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Julie

Thank God for model trains... without them they never would have gotten the idea for the big ones!

About Me

"Other things were on their way to us as well, things we neither anticipated nor, in some cases, could even imagine. This is the story of how we met them and were changed by them." -Gail Godwin, "Evensong"
You Are Kermit
Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know.
You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems.
Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green.
Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies! The Muppet Personality Test This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!

My Interests

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You Are 2: The Helper
You always put on a happy face and try to help those around you.
You're incredibly empathetic and care about everyone you know.

Able to see the good in others, you're thoughtful, warm, and sincere.
You connect with people who are charming and charismatic.

At Your Best: You are deeply giving, altruistic, and humble. You devote your life to others while caring for yourself too.

At Your Worst: You are manipulative and enjoy making other people guilty.

Your Fixation: Rejection

Your Primary Fear: Being unworthy of love

Your Primary Desire: To be loved unconditionally

Other Number 2's: Mother Teresa, John Travolta, Princess Diana, Dr. Phil, and Mr. Rogers. What Number Are You?

I'd like to meet:


How to make a Julie
Ingredients:
5 parts mercy
1 part self-sufficiency
1 part leadership
Method:
Add to a cocktail shaker and mix vigorously. Top it off with a sprinkle of lovability and enjoy!
Username:

Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

Music:

The Nadas * The Shins * Brandi Carlisle * Regina Spektor * The Reindeer Section * Vanessa Carlson * Ingrid Michaelson * Celine Dion (don't laugh - you know she's awesome!!) * Josh Groban * Rob Thomas *

Movies:

Little Miss Sunshine * Clerks * Amelie * When Harry Met Sally * Animal Crackers * Garden State * Little Women * Stranger Than Fiction

Television:

The Office * Sex and The City * Frasier

Books:

The Time Traveller's Wife. It's amazing. Anything by Marian Keyes or Emily Giffin. Most stuff by Jennifer Weiner. I've just started Love In the Time of Cholera and am excited about it. I've also, shamefully, been known to read the occasional Dr. Phil book.

My Blog

Reasons Why...

I was looking through my big book of quotes when I came across this Langston Hughes poem ... "Reasons Why" Just because I loves you-That's de reason whyMa soul is full of colorLike da wings of a butte...
Posted by Julie on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:54:00 PST

Irony...

I was thinking about pity parties just now and this occurred to me: If, next time I was feeling blue, I went to the store, bought myself a few cupcakes, a party hat (and maybe some streamers), took th...
Posted by Julie on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:57:00 PST

The Contents Of My Car...

I had to pick up my friends' kids the other night from gymnastics, etc., and was forced to move all the crap from my car into the trunk so there was room for them. Abi often says it looks like I'm hom...
Posted by Julie on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:43:00 PST

As Valentine’s Day Approaches...

One of our patients called today to make an appointment and told me that he felt bad for me. When I asked why, he said it was because last time he was in the office he had overheard me talking to my s...
Posted by Julie on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:31:00 PST

Tag! I’m it!

Here's how you play: Once you've been tagged you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random, facts, habits or goals about yourself , at the end choose 5 people to be tagged, list their names and ...
Posted by Julie on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:39:00 PST

Communication...

My friend Brian and I spent a few hours catching up at Ihop tonight. One of the things we talked about was how our generation's need for instant gratification has grown to include the way we communica...
Posted by Julie on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:03:00 PST

(Different) Songs About Julie...

I don't know why, but I like to go through and "update" this once in a while. So, without further ado... Songs About Julie...(revised 11/4/07) Open your music player and set it on random playback. Fo...
Posted by Julie on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:50:00 PST

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes...

As I was walking out of Emma and Ellie's bedroom last night after putting them to bed while their parents were playing in a softball game, Emma (age 7) asks me: "Julie, are you still in school?" "Nope...
Posted by Julie on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:35:00 PST

Overheard In The Baking Aisle...

"Dude, here's the cake mix right here. Where's the cupcake mix? Man, I thought they put all this stuff together in the aisle." "I know man. Wait, do you use the regular cake mix and put it into the mu...
Posted by Julie on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:14:00 PST

Wells Fargo...

There was a Well's Fargo ad for their free checking account and the picture they used to advertise was a woman holding up her baby (I almost said mother, but realized it couldn't have been her aunt, h...
Posted by Julie on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:53:00 PST