As I mentioned in the previous post, I’ve had a little bit of a writer’s block recently, which is why there haven’t been many posts. The words just aren’t coming. So, to try to kick it, I’m going to do some random writing prompts to simply get me back in the game. I hope you [...]
Archive for the ‘Friends’ Category
19 Mar
Ol’ Joe
Today is one of my most favorite days – the feast of St. Joseph. He is actually so great, he gets two feast days (May 1st is the other one).
Joseph is known for being silent in the Gospels. But so much is revealed by his actions and by the words spoken about him. A few [...]
29 Dec
It’s Christmas Time in the City…
Christmas this year was fairly low-key and traditional. Evening worship, morning presents, afternoon dinner and evening at friends house. Nice, simple, and classic. Just the way I like it.
The day after, Nanny and I braved the wind and went to Macy’s to return a gift. That evening, MP and I went to Pete’s in Addison [...]
30 Nov
Belated Thanks
Because I was in Lubbock, I didn’t get the chance to have fun with Amanda’s Thanksgiving blog. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I will play along now. Here are her rules:
Thus, I must choose a very specific person/place/thing and list a specific reason for my gratitude. Also, the person/place/thing must be within my range of [...]
7 Oct
Reflections
Friday afternoon I left work and headed down I-35 to Austin for my cousin’s wedding. It was a simple, relaxed wedding, which perfectly fit my cousin’s calm, laid-back demeanor. I don’t think the wedding could have been more “Aileen,” other than if everyone had been on horses. It was held in the back of a [...]
25 Aug
Three Days
This weekend was three days of darn near perfection. I spent most of the weekend with Joe and his family and we had so much fun. Ice cream, art museum, good conversations and just a good relaxing time. Plus Joe and I got to sit 4th row center at Caedmon’s Call. And Randall opened!
We got [...]
25 Aug
Tony
A year ago, a good friend of mine entered Cistercian Abbey as a novice. Last Wednesday he made his first vows. I was unable to make the mass, but I did cameo at the reception.
Immediately after the vow ceremony/mass, Brother Anthony had the chance to leave the abbey and spend time with friends and family. [...]
18 Aug
Gifts
One of the things we do at Toastmasters is table topics. Three topics or questions are given to three different people for improv speeches of 1-2 minutes. Even if I am not called on to answer, I can’t help but answer them in my head.
At our last meeting one of the topics/questions was to talk [...]
2 Jul
Love
Tonight was filled with things I love:
-dinner with Joe and Angela
-Macaroni Grill
-Penne Rustica
-Tiramisu
-Coke with stuff
-Scrubs
-phone conversations
-reminders of an old friend
-laughter
perfection. except that i left my leftover penne rustica in joe’s fridge. i’m sure he won’t eat it before I see him tomor..oh, who am i kidding. his fridge has powerade, cool whip, salad dressing, butter [...]
24 Jun
Whammy!
One of my favorite people in the world married the one woman in the world who would take him this weekend. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the weekend in the city I love with people I love all for the sake of Jared and Katie’s love.
Friday was all around [...]
