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Name: Christa
Country: United States
State: Minnesota
Metro: St. Paul
Gender: Female
Interests: Hanging out with my peaches. Coffee. Writing. Scrabble. Trying new recipes. Bowling. Magazines. Shopping. Traveling (Europe, please?) Going to Shows. Movies. The Occasional Game of Darts.
Expertise: Scrabble. Crazy 8's. Procrastination. Taco-Making.
Occupation: Artist
Industry: Media
Message: message me
AIM:  burberrygal76
Member Since:
11/1/2005
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| While I'm still reveling that my little book idea is finally going to be published on NavPress' new PilgrimAge imprint (along with a sequel and a possible third book, too!) I got the necessary dose of reality yesterday when I found out that my deadline is less than four months away.  While I've always had the gift for writing quickly, that's still a tall order. But one that motivates me all the same...so that's definitely exciting. I seriously can't wait for everyone to read this book...it's going to be so fun!!
And if that wasn't exciting enough, Will had a birthday the same day I found out about the book deal, so there was plenty of celebrating. We even had to break out some bubbly...can I just say I love champagne? Yummy stuff. In fact, I got to enjoy it twice this month as Will and I just celebrated our first year of marriage. So hard to believe it's been that long already, but what an incredible journey it's been. Being married to Will has far surpassed my wildest expectations. And of course we girls have plenty of those when it comes to tying the knot...thankfully I didn't dream quite bit enough in that regard because I continue to be amazed by everything...God is soooo good.
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| So I'm officially a Minnesotan again, and it feels really good to be
back. We're finally settled in to our new apartment downtown, and we're
loving it. I tell ya it's really different living in St. Paul rather
than Minneapolis; it's amazing how 15 or so miles can make such a big
difference.
It's been fun showing Will some of my old college haunts like Annie's
in Dinkytown and Calhoun Square in Uptown, and if you can believe it, I
haven't even been to the Mall of America yet, which is a miracle
because I love that place. Especially now that they have H&M,
Sephora and Urban Outfitters. That, in addition to Bloomies, the bath
bomb shop, etc. makes a girl happy!!!!
It's also been fun finding new places together, especially the Highland
Park district of St. Paul. It's absolutely adorable with bohemian style
shopping, eclectic little eateries and plenty o' Starbucks...woo hoo!
I'm looking forward to checking out some shows and some plays!!! in the
near future.
Aside from that, I'm continuing to stay busy with the writing, which is
such a blessing. I can't believe that I've been a full-time freelance
for a year now...how awesome is that? God is sooo good to keep
providing there.
On a side note, I'm thinking of my friend Krista today as she moved to
the Congo. I'm praying she arrived safely, and I eagerly anticipate
hearing about the work she's doing there.
P.S. This Thom Yorke CD is mega-weird...
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| My darling husband took a gig he didn't really want to take today—just
so I could have the car. Can I just tell you how great that is on so
many levels? See, I've been cooped up for most of the week and was
going STIR-CRAZY. I never knew how much I would appreciate my own
set of wheels until I wrecked my car last August and haven't been able
to replace it. Some days it isn't even about having to go anywhere—but
having the option to if I wanted.
Now if I lived in a city like London or New York it wouldn't matter
because the public transportation is so reliable. But here in
Nashville, not so much. I took the bus the first few weeks I lived here
because I was temping downtown and didn't want to pay 10-15 bucks to
park each day. And trust me, they were never on time, and the people at
the bank hated me because I was never on time. Thankfully after two
weeks of stuffing envelopes, I saw that my future was not in banking
and went back to driving.
All that to say, I'm a happy girl working at Starbucks today...I've got
my caramel macchiato, Wi-fi and plenty of interesting people to watch.
It's a happy, happy Thursday...
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| It's gloomy and overcast, and I don't know whether I should take a walk
or not because it looks like it could pour any second. Oh, and there's
storm warnings, too. Maybe I should take a nap—it's a nap kind of day,
and I've got all my work done. Maybe that's the ticket. I'll be honest,
I'm feeling a little restless. Will's subbing out in Old Hickory today,
which means I'm sans car. Most of the time, sharing the car isn't that
big of a hassle, only inconvenient when you're having a Starbucks
craving or when you need to escape from the four walls known as your
apartment. I'm feeling a bit boxed in at the moment, but I know Will
will be home in an hour or so, so that's exciting.
I'm listening to The Mayer at the moment. I'm digging his blues stuff,
but am wondering what the new pop-ish, singer/songwriter project will
sound like. Heavier Things was definitely a great progression from the highly addictive Room For Squares, so it'll be cool to see what's up his creative sleeve next. Who can know?
Ok, ok, I'm running out of constructive things to say, so I'm out for that nap, or maybe a walk, who knows?
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| Ok, I don't want to be that person who complains about the weather
because it can always be so much worse. But I still can't believe that
it's been in the 90s the past four days, and it's only APRIL. I've been
sweating profusely and wanting to do nothing but lay around in the air
conditioning. Of course, I can't really do that because there's so much
work to do, but if I could, I soooo would. I'm ready for a big
thunderstorm or something so it'll cool down.
Alrighty, enough of that. I'm sitting here at Fido with my baby,
drinking an iced vanilla latte and gearing up to write my "Friends With
Money" movie review for Crosswalk. This movie was seriously such a
downer...almost as bad as "The Hours" (remember how horrible that was,
Jessica and Suzie?). I hate the way it portrayed relationships. I hated
how selfish the people were and how crass the dialogue was. Basically,
it did nothing but underline how utterly pointless our lives are if we
only think about ourselves. Now I never have any grand illusions (or
delusions?) that Hollywood will make films that embrace my specific
point of view—or my faith—but seriously, is this the best they can come
up with? But I guess the fact that "Scary Movie 4" is No. 1 at the box
office this week pretty much answers that question for me.
All I can say as a movie buff who's been disapointed by the dirth of
good movies these days...Thank goodness for Netflix. We've been
catching up on the classics which has been really fun.
Ok, back to work for now...on a parting note, I love that they're playing this CD by the way...haven't heard it in ages...
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