spreading the holiday cheer!

happy holidays to you and yours!

when walking up(uhm, ya because i still don't own a car) to my favorite drive-by coffee stand in the Shell lot today, i ordered my usual... a medium mexican mocha... and upon dishing up my money to pay for it, the man taking my money gets a phone call, after hanging up he returns to me my money and says, "your drink is paid for already." and i'm like, "uh, how's that?!" and he says, "that i cannot say." with a swift look over my shoulder my friend mike (my long time cop-friend who works on the side as a gas attendant) is walking out of the Shell office... i return a *wink* and a *wave* thanks mike i raise my cup, a happy holidays to you too! there's nothing quite like a free hot drink to warm you up, inside and out. (well, besides a hot spirited drink.)

thinking...god, it's good to be a woman. (anyone who knows me would probably kill over in reading this coming from me)... but today i just couldn't help feeling it.
and thinking...was it just me or was i looking uber-cute today in my peacoat and pink knit hat, scarf, and gloves? oh yah. how else am i supposed to attack this blistery cold weather? as i breathe clouds of steam into the cold air.

guilty of...being slightly high-maintainance today.
and of...watching a silly 'religious' teen movie with my mom.
and of...dying laughing at all the silly W.W.J.D. references.

cravings...

right now it's soooo uber cold outside. something like in the 20Fs or something. it's been so long since i've had weather like this. i just can't seem to get used to it. i feel like i need to have a specialty coffee in my hands at all times. maybe even tea would do... but i'm craving a white chocolate mocha tonight. Mmmmm... that sounds good even now as i type this. anything to warm my hands and body.

i could really use a blazing fire in the fire place right about now. that would be sweet. the popping and crackling sounds of the burning wood and that smell... i love camp fire smells.

i'm also craving roasted marshmallows. when i was in austin we did that on my friend's gas stove top. very ghetto, but uber yummy. ooo and i even have some great dark chocolate bars (though milk-chocolate would be better for smores)... i bet mom has some graham crackers in the pantry. too bad we're plum out of marshmallows. oh it's a sad sad day.

i could also go for a warm hug. nice and snug. maybe not releasing until our hearts beat in sync. *wink*

snickerdoodles

i absolutely love snickerdoodle cookies. they are so yummy, so buttery, and so delicious down to the last bite. topped with cinnamon and sugar... a tasty delight.

pieces of a jigsaw puzzle

each individual is like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle and the people closest to them fit them like corresponding shapes. each piece needs the other in order to complete their existance in this life. some people are 'nobby' in some things yet 'lacking' in other things. but every piece is needed just the way it is. it's interesting when you view things that way. i need you just the way you are and you need me just the way i am. take me as i am... it's who i am and together we will create a masterpiece. bottom line,... you complete me.

happy thanxgiving ev-ery-bod-deeeee!

Ok, so this is a little late post... but I thought it was extremely funny.

amigos

"He who ceases to be a friend never was one in the first place."
-unknown

autumn in oregon

today was another semi-wet cold day in oregon, with billowy clouds in a huge assortment of arrays,.... really gorgeous. with the sun peeping through causing the rain drops resting on the fallen and unfallen tree leaves to glisten... simply lovely. perfect weather for a nice hot cup of coffee and a hand-knit scarf. :) knitting scarves is my new pasttime... it's fast and easy and personal... hence, rewarding. not to mention, they are super cozy and warm... gotta love that. and they make perfectly lovely gifts. only problem is that i start on one for a friend and start to love it myself... it's hard to give it away at that point, for fear that the person receiving it will not love it as much as i do.

men with issues

one of my good girlfriends was stalked last night by a psycho-ex-boyfriend. he could not take no fro an answer and proceeded to hunt her down and try to pick her up after her late night shift at work...following her on foot as she proceeded to the train station... how frightening is that!? it had been 6 months since their break up which was initiated by him... he broke her heart bad. he had told her that he wanted to marry her and everything... how could he lead her on like that and then dump her!? anyhow, to say the least, i am SO glad that they didn't end up getting together. he has obvious issues. most older men do.

quentin-isms

my incredibly cute 6-yr-old nephew said to his friend today...

"what if my face was on a dollar bill?"

and i was thinking... then i'd be related to someone famous.

star gazing

star light, star bright... first star i see tonight... i wish i may, i wish i might... have the wish i wish tonight.

i was out in elgin last saturday night and it was gorgeous. the night sky was clear of clouds and full of bright shining stars. there were even some meteor showers going on... and i think i saw the milky way again. i think i enjoy the night sky just as much as a beautiful day time sky filled with awesome cloud arrangements. the night was nearly complete with a bonfire and a couple of us on our guitars picking out some tunes and singing our hearts out. it was fun. what a beautiful texas november evening. it's looking like i might be getting to enjoy some more texas evenings in the near future... will keep you posted.

clouds

i just bought these really sweet cloud postage stamps! what an awesome creation. i love clouds... all sorts... and these stamps (15 different kinds) capture them, name them, and even give you a sort of description of them... talk about educational. well, if you receive snail mail from me... be looking for the awesome CLOUD stamps... there could be one floating your way soon.

fidgety and insistant

had a very surreal moment last night. it was about 7:20pm when jessica and i were leaving the house where i am staying in austin and just about to her car... she had just unlocked it when (for lack of a better discription in the dim evening air) a big-burly-black-guy with huge diamond stud earrings glistening under the alley lights came running up the drive way at us. he was saying something like: "you've gotta help me! you've got to help me!" being all fidgety and insistant... we were like: "what's wrong?" and he says, "my kid is dying just over there" as he points in no specific direction at all... "you've gotta help me!" "sir, do you want us to call 911 for you?" and he says, "no!" as he proceeds to open the back seat of jessica's car and crall inside. "listen, i'm not lying! you've gotta help me!" now jess and i are standing outside her car saying, "uhm sir, we don't feel comfortable riding with you...could you possibly run and we could follow behind you? ...uh, do you want us to call 911?" "uh yea," he mumbles as he jumps out of the car and stands uncomfortably close to jessica for a brief moment that felt like eternity as i watched suspiciously... then he took off up the driveway toward the house as fast as he arrived... and i was thinking outloud at jessica, 'where is he going? it's a dead end up there?' then we heard him run into the trash can near laura's car and maybe hit the fence... did he enter the backyard? donno... it was so weird. jess and i got into the car and LOCKED the doors...and started to back out of the driveway. then we thought we had better tell carol and the two others hanging out in the house... so they could be aware and lock their doors. everything just happened so fast. it was so surreal... it wasn't until jess and i were on the road that we started to flip out a little about it... scary!

i found out this afternoon that laura said there was a helicopter flying overhead this area not long after we left and cops and people looking for someone on our street... great! i knew it! something was definitely strange about the whole thing. and he wanted to hijack our vehicle... ya right! over our dead bodies! (ewgh... maybe i shouldn't say that). it just amazed me how carefully calm jess and i remained during all of this. i would have even had time to break into my karate stance... pow! bam! bif! ...don't mess with texas.

blistery cold day?

finally a change in weather!!!

yeah!!! finally some FALL weather!!! hurray!
now this is what i was anticipating upon arrival in austin this Oct/Nov.

tomorrow it's supposed to be cold in austin... starting in the 60-50's and going down... i cannot wait!! i am going to wear my new bright green down vest and cozy long-sleeved t-shirt. maybe even i will top it off with this new scarf i just finished knitting? i hope that will be warm enough for this blistery day we should be expecting (or so says the weather man).