To tell you how I feel
But all I kept on writing
Was slipping on the tears from the day
When I was young and brave
- Train

I’m ashamed to have abandoned amydabbs.com. I go through these spells every once and a while, but these past few months I’ve just had zero desire to blog. I’m not sure why. Maybe it was my rapidly developing Facebook addiction? (Which has subsided considerably of late). There is something intoxicating about collecting “friends” like they are trading cards. I think I’m up to 122. And I’m pretty sure only 10 of those I actually see and/or talk to on a regular basis. But it’s fun to see what everyone is up to these days. And it helps with that “hey we should stay in touch” thing that we all promise to each other when we leave jobs, move away, graduate, etc.

There’s nothing much going on with me. I’m loving the Alabama football season this year. And it has been a long time coming! I’m kicking around the idea of getting a Blackberry and that may be expedited by the fact that my current flip phone doesn’t easily flip anymore. We moved locations at work and that was fine. I have this ridiculously big office but the downside is I’m farther away from my buddies. I totally got to see New Kids on the Block and cannot even describe the level of awesomeness of that concert. And now I will end the random and discombobulated paragraph and give you the…

The Dabbs Five
Five Things I love this week
1) Taylor Swift and Def Leppard on CMT’s Crossroads
2) “So Much Better” from the Legally Blonde the musical soundtrack
3) “Somethin’ Special” Colbie Caillat
4) “Sweet Thing” Keith Urban
5) “Grown Man” by New Kids on the Block

-ames

Happy Birthday to Holli, Grace and Susan! I hope each of you have/had great birthdays!

love,
ames