Thank you guys. For being you. Because you rule.
PS: I'm afraid LBK has discovered what the camera is all about.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
We got flowers today!
Have I mentioned that we know two of the sweetest girls in the world, and they're our friends?
Thank you guys. For being you. Because you rule.
PS: I'm afraid LBK has discovered what the camera is all about.
Thank you guys. For being you. Because you rule.PS: I'm afraid LBK has discovered what the camera is all about.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Dude sweet!
Once upon a time, a few weeks ago, I got contacted via Etsy about a wholesale opportunity. I worked my pasty-making hands to the glittery bone to get everything done and shipped as quickly as possible hoping to make a good impression. Today, she added this feedback to my site:
"Absolutely fantastically over the moon happy little vegemite from down under here! Very excited and happy. VERY impressed with quality, creativity and talent. I'm glad I found you! Thank you, and I will be back!"
If you want to see what all the fuss is about and stuff your friends stockings or wrap yourself up as a present, I have some Christmas specials right now!
strippylongstocking.etsy.com
"Absolutely fantastically over the moon happy little vegemite from down under here! Very excited and happy. VERY impressed with quality, creativity and talent. I'm glad I found you! Thank you, and I will be back!"
If you want to see what all the fuss is about and stuff your friends stockings or wrap yourself up as a present, I have some Christmas specials right now!
strippylongstocking.etsy.com
Balancing...
It turned out that over the holiday, I was most thankful for Spanish coffees. I had at least one each day of the 4 day weekend and on more than one occasion, I had 2. I was pretty good about my food sinning, everything was totally worth it and I didn't really go overboard. Except for the boozing. I could feel my tummy getting softer and a little fuller by the time Sunday night rolled around and I found myself in the bar again. This time I was drinking screwdrivers so that's healthy, right? I wish it was so easy. Lucky for me, last week I thought ahead and ordered some new workout videos and they arrived on Friday. This week, booze is out and spinach and sweating is in.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
OK, if I know you, you've probably been privy to this gem. I mean, it rules. it's the best.
...except, I because of an inside joke created today, I found myself discovering this.
whoa. genius is genius.
(It's gold. like, seriously. If you must only watch a portion, maybe start around the 2 minute mark, but only after watching the beginning to get into the mood. if you're a real winner, you'll trust me and watch it all. just sayin'....)
...except, I because of an inside joke created today, I found myself discovering this.
whoa. genius is genius.
(It's gold. like, seriously. If you must only watch a portion, maybe start around the 2 minute mark, but only after watching the beginning to get into the mood. if you're a real winner, you'll trust me and watch it all. just sayin'....)
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thanksgiving 09: Feeding the homeless
One drunken night, we decided that it would be fun to volunteer this Thanksgiving and it was such a good idea that the next day, we still wanted to do it! Jen found a place that was accepting volunteers (most were already maxed out) and we made our plans to drive to Vancouver at 6:30 on Thanksgiving morning. Once we arrived and got our mostly mis-spelled name tags, we got our assignments. John and Jen were assigned to the clothes table, where they were to make sure that people didn't take too much and if needed, assist them in finding the most fashionable warm item for their needs. A couple weeks ago, we had a donation happy hour where we took donations of warm clothes, so many of the items available were from the big box of donatables we had shown up with. Other Jen and I got to witness some of this for our first post at the dessert table, where we watched one guy try on and love the new coat that he picked from our pile.
Our glorious, easy job of managing the dessert table didn't last long and we were banished to the basement to strip the turkeys of their meat. This was gross. Not all the turkeys were completely done and so we had to try to get what we could without tainting the good meat with parts that may or may not have been completely cooked. The turkey stripping was a long and messy job. It will be a while before any one of the 4 of us wants to eat it again.
Also, the people running the event weren't super nice to us once they got us in the basement. There were a lot of things that we would have done differenlty if we had organized such an event and this was definitely a learning experience. We were disturbed by some of the things we witnessed. Oddly enough, the disturbing things were not associated with the homeless and less fortunate who came to the meal, they all seemed happy and fairly together. However, the people that put together the event seemed to be quick to look down and talk down to others and even quicker to pat themselves on the back for their generosity. We were a little turned off. We were still super glad that we did it. It was an interesting look at a lot of different types of people and on top of that, we have a ton of new jokes from our shared experiences of the day. After our volunteer shift, we came back to Portland and jogged around the waterfront and then landed in a warm, cozy bar where we had delish spanish coffees and hot toddies and snacks. Then we headed back to the Jens' house and John cooked us delicious quesadillas and we had more hot toddies and played games. We also had a drawing contest to commemorate our respective memories of the morning of volunteering.... Clearly, it was a 4 way tie. (warning: you may not find these to be politically correct. If you'd like to hear more of the stories associated with the drawings to put them in context, I would be happy to share them)
The whole day was perfect. We have lovely friends and are grateful for everything in our very full, and I feel, very balanced, life. Mostly, as you might guess, I'm thankful that I get to do everything with this guy.
Our glorious, easy job of managing the dessert table didn't last long and we were banished to the basement to strip the turkeys of their meat. This was gross. Not all the turkeys were completely done and so we had to try to get what we could without tainting the good meat with parts that may or may not have been completely cooked. The turkey stripping was a long and messy job. It will be a while before any one of the 4 of us wants to eat it again.
Also, the people running the event weren't super nice to us once they got us in the basement. There were a lot of things that we would have done differenlty if we had organized such an event and this was definitely a learning experience. We were disturbed by some of the things we witnessed. Oddly enough, the disturbing things were not associated with the homeless and less fortunate who came to the meal, they all seemed happy and fairly together. However, the people that put together the event seemed to be quick to look down and talk down to others and even quicker to pat themselves on the back for their generosity. We were a little turned off. We were still super glad that we did it. It was an interesting look at a lot of different types of people and on top of that, we have a ton of new jokes from our shared experiences of the day. After our volunteer shift, we came back to Portland and jogged around the waterfront and then landed in a warm, cozy bar where we had delish spanish coffees and hot toddies and snacks. Then we headed back to the Jens' house and John cooked us delicious quesadillas and we had more hot toddies and played games. We also had a drawing contest to commemorate our respective memories of the morning of volunteering.... Clearly, it was a 4 way tie. (warning: you may not find these to be politically correct. If you'd like to hear more of the stories associated with the drawings to put them in context, I would be happy to share them)
The whole day was perfect. We have lovely friends and are grateful for everything in our very full, and I feel, very balanced, life. Mostly, as you might guess, I'm thankful that I get to do everything with this guy.
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