Potpourri

Craft-o-rama: Ive been feeling especially crafty for the past week or so. I have been trying to take advantage of the inspiration since I have a long list of things to make. So far I have make a slew of burp rags, 8 coffee sleeves, Easter cards, and some Easter decorations! I still have to finish a boppy cover for a friend and make more hair bows, but I have no doubt that I will be able to finish them before my birthday!

Birthday Time: Speaking of my birthday, it is in 6 days! I plan on making these for Bible Study tomorrow night to start off my birth-week. I am also bringing some strawberries and dip to work on Thursday to celebrate... and the Intern that works with me is bringing her cupcake maker so we can make them here and decorate them too! I am making the icing; there is no room for store bought icing in this girls belly. And when the actual birthday rolls around on Saturday I am looking forward to hopefully seeing my parents and spending the evening at our favorite coffeehouse with friends!

Master Zobrist: The husband and I have agreed that it is financially plausible and good timing for me to go back to school and get a Masters Degree! I am still in the early planning stages, but I am so excited!! My goal is to be able to go to school in Fall of 2012. That would give us enough time to save money and for me to take my GRE and apply. Chances are I would work full time and take classes part time.Of course it is all contingent of whether or not I get in, but I think I can do it! By the way, I would be getting a Masters of Public Affairs with a concentration in Non-Profit Management through IUPUI's School of Environmental and Public Affairs (SPEA). Its all very nerve-wrecking and exciting!

Happy Birthday to...

The modern brassiere. A woman named Caresse designed it (her handmaids sewed it) in order to go with a dress she had gotten for a débutante ball. You can read all about it in the link above.

I have mixed feelings about the bra, but i am grateful that we women no longer have to wear corsets!

An Update of Sorts

This past weekend the husband and I had so much fun with our friends! On Saturday we went to the college. The husband went on a nature walk, to a presentation, to a college bowl competition (its like scholastic bowl on steroids), and ate lunch with our music professor. I had a celebration for our 100th year anniversary of our sorority! I had a lot more fun than I thought I would! After my sorority thing was over we went out to eat with friends. It was great, except for the fact that we forget how loud we are... and before I knew it everyone else in the restaurant had left! Oh well. :)

Saturday evening we were supposed to go to the local bar but decided to play a game with my sister and her husband instead. We all had a good time, even though the husband won. Side note: I don't think my sister and I had played a game together since Girl Talk circa 1994. Luckily this game didnt involve prank calling our crushes.

We got to spend time with some family on Sunday, which was also nice! Our nephew Rett learned to say our names; it was adorable! my sister-in-law also made a FABULOUS and DELICIOUS cake for my birthday (yes, I m still celebrating my birthday.... weeks later). The frosting was to die for!!

So this week the husband and I don't have anything planned... which is awesome. I am hoping to go to Hobby Lobby and Lane Bryant to spend some gift cards that are burning a hole in my pocket. We also need to clean the apt, which is never fun... but life in generally more enjoyable when the apt is clean-ish.

I also plan on taking the second step in my sewing adventures; sew a ribbon onto a washcloth. it may not sound like much, but it is a good first project. I also finally found someone who gives sewing lessons, so I am going to start those sometime soon. I decided that if the husband can spend 40 bucks a month on a gym membership I can spend the same amount of money on sewing lessons.

So that's life these days. Nothing too exciting, but also nothing to complain about. I'd consider that a good life thus far.

Friday's Thoughts

It's definitely Friday; I cannot focus on work to save my life. Also... the boss is gone today, so that doesn't help. The main reason I cant focus today is because I cannot wait for the weekend! The Husband and I are going home to IL for our Colleges Alumni Weekend and my sorority's 100 year celebration! I am so excited to see my sisters again (well, the ones that I like anyways). I haven't seen most of them since my wedding, which will be 6 months ago tomorrow! Now that I think about it, two people I am super excited to see arent technically sorority sisters... so here's a shout out to Meg Laz and Yuan (aka OneShoe). Love you girls!

Gosh, I've been married 6 months! I cant even believe it! Sometimes I will look at my Facebook status in disbelief. However weird it is, I do love it. The husband and I have a ridiculous amount of fun together doing our respective old people things; he is taking up bird watching and I am already enamored with vintage clothes, household items, and hair. We are the coolest old people ever.

On a completely different note, it is the husbands birthday next month. I am a very horrible secret-keeper from him. He told me to get a video game for him so he already knew about that. But then I accidentally told him the second present I got him!!! So now I have to come up with something else to surprise him with and it has to be free since I went over our set budget... so if you think of anything let me know!

Ill leave you with a picture of me today... I look pretty hot if i can say so!

Website Wednesday

Sorry for my lack of posts folks; on Monday I found out a client of mine had died... so I wasn't in the mood for writing. Yesterday I was weirdly busy at work and didn't have time to post. So here we are...

Mental Floss

Have you ever wanted a brief history of presidential vacation or wondered what the difference was between impressionism or expressionism? No? Well, i'm sure your life would be incomplete without knowing 15 reasons why Mr. Rogers was the best neighbor ever; mine was until I read the list (seriously... this guy is freakin awesome; his mom made all of his sweaters).

This is my go-to site for random facts and even more random quizzes (i.e. who said it quiz: Jane Austen or Steve Austen).

Side note: My b-day weekend was fantastic! I had so much fun with the fam (I missed those who weren't able to make it of course). Now that my birthday week is over it is time to focus on The Husbands birthday... but I've already gone 10 bucks over our spending limit! eek!

Let the festivities begin (or continue)...

Today is the official day of my birth! My poor mother, bless her heart, toiled and toiled to bring me into this world... and she did it without pain meds!! What a strong woman (love you Mom)! my father is strong too; after all, he was with mom while she was delivering me and he made it through alive (love you too Dad)! And while i'm thanking people, thanks to my Gran and Hasha for watching my older sister during this monumental occasion... :)

Best costume for the day

Fast forward 25 years: I have grown from adorable infant to chubby- grade schooler to awkward-boys-clothes-wearing-adolescent to lazy-high-schooler to sorority-girl to the married-vintage-queen I am today! All in all, life has been good thus far and i am looking forward to living another million years.

So, here is the rundown for this weekend:

Friday - Wear a crown to work (done and done), have a dinner picnic with friends, use my new picnic basket (thanks for the early b-day present husband), eat ice cream, have the husband roll me home.

Saturday - last minute cleaning before Mom, dad, and cousin Paige get here, Eat lunch at best Mexican restaurant ever, got to Indy zoo, eat dinner with friends, go back home.

Sunday - Get up early to get Mary-Lou's donuts, church, lunch, shopping with mom, say goodbye to parents and cousin, relax.

Doesn't this sounds like a great weekend?!?! I think so.

No, I know so!!

Website Wednesday

While perusing the NPR website today I found this awesome article. It discusses the jobs of yesteryear.

Click here

I hope your week is going well. My birthday week is in full swing!

a-not-so-thought-out-post

I am so thankful to have a job. I remember being jobless, and it sucked big time. I couldnt even enjoy the nice weather whilst jobless because I felt guilty for not having a job and because I was too busy filling out job applications, sleeping weird hours, and refining my resume. Also, I got extremely good at spider solitaire... which is a bit creepy.

Nowadays, since it's nice out, I find myself day dreaming about being out in the weather and enjoying life... which is weird. For one thing, the most outdoorsy things I do are rollerblade, eat outside, and shop. Secondly, if I did have a gorgeous day off I would most likely spend it sleeping in, watching crappy 80's movies, and dancing around the apt in my t-shirt and undies.

I dont remember having this problem last year at this time, but that may be because I was so thankful to finally have a job. Also, I was planning a wedding, which is a bit time consuming. Perhaps it doesnt help that it is my BIRTHDAY WEEK!!!! I am super excited about it and am finding it hard to focus...

Sorry if this post is more of a thought process than a well-constructed blog post...

On Living Things...

Today I took a big step towards adulthood; I re-potted my plants that are in my office. My Granny gave me a plant a while back and recently it has grown so much that I needed to re-pot it. It was actually 2 plants on one pot, so I separated them too. And I did this all at work! Luckily for me the boss was gone today and a co-worker used to work in a flower shop! So Amy helped me re-pot them; so far they are surviving!

I actually have 4 plants now. Unfortunately Spartacus isn't doing too well... but Herman, Harriette, and Peter Parker are beautiful! 4 little plants, a goldfish (named myrtle), and a husband... oh my! I think it is officially time to turn 25!

(21 days and counting!)

31 Days!!! But who's counting...

T-31 days until my birthday!!! Just thinking about my birthday puts me in a better mood! I guess when you think about it, 25 is a pretty monumental birthday; after all, you are a quarter of a century old! Plus (and this is a big plus), now you can rent a car! The next milestone birthday isn't until you're thirty... and even then, it's not looked upon as a happy one. However, if it's an excuse for cake and food, chances are I will want a celebration.

A lot of my friends have odd feelings towards the big 2-5. I guess it's because none of us are where we thought we would be. Many of us thought our lives would be more permanent; we would have a house, a good job, and/or possibly a family. Others thought our lives would be more exciting... but here we are, most of us working in jobs for which we are overqualified, bored and sometimes underpaid. Some of us are wondering how we got stuck in this monotony when we were supposed to be changing the world and traveling.

I think reality sets in around this time in our lives. We are realizing that it is a lot harder to change the world than we thought. It takes more than a passionate heart, it also takes organization and ingenuity. Yet it is still not impossible... just harder.

So take heart, 20-somethings everywhere! maybe our time has not come, but when it does, they will feel our velocity!

On Celebrations...

Well everyone, my hummus turned out great! I put a bit too much red pepper in it for my liking, but The Husband thinks it is perfect.

Just in case you don't know (but I'm pretty sure everyone who reads this blog does), next month I celebrate my Birthday Week! Yep, thats right folks, I am important enough to have an entire week dedicated to how wonderful, funny, and beautiful I am.... and the fact that I've made it this far. I'm not sure how im going to spend my week, but i'm sure it will involve cake, wearing a crown to work, presents, and probably more cake. It will be the best week EVER!

I think I love my Birthday not only because I get cool stuff and get to eat cake, but also because I just love to celebrate! I'm finding out that not everyone in the world celebrates as much as my family does; we celebrate all holidays on the Christian calendar and then some!

If they make socks decorated for the holiday, chances are we celebrate it.

Last week a co-worker noticed my St. Patty's Day socks and commented that it wasn't St. Patty's Day yet; I kindly informed him it is more than acceptable to wear the socks because as soon as valentine's Day is over it is St. Patty's Day Season.

I'm probably taking this out of context, but I've heard from a pretty reliable source that there is a season for everything... St. Patty's Day included.

ps... Jenny Houch: remember to tell Justin that my B-day is April 16th!!!! :)