(Stolen from lauren+ben)
Something just for you!
Lucky you! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you.
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year. (might be a little while)
4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!
Good luck!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
My parents celebrated
their golden anniversary last week.
(Aren't they a ridiculously good looking couple?!)
Fifty years is such a huge accomplishment (especially in these times) and I am so proud of them. My dad had some pretty severe health problems a few years back which he has battled to overcome, mom standing by him the whole time. Maybe that's what makes this accomplishment all the more amazing.
Congratulations and here's to fifty more!
(Aren't they a ridiculously good looking couple?!)
Fifty years is such a huge accomplishment (especially in these times) and I am so proud of them. My dad had some pretty severe health problems a few years back which he has battled to overcome, mom standing by him the whole time. Maybe that's what makes this accomplishment all the more amazing.
Congratulations and here's to fifty more!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Have you ever had an aversion to using the computer?
For some reason, on my last week off the thought of getting on the computer was unbearable. I checked facebook 3 times, no more than 5 minutes each time. Weird, right? I'm not sure what caused it exactly; it could be due to the fact that I spend my 70 hour work weeks in front of a computer so the novelty wears off rather quickly. So, sorry, no post last Sunday. I have to admit the break was sort of nice, though. I might do it again next week!
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A few weeks ago I went with S down to school to pick up his books for the semester. While I stayed out in the car for about a half an hour, I made three observations which I later shared with S.
(1) Some undergrads drive WAY too nice of cars.
(2) Parking lots really are dangerous. I witnessed 2 near misses.
(3) It's funny to watch these people walk around like they have life all figured out.
When I mentioned the last one to S he chuckled a bit and replied, "Like we do?" I laughed in reply at the irony my last observation.
While he's right to some degree (we certainly do still have a lot to learn), I have been thinking about this since then and I'm not sure S realizes just how much he's figured out from life in general. He's had to work so hard through so many challenges to get where he is. He certainly has a better hold on reality than I do sometimes!
Lately a few examples have come to mind. He's incredibly savvy when it comes to finances and has put us in a situation that I'm not sure I could have if I were in charge of the budget. He recently has single-handedly gotten our food storage up closer where it should be. Seriously, if there is ever a disaster, feel free to come on over and we'll share our Spaghetti-Os with you.
The thing I am most grateful for is how great of a support he is to me. I've had sort of a rough time lately and he has stepped in to fill the roles I normally do. If it weren't for him, our house would be a mess, we'd be eating frozen dinners or take out and we'd be eating them off of paper plates because all of our regular dishes would be piled high in the sink waiting to be washed. As it is, on top of his demanding class he's taking this semester, our house is spotless and he's making fabulous meals (he's making his incredible stacked Tacos this Thursday...I'm very excited!) He's not complaining and is constantly asking what more he can do. And it's not like a sudden turn of a events, either. He always has this attitude. I might be biased, but if there were a best husband award, he would definately earn it.
As he reads this (which he will) I can hear him saying that he's not that great and that he doesn't deserve any credit and that I deserve more, but luckily this is my blog and I can say anything I want to (within reason.) So I choose to continue to be in awe of S. Every accomplishment he's had and continues to have each day is because of his determination to get to that point. I just stand back amazed and grateful that he chose me to share this journey with him.
(1) Some undergrads drive WAY too nice of cars.
(2) Parking lots really are dangerous. I witnessed 2 near misses.
(3) It's funny to watch these people walk around like they have life all figured out.
When I mentioned the last one to S he chuckled a bit and replied, "Like we do?" I laughed in reply at the irony my last observation.
While he's right to some degree (we certainly do still have a lot to learn), I have been thinking about this since then and I'm not sure S realizes just how much he's figured out from life in general. He's had to work so hard through so many challenges to get where he is. He certainly has a better hold on reality than I do sometimes!
Lately a few examples have come to mind. He's incredibly savvy when it comes to finances and has put us in a situation that I'm not sure I could have if I were in charge of the budget. He recently has single-handedly gotten our food storage up closer where it should be. Seriously, if there is ever a disaster, feel free to come on over and we'll share our Spaghetti-Os with you.
The thing I am most grateful for is how great of a support he is to me. I've had sort of a rough time lately and he has stepped in to fill the roles I normally do. If it weren't for him, our house would be a mess, we'd be eating frozen dinners or take out and we'd be eating them off of paper plates because all of our regular dishes would be piled high in the sink waiting to be washed. As it is, on top of his demanding class he's taking this semester, our house is spotless and he's making fabulous meals (he's making his incredible stacked Tacos this Thursday...I'm very excited!) He's not complaining and is constantly asking what more he can do. And it's not like a sudden turn of a events, either. He always has this attitude. I might be biased, but if there were a best husband award, he would definately earn it.
As he reads this (which he will) I can hear him saying that he's not that great and that he doesn't deserve any credit and that I deserve more, but luckily this is my blog and I can say anything I want to (within reason.) So I choose to continue to be in awe of S. Every accomplishment he's had and continues to have each day is because of his determination to get to that point. I just stand back amazed and grateful that he chose me to share this journey with him.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
What is on your top 3 things to do before you die list?
This is a question that a friend addressed in one of her posts several weeks ago. I have to say that I really gave this some honest thought and just within the past week came up with my third thing. I figured this was also a good topic to bring in the New Year. So here goes...
I don't mean have a house, I mean own it outright. My parents paid off their house when I was still in elementary school. At the time I didn't really appreciate how big that was but as an adult I think about how nice it would be to not owe a mortgage payment every month. When we signed our papers for our home we're in right now, I saw how much our total payment towards our house would be and it sort of made me ill. Thirty years is a long time and we are only 3 years into it...and we will probably be moving from this home at some point. However, once we have reached a little more stability, it would be really nice to stay put for a long time and be able to mail in that last mortgage payment. I will be at least 50.
This may seem a little cliche' to some people, like, oh that's on everyone's list. But is sincerely one of those "must do" things that is worthy of landing a spot in my top three. We have a good friend who ran the Boston Marathon a few years back and seeing her picture, along with time and place and her medal, framed in their house lit some small desire in me that I didn't know was there. Since that time I have faithfully plugged in my tunes and hit the trail running everyday (okay, turned on the TV...I have to resort to the treadmill in the wintertime). Truth be told, I haven't even completed a real race of any sort yet. I am sort of self-conscious about my running (I'm still somewhat of an amateur) so maybe my goal this year will be to just complete A race! My lungs still burn and my legs still ache when I finish a run so the Marathon is quite a ways off. But when I saw a TV program with people twice my age running it for the first time, I figured it was still an attainable goal.
1. Own a House.
I don't mean have a house, I mean own it outright. My parents paid off their house when I was still in elementary school. At the time I didn't really appreciate how big that was but as an adult I think about how nice it would be to not owe a mortgage payment every month. When we signed our papers for our home we're in right now, I saw how much our total payment towards our house would be and it sort of made me ill. Thirty years is a long time and we are only 3 years into it...and we will probably be moving from this home at some point. However, once we have reached a little more stability, it would be really nice to stay put for a long time and be able to mail in that last mortgage payment. I will be at least 50.2. Run the Boston Marathon
This may seem a little cliche' to some people, like, oh that's on everyone's list. But is sincerely one of those "must do" things that is worthy of landing a spot in my top three. We have a good friend who ran the Boston Marathon a few years back and seeing her picture, along with time and place and her medal, framed in their house lit some small desire in me that I didn't know was there. Since that time I have faithfully plugged in my tunes and hit the trail running everyday (okay, turned on the TV...I have to resort to the treadmill in the wintertime). Truth be told, I haven't even completed a real race of any sort yet. I am sort of self-conscious about my running (I'm still somewhat of an amateur) so maybe my goal this year will be to just complete A race! My lungs still burn and my legs still ache when I finish a run so the Marathon is quite a ways off. But when I saw a TV program with people twice my age running it for the first time, I figured it was still an attainable goal.3. Witness a sunrise at Machu Picchu
This among several other world-travel related things like seeing an elephant in the wild (preserves don't count), visiting Angel Falls, laying on the white sand beaches of Seychelles and sleeping in an open hut in Bora Bora. So much to see out there! So my third thing isn't really a third "thing" rather a group of "things" because I couldn't decide on just one.
So now I'm passing this question on to you: What is on your top 3 things to do before you die list?
PS-All pictures were found using Creative Commons search.
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