i feel officially indoctrinated in to the landscape of pittsburgh.

within the past week:

saw: falling water, kentuck knob, fort necessity, laurel caverns

went to: Game 3 in the Stanely Cup Finals to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins; Kennywood for a company picnic

hosted people to watch the Penguins play

heard my husband say "n'at" without mocking (he usually only ever mocks the Pittsburgh accent)

have seen WWGRD and known what it meant

felt disheartened by Malkin being shut down in this series

and am ready and happy (except for any feelings of disheartenment) to do it all again soon :)

i feel like a limp noodle. but a happy limp noodle.

www.anysoldier.com - remember this memorial day.

don't get me wrong - i love mother's day. i love celebrating my mom, my grandma - i love celebrating all the wonderful things that women who have born children, who have raised and loved and cared for and nurtured children in to men and women have done, and are doing.

i didn't know that it would be a new day to point out how weird it is considered by society to not want to procreate.

in church, at the end of the service, they (as i am sure many "they"'s as churches did) called up all the moms, grandmas, aunts, and other mom-like women in the church to the front. Over half of the church stood and walked to the front (keep in mind, the sanctuary fills up at 2,000 people). so there i was, sitting with a whole bunch of guys, and wondering if people were having any thoughts looking at me, like "why isn't she up there?" or "aw, poor thing can't have children" or "are they even married?" while checking out my ring finger. i know i was thinking "well, something must really not be "normal" in me because i don't have a desire to have children, we don't have a desire to have children...why don't we have that desire when it seems to normal and natural to have it?"

meanwhile, my face was probably turning the various shades of red and or purple that it turns when i fear that people are thinking poorly of me.

yesterday was weird, weather-wise. the rain in spring i can fathom...but there was also this chill in the air, and leaves and flowers blown to the ground by the wind...both felt distinctively like fall, and i felt a need to hybernate.

there is a huge boulder that has been lifted from our shoulders and replaced by relief at the close of this semester. it was a lot at once, a lot that we weren't ready for but trudged through anyway.

now for all those thank you notes that i have been meaning to write and had not gotten around to between adjusting to a doubling in family size and an additional full time job added to the mix, and all the in's and out's that come with that. maybe even some more time with friends will help fill up this summer...that would be nice...

skipping through the bad stuff makes you miss the good stuff too.




and other deep thoughts from the cinematic masterpiece "click"

Are Christian Buzzwords (just another term for new Christian-ese) really good for The Church?

I think they divide more than unite. And I don't think they are all that important...the "stuff" behind them, that is. Isn't it really just doctrinal preference?

http://www.biblechapel.org/audio.htm (see 4/27/08 and 4/20/08)

Hi, my name's Kristy.

I confess:

I am addicted to checking my (5) emails at least once every hour.

I have a problem, and I need help.

in an effort to achieve total nirvana relaxation zen, this is on my birthday list

(and has already been promised to me... )

THE SLANKET

http://www.theslanket.com/

I can already see a good popcorn collection accruing during movie marathons...

Anyone else up for a marathon?