It's the season of giving thanks, and I often don't express my gratitude towards people enough. The following is a collection of my naked raw feelings of thankfulness.
Mom & Dad - Thanks for allowing me to learn the lessons of growing up and appreciating my independence and allowing me to live my life as I want.
Will - Thanks for the wonderful friendship, even if we parted our friendship, you were truly my best friend through grad school.
Amy - Wow, you were the reason I went to grad school. You are a wonderful mother and I hope our paths cross again sometime soon.
Mel - Thanks for the inspiration and the long chats. I am glad things are working out for you for your graduation.
Chester 05-06 - Holy cow!! I will never forget you!! Staff, you know who you are - I will always have a very VERY special part in my heart for you.
Ben - I am so glad I met you, I honestly can say I miss you. I hope things are going well in Washington, and I really can't wait to see you sometime again, probably in New Mexico or Oregon.
Mark - Man, so many great things were learned from you. You and Christina are like the perfect couple that everyone is happy around.
Amber - Thanks for a great experience at La Salle. I really am glad I got a chance to work with you. Thanks for challenging me.
La Salle Students and Staff - You were one of the main reasons where I am today. Thank you so much! Even though Matt is gone, I always think of you guys and how much time we spent growing up together.
Robbie - Man, am I lucky to have the opportunity to work with you. Thanks for challenging me, supporting me, really being my biggest cheer leader and my best teacher a man could ever need. Thanks for making me a better professional, and more importantly a better person.
Derrick - Thanks for all you do. It has been awesome working with you this year, and I will really miss you as you move on. Thanks for all the care and passion you put into your job.
Carolyn - Thanks for always keeping it real. I always can count on you for telling me the truth and that's one quality I rarely find in people. Thanks for always pushing me to do better at what I do.
Holly - Thanks for always putting a smile on my face. For the mid-afternoon getaways, for the countless dog chats, for the "can't quite walk straight" moments, for every little thing we laugh so hard about. Simply, thank you.
UIC Staff - Thanks for everything so far! I know our relationship is really starting to grow, but I look forward to getting to know each other, and having a great year! Thanks for making me look good all the time!
Todd - Thanks for your company, and friendship. You gave me hope that there is still good left out there. Thanks for your honesty and continued friendship.
Chrissy - Through tough times and good times, you have always been there for me. Thank you for everything. This comment is not enough. Your friendship means the world to me, and I am glad that you are part of my family, and I am part of yours.
Cary - Man, sometimes you are tough on me, but I have nothing but love for you. You always know how to push my buttons, but I know you do it because you care. Thanks Cary!!
Aaron - One of the main reasons I wanted to move to Chicago. I have never met someone with such a gentle heart and a wide open mind! I know you are going places, and you truly deserve every moment of it.
Ed - What can I say. In the last couple years I feel like I have grown so close to you, ironically after I left Philly. Thanks for the long talks and even longer walks and all of the "fabulous" things in between. I can't wait to see you again.
Bill - Thanks for always making me laugh. No matter how low you are in the fantasy baseball standings, you truly have kept it motivating for everyone that participates. I miss talking to you and having all our appropriate and inappropriate conversations.
April - Thanks for giving me the chance. I can't thank you enough. You changed my life and I owe everything to you, and also get to blame everything on you too. I miss you so much, and I hope I get to see you again. I could go on and on about our time, but I wouldn't know where to stop, so I will save it for another time.
Stacie and Kyle - I can't thank you enough. I am not even going to try. You mean the world to me and without you, I am not sure where I would be in life. Even as I type this, I feel like I am about to cry with the sense of happiness that comes over me when I think of you two and how important you are to me. I love you through all our times and I can't wait to see you again. You truly have made me a better person.
Tom - I think I need to invent a word that means more than thank you. Your friendship has meant the world to me, and everything you have done for me has made me grow as a person. Thanks for watching out for me through the low moments and the high times. You truly are an amazing person and I look forward to our continued friendship. Everything that has happened, including the move to Chicago was because of you. Meeting you was one of the best things that has happened to me in my life.
Steve - Uh-huh. You know you are last person. How can I possibly start to describe what you mean to me. You made this transition in my life not only easy, but meaningful. I know we don't see each other as much as we should, but I hope you know how much your friendship means to me. Through the high times and the low moments, in such a short time you changed my life. You were there when I needed someone the most, and you always give me the joy of life. Every moment is a new and unpredictable moment with you and for that I thank you.
Molly - I know you probably will never read this, but thanks for always giving me unconditional love. Even through the accidents, and the long walks to wait for you to do you thang, I truly couldn't have asked for a more perfect roommate. I love you.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Easily Amused?
So, ok. I know I haven't posted things in a while, but seriously, it's just a blog. So, I decided to put a collection of things I enjoy. I hope you like some of my favorites, and I hope you get to know me better.
I like Sunday afternoons when I can lay around with Molly (my puppy) and fall asleep on the couch. I enjoy watching football on TV, but usually muted so I can see what's going on, but enjoy doing other things at the same time. I enjoy reading, even if I don't finish the book quickly. I enjoy going to the movies alone and getting there about 30 minutes early and watch the slide show in the theater, building the excitement till the ultimate fun starts - the previews. :) I like going out to eat, and trying new things. I like going to museums, zoos, aquariums, and garage sales. Yes, I said it, garage sales. I like writing, and sometimes I can't help but wonder if we really can express our soul through writing, or simply our writing becomes our soul. (that ones for you Steve)
I enjoy ice cream. Boy do I ever. I like any form of it, the my favorites are the ones that have peanut butter in them. I enjoy great salads, and croutons are my favorite part of the salad. Sometimes I will even save them till the end to make me happy. I enjoy singing, unfortunate for the world, I do. I enjoy dancing too, again, unfortunate for the world, but I do. I enjoy going on long roadtrips, fortunate for the world, I don't drive. But, I am an excellent backseat driver. I love exploring new things, and traveling to new parts of the world and seeing new things. I love meeting new people, but only if it is on a smaller scale, and not in big groups. I love piano music, and love it even more if they can sing while playing. I love people who can play acoustic guitar. I love it when I go camping and people can play the guitar and sing by the fire. Speaking of fire, I love BBQs too. I love to start the fire. I love that song standing outside of the fire by Garth Brooks too.
I love going to tower records (even though they are closing) and finding CDs that no one owns and trying to keep them a secret before they get too popular. I enjoy those listening booths at record stores as well. I really enjoy buying new music as well, all kinds of music, from rap to hip-hop, to jazz to pop to rock to dance. I enjoy going downtown and just people watching and making up stories for people. I like to get lost in downtown sounds and lights and be part of the city and enjoy the scenery. I like going into department stores and looking at things I can't afford. Speaking of department stores, I enjoy finding good sales too. I like buying new shoes, and I like shoes that are somewhat on the obnoxious side. I like to be unique and I feel that it shows my creative side. I love creative things, and consider ikea to be one of the most creative places. I LOVE ikea. I like CB2 as well. I would love to someday have the ikea design team come in and design my kitchen.
I really enjoy architecture. I love big huge tower constructions, as well as unique Franklin Lloyd Wright like houses. I like exploring new places and finding new hole in the wall places to eat as well. I enjoy Italian food, Mexican food, Japanese food, Korean food, who am I kidding, I like any kind of food. Shepard’s Pie is one of my favorite things, next to Sushi. :)
I like to play sports, I enjoy softball, tennis, basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, pretty much any sports I will try at least once. I like to stay active. I love to play strategy stuff too, and love thinking about the game as a whole, and someday I would love to be a manager or a coach of a team. Speaking of team, I love the Olympics, I love to watch cities compete with each other to try to host the Olympics. I would love to be on a team that tries to bring the Olympics to a city as well. On Sundays, I love going out and playing softball with my friends, I love my friends. Softball is the main way I have met my friends, and I absolutely adore them. I am not sure how my life would be without my friends. Since I am not very close to my family, my friends are not only something I enjoy, they are valuable to me. I enjoy going out after a game and having a beer, and getting to know people in more than just softball ways.
I like long walks, late night food, sleeping in, waking up early, walking the dog, working out, being lazy, and pretty much anything that is important to being a human. I enjoy dreaming big, and putting myself out there and living in the present. I like to be inspired, and I like to inspire people as well. Speaking of inspired, I am posting one of my favorite clips from youtube as well. Just click on the word "Easily Amused?" on the title line (select the user from the video and you will find something else special Aaron, Tom and Steve). This inspires me, and wish I could play the piano like this, and sing like this too. I found this clip on a lazy Sunday afternoon while I was laying around with Molly (my puppy). I enjoy things that make full circle, and ironically, football is on TV, still muted. I hear the city below me, and I feel happy that I am living in a wonderful city.
Dream big, worry little. Todd, things will get better, I promise. :) Good things happen to good people....
I like Sunday afternoons when I can lay around with Molly (my puppy) and fall asleep on the couch. I enjoy watching football on TV, but usually muted so I can see what's going on, but enjoy doing other things at the same time. I enjoy reading, even if I don't finish the book quickly. I enjoy going to the movies alone and getting there about 30 minutes early and watch the slide show in the theater, building the excitement till the ultimate fun starts - the previews. :) I like going out to eat, and trying new things. I like going to museums, zoos, aquariums, and garage sales. Yes, I said it, garage sales. I like writing, and sometimes I can't help but wonder if we really can express our soul through writing, or simply our writing becomes our soul. (that ones for you Steve)
I enjoy ice cream. Boy do I ever. I like any form of it, the my favorites are the ones that have peanut butter in them. I enjoy great salads, and croutons are my favorite part of the salad. Sometimes I will even save them till the end to make me happy. I enjoy singing, unfortunate for the world, I do. I enjoy dancing too, again, unfortunate for the world, but I do. I enjoy going on long roadtrips, fortunate for the world, I don't drive. But, I am an excellent backseat driver. I love exploring new things, and traveling to new parts of the world and seeing new things. I love meeting new people, but only if it is on a smaller scale, and not in big groups. I love piano music, and love it even more if they can sing while playing. I love people who can play acoustic guitar. I love it when I go camping and people can play the guitar and sing by the fire. Speaking of fire, I love BBQs too. I love to start the fire. I love that song standing outside of the fire by Garth Brooks too.
I love going to tower records (even though they are closing) and finding CDs that no one owns and trying to keep them a secret before they get too popular. I enjoy those listening booths at record stores as well. I really enjoy buying new music as well, all kinds of music, from rap to hip-hop, to jazz to pop to rock to dance. I enjoy going downtown and just people watching and making up stories for people. I like to get lost in downtown sounds and lights and be part of the city and enjoy the scenery. I like going into department stores and looking at things I can't afford. Speaking of department stores, I enjoy finding good sales too. I like buying new shoes, and I like shoes that are somewhat on the obnoxious side. I like to be unique and I feel that it shows my creative side. I love creative things, and consider ikea to be one of the most creative places. I LOVE ikea. I like CB2 as well. I would love to someday have the ikea design team come in and design my kitchen.
I really enjoy architecture. I love big huge tower constructions, as well as unique Franklin Lloyd Wright like houses. I like exploring new places and finding new hole in the wall places to eat as well. I enjoy Italian food, Mexican food, Japanese food, Korean food, who am I kidding, I like any kind of food. Shepard’s Pie is one of my favorite things, next to Sushi. :)
I like to play sports, I enjoy softball, tennis, basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, pretty much any sports I will try at least once. I like to stay active. I love to play strategy stuff too, and love thinking about the game as a whole, and someday I would love to be a manager or a coach of a team. Speaking of team, I love the Olympics, I love to watch cities compete with each other to try to host the Olympics. I would love to be on a team that tries to bring the Olympics to a city as well. On Sundays, I love going out and playing softball with my friends, I love my friends. Softball is the main way I have met my friends, and I absolutely adore them. I am not sure how my life would be without my friends. Since I am not very close to my family, my friends are not only something I enjoy, they are valuable to me. I enjoy going out after a game and having a beer, and getting to know people in more than just softball ways.
I like long walks, late night food, sleeping in, waking up early, walking the dog, working out, being lazy, and pretty much anything that is important to being a human. I enjoy dreaming big, and putting myself out there and living in the present. I like to be inspired, and I like to inspire people as well. Speaking of inspired, I am posting one of my favorite clips from youtube as well. Just click on the word "Easily Amused?" on the title line (select the user from the video and you will find something else special Aaron, Tom and Steve). This inspires me, and wish I could play the piano like this, and sing like this too. I found this clip on a lazy Sunday afternoon while I was laying around with Molly (my puppy). I enjoy things that make full circle, and ironically, football is on TV, still muted. I hear the city below me, and I feel happy that I am living in a wonderful city.
Dream big, worry little. Todd, things will get better, I promise. :) Good things happen to good people....
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