Ummm... Oops

Okay... So I just noticed that my post entitled "Life" *did* get published... okay, maybe...like.... nine times. Lesson learned: Don't keep clicking the "Publish Post" button- even if it doesn't work the first time. Or you get to go through the deleting process eight times....

Just nix part of that previous post :).

You Irritating Com-Pooter!

Don't you hate it (yes, that's a strong word, but QUITE appropriate here!) when you type up a nice long post and then when you go to publish it, there's an "error" and you have to "check back later"?!

Mucho Frustratringo!!!!

Grrr....

Anyways, I had a good- mighty long- post ready to publish yesterday and it will have to wait till the timing is right again.

Life

So I've been rather contemplative lately... too much so, because I haven't even had a break from my thoughts to write it all down. But just last night, I came home from an evening babysitting job to find that my *wonderful* husband had set up my computer in the bedroom! What a *DEEElight*! I couldn't refrain from my "ooo ooo ooo's" :).

Back to contemplation. It's not a breakdown of what I believe, but of how I live my life... speaking in cultural terms. (Bare with me- I know I'm making almost no sense whatsoever.) I told My Love that sometimes I feel like I should've been born in a different time period- and then "Sister Sara" reminds me that they didn't have indoor plumbing back then ;).

I rummaged through (for the upteenth time) our packed away boxes--- to find, you guessed it, My Love- a book. I need my books- they really truly verily are my friends. I pulled out "Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life," and decided to try that book on again for size.

Here's one of my many qwerks (sp?): I find great inspiration from my Shaker cookbook. I guess it was there simple lifestyle that attracts me. Once again, I'm stuck in the wrong era place in history.

I long for a different way life, but yet do not want to give up some aspects of my life that come only with the life I live now.

Maybe I should just go live in a little cabin with now electric appliances- maybe that would do it for me. Hmmm.... maybe not.

Oh, yes, and one more thing of the day: I'm suddenly dreading being in a hot (though dry) area without trees! :(... God HELP me survive the heat...

A Multitude of Girls

I've had the novel idea of creating a blog of sorts where all of us R & J girls can post news, pics, nifty things on the internet, etc. Now I'm simply awaiting to hear what they all think about my idea! :)

Trying to come up with some names of our site/club...

New Things in Life

Well, here's an update.... x out all of the previous "what's going to be happening in our life" stuff that you read :)- even if though it was cryptic and most probably couldn't understand it! :)

On to more cryptic stuff.... My Love will now probably be attending another Academy out in the Southwest sometime in the next few months. We'll be separated for about 5 months, but we'll survive. If military wives can do it for a year at a time, I can do it, surely, for just five months! :) There's no housing for spouses where he'll be going, and that's why I must stay behind. And after he graduates from this mysterious Academy, then we'll be stationed somewhere else... don't know where yet... but hopefully soon we'll know! :)

And for the reason this is cryptic: My Love, who shall remain nameless, doesn't want me giving too much info on the net--- obviously that's a good reason. And I shall try to abide by that.... but I am rather wordy. All the people that *need* to know what I'm talking about already know :).

Anyhowwwww---- My Love pinches me when I say anywhoooo, so I'm working on switching back to anyhowwww.

ta ta

The Ultimate Toilet

What can I say???

wow....

Tierra Y Fuego

Okay, so these didn't quite upload how I wanted them to... but these are samples from my newest favorite site :)...

www.tierrayfuego.com

If you dream of having a tiled kitchen and pool, this site is for you!!! :)

Moving Stationery

Well, if and when we move to a Houston apartment, I might choose one of these two stationery cards for my change of address announcements. They're both from Crane.

My First Married Easter

Well this was definitely not only Easter holiday, but Easter *weekend*. My Love and I enjoyed our long weekend with family-well, his family that is ;). My family has agreed to hold no grudge regarding the amount of holidays I spend with My Love's family as long as my family gets their own official holiday :).

Friday was a very busy day for us. After going to the gym at a little before 8 am on Good Friday, My Love and I headed in to Houston to look at apartments. Luckily three of the four complexes we would be looking at were all located on the same street, all right next to each other.

Amazingly, each apartment was better than the last one-- talk about a great day! The last one we checked out was wonderful---- and QUIET, people, QUIET!!! :) And it would be close (10-15 min.) to the Academy if Andrew gets in this May (different Academy than the one first mentioned in a previous post a couple of months ago).

We stayed Friday night at My Love's parents' in The Woodlands area since Saturday was the family Easter Picnic at a local State Park. It was nice- except for the WIND and the long long long walk around the pond--- we didn't realize how hot and sunny it would be. I got a nice little burn-turn-tan ;) on my arms. Unfortunately I was wearing a long 3/4 sleeve shirt slightly rolled up which equals an elbows-and-down burn/ tan ...ughhh....

Then the Munchketeers (My Love's 3 younger siblings) traveled back to our Hill Country place to spend the night and Easter morning with us. The two girls and I made Easter egg cookies and decorated them. Then Easter morning, I gave My Love his first Married Easter Basket :)- nothing different than a regular basket, except his first as a married man ;). He gave me a HUGE solid Hershey's Kiss :). And I hid eggs for the girls to find. I put a total of 72 glitter eggs out :). I still found 3 of them on the ground yesterday ;)... the chocolate had melted :(....

But life is still good ;).

We went to church with My Love's grandparents later than morning and then spend the lunchtime and afternoon with his Aunt's family. And My Love's cousin has a British girlfriend-- woohoo!!! Somebody with a loverly accent :).

Back to Houston stuff...

If and when we move into Houston, Lord-willing, I'll be looking at another nanny job. Hopefully I'll find a good one since we'll be in a good location- near Champions, The Woodlands, and Kingwood.

Beautimous!

*Please* don't question my spelling of that word... :)

I believe... ahhhhemmmm.... is everyone listening????

I believe that these plates from www.anthropologie.com are the EPITOMY OF BEAUTIFUL COLOR.

Please check back later for updates on what I consider "the epitomy of beauty and beautiful color." :)

mNe Calligraphy

Well, so much for 24 Pink Street. The enthusiasm sort of left me... and I decided on (take that for what it's worth :) ) mNe Calligraphy. I've been perfecting the logo, and I should hopefully have a copy sometime that I can upload onto the blog.

Copperplate Calligraphy

This is the next art that I'd like to learn... okay that sounds like I have many forms of art in my repoitoire. Alas, all I have is calligraphy and a love of pretty things.

I'd like to purchase this exact book off of ebay- I saw some great deals on the piece.

Cell Phones

Might I just comment on the irritating nature of cell phones???

Right when you need them to work... they *don't*.

CHOCOLAT CHOCOHOLIC

chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate....

SOMEONE HELP ME... I'm on a diet and I'm craving something.... eeeeevillllll.....

One Lucky Little Lady

1. I heart fortune cookies.
2. I adore chocolate-covered fortune cookies.

My addiction to fortune cookies is based on the fact that I think they're yummy and...

The Thursday before I got engaged, my fortune cookie read... "Be prepared for an exciting, happy, and unexpected change!"

Pretty nifty :)

Easter Egg Frenzy!

Soon and very soon I'm going to celebrate my first Easter as a married girl! :) Andrew said we could "borrow" some of his munchkin siblings for our own Easter egg hunt :). I'm planning on dying some fun eggs--- do you know how long it's been since I've done that?! I can't even remember how to do an Easter egg hunt! Do I just hide the plastic candy-filled eggs, or do I hide the boiled, dyed ones too???

My New Hair

Well after deliberating about whether or not I was actually going to ever dye my hair back to its root color, I finally did it :). My mom and another shopper at CVS helped me pick out the best color. It turned out a little redder than I was expecting. But I'm quite happy with it. It's a chocolate brown with a copper sheen in certain lights. I'm quite quite quite delighted :).

I'll post a picture once I get Sara to take a nice one of me :).

Some of My Favorite Sites

These are a few of my favorite things...

www.poshbaby.com
www.anthropologie.com
www.garnethill.com
www.ladiesagainstfeminism.com
www.amazon.com
www.ebay.com
www.shabbychic.com

Woohoo, I'm Ancient! :)

Once April turns the corner, I'll officially have 4 months of archives! WHOOP! WHOOP! :)

I just feel so like... official....... :)