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Laura

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About Me




AN IRISH BLESSING

May Your Days Be Many and Your Troubles Be Few

May All of God's Blessings Descend Upon You--

May Peace Be Within You, May Your Heart Be Strong

May You Find What You're Seeking, Wherever You Roam.

"Success is not defined by obtaining everything you want but by appreciating what you have."

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." -Hebrews 11:1

"Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things." -Denis Diderot

My Interests

Writing, traveling, music, dancing, anything "artsy" (theater, museums, art, photography, dance..), history, sports (I love COUGAR football, my Texans, and of course, the Houston DYNAMO), cooking (and yes, I can cook!!) and learning something new everyday.

I'd like to meet:

Everyone in the world. Wouldn't that be cool...especially:

Christian Ronaldo

..

Music:

I am a music junkie! :) Heh-heh! I like everything from big band to the blues...wide variety (It depends on my mood :)). I love anything I can dance to, and I can dance to anything, so...

I love British pop like Keane, the Arctic Monkeys, the Doves, Oasis, Morrissey, the Wombats, the Streets. I'm also diggin' my hometown favorites Petesimple and Hamilton Loomis.

I love live music! It's good for the soul ;)..

Movies:

My all-time favorite is Dirty Dancing. Crazy for Swayze! Hee-hee!

Some great movies, in my opinion, are:

Forrest Gump, Serendipity, Hope Floats, The Outsiders, Big Fish, Sweet November, Notting Hill, Steel Magnolias, Life or Something Like It, The Breakfast Club, An Officer and A Gentleman, The Notebook, Elizabethtown, and Across the Universe.

I like a good movie with a good ending, not necessarily happy, just good.

Television:

How I Met Your Mother, Two and A Half Men, CSI, Cold Case

Books:

The Bible, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom rocks!), A Tale of Two Cities, anything by Charles Dickens or Mark Twain

Heroes:

God, My mom, Daniel, Leslie, and all of those who have fought cancer.

My Blog

Laura's First Cruise to Alaska/Canada

Yeah, so I'm back from my two-week cruise aboard the Serenade of the Seas up to British Columbia and Alaska, and wow....what a trip! So, I know everyone must be waiting for the blog :), so here goes.....
Posted by Laura on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:18:00 PST

North to Alaska...

Hey y'all!   So, I on my way tomorrow at 5 a.m. to San Francisco via Las Vegas and then on to Canada and Alaska...on a 14-day cruise. I am so excited!!!  I have never been on a cruise, so I ...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:48:00 PST

A Day In The Life

Lucy in the sky, With diamonds in her eye. The stars they shine above, And all you need is love.     Across the universe, the world spends 'round. Oh please, big world, don't let me down. S...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:39:00 PST

Easy Come, Easy Go

  Easy come, easy go Those things I already know.   You walk in and you walk out You leave without a doubt.   Stop telling me what I need with the life that I lead.   Don’t...
Posted by Laura on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:05:00 PST

The World Will Not Be the Same Without Stephanie Lambert... April 30, 1976- March 26, 2008

  Don’t cry for me Mommy, I will be alright. The pain will go away, and there will be no more fight.   My life was very short, and my body fell apart. But I kept on smiling-- even...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:14:00 PST

MEN--One big disappointment since the beginning of time.

Almost every single one of them....
Posted by Laura on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:09:00 PST

Laura-Damus Predicts...

Houston sports teams are going to shock-and-awe everyone this year! I predict that the Rockets are going all the way baby.....to the finals!  I predict the Astros will have a great season! A...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:53:00 PST

Laura’s Forecast...and Other Random Thoughts

Laura's Forecast...and Other Random Thoughts Here comes the sun-- The clouds are beginning to clear from my jaded sense of reality that's become my greatest, most senseless fear.   I will not lo...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:03:00 PST

So I finished my first practice with the Houston Roller Derby team...wow-they are hard core!

Ha-ha! I can't believe I survived the two hours of grueling training with the Houston Roller Derby girls. Craziness...but it was awesome! I am in the parking lot and see all of these women with tats a...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:20:00 PST

A Day In The Life of A Drama Duchess

Sometimes things just don't make sense... Life can get a little too tense. Nothing ever really works out, but I'm not going to sit and pout.   Shit happens, you live and you learn-- Take the know...
Posted by Laura on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:17:00 PST