flavor faves

My favorite (thus far):

Rooibos Sweet Amore Rooibos Tea: Red Rooibos, apple pieces, peach pieces, pear pieces, rose buds, mallow flower blossoms, rhubarb bits, red currants, almond slices, and vanilla and cinnamon bits

Vanilla, cinnamon, almonds, apples, peach, pear, and red Rooibos tea. A tea you could easily fall in love with. This tea contains nuts.

High antioxidant content and rich in vitamins and minerals. Caffeine free, may aid in relieving allergies, and great hair, teeth, skin, and bones.

Teas recently acquired:

Maracuya Passion Oolong Tea: Oolong tea, passionfruit pieces, candied papaya, apple bits, raisins, carrots, beetroot pieces, orange peels, lemon bits, sunflower and passionflower petals

A sensual and tropical blend of rare passionfruit, papaya and citrus pieces with lovely flower petals creates an irresistible cup of tea. This is a tropical Oolong to remember.

Oolong tea, also called 'Wu-long' tea, is known as a great diet tea. It increases your metabolism and burns off fat built up in the body. Studies show that oolong teas are also good for digestion and help improve the skin and teeth. Oolong teas contain approximately 15% of the caffeine in a cup of coffee.

Sweet White Lily Tea: White tea, apples, lemongrass, green cardamom, roses, and marigold flowers

A euphoria inducing floral blend of rare white tea with rose and marigold petals combined with apples, lemongrass, and cardamom.

This tea is very high in antioxidants and aids in detoxifying the body. Studies show white tea is excellent for the skin by reducing fine lines and wrinkles. Research indicates that white tea may inhibit the growth of certain forms of cancer.

you don't even know how much i love this song

"Ashes"

We rise again from ashes,
from the good we've failed to do.
We rise again from ashes,
to create ourselves anew.
If all our world is ashes,
then must our lives be true,
An offering of ashes,
An offering to You.

We offer You our failures,
we offer You attempts;
The gifts not fully given,
the dreams not fully dreamt.
Give our stumblings direction,
give our visions wider view,
An offering of ashes,
An offering to You.

Then rise again from ashes,
let healing come to pain;
Though spring has turned to winter,
and sunshine turned to rain.
The rain we'll use for growing,
and create the world anew,
From an offering of ashes,
An offering to You.

Thanks be to the Father,
who made us like Himself.
Thanks be to His Son,
who saved us by His death.
Thanks be to the Spirit,
who creates the world anew,
From an offering of ashes,
An offering to You.

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It's one of those songs that I will always know by heart.
It's one of those songs that remind me of who I am and where I've been.
It's one of those songs that touch me no matter what mood I'm in.
It's one of those songs that I really do sing (and pray) from my heart.
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always sassy

what is it about "my sassy girl" that puts me in this mood?

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so much to do. so little time.

update.

HeartFirst. VLog #1

So I'm beginning a video blog for the month of February. We'll see how it progresses through the month.

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woooooooooah... we're half way there! woooooooooooah... livin' on a prayer.



Finally back to my pre-holiday weight.

*shout out to my co for recommending the iphone app that creates nice charts. =D

last shopping day of the christmas season...

That is the current state of cold outside...
Here is the rest of the day...

LOOK!
And the rest of the week...

chestnuts roasting on an open fire.....

i cannot get "the christmas song" out of my head.

and i love it.

when i grow up

The ladies!

Thank yous to all of you (especially Jenn) for this experience. You don't even know how lucky I feel to have been a part of this. To dance, to express myself, to be on stage again... the feelings are tremendous.

For months, I had felt like Kirkland was just a place in passing. Not my home. Just a place I'd be for another year...

But now... now that I've become a part of this community (through dance), I truly feel like this is my home, that I have a reason to be here, that there are people I care about up here and want to develop friendships with.

I'm growing up. Away from everything that I've known as home... and I'm okay with that.

Thank you. You are all so amazing. I hope we get to do this again.

Dance for Hope III

Kirkland Dance Center is doing a 3rd charity show! The date is set for Saturday, November 15th 2008, 5:30pm at Cadle Theater in Lake Washington High School.

This year's Dance For Hope III is for a very worthy local charity - Feed Our Children. Since 2002, Fed Our Children has been assisting the school lunch program. Many of the children on the program only get one meal a day because most of the children's families cannot afford to give their children other meals throughout the day. Feed Our Children's strongest desire is for people to remember that these children are not in a third world country - they are only 15 minutes away in our own backyard, in our own neighborhood.

Please come along and support KDC as we try to raise some very much needed money for this VERY deserving charity!

Admission is $15. All are welcome.