Quotables!

"GARAGE SALE AT THE WOMBLE PALACE!!!! C'Mon out in this intense heat for refreshments, lots of fun, and exciting/handy items to look at!!!! Fashionable clothes, photo frames, furniture, and tons more! I have adorable taste and style! =)"

~Jenny Womble's garage sale ad - love it! :)

In response to an opening question on whether they'd want a free bright pink Land Rover if they had to keep it pink:
"Sure, I'd drive it if it was free... but I'd keep Jenny (his Jeep)."  ~Chet
"No, it has to be the only thing you drive."  ~Nathan
"Well, eventually, I'd stop being the top salesman at Mary Kay..." ~Chet  lol

“I’ve gotta be on my A-game these next 10 weeks, because when you come back, I want to dominate!” ~Laura, of my “Quotables” blog posts and planned blog break =)

“He’s actually a lot like my grandpa, only if he was a little younger ...and fell over all the time.” ~Kevin, describing the Bill Dance videos :)

"Hey, you can build a relationship through glass.  And you won't make any mistakes that way.  Lord, keep me pure... gimme a man in prison!" lol  ~Emily B.

“We got no food! We got no jobs! Our pets HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!” ~Lloyd Christmas

“Maaan, you are one pathetic loser! …No offense.” ~Lloyd
"No, none taken."  ~Harry

"If you're gonna sleep around like that, might as well be getting paid for it.  My momma always told me, 'If you're gonna be a whore, be a whore in a rolls royce!'"  ~"T" 

"Nobody should have to go to work thinking, Oh, this is the place that I might die today. That's what a hospital is for. An office is for not dying. An office is a place to live life to the fullest, to the max. An office is a place... where dreams come true!" ~Michael Scott (I thought of this during the loud thudding construction weeks - lol)

"Saboteur!  This is not a game anymore, I'm gonna kill you for real!"  ~Andy Bernard

“Well, we better at least get to see Pippa!” ~Chet, discussing his England trip with Jeff

“Who’s Pippa??” ~Kevin

“Seriously!?? She’s the latest rage!” ~Chet

“All winter, we got carried away over on the rooftops… let’s get married.  All summer, we just hurried. So come over, just be patient, and don’t worry.” ~Coldplay

"I don't need to flirt. I will seduce you with my awkwardness." How is it that no one has stitched this on a pillow for my birthday?"  ~Laura
"I thought about it, but decided that it wouldn't be worth it because nobody would ever see it."  ~J.D.   (Their facebook feud cracks me up!)

"Please pray for me, I've got the Singles."  ~Emily's FB status :)

“My mom at dinner just now said out of nowhere how much she likes Ecclesiastes. Ha!” ~text from Malori… (we’ve talked a lot about how I just do not understand that book)

“Interesting that in the spell he had to find someone to love him by his 21st year! Yikes, guess I’m nearly 7 years behind by Disney’s standard!” ~Me (about Beauty and the Beast)
“Um, keep in mind that he was already probably 20 when the spell was cast, and it wasn’t his 21st year, just the 21st year of the spell. I’m pretty sure his actual age was suspended because he came back right where he left off… Obviously I’ve put some thought into this.” ~Malori :)

"Did anyone ever tell you that this car is incredibly sexy!?"  ~Bill McDonough

"You can stop that.  All he has over you is the words he puts in your head, and you can take authority over that!  You can do this, you just have to believe you're worth it and your future is worth it."  ~Emily, my awesome dietician friend who is giving me some accountability and great advice :)

"Guys! I just made it through a full thirty nine seconds of Toddlers and Tiaras before I wanted to hurl myself onto a bed of spikes!"  ~Laura
(I watched a full episode a couple days back, and wow, it was quite painful.)

"Someday, we'll have to have our pill sorters out just to remember which pills to take."  ~Faye
"Nah, we won't have to worry about that because we'll be under Obama's special plan that kills off all the old people!"  ~Ruth :)

"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention!"  ~Oscar Wilde

I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting, but that's it for today.  Happy Friday. :)

Thankful Thursday (33)

"Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks."  ~I Timothy 4:4

Today, I thank God for...

1.  God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation, God's Word, His presence, and His plan!

2.  Family... my parents, my sister and her new family, my grandparents, and all my aunts, uncles, cousins.  Love them all!

3.  Friends... for Malori and Laura, and the whole Lifegroup and my BattleCreek girls!!

4.  My house and my car! :)   
5.  My pictures and scrapbooks and facebook albums... and all the great memories they hold!
6.  Hope and Love and Peace and Joy, and people that make me laugh!
7.  Beauty and Art and Creativity and Music!!  ...and winter and cute puppies. :)

* Read this on FB and it made me think:  "What if you woke up this morning with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?"  (That's why this week's list is more vague than normal.)

Song of the Week = American Pie by Don McLean
One of two 8+ minute songs that I have completely memorized. :)  The other being Rapper's Delight. lol 

Love that overthrows life

“I will have poetry in my life.  And adventure.  And love.  Love above all!  No, not the artful postures of love, not playful and poetical games of love for the amusement of an evening.  But love that overthrows life -- unbiddable, ungovernable, like a riot in the heart, and nothing to be done, come ruin or rapture.  Love like there has never been in a play.” ~Shakespeare in Love

Just in case you missed it in the longer post, this is my favorite love quote at the moment.  I adore it.  (I have never seen Shakespeare in Love, but I'm picturing Gwyneth saying this line in her perfect British accent, with as much passion as possible!) Probably best not to see the movie and ruin that. 

MM ~ Super Bowl Party

Today's random memory is the (I think 2010) Super Bowl Party at Mom and Dad's house!!
(*Dad is in a Fantasy Football thing with Bill, Bill, and Rick... and whoever wins hosts the Super Bowl Party, so apparently, he won that year.  Yay, Dad! lol) 

These parties are always fun and full of pizza and great desserts... while I could care less about football, I do enjoy watching sports with people who reeeeally care about it, especially when the crowd is divided and equally passionate! :)  And obviously, the new Super Bowl commercials are what I'm most interested in!  Danielle came over that night, and since me, Rach, and Danielle were the only "kids" at the party, we had a lot of fun! :)

First, we stopped by State Farm... probably for the cookies, I don't really remember... and got a pic with the giant Good Neigh-Bear! =)

Next, Danielle gave us manicures! :)

Then we debated whether the Jesus painting looked like Jesus or Nicolas Cage! lol

Our Heisman pose! lol  Love this! =)

Umm, I don't even know. lol  
*I love that glittery black hoodie, though... I'm excited to lose weight and for winter to roll back around so I can wear it again! :)

And finally, Rick presenting Dad with his trophy during half-time! :)

Thankful Thursday (32)

"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving THANKS to God the Father through Him."  ~Colossians 3:17

Today, I'm thankful for...

1.  JESUS CHRIST!!!!  For who He is, for what He's done, and for how He loves me!
2.  Getting to celebrate Chet's birthday this week... twice! lol 

3.  A great, deep talk with Sarah and Natalie (after everyone else left).

4.  Having three days to catch up, then two days off work this week! Love it!!
5.  Painting fun with Mom and JB all day today and tomorrow. :)

6.  Remember when I said life could slow down a bit now?  Yeah, just kidding about that.  Rachael is pregnant!  JB bought this shirt for the baby (to be from me), so now it has double meaning. lol

7.   Pizza... which I'm about to have for dinner! =)

Song of the Week = Someone to Save You by One Republic
LOVE it, love the lyrics.  "Patience took you for everything.  Looked like a diamond ring, but you waited so much longer than made sense... Honesty is what you need, it sets you free like someone to save you."

Happy Birthday...

...to one of my favorite friends, Chet Lee!

Since Chet's birthday is to him what Christmas is to me ("It's that time of year again... my birthday is just around the corner!" lol) ...in honor of his 23rd Birthday today, here are my Top 23 Chet Memories (and apparently, the top 100 photos, but that # was accidental!) lol 

23.  The LG/BC trip to Joplin this May... specifically, finally getting to play Speed Friendships on the road trip back!  "Have I really been talking for 30 minutes!?" lol

22.  Mini-group nights at Cheddars, especially the night Chet pushed a stranger's car all the way down to the gas station!  "That gets the good deed of the year award!!"

21.  Eating our donuts from the street vendor in the lobby at Saks before they opened, just trying to stay warm!   Hilarious! :)

20.  Chet scaring away the pigeons on our NYC trip - LOVE IT!
19.  Road trips to OKC... and the "best side trip EVER" to Pops! lol

18.  Chet teaching everyone the line dances in our dance parties at Bobbi's house! :)
17.  Yolotti and the Riverside fireworks show this 4th of July (or 3rd, technically)!!

 16.  Driving around Owasso randomly with the top down, listening to The Good Life!
15.   Chet throwing me a surprise party at Bravo in OKC... woohoo! =)

14.  His hilarious "fat man" Halloween costume, especially when it randomly deflates!  (This whole collage below is just the most random pictures ever! lol)

13.  The Scavenger Hunt NY Eve Party... singing carols at Starbucks and several other random things with Chet and Sarah before I really knew them! :)

12.  Chet opening the Shake-Weight on his 22nd B-day (and giving us a lil' demo)! lol

 11.  The Saint Patty's Day party... specifically, waiting on all the late guests to arrive. lol
10.  Bonfire night -- Chubby Bunny and the chocolate icing quote... both great moments!

 9.  Awkward but entertaining three-way calls with him and Nathan! lol

 8.  Discussing being inspired by Biggest Loser as we ate our cookiecake at Lifegroup! lol

 8.  OSBCSBC = Saturday morning post-run fun!! :)

 7.  The awesome Eugene Field Summer cookout and Christmas Parties!!

 6.  "The Lord has blessed us with less than $10 each!" (Garage sale day! lol)

 5.  Chet's 21st Birthday Party (which he invited me to several months before) and the beginning of the Caravan craze!!

 4.  The intense garage remodel of 2009... so thankful for helpful friends!! =)

 3.  Breakfast at the Bellagio Pool Cafe... awesome!

 2.  OneRepublic concert at Mandalay Bay Beach in Vegas!

 1.  The Forbidden Broadway Sundae challenge!! =D

"I think I just hit my wall!"

Happy Birthday, Chet!!  Thanks for being a hilarious and genuine friend who brings so much JOY to everyone around you! =)

MM ~ Parasailing!

Today's Memory Monday is parasailing in Daytona Beach, Florida!!  

Rach and I were there on a family vacation with Grandad, Babah, JB, Emily, and Blake... beautiful beach location, and we had a fun hotel suite where Rach and I had our own room (thank God!).  After our mac n' cheese dinners, we took walks on the beach every night and saw the fliers for the "Parasailing and Free Banana Boat Ride!"  Justin Kunz, our awesome friend from CHA days, was living in Florida at that point, so he met up with us for dinner one night and came out with us for parasailing the next morning! =) 

I still remember that Sean Paul and Sasha's obnoxious song, "I'm Still in Love with You, Boy" was playing from the boat! lol  Parasailing was fun and not at all scary.  Going with Justin was fun (he did a round with me, Rach, and Blake, I believe!) and the view was gorgeous.  The worst part was being tossed back and forth by the waves in the short boat ride out.  We did the free Banana Boat ride later that day, which was our biggest mistake of the trip!  The whole point was to shake you up and toss you off the boat in the middle of the (massive and overwhelming and full of scary jellyfish and sharks) ocean, then you swim for it and get back on, then it happens again and again.  NOT my idea of fun, and certainly not Emily's, who was young and crying and scared to death at that point.  I do remember that Rach's leg was cut and bleeding, so she insisted on getting back on first since sharks can smell blood! Haha  Funny looking back... not so funny that day.  Anyway, hooray for fun family vacations and for Justin Kunz and Daytona Beach and parasailing fun!!

Thankful Thursday!! (31)

"Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.  Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with JOY."  ~Philippians 1:3,4

Today, I am most thankful for...

1.  FRIENDS!!  No, not just the TV show ;) but for each of my awesome Christian friends -  the above verse applies... I'm thankful for the support and encouragement and love, and for the fun of "doing life together!'  =) 

2.  My cute little nephews, Triston and Carter... that feels strange to say, but yes, I'm officially an Aunt now! :)  I just love their personalities and their excitement over every little thing...
"What's so great about bubbles?" 
"Well, they float, you can pop 'em...  I mean, I get it!"

P.S.  The top hat thing was not even a posed candid.  He just put it on for fun and was standing like that because he was hot. lol
3.  That I'm not sick and haven't been sick for a long time! :)  (I thought of that only because Bobbi joked about me being sick on FB, and I've had caring friends ask how I'm doing. lol)
4.  Wedding cake... specifically, the chocolate groom's cake with chocolate-covered strawberries!  :)

5.  I'm thankful (A) for all the fun moments and great pics from Rach's wedding, (B) that Rach and Josh are married, and (C) that it's over and life can slow down a bit now! lol

6.  Takeout food + pool time at Natalie's apartment = a fun, relaxing Saturday night with Malori and Natalie... and our new friend, "T," who deserves her own quotables page sometime soon!

7.  For Mom coming to town just to help me reorganize my closets and get the house all ready for Brittany... who is moving in next week!  :)  GIGATT!!

Song of the Week = This Time by Carrie Underwood
"I wanna tell you that my heart is bursting at the seams, yeah, and I can't wait another minute...  Oh, life is short, love is sweet!  Ain't no time like this time, baby."