Georgieism #1

Oh. Deah. Lawd. She has this penchant for licking the toilet.

I think it's time for me to run to Pet Smart to pick her up a doggie toothbrush.

She's Growing....

I took Georgie out for a run earlier this evening along the Camden waterfront and will wonders ever cease?!?!?! She ran along side me the entire time and did not do her usual game of "jump and catch the leash".

My baby's growing up. I'm such a proud mama!

Interesting...

This post is going to be somewhat cryptic and those who read this blog will have no idea what I am talking about. But that's alright. I guess there's nothing wrong with a little mystery, right? Just need to "muse" out loud, or for a lack of better words, type out my thoughts. I'm taking a big risk here.

I've made an interesting discovery over the last few months and I'm curious. Why? Why so curious? Is there some sort of encouragement needed? An opening? If so, then I am open. But cautious. With time and much prayer I could soften up, open up.

Did I really just type all that out? It's what I've been thinking in the last little while. So there, I've said it. The ball is in your court.

Six Years Ago.....

I can remember the morning of 9/11 all too clearly and the chaos it incited all over the east coast. It was around the time of my "one year anniversary" of living out here in the east coast. I remember sitting on my bed late that night, listening to the traffic going over the Ben Franklin Bridge, located behind my house, and wondering if the terrorists had plans to bomb the bridge. This bridge was apparently a target and so I was somewhat paranoid that it would explode in the middle of the night while I was asleep. But with all that said, as I sat on my bed late that night I penned down my thoughts, prayers, and feelings in my journal about what transpired on that fateful day.

September 11, 2001

I really don't know where to start. Words cannot even being to express the grief I am feeling over this catastrophe. All I can ask is why? This day will definitely go down in history and I need to somehow record it: my thoughts, my feelings, and my reaction.

When Judy came into the library this morning at UrbanPromise, anouncing that 2 commercial jet liners flew right into the twin towers, I was stunned. Then panic set in that I didn't know what to do. All of us staff at UrbanPromise were all shocked. We all crowded into the library, watching CNN - the horrific chaos. Then the news of two other hijacked planes crashing: one at the Pentagon and the other just outside of Pittsburgh. Oh Lord, the monstrosity of this event has affected this whole nation. Have mercy on this country Oh God. Have mercy on the families who lost their loved ones on the plane, in the World Trade Center, and at the Pentagon. Father, I believe your hand is in the midst of this chaos. I know in my hear that you have a greater purpose for all that has transpired in the last 16 hours. I pray for the safekeeping of this nation. I pray for this nation's leaders as they decide on what measures to take. I commit to you President Bush as he takes on the enormity of this terrorist attack. Please give him wisdom and I pray that he will turn to you in this time of need.

Father I have hope in You and a peace that you will turn this around for your glory.

Remember. Always.

Dumb Ass Moment #8

So it's been a while since I've written about one of my idiotic moments and after what transpired tonight, I figure that there is no better time than the present to share about one of my infamous Dumb Ass Moments.

Tonight, when I arrived home from work at around 9:30 PM, I realized that I left my keys inside my house. And of course my roommate, Irishgirl, wasn't home. And OF COURSE, when I called her, she did not pick up her cell. I called her multiple times in this almost scary manaic, stalkerish manner. I ended up waiting for about 45 minutes until she finally called me back. Irishgirl had turned off her cell phone, OF COURSE. I was so pissed off and really wanted to take it out on someone, IE. Irishgirl, but yet at the same time knew that it was all my fault. During the time I waited for Irishgirl to call me back, I ended up waiting at my next door neighbor's place, A&M's, who so graciously put up with me for the duration of my wait.

How did I do the dumb ass thing of leaving my keys in the house? I took Georgie out for a walk last night and attached my house keys to her leash, only to forget to take them off the leash and attach them back onto my regular key chain.

I am a certifiable Dumb Ass.

Happy September!!!

So I'm taking the "slight" hint from my friend Amy, under the guise of "Jesus", and writing a new post. Yes it has been a long time coming and I am a self-proclaimed, certifiable, lazy-assed blogger. There. I admit it.

Seriously though, the last few weeks have been relatively busy and so I took a hiatus from blogging, of course much to the chagrin some friends, *cough*Amy*cough*. ;) August consisted of hanging out with good friends, taking Georgie on long walks along the water front, nursing Georgie after getting her fixed, and spending some quality time with my aunt and uncle who flew out here to the East Coast for a visit, and taking part of the Extreme Makeover Home Edition's "MOVE THAT BUS" finale in East Camden. Yes, I saw Ty and ogled at Ed Sanders. Go ahead, be jealous.

Hello Ty Pennington!

Imbibing in some "spirits" at a friend's going away party.

My neighborhood's annual block party. Jello shots over-floweth, provided by one of my lovely Puerto Rican neighbors. Let's just say that I was "happy" that afternoon.

Georgie and one of the neighborhood kids, Little "T". This kid lives a few doors down from me and is absolutely in love with my dog. I can usually find Little "T" and his two other siblings waiting around for me and Georgie when I walk out my front door. This kid is a sweetheart!

Yesterday Irishgirl and I went berry picking at Moods Farm in Elmer, NJ. I was in blackberry and raspberry heaven! I think I ate more berries than picked - they were so deliciously sweet, especially the raspberries! This is definitely going to be a yearly tradition in the summertime!

Raspberry bushes at Moods Farm.