Look!

how freaking cool are these pins?!!?

i got them as part of a package i received from deb, along with a cute alaska cup, an alaskan candy bar, and an awesome compilation cd of power songs she made for a group of strong, surviving women called the circle girls.

there is something really really good in the air when music just falls into my lap. this past week i was triply blessed with music (selected lyrics from each below).

on the same day that i received deb's package, kori gave me a compilation cd that he made for me. and some watermelon. sweet, juicy melon & great music...does it get any better?

then last night kori's friend jason just hands me the new wilco cd which i am listening to as i type and absolutely love.

non-musically, vinda gave me some herbs that she grew...basil, oregano, parsley, cilantro, and some thyme in a zip-loc labeled 'time' :o). she cracks me up. when i saw it i said to her, "hey, you gave me time...i always need more of this!" yeah, we are dorks.

thanks to deb, kori, vinda, and jason for the gifts. i can't tell you how much they meant to me and helped me make it through the week.

physically, this week has been a combo of good and bad as i have had unpredictable alternating moments of each. i feel good some of the time, but then the next thing i know i feel all weak, shaky, and incredibly tired.

i had to leave work early yesterday even though i felt fine in the morning. it was good to be home where at least i know i can lay down and rest anytime i need to. that is exactly what i did yesterday...for two hours straight.

i'm glad i did though because obviously my body needed it, and also because it allowed me to go to a surprise gathering for kori's birthday.

today was spent at home trying to stay cool, resting, and listening to my new music.

tomorrow i will be making some amish friendship bread (thank you, shell!), and then going to mom & dad's.

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
(from Circle Girls Power Songs)

Sometimes you look so small, need some shelter
Just runnin' round and round, helter skelter
I've leaned on me for years
Now you can lean on me
And that's more than love, that's the way it should be
Now I can't change the way you feel
But I can put my arms around you
That's just part of the deal
That's the way I feel

I'll put my arms around you
I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow

Protection

Protection - Massive Attack
(from 'Kel's Mid-Year Mix '07')

One day we'll disappear together in a dream
However short or long our lives are going to be
I will live in you or you will live in me
Until we disappear together in a dream

Please don't cry
We're designed to die
You can't deny even the gentlest tide
On and on and on we'll be together yeah
On and on and on
We're going to try

On and on and on - Wilco
(from Sky Blue Sky)