: ) okay!!!

Woo to nephews!! :)

:)

I'll reply. :) Those are really good questions and I think sometimes it is hard to determine the answers. We cannot see the attitude of heart and it can be disguised under one pretense or another. However, I do believe that being "trendy" or up on the new things or "in the know" starts at a very early age. There is a lot of pressure even in the low elementary grades to have the coolest things. I remember reading an article once about how children in Sweden have a lot less competition because of uniforms. They all have the same three outfits to wear each week. Now does that mean that they suppress your individuality? I don't think so. I think that means people will be your friend (or enemy) based on your personality and how you treat other people.

There are some people that just naturally draw other people in. They are what I like to call "naturally popular." I grew up with a guy like that and everyone wanted to be his best friend. My youngest brother-in-law is that way, too. From the time he could talk, he would grab the attention of kids his own age up to adults that thought he was just adorable. And he had no idea what pop culture was. :)

There ares some people that will always follow what's popular. But there is a group of people that just does what they like to do. I for one will probably never own a pair of skinny jeans. I just don't like them, I don't care how popular they are. And in another 5-10 years, I'll probably stick out like a sore thumb with my bootcut jeans and hoodie. :) But there are, after all, still women that wear high wasted, tapered leg jeans - just because they like them. :)

Not sure if that helps or not, but maybe it's worth 2 cents. :)

Love your picture! Happy 2010!!!

sunshine and rainbows! ; ) haha!

Haven't said hi in a long time! HI! :)

Yucky! Hope you get feeling better!

Happy almost birthday!!!

When I clicked on your page Meredith saw your picture and said "aaawww look at it"

Train ride sounds fun!! Hope that you're feeling better! Happy Birthday, tomorrow!

Happy (late) BIrthday!

Thanks! We're super-excited about it! Closing day is Feb 19, then we get to move in!! :)

Happy birthday! Hope it was great :)

All this math makes my head hurt. And it's not even ME doing it.

We should have a party to celebrate you and Brian graduating in 2010!! :)

I'm sure that you're love for math will rub off on those students and they will look forward to getting through it and continuing on to the next level!
Have a great finals week! love and hugs!

You can watch the episodes for free online at tvduck.com (be careful which websites you choose) or they're all available thru netflix. I also found the first 4 seasons at Blockbuster.

I think season 6 is only available thru hulu.com. They're going to rerun all episodes in the next couple weeks. :)

Good luck!

5th grade math at college?

That makes sense. We had a lot of older students at OSU that might have needed that.

Missing you!

Hey, I know where that picture was taken. I reconize that door. lol
It was good to have you and David here - and you did fit right in.

We miss you guys too! Meredith just saw the picture and said "look at my Auntie Bailey and Uncle David" Getting together is so special and it makes you guys real to the kids. I want them to be close to you and comfortable with you even though you don't see them very often.

It WAS a great time and will go down as one of my Thanksgivings, ever!!
Thanks for taking great pictures! Dad and I are talking about going to RI for a couple of weeks this summer!

glad you had such a good time! kids are crazy that's for sure :)