In not Of

Nothing says "Not of this World" like a giant sticker that says "Not of this World" plastered across the back window of your brand-new full-size lifted truck. Or maybe I'm just jealous.

Well....

It's been a while. Not that anyone cares, since no one even knows I have this blog. But, there are legitimate reasons for the long absence.
REASON ONE. I went on a little trip. To Ohio. And Tennessee. And Arkansas. And Missouri. And Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and on through to the golden state. Which it is. Golden. My sis was headed back to California from Ohio for the summer and didn't have anyone to drive home with her, so I generously (get me out of Bakersfield) offered to go, sent the bill to the folks, and had a grand time. Nashville literally had country music on every corner. I genuinely wish I could describe every detail of our trip, but you'd fall asleep. No one gets Bob the Parrot that was not in that car. Eventually I'll figure out how to post my slideshow/video on facebook and then y'all can experience for yourself.
REASON TWO. Brother got married. As in, a text came two days prior to the wedding got married. Crazy, but it was fun and simple and Jill and I joke about beating Brad's engagement-to-wedding time some day, but I think in our heads we may be a little more serious than joking... My little bro also graduated and commissioned within those same two weeks or so, and it was a busy time for all. The summer is flying by - I haven't even seen much sun, which is good because I won't get skin cancer, and I will continue in my delusion that my pale -reddish skin looks as good as you would think pale ivory skin would look.

Backwards

I seriously do all things backwards. I read magazines from back to front (probably because I like the ads the best). I read classics because I see movies about them and it makes me want to read the book. And I am entering the blogging world after being a frequenter of facebook and myspace. I am behind all my friends, who probably think I am just trying to be more like them (which is true, especially if you are the super-cool Sarah - who just told me she had a blog after six months). I'm not sure why I do things backwards... I do love the unconventional. Or maybe it's because God decided to put the biggest part of me in the back, so I'm just following his leading.