Strawberry Days

love the guy in the background... hahah

The rodeo is slightly boring sometimes.

But the company is always wonderful

And the strawberries and cream are always delightful.

ps. The boy in the last picture is my very good friend. He's also single. Ha. Anyone interested? ;) He would KILL me if he knew I did this. Sooo Don't tell him!

Just when you thought we had enough...

The brother and I went to see Toy Story 3 tonight.

I LOVED it.



But that is not what this post is dedicated to.




No, no.




This post is dedicated to the many MANY new talking-animal movies.

You know the ones.




Are people raving about this or what? Are people writing to hollywood begging for more talking-animal shows? Really? Are these flicks seriously doing well in theaters?! I just do not understand this mysterious "craze".




Here are just a few of the latest movies...

What will Hollywood think of next?! Singing dancing crime-fighting spying teenage-mutant aardvarks?

Who knows. But I await the trailers to those movies with great anticipation.

:)

this week

has been really, really hard.

I KNOW it was the right thing to do--break up with the person I was falling in love with-- or maybe I was in love? Who knows? What is love, anyway?



Following the Spirit is a must. Even if you know what's best for you, Heavenly Father knows what's even better for you. I'm just trying really hard to forget about that kid and to move forward with faith that Heavenly Father's got someone AMAZING in store for me.




Things that have helped me through this week:
Countless prayers on my behalf. Thank you, Thank you!
TONS of friends checking up on me and dropping everything to keep me distracted.
Lots of friendly advice.






Things that make me think:
Word must travel real fast that I'm single--I've been asked out by a few different guys for this week and have people telling me they want to set me up with so-and-so that they know from such-and-such... Strange. I'm not saying it's a bad thing... it just... is interesting.

I'm not really looking forward to dating again.

And is it so bad to hope that the boy is not doing okay? I am a miserable wreck! I can't think about him.

Quick.

Distract me!

Advice!?


I know... "time heals all wounds".. blah blah..

Well dear Time, can you PLEAASE speed things up? I do not like having a hole in my heart.


Love, Erin

owner of a broken heart

Wow.

You guys, life is strange.

One day you're in love and thinking things are going great,

The next morning you wake up knowing you've got to move on


It stinks.


I do not like breaking the hearts of people I love.


But even though the situation really really sucks, I feel extremely peaceful. Which tells me... Hey. You did the right thing.


Now. How to move forward? How to adjust to life again?

Suggestions, prayers, love, and hugs are very welcome.


Food for thought:

Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts. ~Author Unknown

What to get Dad for Fathers Day?

Came across this beauty.







The PillowTie. (I can sense a new snuggie-type trend coming on)









Because sleeping through church is better than not going at all!

Dear My Life,

Where are you leading me?

Where am I going?

Who am I?

You are really confusing me right now. Why?

Why?

Wow.



Prayers are welcome.


Love, Erin.

I hate to tell you this, but..

Why am I only now realizing that boys and girls think completely different?

I mean, I always knew that... But seriously, why only now is it clicking?

For instance.

When I have friends over, I'm analyzing everyone. Their body language, how they're interacting with my other guests, making sure everyone is comfortable, if they've got anything to eat/drink or want anything... I just care. A lot. Sometimes I care too much.. (I'm told that sometimes. Ugh. Sorry I care, okay?)

My brother has friends over right now..

He is reading off by himself in a corner.

His friends are playing PS3.

My brother could care less what his friends are doing, and they could care less that he's reading and not entertaining them. They are perfectly content, and they all know that they're still friends and things aren't changed between them.

If one of my friends was off reading in a corner while I was at their house, I would think they hate me and it would really hurt my feelings!

I just don't get it.

For another instance.

Sometimes I share my feelings. It is a rare occurance. Very rare.

But when it happens, the few days after I am analyzing even more than usual. And when I don't see those I share my feelings with for the few days after said feeling-sharing I kind of have a panic attack. Deep down I know everything is fine. Everything is good. Very good. But my girl mind steps in and over-analyzes and cares too much.

Can't I just think like a boy does for once?! Please bless I'll stop caring soo much and just relax.

Everything is fine. Nothing has changed. You have peace in your heart, so stop stressing!

Breathe, Erin. Breathe!