exhibit A

j to the nizzle -

i'm sure i've already said this (did you know my sisters voice teacher taught aaliyah how to sing?) but i'm going to repeat myself again: i like to think i gave up lent for lent a long time ago and i am just proud of myself for really sticking with it. i suppose it's one thing in my life that i haven't given up on. go me!

but in all seriousness, i know where you're coming from. there is something very ideal of living a life of simplicity. sometimes it is easy for me to get caught up in how much i have or how much i want. i think i'm a bit of a glutton when it comes to certain things - sometimes i don't know when to stop or when to say no and that would definitely be something i would like to strive for.

to add to your comment about how religious, or not religious you are; i believe that we are genuinely on the same page. i don't think of myself as religious, for example, i don't believe you have to go to church to be a good person but i am starting to understand how the community of a church can give some people solace. take my sister for example. it took me a very long time to get a point where her beliefs don't make me cringe - but i think i am finally understanding why she is the way she is, and i am working on accepting her for it. that was my new years resolution, btw - to have a relationship with my sister. notice, i didn't say have a good relationship - at this point i just want a relationship.

now, on to the real reason i was so excited about posting today. you know, i am really glad we were friends in elementary school through junior high, into high school and college and even now. i would like to remind you of the girl at the burger king who said, "wow, you guys STILL hang out?" well, i've finally figured out why we weren't in with the cool crowd:

disclaimer: if any of you reading this are named on this list; we sincerely apologize in advance. we were cruel 7th graders at the time...




all i can say is this: no wonder we were best friends. i think we gravitated towards each other in that bathroom of dear old townsend elementary because we were both such dorks. can you believe we actually wrote that? so, with the above list i give us both a challenge. i think in future posts we need to try to work in some of our old lingo. let's throw it back to 1997, shall we?

The mobs!

LYLAS,

laura

PS - do you have any idea what we were talking about with the codename for cassie? i mean, wtf...?