today is fantastic b/c it is my mom's birthday! i got to spend time with my family and we ate a delicious dinner. although i don't get to spend as much time with them as i'd like, i really cherish the moments i have with them. my mom is incredible. i have realized, even though she may not accept my life and my future goals, she loves me in her own way - the best way she knows how. even when she isn't crazy about something, she still supports me in her own manner. without her, i wouldn't have so many opportunities and for that i couldn't be more thankful.

Happy Birthday Momma Bear!!! I love you so much. :)

i'm tryin' this out. let's see how long it lasts.

for the first ever (and potentially last) moe monday:

i sweat moe because....she still sleeps with a stuffed animal.

millions of blogs have reported by now, but i needed to post for my own personal documentation. for me. for tomorrow. when i wake up and realize "this time yesterday..." michael jackson was still with us. this is huge. i was talking to clare recently about how i can't even imagine what it will be like when icons of my generation start to pass away. my specific example was morgan freeman. - what will those movies be like without his voice? i'm completely convinced that some movies are just MADE for his voice. but michael jackson. really? i don't believe it. it's so surreal. there's nothing else that can be said, i'm completely shocked. may his legacy live on for the younger generations to enjoy!

as soon as i heard that farrah fawcett had passed away i picked up the phone and called my mom for 2 reasons. the most important reason, to tell her i love her and secondly to see if she had heard. farrah truly was an icon from the 70s and it's hard to believe that she was just diagnosed in 2006 and lost her battle less than three years later. her son, redmond, will never be able to pick up the phone to call his mom again. that breaks my heart, but i take full advantage of calling my mom numerous times a day. (on busy days like today she could probably do without all my phone calls). but you never know when it may be the last.

I LOVE YOU MOM!

today is beautiful because morgan and jesus can decopage together. ahhh sweet jesus and his crafts.



me and jesus play hockey together.