Sunday, August 31, 2008
Olympic Mania
It was a random wandering on the web. I was pulled into some news article, which led me to a overview of the olympics, which had an article about Shawn Johnson, which made me wonder how old she was, which took me to some chat board. Here is the freakish american obsession I encountered on just the first page of comments regarding this young gymnist: UUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRR TTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEE BBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSTTTTTTT UR SMILE IS THE BEST:) UUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR SSSSSOOOOOCCCCCCOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WISH I COULD SEE U .. I REALLY LUV UR SMILE U ROCK!!!!!! OMG also u can really jump U. high.....i whish i could give u a great big hug. well see ya later hope u hear this and rite back PLEASE .. as quick as you can run..hahaha.. P_E_A_C_E u r the smilely one...................................................:) congrats shawn on a job well done iam very proud i watched you performe on tv and you wrer amazing write back soon your hotttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shawn ur so incrediable High beautiful jumpper Actually your a model Wonderful smile Non stop energized beautiful girl......hahahaha you r so cool your the cooliest person ive ever seen u r P_E_R_F_E_C_E_T+O WOW ur the best.......see ya later rite back PLEASE as fast as you can run hahahaa peace........ 2292 comments - handfuls of them saying "email me" "check out my myspace." So extremely strange...and perhaps now I know what kind of fan mail the New Kids were getting so many years ago.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Engaged Life
What I love about my ring:
I don't have to take it off when I wash my hands, it won't turn my fingers green!
I love to check it out in different lighting.
It's a sign/signal - "I'm taken. I'm off the market. These ribs are sold!"
What I thought I'd love but didn't:
registering. It was exhausting. Don't get me wrong, super fun to set up a pretend house, but I didn't really think about what color the bathroom should be before we arrived at Target.
What I'm tired of hearing from vendors:
"You mean THIS November?"
What I am loving:
Seeing Matt through this going-to-be-my-husband lens. He's amazing
I don't have to take it off when I wash my hands, it won't turn my fingers green!
I love to check it out in different lighting.
It's a sign/signal - "I'm taken. I'm off the market. These ribs are sold!"
What I thought I'd love but didn't:
registering. It was exhausting. Don't get me wrong, super fun to set up a pretend house, but I didn't really think about what color the bathroom should be before we arrived at Target.
What I'm tired of hearing from vendors:
"You mean THIS November?"
What I am loving:
Seeing Matt through this going-to-be-my-husband lens. He's amazing
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Twofers
Did I mention Christina is also engaged? Also from her stint on Eharm (as I like to call it). We are the Eharm brides - now frantically trying to plan weddings on short term engagements. Who knew it would be so impossible to find a cheap venue and throw a reasonably priced reception? Tonight - it's "Sense and Sensibility," some cookies, wine and a stack of bridal magazines.
I found him!
Where do I even start?
Once I received a comment from a mysterious reader in Oregon - she encouraged me to be patient in my place of life as a single woman waiting for my Mr. Right (I couldn't for the life of me find the comment to refresh my memory). So, my Oregon reader, if you're still tuned in...I've got some exciting news for you.
"When you are in love, you want to spread the word, to tell the fish in the ocean and the lamppost on the corner and to send the news spinning itself out across continents and seas, so that all of creation might rejoice with you." Marisa De Los Santos in "Loved Walked in"
I swore I'd never do it. "Eharmony might work for SOME people...but not for me." Then Christina came home late one weeknight and said she was signing up, "you should do it!"
"oh alright!" I had read Henry Cloud's book, "finding a date worth keeping" a year prior, sorted through a lame relationship and was still challenged by his charge to be active in dating and take risks." So, at 11:00pm I committed to 3 months of my own matchmaking.
His name was Matt, he had no picture on his profile. He should have been one of the quick closes...but for some reason, we started chatting. He was intentional from the start, refreshing compared to most of my experiences. We met for coffee at Starbucks on February 12th. This next Tuesday will be our 6th month anniversary and he is now my fiance.
Despite my fears of marrying the wrong man, fear of commitment and struggle with vulnerability, I've become one of those people who says, "when you know you know."
He's an amazing man - more than I imagined when I dreamed up my Mr. Right. I can't wait to enjoy life with him, as his wife.
Once I received a comment from a mysterious reader in Oregon - she encouraged me to be patient in my place of life as a single woman waiting for my Mr. Right (I couldn't for the life of me find the comment to refresh my memory). So, my Oregon reader, if you're still tuned in...I've got some exciting news for you.
"When you are in love, you want to spread the word, to tell the fish in the ocean and the lamppost on the corner and to send the news spinning itself out across continents and seas, so that all of creation might rejoice with you." Marisa De Los Santos in "Loved Walked in"
I swore I'd never do it. "Eharmony might work for SOME people...but not for me." Then Christina came home late one weeknight and said she was signing up, "you should do it!"
"oh alright!" I had read Henry Cloud's book, "finding a date worth keeping" a year prior, sorted through a lame relationship and was still challenged by his charge to be active in dating and take risks." So, at 11:00pm I committed to 3 months of my own matchmaking.
His name was Matt, he had no picture on his profile. He should have been one of the quick closes...but for some reason, we started chatting. He was intentional from the start, refreshing compared to most of my experiences. We met for coffee at Starbucks on February 12th. This next Tuesday will be our 6th month anniversary and he is now my fiance.
Despite my fears of marrying the wrong man, fear of commitment and struggle with vulnerability, I've become one of those people who says, "when you know you know."
He's an amazing man - more than I imagined when I dreamed up my Mr. Right. I can't wait to enjoy life with him, as his wife.
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