birthday and xmas, both great.

flying to nyc this evening! then boston, then back!

my sister, my partner-in-crime!!!

i so want to go ice skating in the city.

make what happy how

how about just cancelling xmas this year? or..what about all holidays all the time?

i don't even know what i feel like saying today. i'll be 26 on saturday and back in new york in almost a week.

i need more couch time.

here's some pictures:


chicken breasts stuffed with feta cheese, sundried tomato and red pepper
super yummy and easy -- here's the recipe ---> make it!


terry and his coupon organizer, laugh


baby mckenna growing up!


award-winning cookies by angela and megan


drunk


drunk


no picture me.

so what about this year?

in a few:

i'm getting older; wiser? i'm learning i can't party like i used to; i can barely drink. we all attribute our problem to age...after 24 or so, everything unfortunate is due to age. i traveled the perfect amount, but i didn't fall in love with enough music. i "can cook" now, and i've redevoted myself to avid estate sailing to buy "crap" to drive everyone crazy. i feel more comfortable in my body now, and i have terry to thank for that. i knew i would. with him, it's been a year of laughing. who ever knew i was so silly? i'm learning my vulnerabilities, and nearly, i'm becoming more vulnerable. well i guess that's what a weak person would say. compared to one year ago, i am markedly stronger. i'm learning not to reveal any of this. or rather, i should be! i've spent a year watching loads of change affect everyone around me, almost a despairing amount. but some, i fear, have not changed at all. my friends came steps closer. i earned less money. i danced just enough. i didn't eat enough sushi. i shopped too much. i didn't keep my hair dyed black or my room clean. so many things never change.

next year i will try very, very hard to understand what i am capable of.

things blown

jeremy enigk was so good last night that i feel like i dreamt it.

he played return of the frog queen in near entirety, two tracks of the leland soundtrack, a u2 cover and some of his new album.

so, so crazy. his voice and performance are impeccable. after so many years!

saturday morning

i love:

bowling alley jello shots, terry parris teaching me to bowl and never losing his patience, candles burning all the time, lots of xmas/crafty projects.

under the influence

someone said to me last night, "you're a whole new woman now," but i don't think it's much true at all. i got glasses, and i'm still half-stumbling around trying to get used to them because this is my first prescription ever. i work part-time at a boutique in birmingham now, and i really love it because i work with some really great girls. more good influence. i need to make all of my money not working inside the house, it's stifling. the house is much under construction at the moment as i slowly work to get all these xmas decorations decorating. the weather turned yesterday, and i'm so behind on my work this morning. and i'm boring!