It's Over...it's over....woof, it's over.

Sleep is the sweetest thing ever. We all lead desperate, over extended, busy but not always productive, too loud for the Holy Spirit to be heard, too much yet so little, no margin, unChristlike, self important, inward focused, lives that leave us needing, wanting, coveting, more sleep that we never get. But that's enough about me, let's talk about some other things that interest me. I apologize for letting this blog become positive when I committed to making it about the things in life that should but don't make sense. Next post....Global Warming...no such thing.

Sweetest Four

Let's bring it home. I have been amazed at the number of replies to this thread! What I mean to say is that I mourn the sad lives most of you must live. No Sweetness, no love, no fantastic moments...no opinions. As it is, here are the final four.

Nature Bracket: Summer Rain vs. Ocean Breeze. The winner is.......

Ocean Breeze!!! (Ocean = vacation, rain = ruined summer day)

Sports Bracket: Favorite Team Winning vs. Perfect Moment. The winner is......

Favorite Team Winning!!! (perhaps the Steelers Super Bowl and Penguins potential Cup pushed this one forward)

School/Work Bracket: 2 Hour Delay vs. Last Day. The winner is......

2 Hour Delay (on nostalgia alone...few of us have these anymore)

Random Bracket: Concert Moment vs. More Sleep. The winner is.....

More Sleep (by a landlside)

Final Four Matchup!!!
Ocean Breeze vs. 2 Hour Delay

Favorite Team Winning vs. More Sleep

As always, if the titles of the sweetest things confuse you, check the original entry. Vote early and often. This will gladly be over soon.

Global Warming can only wait so long......

Elite Sweet...Eight.

Since tonight is the national championship game we are announcing our Elite Sweet Eight (what the...?). Anyhow...here goes. Most of you have chosen to respond in person but special thanks to Hannah and Diz who took the time to vote on the blog. If you are confused about what the items are, just check the earlier posts for a full description.

Nature Bracket
Summer Rain (8 votes) beats Snowy Morning (1)

Ocean Breeze (10) beats Fall Drive/Leaves (2)

Thus to get to the final four we have:
Summer Rain vs. Ocean Breeze

Sports Bracket
Favorite Team Winning (9) beats Best Game Ever (1)

Perfect Moment (6) beats Game With Friends (5)

Final Four Matchup:
Favorite Team Winning vs. Perfect Moment

School/Work Bracket
2 Hour Delay beats the piss (sorry Rachel) out of New Pencil (234 votes to 1)

Last Day of School/Work (7) beats Good Test (2 votes)

Final Four Matchup:
2 Hour Delay vs. Last Day

Random Bracket
Concert Moment (6) beats Perfect Shopping (6) via tie breaker
-tie breaker being my vote and Diz' passion for her vote

More Sleep (10) beats Amusement Park (3)

Final Four matchup:
Concert Moment vs. More Sleep

Get your votes in, every vote counts...some count more than others. I will post the next round exactly when I feel like it and when I have the time.

The Sweetness Sixteen!!!

You thought it was gone? How wrong you were. Here are the results of the tens of responses I got for the sweetest thing ever. Several of the responses were similar so they have been combined. Here are the matchups, vote early and often.

The Nature Bracket
The smell in the air after a summer rain storm.
vs.
The sun shining off of the snow after an overnight storm...all is quiet.

Driving through the country in the fall, windows down, music on, leaves changing.
vs.
The smell of the ocean breeze in your super suite comfy beachfront hotel room, first thing in the morning.

The Sports Bracket
Playing your best game ever, everything you did was great.
vs.
Your favorite team winning it all.

That moment when you did one thing perfectly (crush golf/soft ball, dunk, motorbike jump etc.)
vs.
Playing your favorite sport with your friends and having a great day.

School/Work Bracket
2 hour delay
vs.
Having a sharp, brand new pencil and clear paper and time to create.

Doing great on a test (whether you thought you'd done well or not).
vs.
The last day of school (or work before vacation).

Random Sweet Thing Bracket
Getting lost in a concert moment, your favorite song, dancing, screaming, having a blast.
vs.
Shopping and finding exactly the right size...on sale.

Waking up in the middle of the night and realizing you have hours left to sleep.
vs.
Going to an amusement park on a sunny/perfect day (being next in line on a rollercoaster).

I will take votes through the blog (worth 2 points) and via email/IM/text/person to person (worth 1 point). Results to be posted later this week!