It's Monday

"Lord, catch us off guard today, surprise us with some moment of beauty or pain so that for at least a moment we may be startled into seeing that you are with us in all your splendor, always and everywhere, barely hidden beneath, beyond, within this life we breathe." - Fredrick Beuchner

smelliness

As most of you know I am really sensitive to smells. Especially perfume. Luckily at work I have my own office so I can close the door and try to avoid people wafting perfume in as the walk by. But then I look like I am not here or am really unfriendly. Which before 9 I am fairly unfriendly. So I usually leave my door mostly closed until 10:30 or so as I figure if people perfume at 7ish then 3 ½ hours should be enough time for them to air out. But lately it’s been horrible. I’ve been wafted with perfume smells all day somedays. I am like, people, could you not drench yourself in smelliness. I’ve thought of wearing a mask but then people would think I am sick. So instead I just sneeze my brains out all over my office, which also probably makes people think I am sick, or just gross. My immediate co-workers know not to wear perfume to work but others on my floor don’t know and then the 2nd floor! Holy cows, they really pour on the smelliness. I’ve thought of faking a seizure in the elevator but I figure that may be too dramatic. :0)~ Well, I shall try to survive. Its actually one of the reasons I keep my job. There are plenty of smellier places to work and HR isn’t too bad esp since I have an office with a door.

Britney?

Ok, I feel really bad. A Britney has called my cell phone twice in the past couple weeks and "wants to hang out and tell me what she's been up to since we haven't talked in a while." The problem is I don't remember any Britney's. Am I a horrible friend? Do I know Britney and have forgotten? Or do I not know her and she somehow knows my name and cell #. I don't really give out my cell # so i am really confused. Does anyone know who this Britney is? Does she sell Mary Kay or something? Do I know her from ACC classes? I don't think I work with her. Was she in my pottery classes? Glass classes? Any help from my readers would be appreciated. Maybe she reads my blog? If so, comment and remind/tell me who you are. Thanks. Oh, and its a 317 area code. Where is that?

Things I Learned this Week

1. Trying to give yourself a manicure with a Dremel doesn't work - and actually hurts.
2. Flipflops don't stay on your feet while wading through 4" deep water.
3. Spices are actually suppose to smell like spices and not dead leaves.
4. Robeez baby shoes cost $30. Yikes.

Nathan

I was looking at a website about direct trade coffee today (similar to fair trade) and ran across a story about a guy and his young family that was part of Matt Chandlers Church in Denton and how the guy (Nathan) died a couple years ago in a boating accident leaving his wife and 3 month old son. I immediately thought of Marshall ofcourse – esp since Nathan died that same week! Crazy how Marshall and Nathan arrived in Heaven a few days apart. I wonder if they are buddies. Nathan seemed like quite the Man. Man, with a capital M. (as you will see from the story below.) So then somehow I ran across his wives blog – she totally rocks. I want to be her friend! (I sound like Blanca.) So his wife (Lauren) also totally reminds me of Katie. Strange that they both married Nathans. Anyway, so I was reading her blog and a story she posted about something Nathan did just totally cracks me up. I’ve been thinking of it all day! Its long but worth it. I can TOTALLY see Liz marrying a guy like this. A totally outdoor lumberjack type that loves God and adventure, stands up for right and wrong, and is a little goofy too. Hope you enjoy….

http://laurenandjack.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/stooory-time/

Doesn't that totally rock! Justice. Oh yea. :0)~
And Katie - if you are reading this which you probably aren't - you've got to read Laurens blog on the Modern Pioneer Woman.

Wal-mart

I don't usually go to Wal-mart, reasons include, its huge, crowded, often noisy, all the organic type people seem to boycott it, and yes, most of the clothes and things most likely are made in sweatshops. But it is cheap. So I find myself needing to balance money, recycled paper towels, and time. So I was in wal-mart. I needed a variety of things, bananas, a kids soccer ball, paper towels, and something to hang a hanging planter with. The store up on 620 is under construction so I had no clue where to find anything. Made for a not so enjoyable trip. Anyway so I got a cart and headed into the craziness. I got the soccer ball and then was looking at plant stuff, I turned my back on my cart and was about 5 feet away from it, when I turned back around, the cart was GONE and the soccer ball was on the floor. But what the cart stealer didn't probably know is that the cart was really squeaky so I knew exactly WHO stole my cart as he made his way around the store. I little bit of me wanted to tell him he was a jerk but figured it wasn't worth it. Plus I've been struggling lately with the belief that some men even have the mental capacity to understand that they are acting like jerks. Anyway, so then I had to go get another cart at the front of the store and ventured over to the bakery and fruit area. I picked up a loaf of what seemed to be bakery-made bread that said Apple Fritter Bread on the label. I turned it over to read the ingredients and guess what?!? NO APPLES in the bread! How the heck can you made Apple Fritter Bread with no apples? And it was packed full of corn syrup. Which I will and do eat that crap but I want to know when I am. So I didn't buy it. ALSO I went over to the bagels and there was a VERY green package of bagels sitting there. Quite a moldy disgusting mess, but kindof interesting at the same time. So I got my few other items, paid for them, and left. Don't think I will go in Wal-mart again for a while. AND I let my Sams membership expire b/c I am ONE person. How am I going to eat 5 lbs of grapes or use 56 rolls of toilet paper. I had the membership mainly for when I had cats and brought 80 lbs of cat litter at a time. I have friends with Costco memberships so I'll tag along with them if I really need anything from a warehouse store. Well, i am still a little Eeyore but I'll be ok.

Moods

It's interesting how moods can change so quickly and be at such opposite extremes. I guess if I was going to pick one word to express my emotions lately it would be "discouraged." And I am having trouble pulling out of it. I totally feel like Eeyore. I can't really go into it here as I don't really know who reads this anymore. But in general there are things that are discouraging me in my job, my church, my friends, my family, and myself. Pretty much covers everything, eh. Well, hopefully my little rain cloud will move on soon.

Song

Lately I've liked this verse from a David Cook song.
Kindof depressing I know but I guess that's just where I am.

Congratulations
You left me a little jaded and rejected
And so I lost it again
You chew me up, you throw away
As I continue to pretend
That we didn't lose it all again
I guess it's never different
I guess it's all the same
So now I'm bloodied by my fist, clenched, swinging
-Fall Back into Me by David Cook

It's a Girl!

Not mine ofcourse but I am quite excited. Yeah. Due in November.