Snapshot From Along the Broken Road: July 2008

photo of me
i was practicing my invisibility skills this month. aren't you impressed with how good i've gotten?
1) current candle scents: using up some more retired Yankee Candle scents from the vault: Mountain Lake and Seaside Holiday. i always hate using my last votive of a retired scent but eventually i have to do it before the scent dies. i do want the chance to enjoy it that one last time instead of losing the opportunity all together. i just wish that when they brought back a retired scent for a limited time, it wasn't in that gargantuan jar.

2) what i am currently reading: "Dynasty: The Inside Story of How the Red Sox Became a Baseball Powerhouse" by Tony Massarotti

3) newest music i added my playlist: "What About Now" by Daughtry. "Another Try," by Josh Turner. "In My Arms," Plumb. "Do You Believe Me Now" by Jimmy Wayne. "Invisibly Shaken" by Rodney Atkins. "Feels Like Tonight" by Daughtry. "Forgive" by Rebecca Lynn Howard. "Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas. "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie. -- told ya there would be new music this month!

4) movies i saw: none this month. too busy reading & watching baseball.

5) something yummy i made this month: it was just kind of a last-minute throw-together, but pasta with asparagus & peas with some pesto. i was craving veggies & you can't go wrong with pesto. the pasta was just there to round it out.

6) the last place i ate out: i seriously cannot remember. sad.

7) something that made me cry: a terrible misunderstanding that made two people feel hurt & vulnerable.

8) something that made me laugh: Remy & Don gigglefests.

9) something i looked forward to this month: the long holiday weekend. i needed a break. (by the way? it wasn't long enough.)

10) something i am thankful for: that, really, my biggest problem right now is the fact that the Red Sox cannot string together two wins at this point.

11) something i want to remember about this month: i want to remember Papi & Manny back-to-back, striking fear in opposing pitchers, and all the other good times Sox fans had -- not the least of which is two World Series rings -- with Manny Ramirez playing left in Boston. what i *don't* want to remember is this past month & how it all ended in a big freaking ugly mud-slinging contest which i blame Manny, the ownership team/front office of the Red Sox, and the media for, in equal parts.

12) a photo i took this month:
would you believe this was the only photo i took all month, specifically for a blog post? my camera was sicky but it's all better now! =)