tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519064266638839592024-02-20T15:15:14.140-06:00Life's Little QuirksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger433125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-17295872186594765592013-10-13T13:38:00.000-05:002013-10-13T13:38:04.785-05:00Happy Wedding Day! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my friend, Danny. </div>
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We have been friends since about 1987. </div>
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Yeah. </div>
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Today he is getting married. </div>
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Finally.</div>
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Congratulations, old friend. </div>
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Many happy years to you and Hannah. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-72359416179744037872012-01-04T18:14:00.002-06:002012-01-04T18:14:41.915-06:00Czech Off My List<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy New Year, all!</div>
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Have a good four days so far? </div>
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Me, too. </div>
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So, I guess you want some sort of update or recap of 2011, Brittni-style, yes?</div>
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2011 was a great year.</div>
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I got married. </div>
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I moved to a new town. </div>
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I got a new job. </div>
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I went to a new church. </div>
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A lot of news. </div>
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For 2012, I plan to make more news. </div>
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What news? I'm not sure yet. </div>
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Yesterday, I got to celebrate my 28th birthday. </div>
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So, that was new. </div>
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This much closer to 30.</div>
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That show ThirtySomething will now </div>
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be relevant to me. </div>
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(Probably not, those people were bo-ring.)</div>
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Another new thing that I'm trying</div>
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is baking bread. </div>
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So far, so good. </div>
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2012 is "Year of Bread."</div>
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This is Honey Beer Bread.</div>
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It is quite tasty. </div>
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(secret ingredient (not so secret) Blue Moon Wheat Ale)</div>
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I got it from <a href="http://gimmesomeoven.com/honey-beer-bread/">Gimme Some Oven</a>.</div>
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Tonight, I'm making <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/irish-brown-bread-recipe">Irish Brown Bread</a>.</div>
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Baking bread makes my kitchen smell amazing.</div>
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I think I will do it all the time now.</div>
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Are there any bread recipes that you would </div>
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I will totally do it. </div>
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I mean, if you want to get me a belated birthday present, </div>
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you could always pick up a bread cookbook of some kind.</div>
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I'll make my blog about bread. </div>
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Change "Life's Little Quirks" to</div>
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"May the Yeast Be Ever in My Favor"</div>
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(If you don't get that reference, read <i>The Hunger Games</i>.)</div>
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Also, I got one of my Christmas presents</div>
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super late, as it came in the mail yesterday (on my b'day)</div>
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and it was shipped from the Czech Republic. </div>
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Awesome.</div>
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From an etsy shop called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/handz?ref=seller_info">handz</a>.</div>
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I opened an Etsy store, just so you know. </div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftyOHoolihan?ref=seller_info">CraftyOHoolihan</a>. </div>
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Crafty Crafterson was taken...surprisingly.)</div>
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For now, I'm just selling cookie cutter ornaments. </div>
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If I'm feeling crafty again this week, I may try to make something else.</div>
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Inspired by Martha, of course. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-36571806522004653092011-09-26T18:18:00.001-05:002011-09-26T18:18:45.464-05:00Decoupage a Pumpkin.Hey, guess what?<br />
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It's fall.<br />
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I chilled out for the remainder of the summer and didn't blog.<br />
I bet you didn't even miss me. (Not fishing...)<br />
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I baked a little bit. Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcakes and mini oreo cheesecakes. Not bad, especially since I baked them in the same week.<br />
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I also got back around to making a neat-o wedding photo book on Shutterfly for some Christmas gifts.<br />
Since I ordered before the 28th, I got 20 percent off my order!! Always good.<br />
The preview for the wedding book should be on the post before this one.<br />
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Looking forward to going thrifting, so that I can find some cool picture frames for our wedding photos.<br />
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And as much as I hate to admit it, I love living in the South. When I was younger, like most people, I longed to live somewhere else... anywhere else. However, I discovered that the quirks that I so disliked when I was young, have grown on me to where I will annoy my children with them as well.<br />
Example numero uno: Constant reader of <i>Southern Living</i>. I love the recipes, the photos of the seasons in the South, and the many, many, many festivals that are held all over the southeast. This Saturday, Jesse and I are going to the annual Greek Festival in Birmingham. I love this festival. The food is amazing. The music and dancing are great and the little shops are so charming. (Last year, Jesse was thisclose to buying my engagement ring there. Just sayin'.)<br />
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One thing I miss since I moved from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham is the chaos of Alabama football. The Friday before the game, the town is swamped with fans walking around campus, shopping at the Supe Store, setting up for tailgating, etc. The Saturday of the game, Tuscaloosa's a bigger madhouse than the day before. Traffic is unbearable, people have begun to begin drinking heavily before noon (which on Alabama game days is always acceptable...not really), the smell of barbecue and other deliciousness fills the air. I'm hoping that Jesse and I can make it down to Tuscaloosa for at least one tailgate. Mmmm...<br />
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Hope you enjoy these things as much as I do.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-39224077370394090262011-09-26T18:10:00.001-05:002011-09-26T18:10:19.118-05:00Photo Book<object width="425" height="425" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshowphotobook/slideshow_pb.swf"/><param name="flashvars" value="xmlURL=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fpsdata%3FprojectGUID%3D0AbNXLZi2cOGbOhg%26uid%3D003088616956%26size%3D0%26ts%3D1317078601000%26height%3D425%26width%3D425&size=0&ob=0&fc=0&ss=0&sb=0&ft=0"/><param name="menu" value="false"/><param name="quality" value="best"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><embed width="425" height="425" align="middle" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="wrapper" quality="best" menu="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="xmlURL=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fpsdata%3FprojectGUID%3D0AbNXLZi2cOGbOhg%26uid%3D003088616956%26size%3D0%26ts%3D1317078601000%26height%3D425%26width%3D425&size=0&ob=0&fc=0&ss=0&sb=0&ft=0" src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshowphotobook/slideshow_pb.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbNXLZi2cOGboo&cid=SFLYOCWIDGET&eid=115">Click here to view this photo book larger</a><img width="1" height="1" border="0" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=photobook&c2=blogger" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-77695969780117215392011-07-31T18:42:00.001-05:002011-07-31T18:42:41.914-05:00Union Invasion<div style="text-align: center;">
As you have probably guessed, I don't blog very often anymore... </div>
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I'm sorry.</div>
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By the time I get home from work, I just don't think about it. </div>
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However, I wanted to share some pictures from Jesse's and my trip </div>
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to Nashville yesterday as it was A Number One.</div>
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Let me just preface by saying that I got an iPhone, so</div>
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I downloaded hipstamatic and have used it non-stop</div>
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to much chagrin from my doting husband. </div>
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He hates these pictures, but half-way approved this one. </div>
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First sign to Nashville on I-65. </div>
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Confederate grave in the Old Town Cemetery</div>
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Where have I been you ask?<br />
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Lazy, I guess. </div>
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Also, without computer access during the day, </div>
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because of my new JOB!</div>
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Since last week, I've been taking care</div>
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My husband claims I'm better utilizing my gifts</div>
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He may just be right. </div>
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I really do enjoy playing with kids all day long, </div>
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however, I think I will go back to school for that </div>
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counseling degree so that I can help prepare</div>
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those kiddies for grown up life when they go to </div>
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big kid school.</div>
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to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II</div>
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at our friend's house, where we had a Potter Party. </div>
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It was super fun and we got to catch up with old friends. </div>
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Afterwards, we stood in line for a while to watch the midnight show!</div>
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Even though I felt blah for the whole of the day on Friday, </div>
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the movie was so good and I'm so glad we go to see it.</div>
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Yes, I fell asleep right after getting home on Friday night. Haha. </div>
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Yesterday, Jesse and I (along with Jesse's friend, Nathan)</div>
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After using regular phones aka phone/text only for the past 10 years, </div>
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I have now switched over to the iPhone. </div>
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Oh yeah. It's awesome. You know what else is awesome? </div>
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Charlie's BBQ in Odenville and finding out neat facts about Gadsden State Community College.</div>
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(Kent State, film from 1981, was filmed there because the board at Kent State wouldn't allow it to be filmed on the original location and GSCC looks astoundingly similar.)</div>
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I hope you had a wonderful weekend as well. </div>
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Hey, you guys! (Think Sloth from <i>The Goonies</i>)</div>
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Look what I have.</div>
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Pictures from the SCOTT wedding. </div>
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That's right. E. Mudge and her fabulous assistant, Rachel</div>
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Get ready. </div>
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I'm only going to post a few, because there's like </div>
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600 pictures... and you don't want to go through all</div>
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of them with me, do you? </div>
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Didn't think so. </div>
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Let's start the show!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-52792277313073337982011-07-06T07:30:00.000-05:002011-07-06T09:52:04.985-05:00If you see a bear, don't shoot it.<div style="text-align: center;">Hey. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Guess what today is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's <i>National Kissing Day</i>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grab your mouthwash and minty fresh gum</div><div style="text-align: center;">and grab your special one</div><div style="text-align: center;">and give 'em a big smack on the lips today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, watch this new video</div><div style="text-align: center;">from The Civil Wars.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a cover of an Elliott Smith</div><div style="text-align: center;">song that they do a much better</div><div style="text-align: center;">job of singing. (In my opinion, of course)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8Jq3hjjcW6U" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-1868197425152471232011-07-05T07:30:00.000-05:002011-07-05T15:30:09.786-05:00Backwards Contacts<div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday that feels like a Monday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4-day work week for my last week </div><div style="text-align: center;">at The University of Alabama. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Could it get any better than that?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week of getting my favorite iced coffee</div><div style="text-align: center;">from Chloe's Cup.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't even pick up a coffee card today</div><div style="text-align: center;">after I had used mine on Friday, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because I knew I wouldn't achieve the</div><div style="text-align: center;">10 coffees for one free one</div><div style="text-align: center;">anytime soon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Must scout coffee shops near </div><div style="text-align: center;">my new job this weekend... </div><div style="text-align: center;">alas I will not have time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am preparing for Lindsey's baby shower</div><div style="text-align: center;">on Saturday, but will first celebrate</div><div style="text-align: center;">Girls' Night with the ladies</div><div style="text-align: center;">on Friday and make the many </div><div style="text-align: center;">baby shower cupcakes there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm using some Party City </div><div style="text-align: center;">items to add to the decor</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the Hot Pink/Lime Green </div><div style="text-align: center;">color scheme. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=ee016fae02&view=att&th=130f788e452b4a37&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_gpq2rsz61&zw" width="317" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's going to look awesome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, did anyone else know that </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Social Security office would be</div><div style="text-align: center;">so jam-packed with people today?</div><div style="text-align: center;">And during the lunch hour, too... </div><div style="text-align: center;">And once you give them the info</div><div style="text-align: center;">it takes TWO WEEKS for a new card </div><div style="text-align: center;">to come in the mail. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm an idiot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great Tuesday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-30280994150503479012011-07-01T07:30:00.000-05:002011-07-01T15:23:53.238-05:00Ladies Lunch<div style="text-align: center;">I love ladies lunches. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They usually consist of a fabulous restaurant </div><div style="text-align: center;">in Tuscaloosa at noon on Fridays</div><div style="text-align: center;">with some of my favorite people, </div><div style="text-align: center;">where we eat lunch and talk for </div><div style="text-align: center;">a much longer time than my lunch hour</div><div style="text-align: center;">actually allows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the best. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next week will be my last spent working</div><div style="text-align: center;">in Tuscaloosa. I'm excited to start my </div><div style="text-align: center;">new job, but still a bit hesitant and scared</div><div style="text-align: center;">to leave where I've worked for the past 3 years. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully, the ladies won't mind driving up</div><div style="text-align: center;">to Birmingham to visit me for Saturday ladies lunches. </div><div style="text-align: center;">That would be awesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Thanks, Julie, for suggesting Bento today. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I'm sad that you had to miss today. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And I hope you feel better soon.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-36542944398174405592011-06-29T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-29T10:44:00.341-05:00Blogosphere, Schmogosphere.<div style="text-align: center;">Hello, Wednesday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">How are ya?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Preparing for the weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">already??? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, me too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Guess where Jesse and I are going? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.springvalleybeach.com/index.html"><img alt="Spring Valley Beach" height="97" src="http://www.springvalleybeach.com/images/banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring Valley Beach, sahn. (haha)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never been there before, but I am hoping </div><div style="text-align: center;">for some "fun in the sun."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And a good sunburn to start my summer tan. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It should be a good time with my hubs and </div><div style="text-align: center;">SHC friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-57268326923982096312011-06-28T07:30:00.001-05:002011-06-28T16:07:17.522-05:00Trois Mariages<div style="text-align: center;">Well, the three engaged couples of Safe Haven</div><div style="text-align: center;">are finally married off. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(At least the ones that were engaged within a month of each other.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jesse and I were first in April, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then the Praters began the month of June</div><div style="text-align: center;">as husband and wife,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and now The Morris's</div><div style="text-align: center;">have ended the month </div><div style="text-align: center;">with their legally-binding sermon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was amazing going through the past 6 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">experiencing the ups and downs of planning</div><div style="text-align: center;">a wedding and talking about our expectations</div><div style="text-align: center;">for our weddings and marriages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers to all of the new happy couples. <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We love you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">and wish you a wonderful life</div><div style="text-align: center;">for years and years to come. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268645_565690964433_82201702_32051581_7056568_n.jpg" width="241" /><img height="239" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251735_2143134944054_1416640941_32557608_5536722_n.jpg" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="238" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/267569_10100238362302105_27425243_49543736_6311148_n.jpg" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-47713613587042624452011-06-24T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-24T08:53:57.936-05:00Preggers<div style="text-align: center;">Haha, don't worry it's not me, yet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, it seems all of my other </div><div style="text-align: center;">married lady friends are making 2011, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the year of getting pregnant and having babies. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Two just found out </div><div style="text-align: center;">and three have just recently found out</div><div style="text-align: center;">what the gender of the baby will be. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me just say...</div><div style="text-align: center;">lots and lots of girls... </div><div style="text-align: center;">haha. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Having all of these friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">does make me kind</div><div style="text-align: center;">of anxious for Jesse and me</div><div style="text-align: center;">to start, so that we won't be </div><div style="text-align: center;">so behind and our kids can be </div><div style="text-align: center;">around the same ages. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, oh well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want to follow</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of my friends and the </div><div style="text-align: center;">growth of her baby, </div><div style="text-align: center;">follow her <a href="http://journeyofanappleseed.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great Friday!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-76936461261342468122011-06-23T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-23T12:19:36.734-05:00Slappy...swappy...swanson...<div style="text-align: center;">Hey, guess what?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jesse and I have been married for two months!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Crazy, huh? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time has definitely flown by</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'm anxious/excited to see what the rest of the </div><div style="text-align: center;">year holds for us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And for some reason I</div><div style="text-align: center;"> have am really into </div><div style="text-align: center;">listening to Yo-Yo Ma</div><div style="text-align: center;">play some Bach. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Especially Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's really good. And quite soothing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(And also, I have also remembered </div><div style="text-align: center;">this from the movie <i>The Prince and Me</i>)<br />
Yeah, don't act like you didn't go </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the theater like 4 times, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because you thought their romance was lovely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You really didn't?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whatevs, I guess that was just me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Haha.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy two months, hubs.<br />
I love you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">-B</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-20556606668985998892011-06-20T07:30:00.001-05:002011-06-21T09:57:50.900-05:00Blinkers<div style="text-align: center;">Monday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Swell. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to think of better things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My hubs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/222862_10100195234640285_27425243_48909993_3747908_n.jpg" width="263" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He's awesome. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Don'tcha know?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He's super sweet and </div><div style="text-align: center;">he helps me cook</div><div style="text-align: center;">desserts for Father's day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Peach cobbler, anyone?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="299" src="http://static.tastykitchen.com/recipes/files/2011/01/peach-cobbler-001-410x307.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not a <a href="http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/old-fashioned-peach-cobbler-2/">picture</a> of the one we made, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it looked pretty darn similar. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And tasted delicious. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He also watches girly movies </div><div style="text-align: center;">with me like <i>Where the Heart Is</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the like, just because... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He takes care of me, </div><div style="text-align: center;">when I have migraines. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And he walks me to </div><div style="text-align: center;">the door when I leave super </div><div style="text-align: center;">early in the morning, </div><div style="text-align: center;">even when he doesn't have </div><div style="text-align: center;">to wake up until later. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He plans out fun </div><div style="text-align: center;">trips and cool stops at </div><div style="text-align: center;">neat-o sites. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This past weekend we drove through </div><div style="text-align: center;">Shelby and Chilton counties, </div><div style="text-align: center;">looking for caches, benchmarks, and the like..</div><div style="text-align: center;">and stopped at The University of Montevallo</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a peach stand for some yet-to-be tasted peaches</div><div style="text-align: center;">and bread and butter pickles, which have been tasted. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that Jesse and I should make our own. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
They would be great. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great Monday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm looking forward to the weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-23397024411969143132011-06-15T07:30:00.001-05:002011-06-15T15:46:14.264-05:00eWash<div style="text-align: center;">So, last night Jesse and I tried to watch<br />
<img src="http://www.movie-list.com/posters/big/zoom/babies.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">on the ol' Netflix, but alas</div><div style="text-align: center;">the connection was lame-o </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the picture was choppy</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the sound started to break. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boo. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we did get an overall view </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the different families</div><div style="text-align: center;">and cultures that were represented. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All of those babies were super cute. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I know that this is a cultural thing, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I couldn't watch the Namibian family</div><div style="text-align: center;"> without cringing... the moms were eating bread</div><div style="text-align: center;">that they were dipping in something</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it just looked super gross..</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then the babies were putting all manner</div><div style="text-align: center;">of rocks and dirt in their mouths... (which grosses me out here, too)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the families were so great with their babies, </div><div style="text-align: center;">despite not having some modern "conveniences"</div><div style="text-align: center;">that we in America consider normal. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Here's a little video on babies<br />
that I think you'll enjoy:<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JC2gIPnUCgw" width="425"></iframe><br />
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Have a great Wednesday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-44812034230831353112011-06-14T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-14T14:29:04.486-05:00Dapper Dan<div style="text-align: center;">Don't think I'm a lame-o or anything, but </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was on the radio this morning. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also think that I was a little </div><div style="text-align: center;">overly excited. Let's say that I </div><div style="text-align: center;">did a happy dance after my conversation</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the deejay. Haha. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But first, let me back up and </div><div style="text-align: center;">tell you why I was on the radio.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't call to win anything, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but to comment on </div><div style="text-align: center;">electronic devices on airplanes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a new <a href="http://consumerist.com/2011/06/report-using-your-phone-or-ipod-on-a-plane-may-actually-be-dangerous.html">article </a>out </div><div style="text-align: center;">saying that using an ipod, ipad, </div><div style="text-align: center;">cell phone, etc. on airplanes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">while in flight, may be dangerous. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So Mojo and the rest of the Rock 99.5 </div><div style="text-align: center;">crew were talking about it and </div><div style="text-align: center;">said that <i>Mythbusters</i> should </div><div style="text-align: center;">do a show about it and prove it or bust it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So.... I immediately called to tell them</div><div style="text-align: center;">that Adam and Jamie from the show</div><div style="text-align: center;">had already done an episode about that </div><div style="text-align: center;">very topic. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was very excited that I remembered this </div><div style="text-align: center;">particular episode and after telling the dude</div><div style="text-align: center;">about this and hanging up I was very </div><div style="text-align: center;">anxious to hear myself on the radio, </div><div style="text-align: center;">especially since sometimes I've been </div><div style="text-align: center;">known to country-fy my accent... </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I felt confident that I sounded </div><div style="text-align: center;">smart and coherent... unlike a lot of their listeners. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Snob alert)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After about 15 minutes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">they finally aired the question</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I was the first person used</div><div style="text-align: center;">to answer it! The next two </div><div style="text-align: center;">had the same answer I did. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-28784474567982592072011-06-13T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-13T09:56:14.884-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish that I had cared more about PBS earlier in life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I may have known a bit more sooner... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but alas... I didn't and see now that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PBS has improved their programming</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ten-fold and I am anxious to see more of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what they have to offer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did that sound incredibly geeky?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anywho, recently I found a six episode series</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">called <i><a href="http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/">Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State</a>. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's one of the most informative documentaries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I have seen in recent years, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially because it highlights the history</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of not only the events that took place, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but an in-depth look at the people </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who perpetrated this mass murder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the people who suffered because of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the things that I absolutely enjoy about this series</div><div style="text-align: center;">is that I feel like I could outline an entire course to teach</div><div style="text-align: center;">and also, because Linda Ellerbee from Nick News</div><div style="text-align: center;">is the discussion emcee for the last five minutes of</div><div style="text-align: center;">each episode. I wish I had liked Nick News</div><div style="text-align: center;">when I was younger, too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There's yet another master's program that</div><div style="text-align: center;">I would like to pursue. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just add it to the list. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Master's in history, </div><div style="text-align: center;">specializing in Holocaust Studies. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It would probably coincide with the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Religious Studies department as well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">How are you spending your summer free time?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-77980034775166588032011-06-09T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-09T08:11:12.350-05:00Oh, Freshmen.<div style="text-align: center;">Saw this on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/37023421/">Pinterest</a> this morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/37023421_kvPo5gPv_c.jpg" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-89836492750813713082011-06-07T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-07T11:01:14.224-05:00Dude phone<div style="text-align: center;">I've got a loaner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Phone, that is. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not the car from <i>The Mask</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so glad that I have even A phone, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because one, I don't feel so </div><div style="text-align: center;">uneasy driving home, and two, </div><div style="text-align: center;">when I listen to the radio in</div><div style="text-align: center;">the mornings, I can call in and comment</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the subject of the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For instance, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this morning I was without a phone, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but anxious to comment</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the fights that broke out</div><div style="text-align: center;">at another water/theme park, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the very famous, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Alabama's own, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Alabama Adventure, </div><div style="text-align: center;">formerly Visionland.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The question again was</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What is up with America's youth?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My question is </div><div style="text-align: center;">"What is up with EVERYONE?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thoughts?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-89141628276399645552011-06-06T08:00:00.000-05:002011-06-06T10:00:03.396-05:00Phone-o is finito.<div style="text-align: center;">Well, the LG Shine that I have kept alive for</div><div style="text-align: center;">over two and a half years now, </div><div style="text-align: center;">has finally decided that it should no longer work. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boo. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was quite unnerving to drive from B'ham to </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuscaloosa today, because I just </div><div style="text-align: center;">knew today would be the day</div><div style="text-align: center;">that my car would break down </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the interstate and I would </div><div style="text-align: center;">have no means of getting in touch with</div><div style="text-align: center;">my hubby. No bueno. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also had another bad dream </div><div style="text-align: center;">about tornadoes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">What's that about? </div><div style="text-align: center;">This one was in Tuscaloosa again, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it was headed straight for my mom's house. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">She and my brother were ok. </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, the hospital was completely destroyed (like exploded </div><div style="text-align: center;">right in front of me)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it was on the wrong side of 15th street</div><div style="text-align: center;">(it was where Northington Elementary resides).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was incredibly too real for my taste</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I would rather not relive that in</div><div style="text-align: center;">my dreams or reality. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On a happier note,<br />
Jesse and I went to Jameson and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Brianne's wedding at Rosewood Mansion</div><div style="text-align: center;">in Pinson, AL. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You remember them, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the awesome <a href="http://quirkybdj.blogspot.com/2010/12/love-is-in-air.html">proposal</a> in December? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, here are some cute pics from yesterday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was literally HELL hot, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the ceremony was beautiful</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'm so glad that we got to </div><div style="text-align: center;">go and see our friends' covenant</div><div style="text-align: center;">to one another. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Right now, they should be</div><div style="text-align: center;">living it up in Hawaii!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Awesome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great Monday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-70506968995429198492011-06-03T07:30:00.000-05:002011-06-03T08:28:39.537-05:00My Huckleberry Friend<div style="text-align: center;">After reading a friend's blog today</div><div style="text-align: center;">and get updated on their family matters... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was redirected to another bloggy, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.justlovelythings.blogspot.com/">{just.lovely.things}</a>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">where this lady does some precious crafties... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and posts some very nice music. </div><div style="text-align: center;">which i will now steal and post for you. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoy this song as much as do. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Patty Griffin also does a beautiful rendition of </div><div style="text-align: center;">this song as well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, I know I promised you pictures from our trip from Memorial day weekend, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but had some technical difficulties with getting the cd to give me the photos. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jerky cd. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, Jesse posted some on facebook today, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so I am stealing just one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248810_10100223858612615_27425243_49305422_7238403_n.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is us at the University of Cincinnati, </div><div style="text-align: center;">ON the football field.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, apparently anyone can</div><div style="text-align: center;">wander off of the street there and just</div><div style="text-align: center;">hang out at the stadium. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Working out, studying, taking </div><div style="text-align: center;">random pictures, etc. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, if you're ever in Ohio, </div><div style="text-align: center;">stop on by and play an impromptu </div><div style="text-align: center;">game of football or ultimate frisbee. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure it's allowed.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151906426663883959.post-88288546026335803952011-06-01T07:30:00.002-05:002011-06-01T11:31:03.673-05:00Where Have All My Ponytail Holders Gone?<div style="text-align: center;">I'm a commuter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also listen to various radio stations</div><div style="text-align: center;">to keep myself occupied on my </div><div style="text-align: center;">trip into town, </div><div style="text-align: center;">including Rock 99.5 </div><div style="text-align: center;">with Mojo in the Morning. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I usually enjoy a little banter</div><div style="text-align: center;">in between songs </div><div style="text-align: center;">and today was no different. </div><div style="text-align: center;">However, today they talked </div><div style="text-align: center;">about a fight that broke out </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Point Mallard in Decatur, AL</div><div style="text-align: center;">on Memorial Day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Apparently two girls got into </div><div style="text-align: center;">a serious fist fight and beat the crap </div><div style="text-align: center;">out of each other, which resulted in the </div><div style="text-align: center;">park being closed early to prevent </div><div style="text-align: center;">more injuries to others not directly involved. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, the question that Mojo posed</div><div style="text-align: center;">was "How has bullying gotten so bad</div><div style="text-align: center;">and why are so many girls meaner these days?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And not to be a jerk, but </div><div style="text-align: center;">not one intelligent person called</div><div style="text-align: center;">in to discuss this topic. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the callers were</div><div style="text-align: center;">men, who I couldn't understand</div><div style="text-align: center;">because their accents were so </div><div style="text-align: center;">thick and they were too busy blaming </div><div style="text-align: center;">the government and boys that wear baggy pants. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What in the world?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you're asking me, </div><div style="text-align: center;">why didn't you call in, Brittni?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, my phone is terrible and</div><div style="text-align: center;">it dies whenever I try to use for more than </div><div style="text-align: center;">one minute increments, which is no bueno.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, had I called in, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I would have spoken not about one factor, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but many. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mojo spoke about the blame solely on the parents, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and yes, I completely agree that parents have </div><div style="text-align: center;">given up a lot of authority and responsibility, </div><div style="text-align: center;">when it comes to raising children now. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But also, children are getting dumber</div><div style="text-align: center;">because their education system is failing</div><div style="text-align: center;">them. And not in the "I'm literally failing you</div><div style="text-align: center;">and you can't progress to the next grade."</div><div style="text-align: center;">More like, "I'm going to pass you, because</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't get paid enough to enjoy my job</div><div style="text-align: center;">and care about the welfare of my students</div><div style="text-align: center;">and future of America."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Children are no longer</div><div style="text-align: center;">taught respect for others</div><div style="text-align: center;">or themselves</div><div style="text-align: center;">and are now only taught to look</div><div style="text-align: center;">out for number one. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought my verse of the day</div><div style="text-align: center;">was pretty poignant for this topic, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because if everyone adhered</div><div style="text-align: center;">to this we wouldn't have </div><div style="text-align: center;">to worry about closing a water park</div><div style="text-align: center;">because two girls couldn't control themselves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jesse and I spent ours out of town</div><div style="text-align: center;">traveling up to Ohio</div><div style="text-align: center;">into Cincinnati.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Hence the <i>Babes in Toyland</i> reference, </div><div style="text-align: center;">don't get it? Here's a clip to help.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And yes, that is Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You're welcome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We drove up to Athens, TN on Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;">to get a head start on our activities for the weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we drove through Kentucky into Pleasant Hill </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the old Shaker village (more on that tomorrow)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and into Lexington to see The University of Kentucky.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And a place from Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives </div><div style="text-align: center;">called Parkette Drive-In. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We had originally planned to eat</div><div style="text-align: center;">there for dinner, but it looked super sketch. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anywho, we continued on up to Ohio!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will post more about this tomorrow, </div><div style="text-align: center;">when I can actually show you pictures. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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