DEAR MOM,

I'm sorry I kept you up all night last night.


I'm sorry that I'm a 7-year-old 110-pound wuss that's still afraid of thunderstorms and deals with them by panting and pacing around your bed all night. 


I'm also sorry that after only 2 hours of solid sleep you had to get up and go to work while I got to snooze on the couch all day (see above)...


Forgive me? :]


Love, Chubbs

HOW COULD I FORGET

I left out one very important part of January in my 1.5-Month Re-Cap:

For Christmas my parents gave me, Kyle and Stephanie tickets to go see Les Miserables at the Kimmel Center in Center City Philadelphia. The Mom saw this show back when she was around my age and it first came out and she was absolutely blown away by it it. This year is the musical's 25th Anniversary so my parents thought it would be a neat idea to send us to the show that my mom fell in love with in its' first year out.

(How cool is that?!)

So Saturday night, January 15th I sat smack dab in the middle of the theater in our main-level seats (no big deal :) ) and finally realized why, through my 24-years of life, The Mom had loved this musical so much. I knew most of every song from hearing her play and sing them all the time (that's life living with a music teacher!), but never knew anything about the story line. Until it all finally came together.

I think I sat with my jaw dropped in amazement for the entire three hours. Les Miserables and particularly this performance in general was THE BEST I've ever seen. Hands down. Definitely a moment I'll never forget.

MOMS ALWAYS KNOW BEST

And they know just how to cheer you up after a rough week.

Love that lady.

Thanks, Mom.

THE BLANKS ARE BACK

1.   I am       so cold. All the time. Winter in Pennsylvania is not for the cold-blooded  .

2.  The bravest thing I've ever done was    Hmmmm, I don't think I'm all that brave...after I go skydiving I might say that if that counts   .

3.  I feel prettiest when       I'm fresh out of the shower and squeaky clean after a good workout    .

4.  Something that keeps me awake at night is   thinking about the next day's schedule...so frustrating when I can't get my mind to stop    .

5.  My favorite meal in the entire world is     Chips and Queso, Guacamole, Tacos, and Chocolate Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cake for dessert  .

6.  The way to my heart is        through (this is cheesy, but) sincerity; this girl doesn't handle fake very well. Chocolate Ice Cream also works .

7.  I would like to       win the lottery? Oh, and tell Lady Gaga she's ridiculous. Who wastes three days of their life in an egg?

Ah, it feels good to be back on the Friday train.

Happy Friday friends!