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| 11.24.05 (8:18 am) [edit] |
The snow stopped!The last few days have been all realted to snow. Driving back from the DC area with Amber, we hit snow (from a ... to a blizzard) in every state except Illinois (and maybe Indiana). Amber is sick, so we stayed at a hotel in Ohio along the way. I have to say that Pennsylvania and West Virginia are some of the most beautiful places in the country. Amber drove then, so I really got to soak it in. I drove yesterday for 11 hours, and if I were older and less healthy, I probably would have had a heart attack. There were a few bad accidents and road construction, (not to mention it being one of the busiest traveling days of the years) and I couldn't help but think of the poor sould who, in trying to escape the coastal area a few months ago, ran out of gas on the highway, because traffic was so bad! We didn't run out, and the time it took us wasn't even double what we figured, so although it seemed awful to me, it probably wasn't. On perhaps the opposite end of things: Aaron and I broke up. We had taken a week off, because we were arguing and not getting anywhere, and we thought about our relationship, etc., and I didn't conclude anything- just that things could work, but we'd need effort for it to (for any relationship), and I was dying to think what he came up with, but considered that breaking up was a possibility, so when he did, I was surprised, but not as much as I could have been. Probably because of prayer and God, I felt at peace about it immediately, and still have that for the most part, even though it does hurt and is confusing. Because of the way Aaron worded it, I don't feel inadequate- like there's something wrong with me and he's found someone better. I'm not going to convince someone to like me or stick with me, unless we're married, and if I had to do that, I definitely need strong friends to support me. Who knows what the future holds? I'm not worried about it. Everything happens for a reason. (I think I sound stronger than I feel right now. . . but no time to dwell- I've got a ham in the oven!) |
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| howling night |
| 11.16.05 (5:55 pm) [edit] |
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The first snow of the season fell here today, and I'm wearing a snowing sweatshirt to honor it. The wind is howling out, and was whipping past the moon last night, so I took a series of photos in one minute. The clouds and sky were much more aswesome than this 'videon' but maybe you can get a feel for how fast-forward it was, MOON |
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| unnumeral colors |
| 11.07.05 (1:14 pm) [edit] |
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Here is a taste of the Midwest autumn: Freshly fallen leaves- representing color, not the vast amounts of varieties of trees and local neighborhood trees:   What appears to be a burning tree, hidden by a pine:  I can't get over leaves. The biggest ones I've seen were in Elliot Park in the Twin Cities and my great-grandma's front yard in Chicago. Leaves are just one thing that make me stop. I've attempted many pictures of leaves this fall while in the car, but these are among the few that turned out. As I walk around, and I see the lighter sides of trees on a summer day, I think about how difficult it would be to capture that with a paintbrush (though I've tried). When I see a rainbow of colors on the ground all from one tree, it's totally fascinating. Not even the millions of colors some computer programs have can capture what is already in nature. |
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| ZH |
| 11.05.05 (4:57 pm) [edit] |
There have been too many gaps in updates, so I'll attempt to go back in time. . .  This brings me back about 3 years, to a time when Okah Mocha Going back before even then, I just moved away for college January of 2002, and that first semester was a big one for me- losing my great-grandma, and boyfriend- the former to death, the latter to fate? There were good times, though, and the beginnings of Amber- just no official roommate. Hope was my first roommate (I had one for almost a week when I first started school- she spent all her time with her boyfriend, who sang in the stairwell- and she did his laundry). I think roommates sure can be a blessing in many regards, like having to work through issues like TALKING!! hurray!!! and cleaning and keeping us knowledgeable of where the other is and doing what. In a way, I think it helps the future spouses because we have experience dealing with issues- unless you're me, and are more of a turtle, ducking away from issues, trying to keep a thick shell. . . So Okah Mocha took place in Z-House, the mens' honors dorm. In a room upstairs with students who made coffee drinks and served them in coconuts, but not for profit- I don't think they ever broke even :( . But there were good times had, and music, and as a people-watcher myself, I very much enjoyed it (it happened once a week). I like Z-House a lot, although I can't say I know what's become of it. Some of my best times at school were just sitting around talking with friends there, or hiding in the basement. I can't say it smelled good, but when you're an introvert like me, and love people, but need a break from them, yet live on campus, a quiet spot is ceratinly welcome! That was one of the benefits of living in the library for 2 years. As for the last couple of months, it seemed like they'd been going exceptionally well until the last couple of days, when it seems like maybe I've just been kidding myself. What is reality? Are my perceptions valid? I'm happy to be involved in the church, and that's been one of my biggest blessings lately. I'm also dying to quit my job. While it's cool to meet people from everywhere (in a mall, and people worldwide apparently shop there?)- I'd rather be the one initiating it, as in going to their countries. But part of me feels that since I haven't done it already, maybe I never will? Z-House rules and represents change, ideas, and excitement to me. |
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