denver

at 02/08/10 2:31AM
My buddy, Sherry, and I had a really great talk abt Nepal and Tibet this morning. I've been thinking abt going, but I haven't felt supported by my friend and family... or really inspired. Sherry showed me the pictures of her retreat in Nepal, and talked to me abt what I'd have to go through to get a visitor's visa to Tibet. It was really fun, and really inspiring. I feel like I need to get back to SouthEast Asia, get back to a peaceful state of mind, and really let myself be silent and meditate for a few weeks.

So, Sherry went to this awesome monestary and just did some self work... which is what I can't seem to get to, lately. Hiking, thinking, treating my mind and soul right... even for a few weeks... that would be incredibly therapeutic.

In other news... I was in Denver for the wedding of two of my good buds from the Peace Corps. Polly was the single most gorgeous bride I have ever seen. She made her own dress, and it was awesomely unique. She had beaded a big pink heart on the front. It was like you could see Polly as a person from her dress. It was an incredible experience. I love them as a couple so much. They are one of the only couples I know who really make marriage a hopeful ideal for me. Aaron is spunky, but introverted. Polly is slightly more outgoing, and totally silly. They really are great friends, confidants, and are attracted to eachother. They are genuinely happy to see eachother, most of the time, and are just so supportive in the other person's time of need. amazing hope for marriage! :-)
  • jenn
    WHAT. You were in Denver and YOU DIDN'T CALL ME!??!!? You nerd! You absolute nerd! :P
    by jenn at 02/08/10 8:38PM

lots and lots of babies

at 02/05/10 9:41PM
everyone is having babies. we found out, this week, that my fav coworker is pregnant. the 5 photo albums that showed up as "recent updates" on my facebook wall were all of babies. I'm going to a wedding tomorrow...

I feel like I go through periods of a few days to a few months where I really want to be a mom. I really understand how important it is for me to find the right person and be established... but I get anxious...

god is good, though. he'll bless me... and caty from 2 years ago would smack caty 2010 upside the head, for just posting what she did...
  • aucowgirl
    but caty 2010 is awesome!!! and i love the caty of all times!
    by aucowgirl at 02/06/10 10:35PM

Being Cultured Is Hard...

at 01/31/10 5:59PM
People try so hard to be cultured... I think sometimes I fall into that trap... I get the Wall Street Journal and wake up listening to NPR... I only get the Wall Street Journal because it was $9/mo... but still... Sometimes I lay in bed in the morning and make myself listen to NPR, because it's who I want to be... Who am I really?... I like to listen to St. Vincent, because her music makes me feel like shiny orby bubbles are floating and bouncing in my soul... Yeah... Sometimes I try toooooo hard...

People think that the Peace Corps made me cultured... Everyone poops in their pants in the Peace Corps... How's that for cultured... It's not glamorous... It's a bunch of people who have too much pride to say that they quit the Peace Corps... and who like to play charades...

I'm the least cultured person I know. Thank You, Jesus... I wouldn't want to be cultured, anyway...
  • sunshinelove05
    Blech. I hate NPR. Joe makes me listen to it on the way to church every Sunday. I think it is his way of testing my ability to keep from sinning. NPR tends to make me annoyed or even angry.

    But secretly, I love their music highlights.
    by sunshinelove05 at 01/31/10 11:04PM
  • fullofgrace
    i lke bubbly music and glitter and not NPR or culture.
    the end.
    by fullofgrace at 02/04/10 7:18PM

Farming and Jewelling!!!

at 01/31/10 2:04AM
I had a horrible day yesterday... I just made one dumb mistake after another, carelessly, and then had rotten luck... or whatever it is...

I got home at 12am on the dot. I walked in, went to the mailbox, and had received an awesome letter from my Filipino family. My host brother is getting married, and they invited me to "come home" to celebrate. I may just!!! My host mother also told me that the organic farm is going awesome, and that each of the kids have their own plot of land to grow veggies on. They harvest every 48 days. It made me cry. They also did their "4th Annual" Recycled Christmas Lantern Competition!!! This is something that I came up with, to help the kids learn how to better use the things that they usually throw away. My host mom says, "We call it the Caty Christmas Lantern Competition!" Except not to the director... HA! He's not so crazy about me. It's ok.

Also... I've been working at getting better at Jungle Jewels (BeJewelled) for months now... and I won this morning!!!

I feel like this is a stellar beginning to the week!!!

Really, what more can you ask for? Farming is therapeutic, and environmentally responsible and educational. If only Mr. Buko Ng Ulo was here for this day (Mr. Coconut Head... my dear puppet and counterpart...) He was integral part of the kids becoming Mga Kaibigan ng Mundo (Friends of the Planet)!!! I wish I could see the farm, now-a-days.

The only thing wrong here... I still struggle to recycle as I should... Shame on me...
  • caty
    Actually... I just took my energy color, test... I'm pretty green. I'm much greener than most Americans, without really much effort. My biggest downfall is that I have to drive so much for work. I'm at the B level, though. Go to http://www.asimpleswitch.com/b2c/home to find out how what your color is! ;-)
    by caty at 01/31/10 2:41AM
  • tasteslikemonkey
    Hi, I found your page randomly. Do you know Paula Moore of the church in Chicago?
    by tasteslikemonkey at 01/31/10 4:16AM

01/30/10 3:15PM

i want to grow a lotus flower... just one, right now... let us not get ahead of myself...