erin

I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how amazing my "Celtic Adventure" was! It honestly was one of the best experiences of my life! I snapped close to 2000 photos during my 20 days abroad (big surprise, I know!) Here are a few (aka 150) of my favorites! Click my pics and go to the album if you'd like a closer look! * * "there's nothin' but the summer in me." - the alternate routes * "i need a new distraction...and i'm lookin' for a new direction." - the ar *...all about e...(an ever growing list...)in case you didn't know, i:* am one of a kind. * jump to conclusions. * am a goofball. * take things too personally. * am a work in progress. * fight for what i believe in. * am relentless. * will always stand by you. * can talk you blind. * never turn a deaf ear. * have my reasons. * give advice i, myself, should listen to. * tell you how i feel. * always begin my conversations 'en medias res.' * will always try to make you smile. * am in love with tom hanks. ** always return calls (sooner or later). * love pointless text messages. * love my daily phone call from the bitchy man stuck in traffic on the 405. * put ketchup on eggs * count my blessings while cutting cantalope. * look for silver linings. * always think the worst. * find laughter in odd places. * love my family. * have no appetite. * talk like i'm 16 years old. * am passionate about my job. * smile for no reason. * am proud of you. * wish i lived closer. * wish you weren't so far away. * have fallen in love with new york city * love spending time in the park with my dog and my ipod. * wish i had more talent. * overreact. * don't yell when i'm angry, i just use bigger words (according to my kids)* curse like a sailor when i'm salty. * am very cold right now. * feel better about things. * dream too much. * don't care anymore. * have it all figured out. * know more than you think i do. * am more patient than most. * get stressed out easily. * am a perfectionist. * hit like a girl. *laugh so hard i cry.* sleep on my side. * drive too fast. * am a local celebrity. * have issues with "goodbye." * donate to the salvation army. * send cookies through the mail at christmas. * hate myspace. * close my eyes when i get my hair cut. * love, love, love hummus. * am not allowed to have caffeine * always look up at the stars. * pay attention to the moon. * love rainy sunday mornings. * have framed photographs all over my house. * will always lend a hand. * will try not to let you down. * apologize if i do. * hate to be on bad terms. * am desperately in love with edward norton. * love the smell of fresh laundry. * spend too much time ... * am morally opposed to zoos. * have more nicknames than i can count. * wore sandals today even though it was freezing outside. * sing to my students in the middle of a lesson. * love to learn. * am happy when students smile in my class. * can knit like a champ. * have no known allergies. * am missing my gall bladder. * say "whatever" too much. * have a limited attention span. * actually KNOW all the people on my friends list. * don't just add random half-assed garage bands, screamo disasters, and/or emo messes...i am actually a FAN of the bands on MYspace. * am a bad liar. * promise to go back to grad school. * feel good about tomorrow. * am better off today than i was yesterday. * am lucky to know you. * ~*~ "Destination: Beautiful" - mae ~*~ "i see my life in clips and phrases, picture shows and written pages." - the alternate routes ~*~ "but then there was a star danced, and under that was i born." - much ado about nothing, shakespeare.