Miss-Mishap-Pening

Speaking of friendship...

My darling friend Emma has started a blog and yours truly appears in the first post. If you don't check it out, I will assume you think negatively of me. Please don't let that happen. It would make me truly sad. So go here to read it!

I can't wait to see you

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

In just 2 days I will travel to Phoenix for US Masters Swimming Spring Nationals. While I am very excited to compete all weekend (and for the 90 degree weather what?!), I am most excited to see one of my closest friends in this world-- Rachel.

I have known Rachel since the 8th grade when I moved to Wyoming. Our friendship has seen some great adventures, extreme silliness, and some of the toughest challenges from life. It is such a comfort to me to know that no matter where I am or what I'm doing, I have Rachel as a friend right there next to me (even if we're on opposite sides of the nation- or world). 

Our lives have taken very different paths- both good. We don't get to see each other often anymore, but when we do see each other, it warms my heart. I have so many good memories that exist from knowing Rachel and for that I am so thankful!

And this time there is a tiny Rachel on the way! See you soon Rachel, Devin, and little baby-to-be. I can't wait!

love always,

E

Easter flowers on Capitol Hill

Happy Easter!

Thought Vomit

There are so many things to tell about today, and none of them have anything to do with each other. Ready go!

I have a few blogs that I like to read regularly. Some are hilarious, some belong to friends, and some are just sweet and happy. I posted a while back about wanting it all. Well, over at the Nat the Fat Rat blog, the author recently posted this, and I really enjoyed reading it. Plus, it's always nice to know that there are other people living without cable tv, too.

Last night there were no less than 5 police cars outside of my bedroom window and lots of policemen engaging in entertaining (at least for me) dialogue with some hooligan. Too bad my contacts were already out because I couldn't really spy out of my bedroom window, but the ensuing drama unfolding out there kept me awake for a good extra hour. If I had tv this probably wouldn't have been so fun for me. But whatever the situation was got intense enough for the cops to get a police dog sniffing through everyone's front yards-- mine included. I just knew that this would be the one time where some blitzed hobo would have spent the prior night throwing out needles in my front yard or something and then the drug dog would find one and all the cops would come running to my front door with their guns drawn at 11:30pm. But don't worry, absolutely none of that happened. It was very urban-lifey though. Really this whole week has been full of urban living experiences for me.

I swam Zones this weekend and was overall happy with my performances. I can swim a much better 100 free though. I know I have it in me, but my 50 free just keeps getting better, and that makes me happy. There is always room for improvement in swimming though, which is something I love about the sport. Another tough practice tonight and then it's almost taper time... oh taper, je t'aime.

Hopefully I'll find time to make some cookies for Easter.

 

This is the best support staff cart in my office building. He changes out light bulbs and such.

The end. Have a great Easter weekend!