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Just a few random pics for a Tuesday

These I took in my front yard on my way to work this morning with my cell phone. Not the greatest, but still lovely! Enjoy!

Embarrassing...

So you know how you go to parties and one of the little "get to know you" games is - what's your most embarrassing moment? Well, here goes: I went to BYU (no, that's not the embarrassing thing. Much.) while I was preparing to go on my mission. I used to ride my bike to school from my home in Orem, and I found it convenient to ride my bike between classes as well. So one day, between classes, I was riding my bike between the Jesse Knight Humanities Building on my way over to the MARB. The route took me right by the Lee Library, one of the busiest places on campus. There was a place in the sidewalk where the concrete had heaved up about 1/2 inch. For some reason (I'll never know why I did it...) I decided to lift up (kind of a mini-wheelie) my front wheel over the bump. See, when I put my bike in the bike rack, and after taking it back out of the rack, I failed to notice that the quick-release lever on the front wheel had been pulled, and that the only thing that wa

Would just like you to know...

...that it's OK to struggle. ...it's OK to wonder and question and be frustrated. ...it's OK to feel lonely and neglected. ...it's OK to cry and scream and pout. ...it's OK to punch and kick and fight. As long as it's not me. :-) ...it's OK to feel inadequate. ...it's OK to feel like there's not enough time to get everything done. ...it's OK to be imperfect. ...it's OK to take quiet moments for yourself. ...it's OK to want to feel needed, respected, and loved. ...it's OK to try your hardest at something and fail anyway. ...it's OK to love intensely. ...it's OK not to know all the answers. ...it's OK to be hurt. ...it's OK to eat a whole box of Oreos. Once in a while. :-) ...it's OK to dislike cats - it doesn't make you a bad person. ...it's OK to have dessert first occasionally. ...it's OK to not like sushi or Brussels sprouts or the word "chartreuse." ...it's OK to want to be barefoot all