




Picture 1~ Is it a Wall-O-Stars? No. Its the Jasmine on our patio trellis.
Picture 2~ Its a close up of my Bella's Plums that she's so LOCA about!!
Picture 3~ A freakish looking black & white Moth on the Basil in Bella's herb garden. I said it was asleep, she said it was dead. It was gone the next day.
Picture 4~ She said I was lookin Butch. I was inspired by GREASE.
Picture 5~ The hail from the storm from this weekend.
I did something so ROMANTICAL!! I painted 'I Love You' on a mason jar. Inside I wrote 100 ways to say 'I Love You' in different languages. Aww!! How SWEET is that?! I LOVE my Bella!!
We're going home on Thursday. Spendin the night a la hotel Caulkins. Gonna see Alex play a game, spend time with my Mawmaw. And relax. *WooT*
Tomorrow is my late Great Aunt Carolyn's grave side service. It only took her daughter over a year to finally lay her Mother's ashes to rest. How disrespectful is the waiting period? Ugh.
Anyways, Peace Out & Good Farting.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Weekend Pictures
Posted by State of Grace at 10:17 PM
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Say Goodnight Gracie
Tonight Will & Grace ended.
Grace said
'Destiny is something for young people to believe in.'
I can't help but to be reminded of Fat Bastard. How true is her quote indeed.
In childhood,
Its so easy to find hope in the fictitious basis
Of fairytales that are embedded in our fabrics from birth.
We are led to believe the biggest lie ever told;
Girls are the lesser of two.
The mesmerizing knight in shining amour saves the day
And happily ever after ensues.
The seed of truth veiled within the complicated
Poisonous dreams of our youth
When the disheartening truth
Reveals its nasty core
Broken hearts are left behind the hurricane’s wrath
The girls’ inner empowerment metamorphoses
Into the beautiful, strong woman
Perhaps you could say…
Destiny,….
Meant her to be.
Definitely one could say
Her survival of her first love,
Her strength,
Is rooted in her Will & Grace.
Posted by State of Grace at 9:46 PM
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Southern Bella's
*WooT*
Elliot's gone!!
Its down to Taylor & Kat...
We're rootin fer Taylor!!
He kicks ASS!!
Always vote for the Southerner...
"I ain't never had a problem with California
There's a lot of good women from Sacramento to Carona
But them Hollywood types after a while wearon ya
Struttin' around in their size zeros
Skinny little girls no meat on their bones
Never even heard of George Jones
Ain't you glad we ain't all California girls,
Ain't you glad there's still a few of us left,
Who know how to rock your world,
We ain't afraid to eat fried chicken,
Or dirty dance to Merle,
Ain't you glad we ain't all California girls"
*WooT*
Reba hosting another Country Awards Show on the 23rd
Rosie goin in The View,
Fat girl gone skinny going out...
Life is well
Can't wait til the 25th
My Boys,
My Grandma,
My Sister,
And my Mom...
I love my family,
my friends,
my love,
my life.
*Hey Bella, I LOVE YOU!! *MuAh*
Posted by State of Grace at 9:21 PM
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
A Day At The Park...






We went to the park, as you can see.
See the ducky?
The inch worm?
The skink? (LoL, too easy...)
Thirsty, anybody? Yum, fresh water!! Reminds me of WFHS Water Fountains...
Aint my Bella simply adorable?
I look like SHIT here.
The park aint my thing,
plus my sinuses were given me HELL.
It was great!!
Life is going very well...
My Bella is still rockin muh world...
(Again,...too easy.)
Posted by State of Grace at 10:44 PM
Monday, May 15, 2006


Look at our pwetty pwetty flowers!!
The red Lillies are on our back patio,
And the wall of Pink Wild Roses is on our dirt road.
*WooT*
Posted by State of Grace at 2:42 PM
Saturday, May 13, 2006
No More "Waiting"
I let it go today
"Waiting"
My only hesitancy
Its safety
Turned out great
Now it enhances a child's imagination
What a memory
I was a nervous wreck
When painting it
I wanted perfection
An unattainable goal
Now I am the wiser
Thats what life's about
Imperfections
Its what makes you...YOU
"Creativity & Insanity: 2 Sides, 1 Coin." ~Rosie O'Donnell
Posted by State of Grace at 3:14 PM
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Feminine Empowerment
Doc wrote new RX
Persistent merciless acne
Shoo fly, go away!!
Now the birds can bathe
Behind the privacy of a Flutterby bush.
Our yard…
Charming,
Delightful,
Picture perfect!!
Had an in depth convo with Shurl’s Momma today.
Topic was related to a recent Oprah show.
“Marriage is the biggest lie.”
Women sacrificing themselves
For the sake of their spouse,
Children,
Careers,
Marriage…
They forfeit their identity.
Like a mechanical convenience
They exist
To please and nurture everyone else.
Until that day
Their reflection flags their attention.
A stranger in the mirror,
A ghost of who they once were,
A shell long forgotten.
Panic assaults them,
Identity forgotten.
More determined than ever,
A new mission is declared.
The ungrateful,
Left to fend for themselves.
When she finds
The woman she is meant to be,
She finds her peace from within.
Wrongs becomes righted.
Nothing is taken for granted.
And respect is redeemed.
How privileged am I,
To not know of that issue.
I found my Bella
And found myself.
We make sure to never, ever
Be ungrateful,
Take each other,
Or our relationship,
For granted.
Respect is always first and foremost.
__________________
This One's For The Girls Lyrics
This one's for all you girls about thirteen
High school canbe so rough, can be so mean
Hold onto, on to your innocence
Stand your ground when everyone's giving in
This one's for the girls
This is for all you girls about twenty-five
In a little apartment, just trying to get by
Living on, on dreams and spaghetti-o's
Wondering where you life is gonna go
This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are
This one's for the girls
Who love without holding back
Who dream with everything they have
All around the world
This one's for the girls
This is for all you girls about forty-two
Tossing pennies into the Fountain of Youth
Every laugh, laugh line on your face
Made you who you are today
This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are
This one's for the girls
Who love without holding back
Who dream with everything they have
All around the world
This one's for the girls
Yeah, we're all the same inside (same inside)
From 1 to 99
This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are
This one's for the girls
Who love without holding back
Who dream with everything they have
All around the world
This one's for the girls
Yeah, this one's for the girls
_______________
When God Fearin' Women Get The Blues Lyrics
Lock up your husbands
Lock up your sons
Lock up your whiskey cabinets
Girls lock up your guns
Lock up the beauty shop
No tellin' if they've heard the news
Call the boys downtown at Neiman Marcus
Tell 'em lock up them high heel shoes
When God-fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap-dab-a-tellin'
What they're gonna do
Run around yellin'
I've got a Mustang
It'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I've stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my baby
Call all the deacons
Call the Ladies Aid
Call all the altos, sopranos, tenors
Call every bass
Well call all the Pentacostals
Bring that anointing oil too
Well call the preacher
He's the only one can reach her
And their ain't no time to lose
When God-fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap-dab-a-tellin'
What they're gonna do
Run around yellin'
I've got a Mustang
It'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I've stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my baby
She's on all our prayer lists
She's on all our hearts
As for the Easter cantata
We don't know who'll sing her part
When God-fearin' women get the blues
There ain't no slap-dab-a-tellin'
What they're gonna do
Run around yellin'
I've got a Mustang
It'll do 80
You don't have to be my baby
I've stirred my last batch of gravy
You don't have to be my baby
Posted by State of Grace at 12:21 PM
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Goodbye Alice In Wonderland
[Verse 1:]
It's four in the afternoon
I'm on a flight leaving L.A.
Trying to think about my life
My youth scattered along the highway
Hotel rooms and headlines
I've made a living with a song
Just a guitar as my companion
Wanting desperately to belong
Fame is filled with spoiled children
They grow fat on fantasy
I guess that's why I'm leaving
I crave reality
[Chorus 1:]
So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye yellow brick road
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
I did not find paradise
It was only a reflection of my lonely mind searching
For what was missing in my life
[Verse 2:]
I'm embarassed to say the rest is a rock and roll cliche
I hit the bottom when I reached the top
I never knew it was you who was breaking my heart
I thought you had to love me
You did not
Yes a heart can hallucinate
If it's completely starved for love
Can even make monsters seem like
Angels from above
You forged my love like a weapon
And turned it against me like a knife
You broke my last heartstring
But you opened up my eyes
[Chorus 2:]
So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye yellow brick road
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
That was not love in your eyes
It was only a reflection of my lonely mind wanting
what was missing in my life
[Bridge:]
Dreaming is a good thing cause it brings new things to life
Pretending is an ending that perpetuates a lie
Forgetting what you are
Seeing for what you've been told
And growing up is not the absence of dreaming
It's being able to understand the difference between the ones you can hold
And the ones that you've been sold
[Verse 3:]
Well, truth is stranger than fiction
And this is my chance to get it right
Life is much better without all of your pretty lies
[Chorus 3:]
So Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
You can keep your yellow brick road
Cause there is a difference between dreaming and pretending
That was not love in your eyes
It was only a reflection of my lonely mind wanting
It was only a reflection of my lonely mind wishing
That you were what was missing from my life
_________________
I found these lyrics & HAD to post them
WoW.
Heavy, huh?
Damn.
Truths, many truths.
Ya know,
I was telling my Bella
just the other day,
how much I loved our life.
We have an awesome life together.
*sigh*
We are lucky indeed.
She is what was missing in my life.
She is real.
She is truth.
She is reality, not fantasy.
"She's sun and rain, she's fire and ice
A little crazy but it's nice
And when she gets mad, you best leave her alone
'Cause she'll rage just like a river
Then she'll beg you to forgive her
She's every woman that I've ever known...
No it needs no explanation
'Cause it all makes perfect sense
When it comes down to temptation
She's on both sides of the fence
She's anything but typical
She's so unpredictable
Oh but even at her worst it ain't that bad
She's as real as real can be
And she's every fantasy
Lord she's every lover that I've ever had
And she's every lover that I've never had"
Long ago
Fairytales once my reality
Fear of truth was my reflection
Then the beacon of light that was truth
Shone through my dark clouds
Reality is now my playground
"Across the monkey bars to the merry go rounds"
Never Land all but a faint memory
Now I can truly appreciate love
I can truly honor my Bella
I can love her true
Posted by State of Grace at 10:31 AM
Monday, May 08, 2006
Weekend Fun
this weekend
GREAT!!
Mason was here
he and i went on a hunt
for a present i wanna buy my Bella
we found it,
but i can only get it
at the end of june
its a lemon tree
lemons are my Bella's favorite
saturday
we had another cookout
bbq chicken
taters au gratin
*WooT*
delicious
harley showed off fer him
LoL
he can be so adorable!!
Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama
If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace. -Thich Nhat Hanh, "Being Peace"
Posted by State of Grace at 1:27 PM
Friday, May 05, 2006
I Love You, Bella
James Taylor
Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself because I love you, yes, I do.
And when you give me that pretty little pout, it turns me inside out.
There's something about you, baby, I don't know.
Isn't it amazing a *girl* like me can feel this way,tell me how much longer, it could grow stronger every day.
Oh, how much longer?
I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,but that was long before I met you, now I'm sure that I won't forget you.
And I thank my lucky stars that you are who you are,and not just another lovely lady set out to break my heart.
Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way,tell me how much longer, it could grow stronger every day.
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today, whenever I see you smile at me.
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today whenever I see your smiling face my way.
No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today.
No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today.
Posted by State of Grace at 10:32 AM
Pics, Shurl-isms, & Mason




So here are muh pics.
Here are the Roses my Bella sprinkled atop of me in the tub.
Thats the pic of my birthday party/cookout when we were preparing.
Mah Lynard Skynard shirt. Dude. I look retarded.
Here's mah bug zapper. i LUUUUUUUUV mah bug zapper.
Last night I had an incident
My own version of a Shurl-ism.
Heh.
Mason might be comin over today
To hang out wif moi.
Actually, I'mma see if we can put our noggins together
To find WTF I'm lookin fer.
Our gardens are looking BEEEEE-UUUUUUUU-TEEEEE-FULLLLLL!!
Gonna go back to Wally World and buy some more Butterfly Bushes,
they grow so fast & are so nice smellin & purty!!
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." -Buddha
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." -Buddha
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." -Buddha
Blanche: I do love the rain so. It reminds me of my first kiss.
Dorothy: Ah, you're first kiss was in the rain?
Blanche: No it was in the shower.
Blanche: I have writer's block. It's the worst feeling in the world.
Sophia: Try ten days without a bowel movement sometime.
Rose: Here you are, Sophia. The perfect after-dinner treat, a nice dish of Jell-O.
Sophia: I hate Jell-O. If God wanted peaches suspended in midair, He would have filled them with helium.
Posted by State of Grace at 9:47 AM
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Yada, yada, yada
hopefully today i can get done
what i wish to.
shurl's mom
my escort
may be able to take me after she gets the kids.
we saw rett's new puppy yesterday.
she is a dapple doxie,
OMG,
she's ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!
they named her Milky Way.
how ADORABLE is that?!
yesterday Shurl did the gardening
while i basked in the sun.
it was so awesome.
it was grrrrreat.
life is great.
Bella cooked a DYN-OOOOO-MITE dinner yesterday.
Fried Chicken, Rice & Gravy, & But-Tah-Beans.
it was just exactly what i was craving,
it hit the spot!!
anywho,
here's some food for thought:
Accept my words only when you have examined them for yourselves; do not accept them simply because of the reverence you have for me. Those who only have faith in me and affection for me will not find the final freedom. But those who have faith in the truth and are determined on the path, they will find awakening. -Majjhima Nikaya
Posted by State of Grace at 10:05 AM
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Karma
cheryl's dad,
is a meredith freak.
every night
7:30
millionaire
"where's meredith?" he says
disappointed he is
now that meredith's moving to nbc
his disappointment
is my adrenaline rush
rosie is replacing meredith
on the view
that'll be highly interesting
*WooT*
yesterday i had a sinus headache ALL DAY LONG
oiy!!
i'm thankful today is mucho better!
also yesterday
jamie disappeared
poor lil rhett's gonna come home
from camp
to find out that his beloved sidekick/shadow
is mia
to ease the brute of the blow
his folks already got another pup doxie
gypsie, jamie...now doxie numero tres
my aunt gaye's mother in law passed away this morning
she is so upset
jeff is in California
gaye is staying put in Florence
jeff's mom had diabetes
had to have some appendages amputated last year
perhaps this scare tactic,
broken heart,
and devastating loss
will jump start his ambition to properly address his own diabetes
though i wish it hadn't taken this to happen
the death of one's own mother...
the pain,
unimaginable
on law & order: SVU
last night
a fat girl gone skinny
now hates fat kids
an eye for an eye
in a vicious catastrophic cycle
put to sleep with the fishes
with one bullet
diabetes all around
we all have choices
ambition
jimeny crickets
and will
life is what you make of it
but be careful
because in the end,
its karma
who has the final say
Posted by State of Grace at 11:14 AM
Monday, May 01, 2006
WooT
This is from the Ask Ro portion of Rosie O'Donnels blog website, people ask questions, rosie answers them....
James writes: Rosie, Do you like Reba McEntire?? She was your first co-host on your talk show? She has been my lifesaver since I was a kid.
she is the best
Posted by State of Grace at 1:50 PM
All Jacked Up
ok so my birfday
has come and gone.
WooT
what a birthday party i had!!
garsh, before the party
i was a nervous wreck.
hello dolly!!
can we say
PANIC ATTACK!!
anyways
everybody got there safe and sound.
the twins hit it off with Sloan and Rhett.
margaret was nervous too.
she couldn't shut her loud mouth up.
it was NON FRIKKIN STOP.
but she was nervous bc f Robert
who was completely oblivious to it all.
my mom bought me some of her homeade guitoe (sp.?)
YUMMY
i feel super special
that she made it for MOI
Shurl's Mom gave me the Bug Zapper I wanted
that thing is LOUD
when a dumbass bug flies right into it.
LoL
yesterday we did some gardening
then we went to tractor supply & supa walmart.
been workin in the yard today too,
had to take a break.
been out there since 9:30.
oh and last night
after we came in from outside,
my Bella drew me up a bubble bath.
i got in while she got steak from the neighborhood grocery store
when she came back,
she walked into the bathroom
where i was soakin up the moment
and she sprinkled a handful of rose petals into the tub on top of me!!
iSN'T THAT SO ROMANTiCAL?!
AWW!!
*MuAh*
i love you, my Bella.
i'll post pictures soon as i can.
Posted by State of Grace at 10:10 AM
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Pretty Purple


Okay, FINALLY...
here's our mailbox.
i blacked out our address.
can't be too careful!!
We are OFFICIALLY a married couple!!
It is SO AMAZING & DEEPLY AWESOME
having a mailbox with both of your names
in front of your OWN house!!
Then, here's Bella's herb garden.
LoL, though I'm the one who waters it.
:-D
My Bella got her lil water fountain put in the other day.
Ain't it cute?
BTW, you know what's HOT?!
REBA in her new video,
"Love Needs A Holiday"...
Good GAWD ALMIGHTY.
*whew*
I'm gettin nervous bout my cookout.
It'll be the first time our families have joined together simultaneously.
ACHK.
We'll be just fine.
*deep breath*
1,2,3...
here we go!!
the purple...
is SOOO beautiful.
Posted by State of Grace at 8:20 PM
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Pink ROCKS ON!!
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT
(feat. Indigo Girls)
Dear Mr. President
Come take a walk with me
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly
What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why
Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell
What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh
How do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me
Would you
Posted by State of Grace at 11:54 PM
MY BELLA!!

Come Monday
Headin' up to San Francisco
for the Labor Day weekend show,
I've got my hush-puppies on,
I guess I never was meant for
glitter rock and roll.
And honey I didn't know
that I'd be missin' you so.
Come Monday It'll be all right,
Come Monday I'll be holding you tight.
I spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. haze
and I just want you back by my side.
Yes it's been quite a summer,
rent-a-cars and west bound trains.
And now you're off on vacation,
somethin' you tried to explain.
And darlin' I love you so that's
the reason I just let you go.
I can't help it honey,
you're that much a part of me now.
Remember the night in Montana when
we said there'd be no room for doubt.
I hope you're enjoyin' the scenery,
I know that it's pretty up there.
We can go hikin on Tuesday,
with you I'd walk anywhere.
California has worn me quite thin,
I just can't wait to see you again.
Posted by State of Grace at 12:19 AM
Friday, April 21, 2006
To Mon Femme Bella

Jupiter and Callisto, 1613
by Peter Paul Rubens
Chance
Elsa Gidlow
1898-1986
Strange that a single white iris
Given carelessly one slumbering spring midnight
Should be the first of love,
Yet life is written so.
If it had been a rose
I might have smiled and pinned it to my dress:
We should have said Good Night casually
And never met again.
But the white iris!
It looked so infinitely pure
In the thin green moonlight.
A thousand little purple things
That had trembled about me through the young years
Floated into a shape I seem always to have known
That I suddenly called Love!
The faint touch of your long fingers on mine wakened me.
I saw that your tumbled hair was bright with flame,
That your eyes were sapphire souls with
hungry stars in them,
And your lips were too near not to be kissed.
Life crouches at the knees of Chance
And takes what falls to her.
Posted by State of Grace at 10:21 PM
Thursday, April 20, 2006
This Little Light Of Mine...
today my cardiologist gave me a clean bill of health.
*WooT*
yesterday evening
my Bella, Harley, & i made our way to Flotown.
it was my early bday supper at my mom's house. wisabus joined us.
alone in the kitchen with my bella,
my mom quietly revealed to cheryl
"i'm glad sarah found you, you're good for her."
she then showed cheryl a side of her
that i've yearned for her to show.
basically, she let cheryl know exactly
just what she thought of her.
and wow,
was it ever great!!
i'm so proud of my mom,
she's moved on past fat bastard!!
i think my family's proud of me too.
i think they thought
i wouldn't ever be able to have a sustaining relationship
after the fat bastard/starlight fiasco.
its ironic,
how life takes you on a helluva ride.
i'm happy.
ya know?
and its not that superficial happy, either.
you know the kind i mean,
the kind you parade your new love around in front of the ex.
and it was always a certain ex you foolishly paraded around in front of,
the one who either hurt you the worse,
or the one who you really fukked over.
i'm happy,
like deep down happy.
like happy when i was a kid happy.
happy like when Nana was alive happy.
in that place inside me,
i'm finally at peace.
most of the anger has resided
to make room for forgiveness and love.
my happiness,
its coming from somewhere deep inside me,
way down past my gut,
past my heart,
past the nerves,
past the hurt,
the hatred that once thrived...
my soul is shining.
i never ever thought i'd be happy again.
especially with a wifey,
a country home,
a cute little doggie,
and a big and bright future headed my way.
i'm okay.
and i'll be okay.
i have come a long way.
i still have a big journey ahead of me,
but that's okay.
i'm eager to conquer it.
i have my shining light,
my faith,
strength,
love,
and forgiveness.
in a way,
to me anyways,
my tats signify that.
my purple star...
purple being my nirvana color,
the star symbolizing that infamous star to the right guiding me...
and ofcourse the chinese symbol for strength.
Bella, I know I say it to you all the time, but you are so beautiful to me. Yes, you are perfect...you're perfect for me. Thank you again...thank you for being wonderful you. You know I love you with all my heart, soul, and spirit. You are who I've been searching for all my life. The Gods & Goddesses really did make us for each other. You've made my life complete. Harley & I have a complete family now. "You are my inspiration..." Heh.
Love Me Always,
Your Princess
Posted by State of Grace at 10:55 PM
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Weeding Our Garden!!




Well today we were in our garden
Bella's Momma even pitched in
We pulled up all those hideous FUGLY weeds
tilled up the dirt
plugged in the seeds
covered 'em up
& watered 'em.
We planted yellow & white daisies in the shrubs around the porch.
I put yellow & white daisies on Nana's grave twice a year,
so these flowers we planted are kinda for her.
Then, around our walk way
we planted the GORGEOUS flowers yall see.
The color range from:
Yellow, white,
Orange, red, and pink.
PURDY, PURDY!!
*WooT*
Posted by State of Grace at 4:44 PM
Monday, April 17, 2006
WoW
WoW!!
this was the BEST weekend EVER!!
MASON came home
we enjoyed a SUPERB supper my Bella cooked
gotta LOVE cooking on the grill,
don't you?!
after supper i went to take my lil Shithead out for a dump,
and when i came back in,
there sat Mason & Bella in the dark
at the kitchen table
with a birthday cake
with two BIG RED candles in it!!
i totally got misty eyed
but TY GOD it was dark,
so they didn't see that!!
after that we went to the land
to have a fire under the stars
it was sooooo nice
although Bella still doesn't
get what a "Cherylism" is
LoL!!
Mason went home Sunday,
which was Easter
we had a blast
i wore my hair a different way
(shut up)
and asked cheryl's mom what she thought of it
bc i was still unsure of it
she got this huge smile on her face
and said "what hair?"
then she busted out laughing
LoL!!
she was jk
i wore my hair flat with my bangs sticking straight out,
it was cute!!
the kids came over for lunch
with they're mom & dad
after lunch Bella & I rode in the Jeep
its a CR sumin
an 80s model Jeep
with no doors
& orange
as in CLEMSON orange
it was pwetty cool
after lunch we
as in Bella, her Mom, & I,
went to WAL-MART!!
then Bella & I came home
i filled up our bird feeders
she filled up the Humming Bird feeders,
I watered our garden,
she was gonna put our new,
newly painted mailbox up
she the sizing was wrong with the post
so she's gtg get her Daddy to do sumin to it
but also this weekend,
i painted our new mailbox
it has our names on it
"Sarah & Cheryl"
post painting,
i looked at the finished piece
and it was like WoW
thats kinda heavy,
we kinda ARE married now
ITS OFFICIAL HONEY!!
the mail box is SOOOO PERDY!!
anywho,
we took 2 of Bella's momma's dogs to the groomers this morning
Bella's off...durrin sumin
i'm in my bikini
fixing to go do some gardening
WHO'D A EVER THUNK,
me durrin that?!
i'm out like Rosie
BTW...did yall know
that in Buddism,
there are 30-something Hells?
interesting.
Posted by State of Grace at 9:48 AM
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Things You'll See In The Country





Okay Peeps,
Bella & I went ridin the Four Wheeler yesterday
We Went ridin EVERYWHERE,
Even up in the woods
Its AMAZING what the HELL you can find in the woods!!
People leave all kinds o' crazy shit behind...
Such as...The toilet as seen above.
Then, hey, how about a sink & a GREEN toilet lid?
Then, moving on...
On the way home, we crossed the railroad tracks,
and saw these GEESE swimmin in the pond...
Look, the sun was setting.
How cool is that?!
Look at the lizard,
that was on our back porch window,
He sho were a big su'mmo'bitch!!
Last but not least,
the two doggies,
Puddin & Pooh,
they are best friends,
Pooh would sit by Puddin's fence all day...literally.
Ain't that loyalty, folks?
Awww!!
GtG clean house...
MASON is comin over tonight!!
Posted by State of Grace at 10:00 AM
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
What I Think...
when i shut it all off
sit back to observe
the world around me
many truths i see
once was said
on her reasoning of being so enticed by me
was the way i saw the world
i looked at it inside out
i looked for the beauty,
not the beast
i suppose if one sits there long enough,
one might even be able
to find a good quality of jack the ripper,
or hussein, or bin laden
that girl,
that thought that of me
she is long gone
memories are all i have
sometimes
i wished i had forgotten those
but like i said,
many truths
i shrug them off of my shoulders
the ones who have hurt me
and the ones i have hurt
karma is justice
it truly is in all what you believe
it has been one complete circle around the sun
and here i am
falling
all over again
it blows my mind to think
that i nievely hung on to an illusion for countless years
swore it to be true to the touch
but you can't put an anchor in quick sand, can you?
let it all go
with the new found freedom within my soul
secretly lying in stash
were the abilities to forgive
and love
with each tide
every star born
every hatchet buried
a deeper
more profound appreciation
grows for my Bella
when i look around
at the world around me
what are the truths i see?
green is not always good.
green, on 2 same yet different levels,
can be deadly.
true acceptance come to each
in its own time and its own space.
true love never goes away,
never faulters.
sometimes to appreciate those,
hastily judged and out cast by the world,
you DO have to sit there and meditate
to find that 1 single diamond in the rough,
that 1 good quality.
loyalty can take you pretty damn far.
something that has lasted past its time
past its own legend
such fables' truths get distorted with time,
what once was,
might've never been again,
but the brute of it all
and the pinacle of it all,
is the release,
the freedom;
nursery rhymes once sounded us to sleep as babes,
the truth cradles us to sleep these days.
life and love...
conquer it all.
i have found my yellow road
my own path
but i still have a while to go before reaching my kingdom
i look forward to finding,
unearthing,
and uncovering the unbreakable truths this world has to offer me
i don't have anything to prove
i am just me
though i might still shudder at Tink or Tiger-Lilly
the freedom tastes beats all i've ever known.
some days are great,
some are good,
some are not so good,
its then i remember to let it all go
every single attachment i've ever had
carefully hand pick every attachment
i still desire to keep in my life
and let all the others
dance up in the Heavens
"along the milkyway...
...along the light of day..."
go frollick through Mt Olympus
hand in hand with every God and Goddess
all the attachments,
all the happiness,
the pain,
the memories...
have permenantly found their place within the gates of neverland
and there they will stay.
Rebel Child
Rebel Child, won't you heed my warnin
One of these days the rain'll come pourin'
Some of thouse sunshine blue sky mornin's
Might just turn to grey
I understand why you do the thing you do
There was a time when I was just like you
I know right now you think you know it all
There's no way that you can break
No way you can fall
Rebel Child, won't you heed my warnin'
One of these days the rain'll come pourin'
Some of those sunshine blue sky mornin's
Might just turn to grey
I've been there and I know what you're thinking
You're flying high but one day you'll blink and
That cloud your're on will just start sinkin'
Don't wait till it's too late
Whoa oh rebel child
I know you can't learn from my mistakes
You've got your own road you've gotta take
And it might look like it's paved in gold
Just remember that you'll have to reap
All the seeds you sew
Keep your feet on the ground
And one eye one heaven do
Do a lot of forgivin'
But not much forgettin'
And remember life is one big lesson
Whoa oh Rebel Child
Whoa oh Rebel Child
Posted by State of Grace at 1:25 PM
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
3
just trying to focus
clear my mind
so many thoughts
trying to cloud my sight
bush authorized the leak
*shhh, i tell myself*
it outrages me
*calm with the quiet*
its a pissing contest between the big boys
*i am free*
i cut it all off
every ounze
never have i felt so extremely exposed
curly locks all boisterious and happy
all growed up
bittersweet memories
leave a lingering taste on my pallet
and a broken black & white picture replaying in my head
*she let herself go, says george strait*
i nod my head,
now i understand
the buddHa seriously makes sense
an odd fact my add has noticed:
there are many many pairs of 3's in the world
a conspiracy theorist's haven
or heaven
whats the difference?
anyways, 3 buddHa's in buddism,
the 3 graces in Greek Mythology/Botticelli,
3 bad guys (Bush, Hussein, bin laden),
3 flutes in super mario 3,
3 stars in the belt of O'rien,
3 parts to every story/life (beginning, middle, end),
see my point?
curious it indeed is.
so it seems as if i have pulled a Reba,
after almost tagging Ro last night
Reba went from long glamorous mucho famous hair,
to BAM!!
a short pixie cut in her song/video/TV Movie "Forever Love"
Bye bye bye
(another set of 3's?)
went my own curls.
4 hair cuts later,
satisfaction achieved.
mine ain't a pixie cut (suprisingly)
DING DING goes the alarm
i chopped off all my hair
and got 2 tattoos
what the hell am i durrin, i ask her
she says its an expression of my individuality
LoL
her gentle words lead me to believe
its either the border to crazy or freedom
hell, maybe they are both the same
i was doin okay until i saw the pictures of my long beautiful curly hair
it leaves 3x's the bittersweet after taste :-D
Posted by State of Grace at 11:47 AM
Monday, April 10, 2006
Thinking
Who is aware of his limitations can reap benefits through it.
Merriam-Webster Definition For the Word
LIMITATION:
Function: noun
Pronunciation: "li-m&-'tA-sh&n
1 : an act or instance of limiting
2 : the quality or state of being limited
3 : something that limits : RESTRAINT
4 : a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts
Merriam-Webster Definition For the Word
Karma:
Function: noun
Pronunciation: 'kär-m& also 'k&r-
Etymology: Sanskrit karma fate, work
1 often capitalized : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky”
The Truth of Suffering
The Buddha's discovery of the solution to the problem of suffering began with the recognition that life is suffering. This is the first of the Four Noble Truths. If people examine their own experiences or look at the world around them, they will see that life is full of suffering. Suffering may be Physical or Mental
Physical Suffering
Physical suffering takes many forms. People must have observed at one time or another, how their aged relatives suffer. Most of these aged suffer aches and pains in their joints and many find it hard to move about by themselves. With advancing age, the elderly find life difficult because they cannot see, hear or eat properly. The pain of disease, which strikes young and old alike, is unbearable, and the pain of death brings much grief and suffering. Even the moment of birth gives pain both to the mother and the child that is born.
The truth is that suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death are unavoidable. Some fortunate people may now be enjoying relatively happy and carefree lives, but it is only a matter of time before they , too, will experience suffering. What is worse, this suffering must be borne alone.
Mental Suffering
Beside physical suffering, there are also various forms of mental suffering. People feel sad, lonely or depressed when they lose someone they love through separation or death. They feel irritated or uncomfortable when they are forced to be company of those whom they dislike or those who are unpleasant. People also suffer when they unable to satisfy their limitless needs and wants.
Happiness in Life
When the Buddha said that there is suffering in life, He did not deny that there is happiness also. On the contrary, He spoke of various kinds of happiness, such as the happiness of friendship, the happiness of family life, and so on. But all these kinds of happiness are impermanent and when one loses them, one suffers. For example, one may like a pleasant and charming person and enjoy his or her company. But when one is separated from that person, the happiness turns into suffering. One suffers because of one's attachment to pleasures that do not last.
People often remain unaware of the inevitable sufferings of life because they are distracted by temporary pleasures.
Posted by State of Grace at 1:01 PM
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Baseball Game, Buddha, & No Party




The Family at "Fred's" Baseball Game Last night.
There's the family..."Pretty" cheesin with my Bella...
Everybody cheerin bc our baby boy hit a home run.
That was one whack game. Man I'mma tell ya,
them damn coaches can't see for nothin,
makin bad calls,
then actin like major fukkin jackasses,
yellin at the kids...
If those had been coaches at MY BOY'S baseball game...
Both my Mom and my Girl woulda had to have
held me back by my collar. I'd have gone in there with
a 2x4 had them sons of bitches pulled that shit on my boy.
Good Lawd. That was a hellacious emotionally charging game.
See my Lil BUDDHA? I saw him in the store
and had to adopt his lil "disabled" self.
"It was destiny." LoL!! ISN'T HE ADORABLE?!
My 2nd BDay party may be grinding to a hault.
Grandma's faultering memory
Did not reveal an event the entire family has been awaiting for 15 months.
*Btw, Nanci...you're a greedy, inconsiderate, emotionless bitch. You have shamed your own Mother even in her death. I hope you can be at peace with your self made demise*
Now I feel guilty
Like I shouldn't even have my party at all bc of this.
I've let myself get so worked up about this,
I've sickened myself.
*sigh*
Horrible, vivid nightmares ensued.
God, BuddHA, or whoever... Save Us All.
Posted by State of Grace at 10:35 AM
Friday, April 07, 2006
Its A GREAT Day...To Be ALIVE!!



*WooT*
Gettin ready fo mah BDay PARTiES!!
Thas right, Femmes & Butchies,
I said PARTiES!!
Not much to say,
cept I'm tired of wearing a damn heart monitor.
We goin to my Wifey's newphew's baseball game tonight,
A Tractor Pull tomorrow.
HeeHaw!!
Nan's engaged,
big rock,
June 16th.
Kinda sad about that,
Dunno why though.
I SO TOTALLY got GREAT karma back my way!!
The 2nd V220 Cingular sent me,
was a peice of shit.
Hadn't had it for 48 hours and it quit working.
I demanded an upgrade on my cell,
that I wasn't paying for...
So now I have a BRAND SPANKING NEW V557!!
*WooT*
DAMN AND ITS HOTT TOO!!
Don't want the Razr or the Rokr...
Too many problems...
I'mma post my new pictures...
Oh and the Bunny pic is for those who don't like my hair.
*MuAh*
Food For Thought:
"I try and try, To understand, The distance in between, The love I feel, The things I fear, I dearly say good dream, I can finally see it, Now I have to believe, All those precious stories, All the world is made of faith, And trust, And pixie dust. So I'll try, Cause I finally believe!" -Lyrics to "I'll Try" from the soundtrack of RETURN TO NEVERLAND.
I have found that when one's inner light inside their soul begins to dim, it is then when their spirit slowly disinigrates. It is then that all magic, hope, faith, trust, love, and truth is lost. You see, my friends, when Fairies fade, it is you who is fading (dying) within. Magic, Hope, Faith, Trust, Love, and Trust...They NEVER Fade OR Die,...as long as we BELiEVE IN OURSELVES.
Posted by State of Grace at 5:37 PM
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
To Fall Asleep in My Lover's Arms Is A Dream Come True
I feel the heat of her body next to mine. Breath escapes her mouth and is soft and warm on the back of my neck. Two delicate arms are snaked around me and hold me in a loving embrace. Fragile fingers are weaved in with mine creating a symbol of togetherness. Silky smooth legs have worked there way in between my legs, I am convinced she is long gone in a world of sleep and dreams. As my eyes become heavy and my breath starts to get heavy, I feel a gentle movement and then a graceful finger begins to work its way loose from mine on a path to a soft, warm place nestled between my legs. I am still slightly dozy, so I am wondering if this is a dream or not. My question is answered when that throbbing, electric feeling begins to shoot through my body. Her lips start to trail up my neck at the same time her finger begins to stimulate me in that way that only she can. It does not take long and I am moaning, begging, and pulsating. My head starts to spin, my body begins to take control and before I know it, I am cumming, screaming, and clinging to her. After I come back down from my euphoric cloud, she squeezes me tight, places her fingers back in mine and whispers in my ear “Good night Angel, I love you.”
Posted by State of Grace at 11:48 PM
New Tats, I Got Muh hair Did, & It Was Our 1 Yr Anniversary


so this weekend we went to beaufort and savannah.
we stayed with dianna,
who was so gracious to invite us into her home for the weekend.
her house sits right on the marsh,
it is a view to die for.
and her lil teeny tiny Pom, Gram, is just deliciously adorable.
before we left for savannah,
dianna was kind enough to butch me up.
that is right, femmes and butches,
my curly long locks are GONE!!
i now have wonderful spikey hair.
in savannah, i got my tattoos.
i cried, i'm woman enough to admit it.
when the guy put the needle
on my backbone,
i wanted to rip his balls off and ram them down his throat.
my Bella held my hand,
like the wonderful wifey she is.
I know the pictures of my hair aren't that great,
and you can't see all of my hair.
(Not that there's much to see.)
But my Wifey was at work tonight,
so I had to do the best I could to take the pictures myself.
I'll get her to take better pictures tomorrow
and I'll post them then.
By the way, the purple star tattoo represents my Neverland,
watching and guiding over me.
The Chinese symbol means Strength.
I chose that particular symbol
because Reba sings a song titled "Survivor."
In it she sings
"...The doctor gave me 30 days,
But I must have had my mama's will,
And God's amazing grace...
The baby girl without a chance,
A victim of circumstance,
The one who oughta give up,
But she's just too hard headed...
With gentle hands,
And the heart of a fighter,
I'm a survivor..."
Anyways, that songs relates a lot to me, I feel.
I feel that because I am a survivor, I have strength.
Anyways, I'm through rambling.
Hope yall enjoyed the pictures.
A Little Lesson To Live By: It is not by the amount that giving is productive of reward but rather by the generous impulse behind it. Therefore even so little as a handful of rice flour given with a pure heart becomes something that will bring great reward.-Vimana Vatthu
Posted by State of Grace at 10:51 PM







