tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250629531320372002024-02-07T03:40:22.975-08:00A Tribe Called TreeseAlexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-42606668258922566602013-01-29T11:23:00.002-08:002013-01-29T11:43:05.655-08:00LucyLark presents... <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 11.333334922790527px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 11.333334922790527px;">I always wanted to be in a music video. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 11.333334922790527px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I dont mean like an Icona Pop or Killers video...</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 11.333334922790527px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">although, that would be amazing.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I just wanted to be dancing with my girlfriends, with a fun song, wearing beautiful clothes.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Well... Cross it off my bucket list, </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.333334922790527px;">Friends, Please watch my dear friend Lindsey Sommer's new promotional film and check out her dresses! </span><a href="http://lucylark.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 11.333334922790527px;">LucyLark.com</a><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">A short birth story of the video...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">A couple months ago, my friend Lindsey told me she wanted to make a dress line, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">And I took her seriously because four or so years ago she told me she wanted to </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">go to law school and.... well...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">She's an attorney.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">So the next thing you know were on the phone talking about making a music video</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">to promote the dresses.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">We had so much fun talking about the concept. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">Sort of the perfect prom...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">which in this case, meant no prom, no boys, just your girlfriends.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">Linds picked out the dopest venue to shoot at and found the perfect song.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">I have always had this idea of dancing free around a bonfire with my girlfriends. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">With all that carefree, to hell with it attitude,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">I was really feeling Lana Del Rey's latest video for "Ride"</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">where she and her misfit friends are hanging around a bonfire and</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">(dont judge) the last scene of Waiting to Exhale, when the four women come </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">together and celebrate the New Year by the lake, sans men. Just them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">Fast-forward a few weeks later I was trying on these beautiful, fun dresses</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">that Lindsey designed and made.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">I was totally blown away.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">She is a force.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">And she totally inspires me .</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">And...</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.306818008422852px;">The fact that we were able to do the bonfire made my life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">The only problem is now Im addicted.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">So its crossed off my bucket list but I added</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">Number 76. Make more music videos.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">Again, you guys... check out Lindsey's dress line at </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;"><a href="http://lucylark.com/">LucyLark.com</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">I was wearing the short blue dress, and I LOVED it!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">It was so comfortable and </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">I felt that magical combination of</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 11.321022033691406px;">Feeling Pretty Without the Illusion that you are Trying Too Hard.</span></span><br />
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Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-58573998834510180122013-01-20T03:38:00.001-08:002013-01-20T03:38:13.166-08:00Urban Dictionary is always right<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you ever looked up your name in urban Dictionary?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just did and whoa.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">you guys, it is crazy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Urban Dictionary like really knows me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Urban Dictionary, Please define Alexis...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">just go ahead and skim through it,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">my favorite part is at the bottom</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">it's the conversation I have with myself every morning)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">If you’re like me this name sends a tingle down your spine... Alexis's are the most beautiful girls in the world and their personalities are just as beautiful. You will fall in LOVE with her so fast and quickly realize it’s a connection like no other. She will put a smile on your face even on the worst days. They are kind, caring, sweet, compassionate, ravishing, breath taking, astonishing, funny, amazing and honestly perfect... you will think they came from heaven. She is an amazing artist and photographer. She will finish your sentences which is so god damn cute. She will always be there for you when you need someone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Alexis: You're Perfect<br />Me: Believe me the perfect part of me is you</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This one Im just going to copy and paste in the "about me" section:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">A girl who's louder than a bull horn! She's hotter than jalepenos! She's always smiling and laughing! She loves music and dirty jokes! She's caring and the friend who can make you laugh when your in utter despair! She's the girl you know is going places!( She hates whores)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Alexis: You know I make it rain on my bitches!!!!</span></div>
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Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-67752172747450999952013-01-16T01:32:00.000-08:002013-01-16T01:32:35.481-08:00This is my jam. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Listen up. This is OH. SO. GOOD. </div>
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So good, I'll stand the possibility of embarrassment by labeling it, "my jam".</div>
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Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-14833225207778740462013-01-06T04:56:00.002-08:002013-01-06T04:56:52.984-08:00Ginger and Elmo's friendship back in the day,<br />
<i><span style="color: #666666;">This was a post from December 28th, 2009.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">Three years, 9 days ago. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #666666;">Its one of my most favorites.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">Well Ginger, Elmo was just being honest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">Today I read this...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">In THIS moment...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">the house is quiet.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">Ginger is napping.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">music is playing quietly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">I can smell my lilies Casey bought me.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">I'm in my pj's</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">on the couch with Moses</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">playing on my computer,</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">instead of cleaning my house.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">drinking tea with milk.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">And I just spent a half hour</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">of my life</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">putting words into</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">my 10 month old daughter</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">and Elmo's mouth's.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">Can you say huge nerd?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">So in this moment I am happy.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">and what I'll take from that</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">is</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: courier new;">I have a happy life.</span><br />
Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-62581043451104098962012-12-30T04:58:00.000-08:002012-12-30T04:58:20.518-08:00The Host of the Air<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I'm pretty much obsessed with this poem.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>of Scott Raab, I was excited to see he wrote an article in Esquire Magazine</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>about it, </i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>He Says,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> "</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Google the poem. Print it out. Read it -- aloud and slow -- then write it down for yourself.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> Sweet Jesus, don't ponder the goddamn thing -- let it in. Make it a part of you</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>'DRISCOLL drove with a song<br />The wild duck and the drake<br />From the tall and the tufted reeds<br />Of the drear Hart Lake.<br /><br />And he saw how the reeds grew dark<br />At the coming of night-tide,<br />And dreamed of the long dim hair<br />Of Bridget his bride.<br /><br />He heard while he sang and dreamed<br />A piper piping away,<br />And never was piping so sad,<br />And never was piping so gay.<br /><br />And he saw young men and young girls<br />Who danced on a level place,<br />And Bridget his bride among them,<br />With a sad and a gay face.<br /><br />The dancers crowded about him<br />And many a sweet thing said,<br />And a young man brought him red wine<br />And a young girl white bread.<br /><br />But Bridget drew him by the sleeve<br />Away from the merry bands,<br />To old men playing at cards<br />With a twinkling of ancient hands.<br /><br />The bread and the wine had a doom,<br />For these were the host of the air;<br />He sat and played in a dream<br />Of her long dim hair.<br /><br />He played with the merry old men<br />And thought not of evil chance,<br />Until one bore Bridget his bride<br />Away from the merry dance.<br /><br />He bore her away in his arms,<br />The handsomest young man there,<br />And his neck and his breast and his arms<br />Were drowned in her long dim hair.<br /><br />O'Driscoll scattered the cards<br />And out of his dream awoke:<br />Old men and young men and young girls<br />Were gone like a drifting smoke;<br /><br />But he heard high up in the air<br />A piper piping away,<br />And never was piping so sad,<br />And never was piping so gay.</i></span></div>
Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-9941412489978568822012-12-16T10:41:00.000-08:002012-12-16T11:11:12.412-08:00In Memory of Dr. Ralph Conti<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">Thinking of Dr. Ralph Conti and what a wonderful man and doctor he was. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He was my children's pediatrician </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He passed away yesterday. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">I dont have the words to express my gratitude and respect and love for this man. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">But I feel compelled to try in a humble attempt to honor him and his life. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He will be dearly missed. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">I remember the time he walked in and saw me, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">totally overwhelmed and sleep deprived </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">and most likely in a state of shock </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">over the day to day challenge of having two kids under 2</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">one a newborn. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He sat down and looked me in the eyes and said, </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><i>"it's okay to feel this way, you're doing a great job </i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><i>and you're going to keep doing a great job."</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><i>"But he won't sleep and Im so tired. </i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><i>Every night, my anxiety is out of control. </i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><i>I am afraid because I know it will be another </i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><i>sleepless night and I dont know how many more I can take." </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">I protested in tears. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;"><i>"Here's what you do..." </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">he replied,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">he then took a sharpie marker </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">wrote down specific instructions on that butcher type paper that covers the chairs. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He tore it off and handed it to me. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">How to feed him, when to feed him, how to help him calm down, </span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: .Helvetica NeueUI;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">This wasnt my first time as a mom, but it sure felt like it.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 17px;">That piece of paper was a gift. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">I felt like I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He then reaffirmed me as a mother before he proceeded to examine Oliver.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">Upon examining Oliver he discovered a heart murmur, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">one if those things that is not likely a big deal,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">but coupled with Oliver's RSV,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">it was important to get him in to a cardiologist. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">Dr. Conti explained everything to me, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">not sugar coating but not exaggerating. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He told me the level of concern he would have if it was his own son, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">which put it in perspective for me. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He let me ask as many questions without rushing me </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">or treating me like a neurotic mother. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">And then called a cardiologist and arranged for me to go directly there </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">so I didn't have to wait and worry. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">(It turned out to be a heart valve that wasn't completely closed yet </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">but would be in time and all would be fine.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">I felt like a relative to Dr. Conti.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">I felt as if he showed my children and I extra attention because we were family.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">But that is how he treated all of his patients and parents of patients. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">His compassion and patience had no bounds. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">He calmed my fears as a mother </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">and I trusted him with my children, Oliver and Ginger, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">my greatest treasures in life. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px;">I believe every mom out there can understand the magnitude of such a gift. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: .Helvetica NeueUI;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">RIP Dr. Ralph Conti</span></span><br />
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Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-80385599069730382112012-07-14T21:57:00.001-07:002012-07-14T21:59:10.139-07:00What is This Thing Called Death...<br />
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What is this thing called death<br />This quiet passing in the night?<br />Tis not the end but genesis<br />of better worlds and greater light.</div>
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O God, touch Thou my aching heart<br />And calm my troubled, haunting fears.<br />Let hope and faith, transcendent, pure,<br />Give strength and peace beyond my tears.</div>
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There is no death, but only change,<br />With recompense for vict’ry won.<br />The gift of Him who loved all men,<br />The <a href="http://ldsblogs.com/1317/the-name-of-jesus-christ" style="color: #2255aa;" title="Son of God">Son of God</a>, the Holy One.</div>
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<br /></div>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-45166241722812108322012-03-08T23:30:00.003-08:002012-12-10T13:31:57.133-08:00I Love Michael Jackson, Judge if you'd like.<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zALcfb4Fb1E" width="560"></iframe><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Micheal Jackson's genius never ceases to amaze me. </span>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-78678136530032786592012-02-17T02:40:00.000-08:002012-02-17T02:49:51.417-08:00Currently<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">where. in my bed</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">eating. sausalitos</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">feeling. angry, guilty for the anger, and oddly inspired</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">thinking. I shouldnt eat cookies in bed. I hate crumbs.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">listening to. Ryan fontana // Sweetest Girl and Ride Wit Me mashup</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">confession. I know all the lyrics to Nelly's Country Grammer album.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">memory. 2001, in Nikki's neon with my best friends, headed to soccer practice and singing along to Nelly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">best part of the day. coming home from the bookstore, throwing my keys on the counter, feeling exhausted and Ginger sighs heavily, I turn and look at her, she has half moon eyes and a sweet smile. I smile back. She says "today was fun."</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">tempted to. go get my babes out of their beds and bring them to mine, so we can snuggle. but I wont.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">time right now. 1:58 am. crap.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Currently reading. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson and The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Tomorrow I will. edit, organize, throw away stuff, blood work, run an errand Ive been putting off, build a lego castle with Ginger and blow whistles with Oliver. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">From march 2010 until february 2011 Mikko Kuorinki formed one new text on the wall of Kiasma museum every week.</span>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But seriously this collection of photos kills me. dead. deader then dead. self described as <span style="background-color: #fcfeff; line-height: 20px;">A trio collective from Soweto, portraying South Africa as they see it.</span></span><br />
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<br />Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-34148765902367415442012-01-22T20:30:00.001-08:002012-01-22T20:30:59.345-08:00Reinventing<br />
“and reinvent your life because you must;<br />
it is your life and<br />
its history<br />
and the present<br />
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you.”<br />
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- Charles Bukowski (via atomiclanterns)Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-38905404626320308092012-01-03T00:42:00.000-08:002012-12-10T11:23:07.890-08:00hello new year<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">first off. my keyboard is all kinds of messed up,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But check it out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Casey and I, hanging out on new years,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and he only told me I was annoying once.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and I only thought he was a pain in the arse twice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">second. I started this post 3 days ago.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">third. you guys, im so irritated right now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My photoshop just up and quit in the middle of a picture i was editing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and i happen to be feeling highly ocd, so I dont even want to tell you the time I lost,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I know, I know. Save as I go. Im a ruhtard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I dont say the f word, but let me tell you... My head says it. a lot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">right now its on repeat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fourth...ps im going to stop counting now, dumb idea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">you wouldnt believe all the different levels of dramz going on right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its so bananas, I dont even know where to start.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My dad was just recently commenting on our vida loca, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and he says in regards to a decision he and my mom made...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"We just gotta stay committed... before one of us gets committed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I have so much frustration going on right now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I mean, things sucked and then the Suck Fairy came and then vomitted suck on</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the pre-existing suckiness and Im like what the fuuuuuh?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Meanwhile my brother's in town and is fresh off of some sort of vision on a mountaintop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">No, really...he's riding this spiritual wavelength I cant even comprehend...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But he's got me all figured out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">something about my vibrations being off.and my heart needs to be in my head and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">well basically, not be so consumed in everyone else's webs of woe and focus on my own journey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So he's all zen (except when it comes to my laptop being an ahole- when he's on it, then he </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">looks close to punching it.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Last night we were talking about walking on eggshells around certain people or at certain times...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and how its really freaking annoying,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and he's all, "ya, but you gotta respect the eggshells"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">respect the eggshells? what the? I think id rather run them over with a bull dozer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and then set them on fire.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My mom says, "ya, but what about the chicken?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And my brother gave her that half courtesy smile.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(That chicken question seems ten times funnier today as I write it.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I added some small retort.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">which he almost responded to; had my eggshells not gotten in the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Back to me not getting so involved in others crap, when Ive got my own.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He's right, I have to let that go.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For crying out loud, I went to a year of therapy for this very thing,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And made great strides towards sanity.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But Im so programmed to try to come to the rescue.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It's not my fault.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My mom named me Alexis.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">literal translation: defender.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm screwed. I wonder what name stands for "I dont give a crap", that's </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">what I'd like to be called. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It'd be awesome if I really did help fix things,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">but I inevitably make it worst.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">every.single.time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />You know what i'd really like to do? I just want to go ape-shiz. Like, scream and cry and tell everyone how</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I really feel; good and bad. I want to throw stuff. Like a windex bottle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*first thing I ever threw at Casey*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">**and we wonder why were having problems**</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">***BUT let it be known, Im like three years clean when it comes to throwing crap out of anger***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Do I get a pin or chip for that? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Speaking of AA... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'd also like to find an inconvenient vice to get addicted so I can just stop feeling. stop caring.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and then go to sleep for a week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But freak, I've got almost 29 years of life lived (yikes),</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and I know better. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Which means,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The more I try to handle this with integrity, the better.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> I understand there's no easy fix. Its going to take a lot of work to put</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I dont want to just survive this,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I want to come out of this kickin butt in life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I want to be the dopest phoenix they ever saw.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So if ever they find themselves in a similar place of trials and pain,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I can be an example of the goodness that comes from rising above it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Aside from my phoenixish aspirations,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Im working on a 20 interesting people project.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I just take ten shots in fifteen minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and try to capture something real.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is Patrick. We met up in front of Wendys.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I was buying a lens from him via craigslist.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He was such a nice guy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And, man he looked like he had the kind of life that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">brings me back to reality.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Like he had a million stories to tell.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I was all, Do you mind if I take some pictures of you?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He was smoking a cigarette and was like "ME?" and kinda chuckled.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He kindly obliged, even if he thought it was random.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And we sat on the curb and started chattin away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and the whole experience was </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">well, it was pretty awesome.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Just that human connection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With an unlikely person.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It kind of changed me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Made me slow down. reminded me of the importance of how we interact with others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shout out to Craigslist Patrick. sending you good vibes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ill sign off with a "Bon courage" and dedicate this post to "this is"... whoever you are. </span><br />
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<br />Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-12932920333229786782011-11-30T00:57:00.001-08:002011-12-01T12:30:07.239-08:00The hard Post<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is the part where I tell you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[dont read this, sing it in your head, tune: theme to the Fresh Prince]</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Now this is a story all about how</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My life got flipped-turned upside down</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And tell you Casey and I have been separated for 6 months.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">like ripping off a band-aid.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You know, our parents generation never had to wonder about when, how or if they'd</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">announce something like this via facebook/blog/twitter etc.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I just felt like I should put it out there because</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">this blog has always been a place where I can share/document my life.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and my life is not what it was.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And my writing just started to feel inauthentic.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What's another way of saying "crap or get off the pot"?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">because i want to use a prettier version of that phrase.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But really, all my vague posts about being stressed and overwhelmed</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">were starting to annoy me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">so I thought, either, stop doing personal posts or just get it out there.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So there you have it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">here are a few things I'll share:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">...okay wait, deep breath...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">still breathing.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">these are just random pieces of information.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">things I feel I can share.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I love Casey.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">first and foremost, I love him and I want his happiness.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I dont know how the hell I ended up here.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Last night, we wanted to work things out.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">tonight, I feel like a series of miracles need to occur for us to have a chance. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">two weeks ago, We were going to get a divorce.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Weve gone back and forth a few times.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In the past six months... I have not had one single day that felt normal.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the kids and I are living with my parents and have been since May.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Casey lives in Pahrump. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I would do anything to have a redo at this marriage.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But to sum it up.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its awful. just so incredibly awful. I dont know how else to put it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So thats that. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I probably should have written a more eloquent post.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But this territory is so unfamiliar.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So I ask for prayers on behalf of my family.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">xoxo</span>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-36707424637410335922011-11-29T17:23:00.001-08:002011-11-29T17:26:22.739-08:00Willow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-36097829175675345282011-11-10T19:11:00.001-08:002011-11-27T03:47:39.510-08:00Gratiphoto<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Get it?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-small;"><b>NIGHTTIME</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Things havent been easy lately.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Im under a stupid amount of stress.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It's starting to affect me more then I'd like to admit.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm super low on patience.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm sensitive.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I hate to admit this.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ugh. Er.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sometimes Im just plain mean.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Which makes me want to cry just thinking of it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Again, Im sensitive.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But I really dont want to be that "girl", and I certainly dont want to be that wife, mom, daughter, sister etc.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Im trying though. Lord knows I am.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Remember the first time you were pregnant?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Because I am assuming anyone reading this is female and has two or more kids?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rephrase; The first time I was pregnant, I thought everyone in the world should</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Jump up and down with joy, and give me sympathy... lots of sympathy, and pretty much treat me</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">like I was Royalty.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I mean, I. Was. Growing. A. Child. Inside. Of. Me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I wanted strangers to high five me as we crossed paths and say something like,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">" You Go Girl! Way to be a vessel for a soul. A soul that may be the next President of the United States,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You are terrific! , May I get you anything? Boba tea, perhaps? A Margherita Pizza, Sausalito cookies??</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And Id be all, oh you are so kind to offer... yes. All of the above please, Oh and tums too please"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But life just went on as usual.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I feel a similar way when you are going through a difficult time in your life.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Like I am the only one who should be jaded from life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Everyone one else should put on the kid gloves and handle me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But make sure they are the "invisible kid gloves" so I dont feel pathetic.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A few days ago someone pointed out "I wasnt the only person in the world who was stressed."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I was all, "SayWhaaaaaaaaaat?"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and then I put them on my <strike>Crap</strike> Gratitude list.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Because <i>Now </i>I know... Im not the only one. This whole time I thought the guests on Dr. Phil and Suze Orman</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">were actors acting like they had problems.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Im such an idiot.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Well even if there are other "stressed outters" out there</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I still want special treatment. I still want high fives in the street... "you go girl! You washed your hair... <i>AND</i> blow dried it?!"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"You kept your cool when your toddler, cried, whined and begged for three hours straight because she "wanted a barn" (true story}, heres a gift certificate for a massage. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Random praise a some more slack- It would just make these life events easier.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She has been...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">how should I put this? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Challenging.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Difficult.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hellacious. Let's just be honest.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I love her.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But freak, somedays...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So her terrible twoness and my lack of patience is not a good combination.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its not always bad. Somedays are amazing with her. Sometimes all she needs is a timeout.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sometimes all I need is a timeout.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Anyway that evening she wasnt going to sleep.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I was so exhausted from trying to come up with effective parenting solutions.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So at midnight, I surrendered and looked at her and said, "Do you want some pumpkin pie?"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Her smile and halfmoon eyes said it all. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So the two of us, in our jammies, hopped down the stairs holding hands.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I grabbed a fork and we sat ourselves on the counter and ate us some pie.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Followed by some good ol shut eye.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Abd you know what, Ginger totally high fived me!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR SIMPLE PLEASURES... LIKE EATING PIE IN YOUR JAMMIES WITH YOUR DAUGHTER. AND HIGH FIVES FOR CREDIT.</b></span><br />
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<br />Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-87883293969476532432011-11-10T03:40:00.000-08:002012-12-10T13:16:37.731-08:00Smiles, Light, and Movement<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Because I excelled at the other one.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I decided another photography challenge was in order.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">After all, last time-</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But this one is different.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its a gratitude photo challenge.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I love when I see other peoples gratitude posts on FB</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It reminds me to count my blessings.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">They say being grateful is one the most tried and true ways </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">to be happy. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In that case...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I AM SOOOOOOO GRATEFUL. OMG IM GRATEFUL.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">IM CRAZY GRATEFUL! IM SO SUPER GRATEFUL I MIGHT DIE WHILE TYPING THIS!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">DO YOU HEAR ME UNIVERSE? IM GRATEFUL!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SEND FORTH THE HAPPY FAIRIES UNTO ME!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I think its working already you guys.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So heres the challenge:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/commercialcase/8262271524/" title="novemberphotoaday by GingerandOliversparents, on Flickr"><img alt="novemberphotoaday" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8262271524_ea5f790e03.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And here are my rules.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Did you know you could make your own?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You can. In the immortal words of my brother </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(and Im sure many other brothers)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"It's a free country".</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He used to put his foot like 2 mm from my face.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So annoying. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I'd be all, "Move your foot you frickin tard!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And then he'd be like, " Its a free country".</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Im pretty sure Thomas Jefferson and all his delegates, were sittin around in</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Independence Hall and He was all, "You guys... We have got to get this on paper! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We need some sort of universally accepted document that ensures my rights as a human being,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Like if I wanna put my foot in JMad's face, then he cant just shoot me because its obnoxious.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What do you think of the term "Free Country?" The wigged men are like, hmm good idea... meanwhile</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">James Madison is rolling his eyes in the background but agrees because hes got plans of his own to annoy the hell out of Jefferson later.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What were we talking about?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oh right, Im changing the rules.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Y'all... I AM GRATEFUL to make my own rules considering photo challenges</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">discovered on pinterest. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Anyway. I have the photography fire burning in my soul, coating my bones, circulating</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">my low blood count.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yes. Its that serious.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I also want a creative way to express what I am grateful for.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So this is perfect.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Okay. the gratitude challenge rules. drumroll please.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Im so sure youre doing a drumroll in your pjs right now)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I AM GRATEFUL. for your fingers drumming or the sound you are making in your head.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">HEAR THAT HAPPY FAIRIES?? Another statement of gratitude.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rule 1. I can do day 22 on day 6 if I want to. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its my challenge, I can do it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b>non-sequentially</b></span> if I want to.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rule 2. Feel the spirit of the challenge... if I see something I am grateful for. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Bust out the Canon or iphone- its a free country.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rule 3. Have fun. If it feels like a pain in the butt. Dont bother at the moment.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">WHEW. Now this is my kind of challenge.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You know what... while im on this "Im an adult & "can change the rules" kick.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Let's lose the word challenge.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Actually, let's just give it a better name...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">From hereon forth it shall be called the </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Be still my heart. His smile does some sort of magic on me. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oh Sunshine... on the beach...a bestie <i>Miss Seana...drinking in the rays while </i>her babe <i>Miss Charlotte...</i>sleeps peacefully. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oh where to begin. This is me and my brother James. I just met him. Isnt that crazy?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here we are... ballet on the beach- no biggie. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">James, his girlfriend- Jesse, my brother Ray and I played on the beach for hours.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Jesse had never seen the ocean- which blew my mind. So I was all, get in my car! were going on a road trip!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We went straight here and spent four hours on that beach.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And you know what? I can truly say these were with the exception of my wedding day and the births of my children...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">they were the best hours of my life. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You cant tell from this photo but James is quiet, reserved, serious. He is kind. So kind. With a smart sense of humor that is more for him than anyone else... like its not on display.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And he tries hard not to laugh. Like when I say to Ginger... Dont you dare smile...! and the corners of her cheeks start to move up and she cant decide whether or not to give in or fight it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So James gets this smirk and its all I can do to not start treating him like my toddler and tickle him until he laughs.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Which would be weird. To be a 22 with an older sister you just met 48 hours prior </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">start to tickle you. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> The way all of us were that day, free, peaceful but full of life... It was God Given. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its so difficult to explain but I know that to be true. After this day we all had a pretty rough time dealing with all the extras that come along. I havent talked to James... not intentionally... And Ray and I had a bit of a falling out, that broke my heart. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But... We'll always have paris.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Better yet, Well always have Zuma Beach.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I Am SO GRATEFUL for My BROTHER JAMES who Was Willing to dance with me and My BROTHER RAY who I had never seen giggle and Smile so much in all my life. I AM Most definitely GRATEFUL for the way we put aside all the confusion of the past and ALLOWED OURSELVES TO BE FREE.</b><br />
<b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Free to dance, Free to look dumb. Free to be silly. </b><br />
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Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-34377793559561084842011-10-07T13:08:00.000-07:002011-10-07T13:08:28.922-07:00Fancy a Funny?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I know I've already done a random post this morning,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I dont know why I felt the need to say that...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">like Im breaking some blogging commandment.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">dumb.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Anyway, I found the Fresh Prince link and this link </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">via <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">A Cup of Jo</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Her friday links are always great.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/pictures-taken-at-exactly-the-right-time">25 pictures taken at exactly the right time</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">They all made smile and laugh in my head...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">but this one was the winner for me...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Laughed out loud, scared my dog, and Im still giggling.</span>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-67613132233406940892011-10-07T12:53:00.000-07:002011-10-07T12:53:35.482-07:00The story of the Prince of Bel Air<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">jimmy fallon||as neil young||as will smith</span><br />
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<br />Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-9314423628095375672011-10-04T02:20:00.000-07:002011-10-04T02:20:49.947-07:00just laugh, even if it is dumb.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Whenever I start to feel sad...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I get awesome...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">no thats not how it goes- is it?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">whatever that doogie howser quote is.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Is that even how you spell Doogie's last name?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And that's the wrong show reference.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Raise your hand if you have followed anything you just read.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Okay, two of you. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Let me start over...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Whenever I start to feel sad, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It's the most reliable website on the internet </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">in terms of finding stuff that makes me laugh or smile.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In the past five minutes,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A scene from "Between two ferns" which is my fav.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its a little show thing in which </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Zach Galafanaskjhdkjfbbvdhkis interviews celebrities on funny or die. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And I die- it's so funny. As you can see from above.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This isnt so super funny, but it made me smile.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">AHAHAHAHA. That's just funny.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">four. (counting in spanish was a dumb idea)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Big Smile. I adore him. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Finally Fivero</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">HA! what the?? So many people have actually typed this question into google, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">it comes up second.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And why would you have to google that?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Because it happens a lot and youre starting to feel bad?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Or because you were crying and someone farted and you dont know </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">whether or not to be mad at them.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Most likely because in a random conversation you said, "Its rude to fart when someones crying."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And your significant other replied, "No, its not."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And then you said, "Yes it is... google that shiz."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Truth be told... I did just google it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I was wrong about all three scenerios.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Now tell me, you dont feel the least bit tempted to google it?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-90750680544476689202011-09-30T02:25:00.000-07:002011-09-30T02:25:51.519-07:00Not Forgotten<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><img height="640" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=44f3089b99&view=att&th=132b9659818ab32d&attid=0.1&disp=inline&zw" width="451" /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I love this talk by President Uchtdorf. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As a mother, I find myself continually being surprised by</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the blessings of this divine calling, as well as</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the Incredible Responsibility I have to love and nurture and guide these children of mine.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The joy is greater then any joy I have ever known.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And conversely, the pressure is unlike any other I have known.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And with the territory come sacrifices, heartaches, guilt, and</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">exhaustion both physically and emotionally.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But knowing the divinity of my role, gives me reassurance</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the Lord is always with me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">which brings me Peace- an invaluable resource.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Now if I could just tape that message to every wall of this house,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I love the way the gospel places value on Women.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Especially now that I have children.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I want Ginger to grow up knowing She is a Daughter of Heavenly Father,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and He loves her, with "an infinite love".</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I want Oliver to be a man of worth and integrity</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and to see women the way our Father in Heaven intends him to.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To respect the divinity within every one of them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">{Which reminds me to pray for the woman that does have my </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sweet Oliver's affections...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">may she be as perfect as possible.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">just kidding. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">sort of}</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And when the day comes that Ginger or Oliver may</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">be carrying a burden so heavy it engulfs him/her...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He will know, He is not forgotten. Heavenly Father knows him</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and has prepared a way so that he may have that burden lifted.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She will know, She is not forgotten. Heavenly Father knows her </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and has prepared a way so that she may have that burden lifted.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And you know what? I hope that for you too.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">when the day comes that You may</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">be carrying a burden so heavy it engulfs you...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You will know, Your are not forgotten. Heavenly Father knows you </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and has prepared a way so that you may have that burden lifted.</span></span><br />
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Whether you are LDS or not, a mother or not,<br />
You should listen to the words and testimony of President Uchtdorf.<br />
It is such a positive and powerful message.<br />
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Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-21561974943998632682011-09-27T09:14:00.000-07:002011-09-29T00:13:47.489-07:00Oliber<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/commercialcase/6189361334/" title="oliver bath by Casey & Alexis Treese, on Flickr"><img alt="oliver bath" height="1024" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6155/6189361334_260438b5bc_b.jpg" width="192" /></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I just want him to be a baby forever. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He makes me sing church songs in my head. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Thats how much sunshine he brings to my soul. </span>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-69226292105437274592011-09-22T01:25:00.000-07:002011-09-27T09:15:04.873-07:00secrets of superheroes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you have a toddler or have had a toddler</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">you probably understand the great contradiction </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">these little creatures pose.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I mean, they are quite bothersome, aren't they?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And yet, I cannot imagine my life without this beautiful, bothersome fairy, I call Ginger.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/commercialcase/6171831086/" title="photo by Casey & Alexis Treese, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="photo" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6171831086_b15cb80f10_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Warning... I just took my sleep meds</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and Just so you understand the frame of mind Im in...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Im currently listening to this:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rock Steady. Its what happens when someone wants you so much, and you didnt get it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The other day G brought a tape to me and </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">asked, "Mama, What's this?" </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A piece of me died that night when I realized she'd never realize the glory of</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So we called it an accessory and I moved on with my life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You know that crazy, awesome, adventurous, super fabulous life I have</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">wherein I make things like this to pass my time...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Isn't she lovely?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ginger makes me laugh and smile and feel loved every day.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Every morning, I can count on going to wake her up and hearing her saying "oh my butt"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Like shes just realizing she's naked. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And for the next 30 minutes, She is known as, Ginger "iwanna" Treese.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Because all I hear is, "I wanna color, I wanna eat. I wanna watch Shark Tale. I wanna Eat. etc. etc.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She's naked. Still.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And her hair is wild. Like Crazy "just escaped from the insane asylum" Hair.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And she is ocd about her clothes. random things like if it feel like their should be another button...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">she loses her mind. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If I try to put on a cropped sweater... ABSOLUTELY BANANAS.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">HateS it. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Empire waists... not into them. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Maybe thats why shes always naked because clothing stresses her out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The other day I had my headphones on and was lying down in corpse pose meditating.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">no for reals.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">How else am I supposed to stay sane?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When all of a sudden she jumped on me, I opened my eyes to see her crazy excited eyes </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And she yelled MATERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I threw my headphones off, swooped her up and ran downstairs just in time to get out the door</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">so we can wave to Mater and they can give us a little honk </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and make Ginger's day. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And she throws out compliments constantly.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Ooooh I like your nails." "Ooooh those shoes are gorgeous." </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And she gives credit where credit is due...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the other day, I power cleaned the house while she was napping, and when she woke up,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">as she was walking down the stairs she goes, " Oh my goodness. Look at that. Its gorgeous."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"You did that Mama, Im so proud of you". </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Not a man in sight would look twice, but that little 2 year old sees everything.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">kinda scary.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But the most wonderful thing about Ginger is her thoughtful beautiful soul.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And every night I tell her a secret, its always I love you accompanied with a</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">compliment. Then Ginger tells me a secret. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For three weeks its been. " I love you and I like your coloring"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But do you know what her secret was today?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"I love you and youre a superhero."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Then I died.</span><br />
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<br />Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-75160637528918301482011-09-01T23:25:00.000-07:002011-09-27T09:15:28.544-07:00Free Night<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And so far Ive accomplished so much.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I swear I have a to do list a mile long...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and as soon as I have the time; Im like</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Quick someone demand something of me!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Im so lost. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Currently Im watching that documentary, Babies.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So much nudity. What is this rated?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">No but really, Ginger would love to be an african babe...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">All they wear are accessories. No clothes, just awesome necklaces.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Last week I had acupuncture,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">this week I missed my appointment.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I just felt so out of wack since my first session.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I've been super low on patience and my body hurts more then before.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I have the worst back and neck pain. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And occasionally I have to rig my poses around Oliver</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is always fun because he gets super excited.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And when he's excited his legs go bananas.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So downward dog is usually accompanied by a kick to the chest.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">screwed up my chi. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oh if you only knew how monumental this was. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is the one Im thinking of buying him...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oh Speaking of Yoga... seven paragraphs above...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">95 years young!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My mom is so amazing. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yes it says, "thinking of you."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yes I bought it from the hospital gift store.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And yes, Oliver did almost poke his eye out with that and it had to be taken away.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">He was not too happy this night.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">His teeth are coming in with a vengeance.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And whats a post without this dollface/wierdo?</span></div>
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Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-6025372478103288072011-08-27T12:42:00.000-07:002011-08-27T12:46:59.046-07:00Oliver<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/commercialcase/6086685598/" title="edit2IMG_0175 by Casey & Alexis Treese, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/6086685598_a667d40b18_z.jpg" width="458" height="640" alt="edit2IMG_0175" /></a><div>
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<br /></div><div>Everyone needs an Oliver in their life.</div><div>He's amazing.</div>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-18741654699860364762011-08-19T01:00:00.000-07:002011-08-19T01:52:55.115-07:00Because I must<span class="Apple-style-span" >Sometimes you have to just put words on something.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ill say this most obvious statement.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I am having a really tough time with life right now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >But Im determined to walk out of this a winner.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Im not sure that sentence makes any sense.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >so gratitude cultivates happiness and</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >acknowledging the good helps you notice more of the goodness.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I also heard that a stress free vacation on the beach is nice too... </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >At any rate, heres the goodness;</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Milano Mint cookies- which I love, but my dad doesnt care for- strange.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Go Girl energy drinks... Mmmmm so good, but embarrassing to drink in public</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >because inevitably some stranger says, "You Go Girl"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >which is nice but it makes me feel so dumb every time. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >My family memory game that I am making... it's turning out to be pretty fantastic.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Much to my surprise.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >thrift store books. I love only paying a dollar for a book.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Photoshop. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Netflix on my phone. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Kindle on my phone. Im currently reading Maine- by Courtney Sullivan- so far I love it,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >even if I only can squeeze in five minutes of it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >pictures. Old ones, new ones.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >My children are steller sleepers. Thats a beautiful thing. And I know Ive said that before.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >But really, beautiful. They fall asleep easily and they sleep soundly. I like to think of it as Heavenly Father's gift to me; lest I go completely nuts.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Probiotics.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Oliver's smile. Its amazing. Oh and Oliver in pj's. And Oliver's face when he hears Elmo's voice.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >And Oliver's hearty laugh. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ginger and her gingerness. She can draw an e and an i - on purpose. she never wears clothes, random things like her saying, "Oh, for goodness sake" or "youve got to be kidding me." and her compliments, she's forever complimenting... " I like your earrings" "You made this! Good job Mama!" "Oooooh gorgeous", and the way she sometimes refers to me as sweetheart or pumpkin. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Okay, its late and I have a busy day tomorrow full of super exciting things like errands and paperwork.</span></div><div>
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<br /></div>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325062953132037200.post-41677911094438533032011-08-13T02:44:00.000-07:002011-08-13T02:56:53.899-07:00Dont come here...if your looking for optimism.<div>
<br /></div><div>May I vent? Thank you.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I hated today.</div><div>It was just a bunch of busyness, mixed in with ridiculousness, mixed in with tears, guilt and anger</div><div>and there you go.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>And Im so tired of days like these.</div><div>The ones that just come and go and you realize</div><div>there is just so much more to life than all of this.</div><div>And the only person I can hold responsible for the way I live this life is me.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Theres just so much sadness going on and it gets to be consuming.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>But ugh, Im over it. I need to buck up and start saying, to hell with it...</div><div>Im doing what I can do better the situation, thats all I can do, I need to let go of the rest.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>easy peasy right?</div><div>off to bed. tomorrow- a new day. another chance.</div><div>well what do you know? a smidge of optimism.</div>Alexis Treesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10326073498834027804noreply@blogger.com2