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and they filled my heart.

fill the cups. fill the bowls. fill the table. fill the moon. but most of all fill your stomach. fill may not even be sufficient enough of a word. the correct words translated mean to fill your stomach until it feels like it's going to come back up. gross, right? and who wants to fill your stomach with mayonaise-y salads and boiled little dumplings? oh that's right, everyone in Mongolia does. including me. above all else, i just love to be with them, doing whatever it is that they do. as tsagaan sar approached, the weeks before were absolutely full of talk about meat and where to buy the cheapest. not actually that uncommon of a topic around here... then it came to the week and i began to wonder what gifts i needed to prepare, the houses i would visit, the people i would get to celebrate with. i was excited like a little kid right before christmas. we were here last year at the time of tsagaan sar and we even celebrated but we really had no real understanding of it all. we were

snuggly wuggly.

no, that isn't a tiny bear. but it is cute. my [church] dog finally had her puppies. they will be a month old next week and they are literally the roundest, most snuggly things i've ever laid eyes on. i'm so proud of their momma, joni. any thoughts on good names?

snipits are all your gettin'

if it has not become apparent to you, then i'll spell it out for you...i hate writing blogs. i've heard it said [though i don't actually believe it] that when i take the time to sit down and write a blog, it's pretty good but my life just keeps getting in the way. my fabulous roommate balances both, living life and writing about it but i, on the very opposite other hand, do not. i like living. just living. there are tons of thoughts and happenings that occur in that living, some that are quite worthy of sharing and writing about, however, more times than not, that doesn't pan out. i'm sorry if you are one of my many, many followers. i'm sorry for letting you down. i'll be sure to let you down gently by posting pictures and a blog-to-blow-you-away every so often. it's best to keep you all on your toes, that's my motto. for today, i'll leave you with these snipits: the symbol of tsagaan sar. more to come. my youngest sister with the cutest pup