My Eli

There is a special guy in my life that has a way of making my heart melt with the things he says or just with a simple hug. One smile from him is enough to brighten my life for the rest of the week. I am speaking, of course, of my 3 year old nephew, Eli.

My sister Merry (dragon tamer and mother extraordinaire) emailed me an Eli story:

Eli said the cuttest thing (of course) yesterday. We were talking about who the boys knew that had been to the MTC while we were driving by it last night and when we mentioned you Eli said out of the blue, "My kind of Windy has white hair!" I think you have a fan club going on out here!

Awe. :) That made my day.

the text that made me laugh

Neil: So i never did get your thoughts on this "Gives You Hell" malarky.

Windy: It's catchy. I think the video is funny (particularly I like Nick riding the lawn mower while playing guitar) but there's nothing specially 'great' about it. You?

Neil: Catchy and total crap. :)

Bah ha HA!!! Thanks for making me laugh this morning Neil!!

the stuff dreams are made of

Do you remember your dreams? Are they clear? Or just vague memories from a distant past you are unsure you had?

Mine are real. Vivid. Colorful. Sometimes shockingly realistic. They will stick with me throughout the day as I ponder on why a certain person entered my subconscious, or why my mind linked a person from my past with a situation from the present.

Sometimes they are downright silly and absurd.

Not last night.

Last night’s dream has left me feeling sad and wondering why I have pursued a certain something for so long. Perhaps my subconscious is telling me it’s time to let go.

Or perhaps it was just a dream.

what's in a name?

There comes a point in everyone's life that they get curious about the meaning of their own name. Typically you would turn to a baby book to find the meaning and origin of a name. Not me. My name is not a proper noun, it's an adjective. So I had to turn to the dictionary instead.

Main Entry: windy

Pronunciation: \ˈwin-dē\

Function: adjective

1 a (1): windswept <a windy coast> (2): marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual <a windy day> b: violent , stormy

2: flatulent <a windy bellyache>

3 a: verbose , bombastic <a windy politician> b: lacking substance : empty <windy promises>

Thanks goes to Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary.

tag

1. not another windy day.......!!!, 2. You Want A Pizza My Heart ..., 3. Cherry bloom, Seattle, University of Washington, 4. Black Hole Sun, 5. Nick Wheeler, 6. koko black hot chocolate, 7. Greece, Crete, Matala, Night beach, 8. Emeril's banana cream pie!!, 9. The Mathematician, 10. Friendship!, 11. adventursome Claire girl, 12. Windy Moonlit Dawn #2

Concept:

1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.http://www.flickr.com/search/

2. Using only the first page, pick an image.

3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker. http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php (choose four columns and three rows, also choose individual URL's)

Questions:

1. What is your first name?

2. What is your favorite food?

3. What school did you go to?

4. What is your favorite color?

5. Who is your celebrity crush?

6. Favorite drink?

7. Dream vacation?

8. Favorite dessert?

9. What you want to be when you grow up?

10. What do you love most in life?

11. One word to describe you.

12. Your nickname.