i've told you what my favorite Christmas gift ever was, but how about my favorite Christmas? Christmas of 1996, my dad had had to follow his new job to Syracuse, New York while me my mom and brother stayed in Soddy Daisy so as not to take me and my brother out of our school. my dad ended up being in Syra...
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everyone growing up has at least that one gift they can remember being estatic for on Christmas morning (or whenever you open presents, i know not everyone does on Christmas morning always). there was one gift that stood out to me as i look back on my Christmas's past from the Fisher-Price 'Little People', the bicycle and the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers over the years, it was the year my parents...err....i mean Santa...got me and my b...
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what am i most thankful for this Thanksgiving? one of the things i'm most thankful for is people! i love people! God's definitely blessed me with a loving, caring Christian family that managed to love me in spite of me. my parents aren't perfect, bu...
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2:38am and he drops in unnannounced...     TOLD YA THEY WERE AFTER ME! i killed him though. killed him good....
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do you have any friends you don't get to keep up with enough? you know the ones i'm talking about, the ones you really get along with and enjoy spending time with, but it's just hard to get you all together and have quality time? this Saturday i get to play u...
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do you know what it's like to live in a state of constant fear? to know that even though you can't see them, they're watching you from the shadowy corners and planning your destruction? how about to have them jump from their evil lair and attack your back while you're sleepin?!?! well i experience that eve...
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so i'm watching Return to Oz now and i'm about half way through it. the movie used to scare me big time when i was a kid. how in the world could the wonderful world of Oz have turned into a place where the Munchkins are gone, the yellow brick road is destroyed along with the emerald city and evil is all over the place. it was always quite the contrast from the 'lollipop guild' ...
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rain, rain go away. ok not really. i love the rain! from waking up with it coming down, to looking out the window with it sliding down the glass, the rain just fascinates me. i mean, come on! WATER FALLS FROM THE SKY! IT COMES OUT OF THE AIR! how amazing i...
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this week (or parts of it) is fall break for many kiddos, including the student body of UTC. since most students are home for fall break, that means the ladies ultimate frisbee team i coach doesn't have practice tonight. i have no idea what to do wit...
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so i have in mind what my birthday gift will be, and no, i'm not telling yet (there are certain people who may or not read this post so i have to keep a secret). we're also going home to knoxville this weekend so i think we're going to check out Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg this weekend...maybe even throw in a trip to Dollywood no matter if our eyes tear-up...
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