O.K Kelly

Kelly,
You are correct. I just read your quote that you sent me from C.S. Lewis. You know, loving is a HUGE part of life. Without love, nothing good would exist!! I appreciate you sharing this quote with me that somebody shared with you. Thank you!

"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable." ~ CS Lewis


See, this is a great quote! I wouldn't want to know life without love, but sometimes I just don't want to be hurt! I am not always this pathetic. I just generally love love love wayyyy too much!

Thanks Kel!
J

I didn't realize?$%^

I did not realize how long it has been since I have written. I suppose there has been a lot going on. Let's see, since the last time I wrote, I have been on two really nice trips! It seems as though they were very relaxing, but it is amazing how quickly you forget how relaxed you once were.

Mexico was a blast!! Oustide of the missed plane, concusion and Montezuma' s revenge, everything was great!! I then took a girl's trip! What fun! Can't even begin to describe it!

I guess I found myself at the computer tonight looking up random blogs and then decided to write one myself. It was crazy to see how long it has been since I have written. The reality hit me: It is ALSO crazy to see how I have neglected many things in my life. I guess I have been too wrapped up.

It really is not like me to throw all of my eggs in one basket, but it seems lately like that is what I have done. Well, it is time for me to pull myself together and do a better job of dispersing my eggs. I usually don't even put all the same colors in a basket but it feels like I might have done that too! The time has come. One basket gets way too comfortable and it decides to break b/c it is tired of holding all of the eggs. On top of that, if you put too many eggs in one basket, then they begin to smell! YUCK!!

The question: How do you explain to the eggs that it is time to shuffle around. I know it is comfortable to stay where they are, but alas we must shuffle!
LET THE SHUFFLE BEGIN MY FRIENDS!!!!!

There are lots of different colors in that basket b/c there are lots of different pieces to me. Do you ever wonder if a basket just can't handle the eggs? I wonder that. The eggs are to perfect and good to be true! So.... the basket just decides it doesn't know what to do and it stops doing what it once did.... HOLDING the eggs correctly! Is there a correct way. I think so. I know for a fact that eggs can be extremely fragile and so you can't just rip the basket out from under them. You have to be gentle. Eggs can be tough if needed as well.

This is a ramble.... and as some of my east coast friends say: They love it when I ramble. You know what? Sometimes I can't help the ramble b/c then it eventually comes out!!!! Well.... time to shuffle away.

If you don't understand any of this blog... that's cool. For many of you, it is not meant to understand! I actually discovered my feelings about this through an episode of Sex and the City! It was a great one! I adore and appreciate many of the topics those four girls discuss!

Well.... sleep tight my friends!!!!

Hugs to you all~
J