"Always Give Something Back," read the sign above the door to my high school. "Yes We Can."

Those were Mr. Kessler's slogans. Thinking of the company I work for today and the values Washburn school superintendent Mr. Kessler tried to instill in me as a teenager, I think Mr. Kessler = The Scooter Store.

Life is round. It goes in cycles and circles. Fashion comes back into style a few decades down the road, and whatever you do comes back to you tenfold (or more), so make it good energy you're putting out there.

I talked about epileptics the other day, and then had a seizure in front of everyone at work. And I have to go to work and face those folks tomorrow. Today I was telling Erik about a not-very-well-known movie I saw twenty years ago. He turned on the tv and it was on. I am pre-cognitive. Don't try to get anything by me.

When I was five, I hated white cheddar mac 'n' cheese.
When I was five, I wanted to be a cowgirl ballerina when I grew up.
When I was five, I hated my hair.
When I was five, I pronounced Chicago, "Chick-uh-goo."
When I was five, I was the best reader in my class.
when I was five, I had a BIG stuffed horse, and there was nothing I wanted more than a real one.
When I was five, my swimming lessons teacher (Mark Ellingson) told me I had the prettiest eyes he'd ever seen.

Today we went for lunch at the cutest place I may have ever been. I'll go back there. And next door was a boutique that he made me go into to look for the coveted white western boots I will wear under my wedding gown. What a guy! He forces me to shop!

At the door was a sign that read, "Diva: a goddess; an adored woman."

I love Erik. So much. But my baby brother and my Uncle John I just looove, because they're cute, like puppies. I know, I know, I can love my brother, just don't LOVE my brother. Since Travis was born, he was my koukla, my babydoll. He is just so cute, like little baby ducks or fuzzy kittens are cute.

And I call my Greek Uncle John on Sundays and he says things to me like, "Oh honey, I miss you so much. Your face is in front of my eyes all the time. You're always with me. If you were here, we'd go get some pizza."

And I just looove him. Let yourself adore people.

Throughout my 20s, my kitchen has been limping along at the minimum, because there were needs I believed should be registered for. This weekend, all of that stuff has been taken care of. And it's all really my style and really great and I cried when it was all finally done.

I was Honest-to-God at the point where I really didn't think I would ever register for a mixer or blender or coffee grinder or Egyptian Cotton sheets. I know someone who threw herself a wedding-ish reception on her 40th birthday, dress and all. I am SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

I'd call you by your first name,
but that's the name of my old girlfriend
and God makes girls named Jessica
just to punish me.
[Brooks West: 3 Songs]

And God made boys for manual labor. To carry heavy stuff, open tight salsa jars, and squash bugs. Those are the reasons for boys.

My Ya-Ya Name is Queen Had It up To Here, or Princess Never Met a Man I Didn't Like.

Whosoever shows up to my party this Christmas must wear black. Preferably velvet. I will shop with you if that makes you more comfortable.

Seriously, it'll be fun. Elegant and beautiful.

Kick It Up a Notch! I just turned around in my chair to see myself dancing on the plasma screen (there's one in every department here) with a chef's hat on. And that video will be shown all day, all week, maybe for two weeks, whatever. Emeril Lagasse, eat your heart out.

If you live to be a hundred,
I want to live to be a hundred minus one day,
so I never have to live without you.

We're taking our engagement photos in two hours. He doesn't think I need this much time to get ready, but he's got to understand I have to cake on another layer of nervous makeup. And fluff my hair a little more. I don't realize how much of it there is until I don't put it in a ponytail and whip out a can of whoop-ass hairspray.

This moment I have Texas Hair the likes of which may have never been seen before. But I'm not complaining, no sirree. I have EARNED this hair. I am BLESSED. You better just wait. I'll post the picture. Of course, it's 110 in the shade. It may drop the moment we walk out the door.

Baby baby stay, stay right where you are
I like it this way, it's good for my heart
I haven't felt like this in God knows how long
I know everything's gonna be ok
If you just stay gone.

San Antonio is someplace you go. Hondo is somewhere you end up. New Braunfels is someplace that makes San Antonio and Austin seem like one big city, but there's a really good park. San Marcos is someplace you shop. Until the Dr. Pepper's gone. Dude. I'm tired.

Lance Armstrong's doctor said to him of the chemotherapy, "I'm going to kill you. Then I'm going to bring you back to life and kill you again."

I'm taking dinner to her family tonight. Any ideas?