Sunday, January 27, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
New Chapter
And here I thought the start to 2012 was rough.
Two doctors' appointments, a surgery and an emergency room visit later...it's time to move on.
No matter. This may have been the most horrible few weeks of my life but it's time for a new beginning. I have, hands down, the most incredible husband I could ever ask for. He's been my rock and my support. I never could have made it through this without him.
Time for a new beginning. My 2013 starts tomorrow, on my birthday. Hopefully the "bad" of 2013 is already behind us.
On the bright side, at least we've hit our insurance deductible in the first week of the year! Woo!
Two doctors' appointments, a surgery and an emergency room visit later...it's time to move on.
No matter. This may have been the most horrible few weeks of my life but it's time for a new beginning. I have, hands down, the most incredible husband I could ever ask for. He's been my rock and my support. I never could have made it through this without him.
Time for a new beginning. My 2013 starts tomorrow, on my birthday. Hopefully the "bad" of 2013 is already behind us.
On the bright side, at least we've hit our insurance deductible in the first week of the year! Woo!
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Monday, October 15, 2012
Bucket List Update!
7 Down, 44 to go!
Things I want to do before I die: (to be continued)
1. Go to NYC, stay out all night & end with breakfast at an all-night diner dive.
2. Fly around the world.
3. Visit all 7 continents.
4. Get married. October 10, 2009
5. Become fluent in another language.
6. Dance on a bar.
7. Own 1 ridiculously expensive material item (and only one!)
8. Follow the Nile and climb the Great Pyramids.
9. Go on an African Safari.
10. Jump off a waterfall somewhere exotic.
11. Stay out all night and watch the sun come up.
12. Visit all 50 states.
13. Spend a night somewhere haunted.
14. Visit an active volcano.
15. See all 7 Wonders of the World.
16. Go snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
17. Drink Guinness in Dublin.
18. See the Galapagos Islands.
19. Go on a Gondola ride in Venice.
20. Get soaked by the spray at Niagara Falls.
21. Jump in a New York taxi and yell, "FOLLOW THAT CAR!" May 5, 2012
22. See the Amazon Rain Forest.
23. See the Sydney Opera House.
24. Watch Wimbledon.
25. Float on the Dead Sea.
26. Ride in a limo. February 24, 2011
27. Stay in a 5 star hotel.
28. Celebrate New Year's in Times Square.
29. Have $1 million in the bank.
30. Put my feet in all of the oceans.
31. Go skinny dipping.
32. Sing karaoke.
33. Be in a food fight.
34. Go kite surfing.
35. Go zorbing (google it if you don't know what that is). August 11, 2012
36. Read the entire Bible.
37. Slow-dance in the rain.
38. See a movie in a drive-thru theater.
39. Ride a mechanical bull. (Don't remember the exact date, but I think it was in 2007)
40. See the Northern Lights.
41. Hear the Tran Siberian Orchestra play live. November 2008
42. Stay in a bungalo on the water in Tahiti.
43. See the Playboy Mansion's grotto, in person
44. Place a bet at the Kentucky Derby.
45. Play BlackJack in a Las Vegas Casino & win.
46. Swing on a trapeeze.
47. Sit on the top of a double decker bus in London.
48. Ski in Colorado or Wyoming.
49. Have a glass of wine in Napa Valley.
50. Spend an entire day with no clothes on.
51. (write in!)Take a Hot Air Balloon Ride October 6, 2012
Things I want to do before I die: (to be continued)
1. Go to NYC, stay out all night & end with breakfast at an all-night diner dive.
2. Fly around the world.
3. Visit all 7 continents.
5. Become fluent in another language.
6. Dance on a bar.
7. Own 1 ridiculously expensive material item (and only one!)
8. Follow the Nile and climb the Great Pyramids.
9. Go on an African Safari.
10. Jump off a waterfall somewhere exotic.
11. Stay out all night and watch the sun come up.
12. Visit all 50 states.
13. Spend a night somewhere haunted.
14. Visit an active volcano.
15. See all 7 Wonders of the World.
16. Go snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
17. Drink Guinness in Dublin.
18. See the Galapagos Islands.
19. Go on a Gondola ride in Venice.
20. Get soaked by the spray at Niagara Falls.
22. See the Amazon Rain Forest.
23. See the Sydney Opera House.
24. Watch Wimbledon.
25. Float on the Dead Sea.
27. Stay in a 5 star hotel.
28. Celebrate New Year's in Times Square.
29. Have $1 million in the bank.
30. Put my feet in all of the oceans.
31. Go skinny dipping.
32. Sing karaoke.
33. Be in a food fight.
34. Go kite surfing.
36. Read the entire Bible.
37. Slow-dance in the rain.
38. See a movie in a drive-thru theater.
40. See the Northern Lights.
42. Stay in a bungalo on the water in Tahiti.
43. See the Playboy Mansion's grotto, in person
44. Place a bet at the Kentucky Derby.
45. Play BlackJack in a Las Vegas Casino & win.
46. Swing on a trapeeze.
47. Sit on the top of a double decker bus in London.
48. Ski in Colorado or Wyoming.
49. Have a glass of wine in Napa Valley.
50. Spend an entire day with no clothes on.
51. (write in!)
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Bucket List Update!
6 Down, 44 to go!
Things I want to do before I die: (to be continued)
1. Go to NYC, stay out all night & end with breakfast at an all-night diner dive.
2. Fly around the world.
3. Visit all 7 continents.
4. Get married. October 10, 2009
5. Become fluent in another language.
6. Dance on a bar.
7. Own 1 ridiculously expensive material item (and only one!)
8. Follow the Nile and climb the Great Pyramids.
9. Go on an African Safari.
10. Jump off a waterfall somewhere exotic.
11. Stay out all night and watch the sun come up.
12. Visit all 50 states.
13. Spend a night somewhere haunted.
14. Visit an active volcano.
15. See all 7 Wonders of the World.
16. Go snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
17. Drink Guinness in Dublin.
18. See the Galapagos Islands.
19. Go on a Gondola ride in Venice.
20. Get soaked by the spray at Niagara Falls.
21. Jump in a New York taxi and yell, "FOLLOW THAT CAR!" May 5, 2012
22. See the Amazon Rain Forest.
23. See the Sydney Opera House.
24. Watch Wimbledon.
25. Float on the Dead Sea.
26. Ride in a limo. February 24, 2011
27. Stay in a 5 star hotel.
28. Celebrate New Year's in Times Square.
29. Have $1 million in the bank.
30. Put my feet in all of the oceans.
31. Go skinny dipping.
32. Sing karaoke.
33. Be in a food fight.
34. Go kite surfing.
35. Go zorbing (google it if you don't know what that is). August 11, 2012
36. Read the entire Bible.
37. Slow-dance in the rain.
38. See a movie in a drive-thru theater.
39. Ride a mechanical bull. (Don't remember the exact date, but I think it was in 2007)
40. See the Northern Lights.
41. Hear the Tran Siberian Orchestra play live. November 2008
42. Stay in a bungalo on the water in Tahiti.
43. See the Playboy Mansion's grotto, in person
44. Place a bet at the Kentucky Derby.
45. Play BlackJack in a Las Vegas Casino & win.
46. Swing on a trapeeze.
47. Sit on the top of a double decker bus in London.
48. Ski in Colorado or Wyoming.
49. Have a glass of wine in Napa Valley.
50. Spend an entire day with no clothes on.
Things I want to do before I die: (to be continued)
1. Go to NYC, stay out all night & end with breakfast at an all-night diner dive.
2. Fly around the world.
3. Visit all 7 continents.
5. Become fluent in another language.
6. Dance on a bar.
7. Own 1 ridiculously expensive material item (and only one!)
8. Follow the Nile and climb the Great Pyramids.
9. Go on an African Safari.
10. Jump off a waterfall somewhere exotic.
11. Stay out all night and watch the sun come up.
12. Visit all 50 states.
13. Spend a night somewhere haunted.
14. Visit an active volcano.
15. See all 7 Wonders of the World.
16. Go snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.
17. Drink Guinness in Dublin.
18. See the Galapagos Islands.
19. Go on a Gondola ride in Venice.
20. Get soaked by the spray at Niagara Falls.
22. See the Amazon Rain Forest.
23. See the Sydney Opera House.
24. Watch Wimbledon.
25. Float on the Dead Sea.
27. Stay in a 5 star hotel.
28. Celebrate New Year's in Times Square.
29. Have $1 million in the bank.
30. Put my feet in all of the oceans.
31. Go skinny dipping.
32. Sing karaoke.
33. Be in a food fight.
34. Go kite surfing.
36. Read the entire Bible.
37. Slow-dance in the rain.
38. See a movie in a drive-thru theater.
40. See the Northern Lights.
42. Stay in a bungalo on the water in Tahiti.
43. See the Playboy Mansion's grotto, in person
44. Place a bet at the Kentucky Derby.
45. Play BlackJack in a Las Vegas Casino & win.
46. Swing on a trapeeze.
47. Sit on the top of a double decker bus in London.
48. Ski in Colorado or Wyoming.
49. Have a glass of wine in Napa Valley.
50. Spend an entire day with no clothes on.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Amazeballs.
It really needs little introduction. But I love this.
It’s easy to poke fun at some of the things churches say on their welcome sign. It’s easy to question some of the things that make it inside a church bulletin.
It’s easy to say “this is bad,” but it’s a lot harder to say “this is good.” Anyone can critique, but creating is a lot more difficult.
So what does a great welcome message look like? What does an awesome welcome message look like?
It looks exactly like what “Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community” has in their church.
My friend attended there recently, and I got a copy of what they hand out. I posted a photo of it below so you could see what it looks like, but the image got cut off so here’s what it says:
We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.
We welcome you if you can sing like Andrea Bocelli or like our pastor who can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re “just browsing,” just woke up or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven’t been in church since little Joey’s Baptism.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems or you’re down in the dumps or if you don’t like “organized religion,” we’ve been there too.
If you blew all your offering money at the dog track, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts … and you!
Bravo to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community! That should be made into a poster and hung in church offices around the world.
I love the thought that a few members of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community getting together and saying, “Let’s invite everyone to come meet Jesus!” And then they started writing their list.
And it got long. Why?
Because everyone needs Jesus.
Everyone changes when they meet Jesus.
And they wanted to make sure everyone knew they were invited to meet him.
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Political Rant.
I am beyond sick and tired of the political banter going back and forth on my social networking sites. I'm not a "Super-Political Person," but consider this an open letter from a regular 'ol "unaffiliated" joe who is already tired of this election:
Dear Democrats and Republicans,
Bashing your opposing party does absolutely nothing. Seriously. I mean, what, exactly, are you hoping to accomplish by putting down every single quote from the opposing party and taking every quote from your party as true?
Are you hoping to convert Republicans to the Democratic party (or vice versa)? I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's going to be a rare occurrence if that happens. Ever. And even if it did, I bet that posting lame links on Facebook aren't what did it.
Are you hoping to sway an Independent/Unaffiliated vote? Because let me tell you, from personal experience, all you've done is made me even more determined to never affiliate myself with EITHER party.
I'm so sick of it.
The Democrats throw every stinking quote and shortcoming from the Republican party back in their faces, overanalyze it and practically proclaim that their party would never do anything that outrageous.
The Republicans scrutinize everything the Democrats do, call them un-American and athiests, and practically proclaim that they are next to God.
*off soapbox*
Dear Democrats and Republicans,
Bashing your opposing party does absolutely nothing. Seriously. I mean, what, exactly, are you hoping to accomplish by putting down every single quote from the opposing party and taking every quote from your party as true?
Are you hoping to convert Republicans to the Democratic party (or vice versa)? I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's going to be a rare occurrence if that happens. Ever. And even if it did, I bet that posting lame links on Facebook aren't what did it.
Are you hoping to sway an Independent/Unaffiliated vote? Because let me tell you, from personal experience, all you've done is made me even more determined to never affiliate myself with EITHER party.
I'm so sick of it.
The Democrats throw every stinking quote and shortcoming from the Republican party back in their faces, overanalyze it and practically proclaim that their party would never do anything that outrageous.
The Republicans scrutinize everything the Democrats do, call them un-American and athiests, and practically proclaim that they are next to God.
- I'm Christian. I do believe that this country was built on faith and that it was a good thing. But we also built this country for the freedom of religion. I believe that goes for Christianity, Muslims, athiests and everything in between.
- I don't think that because I am Christian, I should be shunned or quieted. If I'm respecting your belief/lack of beliefs, I think you should respect mine.
- I believe in the sanctity of marriage. But I don't think it's my business or my place to tell two men or two women that they can't love each other. Because I'm a Christian, I'm also told not to judge others, but instead, to love them.
- I believe that my money should be my money. If I work hard, I think I should be able to do what I choose with my money. Not the government.
- I think ethics are extremely important in a public position, regardless of the capabilities the person has as a politician. If I don't respect you as a person, I'm not going to take you seriously as a political figure.
- I believe that no one should have a say with what I do with my body, especially the government. Every situation and person is different. There is no "one solution fits all" with pro-life and pro-choice situations.
- I don't think the government has the right to tell me I may or may not use a gun if I feel the need to protect my home and family (this is a new one for me, but when it stares you in the face, it hops you off the fence in a hurry). If someone comes into my home uninvited , I will do what it takes to protect myself and the ones around me.
- I believe that everyone has the right to religion or not have religion.
*off soapbox*
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