I Love You, Lady

She's number 5 on my speed dial.
Number 1 is voicemail.
2 is home.
3 is Mom.
four is Dad.
5 is Tracy.

Granted I don't call her that much. Tracy was my best friend freshman year. We don't really get to see each other much now, but we're still close. We will always be close. You know how there are some relationships when if you don't see the other person for a while, it gets awkward? That didn't happen with Tracy and myself. We were always fine. Grace and Trace. Except not really because my name isn't really Grace =] Well, I just wanted to make a post for Tracy. Her father passed away yesterday. This man was the funniest man you will ever meet. I guarantee you won't find anyone who cares about being a good father more than Mr. K did. I just wanted to let TK know that I love her and that everyone loves her and that we are all here for her, and I wanted to ask that everyone keep her and her family in their prayers. Thank you.

love,
grace

God Bless America

Everyone,
Please make wise decisions today. You should have done your homework. You should know the issues. Please make informed decisions.
-grace

Tact

I have a hard time knowing when something crosses the line.

When does a cliche become a cliche? When does it cross the line from being a clever phrase to being "cliche?" My English teacher told me after the 27th time it's been used. It would be nice if things did just have numbers like that. After the 27th time "it was a dark and stormy night" was used it turned into a cliche. That would make it so much easier.

When does it cross the line from being confident to cocky? Or from open to vulgar? It's so difficult to find these things out until you mess up and you cross the line. I'm not sure if I am the only one who feels like this. Maybe other people just have a little more tact.

xoxograce

Charming

Once there was a girl named Grace.
She had a friend named Ariel.
Ariel liked the word "charming."
Grace liked it too.
And, lucky for them,
it described them both perfectly.

xoxograce

The Virgin Mary

I have always had a special connection with the Virgin Mary. My birthday is December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I always get to go to Mass on my birthday. When I was little, I always hated "having" to go to Mass on my birthday. "You'll get graces in heaven," my dad always said, but that never made me feel any better. Now I love going to Mass on my birthday. I get to thank God and Mary for another year of life and I get to start my day out with the right mindset. October is a special month for Mary. My mom is having a Rosary after Mass tomorrow morning and someone came by to drop off roses today. My dad came in singing a song for Mary that is normally sung during May, the other month of Mary. I think this song is so beautiful, I need to post it.



Bring flowers of the fairest
Bring flowers of the rarest
From garden and woodlandAnd hillside and vale
Our full hearts are swelling
Our Glad voices telling
The praise of the loveliest
Rose of the vale


O Mary!
we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May


Our voices ascending,
In harmony blending
Oh! Thus may our hearts turn
Dear Mother, to thee
Oh! Thus shall we prove thee
How truly we love thee
How dark without Mary
Life's journey would be


O Mary!
we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May


O Virgin most tender
Our homage we render
Thy love and protection
Sweet Mother, to win
In danger defend us
In sorrow befriend us
And shield our hearts
From contagion and sin


O Mary!
we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May


Of Mothers the dearest
Oh, wilt thou be nearest
When life with temptation
Is darkly replete
Forsake us, O never
Our hearts be they ever
As Pure as the lilies
We lay at thy feet


O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May

My Friends

I think I'm going to write a post dedicated to one of my friends every once in a while.





The first one is to my friend... Andrea


This is andrea. we go to school together. we were acquaintances freshman and sophomore year and then last year we became really close. we're both theatre dorks... [most of my friend are either theatre dorks or running nerds]

andrea is kind of... awesome

haha i'm not really saying anything substantial at all in this post. i really just wanted a reason to post this picture because i love it... so haha i'm probably not actually going to write blog posts dedicated to specific friends... sorry to disappoint you. i like writing. i like the feeling of having my thoughts come out on to paper... or onto a computer screen.

remind me... i have to write about my writing dreams. writing is my passion. just to let you know, writing has been my passion longer that music or drama has... i wanted to be a writer ever since i was in second grade and i started writing a novel.

i like being me. i think that's at least the second or third time i said that tonight... but really, i do.

xoxograce

I was just wondering...

does anyone ever feel so frustrated that there is not enough time in a lifetime to write about everything that could be written about?