Does anyone else find Velveeta to be absolutely mystifying? I was just cleaning out the fridge, trying to put together a grocery list for next week, and found a block of Velveeta way in the back. I opened it, took a big whif and it still looks (and smells) just fine. How can that be???
It's times like this I remember why fresh fruits and vegetables are so important. There's no way foods like this can be good for the body with a shelf life that long!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Love, Love, Love JM!
Last night Andi and I went to the John Mayer concert in St. Paul. It was the 4th time I've seen John Mayer in concert .... and last night was just as good as every other time I've seen him play. Love, love, love JM!
At one point during the concert, as I was nearly falling off my chair with excitement, Andi made a comment about my obsession and I told him - I've really loved John far longer than I've loved him. I knew John before I even knew Andi. My husband laughed, but it's true! I've been the biggest John Mayer fan since my freshman year in college. Over 10 years ago! That's a long time to love one artist so much.
And now for your viewing pleasure ... a picture of John similar to what he looked like last night. He wore a black tank similar to this one. Absolute delight.
At one point during the concert, as I was nearly falling off my chair with excitement, Andi made a comment about my obsession and I told him - I've really loved John far longer than I've loved him. I knew John before I even knew Andi. My husband laughed, but it's true! I've been the biggest John Mayer fan since my freshman year in college. Over 10 years ago! That's a long time to love one artist so much.
And now for your viewing pleasure ... a picture of John similar to what he looked like last night. He wore a black tank similar to this one. Absolute delight.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Ode to Nebraska, among other things
Girls just aren't meant to wait. But alas, here I sit waiting for my husband to get home from work so we can go see John Mayer in concert tonight!!! I had hoped we could do dinner and drinks beforehand, but since the concert starts in an hour ... .I'm guess there will be no time. Guess he'll owe me a cocktail or two at the concert. Anyway ...
I mentioned on Friday that my friend Laura nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger award. Not sure what this mean exactly ... never won one of these before! ... but I think the rules suggest I write 7 interesting facts about myself and then nominate 7 other bloggers.
Since I LOOOVE this kind of thing, I must abide. Here I go:
ONE: I was born on Friday the 13th of February. Sounds creepy but I'm not at all dark or demented. So I think I turned out OK despite being born on a day so full of superstition. A fun fact about the day I was born - I was born in Nebraska and my mom says it was 80 degrees that day. 80 degrees? In February? It's safe to say that has got to be some sort of record or something and she swears it's true. I bet people thought the sky was falling that day. Friday the 13th/80 degrees in February/in Nebraska...whaaat?
TWO: I still sleep with my childhood blankie. Stop laughing. I need it in my life. My sister has one too and we both 'soakie' the corners of our blankets as a comfort mechanism. Andi doesn't love it, but he tolerates it. It's pretty much a make-or-break requirement for me. Funny thing, (that's actually kind of creepy now that I type this) I had an old boyfriend who would soakie it too. Bet he was pretty sad to see my blankie go when I moved out. Sorry!
THREE: I've been 99% vegetarian for the last 4 months. I say 99% because I've fallen off the wagon to have an occasional cheeseburger from The Nook but mostly, I've been committed to eliminating meat from my diet or only eating meat that has been grown sustainably and processed humanely. I feel better about myself for this fact.
FOUR: My mom calls me Chrissy. It's short for my middle name Christine.
FIVE: My most elaborate scheme as a kid happened when I was about 11 years old. My sister and I stayed home by ourselves in the summertime, while my little brother (who was a baby) went to daycare. We weren't allowed to play outside until my dad got home so we'd watch out the window as all the other kids played in the neighborhood. It was torture, I tell ya. My mom would call home everyday from work to check on us and relay chores that need to be done. One day I decided I'd had enough. I set my brother's baby monitor next to the phone and took the other receiver outside to play. When the phone rang, I'd run inside to answer my mom's call (note: this was before cordless phones. Either that, or we didn't have one). This plan worked for about a week until one day I brought a loaf of bread over to my neighbor's house to make sandwiches for lunch. When she brought the bread back later than evening, my dad answered the door and was a little confused why she was delivering us bread. I was busted and got the worst punishment I can ever remember -- I was grounded to my room for the rest of the summer for lying to my parents.
I hold this memory as A) the most brainiac scheme I ever devised. I'm secretly proud of myself and B) still angry at myself, 18 years later, for getting caught and wasting the rest of my summer. Dang.
SIX: I secretly love the smell of burnt skin from tanning. Oh, stop. It's not that gross! I started working at a tanning salon when I was 15 and managed one all through college. Some of the best memories EVER. I'm not disgustingly tan or anything .. but it's truly my happy place when I'm laying in a tanning bed. Ahhh...
SEVEN: I love Nebraska and I'm convinced you have to be from there to appreciate it. On a monthly basis, maybe more, I recite a memory or event that takes place back home and Andi stares at me like I'm from Planet Mars. Just this weekend I was telling him about Nebraska folks' love for forced meats. Seriously do you know anyone from Nebraska that doesn't love a good deer jerkey or salami? I thought not. (You can't tell, but I'm chest-pounding myself right now. Nebraska-bred and proud of it)!
OK, now to nominate .... Not sure I can come up with 7 other bloggers but here's a few of my favorites. I nominate the following as Beautiful Bloggers:
I mentioned on Friday that my friend Laura nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger award. Not sure what this mean exactly ... never won one of these before! ... but I think the rules suggest I write 7 interesting facts about myself and then nominate 7 other bloggers.
Since I LOOOVE this kind of thing, I must abide. Here I go:
ONE: I was born on Friday the 13th of February. Sounds creepy but I'm not at all dark or demented. So I think I turned out OK despite being born on a day so full of superstition. A fun fact about the day I was born - I was born in Nebraska and my mom says it was 80 degrees that day. 80 degrees? In February? It's safe to say that has got to be some sort of record or something and she swears it's true. I bet people thought the sky was falling that day. Friday the 13th/80 degrees in February/in Nebraska...whaaat?
TWO: I still sleep with my childhood blankie. Stop laughing. I need it in my life. My sister has one too and we both 'soakie' the corners of our blankets as a comfort mechanism. Andi doesn't love it, but he tolerates it. It's pretty much a make-or-break requirement for me. Funny thing, (that's actually kind of creepy now that I type this) I had an old boyfriend who would soakie it too. Bet he was pretty sad to see my blankie go when I moved out. Sorry!
THREE: I've been 99% vegetarian for the last 4 months. I say 99% because I've fallen off the wagon to have an occasional cheeseburger from The Nook but mostly, I've been committed to eliminating meat from my diet or only eating meat that has been grown sustainably and processed humanely. I feel better about myself for this fact.
FOUR: My mom calls me Chrissy. It's short for my middle name Christine.
FIVE: My most elaborate scheme as a kid happened when I was about 11 years old. My sister and I stayed home by ourselves in the summertime, while my little brother (who was a baby) went to daycare. We weren't allowed to play outside until my dad got home so we'd watch out the window as all the other kids played in the neighborhood. It was torture, I tell ya. My mom would call home everyday from work to check on us and relay chores that need to be done. One day I decided I'd had enough. I set my brother's baby monitor next to the phone and took the other receiver outside to play. When the phone rang, I'd run inside to answer my mom's call (note: this was before cordless phones. Either that, or we didn't have one). This plan worked for about a week until one day I brought a loaf of bread over to my neighbor's house to make sandwiches for lunch. When she brought the bread back later than evening, my dad answered the door and was a little confused why she was delivering us bread. I was busted and got the worst punishment I can ever remember -- I was grounded to my room for the rest of the summer for lying to my parents.
I hold this memory as A) the most brainiac scheme I ever devised. I'm secretly proud of myself and B) still angry at myself, 18 years later, for getting caught and wasting the rest of my summer. Dang.
SIX: I secretly love the smell of burnt skin from tanning. Oh, stop. It's not that gross! I started working at a tanning salon when I was 15 and managed one all through college. Some of the best memories EVER. I'm not disgustingly tan or anything .. but it's truly my happy place when I'm laying in a tanning bed. Ahhh...
SEVEN: I love Nebraska and I'm convinced you have to be from there to appreciate it. On a monthly basis, maybe more, I recite a memory or event that takes place back home and Andi stares at me like I'm from Planet Mars. Just this weekend I was telling him about Nebraska folks' love for forced meats. Seriously do you know anyone from Nebraska that doesn't love a good deer jerkey or salami? I thought not. (You can't tell, but I'm chest-pounding myself right now. Nebraska-bred and proud of it)!
OK, now to nominate .... Not sure I can come up with 7 other bloggers but here's a few of my favorites. I nominate the following as Beautiful Bloggers:
Enjoy!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Weekend in Crosslake
On Friday, Andi and I drove up North to Crosslake, Minnesota to check out a cabin we're intersted in renting for the summer. Ideally, we'd like to buy a cabin up North sometime in the future, so we thought we'd 'test drive' one this summer and see what areas we like and what are some of our 'must have's.' The cabin Andi found for us to possibly rent this summer was definitely nice - oh my gosh. It's nicer than some people's houses! Here's a few photos of the cabin:
The cabin is sooo nice...almost too nice. I almost worry that we'd ruin it except none of us are all that crazy. There's a cute little covered patio outside and a wrap-around deck for many beers to be drank. The cabin sits right on the water...so close you could almost throw a stone in it from the patio. Also, it's on a private lake so the boat traffic would be minimal. Perfect really ... except it is 2 1/2 hours away from the Cities. And with summer weekend traffic it could be more depending on the time we leave. Also, the cabin's for sale so it could sell at any time and we'd be out w/ 30 days notice.
We also looked at another cabin today (Sunday) on Gilbert Lake near Brainerd. It's a half hour closer to the Cities and near our friends John and Carna but not as nice as the one above. It was nice enough though, and more in line with what we envisioned a summer cabin to be. More quaint if you will. Andi's going to do some price checking this week and see what our options are. The good news .... we'll have a cabin this summer! It's going to be a fun summer for sure.
While we were up in Crosslake this weekend, Andi rented a snowmobile to cruise around on Saturday. I'd never been snowmobiling before so I was a little nervous at first. Andi got a nice helmet for me to wear so I stayed nice and warm all bundled up in my winter gear. The sled also had heated seats and handlebars so that helped for sure! We started out on the Paul Bunyon Trail which was straight and fairly easy, then rode some trails near Backus and Hackensack.
In all, we rode about a 100 miles ... which turns out was about 40 miles too long. At around hour four, my behind started to hurt and I started to get cold. I said to Andi "I don't want to do this anymore" and unfortunately we were about 40 miles away from town. It started to go downhill from there. It plain sucked. There was nothing we could do but keep riding as it got darker and colder. Finally we arrived back into town around 6pm. I didn't even complain when we drove over a frozen lake (one of the scariest things ever in my opinion) only because I desperately wanted to be done. Then we were back in the car, driving back to our warm cabin and all was good again. We ordered pizza and sat by the fire all night. Such a good weekend to reconnect again.
Outside Cabin (lake side)
Drive way / Covered Patio
Upstairs Living Room (windows look out to lake)
1 of 3 finished bedrooms
Master bath w/ hot tub, shower + washer/dryer
Kitchen / upstairs living room
Downstairs living room / walk-out patio
Chloe lounging by the fireplace
(she loved it!)
(she loved it!)
The cabin is sooo nice...almost too nice. I almost worry that we'd ruin it except none of us are all that crazy. There's a cute little covered patio outside and a wrap-around deck for many beers to be drank. The cabin sits right on the water...so close you could almost throw a stone in it from the patio. Also, it's on a private lake so the boat traffic would be minimal. Perfect really ... except it is 2 1/2 hours away from the Cities. And with summer weekend traffic it could be more depending on the time we leave. Also, the cabin's for sale so it could sell at any time and we'd be out w/ 30 days notice.
We also looked at another cabin today (Sunday) on Gilbert Lake near Brainerd. It's a half hour closer to the Cities and near our friends John and Carna but not as nice as the one above. It was nice enough though, and more in line with what we envisioned a summer cabin to be. More quaint if you will. Andi's going to do some price checking this week and see what our options are. The good news .... we'll have a cabin this summer! It's going to be a fun summer for sure.
While we were up in Crosslake this weekend, Andi rented a snowmobile to cruise around on Saturday. I'd never been snowmobiling before so I was a little nervous at first. Andi got a nice helmet for me to wear so I stayed nice and warm all bundled up in my winter gear. The sled also had heated seats and handlebars so that helped for sure! We started out on the Paul Bunyon Trail which was straight and fairly easy, then rode some trails near Backus and Hackensack.
Sporting my rockin' helmet Andi got me!
Ready for a day of snowmobiling
A few photos of us and the beautiful backcountry!
Andi did a great job guiding us around all the trails
Friday, February 26, 2010
Time flies when you're, well, working.
Oh my gosh. I blinked and this week was over. Sorry I've been neglecting you, friends!
Here's what's happening in my bubble this week:
ONE: Whirlwind week at work. February was a busy month around campus and it seems like March is following suit. Thank the Lord for vacation coming up in two short weeks! I'm getting ready to launch a national Earth Week promotion for all 500+ accounts across the country and it's been a very enjoyable and tedious process to put together. That project alone is sucking up my evenings ... which is usually when I blog ... which gets back to why blogging has been an epic FAIL since Sunday.
TWO: My friend Laura kindly nominated me for a Beautiful Blogger Award! I'll whip up some sort of post this weekend with more details on this neat little award. Very cool!
THREE: This is the first in 7 weekends I get to spend time with my husband. His weekend work commitments are FINALLY over so we're planning to 'test drive' our summer cabin for a little weekend up North. I am so excited I can barely stand it. Andi rented a snowmobile for a few hours on Saturday for us to tool around the Paul Bunyan Trails near Cross Lake. Having never been on a snowmobile before, I'm a little bit nervous so here's hoping Andi goes easy on me!
FOUR: I quickly realized this week that we leave for Hawaii in two weeks. TWO WEEKS! I haven't exactly lost those 5 pounds I hoped to and my skin is as pale as every other Minnesotan around this state. In fact, for the first time in, well, ever I think my makeup is actually too dark for my face. Usually a little tanning bed action a couple times a month can mantain my 'usual color' but not this winter. I desperately need to carve out some time for Catch A Tan stat.
FIVE: And just because I feel like saying it ... I really want to have a baby. I'm out of the closet again. Probably won't happen of course because well, you need two to tango, but I'm just going on record as saying. PS. yesterday I woke to the sound of a baby crying. I swear to you. Except, um, there was NO BABY. I think it's my subconscious telling me it's time. What do you think?
That is all.
Here's what's happening in my bubble this week:
ONE: Whirlwind week at work. February was a busy month around campus and it seems like March is following suit. Thank the Lord for vacation coming up in two short weeks! I'm getting ready to launch a national Earth Week promotion for all 500+ accounts across the country and it's been a very enjoyable and tedious process to put together. That project alone is sucking up my evenings ... which is usually when I blog ... which gets back to why blogging has been an epic FAIL since Sunday.
TWO: My friend Laura kindly nominated me for a Beautiful Blogger Award! I'll whip up some sort of post this weekend with more details on this neat little award. Very cool!
THREE: This is the first in 7 weekends I get to spend time with my husband. His weekend work commitments are FINALLY over so we're planning to 'test drive' our summer cabin for a little weekend up North. I am so excited I can barely stand it. Andi rented a snowmobile for a few hours on Saturday for us to tool around the Paul Bunyan Trails near Cross Lake. Having never been on a snowmobile before, I'm a little bit nervous so here's hoping Andi goes easy on me!
FOUR: I quickly realized this week that we leave for Hawaii in two weeks. TWO WEEKS! I haven't exactly lost those 5 pounds I hoped to and my skin is as pale as every other Minnesotan around this state. In fact, for the first time in, well, ever I think my makeup is actually too dark for my face. Usually a little tanning bed action a couple times a month can mantain my 'usual color' but not this winter. I desperately need to carve out some time for Catch A Tan stat.
FIVE: And just because I feel like saying it ... I really want to have a baby. I'm out of the closet again. Probably won't happen of course because well, you need two to tango, but I'm just going on record as saying. PS. yesterday I woke to the sound of a baby crying. I swear to you. Except, um, there was NO BABY. I think it's my subconscious telling me it's time. What do you think?
That is all.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The nerve
What started out as a wonderful day yesterday, ended with me wondering what nerve somepeople have.
Yesterday afternoon I went to my friend Val's church to volunteer for Kids Against Hunger. We worked together in an assembly line with dozens of others packing meals for malnourished children in Haiti. In an hour's time, our group packed neary 24,000 meals. What a moving experience - I left feeling great knowing we'd helped those less fortunate.
Afterwards, I raced downtown to pick up my friend Ellie. We then headed to Uptown Minneapolis to watch the last portion of the pond hockey championships Andi's company was producing. The event was fantastic! Hundreds of spectators turned out and everyone was gushing about Andi's level of execution. I was so proud of him!
Following the event, Ellie and I headed back to my car to get ready for the event after party. We were bundled up in snow/outdoor gear and wanted to freshen up for the party. As we approached my car, I noticed the back seat was laying flat in my car. We both looked at each other puzzled and wondered if it was like that before. Seemed strange, but I didn't think much of it. We got into my car and I reached for my GPS which was sitting in the center part of the car. I'm not such a great downtown Minneapolis driver so we used the GPS earlier to naviagate from downtown to uptown. I noticed the GPS wasn't there and asked Ellie if it was under her feet or on her seat. We both got out of the vehicle and searched around. Then I noticed my Oakley sunglasses (my very favorite pair) were missing too. Now things felt fishy. I popped the trunk to see if anything was missing from there (remember - my back seat was laying down when I got to the car and you can access my car's trunk from the back seat laying down. Nothing was missing except a silver briefcase of Andi's he'd had engraved with his company's name.
Now I knew something was wrong. My car had been broken into while we were at the championship - just across the street!! Panicking and feeling violated, I wanted to call Andi but couldn't bother him because he was wrapping up his event. Ellie called her boyfriend Derrick (also working the event) who told us to find the park police and file a police report. Luckily, they were sitting across the street at the event site. I explained the situation to the policeman and he wrote a report. "I know you know," he said, "but I'm going to tell you anyway. Never leave items out in plain site. You're asking for someone to break in." I know this. And how stupid for me to leave the GPS sitting out. Lesson learned. Now I want my stuff back.
I always keep a bunch of stuff in my car. Throughout the night I remembered more and more things stolen from my vehicle:
My very favorite pair of Oakley sunglasses - $200
Andi's GPS + charger - $250
Blackberry phone charger - $25
Work's iPod 32G Touch - $269
My iPod 32G (classic style) - $225
Oakley perscription eyeglasses - $200
My brand new Canon Camera (just got for Christmas) + case - $250
Chico reusable bag - $5
Andi's Oakley sling bag - $150
Andi's stainless steel briefcase - $150
Jeans, my favorite pair - $100
Long sleeve shirt - $10
New purple Scarf - $20
Heels - $30
Makeup - $30
Hairspray - $20
My sense of security - Priceless
Total = $1,937 in stolen goods
.... and that's just the items I can pinpoint that are gone. A few things that fry my nerves:
ONE: I'm just sick that my brand new camera is gone. It was my Christmas present from Andi. And I almost didn't bring it with yesterday - it was on the charger and I grabbed it at the last minute.
TWO: I now have to go out and buy all new makeup and brushes. How annoying is that?
THREE: My wallet and brand new Oakley sunglasses were missed by the little perps, and I'm so relieved. I got the shades from Andi for my birthday last week and they were stuffed in the driver's side door. I'd shoved my wallet underneath my driver's seat between the seat and driver's door. I am SO lucky they missed it.
FOUR: I'm so mad at myself for having such a small town mentality. How stupid am I for leaving that GPS out in the open. It was a crime of opportunity and I played right in. How frustrating!
I can't help but think - why do things like this happen? I suppose God has a plan and I should learn from this life lesson. To all of you out there - be careful and guard your things! What a crappy ending to a great day.
Yesterday afternoon I went to my friend Val's church to volunteer for Kids Against Hunger. We worked together in an assembly line with dozens of others packing meals for malnourished children in Haiti. In an hour's time, our group packed neary 24,000 meals. What a moving experience - I left feeling great knowing we'd helped those less fortunate.
Afterwards, I raced downtown to pick up my friend Ellie. We then headed to Uptown Minneapolis to watch the last portion of the pond hockey championships Andi's company was producing. The event was fantastic! Hundreds of spectators turned out and everyone was gushing about Andi's level of execution. I was so proud of him!
Following the event, Ellie and I headed back to my car to get ready for the event after party. We were bundled up in snow/outdoor gear and wanted to freshen up for the party. As we approached my car, I noticed the back seat was laying flat in my car. We both looked at each other puzzled and wondered if it was like that before. Seemed strange, but I didn't think much of it. We got into my car and I reached for my GPS which was sitting in the center part of the car. I'm not such a great downtown Minneapolis driver so we used the GPS earlier to naviagate from downtown to uptown. I noticed the GPS wasn't there and asked Ellie if it was under her feet or on her seat. We both got out of the vehicle and searched around. Then I noticed my Oakley sunglasses (my very favorite pair) were missing too. Now things felt fishy. I popped the trunk to see if anything was missing from there (remember - my back seat was laying down when I got to the car and you can access my car's trunk from the back seat laying down. Nothing was missing except a silver briefcase of Andi's he'd had engraved with his company's name.
Now I knew something was wrong. My car had been broken into while we were at the championship - just across the street!! Panicking and feeling violated, I wanted to call Andi but couldn't bother him because he was wrapping up his event. Ellie called her boyfriend Derrick (also working the event) who told us to find the park police and file a police report. Luckily, they were sitting across the street at the event site. I explained the situation to the policeman and he wrote a report. "I know you know," he said, "but I'm going to tell you anyway. Never leave items out in plain site. You're asking for someone to break in." I know this. And how stupid for me to leave the GPS sitting out. Lesson learned. Now I want my stuff back.
I always keep a bunch of stuff in my car. Throughout the night I remembered more and more things stolen from my vehicle:
My very favorite pair of Oakley sunglasses - $200
Andi's GPS + charger - $250
Blackberry phone charger - $25
Work's iPod 32G Touch - $269
My iPod 32G (classic style) - $225
Oakley perscription eyeglasses - $200
My brand new Canon Camera (just got for Christmas) + case - $250
Chico reusable bag - $5
Andi's Oakley sling bag - $150
Andi's stainless steel briefcase - $150
Jeans, my favorite pair - $100
Long sleeve shirt - $10
New purple Scarf - $20
Heels - $30
Makeup - $30
Hairspray - $20
My sense of security - Priceless
Total = $1,937 in stolen goods
.... and that's just the items I can pinpoint that are gone. A few things that fry my nerves:
ONE: I'm just sick that my brand new camera is gone. It was my Christmas present from Andi. And I almost didn't bring it with yesterday - it was on the charger and I grabbed it at the last minute.
TWO: I now have to go out and buy all new makeup and brushes. How annoying is that?
THREE: My wallet and brand new Oakley sunglasses were missed by the little perps, and I'm so relieved. I got the shades from Andi for my birthday last week and they were stuffed in the driver's side door. I'd shoved my wallet underneath my driver's seat between the seat and driver's door. I am SO lucky they missed it.
FOUR: I'm so mad at myself for having such a small town mentality. How stupid am I for leaving that GPS out in the open. It was a crime of opportunity and I played right in. How frustrating!
I can't help but think - why do things like this happen? I suppose God has a plan and I should learn from this life lesson. To all of you out there - be careful and guard your things! What a crappy ending to a great day.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Reflection
I had a stark revelation on February 14 (the day after my birthday): I'm sliding down a very slippery slope to being 30. Only 359 more days until that very moment. Almost being 30 has made me reflect on where I thought my 20's would take me. It's funny how you think life will turn out when you're in college ... and what different ways life really unfolds. Here's what I thought my life would be like:
DREAM: I wanted to marry someone who was smart, attractive, funny and driven. Someone who would be my best friend and the loving, supportive father of my children.
ACTUAL: I met a man who surpassed these characteristics by a long shot. Sometimes I'll be driving in my car or washing the dishes and a wave comes over me - I am the luckiest woman in the world. I can't believe I'm married to Andi. He chose ME.
DREAM: I hoped I'd work in marketing, specifically for Red Bull Energy Drink.
ACTUAL: Dream accomplished. And little did I know, that very dream would lead me to my husband. Sure I've moved on since then and my current job isn't exactly what I thought I'd be doing 7 years later, but I make the most of every experience.
DREAM: By 30, I thought I'd be married with 2.5 kids, a beautiful house and a cute little dog. The American dream - in living color.
ACTUAL: I'm almost there. I have the picture perfect life - minus the babies - but with God on my side, I'll be a mom soon enough. It's crazy how early I thought I'd have a baby (by 25 for sure!) and here I am, almost 30 and without. I do know good things come to those who wait.
There are a few things that've happened to me in my 20's that I never dreamed about, but have positively changed who I am today:
I've discovered a love of travel.
I've lived by myself, in a state without my friends or family.
I own a pair of boots - without heels. Actually two.
I've learned to be adventurous. Even if I'm scared. And only because my husband makes me.
I've developed a love for the environment. Someday, I'd like to put my passion to good use and help others live more sustainably.
I'm excited to see what the next 11 months will bring. I want to brainstorm a list of things to accomplish in the next 300 days. Time is ticking on my 29th year. Soon, I'll be embarking on a new decade of dreams and aspirations and I want to be ready.
DREAM: I wanted to marry someone who was smart, attractive, funny and driven. Someone who would be my best friend and the loving, supportive father of my children.
ACTUAL: I met a man who surpassed these characteristics by a long shot. Sometimes I'll be driving in my car or washing the dishes and a wave comes over me - I am the luckiest woman in the world. I can't believe I'm married to Andi. He chose ME.
DREAM: I hoped I'd work in marketing, specifically for Red Bull Energy Drink.
ACTUAL: Dream accomplished. And little did I know, that very dream would lead me to my husband. Sure I've moved on since then and my current job isn't exactly what I thought I'd be doing 7 years later, but I make the most of every experience.
DREAM: By 30, I thought I'd be married with 2.5 kids, a beautiful house and a cute little dog. The American dream - in living color.
ACTUAL: I'm almost there. I have the picture perfect life - minus the babies - but with God on my side, I'll be a mom soon enough. It's crazy how early I thought I'd have a baby (by 25 for sure!) and here I am, almost 30 and without. I do know good things come to those who wait.
There are a few things that've happened to me in my 20's that I never dreamed about, but have positively changed who I am today:
I've discovered a love of travel.
I've lived by myself, in a state without my friends or family.
I own a pair of boots - without heels. Actually two.
I've learned to be adventurous. Even if I'm scared. And only because my husband makes me.
I've developed a love for the environment. Someday, I'd like to put my passion to good use and help others live more sustainably.
I'm excited to see what the next 11 months will bring. I want to brainstorm a list of things to accomplish in the next 300 days. Time is ticking on my 29th year. Soon, I'll be embarking on a new decade of dreams and aspirations and I want to be ready.
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