Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Babies...
Discuss! I know most of you have them...I would love to know when and why and how many...mostly I would like your views on being a parent and what advice you would give someone considering them in the nearer future...yes, that person would be me!
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Me too!!!
How often we say that to someone and really mean it??
I have a brown purse....me too!
I love Mark Walhberg...me too!
I wish I loved my job...me too!
I wish I was a perfect parent...me too! (i am not one but I can imagine)
It seems like I spend so much time comparing myslef to the person next to me that I forget that they are feeling the same way. The women in the perfect outfit who drives the right car and has perfect hair is stressed out and thinks she needs to improve too.
For all my mom friends who are trying to be the mom that everyone thinks they should be...That "perfect" mom is tired and stressed too.
I guess I realized that no matter what we are doing and how isolated and alone we might feel in our distress there is someone out there who can look at you with sincere eyes and say...me too!
It feels a little better even if it does not change anything.
I have a brown purse....me too!
I love Mark Walhberg...me too!
I wish I loved my job...me too!
I wish I was a perfect parent...me too! (i am not one but I can imagine)
It seems like I spend so much time comparing myslef to the person next to me that I forget that they are feeling the same way. The women in the perfect outfit who drives the right car and has perfect hair is stressed out and thinks she needs to improve too.
For all my mom friends who are trying to be the mom that everyone thinks they should be...That "perfect" mom is tired and stressed too.
I guess I realized that no matter what we are doing and how isolated and alone we might feel in our distress there is someone out there who can look at you with sincere eyes and say...me too!
It feels a little better even if it does not change anything.
Monday, August 27, 2007
My dear sister told my I needed to put a new post that was less depressing. I just got this in an email and thought what a good way to get to know me! Feel free to comment with your own answers, don't feel like you have to do them all
1. What time is it? 10:52
2. Where did you grow up? Cottage Grove, Eugene, Junction City
3. Do you have a nickname? Sure do!
4. In a relationship? Yes!
5. Want a relationship? Still looking for my chance with Mark Wahlberg
6. Favorite cereal? Cookie Crisp
7. Want kids? Yes please!
8. Best childhood memory? Mud fight with my mom and sister! So fun!
9. Still in touch with childhood friends? I am…and I know I am so lucky!
10. How old are you? 30
11. Still feel like a kid? Not often
12. Last time you laughed? This morning
13. Last time you cried? Last night watching Extreme Home Makeover.
14. Still friends with your first boyfriend / girlfriend? We say hi when I run into him at my sisters church so I guess so.
15. Best compliment in recent memory? That I was sweet but tough when I need to be
16. Worst dig in recent memory? Who uses dig anymore? I don’t think I want to share that one 17. Right handed or left? Right
18. Last time you called in a favor? When we moved
19. Ever been in a fight with your boss? Yeah…but he told me to be honest.
20. Ever had a roommate of the opposite sex? Not unless you count my hubby…or the 30 guys from the onyx house
21. Last time you swam in a pool? Last month in Sunriver
22. Last time you were in a boat? Can’t even remember…
23. Where was your first kiss? A friend’s living room couch
24. Funniest high school moment? there were a lot of funny moments
25. Do you look like you mom or dad? Combo, I look like my sister
26. What was your first job? Babysitter...and a pizza cook for my first legal job
27. Last thing you cooked? Tacitos from a box
28. Last thing you baked? Chocolate chip banana bread
29. Last person you talked to on the phone? Police officer from the State of Oregon.
30. Last visitor you had? My dad
31. Favorite tv show? The Amazing Race
32. Last time you traveled? 8-26, coming back from our house in Seaside watched all the runners come in from Hood to Coast.
33. Where would you love an unlimited gift card? The Range Rover Store
34. What did you learn from your last break-up? To stand up for myself
35. Can you change your own oil? HA! no
36. Ever had a speeding ticket? For sure!
37. Do you like to dress up? Yes…but not like Halloween, yes for a nice dinner.3
8. Favorite food? Mexican and coffee (I know it is not a food to most people)
39. Least favorite food? Is there such a thing? Raw veggies are pretty much my last resort.
40. How many of your myspace friends do you actually know? All of them
1. What time is it? 10:52
2. Where did you grow up? Cottage Grove, Eugene, Junction City
3. Do you have a nickname? Sure do!
4. In a relationship? Yes!
5. Want a relationship? Still looking for my chance with Mark Wahlberg
6. Favorite cereal? Cookie Crisp
7. Want kids? Yes please!
8. Best childhood memory? Mud fight with my mom and sister! So fun!
9. Still in touch with childhood friends? I am…and I know I am so lucky!
10. How old are you? 30
11. Still feel like a kid? Not often
12. Last time you laughed? This morning
13. Last time you cried? Last night watching Extreme Home Makeover.
14. Still friends with your first boyfriend / girlfriend? We say hi when I run into him at my sisters church so I guess so.
15. Best compliment in recent memory? That I was sweet but tough when I need to be
16. Worst dig in recent memory? Who uses dig anymore? I don’t think I want to share that one 17. Right handed or left? Right
18. Last time you called in a favor? When we moved
19. Ever been in a fight with your boss? Yeah…but he told me to be honest.
20. Ever had a roommate of the opposite sex? Not unless you count my hubby…or the 30 guys from the onyx house
21. Last time you swam in a pool? Last month in Sunriver
22. Last time you were in a boat? Can’t even remember…
23. Where was your first kiss? A friend’s living room couch
24. Funniest high school moment? there were a lot of funny moments
25. Do you look like you mom or dad? Combo, I look like my sister
26. What was your first job? Babysitter...and a pizza cook for my first legal job
27. Last thing you cooked? Tacitos from a box
28. Last thing you baked? Chocolate chip banana bread
29. Last person you talked to on the phone? Police officer from the State of Oregon.
30. Last visitor you had? My dad
31. Favorite tv show? The Amazing Race
32. Last time you traveled? 8-26, coming back from our house in Seaside watched all the runners come in from Hood to Coast.
33. Where would you love an unlimited gift card? The Range Rover Store
34. What did you learn from your last break-up? To stand up for myself
35. Can you change your own oil? HA! no
36. Ever had a speeding ticket? For sure!
37. Do you like to dress up? Yes…but not like Halloween, yes for a nice dinner.3
8. Favorite food? Mexican and coffee (I know it is not a food to most people)
39. Least favorite food? Is there such a thing? Raw veggies are pretty much my last resort.
40. How many of your myspace friends do you actually know? All of them
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Not Fair
NOT FAIR!!!!
As my sister can attest I have been saying this for most of my life...and it still rings true to me today. No, I am not talking about her borrowing my shoes without asking.
Up here in Portland a horrible story has been in the news for a few days. Two little boys were found abandoned in the back of a car in a stange neighborhood. Their drug addicted and high dad left them in the back seat of the car alone at night. He was later found passed out in a car in an alley.
My heart hurt for these boys...but also for all those people who are aching to be parents. Litteraly using their life savings to have a child. It is not FAIR! These are the moments I question God and his intentions with all of us. How will he use those boys? Why do they have to go through this? Why do some people who want children to love and lay thier lives down to not get them? Why do some people have children they do not seem to want?
It does not seem fair...no it does not feel fair...really it is not fair.
*note: no I am not trying to have a baby...but I have watched many friends go through this hell.
As my sister can attest I have been saying this for most of my life...and it still rings true to me today. No, I am not talking about her borrowing my shoes without asking.
Up here in Portland a horrible story has been in the news for a few days. Two little boys were found abandoned in the back of a car in a stange neighborhood. Their drug addicted and high dad left them in the back seat of the car alone at night. He was later found passed out in a car in an alley.
My heart hurt for these boys...but also for all those people who are aching to be parents. Litteraly using their life savings to have a child. It is not FAIR! These are the moments I question God and his intentions with all of us. How will he use those boys? Why do they have to go through this? Why do some people who want children to love and lay thier lives down to not get them? Why do some people have children they do not seem to want?
It does not seem fair...no it does not feel fair...really it is not fair.
*note: no I am not trying to have a baby...but I have watched many friends go through this hell.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
My Husband!
Have I told you how lucky I am? I have the greatest husband...he is
Loving
Kind
Generous
Hard Working
Smart
Gentle
Funny
Strong
Cute
And so much more...
He makes me so happy and I am looking forward to many more years getting to know all the other great things about him!
Monday, July 2, 2007
My Grandma!!
This weekend my dear sweet Grandma came to visit R and I at our new house! She and i had a nice lunch out in downtown Portland, did a little shopping, went to an awesome Garden Center, went to a baby shower and had dinner with my dear husband. It was wonderful to have her with us...especially because Saturday would have been my mom's birthday (we ate a huge dessert together) and Sunday would have been her and my grandpa's 63 anniversary!!
She bought me a rosemary plant..."for rememberance" I plan to plant it in a place of honor in our new yard so that i see it everyday and remember!
I love you grandma!
*sorry no pictures...I am a bit slow and have yet to catch up to my sister with the camera attached at all times.
She bought me a rosemary plant..."for rememberance" I plan to plant it in a place of honor in our new yard so that i see it everyday and remember!
I love you grandma!
*sorry no pictures...I am a bit slow and have yet to catch up to my sister with the camera attached at all times.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Hug your kids!
This sunday Ryan and I got some very sad news. On Saturday afternoon, Ryan's friend Bryce Baillie’s wife Robin Baillie had a stroke and passed away. She left behind 2 little boys ages 2 and 4, she was only 28.
This is the kind if news that shakes me to the core. I do not have kids yet but my heart breaks for these little boys and their dad. Please keep them in your prayers and hold on extra tight to your kids!
This is the kind if news that shakes me to the core. I do not have kids yet but my heart breaks for these little boys and their dad. Please keep them in your prayers and hold on extra tight to your kids!
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