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I wore that same outfit when I was a baby.

My Account of Hallie Rose - the delivery (warning: may contain graphic "woman" details.) I had not yet had any false labor contractions (that I could tell) and had had a doctor's appointment on January 3, at which time my doctor told me that I did not look like I would be giving birth any time soon and I could schedule an appointment to have them ripen my cervix if I was worried about going way past my due date (Jan. 5 or 7, depending on which doctor you asked).  I asked when the earliest I could schedule that would be and she said the 15th... and I was like, isn't that kind of way past my due date? So I told her I'd just wait and see what  happened. The next morning, January 4th, at around 4:30 in the morning I was cleaning up some blood from passing the mucus plug, and bleary eyed, I stumbled back into bed.  As I tried to fall back asleep I noticed that I was having mild, menstrual like cramps.  This is where it begins.  It was a Saturday, which meant it w...

Sometimes I hide in the closet. And sometimes I hide behind my pleasant small talk. Sometimes I hide under the bed. And sometimes I hide behind a smile, and hope my eyes can tell the lie. Sometimes I hide beneath piles of stuffed animals. And sometimes I hide behind the problems of other people.

AMY It means happy, flexible, smart. It is the number 4. It is like a juicy ripe grape in the middle of July. It is camping under the stars on a mountain in Colorado. It is the memory of my little sister who taught me courage and trust. When she had no fear and got what she wanted. My name is Amy. It means that sometimes life is hard and sometimes life is scary and sometimes life is wonderful.

so it's been a long time... i am sitting in my office hours bored out of my mind. so what's up. not much. my parents moved to michigan, so i don't go "home" much anymore, and that's sad. my sister is getting married in april, but that's AWESOME. yeah, i am glad she's happy. i'm bored. i can never think of anything interesting to say when i'm bored. i have art class later. i love my art class. we talked about aesthetics the other day. and we had an interesting lesson. WHAT IS BEAUTY? what makes something beautiful? if you had to pick between pictures of your favorite actor or supermodel, or a picture of your grandmother, which is more beautiful to you? why? if you had to pick between the first picture you ever took with your childhood best friend, or a picture of your best friend now, which one is more special to you? why? what flower is the most beautiful? why? if you had to choose between the mona lisa, a van gogh, or a painting that your litt...

how can the small flowers grow if the wild winds blow and the cold snow moves all around? where will the frail birds fly if their homes on high have been torn down, to the ground? lift the wings that carry me away from here and fill the sail that breaks the line to home. when i'm miles and miles apart from you - i'm beside you when i think of you. how can the tree stand tall if the rain won't fall to wash its branches down? how can the heart survive, can it stay alive - if it's loves denied for long? lift the wings that carry me away from here and fill the sail that breaks the line to home when i'm miles and miles apart from you, i'm beside you when i think of you. and i'm with you as i dream of you. and this song will bring me near to you. hey everyone. i considered walking to canada today. but i didn't. thought about it though. for about five minutes, till the next huge gust of wind came along and blew the idea straight out of my mind. that and i calle...

so i am in utah for fall break, as is my custom. it is awesome. i am at mimi's apartment with the best of both worlds - all my muncie peeps AND all my maine peeps. well, ok not all of them, but... the ones that showed up. we went salsa dancing, marc played songs for us on the guitar, we watched wicker park, we played backgammon, (marc beat me twice... dang it) marc made me breakfast this morning, swedish pancakes, amazing, western omelettes, and of course bacon. tomorrow is church, and then i hope to see the odell's, and then hang out with suzie and angie... and then monday i get to see the cannons and melissa and it's been awesome so far. oh we had a party at angie's house too. for all the muncie people. except jon ridge, he had a date. we went over to the roush's, but sister roush is in new york city, so we hung out with the kids for a while and bethie willian who is babysitting and watching the house while tiffany is gone. now marc is going to download the pictur...