a few things to make me feel better about my lack of blogging...

- claudia has been here for a 10 days and has revolutionized my life...i've worked out twice, am getting up earlier and have actually gotten a few things done during the day!

- it's snowed three times since claudia got here...i've been ten million times more excited about it than her...it hasn't stuck once

- i received flowers saturday and didn't totally freak-out (big deal for those of you who know me)

- we (cluadia and i) found little-brazil...it's literally 15 minutes down the road and it's the real deal...complete with couples making out in public!!

- i've eaten brazilian food four times in three days!!!

- we went to a brazilian church (also 15 minutes down the road)...it was totally un-americanized and came complete with a free estroganoff lunch afterwards...we were very welcomed and loved-on and it gave claudia and myself saudades (that home-sick feeling)


- claudia and i drove up to hang out with demps, kristy, paige and jeremy...we had a silly, fun time playing "jeoparpy" in front of a whole restaurant of people...yeah, you know how demps and i hate being center of attention ;)

from an email i got today

"i think the 20's are hell for everyone in varying degrees.
in the western world, the soul is the first thing to go.
we become adults at a very high price.
it all smells like death to me.
never ignore the voice of the child inside...
anyway,
i hope this finds you well &
may your choices come from a
land that fear will never know."