here’s a tour.

Today is a clear day.

Walking out of VONS.

Walking out the front door.

A good day.

Video tour of the grounds! (Sorry it’s a little bumpy)

yet again.

The past several months have been a continual lesson in learning that God’s timing is perfect.  Absolutely perfect.
And so, although I was surprised when I learned the following story this past week, should I really have been?  I mean, really?
First, I should tell you that I recently began my journey as a graduate student in [...]

life right now

means going to school and studying in ways that will help me actually remember and competently apply what we learn in class.  Right now, it’s Kinesiology, which is an absolute blast.  Having a gymnastics background has made this class come alive because every time we learn something new, I think about how it relates to [...]

simplicity.

Not something I’m too good at.  I like to make things complicated.  If given an easy task, I will find a way to make it harder.  My husband calls this “Christie-izing” things, and it’s true.  Maybe it’s the gymnast in me.  Or the masochist.  I like things to be difficult.  What’s the point of doing [...]

“hi, my name is”

This is a phrase that I have used a lot in the past 3 weeks.  Bring uprooted from a city of multiple circles – and being intimately known in each of them – and transplanted into a new reality where those old circles must be replaced with new ones is . . . well . [...]

Anything that can go wrong . . .

. . . will go wrong.  That’s Murphy’s Law.
Saturday started out rather pleasantly.  Woke up to the biological clock, made some coffee, did some scrapbooking, listened to some radiolab, listened to the drizzle of the rain outside, and stayed in my PJ’s until about 3:00pm.  Little bit of this, little bit of that.  Decided to go [...]

Loyalty.

It’s only the end of the first week of grad school, and already I have had to defend my Bruin loyalty.  Today was Trojan Spirit day in our class, and instead of wearing Cardinal and Gold, my fellow Bruin, Michelle, and I insisted on donning the Blue and Gold of our alma mater – UCLA. [...]

moving day.

This was moving day.  Transformation coming soon.

6 things I’ve learned in the past 2 days.

1. The side street off of Colorado Boulevard that leads to the glorious 2-story Target Store is one-way.  Somehow managed to learn that the hard way.
2. People who live in Pasadena are proud to live in Pasadena, and readily welcome you to their little town.
3. People who don’t live in Pasadena say it’s crowded.  People [...]

sound effects baby.

A good end to a good weekend.