quote of the day

Cali plays with Erica...

Erica: "No girl! I'm not trying to play amputation with you!"

Speaking of chickens...mad props to the Gamecocks for winning their 2nd straight College World Series! It killed me not to be able to watch all the games, as I was without cable. But they pulled it out without me which is ok too. Way to put South Carolina on the map, Go Cocks!

Home is where the chickens is

Starting on Friday I no longer have to be homeless! For the past month I've been living with 2 Crottsies, a dog, 2 chickens, and 1 bunny that me and Cal see every night in the yard. Turns out married people are really good hosts and not so tough to live with. I've loved getting to live with Erica again and Stephen can grow a mean garden. The guest room perhaps is too small for me and a 4 month old puppy but I really enjoy having my own bathroom. The conversation that has happened in the house is probably my favorite part about living there, we all had some good talks and you know I love talking about stuff that actually matters. God reminds me very often about how lucky I am to have such awesome friends in my life and even ones who'll give me and my dog a roof and a bed when we're homeless for a few weeks. I aspire to be as hospitable as those Crottses. I also aspire to have my kitchen be that coordinated, but that will come later. With homelessness behind me, I'm ready to move into my new place. To decorate it the way I want (which I will NEED help with), to play my music as loud as I want, to let Cali run laps in the fenced in yard, and everything else that is good about living at your own place. Everyone should come over a lot.

quote of the day

A bunch of 25 year-olds at a cook-out...

Johnathan: "So what's the difference between an egg that has a baby chicken in it, and one that you scramble?"
Me: "Well hens lay eggs everyday."
Nicole: "Oh I know this! My Mom explained it one time. There has to be a male chicken to fertalize the egg."
Johnathan: "How does that happen?"
Nicole: "And I think it's after the egg is layed!"
Me: "That aint right. How?"
Erin: "He pees on it!"

quote of the day

Sarah Hinson: "I have this friend who's on the radio. The other day I heard her say, "Hi I'm Leslie and today I smelled a baby." Wait...I said it wrong."

Friday Favorites

My favorite after work activity.

It's amazing how much your dog loves you, isn't it? I mean I'm constantly punishing Cali for peeing in the floor, chewing my clothes, barking at 7am, yesterday she knocked my whole pizza and my coke off the coffee table. But every day when I get off work, her little tail is going a thousand miles a minute and can't wait to get out of her crate to jump all over me. I'm usually only gone for about 7 hours a day but I can't wait to get home and play with her, she's so fun. She's even more fun now that she's not chewing everything in site and fetching really well. Who says I can't be a working mother?

Ridin' Solo

Let's get real for a second, being one of the few single people in your group of friends sucks. NOT because I'm up all night thinking about some perfect guy that I've made up in my head or what my wedding colors will be. The natural need to "fit in" and to feel a part of something is always inside humans and not one of us is free from it, whether you'd like to admit it or not. So of my closest friends, I can literally count on one hand those without a wedding ring, engagement ring, or in a serious relationship. Side note: when you're in your 20's, every relationship seems "serious" for whatever reason. Anyways, so I have this really great old best friend who talks to me when I get whiney about things. She told me about this quote that she found on the back of a record she just got that said, "comparison is the thief of joy." Thanks Theo Roosevelt, how freaking true is that? I've been handed the single card for almost 25 years from a God who sees it best that way, and if I sit and compare myself to all of my friends who aren't single then I'm literally destroying myself. I get really mad at how I think the world views relationships and being in love and all that. It seems that what everyone should be working for in life is to fall in love and get married and be perfect and until then, you just have to deal with whatever else there is. But in all reality, that's just an enemy feeding me lies and telling me that I have to be like all of my friends to fit in or feel good about myself. I hate that crap. Singleness can do stuff like fly to California for vacation if you want to. I think I will.