or whatever its called....anyway - a whole year of ranting and raving!

thanks lara for getting me started!

in honor of a year of posts i thought i would share this one: it's one of my first posts and is why i named my blog "ya gotta believe"

from december 8 2002:

hmmm...i needed a name for the blog. didn't want to leave it "first blog" forever. thought this would sum it up. then again i may change it later.
"a charlie brown christmas" has me feeling nostalgic and moody. could be the music, could be the sad little tree, could just be chuck.
but i figure "ya gotta believe."

"i believe, i believe, i know it's silly but i believe." - miracle on 34th street

"...I believe there ought to be a Constitutional ammendment outlawing astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft core pornography, opening your presents on Christmas morning rather than on Christmas Eve, and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three nights." - Kevin Costner as Crash Davis in Bull Durham

"i believe in santa claus" - jake (age 8)
"me too" - connor (age 5)

well, there you have it. ya gotta believe