About me

Val inspired me with her list of 100 things about Val and Eli so I decided to try a list of 25 about me.

1. I'm from Chattanooga, TN. Yes, I know I don't have the accent.
2. I play the violin and the piano.
   
3. I spent a school year in France. It was an amazing experience, though difficult at times.
4. I'm solar powered.
5. Seattle, Washington is one of the worst places I could imagine moving in the U.S. See number 4.
6. I wish I were perfect.
7. But I'm not.
8. I like English Breakfast tea and Dr. Pepper.
9. I like to snowski and waterski
10. I miss living near good hiking.
11. I used to own a horse.
12. Sometimes people think that Heather and I are twins. I think it must be the hair.
13. I consider myself outdoorsy more than athletic.
14. I miss having Christmas, Spring, Fall, and Summer break.
15. For the most part I like my job.
16. I don't like to wake up before 8:00 in the morning.
17. I wear a lot of blue and pink colors.
18. I once took a night train to Italy by myself. One the way I actually heard people speaking in a weird sounding clicking language.
19. I am an affectionate person with people I care about.
20. I don't like scary movies
21. My Great Grandmother had her Masters degree and worked at Madison Academy in Nashville.
22. I get excited when I find good deals shopping. I feel much better about a purchase if it was a good deal.
23. I have moved 4 times in the last 3 years.
    
24. I like to eat at Mexican restaurants
25. Relationships are important to me.
    

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Here are some of the pictures from this weekend.

Home for Christmas

For various reasons I decided to drive home for Christmas this year. It's a long drive! But happily I was able to break it up a little by driving to Valdasta last night and then the rest of the way today. Which was a really good thing because the weather today was horrible. I passed around 6 accidents on the way home! It was rainy and nasty and there was a lot of traffic on certain parts of the road. I'm very thankful for the angels that were around my car! At least twice I could have been part of the accident count so I'm very glad to be home safe and sound.

Happy Sabbath!

Glad to be going home

Today is my last day in Las Vegas! I'm glad. I've enjoyed some of the things here, but I'm ready to go home. I'm happy to report that I did not finance the building of this city by gambling! Although I did contribute to the entertaintment and food income! I will say that the food here is very good. From plantains to crepes, they really have a lot of options. Speaking of crepes, I LOVE the Paris hotel. That's probably my favorite thing here. They have a mini Effle Tower and cute little shops and streets. AND they make great French food. I walked in the bakery and it actually smelled like France! The tartes were good, the crepes were good..... :) Vive la cuisine francaise!

I Saw the Shuttle Take Off!

It was so cool. A group of us drove out to a park 7 miles from the launch site with a perfect view across the lake. The shuttle took off at exactly 8:47 and it was really cool. It was like a bright light going up the sky. It made a wide light path across the lake. The boom didn't come until the shuttle was almost out of sight! I'm really glad we were able to see it!

Friday Evening

So, tonight being the relaxing Friday night that it is, I decided to take a bath. I had the salts and the music and the candles. It was all very nice. However, Bisous decided to get closer to the action and climbed up to where my vanilla candle jar was and practially sat on it! Not good. I saw smoke. I quickly pulled it away and dabbed some water on my cat, which she loved, and no harm was done. Note to self. Keep Bisous away from candles!