NOT MY BETTY!!!!

I had to wait a couple days to blog about this because at first it was too fresh and too painful.



I like a lot of TV shows. This is true.
Ugly Betty is different I don't just like it. I understand it.
I have felt for a long time that the writers of Ugly Betty know me.
And write just for me.
During my weekly meetings with Betty, Mark, Daniel, Willamina and the gang I find myself in pure bliss.
I laugh deeply.
And cry even more deeply.

It is sad to see it go.
It is like letting go of a little piece of my soul.
Dramatic? Sure. But, true. (see... that is one thing Betty and I have in common.)

an effort to make up for years and years of neglectful and forgetful behavior....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID BURKE!!!!

These are the raw facts about David:
I met him approximately 7 years ago.
Unfortunately I was afraid of him for the first 3 years.
Somewhere in the middle of that time we once acted like we should hang out
... but we never did.
By some miracle he ended up coming to a "bon fire" that Lily and I hosted.
The details after that are blurry.

We started hanging out more.
Lengthy phone calls and conversations ensued.
A quick and perfect friendship had begun.
A friendship full of deep and not so deep talks and funny jokes.
Long walks and rollerblading...
Tandem bike rides in matching clothes
(ok that never happened... but I wish).

I trust David more than I trust most people.
I love his opinions and thought patterns.
I could listen to him talk and theorize all day long.
He is smart, clever and creative.
I love creating things with him.
Everything he touches turns to gold.
Seriously, he is great at everything he does.

I love being his friend, and I value him so much
...even if I don't read all of his book recommendations.

David, you are one of my dearest friends and I hope you have a great birthday!!


and, for your gift this year (and the only birthday gift I have ever given you):
I commit to read THAT book by my birthday. i'm kind of hoping this is so small you can't read it.

this week

i'm taking this challenge.

http://www.uwkcblog.org/

and thought i would invite you to join.

own up.

ok, who wrote this about me?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kaylene

signs that homeless people may be living in your backyard.

1. trash items go missing
2. new trash items start appearing
3. strange people are lingering in front of the house
4. two men are caught leaving the backyard during the night
5. the bushes start making noises
6. after investigation you find this:
confirmed--yes, there has been someone living in our backyard. creepy.

I found a Halloween book at DI yesterday

It had this poem in it. And it chilled me to the bone.

THE HAUNTED HOUSE
-victoria crume

Not a window was broken.
And the paint wasn't peeling,
Not a porch step sagged--
Yet, there was a feeling

That beyond the door
And into the hall
This was the house of
No one at all.

No one who breathed
Nor laughed, nor ate
Nor said "I Love,"
Nor said "I Hate."

Yet something walked
Along the stair
Something that was
And wasn't there.

And that is why weeds
On the path grow high,
And even the moon
Races fearfully by--

For something walks
Along the stairs--
Something that is
And isn't there.


HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

tis the season.

Halloween is upon us and there is much fun in the making.
I think it is a little ridiculous that I am always trying to top "last years Halloween." I have had so many great parties and costumes and topping the previous year is getting tricky.

Things that might make this year more awesome:

• thousands of witches
• Luke Wren possibly coming to visit
• helping my niece with her costume
• a party that is bigger and better than last years
• Lily AND Emme at the party
• Pre-Halloween Martha Stewart like dinner gathering
• 4 or more costumes!!

There really are many great things brewing this season. I just want to eat so much pumpkin and squash flavored stuff. I was meant for this time of year.
That is all. (and this is fall)