What Makes Us Human
For some reason, the topic of bucket lists has been on my mind...I guess it kind of goes along with the job dreaming - if I could do anything right now, what would I do? Oddly enough, it has been really challenging to think of a bucket list. My mind automatically goes to thinking about ...
This past weekend, I had the privilege of reuniting with my team from El Salvador. We met at Joanne's house, and had an evening full of laughter, memories, food, and as always, Bananagrams! There is nothing quite like the power of reminiscing. We talked about life since the trip, ate pupusas, laughed more than should be ...
I accidentally made a kid cry yesterday. Please note that I bolded "accidentally." I know that it comes as a surprise that I, nice, innocent, Joy, could make a small child cry. I am sorry to burst your bubble, but I crossed that line. Yesterday was Willow Huntley's annual "Trunk or Treat" event, at which I arrived as ...
Last Friday night, I joined Chelsea's family and friends in a murder mystery birthday party. This was my first ever murder mystery party, which made it all the more of a fantastic experience! We were celebrating the birthday of Jen, Chelsea's mother, who was turning a year so young that I daren't post the actual ...
If you are reading this post purely because of the title, because you stumbled upon this blog, or just because you are a "bloggie," I welcome you. This will be a wonderful adventure based on the thought patterns I've had in the last two or three days. Buckle up. As many of you know, I ...
When I posted this back in September of 2007, I got in some trouble with mom. Apparently, I decided to write about the near-death experience that I had just had before calling mom...so she found out about the whole ordeal through my writing. As is customary, I didn't provide the details she needed to know ...
Last week I was hanging out at Chelsea's house in my favorite grey chair that is located in the living room. Chelsea's dog, Nugget (a.k.a. "Pants," "Nugs," "Nuggies") has decided in essence that I am his playmate. Every time I walk in the door he immediately gets feisty and wants me to chase him. So ...
In my last post, I mentioned the newfound love of playing music in small community. I'd like to present another facet of community: CRAFTING! I found so much joy in being allowed a whole day to simply be artsy. Just in case you are wondering, I purposely used the word "allowed," because I know that ...
Last Friday night, I embarked on a "first." I hosted a jam session. You may say, "But Joy, you're a musician! Surely you have had jam sessions before!" Well, yes...but always in the awkward in-between moments at rehearsals for services. That's different. We are talking about a stripped-down, no-plan, just-us-and-a-few-guitars type of jam session. Before ...
The other day, my friend Chelsea and I were walking around Ikea. As we passed the desk section, we both sat down opposite of each other at a double desk station that had two mirrored workstations. As I looked across the desk from Chelsea, I found myself saying, "Someday, we could work together and have ...
