don't really have a whole lot on my mind tonight. it's 11 p.m. and i should be in bed. but i'm not. if i were, i wouldn't be writing this here blog, don't ya know. (where the minnesota accent come from?)
my mind feels as if it has fully recovered from my sleep deprivation (no wonder charlie struggles functioning). however, my body surely has not. maybe it's not the sleep deprivation that's wearing on all my bones. maybe it's just the fact that i'm getting older. yes, 24 is young. i keep telling myself that. my brain hears me. my heart longs to trust me. my body sits and stares. i don't get around as well as i did when i was in college or high school. something about that diploma, i guess.
it's about 25 hours until ncaa '07. i'm planning to head to game stop at midnight to pick up the game. very excited. just wish i were headed to monroe with binni and kyle like last year. ahh, the memories.
furniture arrived yesterday. furniture situated today. elizabeth and i redesigned our living room, and it's nothing like i originally imagined. for those of you who have visited, the entertainment center has moved from the big wall to the right of the fireplace, in a diagonal. our new couch is in the same place as the old coach. next to the door is an end table adjoining with the love seat. directly in front of the love seat is the coffee table, on top of the rug and lined up with the fireplace. we've also created a "reading nook" on the big wall. when you enter the front door, immediately to the right is the book shelf. behind the book shelf is our chaise lounge, and behind it is another end table. the next additions to the living room will be a couple of table lamps and a floor lamp. for those of you who haven't seen the house before, sorry for the confusion. now you'll just have to come visit.
also, elizabeth's favorite part of the house, while not yet complete, is the dining room. we've eaten at our new 8-person table, while she is very much looking forward to filling up our new china cabinet. the china is at her parents' house. is supposed to be here now. interesting story ...
don't you just hate flat tires? especially when you have something you really wanted to do instead of going to wal-mart to buy a new tire. so after church, we're headed to the grangers for lunch. afterwards, we have a list of projects to complete, including grocery shopping and filling up the china cabinet. changing a flat tire and buying a new one was not on the list. but on highway 28 east, a couple of miles out from the grangers, that chore went right to the top of the list.
what i'm learning more and more every day, though, is that life is an adventure. it has ups. it has downs. enjoy the ride. you only get one of them.
