Simply Brilliant

My dears, Crystal and Melissa, could, quite possibly, be the most brilliant women of my life. They have a fabulous blog that they share- leaving posts to one another in conversation form. In honor of their fantastic idea, my great friend, leslie and I have created our own entitled: Davenportdame. The link is below if you're at all interested. Once she gets the hang of it, we'll be blogging back and forth on a regular basis....and let me tell you, she's clever. You're all in for a real treat!

Cordially yours,
Heather Lea

Still runneth over

I had a fantastic birthday- one of the best that I can remember. I went to classes, ate lunch with my big brother, attended more classes and then met Johnny, Logan and Megan for dinner at Chipotle. Then, Megan had arranged for the coffee house at church to be opened up for us- and invited some of my favorite people for coffee, hot coaco, music, cards, etc. It was very relaxing. I was able to visit with everyone and felt so incredibly loved....

When we came home, my roommates and I took some pictures to document the evening-


Amber, Me, Melissa, and Sarah.....



There were some friends that I would have loved to see- Scott and Carissa- we missed you a lot! Crystal brought her guitar....and you can imagine how happy that made me. I made a list in my journal of all the friends that were able to make it- SO many people that I love..... I don't even have anything else to say. My cup overflows.

Happy Birthday to ME!

I love my birthday. My mom is very good at fussing over me on my birthday, and I really enjoy that. She lives a few hours away, but she's great about sending letters, leaving money for coffee and dinner, etc. She's just great.

Tonight I've decided to have everyone meet at the geneva house for coffee and fire. I guess I already wrote about that. I'm very excited- it'll be a great way to spend a birthday. This is the ideal day for me...lots of people I love, great warm drinks, games and music.....the geneva house has a grand piano and Crystal is bringing her guitar. I absolutely love when we all get together and listen to, play, or sing........warms my heart unlike any other thing. I'm not kidding.

Also, I will get ready this morning so that I can take my entire lunch hour to go to a coffee house to write. This is also something I love, and on my birthday, I will indulge!

I already feel so blessed today by all the messages and phone calls I've gotten from people. Birthdays are a great way to be reminded of how much we're loved. I think that might be why God lets us have this one special day every year- just to be reminded. :)

What difference do you think that it makes?

Today is my birthday eve....it's been a great eve. I was very productive today and tonight I'm wrapped in my robe drinking tea and working on homework. Bama made dinner and brownies for the Eve dinner....tomorrow we will meet with friends for coffee, fire and cozy visiting. Lucky for my friends, I'm bringing my onix Scrabble board....sweetest scrabble board ever.

I really need to get going on my homework. Maybe I'll take a study break a little later to update.

New PJs

My mother is the queen of finding weirdo pajamas for my brother and I. Last Valentine's Day, I received a pair of matching top and bottome pajamas with giant breakfast foods printed all over them...can't find the picture, but it was pretty awesome. So, they came today to celebrate my birthday early- and I opened another pair of fabulous pj's. This year, they've got little hippie russian dolls....you know, the ones that stack inside one another? What are those called? Anyway, here's the picture......they're priceless.

I also got a copy of Annie on DVD- the musical that i used to watch every day after school when I was growing up.....so now, i'm all tucked into bed ready to watch my new movie in my new pajamas. Life is pretty great.

A Visit from Strangers

Ok, they're not strangers, but I haven't seen them forever! Mom and Dad should be here around 11:30.....not much time to eat lunch somewhere and run around town a bit before I have to work at 4:00... I'm so excited to see them.

Now, unless you know my big brother, this photo might not be funny to you. Christmas Eve, he was rummaging around downstairs in the store room and came up wearing mom's old robe from the 80's. He loved it so much and asked if he could take it back home with him to wear on New Year's Eve. Well, he did. He wore it the entire evening and some man, who had had a little too much to drink, bought it from him for $30 that night. Sheish.

I should get going....

It's about time...

Alright, alright.......the MARTINS are REALLY lonely in far-away-land....and they sit waiting for me to post. So.....here it is.

(Sorry it took so long)

I've been busy? How's that for an excuse?

Uhhh....I met my student that I'm tutoring this semester. His name is Cody and he's in 6th grade- real cute little guy. I'm helping him with his reading and writing....through a program at UNL. It's going to be a great semester- I'm excited to see the growth that both of us will experience.

I downloaded some new ani difranco music....she's crazy. There are a few classics though that remind me of a great friend....."Fire Door" being one of my absolute favs..... :)

Ran into my friend, Nile, today....I was wrong, you can't post comments unless you have a google account.....sorry about the misinformation. :( Sorry, Nile.

Friday night and I'm staying put. I'm pretty swamped this semester with homework, writing, and lesson plans....it's going to be tough...but it's my last one and I'm ready for the challenge.

I've also been running for about a month now....I'm SLOWLY working my way up....not feeling like I'm absolutely going to die anymore.....it's getting a lot better.

Ok, notice those three boxes above my bed. Well, I collect elephants from different countries, and I put some of them up there. Also, I'm a sleepwalker.....the other night I was going to sleep and found one of the elephants in the drawer of my nightstand table......very strange.

In any case, I'm tired and I have a lot of work to do yet. Have a very pleasant weekend. We're supposed to get a bunch of cold again....

Ok, just kidding.....I changed it so anyone can leave a comment.....