somehow january managed to fly by rather quickly. i hope to post some more pictures, but for now know that i am happily working away through this beautifully dreary morning.

papa and i celebrated our birthdays yesterday:




thanks again to everyone who sacrificed their saturday morning/afternoon to help me move! the cats and i are settling in; we had a peaceful night of rest last night.

birthday celebration!

tonight
Meridian Room
~8PM

the morning is maturing; i'm quiet and thoughtful. it occurs to me that this is one of the last mornings i will spend alone, in this space. i've been so careful to guard my solitude, earnestly declaring the pleasures of living alone -- and now find myself moving in with people i love.

i can't wait.

the hughes used the word "pronunciate" today.

i was wrong in thinking that it was not a word.

brandon is here!

last night we dined on delicious fare at the cosmic cafe, where we kind of met erika badu and played with her incredibly (but not as cute as judah) cute baby. then beth, bran and i headed to the meridian room where we ran into chris black!! he and his entourage joined us and we spent a good deal of time catching each other up on the past 3+ years while we waited for leah to join us (alias went until 10pm).

it kind of feels like the holidays are still going, what with me being off for the rest of the week.

i'm dashing this off in a rush while bran showers -- we have a tux to pick up, rehearsals and dinners to attend, and hopefully some general merrymaking.

(our friend mcgee is getting married tomorrow)

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there's much to look forward to this month, this weekend
it's cold out again

it is well with my soul this morning.