What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -emerson

“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
–Walt Disney

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Sing it like you hear it
Like you have no need to fear it now
Sing it like you know it
Like you’re not afraid to show us how
Sing from somewhere way down deep
Sing and make the angels weep
Sing and open heaven’s door
Sing ‘til you can’t sing no more

So... I went out Saturday night.. these were 2 of my favorite songs...
Who would have thought Cyndi Lauper was still making music? hahaha

"I believe that when your hands are dirty, your mind is clean."

You feel like you're falling backwards
Like you're slippin' through the cracks
Like no one would even notice
If you left this town and never came back
You walk outside and all you see is rain
You look inside and all you feel is pain
And you can't see it now

[Chorus]
But down the road the sun is shining
In every cloud there's a silver lining
Just keep holding on (just keep holding on)
And every heartache makes you stronger
But it won't be much longer
You'll find love, you'll find peace
And the you you're meant to be
I know right now that's not the way you feel
But one day you will

You wake up every morning and ask yourself
What am I doing here anyway
With the weight of all those disappointments
Whispering in your ear
You're just barely hanging by a thread
You wanna scream but you're down to your last breath
And you don't know it yet

[Repeat Chorus]

Find the strength to rise above
You will
Find just what you're made of, you're made of

[Repeat Chorus]

One day you will
Oh one day you will

I got to see Lady Antebellum tonight with Jennie, Matt, and Adam... It was a really good show... Here are just a few pics I took with my phone.

3 Weeks ago today I moved to a Condo in Chicago with Estevan.
Here are just a few pictures. 2Bed/2Bath... What you don't see is the utility room, and a very nice balcony... Maybe when it's not cloudy I'll take a few pictures of the city from the balcony.

Master bath

Living Room

"Office"

Kitchen

Laurie

Fort Sumter

Paula Deen's Restaurant

I spent last week on Isle of Palms with Laurie and Keith. It was a great trip with lots of great food, beaches, movies, and historical trips to Savannah and Charleston.
Thanks Laurie for "entertaining" me this last week. It was such a memorable trip, and I'm really glad I was able to spend some quality time with you. Miss you already.



Charleston S.C. Along the Battery



Savannah G.A.



Fort Sumter

At the end of the Season 4 Episode of "How I Met Your Mother" they were playing this song.. it was stuck in my head so after 30 minutes of looking on the web.. I finally found it. Hope you like it!

Baby sis graduated from Lakeland Community College today.. Next semester she's off to Greenville College... so this song was in my head...
Enjoy.

So... Driving down the interstate tonight and this is what I saw... Sorry for the bugs on the window...

I made this healthy snack. That's a delicious yellow creme filled sponge cake with low-fat strawberry yogurt.

Rob Thomas

I'm packing...
With every move I leave a few things in the garbage... A few things to good-will.
I heard some great advice from a Wife-Swap a few weeks ago:

Do you LOVE it?

Do you NEED it?

Does it make you MONEY?

If you can't answer one of those questions... then out it goes...
I also like to apply this rule... If you haven't worn it in 3 years, it's probably going to be out of style before you loose that 30 pounds you've been talking about anyway.. :)

What a mess!

Spring is almost here....
and yes.. that is my 20 year old sister being driven around by her 2 year old.. haha

Estevan and I took a road trip to Bloomington
this past weekend... Then to Springfield to see the Lincoln
Library and Museum... It was a lot of fun, and these are a few
pictures to prove it!

This is Jennie and her guy.

A long lost friend Kim who I knew from JCPenney

Me, Estevan and Jennie


and Jennie.. what pretty eyes you have :)

So... I was at the Ghetto Walmart in Bloomington today just passing through on the way back to Schaumburg and look what I stumbled upon..... It's Keith Urban's New CD!!! Oh, that's right.. it's not released until Tuesday.... but some Walmart idiot put it out early... oops... :)

jaydan got a new puppy!!!

and he loves his new big boy bed!!!

A Country Sunset

Jaydan turned 2 on February 12th. Uncle Leighton is just slow at getting pictures off his camera. :) It was a baseball Theme... St. Louis Cardinals of Course!