Golden_Tea's Xanga

Monday, November 19, 2007

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:10:20 GMT

good gracious.

somebody say something fascinating.

so i can pretend i still have friends who still say interesting things.

(thinking of opening a theatre again... it's scary to think of a hope so deep, but i cant seem to control myself out of it)

thanksgiving with the fam in a few days.
good thing to.
i'm starting to forget how hairy my brother is, how italian my sister-in-law is, how crazy my sister is, how ornery my brother-in-law is, how lovely my neices are, how happy my nephew is, and how great it is to eat pumpkin pie in someone else's living room.

thanks God - for all of the above.

the busy to-do's of life

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:17:38 GMT

seem unimportant in comparison.

and yet they are so daunting.

and yet they are unimportant in comparison. to Life.

and yet I struggle between the demands of one, and the gifts of the Other.

moneymoneymoney. evilevilevil. It really does cause me strife. having too little. having too much. having just enough.

I'm tired of fighting the world over something unimportant.

Let's fight the Real fight. [will I sacrifice one for the Other?]

Friday, August 24, 2007

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:13:49 GMT

for those of you who are still lame (like me) and read xanga... and I haven't called because I'm a terrible friend and never call anyone...

I'm engaged to be married to Mr. Andrew Bird.

and it's absobalylutely fabulous!

secret secret....

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:14:57 GMT

shhh... dont tell. ;)

home sweet, diarrhea?

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:03:08 GMT

I'm back in the states.

much more to come.

ding-a-ling-a-ling

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:52:36 GMT

quite a large news development:

I will not be returning to academics this fall.
I have been offered an incredible job at my church- training to manage the front desk, a full-time position with full health benefits, good money, paid vacation (this is an actual job - a completely new concept to me) and taking what I love to do to the next level!

I know I know... many will fret and worry "you'll never graduate!" and indeed, the worriers may be correct in their worrisome words... but this is what I want to do right now, and I feel really good about it. It fell into my lap (something that I completely credit to God), at a time when I was really struggling with the decision to return to school - what to major in? why would I got into more debt? etc. etc. - and I have such a peace about this change. I plan on leaving my heart open to finishing my degree at some point, whether it takes 10 years of night classes, or two years of total focus, but I am not depending on that as my only choice for my future. I love to learn, and I will continue to teach myself and further my mind, even when I'm not in school.

I am so excited about this, I cant even fully express it!

Please be praying for me, this IS a huge change and I'm still in shock! I cant wait though - and I cant wait to see what God has in store for me!

ALSO: I'm leaving for Ethiopia on the 26th... 8 days... wow.... PLEASE be praying for me - I'm starting to get really nervous/excited about everything - this is going to be such an incredible growing experience, and I'm eager to see how this changes me... in and out (hopefully I'll be tan, bwahaha)

i love all of you.

prayer. please. thanks.

little miss what?

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:53:03 GMT

Miss North Carolina, Miss South Carolina, and yes, Miss United States herself stayed at the hotel this weekend.

just thought that was news that maybe someone would find exciting.

cause I didnt.

they just stood around talking about how they couldnt each carbs after 4pm because of aledged "thigh problems".

they were all really skinny.

end story.

in other news:
i'm hacking through the emotional thicket

happy undependence day.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:08:20 GMT

so today is the fourth of july.

I bet most people dont even know what it's about (especially down here - ie: the southern regions... it's just and excuse to get drunk and blow things up I'm pretty sure.)

and all I wanted to do today was run around to very public places and read the petition to end the independence of the united states very loudly. just to slap the man in the face.

but I do like fireworks. and I'm about to go see some.

with the fam. and the man.

I have a man now, have I mentioned that enough lately? a man, yeh, that's right.

take that, america.

but I do like sparkly fireworks. even if the rockets red glare meant freedom from monarchy. I'm a fan of monarchy. and dowries. I think we should bring back the dowry. Andy wants some cattle.

apparently time for a midlife crisis...?

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:03:23 GMT

a funny thing happened tonight. someone said they thought I was probably about 24 years old and when I chuckled and said, "no, I'm just now turning 21 in a few days," they turned bright red and proceded to profusely apologize for their blunder - "uh, oh man... sorry! well, it's because you seem so mature! yeah... uh, sorry..."

I guess I'm getting to be the age when people guessing I'm older than I am is supposed to be insulting? I didnt realize I was quite there yet, so really, it was just funny and awkward.

I suppose I still have the feeling of being the "youngest"... I've always wanted to feel older than I really was (mostly so that my two older, totally rad, siblings would find me to be totally rad also)... and now I suppose it's supposed to offend me when people think I'm older than I am... I'm at the prime of life, eh? this is as good as it gets, eh? welll... I'm not so sure about that, and I'm actually looking forward to getting old and feeble... at least in some sense I am.

I just think it's funny that my sister, who is a good 8 years older (and wiser) than myself, gets mistaken for 17 or 18 and she just loves it... and, when people think I'm older than my age, I'm always surprised and mildly delighted!

strange... I guess maybe it'll offend me soon... who knows?

time... aging... death...
these are all such trivial things... and trying to evade them or change the quality of them is merely "chasing after the wind", in no uncertain terms.

have good lives, dear ones. may they be long and full of many days of growing older.
I'm glad to be.

(I mean, come on, in a few years, I could be growing babies!!)

good things.

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:13:15 GMT