My roommates gave me the "quotable 2010 calendar" for a Christmas present, knowing how much I love quotes.
I'm posting this month's quote as a reminder for myself, and also so you can enjoy it. The bold is how it's printed on the calendar.
This is my wish for you: comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, love to complete your life.
-anonymous
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Unemployment Stories
So, I still don't have a job. Fingers are crossed for another interview this week (hopefully the weather didn't affect that).
So what am I doing while I wait patiently for job news?
1. A t-shirt quilt: I've been saving up old t-shirts for awhile. You know, ones that meant a lot to you but you don't want to wear them anymore? So, this past week, I've been chopping them up into squares. I've also started doing this for my parents and brother. Sometime this week, my mom and I might even begin sewing them together! Anything to keep myself sorta busy.
2. Rearranging shelves/ selling back books: I have way too many books. So while I move books around shelves, I discover books that I don't want any more. I've discovered that I have way too many books. Too bad I end up buying more books when I take my old books to McKays. I've almost unloaded my last 2 boxes of books that are here.
3. Rewatching TV seasons on DVD: I hadn't watched Gilmore Girls in awhile (and I own all the seasons on DVD). So I started with the beginning and I'm working my way through all 7 seasons. I'm almost done with season 3 now.
4. Reading... for fun: This goes along with #2. Now that I actually have time to keep up with my love for reading, I've been taking advantage.
Yeah... I need a job.
So what am I doing while I wait patiently for job news?
1. A t-shirt quilt: I've been saving up old t-shirts for awhile. You know, ones that meant a lot to you but you don't want to wear them anymore? So, this past week, I've been chopping them up into squares. I've also started doing this for my parents and brother. Sometime this week, my mom and I might even begin sewing them together! Anything to keep myself sorta busy.
2. Rearranging shelves/ selling back books: I have way too many books. So while I move books around shelves, I discover books that I don't want any more. I've discovered that I have way too many books. Too bad I end up buying more books when I take my old books to McKays. I've almost unloaded my last 2 boxes of books that are here.
3. Rewatching TV seasons on DVD: I hadn't watched Gilmore Girls in awhile (and I own all the seasons on DVD). So I started with the beginning and I'm working my way through all 7 seasons. I'm almost done with season 3 now.
4. Reading... for fun: This goes along with #2. Now that I actually have time to keep up with my love for reading, I've been taking advantage.
Yeah... I need a job.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tales from a Bridesmaid, Part III
Wedding #2 has been over for 4 days... that must mean it's time to start thinking ahead to the next one... right? Right.
Picked up bridesmaid dress #3 today from David's Bridal. The good news: I should have no problems with fitting into this dress in June. The bad news: I kinda hate David's Bridal's dress designers a whole heck of a lot. They create these dresses that I swear have to be differently sized on the top than they are on the bottom.
See, we've got a similar problem with this dress as the last one and how the top will fit but the bottom won't or the bottom will fit and the top won't. I'm not complaining- because this one I could afford to go up in size to get the bottom to fit without fear of ripping or it falling off (thank you thick straps). But it's got to say something when the woman doing alterations made the comment, "Well, you couldn't go down a size and still fit... but you may want to think about taking in the shoulders and the sides." And the price for these alterations? More than the cost of the dress. I do not kid... they'd have to rebuild the body of the dress to fit my torso better. Again- this dress wouldn't fit so well if I went down a size. And as much as it pains me to say, this dress is also 2 sizes bigger than the dress I wore Saturday and last May. Can anyone explain this fact to me? Nicoletta offered to cut the size tag out of the dress for me so that I will stop thinking about that.
So now, my mom is going to be doing the hem and the shoulders herself, and I'll just get a loose dress instead of fitted. I'll be more comfortable anyways! Woohoo for that fact!!!
Picked up bridesmaid dress #3 today from David's Bridal. The good news: I should have no problems with fitting into this dress in June. The bad news: I kinda hate David's Bridal's dress designers a whole heck of a lot. They create these dresses that I swear have to be differently sized on the top than they are on the bottom.
See, we've got a similar problem with this dress as the last one and how the top will fit but the bottom won't or the bottom will fit and the top won't. I'm not complaining- because this one I could afford to go up in size to get the bottom to fit without fear of ripping or it falling off (thank you thick straps). But it's got to say something when the woman doing alterations made the comment, "Well, you couldn't go down a size and still fit... but you may want to think about taking in the shoulders and the sides." And the price for these alterations? More than the cost of the dress. I do not kid... they'd have to rebuild the body of the dress to fit my torso better. Again- this dress wouldn't fit so well if I went down a size. And as much as it pains me to say, this dress is also 2 sizes bigger than the dress I wore Saturday and last May. Can anyone explain this fact to me? Nicoletta offered to cut the size tag out of the dress for me so that I will stop thinking about that.
So now, my mom is going to be doing the hem and the shoulders herself, and I'll just get a loose dress instead of fitted. I'll be more comfortable anyways! Woohoo for that fact!!!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Wedding Recap
We may not have coordinated a wonderful wedding dance like the famous YouTube video (and as spoofed by The Office), but I think we made everyone chuckle well enough. At the bridesmaids' luncheon on Friday, I asked Lane if she minded if we danced as we walked back down the aisle. At Will & Allison's wedding back in May, I remember how everyone thought Elena's dancing down the aisle was so funny, so I thought it could be fun- and then Lane didn't say no. So at the rehearsal that night, before introducing myself to the best man (Brad), as we're practicing leaving the church, I said, "Oh, by the way, we're dancing as we leave tomorrow." But even he didn't say no! (I did finally introduce myself after the second walk down.) The other bridesmaids enjoyed the idea, but only one other groomsman seemed to enjoy it- Lane's brother, Ben. Bet you can't tell where this is going.
So, as Lane and Bill are walking down the aisle to leave the church, Brandy (the bridesmaid standing next to me) asked if we were still going to dance. I asked if she was, but she said that if I didn't (as the first one leaving after the junior bridesmaid), then no one else would. So as Brad and I met up on our stair, I asked if we were going to dance and he surprised me by saying "Why not?" So we danced going up the aisle and got a few chuckles.
Then Brandy met up with her groomsman and said, "Are we doing this?" and he said, "Doing what?" Jeff hadn't paid much attention to our dancing the night before, so they didn't. And then the next bridesmaid didn't either, nor the one after that (whose groomsman had missed the rehearsal and actually legitimately had no idea). And then came Raven and Ben to finish up the wedding party. They walked about halfway out normally (from what I heard), then stopped and started dancing. We could hear the church burst out laughing when they started dancing.
We were a little better coordinated for the reception- we all danced as we entered. I discovered that being twirled in a strapless dress is not the best idea in the world. In fact, dancing was rather difficult, because if we did anything that lifted our arms up, we all had to quickly grab our dresses. Hard to believe this is the same dress I almost couldn't fit into a few weeks ago!
I dragged Brad out to dance with me twice. He decided during the first dance that he wasn't good enough a dancer so he left me, then the videographer (my old church youth group leader) took my hand and showed him up. The second time was because I'd been turned down by two young boys (about 5 and 10), so I ran over and grabbed Brad and said that I knew he wouldn't say no. The third time, he took me out to dance to the "Tennessee Waltz"- turns out, he was much more comfortable with slow dances than all the fast songs I had attempted.
My speech went great. You know that it's going well when you've barely started and the bride says "Oh my gosh..." not even sure what item I could possibly have found from 7th grade. Speaking of which- that 7th grade English assignment that I wrote about Friday night was for us to write singles ads, like those found in newspapers. No names were listed, but I had gone through and written who I thought fit the ads. And Lane's could not have been anyone else in the grade (seriously- swimming and violin?) So I read 3 (saving hers for last, but finding two others that could possibly have been her). As I got to the third one though, everyone was laughing. They knew it too.
So, as Lane and Bill are walking down the aisle to leave the church, Brandy (the bridesmaid standing next to me) asked if we were still going to dance. I asked if she was, but she said that if I didn't (as the first one leaving after the junior bridesmaid), then no one else would. So as Brad and I met up on our stair, I asked if we were going to dance and he surprised me by saying "Why not?" So we danced going up the aisle and got a few chuckles.Then Brandy met up with her groomsman and said, "Are we doing this?" and he said, "Doing what?" Jeff hadn't paid much attention to our dancing the night before, so they didn't. And then the next bridesmaid didn't either, nor the one after that (whose groomsman had missed the rehearsal and actually legitimately had no idea). And then came Raven and Ben to finish up the wedding party. They walked about halfway out normally (from what I heard), then stopped and started dancing. We could hear the church burst out laughing when they started dancing.
We were a little better coordinated for the reception- we all danced as we entered. I discovered that being twirled in a strapless dress is not the best idea in the world. In fact, dancing was rather difficult, because if we did anything that lifted our arms up, we all had to quickly grab our dresses. Hard to believe this is the same dress I almost couldn't fit into a few weeks ago!
I dragged Brad out to dance with me twice. He decided during the first dance that he wasn't good enough a dancer so he left me, then the videographer (my old church youth group leader) took my hand and showed him up. The second time was because I'd been turned down by two young boys (about 5 and 10), so I ran over and grabbed Brad and said that I knew he wouldn't say no. The third time, he took me out to dance to the "Tennessee Waltz"- turns out, he was much more comfortable with slow dances than all the fast songs I had attempted.
My speech went great. You know that it's going well when you've barely started and the bride says "Oh my gosh..." not even sure what item I could possibly have found from 7th grade. Speaking of which- that 7th grade English assignment that I wrote about Friday night was for us to write singles ads, like those found in newspapers. No names were listed, but I had gone through and written who I thought fit the ads. And Lane's could not have been anyone else in the grade (seriously- swimming and violin?) So I read 3 (saving hers for last, but finding two others that could possibly have been her). As I got to the third one though, everyone was laughing. They knew it too.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Maid of Honor speech
So, in case the bride-to-be happens to read this tonight, I have to be vague, but I'll clarify on Sunday what my speech is actually about (I'm not even sure if she knows about this blog!). I'm just too excited to completely hold it in.
We met in 7th grade. And in 7th grade, one of our English assignments was completely awesome- and everyone on our team (of 4 homerooms)'s responses were typed up and printed and given to all the students. And guess what I found tonight, as I was frantically trying to come up with some good idea of what I should talk about tomorrow night at the reception.
So- stay tuned for what the crazy assignment was and why it's so absolutely perfect for this wedding. CAN'T WAIT!
We met in 7th grade. And in 7th grade, one of our English assignments was completely awesome- and everyone on our team (of 4 homerooms)'s responses were typed up and printed and given to all the students. And guess what I found tonight, as I was frantically trying to come up with some good idea of what I should talk about tomorrow night at the reception.
So- stay tuned for what the crazy assignment was and why it's so absolutely perfect for this wedding. CAN'T WAIT!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Cameras & More Photography
First off, happy new year!!! Here's hoping that 2010 is fantastic.
Now onto the real focus: cameras & other photographic fun. About a year ago, while in a really cool shop, I saw an awesome old camera- clearly not for use, but for decoration. As much as I thought it was cool, I couldn't justify spending money on a nonworking camera. So I didn't think about it much until something sparked my memory not long ago, and my mom mentioned that she had a camera that sounded just like that- and maybe my grandfather still had it. Unfortunately, he didn't have that one, but instead had four other cool cameras that are going to be great decorations once I find room for them. One is a Polaroid, complete with pull-out accordion-style lens (my grandpa even thinks it might still work- too bad Polaroid no longer makes film). Another is the super super tiny version of my SLR and DSLR Pentax (and apparently has/had exchangeable lenses? I'm going to go back and ask if he still has those too.) That one is definitely no longer in working shape, after a mishap at the beach. Oh well- it's very cute. The other two are very similar in appearance, one being a Kodak Pony 135 and one being an Agfa Apotar (German camera). I was keeping my fingers crossed (but not holding my breath) that when he kept talking about the German camera that it might be a Leica.
In other photography news, I decided to go along with Photojojo's Project 365, where you take at least one picture every day. Once I figure out where I will be posting them, I'll be sure to post a link. Today I got some great shots during the magic hour while riding in the car on my way to my grandparents! At least- they look great on the little display screen!
Now onto the real focus: cameras & other photographic fun. About a year ago, while in a really cool shop, I saw an awesome old camera- clearly not for use, but for decoration. As much as I thought it was cool, I couldn't justify spending money on a nonworking camera. So I didn't think about it much until something sparked my memory not long ago, and my mom mentioned that she had a camera that sounded just like that- and maybe my grandfather still had it. Unfortunately, he didn't have that one, but instead had four other cool cameras that are going to be great decorations once I find room for them. One is a Polaroid, complete with pull-out accordion-style lens (my grandpa even thinks it might still work- too bad Polaroid no longer makes film). Another is the super super tiny version of my SLR and DSLR Pentax (and apparently has/had exchangeable lenses? I'm going to go back and ask if he still has those too.) That one is definitely no longer in working shape, after a mishap at the beach. Oh well- it's very cute. The other two are very similar in appearance, one being a Kodak Pony 135 and one being an Agfa Apotar (German camera). I was keeping my fingers crossed (but not holding my breath) that when he kept talking about the German camera that it might be a Leica.
In other photography news, I decided to go along with Photojojo's Project 365, where you take at least one picture every day. Once I figure out where I will be posting them, I'll be sure to post a link. Today I got some great shots during the magic hour while riding in the car on my way to my grandparents! At least- they look great on the little display screen!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Almost There
Can this be my new theme song?
Mama! I don't have time for dancing,
That's just gonna have to wait a while.
Ain't got time for messing around,
And it's not my style.
This old town can slow me down,
People taking the easy way,
But I know exactly where I'm going
I'm getting closer and closer everyday!
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
People down here think I'm crazy,
But I don't care!
Trials and tribulations,
I've had my share.
But there ain't nothing gonna stop me now,
Cuz I'm almost there!
I remember daddy told me
Fairy tales can come true,
But you gotta make them happen,
It all depends on you!
So I worked real hard each and everyday,
Now things for sure are going my way.
Just doing what I do,
Look out boys, I'm coming through!
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
People gonna come here from everywhere
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
There's been trials and tribulations,
I know I've had my share.
But I've climbed a mountain I've crossed a river,
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
I'm al-most- there...!
Mama! I don't have time for dancing,
That's just gonna have to wait a while.
Ain't got time for messing around,
And it's not my style.
This old town can slow me down,
People taking the easy way,
But I know exactly where I'm going
I'm getting closer and closer everyday!
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
People down here think I'm crazy,
But I don't care!
Trials and tribulations,
I've had my share.
But there ain't nothing gonna stop me now,
Cuz I'm almost there!
I remember daddy told me
Fairy tales can come true,
But you gotta make them happen,
It all depends on you!
So I worked real hard each and everyday,
Now things for sure are going my way.
Just doing what I do,
Look out boys, I'm coming through!
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
People gonna come here from everywhere
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
There's been trials and tribulations,
I know I've had my share.
But I've climbed a mountain I've crossed a river,
And I'm almost there...!
I'm almost there.
I'm al-most- there...!
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