so... santa has elves...

and photographers have photoshop gnomes...

D day and beyond

so the thesis is due tomorrow. absolutely last final final deadline. and i still don't feel the panic. i think there's something seriously wrong with me. maybe it's overconfidence. or maybe it's just denial.

the last few days have been a whirlwind of libraries and books and words. i can't wait to get to the other side of this thesis. it's seriously wearing me down... and i just feel tired and old. need to get out and do some outdoorsy stuff. go hiking, rockclimbing... running... anything really. been so ridiculously restless the past two weeks. it's been frustrating.

at the same time... you guys make the days bearable and the nights enjoyable. i continue to thank God for you every day:

Because i knew you
i have been changed for good

eleven hours and four thousand words later...

.. the bag of banana chips finally sits empty and forlorn on a pile of books and notes. bananacherrywhitechocolatemuffins are in the oven... and this very tired girl is contemplating her navel (or her growing tummy. navel just sounded better... :P).

the housemate just went out for a run... and i've got the apartment to myself for the first time in awhile. sun-setting... the aroma of baking things wafting through the kitchen... and the sounds of the world going past my window...

perfect. i live for moments like these.