Alright, I admit it. I’m traveling my way up the ranking to about a seven or eight now. Maybe I’ll even be a ten on my way to the theatre. I can’t wait!
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On a scale of one to ten, ten being the most crazed fan out there (you know, the type who would cover their walls with posters and join the Twilight Fan Club online, or even produce a faux montage of random images and call it “Official Movie Trailer” on YouTube)… I would probably would fall around a four or even a five. Not the crazy nut follower, but definitely excited for the movie to come out.
I just finished the fourth book. I’m very sad that it’s over. I won’t give anything away in this post, mainly because my sister-in-law is currently reading them, and she would kill me! I just want to say that they were really fun to read. A great story with very interesting characters. I’m super looking forward to the movie on November 21st. All I really want to say is Edward Cullen, hubba hubba. A good-looking vampire can fall in love with me any day. I don’t think Stephen would mind 
So life is a blank canvas, some say, waiting to be filled with whatever may come. I believe this. but how daunting is that thought. You have a blank canvas sitting in front of you. It’s perfect. Sturdy. Clean. Bright white. … now what?
Sometimes i wish that ideas came naturally to me. But then again, having an idea is only the first step. I have to then carry it out. Point “A” to point “B”, right? I wish it were that simple.
I finally have an opportunity to show my art in December at a local coffee shop. I’m stoked beyond belief, but needless to say, I’m struggling. I have ideas, but what to do about them, I’m not sure.
I’m going to grab a orange popsicle out of the freezer and mull it over for a while.
I’m sitting in Peet’s Coffee (yes, I’m here a lot these days) looking out the big glass windows to the park across the street. There’s this little girl peddling a tricyle as fast as she can go. Her little legs pumping around and around with all the energy her little body can muster. Her helmet, a few sizes too big, bounces from side to side as she goes. Just feeling a bit nostalgic. She looks so happy.
Little Brown Owl is coming along swimmingly. I can’t wait to get it officially launched. My friends and family, I bet, are a bit tired of hearing about it, but soon there will be visible proof of my hours of invisible work. Stephen has been so supportive and helpful with all the back end crap that goes into starting an online store. I’m so thankful for him. Anyway, I just wanted to give an update to those who were wondering, “what the heck is happening with this?”. Thanks for the wonder. I will be producing the goods soon.
Coffee and good conversation. What more could you ask for? Today was my third day at Peet’s Coffee and Tea in Downtown Concord. I’m sure everyone knows feeling that I have right now… information overload and an overwhelming sense that I missed something?? Ya, I know it will get better, but wow. I forgot how hard it is to start a new job. It’s been a while since my brain had to retain and implement that much in such a short time. Really though, I don’t give it enough credit. I am having tons of fun; I can’t complain about getting free coffee, and my store is full of the most interesting people that I’ve had the pleasure to meet in a long time. It’s refreshing to find that there are real people out there (outside my friend and church bubble). Sometimes it’s easy to forget that.
Thanks to Jenny and Sharon, Jimmy and Danielle, and John for visiting me. It was a good day.
Every once in a while, one needs to go into the woods and simply breathe. This last weekend, I was able to for a few days. Steve and I went to Kirkwood Lake with a couple friends camping. The weekend was dirty and relaxing, a great combo. A bit surreal at points though. There’s a Girl Scout camp across the small lake who, at night, you could hear singing and playing musical instruments. It was kind of a creepy feeling to be sitting in the middle of nowhere hearing the sound of a flute coming out of the trees.Rosa had her first swim lesson. She ended up loving the water. Little chipmunks helped themselves to her kibbles and I filmed a guy jumping from the top of a tree into the lake. I was amused.
But my favorite part was when we climbed this huge mountain of rocks to watch the sunset. It felt like you could see the whole world from up there.
So, I know it’s been a while since I’ve written. But I asure you, it’s not because of the lack of content. no. no. I’ve been terribly preoccupied. Which is no excuse. I’m loving life and all it’s strange-ness. So now that I’m not working full time, I’m now working overtime with all the projects and stuff I love to do. It’s been amazing. To give you a quick peak, I’ve been volunteering a bunch in our library at church; creating posters and advertisments to promote it’s weekly features. I’ve also been working with a couple of friends to create a monthly publication, zine thing, to distribute locally. My hope is that it will promote community and give people a bit of art to look forward to each month. Also, I’ve been preparing to head up a Drawing 101 class starting next month. It’s a bit daunting, going back through past stuff I’ve learned and trying to figure out how to teach it myself. I’ve never taught a class in my life, so it should be an interesting experience. And last, but not least by any means, I’ve been working on Little Brown Owl. It’s going to be a website to sell crafty stuff that I make at home. So, that means, I have to make stuff to sell as well. Awwwwhhh! Craziness, but I’m having so much fun doing it. On top of all of that, I just got a part time job at Peet’s Coffee here in Concord. So, needless to say, my schedule is now over flowing and it’s exciting.
Happy as a blue bird. Busy as a bee.
No, not my oven… My sister’s. She’s prego! I found out this last weekend while visiting. She’s about six weeks along and she’s so excited. Out of the three of us, this will be the first baby in the family. What a crazy feeling, to add another branch to the tree.
She’s due around or on Christmas Day. Fun. Merry Christmas to all. I’m dying to know if it’s a boy or girl… or both. Her husband’s a twin. Wouldn’t that be a trip. Ok, I already have tons of crafty baby projects brewing. Stay tuned for updates to come.
Enjoying… tomato soup, Cinematic Orchestra’s mellow beats, coffee house conversation, time for thought, thankfulness, colors, perfect temperature, flip flops, pride, life without expectation or assumption. Steve’s at band practice, the dog is safely kept at home, and I’m sitting here also feeling shocked and a little overwhelmed by the possibilities that lay ahead of me. I’m only 26. I shouldn’t be this blessed. God, what the hell are you thinking? I’m not complaining… I mean, this is what I’ve always wanted. I’m extremely thankful. I guess I just didn’t really expect this to happen until I retired at like 55. When one is faced with the option to not work on a daily basis, it seems they would be elated and have all these aspirations of things to accomplish and dreams to fulfill, wouldn’t they? I haven’t had time to prepare myself so, I’m not sure what my aspirations or dreams are just yet… or maybe I’m freaking out because I can now actually work toward them. I have to make something of myself. I don’t have an excuse anymore. Here goes everything…
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