So I lay down to try and sleep about 10 minutes ago, hoping that even though Mr. Man isn’t home yet, my body would win over my mind and I could sleep. I realized that the past two Mondays I had blogged, and I thought that it was a pity that I hadn’t. Then my mind wandered to all the things I could say, and I had some great perspective changes about my day… my week… my life… you know how that goes. So here I am, NOT sleeping, and blogging instead.
I am so incredibly happy. I am living a dream. My whole life I dreamed of “growing up,” having a job I liked, a husband, and a place of my own. (Kids are negotiable as of today.) Our apartment is a dang mess right now. I have forsaken my wifely self-appointed duties of laundry, dishes, and general picking up for the last few days… and we picked up and moved in a new couch and a dresser from Freecycle today (YAY!), and therefore disarray prevails. (I didn’t even have the productive means to move the clothes from the bookshelf into the dresser!) Normally the guilt of not doing my chores weighs on me and I feel like “a bad wife” and I get caught up in the trivial. Excuse me? I have my own apartment! With dishes that CAN be dirty! And although we’re still living off peanut butter and dry corn flakes, we have food! And clean water! AND I have a husband who loves me more than I understand, who is off doing something that he loves (I think he’s doing Floribbean Cuisine tonight)… we both have jobs we enjoy. Hello, silly self, this is AWESOME!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
An Opportunity
I very sincerely miss the beach. I miss deciding to go out in the heat and the sun and I might even miss the sand between my toes! There are many things that I don't like about the beach, but it's such an integral part of summer! There are so many great summer memories at the beach. I keep feeling like summer is going by way too quickly and I'm missing out on chances to enjoy it. Unfortunately it is hotter here in Sac than it was growing up in Hollister. I miss that ocean breeze and the ability to take a night walk down to the park and not get mugged. Hopefully, Mr. Man and I have a chance this summer to make our own new summer traditions. :)
I have one of those tired brains right now that thinks of plenty of things that I could tell you about, and when I start to type it, I feel like I don't have the energy to write about it. Ever have one of those days? I was up at 6 this morning after helping Mr. Man with his homework until late last night. I needed to do all his typing for him because he overworked his arm muscles last week from cutting too much meat and veggies! But he did bring me home some awesome Applesauce Cake with walnuts, raisins, cranberries, and a caramel sauce from one of his classes. It was so interesting helping him with his homework, all of the old frustrations from unclear syllabii or silly petty assignments came rolling back to me. Corey kept having to remind me that this was HIS homework and not mine, and I didn't have to deal with it, just type it. :P I am very happy that I don't have to be in school right now.
Well, the original reason I began to blog tonight was to ask you to seriously consider supporting my sister and my family members in this year's annual Disneyland 5K and 1/2 Marathon event to support the A-T Children's Project. I have mentioned this a few times, or at least my sister's disorder, and here is a very real opportunity for you to help. Your money to support my Mom, Dad, Brother, and Cathryn will go directly to finding a cure for A-T. Read more HERE. Corey and I really wanted to participate this year, but we weren't able to because of funds and such. Next year we plan to be asking you to support US. :) I really hope that you will actually take a minute and really think about helping. There are so many people asking for your help these days, and I would never push you to give money, I just would like the justice of you actually seriously thinking about it! Thank you, friends. It means a lot to me and my family to have people support us in prayer as well. :) If you are planning to pray for us or to support, please leave a comment so I know there are some of you out there!
Well, I have to get to some laundry. I have to do it like 3 times a week because of Mr. Man's uniforms. Praise Jesus we have a washer and dryer in our apartment!
I have one of those tired brains right now that thinks of plenty of things that I could tell you about, and when I start to type it, I feel like I don't have the energy to write about it. Ever have one of those days? I was up at 6 this morning after helping Mr. Man with his homework until late last night. I needed to do all his typing for him because he overworked his arm muscles last week from cutting too much meat and veggies! But he did bring me home some awesome Applesauce Cake with walnuts, raisins, cranberries, and a caramel sauce from one of his classes. It was so interesting helping him with his homework, all of the old frustrations from unclear syllabii or silly petty assignments came rolling back to me. Corey kept having to remind me that this was HIS homework and not mine, and I didn't have to deal with it, just type it. :P I am very happy that I don't have to be in school right now.
Well, the original reason I began to blog tonight was to ask you to seriously consider supporting my sister and my family members in this year's annual Disneyland 5K and 1/2 Marathon event to support the A-T Children's Project. I have mentioned this a few times, or at least my sister's disorder, and here is a very real opportunity for you to help. Your money to support my Mom, Dad, Brother, and Cathryn will go directly to finding a cure for A-T. Read more HERE. Corey and I really wanted to participate this year, but we weren't able to because of funds and such. Next year we plan to be asking you to support US. :) I really hope that you will actually take a minute and really think about helping. There are so many people asking for your help these days, and I would never push you to give money, I just would like the justice of you actually seriously thinking about it! Thank you, friends. It means a lot to me and my family to have people support us in prayer as well. :) If you are planning to pray for us or to support, please leave a comment so I know there are some of you out there!
Well, I have to get to some laundry. I have to do it like 3 times a week because of Mr. Man's uniforms. Praise Jesus we have a washer and dryer in our apartment!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Everyone should like peach Snapple.
I am currently sitting in Barnes and Noble, listening to my Pandora station featuring Lady Black Mambazo and the Soweto Gospel Choir. I love this music. It is relaxing, harmonious, and just cuts straight through to the soul. The guys behind me are studying US History... I do not envy them. I really am not a history person. Unless you're talkin' music history, then I perk up. :) And I just finished watching an episode of Castle on Hulu, gotta love Nathan Fillon. Watching Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog is extra hilarious after watching Castle or Firefly. (If you have not seen Dr. Horrible, it is TIME.)
Sigh. My man is in class, thus this "free time." I hate to disappoint you, but I would much rather be hanging out with him, than writing a blog. ;) He has night class Mon-Thurs this quarter (that started today). Rough stuff. It's gonna be a hard 3 months for him (and us). He is absolutely loving working at Chipotle. I visited him the other day (I am so grateful I have a flexible job that allows me to do that!!) and I watched him working hard in their exposed kitchen, making "cilantro-lime rice" at the moment I was in line. I am so very proud of him. He is so impressive.
Jesus is so good to us, and our situation is finally looking up, after 6 months of marriage (as of last Friday!). I'm looking back, and it's really amazing how far we've come as individuals and as a couple even just in 6 months. We've learned a lot, and I'm sure we will continue to learn! What an adventure. I saw the other day off I-80 a single sunflower growing as if it was defying the ugly freeway and the dead grass around it, saying "Today is a beautiful day! And you can't stop me from enjoying it!" I marveled at having even noticed the sunflower in the first place, and then smiled to myself. Life is beautiful, despite the road being ugly sometimes.
So, I will be trying in the next three months to find something to do with all the time I can't spend with Mr. Man... exercise is on the list, but as you can see, it didn't work tonight. Read more books is on the list, but I am currently having a rough time getting into Uncle Tom's Cabin, and I hate starting another book when I haven't finished one. Yeah, I'm one of THOSE people. Keep the house clean, the laundry done, and the dishes clean are all on the list, so far so good on those. Cooking/baking will make it on the list when we have more money for ingredients. Poor Corey had to have an "emergency hot dog and cheese sandwich" on his hour break between long classes today. And I had corn and an egg for dinner. So far playing a lot of Animal Crossing has been topping the list... gotta catch all them fish. Everything else I can think of costs money... so I'll keep brainstorming.
In other news, the documentary featuring Tim Borland running 63 marathons in 63 days for A-T (my sister's disorder, read this post) is coming out on DVD soon! There has been some great hype about it, including a screening on TV, starring my fabulous sister. :) If you are interested, click here.
I hope you have been able to see some beautiful things lately. Even if the road you are on is ugly. Enjoy some peach Snapple, that oughta cheer you up. :)
Sigh. My man is in class, thus this "free time." I hate to disappoint you, but I would much rather be hanging out with him, than writing a blog. ;) He has night class Mon-Thurs this quarter (that started today). Rough stuff. It's gonna be a hard 3 months for him (and us). He is absolutely loving working at Chipotle. I visited him the other day (I am so grateful I have a flexible job that allows me to do that!!) and I watched him working hard in their exposed kitchen, making "cilantro-lime rice" at the moment I was in line. I am so very proud of him. He is so impressive.
Jesus is so good to us, and our situation is finally looking up, after 6 months of marriage (as of last Friday!). I'm looking back, and it's really amazing how far we've come as individuals and as a couple even just in 6 months. We've learned a lot, and I'm sure we will continue to learn! What an adventure. I saw the other day off I-80 a single sunflower growing as if it was defying the ugly freeway and the dead grass around it, saying "Today is a beautiful day! And you can't stop me from enjoying it!" I marveled at having even noticed the sunflower in the first place, and then smiled to myself. Life is beautiful, despite the road being ugly sometimes.
So, I will be trying in the next three months to find something to do with all the time I can't spend with Mr. Man... exercise is on the list, but as you can see, it didn't work tonight. Read more books is on the list, but I am currently having a rough time getting into Uncle Tom's Cabin, and I hate starting another book when I haven't finished one. Yeah, I'm one of THOSE people. Keep the house clean, the laundry done, and the dishes clean are all on the list, so far so good on those. Cooking/baking will make it on the list when we have more money for ingredients. Poor Corey had to have an "emergency hot dog and cheese sandwich" on his hour break between long classes today. And I had corn and an egg for dinner. So far playing a lot of Animal Crossing has been topping the list... gotta catch all them fish. Everything else I can think of costs money... so I'll keep brainstorming.
In other news, the documentary featuring Tim Borland running 63 marathons in 63 days for A-T (my sister's disorder, read this post) is coming out on DVD soon! There has been some great hype about it, including a screening on TV, starring my fabulous sister. :) If you are interested, click here.
I hope you have been able to see some beautiful things lately. Even if the road you are on is ugly. Enjoy some peach Snapple, that oughta cheer you up. :)
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