fall frivolties

September is winding down but it’s still fall! Here are some of my favorite things to do and about this season and so far it’s looking like a good one for me.

cooler weather with sunshine
apple picking and baking
apple cider and apple cider donuts
bonfires with friends
pumpkin picking and carving
hot air balloon festivals
hayrides and corn [...]

a few of my summa favorite things (this year)

waking up late on a Sunday morning to sit next to Mikey on the couch before church
walking to D&D for a Coffee Coolatta
putting on a t-shirt, pair of comfy jeans, and flip flops
long summer drives down windy roads
chatting at a bar with friends over a big tall glasses of beer
motorcycle rides at sunset
open air concerts [...]

i am/i am not

i am:
a practicing christian. devoted wife. loyal friend. interested sister. difficult daughter. inspired runner. untrained visual artist. concerned listener. neat freak. social junkie. serving addict. indecisive decision maker. adventurously naive. passionate lifer.

i am not:
passive. disinterested. uninvolved. antisocial. disengaged. slow. uninformed. dishonest. uncaring.

oldie but goodie

Recently while i was making cookies i was looking for my favorite spatula to remove the cookies from the cookie sheet. i have about 4 spatulas but i always use the same one (if it’s in the dishwasher i’ll remove it and wash it). Here is my un-exhausted list of favorite old stuff in no [...]

zombie alert

it’s 3:33am and i can’t sleep. that’s a chronic problem with me. im not sure why, could be multiple reasons:

Brain won’t stop thinking (too bad it’s not like that during normal waking hours)

Shoulder is throbbing (im trying not to consume ibuprofen like chewable vitamin C)

The camp of chirping (high volume) birds (all 5million…ok [...]

good things come in pairs..

A few weeks ago Grace Fellowship was on their second message in a five part sermon series on friendship called life2gther. My friend had this great idea for the series graphics that we do everything in two’s: 2 mugs, 2 leaves, 2 starfish, etc. you get the point. That week’s message was about David and [...]

a runner’s must

In the process of training for a half marathon (at the end of this month) i was googling running on a study break and i stumbled across a few different runner’s blogs.  In one of the blogs i discovered a list of things to buy runners, inspiring me to think of all the things that [...]

every time

i see a plane overhead i want to discover where it’s going and wish myself on it.
i hear an ambulance or fire engine my heart is heavy and i send a prayer after it.
i see the blinking lights of a patrol car i want to follow it (and sigh in relief when it’s not behind [...]

43 things

Reading one of my friends most recent blogs “Someday“ reminded me that a while ago i signed up for a site (43 things) where i posted 43 of my most recent goals (i’m pretty sure i have more then 43 things i want to accomplish). i have not updated it in a while but it [...]

highlights of super bowl hangout 2009

That my bro and i can combine parties (luv my big bro)
All the yummy food that i didn’t make
Pigs in  a blanket- true story, love those things! (shout out to Christi M!)
My team won (sorry cardinal fans)
Watching it on a sheet
Laid back atmosphere of some people watching (girls) and others talking in the kitchen [...]