a snob and have to have the expensive stuff)
  • deodorant when it's not on sale
  • stuff for that one friend you KNOW will never pay you back!! haha we all have one
  • expensive CDs when i can't find them ANYWHERE for cheap
mar 20 2010 ∞
mar 20 2010 +
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  • sleeping in but losing afternoons w/ mom &cake
  • abbreviated weekends
  • quality time's loss of quantity
  • interesting parking lots
  • painting fingernails
  • blue SUVs
  • too many cigarettes
  • uprooted walking ground
  • non-existent satellites
  • a cold rain
  • too many work trips
  • bridgetown blues
  • lack of blank CDR
  • old wounds resurfacing
  • laughter through tears w/ new girlfriends
  • golden twist
  • late nights w/ DVR
  • melancholy mix CDs
mar 15 2010 ∞
mar 17 2010 +
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  • Your Ghost Greg Laswell
  • When The Leaves Ingrid Michaelson
  • Turn To Stone Ingrid Michaelson
  • This Woman's Work Greg Laswell
  • Real, Real Sweet Meiko
  • Off I Go Greg Laswell
  • Closer To You Brandi Carlile
  • Happy Brandi Carlile
  • Someday Never Comes Brandi Carlile
  • Sixty Years On Brandi Carlile
  • In My Own Eyes Brandi Carlile
  • Gone Brandi Carlile
  • Snowfall Ingrid Michaelson
  • Good Lookin Loser Meiko
  • Hologram Katie Herzig
  • Wish You Well Katie Herzig
  • The Man I Want To Be Chris Young
  • Dead Flowers Miranda Lambert
  • White Liar Miranda Lambert
  • The Wedding Ring The Hard Lessons
  • Everblue Mandy Moore
mar 4 2010 ∞
mar 4 2010 +
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  • Philosophy
    • ultra rich bubble bath/lotion/shampoo
      • falling in love
      • red velvet cake
      • candy apple
      • candy cane
    • microdelivery exfoliating face wash
      • used w/ clarisonic pro deluxe brush
  • Britney Spears
    • Believe
    • Curious
    • Fantasy
    • Midnight Fantasy
  • Bare Escentuals
    • well-rested eyes foundation
    • mineral veil
feb 24 2010 ∞
feb 24 2010 +
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  • reruns of The Office
  • journal
  • twitter
  • old movies on regular tv
    • benny and joon
    • requiem for a dream
    • sleepless in seattle
  • sex and the city @ 1am
  • mix CDs
  • fingerpainting a new canvas
  • re-decorating by re-organizing
  • movie nights w/ mom
    • redbox is awesome
    • animated movies = never fail
  • trying new things in the kitchen
  • fake online shopping
  • dollar store ART
  • mindless cell phone behavior
feb 24 2010 ∞
feb 24 2010 +
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  • meiko
  • kelly clarkson
  • ingrid michaelson
  • james morrison
  • brandi carlile
  • carrie underwood
  • alicia keys
  • john legend
  • greg laswell
  • julie roberts
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • Ben Harper & Rentless 7, White Lies for *Dark Times
  • Ingrid Michaelson, Everybody
  • Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted
  • Greg Laswell, Covers
  • Brandi Carlile, Give Up The Ghost
  • Bon Jovi, The Circle
  • Alicia Keys, The Element of Freedom
  • Jordin Sparks, Battlefield
  • Mandy Moore, Amanda Leigh
  • Carrie Underwood, Play On
  • The Saturdays, Wordshaker
  • Westlife, Where We Are
  • OneRepublic, Waking Up
  • Leona Lewis, ECHO
  • GLEE Vol. 1 & 2
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • my birthday
  • sondre lerche & brandi carlile w/ louisville orchestra @ whitney hall in february
  • mini road trip to see Ingrid in Cincy w/ Lesli & cake in october
  • moving into WW condo
  • meeting new friends (April, Jessica, Remy, Vicki)
  • kicking butt in self defense class
  • date nights w/ cake
  • movie nights w/ mom
  • nephew J graduating highschool
  • nephew M entering highschool
  • falls of the ohio date w/ cake
  • irreplaceable new music
dec 25 2009 ∞
dec 25 2009 +
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  • The Closer (TNT)
  • Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
  • House (FOX)
  • In Plain Sight (USA)
  • Bones (FOX)
  • Entourage (HBO)
  • GLEE (FOX)
  • NCIS (CBS)
  • The Good Wife (CBS)
  • Friday Night Lights (NBC)
  • Big Love (HBO)
  • Lie to Me (FOX)
  • SouthLAnd (TNT)
  • The Soup (E!)
  • The Office (NBC)
  • pretty much anything on A&E, I.D., or Crime & Investigation networks
  • HONORABLE MENTIONS include:
    • Criminal Minds (CBS)
    • Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
dec 12 2009 ∞
feb 24 2010 +
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  • honesty in the interview process. let me know the real pay rate and hours up front, along with what the job really is
  • dayshift hours or at least nothing past 6 pm
  • regular employee with the company. no more contractor BS
  • something within 20 miles from home
  • decent pay (nothing extravagant)
  • qualified co-workers held to the same standards
  • friendly hiring staff/management
  • longevity
  • decent parking! haha
  • lots of tasks to stay busy busy busy
  • awareness and appreciation of my resume in the interview process. oh gosh I've been on too many interviews in the last year :(
oct 16 2009 ∞
dec 12 2009 +
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  • Vicks VapoRub
  • a sleep mask
  • multi-symptom medicine, day AND night in the same box
  • PUFFS plus lotion tissues, as many as possible
  • cough drops. Ludens taste good, but Halls are actually functional
  • iced tea if it hurts to swallow
  • hot tea if you can't breathe
  • soft ice cream
  • sleeping in
  • lounge around on the couch watching too much tv
  • chicken noodles or chicken/broccoli rice
  • soft pillows and warm blankets
  • a really cute boy that wants to baby you
  • oatmeal raisin cookies if you can still taste
  • cheeseburgers, too
  • fuzzy socks and oversized pants
sep 26 2009 ∞
sep 26 2009 +
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  • an elderly man in jeffersonville pistol whipped a guy @ mcdonalds for cutting in line
  • an ambulance in FL ran over a victim who they were going to "help"
  • mackenzie phillips is saying she banged her dad for 10 years
  • in new albany, a woman can't return to her own house after reporting her neighbors for having a meth lab
  • PETA honored the Louisville girl for rescuing the dog thrown into the OH river
  • speaking of that, tips into 574LMPD helped identify the body found in the OH river
  • susan atkins (former Manson family member) died of brain cancer.
  • positive story out of tragedy: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/25/texa...
sep 25 2009 ∞
sep 26 2009 +
  • got my dream car
  • got laid off... again
  • walked away from a job opportunity i thought i always wanted... & didn't regret it.
  • had lifechanging surgery
  • lost a bunch of weight
  • drove solo to Alabama - TWICE!
  • did a 2 week liquid only fast
  • changed my mind ... a lot
  • allowed myself to really believe
  • rear-ended a car at a green light
  • waited
  • welcomed a new nephew into the family
  • made new & unexpected friends
  • walked away
  • lost friends i thought would always be around
  • stopped drinking root beer & live off water like its crack now
  • began working out regularly!
oct 12 2011 ∞
oct 12 2011 +
  • golden Graham bars
  • vita-tops
  • 100 calorie pack chocolate chip cookies
  • horizon organic FF milk! Yum!
  • Subway oven roasted chicken on wheat hold the mayo
  • ChikFilA grilled chicken
  • bananas w/ cool whip
  • Quaker granola bars
  • dole harvest spice peaches
  • california French dressing
nov 14 2010 ∞
nov 14 2010 +
  • When one has one's hand full of truth it is not always wise to open it. ~French Proverb
  • A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent. ~William Blake
  • Truth fears no questions. ~Unknown
  • Children lack morality, but they also lack fake morality. ~Mignon McLaughlin
  • There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously. ~Thomas Sowell
  • Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. ~H.G. Wells
  • The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity. ~André Gide
  • It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. ~Alfred Adler
  • If you want to ruin the truth, stretch it...
mar 21 2010 ∞
mar 21 2010 +
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  • The Good
    • Spring sunshince
    • skechers mules season
    • bright pink!
    • laughter w/ non-shady females
    • downtime at work
    • saucy out of town text messaging
    • cigarette breaks w/ kindred spirits
    • windows down, music up
    • flowers in bloom
  • The Bad
    • boredom byproduct of downtime
    • long walks to bad bathrooms
    • realizing you have no cash on you & they don't take debit
    • OD CC's
    • gas prices! haha how long now? YEARS!
  • The Ugly
mar 17 2010 ∞
mar 17 2010 +
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  • Bring On The Wonder Susan Enan
  • Show Me the River eastmountainsouth
  • Hard Times eastmountainsouth
  • Still Running eastmountainsouth
  • So Are You To Me eastmountainsouth
  • Finally Free Nichole Nordeman
  • Hello/Goodbye Erin McCarley
  • Lovesick Mistake Erin McCarley
  • Not That Easy Erin McCarley
  • When I Look @ You Miley Cyrus (stfu)
  • Don't Forget Demi Lovato (stfu x2)
  • Pieces Don't Fit Anymore James Morrison
  • Open Road Matthew Mayfield
  • First in Line Matthew Mayfield
  • Sink or Swim Tyrone Wells
  • All Broken Hearts Tyrone Wells
  • Between The Lines Tyrone Wells
  • More Tyrone Wells
  • Remain Tyrone Wells
  • Brand New Day Ryan Star (Lie To Me theme)
mar 4 2010 ∞
mar 4 2010 +
  • new oil pastels
  • new glasses
  • new cell phone
  • more wood canvases (2 pack f/ HL)
  • a haircut
  • new hardwood flooring (HELLLLLO landlord!)
  • more new work clothes
  • WANT
    • office on dvd
    • postsecret books
    • b.carlile cd #1
    • eastmountainsouth cd
    • skechers
    • purple d&b
    • a few nights away f/ louisville
  • friday night lights on dvd
  • groceries
  • more time in a day
mar 3 2010 ∞
mar 20 2010 +
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  • I...
    • dip grilled cheese in ranch dressing and/or ketchup
    • don't like for my food items to touch each other
    • don't eat the ends of french fries
    • never eat breakfast food during actual breakfast hours
      • must dip all cereal under the milk before eating
    • love eating salads w/o lettuce
      • match croutons w/ dressing. ranch dressing = ranch croutons
    • only dip steak in butter
    • must make hot chocolate with milk
      • people who make it w/ water are WEIRD
    • hate seafood but LOVE crabcakes
feb 24 2010 ∞
mar 13 2010 +
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  • Friends
  • Dawson's Creek
  • Sex and The City
  • The Cleaner
  • ER
  • King of Queens
  • Judging Amy
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Six Feet Under
  • The Wire
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • Beyonce, I Am...Sasha Fierce (2008)
  • Natalie Grant, Relentless (2008)
  • Yael Naïm,Yael Naïm (2008)
  • Adele, 19 (2008)
  • Pink, Funhouse (2008)
  • David Ford, Songs for the Road (2008)
  • Newton Faulkner, Hand Built by Robots (2008)
  • Matthew Mayfield, The Fire EP (2008)
  • James Morrison, Songs for You, Truths for Me Deluxe Edition w/ Acoustic (2008)
  • T.I., Paper Trail (2008)
  • Meiko, Meiko (2008)
  • Greg Laswell, Three Flights from Alto Nido (2008)
  • Missy Higgins, On A Clear Night (2008)
  • Britney Spears, Circus (2008)
  • Priscilla Ahn, A Good Day (2008)
  • Sara Bareilles, Little Voice (2007)
  • Michelle Featherstone, Fallen Down (2007)
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • 40 year old virgin
  • atonement
  • away from her
  • mystic river
  • revolutionary road
  • pirates of the caribbean series
  • pan's labyrinth
  • the departed
  • the notebook
  • crouching tiger, hidden dragon
  • chocolat
  • the pianist
  • crash
  • flags of our fathers
  • juno
  • the curious case of benjamin button
  • hotel rwanda
  • kill bill vol 1&2
  • fracture (a ryan gosling honorable mention: half nelson)
  • coraline
dec 30 2009 ∞
dec 30 2009 +
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  • no more mass shootings of police officers.
  • a fixed hyundai
  • my personality to find its professional home
  • my mom and cake to have good Christmases
  • safety for my loved ones
  • improvement in darfur
  • the resolution i've been looking for since october 2008
  • financial stability
  • new glasses
  • new sheets/comforter
  • that fancy dooney & bourke purse, haha!
  • more QT w/ my favorite
  • SNOW!!
  • warmth for people sleeping/living on the street
  • Jesus' embracing my heart continues
dec 12 2009 ∞
dec 12 2009 +
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  • interviewing is a necessary evil
  • you shouldn't sell yourself short. your soul will make you pay for the unsettling silent suffering.
  • love has it's limits
  • there's something to be said for good selection
  • the bigger the better is a lie
  • good friends are essential
  • quality time is more important than the quantity of time. really.
  • there's no substitute for intimate giggles
  • fighting to survive teaches you more than it steals from you
  • every now and then, nothing solves a problem the way cookies and ice cream can
  • marriage isn't the only goal in life for a woman... ok, well it isn't the only goal in life for THIS woman
  • music heals especially that which we leav...
nov 12 2009 ∞
dec 12 2009 +
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  • i made a photo gallery on myspace called "october tastes new"
  • ever thine, ever mine, ever ours
  • writer's block
  • creating mix CDs never made me angry and sad
  • love songs in unlined journals
  • the rings didn't burn
  • "this is the part where the end starts" text
  • recovering from the existence of ...
  • colors
  • halloween cupcakes w/ orange icing
  • the reserve
  • tuesday afternoons
  • rain on a tin roof
  • upside down museums
  • the candle shoppe
  • biggie size root beer
  • standing up against a picture
  • march celebration
oct 12 2009 ∞
oct 12 2009 +