This is Tanner. Perhaps that’s not his best side. Tanner is my friend, almost like my little brother. We have a funny connection to be able to carry on a conversation exclusively in movie quotes – one of my favorite past times. We love lots of the same nerdy things including the TV show Community.…
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Celebrating Self Image
Nothing has the potential to derail my self image more than a four year old constructing my Mii avatar. Am I the only one who has dealt with this? My sweet friend, Valor, wanted to play many Wii games with me during our visit and he would not allow me to start until he had…
Celebrating Airport Friendships
I’m awed by how quickly I can connect with someone when we have a shared goal. And it doesn’t even have to be a large goal, a lasting goal, or a life goal. I bonded with a friend over a flight destination. We were both booked on the ill-fated flight to Orlando which was cancelled…
Celebrating Delays
I have a decision to make. I can be angry or grateful. It’s up to me. I’m currently sitting in the airport after a flight cancellation, delay, and re-routing. I will not be to my final destination for eight hours with a layover in between. And I’m okay with that. I am choosing to view…
Celebrate More
Adulthood doesn’t always lend itself to celebrating small accomplishments. Childhood, on the other hand, DOES! I used to celebrate, and be celebrated for, learning to write a new letter, sing a new song, perform show and tell, and perhaps the pinnacle of celebrating that occurs in childhood, but not in adulthood… using the potty! Could…
Monochromatic Pride
One of my little friends colored a picture for me last week. She labored on it with diligence and focus, using the one marker currently available to her. She laid on the floor for steadiness, stayed within the lines, went over the desires sections again and again until, in her eyes, it was perfect. She…
An Authentic Imitation
This is genius. A talented singer performs songs in the style of other singers. She’s good. Spot on. And it’s a joy to watch and listen to. I’m totally impressed how she can change pitch, stance, gestures, facial expressions and trills to mimic famous people. But my favorite is when she sings as herself. She’s…
Valentine’s Day
It comes every year. But I’m never quite prepared. Valentine’s Day is rough for me and I’m not sure why. It’s just one day. I know I’m surrounded by love. But it is not in the way I most want. I have family and friends who send me cards and gifts and think of me…
Elephantine Ineptitude
I consider myself a crafty person — in all senses of the word. But recently I was upstaged. Bamboozled. Perplexed. By an iron on elephant. A friend of mine, Sierra, commended offhandedly that she would love to have an elephant. (I believe this was after taking her nephews to the circus as she does not…
Tears of Overconfidence
My lunch made me cry. We’re talking, all out –tears streaming down my face, snot escaping from my nose, unable to see through the haze — cry. I saw the sign. It had “HOT” stamped across the box, but my eyes were drawn more to the “Clearance” sticker and thought I’d take a stab at…