delight in life

resolved.

Bring it on, 2008. I am so ready.

peace out, 07.

2007 was a big year for me.  Lots of learning the hard way.  I learned - the hard way, of course - that learning the hard way is the best way to grow.  So, lots of growing accompanied the learning.  I am good with that.

I am very excited about 2008.  I know it's going to be good because 8 is my favorite number to write.  I've always liked August for that reason - I get to write little 8s on my papers all month long.  It's going to be like August times twelve.  Excellent.

I'm also pretty stoked about this little project.  You should check it out and join in.  Even if you're not a "scrapbooker."  If you like paper, if you like making things, if you like being creative, you should do it.  It will be fun.  So let's go.

the modern yin & yang.

A few weeks ago I painted my nails a bee-yoo-ti-ful rainbow of colors.  The next afternoon I was riding in Molly's car with my Starbucks in my lap, and I looked down and saw this awesome yin-yang:

Cool, dude.

the wrap up.

(No pun intended.)

One of my favorite things about Christmas is all the traditions. Being so far away from my family most of the time, I really look forward to coming home and experiencing Christmas "the Eggers way." So on Christmas Eve, we went to our church service, which was beautiful. We came home and cooked up some delicious nachos + guacamole.  Yum-o! We made a giant mess in the living room. Excellent.

We spent Christmas Day at our friends' house, eating and laughing and of course, playing Twister.

I sincerely hope your Christmas was as fun and filled with love as mine was!

lovely

My mom made this little tree and it is one of my favorite Christmas decorations.

(I made those candles!)

it's getting crafty up in hurr.

So, I'm home.  With no school.  No responsibilities.  And lots and lots of time.  What would you do?

I'm making things.

Gift tags:

Paper maché bowls:

and candles:

And there's still more to come!

• paint the paper maché
• more candles
• attempt crocheting again
• more gift tags
• chocolate covered pretzels
• and of course, scrapbooking.

Dude, I love the holidays. :)

where the love light gleams

Lately it's been a really big deal to me that I'll be graduating in three semesters.  That seems like a very short amount of time, and I've sort of been panicking a little bit.  I guess it still is quite a while - 18ish months - but still.  There's an alarm in my head that goes off semi-regularly, blaring "NO TIME! NO TIME!"  It doesn't have an off button, only a snooze.

It doesn't help that 2007 seemed to zoom by, faster than any year of my life so far.  I feel like 2007 cheated a little and only lasted six months instead of the standard twelve, although if I really think about it, so much has happened that it has to have been a regular-length year.

So since I slipped and hit the Warp Speed button somewhere back there, I am trying especially hard to appreciate the slowness and familyness of my Christmas break.  Even when it's kind of hard.

Tonight, I am grateful for my sisters.
(Christmas Eve, 2006)

as in, "He was simply trying to put an egghead gloss on his Humpty Dumpty mishegoss."

Word of the day: 

Mishegoss: n. slang.  Crazy or senseless activity or behavior; craziness.

Cool word, cool sentence.  (from this column.)

it's kind of like a baby tuba.

I am really, really excited and so proud of Chris right now.  He sent in an audition tape for an euphonium opening in the US Army Field Band last week and today he found out that he's been invited to DC for a live audition!

(The rockstar himself is in bright blue.  The guy scarfing onion rings like it's his job is Hiram.  Hiram also got invited to the audition!  Go Hiram!  And "that guy" in the back is my friend Tony, who didn't submit a tape but who also happens to be a killer euphonium player.)

Anyway.

Euphonium jobs don't come around very often, people.  Maybe once a year, or at the most, twice, and there's always 100 people auditioning for the same job.  So this is a really big deal.  Go Army!

And before you ask, this is a euphonium.  Here are a whole bunch of euphoniums, with their fearless leader:

brrr

New banner in honor of the fact that it got down into the thirties and stayed there yesterday!

Three cheers for happy new coats and warm cozy scarves.

Fifteen cheers for today being my last day of finals!  Happy December 11!