Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Three Things Tuesday



1.) Ok. Grab a tissue.

As I struggle and struggle and struggle with weight and pesky pounds, this little story plops right into my life. So inspiring and really puts things into perspective.

Jennifer Darmon and her boyfriend had been dating, and were on a road trip in 2008 when they got in a horrible car accident. Shannon became paralyzed and was told she could never walk again...

She soon got engaged and made a promise to herself... She was going to walk down that wedding aisle with her daddy.

And guess what? She practiced and practiced and practiced.



And to the surprise of ALLL of the teary-eyed guests at the wedding, Jennifer walked down that aisle to her waiting husband-to-be. :) Tears. You go, girl! And as Matt Lauer put it on the Today Show: the moral of the story? Never tell Jennifer she can't do something.





2.) Meet the Newest Member of the McFamily...
I Loooooove Rolo's. And they never get any credit. They don't have Rolo Blizzards at Dairy Queen and they aren't for sale at most concession stands... But whenever I do have a Rolo, I am like oh my gosh these are so good...

On my way to work I pass like 54,516 McDonalds. What did I see today on the billboard thing?

Ummm. Heck yes.


3.) "Baby Steps to Happiness"


I saw this at the garage sale this last weekend as we were sorting through stuff and I snagged it. As my mom rolled her eyes :) Let's be real. Who doesn't want secret tips on how to be happy? :) I randomly threw it in my purse and the few times I have flipped through it, THREE people have come over to me with weird looks on their face because they all thought I was reading a baby book. hehe. Anyways. I was surprised with the little gems of wisdom Mr. John had in his weird little book.



"If you had four weeks to live, how would you change your life? Whatever you would do then- DO NOW. That's what's really important to you."


Then under his little advice, he adds a quote,



"Once, while St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden, he was asked, "What would you do if you were to suddenly learn that you would die at sunset today? " He replied, "I would finish hoeing my garden."


Watch out world, I am gonna learn how to be a motivational speaker from John Q. Baucom, (Ph.D, by the way) :)

Monday, May 30, 2011

Someone is 25!


Someone I know HATES attention.


Someone I know also HATES all the fuss about holidays, especially his own birthday ;)



But that is just toooo bad, because someone I know turns 25 TODAY :)





Happy Birthday, sweetie-pie! ;)



(his face is just getting redder and redder and redder as he reads this ;)


6 YEARS ago (on Memorial Day) I had roadtripped to Drew's house on Lake Chelan for the three-day weekend with my then-boyfriend and my bff and her boyfriend and tonnsss of other people. It was a wild college weekend, with loud music, lots of Smirnoff Ice and people I didn't know to celebrate Drew's 19th birthday. He had a inappropriately shaped birthday cake, and I think we spent most of his special day throwing up and playing croquet. Not one of my finest moments :) I remember pouting on his birthday and begging my boyfriend to take me home because I was bored.



6 YEARS later... (again on Memorial Day) Drew and I (did ya'all catch that? I have been dating my old best friend's ex-boyfriend?)are celebrating him becoming an old man ;)I think I will bust out the Smirnoff Ice, just for memories sake ;)


"You can tell a lot about a person by how he handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage and tangled Christmas lights."


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Treasures!

We had to sort through all the stuff we had been collecting for the Relay For Life garage sale.

Let me start by saying I am not a fan of garage sales. I am always so jealous of the people who can go find adorable stuff, paint it, and it looks amazing. When I go, I can not find ANYTHING.



That being sad, here are my favorite treasures from going through all the donations:

There was the "normal" weird garage sale stuff. Like these elf boxers. Like "ohh ha, ha, that is funny" but then when you grab it to move to the holiday section you are like "eww I wonder who wore that?"


Oh wait! This could go with it. And make for one fuuun christmas eve ;)


Is this duck hamper not the cutest thing you have ever seen?


Now really. Who would buy this hat? While yes, my Mom can rock it, I just could not stop laughing. Well, summer is coming, maybe it will prevent scalp sunburns??


A case to hold a serving of pringles so they don't get smushed in your lunchbox. I may or may not have made a big deal about what a waste of plastic this was and then I may or may not have secretly put it in my car to take home ;)


Enough. Said. Even more disturbing? My aunt who is a garage sale PRO says they will for sure sell...


I really hope no one buys this. Or at least I hope I don't have to meet the person who buys it.

We found my sister a beautiful purse that matched her sparkly toms. Hehe. Hottiiieee. :)


Then there was this beauty. Kind of reminds me of Jon Benet and it really creeps me out.
While we had TONS of laughs going through all this stuff, I would buy it all in a HEARTBEAT and prominently display it in my house to raise money to find a cure for cancer.

A BIG thanks to everyone who collected things this last year to donate to our garage sale. Every little cent we make will go to fight this awful disease.


So, if you are around next weekend and need some feminine hygiene products, you know where to come :)

Friday, May 27, 2011

Courage



Courage doesn't always roar.


Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." --Mary Anne Radmacher






Lake Chelan sunset! umm.. beautiful?

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Three Things Tuesday


1.) Ahh. Another story like this. I read today about a Canadian couple who is raising their 4 month old child, Storm, "genderless." The only people that know the sex of the blonde-haired baby with big blue eyes are "it's" two brothers, the parents and the 2 midwives that helped deliver the baby. Even the baby's grandparents do not know if it is a boy or a girl. The parents say that first thing people ask when a baby is born is, "is it a boy or a girl???" and they want to question why that matters :) What do ya'all think???? :)

Is this not a gorgeoussss gender neutral baby shower????? I love that shade of green. I would potentially consider hiding my future child's gender if someone will throw me a baby shower decorated just. like. this. jk jk :)

2.) One of my BEST childhood friends qualified for the Women's U.S. Open golf tournament! Like the REAL, official U.S. Open that is on TV this summer! :) I can proudly say that I was with her the first time she ever went to a golf course when we were 14. I quit after 2 holes and cried, she kept going. Hmm... :) I remember we would lug our golf clubs down to the elementary school by our houses, and practice hitting plastic balls off a grass hill with the neighbor boys. She was obviously a little better than I was ;) Congrats Jess!!!!!!!! We will be cheering you on!!!!! P.S. Might I add her cute momma caddied for her the round she qualified for the Open :)


3.) Am I once again late to the fad of flavored water? o.m.g Where have I been? These are amazing. I like the lemonade and the mixed berry. They are not toooo sweet but also aren't that gross watered down flavor.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Dreamin' in the Furniture Section

Where did we spend a majority of our Sunday afternoon?

6, 13, 5, 30, 25, 5

My birthday <6-13>, Drew's birthday <5/30>, the age we are turning <25> and the number of birthdays we have spent together <5>.

Drew and I were having a lazy/boring afternoon and decided to spruce things up a bit. We decided to...buy a lotto ticket. hahaha we are super exciting around here :) We got the little slip to write our numbers, the cute little pencil and our redbox movie case for a hard surface to write on.

I was ready just to pick out the numbers right there at the counter, but Drew said we needed to go somewhere to harness our "chi" and really think about our numbers. For reals :)

Where was that? We sat on the comfy couches in the furniture section at Fred Meyers for a good hour picking our numbers. We each got to pick two sets, which was five regular numbers and then a SPECIAL number. I did our birthday dates, and then my other choice? Numbers that made an "L" shaped for my name. :)

Drew seriously spent 5 minutes on EACH of his numbers, and would give me the most disgusted looks when I would suggest a number. Eleven? Umm. NO. What a horrible choice Lindsay. 23? For Michael Jordan? Nope. He didn't like my reasons for why he should pick a number. He would just sit with his feet on the lovely leather ottoman (that was 15% off by the way) and stare into space, and then mark his number. It was hilarious.

I hope we win. :) Then maybe we could go back and buy the furniture set we permanently made butt-marks in :)

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Wild Saturday Night

My Saturday night.

Pink sweats, redbox movie, cold medicine and a cool drink for my sore throat ;)


Don't be jealous ;)

Saturday, May 21, 2011

NyQuil

I have had that gross cold/cough that has been going around.

The first few nights I would wake up coughing and not be able to stop for like 10 minutes. This would happen every hour or so. NOT FUN. Ya know, ya get that tickle in your throat and need to cough and then you can NOT stop?

I decided enough was enough and it was time for NyQuil. I looooove that stuff. I see how someone could become addicted. That feeling of almost being asleep and just drifting away? Soo nice. ;) So I try and not use NyQuil unless it's an absolute must.

The last two nights I have slept over 11 hours and haven't woken up once during the night with the help of the trusty ole cough syrup.


Sometime during the night, this also happened.



The kinda weird thing? This has been the scene in the morning BOTH NIGHTS I HAVE TAKEN THE MAGIC COUGH SYRUP.


Do I hear my nightstand fall over against the wall, the lamp hit my chair and my alarm clock fly across the room? Nope. Do I notice the fact that all my pillows are on the floor? Nope.


Weird.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Funny Morning

I used to think I would maybe make a good photographer.



Wrong.



Ya know when things happen in front you of, and you are like in disbelief it is actually happening? Like you are looking around to see if anyone else is seeing what you are seeing?



This morning I was driving to good 'ol work and stopped at a stoplight. No one else was really at this intersection yet, except one motorcycle ahead of me. I was daydreaming and listening to my Taylor Swift when I happened to see the guy on the motorcycle ahead of me, get off his bike, do a little piourette/twirl and get back on. I thought "hmm." I dunno. Maybe a bee or something was chasing him.



But then I see him move his left arm forward, then stick it out to the side. and then he starts shaking it. I think OH NO. HE IS HAVING A HEART-ATTACK.



Then seriously. He does this.
Meanwhile, I am just seeing the back of this crazy man.


Then he does another twirl.


But this time, I have turned OFF my Taylor Swift, taken OFF my sunglasses, have rolled down my window and started to doubt my sanity.


I pretty much climb out of the sunroof and hear...


THE HOOKIE freakin' POOKIE coming from this old man's motorcycle speakers.


I kid you not.


At the stoplight be was putting his left hand in, his left hand out. He put his left hand in and then he shook it all about. He did the hokey pokey and he twirled himself right around.

FOR REAL, you guys. I don't think he even knew I was watching him.


Then the light turned green, he went straight and I turned.


My camera was sitting right in the backseat, and I was too entranced to even take a picture. But you have to believe me. Maybe the hookie pookie is what it's all about? :)

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Within






"i was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. it is there all the time."

~anna freud



my awesome friend Alissa made this. -->
Love the quote. Love the tree. Love this girl. Made my day. Wanted to share :)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

3 Things Tuesday

1.) I might be one of the only people that still like American Idol. Yes, the Voice is amaazzinngg too. But I still am a fan of good ole AI. Including... dun. dun. dun. dun.

STEVEN TYLER!


what an absolute crack-up.

So. I was excited to hear his new single. :)

(It) Feels So Good

PS. Love the "it" in parenthesis. What does that even mean???



The verdict? It's quite the catchy little tune. It's on my running ipod playlist and I have caught myself singing to it on a sunroof open/windows down/sunglasses on kind of day.





2.)One of the things I have learned at Weight Watchers is to be "mindful" when eating. Yada yada yada. Yes, yes. Easier said than done to not eat in front of the TV, chew slower, set your fork down between bites, etc. etc. These are all great ideas, but another idea that had kind of stuck with me was the presentation of your meal. If you are eating a frozen meal, don't eat it out of the yucky old plastic container! Make your meal look pretty, and you will be more likely to enjoy it. Enter my infatuation with cute little dishes. Yes. Kind of like a 5 year old. But during Christmas I got a cute little set of holiday dishes for nights when I was eating alone or for breakfast. Got a cuuuutteee Valentine bowl and plate in February so when I saw these adorable, cheer-y plates/bowls at Target, I couldn't resist. They make eating oatmeal in the morning just a little more fun ;) Sounds stupid but it is true :)




3.) We wear our sunglasses at night.

This last weekend we officially started off "summer" with the first annual bonfire. It consists of huge hooded sweatshirts so we don't freeze to death, Mike's Hard Lemonade (para las chicas, of course) and a good ole bonfire down at the lake. Seriously. Sunglasses at night? You feel invincible :) Try it :) I'm a fan :)



Monday, May 16, 2011

Your Little Part of the World




"I suppose the important thing is to make sort of difference," she said. "You know, actually change something."




"What, like 'change the world', you mean?"




"Not the entire world. Just the little bit around you."

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Not So Peppy

This kind of sums up how I have felt this last week.











I think I have a Las Vegas/vacation hangover.








My life was going so good as scheduled. Wake up, go for a run if it wasn't raining, get ready for work, go to work, hit the gym, hang out. It was great and totally worked for me. Then the un-routine of vacation hit. Staying up late (which I NEVER do), not eating oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast (we all know how I feel about my routines) being in the sun (hence the sunburned cheeks) and the rapid consumption of alcohol. (The Eiffel tower sounded like a GREAT idea at the time. Not so much after about 15 minutes. It is HEAVY and kinda hard to lug around too :))








The trip was GREAT, but we came back and had to wake up bright and early for work the next morning, so I feel like I haven't really recovered :) My skin is starting to peel from the sunburn and my blisters are getting a little better from my stupid heels :) and I think I finally pulled the last few pieces of clothes out of my suitcase :/








My room is a DISASTER, I can't find my lunch box and have had to eat Lean Cuisines all week at work for lunch :) I skipped Weight Watchers Weigh in (which is NOT a good thing) and couldn't even tell ya where I last saw my running shoes.








So. When the feeling sorry for myself starting getting kind of old and there were no more cookies left in the house, I decided to suck it up and get over myself. I knew some sort of exercise would make me feel better and hopefully kind of jump start me out of my little post-Vegas funk.








So Drew read this book about a Navy Seal and when he finished, he let my dad read it. My dad hasn't put that thing down and won't stop talking about it.








Put these two things together? Not a fun run for Lindsay :)








First of all, I usually run in the first part of the day so the fact that it was evening made me feel all weird. I had just eaten and hadn't gone to the bathroom so I felt really full and just uncomfortable. But whatever. I could also feel all the alcohol toxins from those long island iced teas coming out of my skin :)








So off we go. Then the book kicks in. I say "Ohh man I am so full." My dad responds with "You will feel more full when I push you in that creek..."? He would circle around me yelling in a Sergeant voice, "LETS GO expletive expletive, inappropriate military lingo."








At one point in the run, I look up and he is in the MIDDLE of the street doing PUSHUPS!








I am so annoyed at this point I want to slap him. But I also am gasping for air in between my fits of laughter. He is such a nerd.








About halfway through our run when I DEFINITELY have to go pee and can barely waddle along he says, "see that white flag pole up there?" (it's probably about 1/2 mile away) I nod. He says (in his military imitation voice of course) that if I beat him to that spot, he will pay off my car loan. And then he takes off sprinting. O.M.G. Is that not the meanest thing ever? He KNOWS I am sooo uncomfortable and couldn't run fast if a freaking tiger was going to eat me.








I finally make it to the pole where I find my dad leaned up against it, looking bored with a huge grin on his face, as if he was saying "gggeeeez. about time. where have you been?"








I am giggling in between wanting to burst into tears because when I am in good running shape, I could have given him a SLIGHT run for his money (no pun intended) and how freaking awesome would it be to not have to pay on my car???? :)








He continues to annoy me for the last mile and I watch him sprint ahead of me and run circles while he waits :)








I finaaaalllyy make it home and proceed to go find the Navy Seal book and burn it. No. Not really. I just realize how NOT cut out I am for the military and I would probably get forced to leave anyways if my Sergeant was ANYTHING like my father :)






Even though my mile splits were HORRID and I felt every bite of my Vegas splurges wiggle and jiggle on my stomach, I FELT SO MUCH BETTER after my run. Even without having my pre-run protein/carb snack and stretching the right way and listening to my "workout" playlist starting from song #6 I still survived.






It might not have been the most fun or the most comfortable workout, it got those endorphins going and reminded me that just because I was in a little bit of a funk, there is always time to start again. :)






So bring it Monday :) Because if I can survive four miles with First Lieutenant Greg, I can get back on track with anything :)



Saturday, May 14, 2011

Saturday Morning

























Once you choose hope, anything is possible ~christopher reeves




Even though he passed away a few years ago from a long, hard struggle with prostate cancer, my gramps is STILL one of the coolest, best people I know. :) Since his passing, my fam and extended family have started participating in the Relay for Life, a fundraiser to support cancer research.


Our team name is ALL in THE FAMILY, and last year we raised over $5,000 to fight this horrible disease. We hold a HUGE garage sale, monthly meetings and then stay up ALL night walking around the Relay For Life course.







One of my favorite parts about this event is the luminary bags. For five dollars you can take a Relay for Life bag, decorate it with pictures, quotes or just the name of someone you know who has lost the fight with cancer, is still in the battle or has beat the disease.


The night of Relay for Life, all these bags are placed around the track and candles are lit inside. It is seriously one of the most emotional, inspiring experiences I have ever been a part of.






Today, we are holding a booth at our local Farmer's Market to let people decorate these bags in honor of their loved ones. It is so awesome to see kids sitting at our craft table with stickers and glitter and markers, making a bag to honor their grandpa who they may have never met, or even their momma.



So while I did NOT want to wake up early on a Saturday and go sit outside in the rain (yes, it is raining here in MAY) I realize what a small sacrifice this is for the millions and millions of people who lose loved ones to this disease every year.


So thanks gramps, we will be thinking of you today :) PS. If you want to, you could send us some sunshine for the morning? But if not, no biggie. We know you always liked the rain, too :)


I'm sure I will be blogging more about this as the Relay for Life gets closer~


HAPPY SATURDAY, EVERYONE! :)


Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Las Vegas Lessons

10 Things I Learned in Las Vegas

1.) Las Vegas is visible from outerspace!


2.) Honesty IS the best policy



3.) If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Example: A nicely stocked mini-fridge? $12.93 per mini bottle of hard stuff :)


4.) I still REALLY want my friend Holly to marry someone with the last name Wood :) I haven't outgrown this yet. :) hehehe


5.) Be true to yourself.
Never wear heels at home and then decide you "have to" in Vegas? Bad. Idea.


6.) Always carry your camera. Do you know who this is? Neither did I. Apparently it is Roger Mayweather (AKA The boxer Floyd Mayweather's uncle and coach). But I sure did know who it was when we came across Paris Hilton and some of the real housewives. :) But of couurrseee the camera wasn't handy then. :)


7.) I learned that the stickers on apples are EDIBLE! Who knew?!??!?! I sure didn't. The reason I learned this? The only chaser we had was an apple. I ALMOST bite the sticker, but was then informed it would have been okay. Weird.




8.) Victory is sweet. Whether it's winning a Las Vegas fight or going to the gym every morning while on vacation, it feels good to succeed :)


9.) All that glitters is not gold. There is an ugly side to everything. :)


10.) Maybe my job back home isn't so bad after all. Anddd there are some careers I am DEFINITELY not cut out for.





Tuesday, May 10, 2011

3 Things Tuesday




1.) So reppin' my good ole Washington state is Gaby Rodriguez. Watch out Teen Mom, here comes Gaby!

In our state, students have to do a culminating senior project before they can graduate. What did Gaby do? She pretended she was preggo for SIX months! Only her principal, her mom and boyfriend knew the truth, as she conducted her "social experiment." At a school assembly, Gaby read off some quotes that she had heard over the last six months. One of her best friends said, "Her attitude is changing. It might be because of the baby, or she was always this annoying and I never realized it." The crowd grew quieter as Gaby said, "I'm fighting against these stereotypes and rumors because the reality is I'm not pregnant."


Gaby has since been on Good Morning America and many others :) What do ya all think? Her boyfriend's parents totally thought they were going to be grandparents, and they had predicted the baby was going to be a boy!


2.) My cute new spring shoes! So cute with workout pants and a cute hoodie and for lounging around. :) Mine came with purple laces though :) love the bright cheeriness :)

3.) Read Something Borrowed and got sooo excited to see the movie? Get ahead of the game! This book is AWESOME, and is going to be a movie soon starring Anne Hathaway and this hottie! The book is about the day two people met in college. The book snapshots their lives for the next twenty years on this same day (July 15th). Sooo cute and romantic and heartbreaking all at the same time. (in a good way of course.) Crazy to think about what ONE day can do, and how it can change the entire course of our lives.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Three Things Tuesday



1.) Ok. Grab a tissue.

As I struggle and struggle and struggle with weight and pesky pounds, this little story plops right into my life. So inspiring and really puts things into perspective.

Jennifer Darmon and her boyfriend had been dating, and were on a road trip in 2008 when they got in a horrible car accident. Shannon became paralyzed and was told she could never walk again...

She soon got engaged and made a promise to herself... She was going to walk down that wedding aisle with her daddy.

And guess what? She practiced and practiced and practiced.



And to the surprise of ALLL of the teary-eyed guests at the wedding, Jennifer walked down that aisle to her waiting husband-to-be. :) Tears. You go, girl! And as Matt Lauer put it on the Today Show: the moral of the story? Never tell Jennifer she can't do something.





2.) Meet the Newest Member of the McFamily...
I Loooooove Rolo's. And they never get any credit. They don't have Rolo Blizzards at Dairy Queen and they aren't for sale at most concession stands... But whenever I do have a Rolo, I am like oh my gosh these are so good...

On my way to work I pass like 54,516 McDonalds. What did I see today on the billboard thing?

Ummm. Heck yes.


3.) "Baby Steps to Happiness"


I saw this at the garage sale this last weekend as we were sorting through stuff and I snagged it. As my mom rolled her eyes :) Let's be real. Who doesn't want secret tips on how to be happy? :) I randomly threw it in my purse and the few times I have flipped through it, THREE people have come over to me with weird looks on their face because they all thought I was reading a baby book. hehe. Anyways. I was surprised with the little gems of wisdom Mr. John had in his weird little book.



"If you had four weeks to live, how would you change your life? Whatever you would do then- DO NOW. That's what's really important to you."


Then under his little advice, he adds a quote,



"Once, while St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden, he was asked, "What would you do if you were to suddenly learn that you would die at sunset today? " He replied, "I would finish hoeing my garden."


Watch out world, I am gonna learn how to be a motivational speaker from John Q. Baucom, (Ph.D, by the way) :)

Monday, May 30, 2011

Someone is 25!


Someone I know HATES attention.


Someone I know also HATES all the fuss about holidays, especially his own birthday ;)



But that is just toooo bad, because someone I know turns 25 TODAY :)





Happy Birthday, sweetie-pie! ;)



(his face is just getting redder and redder and redder as he reads this ;)


6 YEARS ago (on Memorial Day) I had roadtripped to Drew's house on Lake Chelan for the three-day weekend with my then-boyfriend and my bff and her boyfriend and tonnsss of other people. It was a wild college weekend, with loud music, lots of Smirnoff Ice and people I didn't know to celebrate Drew's 19th birthday. He had a inappropriately shaped birthday cake, and I think we spent most of his special day throwing up and playing croquet. Not one of my finest moments :) I remember pouting on his birthday and begging my boyfriend to take me home because I was bored.



6 YEARS later... (again on Memorial Day) Drew and I (did ya'all catch that? I have been dating my old best friend's ex-boyfriend?)are celebrating him becoming an old man ;)I think I will bust out the Smirnoff Ice, just for memories sake ;)


"You can tell a lot about a person by how he handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage and tangled Christmas lights."


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Treasures!

We had to sort through all the stuff we had been collecting for the Relay For Life garage sale.

Let me start by saying I am not a fan of garage sales. I am always so jealous of the people who can go find adorable stuff, paint it, and it looks amazing. When I go, I can not find ANYTHING.



That being sad, here are my favorite treasures from going through all the donations:

There was the "normal" weird garage sale stuff. Like these elf boxers. Like "ohh ha, ha, that is funny" but then when you grab it to move to the holiday section you are like "eww I wonder who wore that?"


Oh wait! This could go with it. And make for one fuuun christmas eve ;)


Is this duck hamper not the cutest thing you have ever seen?


Now really. Who would buy this hat? While yes, my Mom can rock it, I just could not stop laughing. Well, summer is coming, maybe it will prevent scalp sunburns??


A case to hold a serving of pringles so they don't get smushed in your lunchbox. I may or may not have made a big deal about what a waste of plastic this was and then I may or may not have secretly put it in my car to take home ;)


Enough. Said. Even more disturbing? My aunt who is a garage sale PRO says they will for sure sell...


I really hope no one buys this. Or at least I hope I don't have to meet the person who buys it.

We found my sister a beautiful purse that matched her sparkly toms. Hehe. Hottiiieee. :)


Then there was this beauty. Kind of reminds me of Jon Benet and it really creeps me out.
While we had TONS of laughs going through all this stuff, I would buy it all in a HEARTBEAT and prominently display it in my house to raise money to find a cure for cancer.

A BIG thanks to everyone who collected things this last year to donate to our garage sale. Every little cent we make will go to fight this awful disease.


So, if you are around next weekend and need some feminine hygiene products, you know where to come :)

Friday, May 27, 2011

Courage



Courage doesn't always roar.


Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." --Mary Anne Radmacher






Lake Chelan sunset! umm.. beautiful?

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Three Things Tuesday


1.) Ahh. Another story like this. I read today about a Canadian couple who is raising their 4 month old child, Storm, "genderless." The only people that know the sex of the blonde-haired baby with big blue eyes are "it's" two brothers, the parents and the 2 midwives that helped deliver the baby. Even the baby's grandparents do not know if it is a boy or a girl. The parents say that first thing people ask when a baby is born is, "is it a boy or a girl???" and they want to question why that matters :) What do ya'all think???? :)

Is this not a gorgeoussss gender neutral baby shower????? I love that shade of green. I would potentially consider hiding my future child's gender if someone will throw me a baby shower decorated just. like. this. jk jk :)

2.) One of my BEST childhood friends qualified for the Women's U.S. Open golf tournament! Like the REAL, official U.S. Open that is on TV this summer! :) I can proudly say that I was with her the first time she ever went to a golf course when we were 14. I quit after 2 holes and cried, she kept going. Hmm... :) I remember we would lug our golf clubs down to the elementary school by our houses, and practice hitting plastic balls off a grass hill with the neighbor boys. She was obviously a little better than I was ;) Congrats Jess!!!!!!!! We will be cheering you on!!!!! P.S. Might I add her cute momma caddied for her the round she qualified for the Open :)


3.) Am I once again late to the fad of flavored water? o.m.g Where have I been? These are amazing. I like the lemonade and the mixed berry. They are not toooo sweet but also aren't that gross watered down flavor.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Dreamin' in the Furniture Section

Where did we spend a majority of our Sunday afternoon?

6, 13, 5, 30, 25, 5

My birthday <6-13>, Drew's birthday <5/30>, the age we are turning <25> and the number of birthdays we have spent together <5>.

Drew and I were having a lazy/boring afternoon and decided to spruce things up a bit. We decided to...buy a lotto ticket. hahaha we are super exciting around here :) We got the little slip to write our numbers, the cute little pencil and our redbox movie case for a hard surface to write on.

I was ready just to pick out the numbers right there at the counter, but Drew said we needed to go somewhere to harness our "chi" and really think about our numbers. For reals :)

Where was that? We sat on the comfy couches in the furniture section at Fred Meyers for a good hour picking our numbers. We each got to pick two sets, which was five regular numbers and then a SPECIAL number. I did our birthday dates, and then my other choice? Numbers that made an "L" shaped for my name. :)

Drew seriously spent 5 minutes on EACH of his numbers, and would give me the most disgusted looks when I would suggest a number. Eleven? Umm. NO. What a horrible choice Lindsay. 23? For Michael Jordan? Nope. He didn't like my reasons for why he should pick a number. He would just sit with his feet on the lovely leather ottoman (that was 15% off by the way) and stare into space, and then mark his number. It was hilarious.

I hope we win. :) Then maybe we could go back and buy the furniture set we permanently made butt-marks in :)

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Wild Saturday Night

My Saturday night.

Pink sweats, redbox movie, cold medicine and a cool drink for my sore throat ;)


Don't be jealous ;)

Saturday, May 21, 2011

NyQuil

I have had that gross cold/cough that has been going around.

The first few nights I would wake up coughing and not be able to stop for like 10 minutes. This would happen every hour or so. NOT FUN. Ya know, ya get that tickle in your throat and need to cough and then you can NOT stop?

I decided enough was enough and it was time for NyQuil. I looooove that stuff. I see how someone could become addicted. That feeling of almost being asleep and just drifting away? Soo nice. ;) So I try and not use NyQuil unless it's an absolute must.

The last two nights I have slept over 11 hours and haven't woken up once during the night with the help of the trusty ole cough syrup.


Sometime during the night, this also happened.



The kinda weird thing? This has been the scene in the morning BOTH NIGHTS I HAVE TAKEN THE MAGIC COUGH SYRUP.


Do I hear my nightstand fall over against the wall, the lamp hit my chair and my alarm clock fly across the room? Nope. Do I notice the fact that all my pillows are on the floor? Nope.


Weird.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Funny Morning

I used to think I would maybe make a good photographer.



Wrong.



Ya know when things happen in front you of, and you are like in disbelief it is actually happening? Like you are looking around to see if anyone else is seeing what you are seeing?



This morning I was driving to good 'ol work and stopped at a stoplight. No one else was really at this intersection yet, except one motorcycle ahead of me. I was daydreaming and listening to my Taylor Swift when I happened to see the guy on the motorcycle ahead of me, get off his bike, do a little piourette/twirl and get back on. I thought "hmm." I dunno. Maybe a bee or something was chasing him.



But then I see him move his left arm forward, then stick it out to the side. and then he starts shaking it. I think OH NO. HE IS HAVING A HEART-ATTACK.



Then seriously. He does this.
Meanwhile, I am just seeing the back of this crazy man.


Then he does another twirl.


But this time, I have turned OFF my Taylor Swift, taken OFF my sunglasses, have rolled down my window and started to doubt my sanity.


I pretty much climb out of the sunroof and hear...


THE HOOKIE freakin' POOKIE coming from this old man's motorcycle speakers.


I kid you not.


At the stoplight be was putting his left hand in, his left hand out. He put his left hand in and then he shook it all about. He did the hokey pokey and he twirled himself right around.

FOR REAL, you guys. I don't think he even knew I was watching him.


Then the light turned green, he went straight and I turned.


My camera was sitting right in the backseat, and I was too entranced to even take a picture. But you have to believe me. Maybe the hookie pookie is what it's all about? :)

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Within






"i was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. it is there all the time."

~anna freud



my awesome friend Alissa made this. -->
Love the quote. Love the tree. Love this girl. Made my day. Wanted to share :)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

3 Things Tuesday

1.) I might be one of the only people that still like American Idol. Yes, the Voice is amaazzinngg too. But I still am a fan of good ole AI. Including... dun. dun. dun. dun.

STEVEN TYLER!


what an absolute crack-up.

So. I was excited to hear his new single. :)

(It) Feels So Good

PS. Love the "it" in parenthesis. What does that even mean???



The verdict? It's quite the catchy little tune. It's on my running ipod playlist and I have caught myself singing to it on a sunroof open/windows down/sunglasses on kind of day.





2.)One of the things I have learned at Weight Watchers is to be "mindful" when eating. Yada yada yada. Yes, yes. Easier said than done to not eat in front of the TV, chew slower, set your fork down between bites, etc. etc. These are all great ideas, but another idea that had kind of stuck with me was the presentation of your meal. If you are eating a frozen meal, don't eat it out of the yucky old plastic container! Make your meal look pretty, and you will be more likely to enjoy it. Enter my infatuation with cute little dishes. Yes. Kind of like a 5 year old. But during Christmas I got a cute little set of holiday dishes for nights when I was eating alone or for breakfast. Got a cuuuutteee Valentine bowl and plate in February so when I saw these adorable, cheer-y plates/bowls at Target, I couldn't resist. They make eating oatmeal in the morning just a little more fun ;) Sounds stupid but it is true :)




3.) We wear our sunglasses at night.

This last weekend we officially started off "summer" with the first annual bonfire. It consists of huge hooded sweatshirts so we don't freeze to death, Mike's Hard Lemonade (para las chicas, of course) and a good ole bonfire down at the lake. Seriously. Sunglasses at night? You feel invincible :) Try it :) I'm a fan :)



Monday, May 16, 2011

Your Little Part of the World




"I suppose the important thing is to make sort of difference," she said. "You know, actually change something."




"What, like 'change the world', you mean?"




"Not the entire world. Just the little bit around you."

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Not So Peppy

This kind of sums up how I have felt this last week.











I think I have a Las Vegas/vacation hangover.








My life was going so good as scheduled. Wake up, go for a run if it wasn't raining, get ready for work, go to work, hit the gym, hang out. It was great and totally worked for me. Then the un-routine of vacation hit. Staying up late (which I NEVER do), not eating oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast (we all know how I feel about my routines) being in the sun (hence the sunburned cheeks) and the rapid consumption of alcohol. (The Eiffel tower sounded like a GREAT idea at the time. Not so much after about 15 minutes. It is HEAVY and kinda hard to lug around too :))








The trip was GREAT, but we came back and had to wake up bright and early for work the next morning, so I feel like I haven't really recovered :) My skin is starting to peel from the sunburn and my blisters are getting a little better from my stupid heels :) and I think I finally pulled the last few pieces of clothes out of my suitcase :/








My room is a DISASTER, I can't find my lunch box and have had to eat Lean Cuisines all week at work for lunch :) I skipped Weight Watchers Weigh in (which is NOT a good thing) and couldn't even tell ya where I last saw my running shoes.








So. When the feeling sorry for myself starting getting kind of old and there were no more cookies left in the house, I decided to suck it up and get over myself. I knew some sort of exercise would make me feel better and hopefully kind of jump start me out of my little post-Vegas funk.








So Drew read this book about a Navy Seal and when he finished, he let my dad read it. My dad hasn't put that thing down and won't stop talking about it.








Put these two things together? Not a fun run for Lindsay :)








First of all, I usually run in the first part of the day so the fact that it was evening made me feel all weird. I had just eaten and hadn't gone to the bathroom so I felt really full and just uncomfortable. But whatever. I could also feel all the alcohol toxins from those long island iced teas coming out of my skin :)








So off we go. Then the book kicks in. I say "Ohh man I am so full." My dad responds with "You will feel more full when I push you in that creek..."? He would circle around me yelling in a Sergeant voice, "LETS GO expletive expletive, inappropriate military lingo."








At one point in the run, I look up and he is in the MIDDLE of the street doing PUSHUPS!








I am so annoyed at this point I want to slap him. But I also am gasping for air in between my fits of laughter. He is such a nerd.








About halfway through our run when I DEFINITELY have to go pee and can barely waddle along he says, "see that white flag pole up there?" (it's probably about 1/2 mile away) I nod. He says (in his military imitation voice of course) that if I beat him to that spot, he will pay off my car loan. And then he takes off sprinting. O.M.G. Is that not the meanest thing ever? He KNOWS I am sooo uncomfortable and couldn't run fast if a freaking tiger was going to eat me.








I finally make it to the pole where I find my dad leaned up against it, looking bored with a huge grin on his face, as if he was saying "gggeeeez. about time. where have you been?"








I am giggling in between wanting to burst into tears because when I am in good running shape, I could have given him a SLIGHT run for his money (no pun intended) and how freaking awesome would it be to not have to pay on my car???? :)








He continues to annoy me for the last mile and I watch him sprint ahead of me and run circles while he waits :)








I finaaaalllyy make it home and proceed to go find the Navy Seal book and burn it. No. Not really. I just realize how NOT cut out I am for the military and I would probably get forced to leave anyways if my Sergeant was ANYTHING like my father :)






Even though my mile splits were HORRID and I felt every bite of my Vegas splurges wiggle and jiggle on my stomach, I FELT SO MUCH BETTER after my run. Even without having my pre-run protein/carb snack and stretching the right way and listening to my "workout" playlist starting from song #6 I still survived.






It might not have been the most fun or the most comfortable workout, it got those endorphins going and reminded me that just because I was in a little bit of a funk, there is always time to start again. :)






So bring it Monday :) Because if I can survive four miles with First Lieutenant Greg, I can get back on track with anything :)



Saturday, May 14, 2011

Saturday Morning

























Once you choose hope, anything is possible ~christopher reeves




Even though he passed away a few years ago from a long, hard struggle with prostate cancer, my gramps is STILL one of the coolest, best people I know. :) Since his passing, my fam and extended family have started participating in the Relay for Life, a fundraiser to support cancer research.


Our team name is ALL in THE FAMILY, and last year we raised over $5,000 to fight this horrible disease. We hold a HUGE garage sale, monthly meetings and then stay up ALL night walking around the Relay For Life course.







One of my favorite parts about this event is the luminary bags. For five dollars you can take a Relay for Life bag, decorate it with pictures, quotes or just the name of someone you know who has lost the fight with cancer, is still in the battle or has beat the disease.


The night of Relay for Life, all these bags are placed around the track and candles are lit inside. It is seriously one of the most emotional, inspiring experiences I have ever been a part of.






Today, we are holding a booth at our local Farmer's Market to let people decorate these bags in honor of their loved ones. It is so awesome to see kids sitting at our craft table with stickers and glitter and markers, making a bag to honor their grandpa who they may have never met, or even their momma.



So while I did NOT want to wake up early on a Saturday and go sit outside in the rain (yes, it is raining here in MAY) I realize what a small sacrifice this is for the millions and millions of people who lose loved ones to this disease every year.


So thanks gramps, we will be thinking of you today :) PS. If you want to, you could send us some sunshine for the morning? But if not, no biggie. We know you always liked the rain, too :)


I'm sure I will be blogging more about this as the Relay for Life gets closer~


HAPPY SATURDAY, EVERYONE! :)


Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Las Vegas Lessons

10 Things I Learned in Las Vegas

1.) Las Vegas is visible from outerspace!


2.) Honesty IS the best policy



3.) If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Example: A nicely stocked mini-fridge? $12.93 per mini bottle of hard stuff :)


4.) I still REALLY want my friend Holly to marry someone with the last name Wood :) I haven't outgrown this yet. :) hehehe


5.) Be true to yourself.
Never wear heels at home and then decide you "have to" in Vegas? Bad. Idea.


6.) Always carry your camera. Do you know who this is? Neither did I. Apparently it is Roger Mayweather (AKA The boxer Floyd Mayweather's uncle and coach). But I sure did know who it was when we came across Paris Hilton and some of the real housewives. :) But of couurrseee the camera wasn't handy then. :)


7.) I learned that the stickers on apples are EDIBLE! Who knew?!??!?! I sure didn't. The reason I learned this? The only chaser we had was an apple. I ALMOST bite the sticker, but was then informed it would have been okay. Weird.




8.) Victory is sweet. Whether it's winning a Las Vegas fight or going to the gym every morning while on vacation, it feels good to succeed :)


9.) All that glitters is not gold. There is an ugly side to everything. :)


10.) Maybe my job back home isn't so bad after all. Anddd there are some careers I am DEFINITELY not cut out for.





Tuesday, May 10, 2011

3 Things Tuesday




1.) So reppin' my good ole Washington state is Gaby Rodriguez. Watch out Teen Mom, here comes Gaby!

In our state, students have to do a culminating senior project before they can graduate. What did Gaby do? She pretended she was preggo for SIX months! Only her principal, her mom and boyfriend knew the truth, as she conducted her "social experiment." At a school assembly, Gaby read off some quotes that she had heard over the last six months. One of her best friends said, "Her attitude is changing. It might be because of the baby, or she was always this annoying and I never realized it." The crowd grew quieter as Gaby said, "I'm fighting against these stereotypes and rumors because the reality is I'm not pregnant."


Gaby has since been on Good Morning America and many others :) What do ya all think? Her boyfriend's parents totally thought they were going to be grandparents, and they had predicted the baby was going to be a boy!


2.) My cute new spring shoes! So cute with workout pants and a cute hoodie and for lounging around. :) Mine came with purple laces though :) love the bright cheeriness :)

3.) Read Something Borrowed and got sooo excited to see the movie? Get ahead of the game! This book is AWESOME, and is going to be a movie soon starring Anne Hathaway and this hottie! The book is about the day two people met in college. The book snapshots their lives for the next twenty years on this same day (July 15th). Sooo cute and romantic and heartbreaking all at the same time. (in a good way of course.) Crazy to think about what ONE day can do, and how it can change the entire course of our lives.

Monday, May 9, 2011