scrubbies

my mamaw taught me how to make these scrubbies over christmas break.  i made a ton of them and ended up giving them all as presents except for the one that i kept for myself.  i use it everyday probably 15 times a day, so you can imagine how nasty it has gotten.  so i decided to make myself a couple more.  they are quick and easy and i LOVE the way they clean.  let me know if you want the crochet pattern.  they are made from fabric netting cut into 2 inch strips and rolled into a ball of 'yarn'.

maxi skirt

so i've been really crushing on long skirts.  i've had this green jersey knit fabric that i've been trying to figure out what to make into.  i don't love the color, but i got like 2 yards of it for $3.  spectacular deal.  it was a clearance sale at joann's last summer.

i follow The Chloe Conspiracy blog, specifically her outfit of the day section.  and in this particular post, i thought what a cute laid back outfit for almost every season of weather.  make sure you check out her blog!  here is a photo from her blog:

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so here is a quick skirt i made for spring.  it is sooo incredibly comfy and it didn't take long. and it definitely didn't take 2 yards of fabric, so let's say it cost $1.50.  

chi city!

trav and i spent a lovely day in chicago with our daddy while we were waiting for my mom to fly in for Trav's graduation.  It was a gorgeous day in chicago.  we had dinner with miss bambi newport (which i regretfully forgot to take a picture) in the good ol' billy goat tavern off of michigan.  we checked out navy pier, ghirardelli, and intelligentsia (of which my dad said it's the best cup of coffee he's had in his life!  he hasn't tried madcap's fresh off the brew bar yet.)  it was a great day!  i'm bummed my hubby and mom weren't with us.

and the bean!

such strong men :)

navy pier

college graduate

these boys are pretty awesome.  and now they are boys with degrees.  one is getting married in august and the other is going to grad school in august (he is single by the way, ladies!  and he is... quite a catch!)

and my beautiful family minus my husband :(  maybe we can photoshop him into the picture!

lymes disease

my poor baby poodle has lymes disease.  he is finished with his antibiotic cycle, but he is still limping pretty badly.  and tuesday he received the follow up vaccine.  it breaks my heart.  please pray for my puppy.

boxes

are my life right now.  my oh, my.  we are moving to marysville in 8 days.  we are moving to oregon in 49 days.  

empty boxes

feel free to come and help!

and here is our coding system for this busy summer of living out of boxes:

blue = minnesota

pink = ohio (there wasn't a red)

green = oregon

makes perfect sense.

thank god for sunroofs.

funny story.


a couple days ago, after a loooong day of work.  my brain was half fried.  i locked my keys in my car.  however, i left my sunroof open.


it was a saturday.  it was in the parking lot of an extremely busy shopping center.  i mean, think of walmart parking lot on black friday.  it was almost that busy.


i had gone into the liquor store to buy some wine for dinner for paul and i.  so i had a bag that had the liquor store logo on it.  talk about looking like a suspicious rebel ;-)


since i'm so short, i had to climb up the trunk of my car and up the back window. i slowly lowered the wine through the sunroof.  at least i didn't look as suspicious trying to break into my own car now. i mean, it's pretty normal for someone to be on the roof of their car looking down into the car through the sunroof... happens all the time (sarcasm). next, i slowly lowered my own body into my car from the sunroof.  yep. how embarrassing.


whew.  at least that part was over no one yelled at me or tried to stop me.  i looked over at the car next to me and there was a lady in the passenger seat staring at me.  as soon as we made eye contact, she turned her head down and looked straight at her book.  thank god.  


this whole time, i am thinking about what i am going to do if someone calls the cops on me.  i had my license and the title (the car is in my name, after all).


i thought i had made it until i turned the car on.  BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. Why does my car alarm have to be so freaking loud?!?  why?  


panic.


so my car alarm went off for at least 60 seconds straight.  the longest 60 seconds of my life, i must say.  i am opening my car doors, locking and unlocking the door, turning the car on and off, beeping my own horn trying to turn the alarm off!


a mini van starting beeping his horn at me when finally my alarm turned off.  i put my car in reverse, nonchalantly, and backed out of my parking space without making eye contact.


i will never work 69 hours in 7 days again. never again.  i was so incredibly embarrassed.

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child of a king.

driving home from my brother's graduation yesterday, Jesus was really wooing me hardcore.


so when i see myself in the church family, i stick out like a sore thumb.  you know that one member of your family that everyone is embarrassed by?  everyone has someone like this in their family.  


the one with that loud voice that carries to anyone within 100 yards.  with off the wall ideas - usually quite controversial.  they say the wrong thing at the worst possible time.  they pick their nose. they have those HUGE glasses that magnify their eyes... whose ears stick out even further than their shoulders. the one that wears sandals and socks together even though it's not cool anymore. YUP that's me... velcro shoes and all.


and sometimes i really feel that outside-ness feeling.  especially over the last 2 years. 


during my commute home from ohio yesterday as i was listening to some worship tunes that my little bro gave me, i was thinking about all of this. 'in christ alone' came on... a song that i've heard at least a thousand times.  and i heard the lyrics "for i am his. and he is mine. bought with the precious blood of christ".


and it hit me.  i am his.  i belong.  i am the way that HE wants me to be.  he gave me my personality.  he gave me my tendencies.  i am his.  i am a child of the king.  and he wants me in his family.  he wants me to be a part of his bride.  


i am very thankful to look at the church as a family.  not everyone in your family is your best friend, but it's even deeper than that.  you love them no matter what.  you go through things together whether you want to or not.  flaws and all, you are loved and you belong.  the family wouldn't be complete without that dorky family member. 


thank you for loving me and for being patient with me as i continue to grow into my ears and learn how to whisper. 

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poop

sometimes you just gotta go.

i have a strange since of humor.  but every time i see Des take a deuce, i think it's hilarious.  i hope this makes you laugh or that your judging will change my sense of humor.  haha!