Patricia Danielle

im not sure when it happened because i dont like to buy non-functional items.
i make trips to target and the grocery store, all in the name of ‘need’.
i dont collect anything.
i dont have a bunch of ’things’.
i usually get caught up in buying books and shoes and tank tops.
but not cluttery things.
and certainly not stuffed animals.
but apparently somethings changed.
because, now, everytime i see a new colorful cuddly little creature…..i want to smush and hug and love and snuggle with it.
i freak out like a 3 year old at grocery stores when i see the hug bin of them.
and now that its close to valentines day….well, they are everwhere.
its like a walking happiness world!

note……i bought my own teddy bear for valentines day, however, it kept the company of the flowers, ring, candy, and oranges that my valentine gave me.

i went to the grocery store last night and right next door to the grocery store was a new age store. and right next to that was ‘kingdom bookstore’.

unless the word ‘kingdom’ is used at church….or in a church song….or a jay-z song.
other than that, it just makes my skin crawl.

church on sunday mornings, salads, my apt in pasadena, friends with new babies, my new franklin covey day-planner, taking only 1/2 of the cycle class, the protable heather that makes my apt livable, sports talk radio, not being obsessed with sports, ketchup. holiday marshamallows, talking it out with brian, yellow, driving stick, carpooling, lunch with my teams, knowing that all this work madness will soon come to an end, spending every available waking second with brian, new pictures from vegas, diet 7up, target, joan of arcadia, finally getting a few minutes to blog, hot chocolate, having both lap-tops, all my i-pod playlists, lists, going to bed way too early, having internet access outside of work, my want-to-be uggs, staying warm, laundry at the apt where you can do 4 loads at a time, bailey, my new wireless mouse, colors, laughing, remembering lots of fun times, my new white teddy bear ‘Low’, sharing, tasting candy again, finally sticking up for myself, crackers and hummus, vacationing while watching someones home, planning the next trip, making long term plans, sleeping in, goldleaf perfume, and all the silly/funny/baby talk. 

well. i may be one of the only people EVER that lasted the whole year with my new year’s resolution.
i made it one whole year without ketchup.
but, i did not make it one whole year and one day.

brian and i had french fries with dinner on jan 1.
we also had yummy ketchup as a side!

oh and for dessert i had a couple of reese’s mini-cups. because the ‘no candy from nov 1st- dec 31st’ was also up on new year’s.

welcome to 2008!