wall of my dreams

my sister and i totally scored at target today when we happened upon the $1 SOCK WALL! it was so bad. you'd think it was christmas morning all over again. it got to the point where we BOTH had to put back all the socks and pick one pair each withOUT picking a duplicate pair from the other. i would pick a pair, then she would pick a pair, then i would, then she would. we were laughing so hard at the ridiculousness of it. but we got four pairs of cheap SOCKS EACH! and we shant be confused on whose are whose! (see. sisters with opposite personalities CAN get along.) =D

i love them. i hate them.

i apparently have a very sick love/hate relationship with these stupid things...

my subconscious must hate them because i lose them ALL the time. JUST YESTERDAY, i was late to work 'cause i couldn't find them ANYWHERE. and i've been VERY diligent with them ever since this happened. i've been trying NOT to leave them in random places but instead, keep them in a consistent place--which oddly enough turns out to be my bed. well... more like the folds of my comforter. everyday when i come home, i head straight for my room and dump all my things on my bed. sometimes they get cleaned off, sometimes they don't. but MY KEYS ALWAYS stay in the bed. well... yesterday, i was panicking because they weren't there. i KNEW i had driven home from work and my sister drove when we went out the night before so they HAD to be in the house SOMEWHERE. nope. couldn't find them anywhere. i ended up having to catch a ride to work (LONG story). after work, i get a call from my big sister who lives in the NEXT town saying "hey, my neighbor from 2 HOUSES DOWN found your keys!" i was like "WHAT THE HECK!" i have NO CLUE, absolutely NO clue how they got there. he found them IN HIS FRONT YARD BY THE CURB! that just BLEW my mind. what are the chances!? i never went for a walk that night. i didn't drive. natalie just HAPPENED to be sitting outside in her car at the SAME time he was walking around trying to find out whose keys they were. and if she hadn't recognized them they'd still be lost. what are the ODDS!? like a gazillion to 1!

well i'm telling you, i SWEAR someone STEALS my keys JUST to make me go MAD. and its working! whoever you are, you had better STOP. (shaking fist)

ps. wanna know where my keys are right now? IN MY BED WHERE THEY BELONG.

five things: 31-35

31. i love looking into other people's open windows as i drive by their houses. i always like to see how different people decorate. we all have the same kind of rooms... living room, dinning room, kitchen, but i've NEVER seen two rooms alike. its neat.

32. i think old men are completely adorable. until they pass gas. HAHA!

33. i speak three languages!

34. i love emptying my bag, cleaning it, and re-organizing it.

35. i have to PEE. RIGHT NOW. goodbye!

a book of mom

i love my mom. she is hands down the most hilariously ridiculous person i know. and i, out of SEVEN siblings, was the only one who inherited her ridiculousness. (LIES! we ALL did. muaahahaha!)

to give you some background... my mom will hear a phrase or proverb and quote it back to you YEARS later COMPLETELY backwards. or she'd even call something so standard in the english language something WAY off. its one of the most precious things about my mom. we would laugh and laugh every time we'd hear her say one. and until just recently, my family and i have started collecting her "mom-isms" as they come across in conversation and someday, we're going to publish them. someday. =)

here are just a couple of the ones we've collected so far:

mom: "don't forget to pick up the greg foreman."

dad: "cindy? where is the heating pad?"
mom: "its under the bed on the passenger side."
me: "uhhh.... mom? which side do you sleep on?"
mom: (completely innocent and nonchalant) "the driver's side."
WE ALL DIED LAUGHING!

mom: "well that went over like a lead brick." [translation: that went over like a lead balloon.]

mom: "don't put all your chickens in one wagon." [translation: don't put all your eggs in one basket.]

mom: "you're just two corks in a bottle!" [translation: you're two peas in a pod.]

you're a RIOT mom! and we LOVE you for it. =D

toyger?

get this! there is a "new breed" of cat that looks like a TIGER! its über fascinating! these "toygers" are designer cats that look like a tiger, act like a tiger, but are as small as a domestic cat. they first were bred in the '80s to bring awareness to preserving the tiger population but now they are bred for whoever's got the kizash. 

man. who WOULDN'T want a tiny pet tiger? i'd take one!

i don't care if your a dog lover, allergic to cats, or just a plain old animal hater but THAT cat is awesome. (i SWEAR to you. i'm NOT a cat lady. hahaha.)

simply george

WOO HOO!

I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT!!! or an UNCLE! ; )
i'm happy BOTH ways. (dancing with delight)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY my sweet and wonderful OLDER sister. =D

 

guess what. it has just been SCIENTIFICALLY proven that red hair is the main NATURAL source of LOVE in the world. so galilee, on your birthday, you have an IMPORTANT job to do. RISE UP! and FREE the world with your BIG BIG love and your RED RED hair!

redeemed!

look what my mom and DAD sent me in the MAIL!!

what a stinker. hahaha.

i now have chicago il, indianapolis in, nashville tn, altanta ga, tampa fl, new mexico nm, dallas tx, raleigh nc, cleveland oh, st louis mo, puerto rico, china, and now…. the TWIN CITIES! i’ve got quite a collection for someone who doesn’t travel much. =)

so long miami

this past weekend, natalie and franklin bought me a starbucks miami CITY mug as payment for my fabulous house sitting skills during their 3 day absence. i was SO excited that i HAD to take a picture of it right away and send it to my friend ruth who also collects the city mugs. my phone was dying so i had to wait till we were in the restaurant lighting before i could take a photo to send to her. i popped the mug back into its box, stuck it under my arm and in my excitement, i didn’t think to put the LID of the box on the TOP. instead, i had put the box under my arm UPSIDE DOWN.

as i walked into the store, i heard this LOUD SHATTERING noise and my heart plummeted. i knew INSTANTLY that i had dropped my mug. i slowly turned around and sure enough, there on the floor, lay my shattered mug (and heart). the lid had popped open and my mug, my precious miami mug lay shattered on the floor. being the mature adult that i am, i held back my TEARS (more like HID) as i stooped down and picked up the pieces. i felt absolutely awful because not only was it a city i didn’t have but it was a GIFT from natty and franklin!

below are the heartbreaking pieces i was able to gather from the floor:

SOON, i will be visiting miami MYSELF, and i will be able to replace my mug. until then, i get to play with the pieces and see if i can glue them back together. (shrugging) besides, i've been needing a good place to stash my change. =)

five things: 26-30

26. i hate in old movies how drivers NEVER watch the ROAD.

27. i've NEVER been able to skip a rock. i have come to accept the fact that i won't ever obtain the illusive rock skipping skills that most people inherently have... though it doesn’t keep me from trying. =)

28. i love the SOUND of george’s water bowl on the tile floor.

29. i LOVE peeling LONG strips of wallpaper. its delicious.

30. i hate PILLOW marks on my FACE.

the LOVE of GOD

in honor of valentine's day, instead of sharing some SAPPY photo or quote from a ROMANTIC movie, i thought i'd share with you one of my favorite hymns that tells of the LOVE of GOD. the poetic writing in this hymn is so beautiful and it just goes to show that God's love is still the SAME today just as it was when this was written (the lyr­ics are based on the jew­ish poem had­da­mut, writ­ten in ara­ma­ic in 1050 by meir ben isaac ne­hor­ai.).

the love of God is greater far

than tongue or pen can tell;

it goes beyond the highest star,

and reaches to the lowest hell;

the guilty pair, bowed down with care,

God gave His Son to win;

His erring child, He reconciled,

and pardoned from his sin.

when hoary time shall pass away,

and earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,

when men who here refuse to pray,

on rocks and hills and mountains call,

God’s love so sure, shall still endure,

all measureless and strong;

redeeming grace to adam’s race—

the saints’ and angels’ song.

could we with ink the ocean fill,

and were the skies of parchment made,

were every stalk on earth a quill,

and every man a scribe by trade;

to write the love of God above

would drain the ocean dry;

nor could the scroll contain the whole,

though stretched from sky to sky.

AMEN!

h-a-p-p-y b-i-r-t-h-d-a-y!

happy birthday to my baby sister!

no matter where we are in life, we will always have... movie quoting, spooning, videoweed, craig's brother, unibrows, nashville, the emerald city, black chucks, panera bread, "the EAGLES are coming!", cat photos, black parade, (shifting), the airport, obnoxiously LOUD sobbing goodbyes and then giggling, road trips, starbucks, hating your old boss--"YOU know why!", stomping to chevelle, pig tails, prayer pinkies, smelly finger, pride and prejudice, decorating, pillows, and SNUGGLING!

and so... on your birthday, even though we aren't able to celebrate your 19 WHOLE YEARS together, we will, as always, have our SPECIAL moments (that are never understood by the outside world) to remember together. (SHIFTING!!!!!) i love you juby. =D

who are you?

everyone bases their identity in SOMETHING. the question is, is that "something" worth placing your identity IN. below are statements from two different types of people: those whose identity is based as a child of God and those who base their identity in ANYTHING else.

"i worry constantly because i believe my needs will be met only through my own performance and effort."

"i never worry because my Father knows what i need and has promised to give it to me." (matthew 6:32)

"i am filled with envy and greed because my self-worth is based on the quantity and quality of my possessions."

"i am content in all my circumstances (phillippians 4:11) because the thing i value most is my Father's love, which He freely gives to me." (romans 5:5)

"i constantly try to impress people because i need their approval to feel good about myself."

"i am not controlled by other people's opinions because my value and worth come from knowing that Christ loves me so much that He died for me." (john 3:16)

"i have unhealthy relationships because i use people to try to meet my need for love and value."

"i have healthy relationships because my Father has already met my need for love and value." (1 john 4:19)

"i have trouble forgiving people because my pride tells me they don't deserve it."

"i forgive other people because my Father forgives me even though i don't deserve it." (romans 5:8)

"i am filled wit guilt and shame because of the things i have done and continue to do."

"i am filled with joy and peace because Christ's redeeming sacrifice has made me righteous and holy in my Father's eyes." (1 corinthians 1:30)

everyone needs reminded of what it means to be a son or daughter of Christ. i hope you will be able to read this and have HOPE. may the two people who actually read my B List Of Goodies have a wonderfully blessed day. =)

h&y

i LOVE hoops and yoyo. these guys CRACK me up!

ps. you are SOOOO cute!