welp, i would like to join matt in saying
"i feel like i fell asleep and woke up in ohio today"
because this has been our first gross rainy day.
(2nd time for rain-which was really only a light mist for an hour...)

but, my day is bright because of bob (barker, that is!)
and the countdown is now only 3 days!!!!
i will reiterate this question to those who haven't asked it yet:
is it wrong to pray to get on the price is right?
the answer is no.
God will give you the desires of your heart.
therefore, He probably put that desire in you anyways,
so to pray to get on the show would be to pray for His will!
hee hee! ;)

today i received the new sixpence album from my soon-to-be sister in law, emily--YEAH!!!
sweetical-i am listening to it as i type!
i read a sad interview of leigh nash (lead singer) who stated that she didn't know what to think about God (as in His existence/divine plan/control, etc.) since 9/11.
and in response to this, i ask, where have you been? have you ever read the world section of the newspaper? has nothing bad ever happened to anyone else in the rest of God's creation? what about genocide and dictatiorship and oppression, etc. around the world? the horror of september 11th wasn't a new thing to the world, and it certainly wasn't a new thing to God. let's not be as self-centered and ethnocentric as we are always being told we are.

enough of that rant-their music is still SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

you're in my heart
i can feel you beat
and you move my mind
from behind the wheel
when i lose control
i can only breathe your name
--sixpence

quote from the other day:
(and he said this with a totally serious face, full of passion)
"i hate being sick! i just want to be WILD and FREE!"
-apparently, his father wouldn't let him play outside when he was sick. bad dad! don't you know your son just wants to be wild and free?

going to pick michelle and ryan up from the airport tonight for 8 FUN filled days!!!

out-
tracey
(p.s. the shirt i will wear for the price is right is going to say, "pick me bob, my middle name is plinko!")

best thing to happen today:
my oldest and dearest friend (for 22 years!!!), michelle ho, called me today.
the first time i saw her was in mrs. gardener's kindergarten class on the 2nd day of school.
we were in the library and we were walking in circles
(who knows why? i was four, people!)
around a big round library table and we were giggling.
then, i said, "do you want to be my friend?"
(just like my mom taught me)
AND SHE SAID YES!!!!!

and there goes the story. now we're both married, she has two of the cutest girls in the world, except she's in new york and i'm here in california. also, she always used to share her snack with me. i usually had something annoying and healthy like carrots or grapes, and she always had YUMMY stuff like american cheese slices or oreo cookies!!!
ahh, to be in kindergarten again....

speaking of kindergarteners, did i tell you folks what i heard one day coming from outside my classroom? well, the kindergarten classroom is right next to mine and they hang their backpacks on the wall right next to me, so when they're packing up at the end of the day, i always hear the most interesting things! the other day it was: "what does YOUR penis look like?" of course i was DYING LAUGHING but i composed myself and went out and spoiled all their fun! apparently, this is a phenomenon with this class--it is about the third time this year the boys have been in cahoots with their little friends!

and not good thing to happen today = migraine headache for me :(
but it's okay now. i loaded up on advil and coffee and i am at the fuzzy head brain trauma stage right now.

matt just came home so we're going to eat some teriyaki chicken-yum!
bob barker countdown: 4 days oh my i can't believe we're going to win a BRAND NEW CAR!!!
tracey

well here i am
don't know how to say this
only thing i know
is awkward silence
your eyelids closed
when you're around me
don't shut me out
---saves the day

yes, i went to my first SMOKE-FREE concert in california!!!
i actually enjoyed it and stayed for the whole thing!
and i wasn't in pain last night or sick today--what a relief!
also, the venue was cool and his voice was as fresh at the end of the set as it was in the beginning. i must say that i was impressed and saves the day exceeded by expectations.

funniest quote from a fellow teacher today:
"I'd be too scared to be up front [on the price is right]. probably because i've never really been able to 'get' the price is right."
whoa. there's not really much to get, but okay!
speaking of which, bob barker countdown: 5 days.

off to take care of laundry, dinner, cleaning, and fun christmas list making for matt!
tracey

listen to this:
i applied for my CA drivers license long before matt (august) and i still have not received it. so i wrote them a letter (because they have no humans answering their phones) and they sent me another temporary paper license in the beginning of october. included was a handwritten post-it note that said, "if you do not receive your drivers license by november 4th, please call us"--yeah, call your recording and talk to it? well, needless to say, i still have no license and i am slightly ticked. my ohio license isn't valid here now (they punched a hole in it when i applied for my new one) and the bouncers are giving me a hard time getting in places. we'll see if i get in to saves the day tonight.
hopefully that will be a yes on that one.

so don't don't don't lets start
this is the worst part....
tmbg

besides that cranky business, it was another perfect day!
i love where i work and i love what i do!
i can't believe it is real!!!

dumbest thing coming out of my mouth this weekend:
in response to ken, heidi's husband, saying he found an exoskeleton on their miniature schnauzer, i said,
"an exoskeleton of a SNAKE????"
yeah, on a 12 pound dog. it just wrapped itself around the dog and shed its skin--DUH
apparently an exoskeleton of a tick, i found out later...

welp, i've got to get going to the show
farewell,
tracey
bob barker countdown: 6 days!!!!

welp, i'm back everyone!
looks like most peeps in the family were slacking on the blogs this weekend, except justin.
matt had a monster entry--did anyone else notice how he went on and on about the great weekend and then got to the part where he picked me up from the airport and said, "thus marked the end of a great weekend." ?
hmmmmm.....

well, i had my own great weekend with such a wonderful friend, heidi.
when i arrived in cleveland, we went straight to dinner at the cleveland chophouse--such a yummy meal! and great atmosphere, too. we went back to her condo in boardman, ohio and talked until we fell asleep.
on saturday we went to the williams center for health and wellness, the chiropractic practice she and her husband, ken, have started. totally cool and decorated in all ikea furniture and decorations!!! i got majorly adjusted and feel so much better--no headaches since then!
after spending 4 hours walking around target, looking at things, and laughing our heads off, we made some dinner, drank some wine, and went down to heidi's art studio to paint vases.
on sunday we blobbed around and listened to music, had our own church and worship time, thanks to ken's guitar playing and mine and heidi's delightful singing! then sadly drove to the airport to scoot me back to california. so sad to leave but one of the best weekends of my life!!!!

so here we are on monday.
we had the most beautiful, perfect day today.
i love living here-it is such a dream come true!

three day weekend this weekend-woohooo!!!!
bob barker countdown: 7 days!!!
later everyone-
tracey