Word to the Wise

so, i'm someone that loves food. really. i. love. food. but, yesterday i decided that i would get on a 4 and a half hour flight sans food. you see the last time i ate, pre-flight, was lunch at about 1-ish. i got on my first flight at 6:45, landed and walked in long beach california and immediately boarded the non-stop to jfk.

my poor nutrition choice has had some pretty sweet consequences. these include dehydration and abdominal soreness; like the kind you get when you workout really hard and it hurts to laugh or cough. yeah. awesome. lesson learned.

also, a great(by great i just mean long, not really exceptional in anyway) reflective post to follow-will include pictures.

so i started this blog a while ago. i've updated it a couple times but haven't really said anything about it. here's a link http://thestoryofmymothers.blogspot.com/

p.s. a life update will soon follow.

Revision of The Letter

Dear 2010,

i'm sorry i was so rude earlier. but you got me back, we're even, k? you've been really good otherwise, so thanks. i know that great adventures lie ahead, i'm excited.

so, lets be friends.
sam

"wHo sHoT yA?"

in Da b3ginin' tHeRe wAz On3 O.G.

It's Show and Tell

i finally uploaded some old pictures:

this is my good friend meddy, from high school. we went out to diner in chinatown. best night in NYC ever! Chinese for diner and cannolis for dessert. i love NYC and i love meddy. you can really see how mature we are.

this is from last year's trip to pocatello. my friend r here has more athletic ability in her pinkie than i have the power to think about.

this is a picture i took this past week. it was one of the most stressful days of my life. but i got to spontaneously hangout with my mom which we haven't done in forever. its a cool picture though.

this is from last year's trip to slc. i love this picture. my friend k, took it. fyi, im the one on the left.

okay, now it's your turn!

A Letter

dear 2010,

please don't suck. your pal 2009 was pretty good, but, you should strive to be better. try and reach your full potential, k?

thanks,
your new bff,
sam

Christmas

i wish i could blog about the "real meaning of christmas" as some of my fellow christians like to call it but, alas, christ was born in april.

however, this year, like the last, i spent it with some of my favorite people. they are fellow chocolate fiends, needles to say it was a great evening. filled with serious as well as light hearted conversation.

they have a young daughter who is about 2 years old. this year they have gone to great lengths for the whole "santa scheme". they set presents under the tree after she went to bed. they placed a thank you note (for cookies and milk) on top of a plate of cookie crumbs. they even left a glass with "milk residue". it was adorable.

while we set up her "bigger" presents (which included a tricycle and make shift kitchen, both cuter than any that i have ever seen) i had a moment.

in my family christmas wasn't a really big deal, for a lot of reasons. but, i never really knew what i was missing until today. though, the idea of this hoax at 20 years of age is a little silly, part of me thinks that it might have been nice to have something a little magical and inexplicable to believe in. so, in this magical moment, influenced by the spirit of christmas, i decided to add something to "the list of things that i may want in a future husband". i think it might be nice, for me and my future children (emphasis on future...distant future) to have someone who is captivated by christmas. there is a sort of magic that comes with it all and i think i would like to have that in my home. there is something to be said about the excitement it brings to parents to have a "good secret" to keep from their children. even these two most practical parents, had a twinkle in their eyes about the presents they set out for their lovely little girl. i don't have it, so i guess he will have to bring it.

i hope your day (no matter what day it is) is filled with magic, love, and light.

merry christmas.
s