I Want To:

go camping this summer. I never was fond of it when I was younger, not that I did a lot of camping....only in Girl Scouts. But I walk down the aisles full of tents and camping gear and I want to go. a couple of friends to go along with would be nice.

go to the rodeo. I haven't been since I was in the 4th grade. Which is sort of odd since there's one here in Santa Maria every June. Granted when I was younger I was at the mercy of my mom who I don't think was a fan. I think it would be fun to go again.

travel more. honestly. I think moving back has made me slightly sheltered again. now I have a car, so I don't have an excuse right? where should I travel to though.
i'm thinkin vegas....or maybe somewhere closer

find people. how do you do this when you're almost late twenty something and not in school?
crafting group...are there any around and how do I find them?

get organized. I pretend to be, but man alive my room is a disaster. i'm just not motivated....I miss having space.

be a better saver. hmmm...yeah. I suck at saving, budgeting, not spending money when I'm not supposed to.

move into my own place. that goes with being a better saver though I suppose. well, that and I've got to get my new job groove on and get more money in my bank account.

visit my people in Buffalo. It's almost been a year! I miss them!

be happy

debt

I bought a car
Holy Cow Batman
2006 Chevy Cobalt

I get it on Wednesday

I think that's when it'll be real

i hate having a cold. they sort of just come on. one minute you can breath, the next moment
you can feel fluids just draining into your throat. attractive right? right.

getting more excited for my seattle/portland trip. i just need to figure out what to pack. i'm wishing my itouch hadn't been stolen....it would have been perfect for this trip. oh well.

long work week.....the kids have minimum days all week which means we have them for an extra 1.5 hours. it might not seem like a long time but it is!

i'm ready for friday and it's only the end of tuesday.

boo

driving and a 1,700 yr old tree

26 year old finally gets her license. It's a miracle.

the picture, not so good. I look very red. I suppose it could be worse.

The freedom is nice. Now I just have to find myself an inexpensive car.


A few weekends ago I went to winter camp with the HS youth group.
It was an amazing weekend, and it was nice to see the kids in a place where


quite a few of them let down their guard and just worship and praise God.


When we left the vehicle I was in made a stop. A great stop.
We (2 of us...the leaders) walked the trail to the General Grant Sequoia.


It's size is just amazing.....and the fact that it is about 1,700 years old just makes standing in its presence
breathtaking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_grant_tree (facts about the tree)

I think I need to go back and and see the rest of the trees.

The Beach

So on Tuesday, before I got all sorts of sick, I went to the beach. Yay for the beach. Yay for being hot enough to go to the beach. Though, the water was frigid. It was beautiful (minus the dead pelican under the pier). It's so much fun watching Tabby and Kaydee play in the little pools of water that are around the pier.

and whatever the most random thing you think you could find on the beach is...I bet I have it beat.

That's right, a headless statue. It was small. Maybe 7 inches tall. Don't know why it was just standing there...but randomness at the beach is always fun.

Perhaps I'll leave this post with a slightly more beach like picture. And the musing: I am not prepared to go back to work next week. At All!

I vote for more beach

something pretty

just a flower that has bloomed in front of the house.

I've been getting in a little more driving in...which is a good thing. I need to figure out when I want to take the drive test and schedule that. Put pressure on myself and my mom.

Hope where there shouldn't be any

Yesterday I went to the Museum of Tolerance. I've been before.....one other time to the one in L.A. and once to the one in D.C.
We went through the tour (very crowded) and decided to go listen to the Holocaust Survivor speak at 2. I sort of knew what to expect, I've heard a survivor before. But I was completely unprepared.
We had the pleasure of hearing Elizabeth Mann speak. She was born in Hungary on December 31, 1925. She spent one year at Auschwitz. She has no idea how she survived....Her father, brother, and mother were all killed pretty much the moment they arrived. Her story is heart wrenching. But at the end of it she talked about hope and believing in the good of others. She is truly an inspiring woman. To talk about believing in the good of others after everything she's been through reminds me that no matter what hope remains.
I can't imagine what she's been through, but hers is a story and message that needs to be heard round the world.