A Little Meal Time Humor For Your Tuesday Afternoon

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I was going through my old emails today and I found this little gem from my amazingly articulate father... Enjoy!

Dearest Melissa,

It has come to my attention that I have not the slightest idea what you would desire to tempt your pallet while you dine at our humble table.

Only you can remedy this fearful dilemma. The cats have made some suggestions but I've tried to explain that you have never gotten into a diet of fresh insects, rubber-bands, and other assorted things they find delectable.

Please help solve this towering imbalance in the universe.

With humble anticipation,

The Bearded feeder of the flock (do cats come in flocks?)

Quarter Life Crisis???

Fortunately not yet! But considering that today marks my quarter-century milestone, I feel like one should be coming on pretty soon...

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Fortunately I have lots of friends who will help me be a whole parade to make it all better!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I'm Trying Winston!

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It's been a very very very long time since I pledged to beef up my stamina and harden my willpower when it comes to making myself be active. Read: over a year a long time.

Epic. Fail.

Well, I'm trying again and this time I may finally have a chance to be successful.

I joined a gym.

A gym that includes monthly weighing and measurements... I had my first weigh-in today and boy was that motivation to keep coming!

I also have a sticker system and I give myself a star every time I work out. I already have four! Yay for me. I may even try to work in a reward system... maybe I'll buy myself something nice if I go x number of times in a month??

Let's see how often I go with just stickers for motivation.

For now, I'm just trying to follow Winston's advice and Never, Never, Never Give Up (at getting fit).

Happy Leap Day!

At least not for another four years...

Here's hoping that this leap year brings amazing things for all of us!

Annnd you know what else will never come again? This post! That's right, for anyone who's keeping score, this exciting entry is number 300 for Glass Half Full. Who knew I'd be able to keep it up so long? Here's to another 300!

You'll Always Be In My Heart Grandmommy

Over the weekend I spent some time in PA checking out my cousin Emily's new apartment (so jealous) and in NJ just hanging out with Jenny and her family (aka my second family).

Anyway, Emily is moving right around the corner from where Grandmommy and Grandaddy used to live, so while I was in that neck of the woods, I took the opportunity to take a little trip down memory lane. It was a lot of fun, especially since I got to share it with the other side of my family.

Today would have been Grandmommy's 98th birthday and I'm feeling particularly reminiscent this year after seeing her house again and remembering all the good times we had there.

Happy Birthday Grandmommy! I love and miss you ♥

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a happy holiday season filled with food, family, and of course SNOW! 

(how else are you going to build an igloo?)

Needing Some Encouragement...

I'm seriously lacking the knowledge to finish my final exam and research paper... 

Here's hoping those voices start whispering in my ear before 10 p.m. tomorrow night!

Midterm Misery

Or maybe just my midterm.

I'd forgotten how much I don't like tests...

Can someone please remind me why I went back to school again???

I Wish This Worked.

Wedding Bells

My cousin Megan got married yesterday. 

It was beautiful.

I wish her and Nate well.


Pictures will be coming soon!

Sometime I feel like a real failure in life. Then my papa helps me feel better.

Thanks.

Yay For Birthdays!

Make that "Smile, I was born!"

T- 43 minutes until I've been alive for almost a quarter century for a whole day.

Crazy.

I feel old.

It's Starting!

Well my journey my not be a thousand miles, but starting this summer/fall, I guess you could say that l'll be on a journey to the rest of my life.

Today I got a big envelope in the mail from GW! It wasn't the official "you've been accepted" one, but it was a quite hefty informational packet for new graduate students, so I guess my deferment worked and I'll really be going back to school this fall.

I'm terrified.

But so excited.

When There Are No Words...

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On Saturday, two friends of mine lost their father.

I cannot even begin to pretend to imagine what their family is going through, but I can, and will, continue to keep them in my thoughts and send my love in their direction. Please do the same.

Happy Momma's Day!

Every blade of grass may have one angel, but I have so many more...
Thank you Momma, Grammy, Grandmommy, and my aunts for being my angels. 

I love you all ♥

Hey Noah... Can I Borrow Your Ark?

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It's been raining allll day. Like biblical, never ending, pouring, flooding rain. It's the kind of rain that even ducks and fish dread.

Today on my way home I drove through the hardest most opaque rain storm I've ever experienced. There were times when I literally could not see out my windshield, despite the fact that my wipers were going at about 70 miles per hour and my car was only going 5. It was scary...

I definitely should have just pulled my car over to the side of the road and just danced in the rain.

Eat Dessert First

Especially on Pi day.

Happy 3.14 everyone!

Third Time's a Charm... Hopefully

I tried last February and failed by April. I tried again over the summer and it lasted about two weeks. And I may have mentioned that I need to do it last week. Well folks, I'm trying again. I'm donning my party pants, reviving my virtue, and restarting my daily treadmill regimen.

That's right. I'm finally trying to get fit again (well more like for the first time... I'm pretty sure I've never been truly fit). So far I've been running/walking 2.5 miles a day for almost a week, attempting to eat better, and hopefully I'll get my act together soon and find myself a killer ab routine to do.

Look out for the healthier, skinnier me coming soon... or at least before I'm 80.

I hope.

I'm Resolute.

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Along with many other things like getting back in shape (HA!), removing the spare tire that is currently stuck around my waste-line, and curbing my spending habits, one of my resolutions this year is to worry less.

A lot less.

It's something I seem to do a lot recently and frankly it's starting to stress me out! So, here's to a stress and worry-free existence... starting....

tomorrow.

Merry Christmas World!

I'd say this is a pretty spectacular toast. I raise my glass to you and yours and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!