Taco Night!

Oh ho ho, I got your attention, did I?  Yea, I'll always run for Taco Night!  (As will Katie Sienicki and Megan Clegg...though Meg might not remember that story as well as we do ;) )

It was a solo taco night today.  My bff, but she's really more than that...my other half, dare I say?  "She who I share a brain with" left today. That's it.  That's how I define our relationship.  [Katie Sienicki] left good old Lexington this afternoon. But we've had a wonderful week, being together again, after almost a year! Gosh, listen to me.  Getting all nostalgic like we caught up after a 25 year high school reunion.  It's not that dramatic, Em.  She'll be home at Christmas-time and home for *good* in March!  

So, delightful partner in crime that she is, flew almost 9000 miles-one way- just to spend a few days with her ailing bff.  That's love.

There she is!  Look at how cute she is.

Naw, we didn't go gallivanting off to a tropical paradise this week...but we did hang out in good old Lexington, caught up on life face to face (without skype-love you skype!) and did what we do best...shenanigans and making memories!


As I'm writing this, so many thoughts come to mind about what I should actually name this post.  Fun fact: that's the hardest part for me when I do actually write here ;) -figuring out what the heck to call each post!  I do the same thing with Facebook albums...it's a name.  A name can define you, or at least update folks on both who you are by what to call you, and will also make someone think certain thoughts when they hear a name, your name!  Your name, you-by the memories made and experiences shared with someone, will trigger certain thoughts when someone mentions you, thinks of you, brings you up in conversation.  Just a thought as we go through life...what memory are you leaving behind? 

By the way, I did actually have tacos tonight.  I just failed to elaborate on that earlier.

And I just caught my cat watching tv.  A Crate & Barrel commercial to be exact. 

I never quite know where my blog-ing will take me, either.  (By the way, do you pronounce it "i-ther" or "ee-ther?"  I waffle back and forth)  Sometimes my thoughts come out as I've been thinking they would, and sometimes-like today-I'm brought to further reaches of my thoughts and psyche as I pour out a snapshot of my life to you.  Beware!

But what's the purpose?  I guess I could have asked any number of questions next...but what's the purpose of what I'm sharing here?  Part of my life, yes.  My Our life right now.

Oooh.  Perfect excuse for a shameless plug!  From 1/2 priced sushi night (what what!) earlier this week with Katie.  (Metro is a delicious little place Chad introduced me to early on in our marriage..wait, we're still early on in our marriage! ahha.  Anyway, if you're in Roanoke, try it out! 1/2 priced sushi all week, 5:30-6:30 pm!)

So, back to purpose?  Part of me doesn't want to even elaborate on it, there's so much that can be said!  But ultimately the purpose of this blog: to share our life with cancer (womp womp) right now, and hopefully glorify God through that.  Wow, that was much simpler than my jumbled brain wanted to make it out to be.  But there's so much more behind the words that actually make it on this site.  Like, I know not everybody we're friends with believes in the same God we do.  And in this diplomatic age I find myself, I waffle with whether or not I should be so bold as to talk about someone who brings out more raw emotion than anybody else I've heard of!  But I go back to what I read in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, and I would urge you to "be a filter and not a sponge."  He was referring to a specific author and situation when he wrote that, but I've taken it with me through the years and tried to apply it to everything I read.  So as you read here, "be a filter, [y'all,] and not a sponge."  Figure out for yourself what you believe, because you have a choice on what to read, what to occupy your time with, in whom you believe.  I know I'm not the best example to look for when you look for a Christian in this day and age, but does that also make me the best example...cause I know I'm not perfect? hmm.  put that in your pipe and smoke it!  Nah, all I can do is go through life living it as I see fit, and hopefully learning from my stumblings along the way, instead of letting them stop me. "Just keep swimming..."Oh, chemo emotions!

So Katie, Chad and I had a fabulous week-here.  It was filled with too much food, lots of down time and great conversations.  Enjoy some pictures instead of more rambling!

Katie, with Tim's invisible arm around her ;)

You know, just caramel apples on a Sunday afternoon.

Get to it, KT! Those pumpkins won't glitter themselves!

Thanks for reading.  Sorry for the shambles and word vomit.  And remember, make good choices! ;)