spinning

i was thinking today about who my worst enemy is. considering myself a rather peaceful person, i am happy to say i don't have many people in that category. it ended up being a toss up between cindy mackow, my childhood best friend who was actually evil, or Joyce, my former CE director at the church in Bowie, who was legally insane, in my opinion. either one, i would not wish panic attacks on, which i suffer from. i can only explain them as feeling like you are spinning and drowning and unable to breathe. ok... maybe i wish them on Joyce... i kid...

juicy

for all my fashion friends out there you will appreciate how beautiful this picture is. it's stunning actually. brings a tear to my eye. for my less fashionable friends out there, juicy couture is a high end designer and as the tag proves i got a $139 sweater for $19 this evening. and that... is just fabulous.

candle

i was looking at these pretty candle holders i have in my window today. i bought them in sweden about 9 years ago and i just love them.

sprouts

whenever i see sprouts, i think of my friend Miranda. she was one of my best pals at north park university and i remember we would make sandwiches with bagels, turkey, cheese, mustard and sprouts and then eat them on the fire escape of her apartment, which had a great view of downtown Chicago. sprouts just add the perfect crunch and taste. so tonight when i bought some and added them to my sandwich for dinner, i thought of her.

writting

like an idiot, i agreed to give the sermon one week at my church. so today i have been working a ton on writing it. eeek! nervous! it reminds me of college a little. i have known that i have been preaching since february, but i just started writing it today. ahhh the memories. but at least i still have a few weeks before the big day. i can't say the same for college papers.

mick

ok, this is just funny to me. my friend scott's christmas gift this year was a year subscription to rolling stone magazine. i was enjoying the most recent copy and randomly placed a few bobby pins on the magazine when getting ready and found one of the pins resting like this on mick jaggers lip. made me laugh.

john

as some of you may be aware, i have an odd relationship with john lennon. for about a month and a half of my life, john lennon was in every single one of my dreams. every. single. night. this happened when i was in college (about the time i was losing my mind trying to finish my senior thesis) and ever since, i have been fascinated with him. this has lead me to be a giant beatles fan, as well as his solo career. i agree with some of his views on peace and love but there are things john and i don't agree on. either way, he's a part of me, good or bad:) here is picture of him doing what he did (arguably) better than anyone else.

fan

i would like to introduce you to my very best friend from the months may to september, my fan. my apartment is un-airconditioned and this little fella helps me cool down, especially after a workout or when i am trying to sleep. i can't imagine what i would do without it.

thank you Mr. Gershwin

Life is just a bowl of cherries So live and laugh, aha! Laugh and love Live and laugh, Laugh and love, Live and laugh at it all!

procrastination

grrrr. darn my internet connection, its been down all weekend but appears to be back to normal. so anyway, here are a few pictures i took at my parents house as a way to procrastinate writing the sermon i was supposed to be writing. enjoy.

outside

today i spent the day at my parents house where i washed my car, read, wrote a little and just rested. it was SO beautiful outside and it was nice just to be quiet. i got a LITTLE burned but nothing bad. stinkin sensitive skin...

jen

Today is my sister Jennifer's birthday. a lady doesn't reveal another ladies age so i won't post it here. but regardless i hope it was a good day. this is picture, i think, from a christmas where jen and i were in her room to make room for everyone in the house. love those matching blankets!

harbor

i work with a youth group which we call "the harbor" and tonight was our last youth group until the fall. we played our absolutely favorite game called bucket ball. there are NO rules to the game except you can't move the bucket and your only job is to get the ball in the bucket. you can throw the ball, kick it, run with it, pass it, tackle and there are no bounds. its BRUTAL but they are obsessed with it. here's some pictures
of my little lovelies.

plant

God help us. I bought a plant. I am NOTORIOUS for being the kiss of death for plants. Plants that I have been told are impossible to kill I have killed, repeatedly. but i have kept the plant my friend Hilary gave me alive for a whole year, so i am hoping my plant keeping abilities have improved. lets hope so.

cookies

tomorrow my friend Hil is coming over after dinner so i thought i would make some chocolate chip cookies. i had to try one of course... just to make sure they turned out ok :)

scanner

i have spent the majority of my day today scanning pictured of my childhood into my computer. here are a few of my favorites so far.

here's the beginning of my love of accessories.


4 generations of dickerson women.


candy on easter morning... yummy!


a kiss for my grandpa anderson


fun on the merry go round

scanner

dad

happy birthday to my dad today! this is a picture of me and dad and grandpa anderson at the duck pond and the back of the picture says august 1979- which means i was 16 months old and dad was 34!

finished

so, as i reported yesterday, my once white t shirt has now become blue and green... without my hands being dyed this time. it's a miracle!

rit

meet my old, good friend... Rit dye. as a former camp arts and crafts director- this stuff was my saving grace during the summers. i love the stuff -even though, no matter how careful I am, i always get some on my hands. i noticed the other day while folding clothes that I had a big ugly ink stain on a white tshirt so i bought some dye to transform my shirt. results to follow in the days to come.

tulip

i know that i have posted a picture of tulips before, but i couldn't resist posting a picture of these beautiful red tulips i found at the grocery store. and red tulips are my MOST favorite flower in the world. so here you go!

bars

tonight i made a little treat for my office. my best pal Erin got engaged over the weekend and will be back to work tomorrow so i thought as a little celebration who wouldn't love raspberry crumb bars!

cleaning

today was a day all about cleaning. i have been super sick lately and just wanted a day of scrubbing and cleaning to try and get rid of all those nasty germs. i don't know how much good it does, but i feel better, which is what counts i guess :)

romeo + juliet

I don't care who you are, if you don't cry... or at least get a little teary... at Romeo and Juliet you are made us stone. I finished reading the play last week, cried my eyes out and decided to watch the movie (with Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio) and once again, cried like a baby. SO sad but SO good. way to go William Shakespeare, you are a pretty good little writer.

pepperoni bread

don't get me wrong... my mom is a wonderful cook. there are many many wonderful things she makes. we always had lovely dinners on thanksgiving, christmas, easter and birthdays, and still do. but few foods make me think of my childhood more than pepperoni bread. this may sound strange, but it's true. if my mom or dad were at the store and there was pepperoni bread on sale they would get it every once in a while and it was the BEST. such a treat! i saw this pepperoni bread at the grocery store the other day and just couldn't resist it.... my childhood self just couldn't pass it up!

soul patrol!

tonight i saw Grease with my Mom downtown at the Palace Theatre. it was wonderful and had American Idol winner Taylor Hicks as the "teen angel." good times! as a member of the "soul patrol" it was a pleasure to see him live!

jewelry

jewelry. a girls best friend. i am finally getting to the point of being old enough, that my jewelry box is not just filled with $1 earrings i bought at the mall, but actually some really nice things. some lovely birthday gifts, some hand me downs, and a few things picked up along the way and they all live in this jewelry box that my Grandma got me for Christmas many many years ago.

mama

today is mothers day which is all about appreciating your mom, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and all the women in your like that lead and guide you. i am lucky to have all these people in my life, but the biggest shout out today has to go to my mom. (who i accidentally wrote happy birthday to in her mothers day card... gotta love those meds ;) here is a pic of me and my mom before i went to prom in 1996. neither of us look a day older. :) love you mama.

raspberry

if i were forced, i would have to say my favorite fruit is the raspberry. sometimes i think its blueberries, sometimes mangos, sometimes strawberries, but nope... i always go back to raspberries. they are just perfect


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soy

have you ever had soy nuts? i LOVE them and highly recommend them for snacking or a salad topping. you're welcome.

cinco de mayo

happy cinco de mayo to you.. since i am not attending any fiestas this year to celebrate i thought i would post a picture of when i was in Mexico with North Park for a mission trip. this was on a night off when we were playing family feud. good times.

view

this is the view from my living room window. how lucky am i?

new toy

i have a new toy. meet my brand new singer curvy sewing machine with 30 stitch settings. plan on next christmas for some homemade sewn items. ain't she purty?

friend

i am still under the weather today, which is no fair on a saturday! i swear Flicka knows when i am sick. she is always cozy with me, but on sick days, she's just extra sweet.

tea

nothing like a nice cup of hot tea to make you feel better. i am a bit under the weather today but hoping i feel better tomorrow:)

nature

oh nature. what could be more beautiful and lovely. to quote the famous poem, "i think that i should never see, a poem as lovely as a tree." oh PUH-LEASE. this time of year nature means one thing- allerigies. i have been sneezing all day because of these dang trees.... still... very pretty.

shakespeare

i am in a constant search of something good to read. i went through a bunch of the classics and the big name that was always daunting to me was William Shakespeare. oooooooh. scary. however... i found these fabulous books called "no fear shakespeare" where on the left side of the book is the original text and the right side is in modern text. i still read the original but the other side can just clarify a little. so far i have gotten through Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear and am currently half was through Richard III with a stack of other classic waiting for me. is it cheating, maybe a little, but it has helped me conquer my fear of Shakespeare, so who cares? :)

enemy

as i have stated before, i love my apartment, love it! except 1 thing, my heater. i have no control over it so it is either red hot or ice cold. and it makes a HORRIFIC loud banging at all hours of the day but very randomly and sporadically. oh well, you take the bad with the good i guess.

frosting

i was just in the mood for baking tonight so i decided to make iced sugar cookies in an attempt to cheer my office up a little. truth be told, anything with frosting on it would make me happy, but bright colored frosting, EVEN BETTER.

anthropologie

(sorry i have been away, my internet has been acting up.) good weekend, a little sleep, a little cleaning, a little reading and a little shopping. saturday night my friends took me out for my birthday (only 23 days late! :) ) today i went to one of my favorite stores in the world, anthrologie. they sell really unique clothing, jewelry and home accessories and found this excellent display. the shirt was on sale but the skirt was made of paper. i just loved the way it looks, reminded me of Paris actually.

earth

happy earth day!