Exposaroonie Challenge: Lovin' Nature
This week’s Exposaroonie Challenge is the softer side of nature, in light of the recent earthquake tragedy in China, we need to be reminded that nature is also powerful in gorgeous ways. The same nature that has to power to bring a country to its knees in sorrow, loss, and fear can be the windRead the whole post >>
Read MoreI Wonder…
why I inevitably always ALWAYS sneeze after I apply mascara. (It’s so inconvenient, mascara goes EVERYWHERE.) if I’ll get to have a President Obama in my lifetime. why some moms and kids kiss each other on the lips (why!? it weirds me out.). what the effect of watching the WWE has on my kids atRead the whole post >>
Read MoreWhy I'm a Bad Person
* I laughed aloud at a women running in a SKIRT, hair down (and styled), fully makeup-ed, and donning huge, flashy jewelry. I mocked her, from the safety of my car. * I signed S-U-S-H-I to Mike during Mass last night. (And didn’t get s-u-s-h-i, unfortunately. I’m aiming for Thai tonight!) * Also compared aRead the whole post >>
Read MoreI Tend to Over-Parenthasize
This weekend? Has been utterly uneventful despite it being absolutely gorgeous outside. My husband is sick and we all know what that means. (Yes, the dreaded MAN COLD!) (Mike, if you’re reading this: I love you and I want to bring you tea and baby you. I do, let’s throw a pity party. I loveRead the whole post >>
Read MoreWanted: Silver Linings. Apply Within.
Yesterday was perhaps the most insane day of my young life. I’m not being dramatic. My work, as you may know, is a wee bit crazy. It came to a head yesterday in a messy, explosive confrontation. There were multiple people crying, excessive finger pointing and blaming, multiple expletives, several instances of angrily storming out,Read the whole post >>
Read MoreDitzily is TOTALLY an Adverb.
I mentioned I was pulled over last Wednesday night for speeding. Going 85 in a 65, to be exact. I’ve gotten pulled over three times in my seven years of driving (And, um, all three in the past year or two. Is that bad?). But I have yet to get a ticket. Wanna hear myRead the whole post >>
Read MoreCatching Up In Pictures
Wednesday The result of going 85 in a 65. I’m good at getting out of tickets. Some sisters. A camera. Boredom. A great combination. Thursday Such an artist, I am. People who know me can vouch for my weirdness. So can this picture. Friday 3 times in less than 30 hours. When I fall offRead the whole post >>
Read MoreThurday Three: On the road edition.
It’s Thursday and I’m not in the office. Whee! In fact, I’m sitting in my parents’ family room – my little brother and sister have already left for school (so! early!) and my college freshman sister is asleep upstairs. Oh yeah, and my parents? Are in freaking Brussels. A big house is fun when you’reRead the whole post >>
Read MoreAnd Then I Found Five Dollars.
Good news abounds over here at Our Little Apartment! 1. YOU GUYS. I cannot believe I haven’t told you about this yet, because Lord knows I’ve told my husband, like, five times already. I’m a Targ-a-holic, right? I’m not in denial –I’m fully aware that if I give myself an excuse, “Oh I need aRead the whole post >>
Read MoreConversations Both Awkward and Funny
This weekend was spent at the in-laws. … The FunnyWe had a Tres de Mayo celebration, played with cute one-year-old twins, and explored his grandparents’ house that is perpetually stuck in the 70’s. (They’ve since moved into assisted living, so we went through and took whatever we wanted. I’ll put the pictures up on FlickrRead the whole post >>
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