Esprit de l'escalier

Still haven’t slept yet. Just got back from picking up my brother and Heather from the airport. They’re officially home from their honeymoon. We went to her parents’ house to watch them open up the last of their wedding booty.
I’ve got lots to update…here’s a quick preview for the next extensive update (hold tight Kenny, it’s coming, I promise):
>Brother’s wedding
>Jr. high girls camping trip
>huge spiders everywhere! Invading my house!
>The mysterious delivery of a dozen red roses waiting for me when I got back from the camping trip.
*Note attached to the roses – “For a woman worth waiting for”
>Party at Kenny’s house
>No sleep
>Church
>Party at Ben’s house
>Still no sleep
>Josh and Heather home
>Another party
>My cat has the hiccups (it’s hilarious…really…I’m not laughing just because I’m tired)
>rejection of a summer visit (it’s sad, but it is better this way)
>All the other little things I forgot to mention

K, for reals yo…I’m hitting the hay. Night night!

My brother is getting married TOMORROW! How weird is that?

Good Idea: going to the salon to get your eyebrows naturally tinted

Bad Idea: Having it done by the one that everyone in the salon calls “The New Girl”

This SUCKS!

Inside every older person is a younger person – wondering what the hell happened.
>>> > > -Cora Harvey Armstrong
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The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.
>>> > > -Helen Hayes (at 73)
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I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows.
>>> > > -Janette Barber-
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Whoever thought up the word “Mammogram”? Every time I hear it, I think I’m supposed to put my breast in an envelope and send it to someone.
>>> > > -Jan King-
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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
>>> > > -Lily Tomlin-
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A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car.
>>> > > -Carrie Snow-
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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends.
>>> > > -Laurie Kuslansky-
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My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
>>> > > -Erma Bombeck-
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Old age ain’t no place for sissies.
>>> > > -Bette Davis-
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A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.
>>> > > -Rhonda Hansome-
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The phrase “working mother” is redundant.
>>> > > -Jane Sellman-
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Every time I close the door on reality it comes in through the windows.
>>> > > -Jennifer Unlimited-
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Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
>>> > > -Charlotte Whitton-
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Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.
>>> > > -Caryn Leschen-
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I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
>>> > > -Jennifer Unlimited-
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If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.
>>> > > -Catherine Aird-
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When I was young, I was put in a school for retarded kids for two years before they realized I actually had a hearing loss. And they called ME slow!
>>> > > -Kathy Buckley-
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I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb . . and I’m also not blonde.
>>> > > -Dolly Parton-
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
>>> > > – Erica Jong-
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If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.
>>> > > -Sue Grafton-
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I’m not going to vacuum ’til Sears makes one you can ride on.
>>> > > -Roseanne Barr-
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When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.
>>> > > -Elayne Boosler-
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Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.
>>> > > -Maryon Pearson
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In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man –if you want anything done, ask a woman.
>>> > > -Margaret Thatcher-
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I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.
>>> > > -Gloria Steinem-
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I never married, because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog that growls every morning, a parrot that swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late every night.
>>> > > -Marie Corelli-
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If men can run the world, why can’t they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a noose around your neck?
>>> > > -Linda Ellerbee-
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I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.
>>> > > Zsa Zsa Gabor-
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Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
>>> > > -Eleanor Roosevelt-

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If you want to know every detail about the camping trip you can check out trademehalos lj or click on this link: http://www.livejournal.com/users/trademehalos/75971.html#cutid1

I’m feeling too lazy to type out the ‘oh-so-exciting’ details myself, hehe.

Wow, it’s been forever since my last post. A lot has gone on. After a totally fun camping trip with the birthday girl (Loreanne), I’ve decided to take my Bible study girls on a trip to the same place for a night. I have it all planned out, it’s gonna be so much fun!

I just got back from hanging out with Lance, Brett and Matt. We watched Phone Booth. It’s amazing how they made an entire movie without changing locations even once. Weird. It was an ok movie. I also saw T3 last Sunday. It wasn’t very impressive. And the people sitting next to me were talking to the screen the WHOLE time! It was hilarious! They kept cheering on Arnold like, “Hang on!” or “Oh! oh! run run run!” and they were practically out of their seats screaming and making crazy hand motions. Weird people.

Kenny came over for a little while yesterday and he brought me a birthday present. He got me Minority Report. A great movie. So I had the chance to take a quick break from cleaning the house and we watched the movie and had speghetti for dinner. Thanks Kenny!

Tomorrow I’m taking one of my Bible study girls to lunch. I’m excited to have the one-on-one with her. She’s a great girl and she’s really smart for a jr.higher. We’ll have fun.

It’s bed time for me now. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESTEST FRIEND! I LOVE YOU!!!

Brad took me to the Cheesecake Factory last night. Yummy stuff! I had salmon and he had chicken. He got all dressed up too and he look really really nice. He told me his parents really wanted to come with us last night and that he barely got out of the house without them. haha! Then we brought home some cheesecake to eat while we watched ‘How to loose a guy in 10 days’. (I love that movie!) We were laughing up a storm the whole time. Before we started the movie he talked with my dad forever (like always) and they plotted a double date (him and myself and my parents). They want to take my mom and I to sushie (yuck). He also invited me to come with him to get his motorcycle helmet today! But I don’t think I can go because I have to be here when the raccoon lady comes to pick up the baby raccoon we caught in our backyard (a.k.a. Spaz). Anyhow, it was fun and he gave me a quick kiss when he said goodbye! yikes!
In other boy news…Josh has called a number of times from Texas. And continues to email me. He’s going through some rough times with flight/pilot stuff. I think he’s seriously lonely over there. It’s a completely different environment than he’s used to…there are practically no Christians on base and the church he’s going to is really small and made up of mostly old people. Bummer…I’m praying for him.
Also, I did run into Jared at church. He greeted me with a big hug (he smelled super good! uh-oh!) It was his dad’s birthday so he couldn’t hang out after the service. I told him to give me a call when he had time. (I still haven’t heard from him, oh well).
Finally, Loreanne, Quinn called me back and I found out that he can’t go camping. He REALLY wanted to though…he told me that he had just bought a new tent and some other camping stuff two days ago! He said that if we have time later in August that he wants to take us to go camping with him. We should definitely go! But he said he’s super bummed about not being able to take work off.

Just got back a while ago from another wedding. Wow, it was beautiful. Funny thing was that the whole time everyone at the wedding was trying to set me up with this really cute guy, Garret, that I knew from high school. I grew up with him and his sister. His sister went to SPU and just got married 3 months ago to a guy that I knew from my COM class. Weird. Anyway, when I last saw Garret in high school he was a quiet, sweet guy. Now I see him and he’s a total stud. He’s into boxing and goes to Westmont! Bummer for me though, I don’t think he’s interested. *sigh* Bradford and I had a dtr (determining the relationship) the other night. We came to the conclusion that we already knew…the distance would be difficult. So we laid out lines and such for when we went on dates. We both agreed that we’d still like to date and just see where time and the good LORD take us. That’s pretty much the status with all the guys in my life right now…except Garret, *sigh* Such a stud muffin…haha.
In other boy news…Jared comes home from Washington tomorrow. My tummy does sumersaults when I think about it. I’m nervous…what if I run into him at church tomorrow? What would I say? What would I do? Knowing me I’ll say AND do something stupid and clumsy. Oh well, I’ll just have to pull evasive manuevers.
My brother told me that Quinn stopped by the office yesterday to drop off some pastries. How sweet! I was informed by most of my family members after my bday party that they are all voting for Quinn. He hasn’t even pursued me! I don’t think he’s interested in me like that. I think it’d be sort of weird if he was. I dunno. I’m tired I think if I talk anymore I’ll start to sound like a super brat. Oops, too late! hehe goodnight all!

Oh, and Loreanne, when can we play tennis? I’m having some serious withdrawls. 🙂 Plus I have a little somethin’ somethin’ for you from Florida!

I am sad to report that today was the last day of Kids Kamp 2003. Our team came in “Happy Place” (a.k.a. fourth place). I am going to miss my kids so much it hurts. I was blessed to lead a little girl to Christ yesterday and I pray that I can track her down and follow up on her. She left so fast today that I didn’t get her information or even a phone number.

I was on the verge of tears as I watched the last two kids, Kalani and Levi get picked up by their mom today. She marched up and yelled their names and when they turned around she said “Well finally! Apparently my kids are deaf.” Kalani said “Hi Mom!” in the sweetest tone and held up her craft from today to show her. All this mother did was turn around and say “Look at this juice stain! This is a silk suit!” That’s what she had to say to her two loving children, a complaint. After grumbling a bit more she grabs Levi (the youngest and my personal favorite little boy on my team) by the wrist and proceeds to drag them to the car. This little boy is 4-years-old and his older sister Kalani is 6. They are the sweetest kids in the world; extremely patient, they love each other and stuck together all week, they listen when you ask them to do something, they learned all their verses on their own and are beautiful inside and out. I only pray that their home life does not corrupt what the LORD has placed inside their hearts at Kids Kamp. Just before she left, Kalani came and threw her arms around me and said “I’m going to miss you Sarah,” and she held on until her mom yelled for her. I told her I loved her a lot and that I hoped to see her on Sunday and if not, I look forward to seeing her next year.

I had nearly 10 other cases just like this one. Each child (trouble maker and teacher pet alike), held so much love and joy that my heart ached to see them go. I knew that I’d probably never see them again unless their parents decided to use Sunday school as a cheap day care like they did with Kids Kamp.

Please keep these kids in your prayers and remember that you are always in mine.

Got the new Ataris cd…two thumbs up. Love it.