Hockey

O Canada!

Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,

The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Courageously saying that i cheered for Canada, and even sang their national anthem with them,

Lauren

And I'm...

...feeling food.~!


Ah, the flu has passed and i am onto solid food. Yes! Don't you love it when that happens?


Im still olympicing it up and loving EVERY MINUTE of it! Ah! When Evan Lysacek defeated Plushenko, my eyes brimmed with tears of joy. It was wonderful. Absolutely beautiful.


Oh, and then to watch Canada's first gold medal win... i stood for that national anthem. it was wonderful. 


I have tons of thoughts running through my mind, but am not feeling like typing right now, so possibly more later~!


Courageously eating solid food,
Lauren

I've been hit...

...by the flu bug that is. Im thankful to be feeling better today, but yesterday was awful. i woke up in the middle of the night just sick. sick. ive only been that sick once in my life, and it was not fun.


i called in work sick. i slept as much as i could but lacked because of achy muscles and joints.
i did end up eating one full can of chicken noodle soup. and drank water. and club soda.


i went to bed. took. a sleep aid. woke up feeling so much better. i slept in a little. showered. and am now eating food. solid food. im so thankful for food.


here's to feeling better. the olympics (tonight is totally going to KICK!). and sleep.

My Life

every night. from 7-11. i will sit. in front of the tv. and not move. i will eat there. i will cry there. i will laugh there. 


hearts will be broken in defeat. spirits will be lifted in triumph. all will be done in the name of the olympics.


please join. every night. NBC. it will be. your best friend.




courageously (yet slowly) bringing the blog back,
Lauren

Friday Musings

It is 7 o' clock on a Friday evening, and i am sitting at Barnes & Nobles in the mall eating a mediocre pretzel sandwich, and drinking delicious coffee. 


I am killing time before I attempt to go to the 10:10pm 3D showing of Avatar. I havent decided if im going to actually make it... i still have 3 hours to decide.


I thought about going to my sister's and crashing there, but she has a headache. bummer. 


Instead I am listening to Andrew Bird while people watching.


Behind me sits a guy surrounded by books. In front of me sits 3 people, one of whom seems to be rather strange... ah well. 


To my right there are 2 men giving the barista their order. Well, i should say one it waiting atiently for the barista to take his order. 


There are people walking around browsing through the multiple magazine racks. The titles are "Sports, & Transportation." Sounds interesting enough.


My day has been a pretty uneventful day thus far. I chatted with my old youth pastor this morning and that was wonderful. I needed that chat. Am looking forward to chatting with him again later this week!


My BFT (Best friend Taya) and her boys get back tomorrow. I cannot wait. Im dying. I am super pumped to cook, eat, lounge, laugh, cry, hang out with margaret, and end it with a hopefully dreamless sleep in the spare room. I will head off to the big city tomorrow night to greet them at the airport. I told them i would make a sign. i need to work on that...


Ugh. My awful pretzel sandwich is staring at me and taunting me. Why did it have to be so not good? I was hoping for something great and filling. Oh, it's filling but its a super heavy filling. Not quite what i was looking for...


So far since i have been back i havent run into too many people that i know. i kind of like it like that. im not ready to integrate back into society yet. Especially since you Minnesotans do not appreciate my Tuffs.. Ugh. When i rock the skirt with the boots, people look at me funny. i do not enjoy it. So if you see me, please do not laugh at my boots. I will probably cry. and be offended. and that is not ok.


Well, im thinking about maybe packing up the computer and walking the mall. Maybe walmart... i have a few things that i need to get. That and it will be a great time killer~!


Courageously blogging about spending my friday night alone,
Lauren


PS: i have never wished that i was at work so much in my life. i miss my old job at CS...

Check this out...

Well, i have to admit. i have not done any more of these, and i apologize. 


Here is another blog on my dashboard that i would love to highlight for you~!

My aunt, Sharon, and her husband are in the process of adopting a little girl from Ethiopia. Actually, the adoption went through, but i guess you will just have to go Following the Way Home to learn more about their wonderful family, and the journey that they have been and are currently on. 

On a sidenote, today is a day of multiple things going on. Taking my sister in law into mankato, then back, then off to watch my nieces and nephew back in mankato, then killing some time, then possibly off to Buffalo Wild Wings (YES!!!!) before I go see the 3d showing of AVATAR at 10:10pm this evening. Wow! Talk about a day!  And on top of that, we're in a winter storm warning. say WHAT?! This is crazy... 

Well, off to find something productive to do~

Courageously verbalizing that i wish i was still in Juneau,

Lauren

PS

... im wearing jeans for the first time in a month. i'll let you know how it goes~