Johnny said it best.

Today I'm listening to new and old songs by John Mayer. That man as quite the way with words. I feel like I can relate to something in almost every one of his songs during various points in my life. Here are some of the lyrics that stick out to me:

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"I rent a room and I fill the spaces with
Wood in places to make it feel like home
But all I feel's alone
It might be a quarter life crisis
Or just the stirring in my soul"  -Why Georgia

"By the time I recognize this moment
This moment will be gone
But I will bend the light, pretend that it somehow lingered on"  -Clarity

"Someday I'll fly
Someday I'll soar
Someday I'll be so damn much more
Cause I'm bigger than my body gives me credit for"  -Bigger Than My Body

Read the lyrics to 3x5, Something's Missing, Gravity... I can't quote just one part because I like them both so much in their entirety.

"So I'll check the weather wherever you are
'Cause I wanna know if you can see the stars tonight" -Split Screen Sadness

"And if you never stop when you wave goodbye
You just might find if you give it time
You will wave hello again" -Wheel

"And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information, oh
They can bend it all they want"  -Waiting on the World to Change

"Belief is a beautiful armor

But makes for the heaviest sword
Like punching under water
You never can hit who you're trying for"  -Belief

"So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
So I play the numbers game to find away to say that life has just begun"  -Stop This Train... pretty much all the words in this song speak to me, but that one does most.

"When you're dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part"  -Dreaming With a Broken Heart

"I'm in repair, I'm not together but I'm getting there..." -In Repair

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I love songwriters that have true meaning and emotion in their lyrics, and John Mayer certainly does that. He's not hard on the eyes, either. :)

-Ash

Me too!!

An example of Keaton's frame of mind lately:

Keaton said, "Whatcha doin', Mommy?" I said, "I'm drinking coffee, buddy." He said, "I want drink coffee, too!"

Neighbor Nina and her little brother Evan were playing outside with Keaton the other night. Evan started making faces at Nina, and she said to him, "You look stupid." Keaton chimed in, "I look stupid, too!"

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Yesterday I took Keaton to Men's Wearhouse to get fitted for his tuxedo for "Uncle" Kyle's wedding next month. He loved it. LOVED it. Didn't want to take it off. He was strutting around the store, checking himself out in the mirror. Look out, ladies! This little stud muffin is going to tear up the dance floor in a few weeks!

We had family pictures taken last night. It was a lot of fun! Keaton fell in love with our photographer, Dana. He even asked to hold her hand when we were talking to the parking lot. I can't wait to see the pictures!!

My voice is slowly coming back, but the hearing in my right ear hasn't yet. I also spend a good 2 hour chunk of time each night coughing instead of sleeping. I'm a tiny bit of a zombie right now, but today is my day "off" so I hope to get a second wind (*read 'cup of coffee and can of Coke'*) and get some things done.

Finally, today is my NINE year wedding anniversary!! What a ride it's been so far. I can't wait to see where the next 9 years takes us! It's hard to imagine when I look back on the last nine... we've been through a lot and have come a long, long way. We've met some amazing people, and even created our own amazing little person. It's been a very exciting roller coaster of life together- ups and downs, for sure- but I'm really glad we've gotten through it together. :)

-Ash