i thought i should wish you all a happy thanksgiving (belatedly) and a merry christmas (pre-emptively) all at once while i'm at it. i love love love this time of year and may very well be AWOL in the coming days. but i totally owe my brother a post on here, especially since he's given me some good new material. to be discussed later.
let me tell you what i'm doing right now...
i am sitting at home wrapped up in warm pajamas, watching love actually, drinking coffee and eating a peanut butter and chocolate english muffin. the furnace is on (which is something to say, given its track record the past few days). i just got home from a killer self-imposed workout, and i actually took a shower. and with my new haircut i don't even have to do anything to it. it dries and is instantaeously good to go. i washed my hair with adult formula shampoo and used cream rinse for that just-washed shine. i can't seem to find my toothbrush, so i'll pick one up when i go out today. other than that i'm in great shape.
ANYWAY.
i had a fantastic time at home for thanksgiving this weekend. but i must say, it is good to be back indeed. what were the highlights you ask? well.
1. pedicure with my mom. my toes look like nminiature christmas ornaments.
2. thanksgiving day run with my dad in downtown st. joe. such bittersweet memories to be back along the beach
3. caffe tosi's not once but twice. with two of my favorite people. mom yesterday, beth today. eggs espresso both times. heck. yes.
4. panera bread with another wonderful friend
5. playing boggle with my parents and grandpa, despite getting creamed by my mom twice. did you know that ricer is a real live word? oh yes. it is.
6. having absolutely no responsibilities. and listening to the oak ridge boys christmas cd. which reminds me of my childhood. (back when i had absolutely no responsibilities)
7. running into lots of old friends while shopping at the orchards mall.
8. listening to sweet music on the drive back to indianapolis
ok, those were the highlights. which don't really do justice to the nice relaxing time i had away at home.
i also got to talk to my brother tonight and he assured me that i will be getting an awesome present from him this christmas. apparently, it's made for tv. i can't wait. jeff and i exchange joke gifts every year. they are often irreverent, never classy. always rooted in junior high humor. so today on the phone with jeff, he said [AND I QUOTE] "if i had to buy a snuggie all over again, i'd just get an oversized robe somewhere like fashion bug plus"
and really the rest of the conversation is irrelevant, as that phrase alone is worthy of mention. it gives you insight into a few things about jeff.
a.) he bought a snuggie. and liked it. but,
b.) he apparently dedicates a noteworthy amount of mental energy to considering how he could improve upon his snuggie-buying experience.
c.) he knows of and refers to fashion bug plus. really? yes, really.
in other news, i graduate in approximately 5 months. holy. crap. seriously, how did time fly like this? and more importantly, will i have a job in a year?
lastly tonight, here's my PSA for the holiday season: i'll be having a lakeshore high school friends hang out time sometime over chirstmas break. most likely a day or 2 after christmas. so think about that as you make your returning-home plans.
yay.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
kids are like little people, only smaller
wow. sunday night already. did this weekend go by way fast to anyone else?
i went home this weekend for our pre-thanksgiving thanksgiving famiyl gathering and mini baby shower for jeff and mary. i was not aware that the father-to-be did all the present-opening. is that the way it's supposed to be? jeff and i also rocked some christmas carols in piano-bass guitar duets. i do not live up to his high musical standards and refines taste, btu i tried, and by the end of our jam session, he said that i was getting better. so that's progress. apparently, the problem with my piano playing is that i play what's written on the page....
ooooh, jeff and i also engaged in a session of yoga with rodney yee. it was preeettty intense. i'm still sore but managed to drag my sorry self to the gym tonight regardless. jeff spared me from his spandex yoga pants.
i don't think any of my old students read this, mostly because they don't have access to the url. but i want to declare publicly to all 5 of you that grace christian girls are volleyball district champions. which is a big deal in its own right, but even more a big deal when you consider that gcs is by far the smallest school in the area. yay! i had the opportunity to go and cheer them on last night, and also i got to see lots of old students and parents. it is still really sad for me to go back. i have such wonderful memories...if i could transplant it all to indianapolis, and if they'd pay me about twice what i was making as a science teacher, i would. and then i think life would pretty much be perfect.
speaking of life being perfect, it is pretty darn good. i've said on here before that i don't know how i got so lucky as to have the life that i do. it's completely unfair that i get it so good (and if you're reading this, you are a part of what is good to me). i cannot imagine anything better. i have found myself completely blown away lately at how much i have. and what responsibility comes wiht those blessings. dont. mess. up.
but i do mess up! that's the other thing that is so crazy. i totally don't have it all together. i am a complete mess.
life is truly beautiful. and a total disaster. love love love.
so what's the news at the templeton house? glad you asked.
well. first. my dad is going back to grad school for his second master's degree. he has an mba already, but is now going to do a master's of ministry & theological studies. i think he's looking to a past-retirement kind of career, maybe doing something in ministry or even within the church. i am so proud of him for doing this.
i hung out with my mom most of friday daytime, and we drank lots of coffee, ate good food, and raised a general ruckus all over st. joe. we did not, however, get pedicures, so i wouldn't call it a "perfect" day. but...very good indeed.
i am now back in indy (one speeding ticket later....boo!) and gearing up for another week. i only have 5 or so weeks left of my internship, and i know i need to start preparing to leave there. it will be hard. some of these kids have become little bright spots in my week.
i went home this weekend for our pre-thanksgiving thanksgiving famiyl gathering and mini baby shower for jeff and mary. i was not aware that the father-to-be did all the present-opening. is that the way it's supposed to be? jeff and i also rocked some christmas carols in piano-bass guitar duets. i do not live up to his high musical standards and refines taste, btu i tried, and by the end of our jam session, he said that i was getting better. so that's progress. apparently, the problem with my piano playing is that i play what's written on the page....
ooooh, jeff and i also engaged in a session of yoga with rodney yee. it was preeettty intense. i'm still sore but managed to drag my sorry self to the gym tonight regardless. jeff spared me from his spandex yoga pants.
i don't think any of my old students read this, mostly because they don't have access to the url. but i want to declare publicly to all 5 of you that grace christian girls are volleyball district champions. which is a big deal in its own right, but even more a big deal when you consider that gcs is by far the smallest school in the area. yay! i had the opportunity to go and cheer them on last night, and also i got to see lots of old students and parents. it is still really sad for me to go back. i have such wonderful memories...if i could transplant it all to indianapolis, and if they'd pay me about twice what i was making as a science teacher, i would. and then i think life would pretty much be perfect.
speaking of life being perfect, it is pretty darn good. i've said on here before that i don't know how i got so lucky as to have the life that i do. it's completely unfair that i get it so good (and if you're reading this, you are a part of what is good to me). i cannot imagine anything better. i have found myself completely blown away lately at how much i have. and what responsibility comes wiht those blessings. dont. mess. up.
but i do mess up! that's the other thing that is so crazy. i totally don't have it all together. i am a complete mess.
life is truly beautiful. and a total disaster. love love love.
so what's the news at the templeton house? glad you asked.
well. first. my dad is going back to grad school for his second master's degree. he has an mba already, but is now going to do a master's of ministry & theological studies. i think he's looking to a past-retirement kind of career, maybe doing something in ministry or even within the church. i am so proud of him for doing this.
i hung out with my mom most of friday daytime, and we drank lots of coffee, ate good food, and raised a general ruckus all over st. joe. we did not, however, get pedicures, so i wouldn't call it a "perfect" day. but...very good indeed.
i am now back in indy (one speeding ticket later....boo!) and gearing up for another week. i only have 5 or so weeks left of my internship, and i know i need to start preparing to leave there. it will be hard. some of these kids have become little bright spots in my week.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
monkeybread and only the happiest tradition since 2001
it seems like lots of people have favorite words. or, if you're my roommate formerly known as abby bandstra, least-favorite words. my favorite word used to be "bubble." and now it's "monkey." monkeymonkeymonkey. the word itself is as cute and playful as the real thing. and monkeybread is quite possibly the most wonderful culinary creation known to mankind. my roommate made it tonight, and i was the happy recipient of leftovers. so i'm sitting here, quite sad that it's all gone. i'm listening to my "melancholy" playlist for the occasion. it's THAT bad, guys.
i've had a kind of crazy fall so far. it's been hard, but good. more on that sometime later on. i'll share the highlights so far...
a.)
ccn09=success. (if you have managed to know me this long, and not know what ccn is, consider your wrist slapped and listen carefully and makr your 2010 calendar for 10/25... ccn is christmas craft night,and it has happened every october 25 since 2001 during my freshman year at calvin college, sing we all to thee.)
even though my calvin friends did not coordinate satellite christmas craft night events, the MAIN event was a fun filled apron-making extravaganza. my roommate's birthday HAPPENS to fall on october 25. now, you may ask, "how could she possibly be so lucky as to have been born exactly two months before christmas, and exactly 22 years before the inaugural ccn?" and to that i answer, "I know, right?!" she is one of the chosen few. and secondarily, you may ask, "and how in the world did this perfect roommate match of ccn-birthday-girl and ccn-co-founder ever come to be?" and to THAT i say, "i have no idea, but it was surely meant to be," kim happens to be pretty awesome in other areas of her life as well, if you can believe that.
2.)
my new niece or nephew will be born in a matter of weeks. so that's kind of a big deal. jeff templeton, weird al fan club president hopeful, and writer of such hits as " don't let me drown," "briefs or boxas," and "yo, get on the dancefloor," is about to embark on the journey of fatherhood. and if you don't know this already, he's going to be PRETTY awesome at it.
you know, family has always been important to my brother.
exhibit A: "rusty," "flipper," and "flipper junior."
d.)
i have had a great time with friends, old and new over the past month: marathon, swing dancing, pumpkin carving, indianapolis art museum, running along the canal, day of healing conference (huge day of personal growth), walking along the canal, shopping, and tomorrow night, i'm going to the david crowder band concert here in indy.
life is good my friends, life is good. but now i must do laundry and work on a project for work. wahoo!
i've had a kind of crazy fall so far. it's been hard, but good. more on that sometime later on. i'll share the highlights so far...
a.)
ccn09=success. (if you have managed to know me this long, and not know what ccn is, consider your wrist slapped and listen carefully and makr your 2010 calendar for 10/25... ccn is christmas craft night,and it has happened every october 25 since 2001 during my freshman year at calvin college, sing we all to thee.)
even though my calvin friends did not coordinate satellite christmas craft night events, the MAIN event was a fun filled apron-making extravaganza. my roommate's birthday HAPPENS to fall on october 25. now, you may ask, "how could she possibly be so lucky as to have been born exactly two months before christmas, and exactly 22 years before the inaugural ccn?" and to that i answer, "I know, right?!" she is one of the chosen few. and secondarily, you may ask, "and how in the world did this perfect roommate match of ccn-birthday-girl and ccn-co-founder ever come to be?" and to THAT i say, "i have no idea, but it was surely meant to be," kim happens to be pretty awesome in other areas of her life as well, if you can believe that.
2.)
my new niece or nephew will be born in a matter of weeks. so that's kind of a big deal. jeff templeton, weird al fan club president hopeful, and writer of such hits as " don't let me drown," "briefs or boxas," and "yo, get on the dancefloor," is about to embark on the journey of fatherhood. and if you don't know this already, he's going to be PRETTY awesome at it.
you know, family has always been important to my brother.
exhibit A: "rusty," "flipper," and "flipper junior."
d.)
i have had a great time with friends, old and new over the past month: marathon, swing dancing, pumpkin carving, indianapolis art museum, running along the canal, day of healing conference (huge day of personal growth), walking along the canal, shopping, and tomorrow night, i'm going to the david crowder band concert here in indy.
life is good my friends, life is good. but now i must do laundry and work on a project for work. wahoo!
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