our baby doll is here. our drummer boy is here (who is now potty-trained and is quite excited everytime he has to go. “guess what! guess what! i have to go potty!”). this means that my sister and her husband are here. oh, how i love having them around! i just can’t wait till it’s… Continue reading family

bits and pieces from my real journal. thursday, january 13, 2005 I don’t want to sound dramatic – I despise the teens these days who blow everything way out of proportion and make their life sound ten times worse then it really is… september 29, 2004 Oh! To see the horrid display I put on… Continue reading the real deal me

i’m making cheese ravioli and our italian red sauce. don’t you want to come over?

after our long drive, we decided to stop at our favorite pizza place, sergi’s in potsdam, and spoil ourselves for a bit. we hopped out of the van and started walking towards sergi’s. someone from down at the field’s yelled out to us. and i turned to my sister and said, “that’s right. we’re in… Continue reading crushed like a bug in the ground

if you need to relax and gain some weight, i would tell you to come visit my aunt on long island. not only do you have the ocean and the city near you, but you’re also eating my aunt’s cooking and she is an amazing cook. she actually makes us cappuccino’s every morning — and… Continue reading nyc, rapping, and the beach

all is quiet here and i’m loving this time of stillness. it’s quite relaxing. i’m on my aunt’s password protected everything laptop so the back and forward buttons have become my close friends. it makes it challenging and yet a strange kind of fun at the same time. the little man, so skinny, ran around… Continue reading from long island

we’re going to our aunt’s tomorrow. my sister will be playing at some spots in nyc and it will be a fun trip. we will get home and immediately three of us will leave for our youth camping trip where i will be leading worship. i’m not at all prepared for that. there’s this kid… Continue reading break it down.

i know, i’m a silly girl.

Did you know that taking a bus from Canton, NY to Monroeville, PA can take up to 22 hours? What kind of sick joke is that?

merrick: look i have a penny! me: that’s actually a quarter. (a little bit later…) merrick: this quarter is mine. it is georgia, has a peach on it, and has a man named george on it. me: do you know george’s last name? camilla: washington. me: george washington was the first president of the united… Continue reading mr. president.