Someone Must Have Googled It

12/07/2009

Have you ever started typing a question into Google search and had some odd suggestions pop up? I found this quite amusing and addicting.

Important questions like: Why is there a dead pakistani on my couch? and Why is my poop green?

Some poor fella is wondering: How come when I talk to girls on facebook they don’t answer me back?

A lot of people asking questions about babies and pregnancy. Understandable.

Why does love always feel like a battlefield? I admit I’ve googled the asparagus question before.

Now I’m wondering Why can’t I own a Canadian?

And Why shouldn’t you pass out with shoes on? or Why shouldn’t you put bananas in the refrigerator?

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Thank YOU!

11/26/2009

Happy Thanksgiving!


I love taking this time of the year to reflect on all the blessings I am so thankful for:
my God
my husband
my family
my dear friends
my church & my pastor
my job
my home
my doggie

and YOU – my blog readers! I’m thankful for you! Thank you for taking the time to read my updates. It’s so fun to be part of the blog world and I love love love getting comments and suggestions from friends and strangers. Thank you for sharing this piece of the inter webs with me.

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Wise Words

11/11/2009

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“Since time began, man has despised one excellent way to say thank you, and that’s money.” – Mark Twain

Sigh… While I appreciate the words of affirmation at my job I’ve recently become painfully aware of just how underpaid I am as a graphic designer.

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Wise Words

10/28/2009

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“POOR is a state of mind. BROKE is…’I’m just passing through’.” — Dave Ramsey

I’ve also heard Dave say, “BROKE can be fixed.”

 

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What Erie Gave to Me

10/20/2009

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Leading up to our trip last weekend to Erie, PA—the city where I did most of my growing up, from age 8 to 20—I was reflecting on some of the things I got through my time in the Flagship City, the town from That Thing You Do:

• a great foundation in Christ through a church that produced a super fun children’s church by Captain Bill and a vibrant youth group lead by Pastor Derek

• my now husband Jason, who I met at said youth group when I was 14 and married at that church 4 years later (yep, I was that young. nope, no fundamentalist arranged marraige. haha!)

• a great appreciation for warm weather and sunny days (due to Erie’s lack…)

• many breath-taking sunsets over Lake Erie

• snow driving skills that I may or may not ever need to use again

• lots of sweet friends through the years, a few who have managed to keep in touch

• a quality public school education

• a tolerance for swimming in 76º water on an 80º day

• summers and holidays spent with my mom’s parents and extended family

• summer walks on the beach of Presque Isle (hands down my favorite place in Erie) and the spot at beach 7 where Jason proposed

• a lasting love for Connie’s turtle ice cream, Smith’s hot dogs, Heinz ketsup, Troyer Farms chips, Wegmans grocery store, and Romolo sponge candy

Tomorrow I’ll share my pictures and a recount of our trip.

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Smells like Heaven

10/13/2009

Clean laundry is my favorite smell in the world. Not the artificial clean laundry smell they use for candles and air freshener – REAL clean laundry. I love it! Which makes me wonder why I was prioritizing price over smell (and apparently, quality).

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After 2 of my husband’s dark gray shirts got bleached by low quality cheapo detergent (I won’t mention the name but it’s pictured above in the blue bottle.), I decided to start buying Tide again. Tide smells wonderful. Combined with Bounce fabric softener sheets? HEAVENLY. Can’t wait to be enveloped by my clean sheets tonight!

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In case you’re wondering, we have done anything else with our master bathroom since Stage 2. But, we have shopped around for .75″x.75″ porcelain tiles and we’ve still been looking for a MCM cabinet to use as a bathroom vanity.

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Wise Words

09/28/2009

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“Hope that is seen is not hope at all.” — Paul

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Wise Words

09/16/2009

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“Find out what you love to do and you will never have to work another day in your life.” – James Huxlely(?)

For my birthday-guy who has never given up on following his dreams and has continuously encouraged me to find a way to make a living doing what I love. (This is one of his favorite quotes.)

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Wise Words

09/02/2009

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“Politicians and diapers should be changed often and for the same reason.” — Mark Twain

In honor of all my friends that just had or are about to have babies.

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Wise Words

08/19/2009

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“I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.” — Psalm 37:25

God is so good! He is always faithful to provide. I’ve never been abandoned by Him. I’ve never gone without food. Our plan as hubby and I embark on a new career endeavor requiring a lot of faith? COMPLETE TRUST.

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