Confessions part 5

*Today one of my students told me to stop being so weird. Excuse me, but let's use the word quirky from now on, kay?

*The Neverending Story scares the crap out of me (thanks for reminding me, Cat).

*I sneak Target popcorn into the movies (let me clarify: $3 movies), usually as well as a vanilla coke from Sonic, assuming it's happy hour. I'm a rebel at heart. And cheap.

*Turning 30 in a few months is messing with my mind.

*I eat my hamburgers from the outside in (in a circular pattern).

*I like canned sardines with ritz crackers, and I eat avocados with salt and a spoon.

*One time as I was flirting I tried to smoothly glide on top of a picnic table and I fell between the bench and table. And I was wearing a dress.

*In 8th grade I wore black lipstick. In 9th grade I grew up and wore silver (but only on special occasions).

*I left my heart in the 90's. With long haired men, flannel, holey jeans, and anything grunge. It's a happier place.

*Last week on American Idol they followed a contestant who lives in a tent in the middle of the woods...and part of me was jealous.

Okay, now I'm going go look for something I've lost, and shortly after try to remember what I am looking for. And that's my life.

Bloggy Awards, Shout-Outs, and Confessions part 4

So, I've been chosen a couple times recently, and not so recently, for a versatile blogger award. Before you go thinking I am cooler and more popular than I really am, it's basically a shout-out that someone likes your blog, mixed in with an about you type thing like we use to do on Myspace back when that was cool. Then I realized that cheesy about me lists are basically what I've been doing in my confessions posts, so we're gonna kill two birds with one stone here.

Anyways, I would like to say thanks to KEZ at Sinner Following Jesus and Selena at Shimmery for thinking I'm cool :)

With that said, when you recieve said bloggy award, you are invited to share 7 things about yourself, and then give shout-outs (bloggy awards) to 15 bloggers you think are shout-out worthy. So here goes.

Confessions part 4 (a.k.a. 7 random things about me):

*Yesterday was the first day of fall, and although still 100 degrees here, the Christmas music is cranking.

*In college people liked to play pranks on me. I had my car soaped, floured, and fished, my dorm room moved and set up in the lobby, as well my car "stolen" and being relocated, just to name a few. Okay, so sometimes I guess I deserved it ;)

*I have been a bridesmaid 11 times, and number 12 is coming up.

*I hate ants. I have many bad ants stories. One includes me peeing on an ant hill that was hidden by a tree, and then me flailing around the woods half naked (I literally had ants in my pants). To make it worse, I read One Hundred Years of Solitude, and now I fear being carried away by ants in my sleep while being eaten alive. Moving on...

*I have the cutest dog in the world.

*I used to squeeze my head between small spaces and get it stuck...like all the time. Usually in things like chairs and railings. One time I got it stuck in the gate at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

*Last, but definitely not least, I dream of Haiti and Bangladesh. I have jars and jars of change in my closest that I will not touch until it helps me get to one of these places.

Shout-Outs (a.k.a. bloggy awards...in no particular order):
15 is a lot, so I have included short descriptions to help you determine the ones you deem click worthy.

1. April at Two in Blue. Either April or her now husband were involved on one side or the other in all the pranks listed above. She was the best roomate ever, and is now an amazing mommy to two of the cutest boys in the world.

2. Katie at Ristow's Wife. Katie was also a partner in crime back in college. She has lived gracefully through some of life's most challenging and heartbreaking moments, and writes about them with equal amounts wisdom and grace.

3. Cathrine at Life is a Lyric. I think of Cat as my internet soul mate :) She's pretty awesome, and Dave Ramsey thinks she is funny.

4. JD at Compassion Can. JD is a Compassion International advocate, as well as advocating for children entrapped in the slave trade. In November she will be going to Ghana to work with some of these children. I hope you'll check out her blog, as well as her upcoming journey and how you can help!

5. Jill at Compassion Family and Daily Bread. At Compassion Family Jill writes about child sponsorship and how to make it a family event, as well as inspires us all in becoming more involved sponsors. She also writes at Daily Bread about her family's lifestyle of simplicity.

6. Mark at Conspiracy of Hope and Musings and Miscellanies. Mark is a warrior in the battle against Human Trafficking. He writes about the battle at Conspiracy of Hope, as well as more personal insights and various other musings at Musings and Miscellanies, Oh My.

7. Melissa at Beautiful Feet Global Outreach (BFGO) and Melissa Writes. Melissa is my Zimbabwe sister, and she writes about her ministry for orphans on her NGO blog, BFGO. She also happens to have a beautiful heart and family, and she shares some if this beauty at her personal blog, Melissa Writes.

8. Michelle at Restore Innocence. Michelle is a friend from college, who is now on a journey with her husband to open a home for women who have been victimized by sex trafficking. Follow along on their journey of opening the Cinderella House and ministering to the hearts of young women.

9. Carly at Ryan, Carly, and Crew. Carly is another sweet college friend who writes about her amazingly beautiful and fun family. They are currently in the process of adopting their second child. Through adopting God has given Carly a heart to help people manuever through the sometimes difficult adoption process, so if you have questions, I'm sure she'd be happy to help :)

10. Michele at From the Unpaved Road. Michele is a missionary in the newly established country of South Sudan. She is mamma to over 100 orphaned, abandoned, and displaced children. She lives love and writes about the beauty, miraculous, and faithfulness of our Savior.

11. Katie at Imperfect People. Katie loves to encourage people to get real with eachother. On her blog you will find testimonies of many amazing yet real people, as well as glimpses into her own heart and life.

12. Leah at Leah in Romania. Leah is a friend from college (have I mentioned that I have some amazing college friends?). Leah has been a full-time missionary in Romania through Youth with a Mission (YWAM) for 6 years now. She rocks.

13. Morgan at Mrs. Priss. Morgan is a real life friend, who apparently has become rather famous in the blog world. She has won many blogger awards...the real kind. She is hilarious, crafty, awesome, and so so honest. I promise if you read her stuff you will be laughing so hard you snort and or pee.

14. Megan at Zip Tied. Megan is a friend from Youth for Christ, and is a missionary to a part of Fresno locals call "The Devils Triangle". She is full of life and laughter and love, and recently began blogging about all of this, as well as her knack for creativity.

15. Megan at Blessed with a Burden. This is a new favorite blog about a new favorite ministry. Megan is the founder of Respire Haiti, and with much love and determination she is empowering the shaken community of Gressier, Haiti in bringing change and hope from within.

Confessions part 3

*The movie Signs scarred me for life. To this day, sometimes when I walk downstairs at night to get a drink of water, I swear I'll catch a glimpe of an alien through the sliding glass door.

*I use to be boy crazy. One time I ran into a sign and got a black eye 'cause I was, well, distracted. By a boy. Yep, very very boy crazy. Now I'm just crazy.

*That reminds me. I got my first black eye while chasing a snowflake...right into a pole. Sometimes I run into things. Which is why my dad's nickname for me growing up was Lumpy.

*Sometimes I use a fork to scratch my back. But only when I'm really really desperate. And I almost never put it back in the drawer. (Mark, that one was for you.)

*The Wizard of Oz always has and always will give me nightmares. Tornadoes and flying monkeys...it's a lose lose situation.

*I have probably burned more calories in my life dancing to Tubthumping by Chumbawamba than by all my other workouts combined. Yes, I know it is a horrible song. That's what makes it a confession.

*On a more serious note, this girl has been on my mind constantly lately. I was even praying about finding another job so I could afford/qualify to adopt her myself. Then I realized that to adopt from her country, you have to be married. So, Bob, if you're out there....

P.S. If you haven't read the Bob saga, you really should. It's good stuff.

Confessions part 2

*One weekend about four years ago I was housesitting and had the rare treat of cable television. There was a bigfoot marathon on, and I watched it for 24 hours straight (this is one of the reasons why I should never and will never have cable :) Thus, I am now obsessed with bigfoot (and tornadoes, but that's a whole 'nother cable marathon experience).

*I add water to things like liquid soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, ect. to make them last longer.

*I almost always write ect. instead of etc.

*The circus scares me.

*My summer pajamas are a pair of boxer shorts that I bought from Old Navy in 1997. They are plaid. They have a hole on the right side that is so big I stick my leg through it while putting them on about 59% of the time. I think it's time to let them go...but I just.can't.do.it.

*I like fried spam sandwiches and biscuits with chocolate gravy.

Confessions

You know how people make comments on facebook and twitter followed by a #andmorewords. I don't know what that means.

I am blind but I don't wear my glasses. I am even required to wear them when I drive, but they make me feel like I am hovering. Not sure thats safer.

When I leave comments on other blogs I almost always forget to click "subscribe to comments"...so I spend a good amount of time trying to remember what comments I made so I can check back and see if they replied...because if their reply requires my reply I don't want to be rude.

My world is spinning way too fast and I have accepted the fact that I am not going to catch up with everything that has happened over the last month with all my bloggy friends. So if there was something important, just tell me.

When I read or write posts with links and the links do not open in a new window it drives me nuts. Anyone know how to make it do that?

And last but not least, school starts next week, and that makes me want to curl up and cry. For the first time ever I am not excited and or ready for the first day. I haven't had time to rest and refuel. My patience is at a low, and in my job patience is the number one job requirement. Help.

Oh, Yeah. And I haven't worked out at all this week (other than swimming) because I washed my tennis shoes four days ago, and I have been too lazy to lace them.