In love with vinegar

I use vinegar, baking soda and water for EVERYTHING in the cleaning world. For the longest time I have had issues with our dishwasher. The glasses always end up cloudy and just yucky looking. Today I decided to put a bowl of vinegar under the blade of the dishwasher and OH MY GOODNESS!!! It was beautiful the glases where shiny, the dishes were shiny the silverware, oh the silverware, mmmmm..... my whole day was made with the founding of this miracale cleaning solution.

Flowers for the Wedding

SO! Those that know me know I try to be as green as I can. In the wedding details I have been trying to keep the amount of cut flowers to a minimum. Think about it - people like the flowers as they walk down the isle and then during pictures, but that is it! The flowers are then placed on a table and promptly forgotten. WELL, I found this today -



I want, I want, I want! They are feathers! Everyone will keep them FOREVER! So different, so me, so kinda sorta expensive :/ But, I really really really like it!

I want a lot

These are the shoes I really really really want to wear for the wedding. Really really really.....

Alphabet with me

A - Age: 28
B - Bed size: Full
C - Chore you hate: Weeding
D– Dessert: cheesecake
E - Essential to start your day: Coffee
F - Favorite flower: Lilac
G- Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5' 3/4"
I - Instruments you play(ed): xylophone (in highschool) Soprano now
J - Job you had in high school: Librarian Assistant
K - Kid(s): eeew...
L - Lunch spots: Patrons or home
M - Mom's Name: Mary
N - Newest item bought: Purple tshirt
O - Overnight hospital stay: never
P- Pet Peeve: People who don't listen to me like they should
Q- Quote from a movie: "The snozeberries taste like snozeberries!"
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 Brothers
T- Time you wake up: 7:30 or 8 am
U - Underarm deodorant?: Yes
V- Very surprising fact: I'm a control freak
W - Ways you run late: I don't, it gives me a stomach ache
X - X-rays you've had: On my knee in college
Y - Yummy food you make: Lemon Spaghetti
Z - Zoo animal: Monkies

ENGAGED!!!!

Robert and I are finally engaged!!! It was romantic and it was perfect!!

Musing of 27

I have now been 28 for a few days. The best comment people can say is, "WoW gettin' close to thirty?! Aren't you old?" UGH! I am excited for 30, bring it on! But, I degress or is it digress??
ANYWHOO, 27. What a fabulous year. Just like wine, vodka and a lot of other expensive things I get better with age. I would never want to be 21 again. I'm glad I made some big mistakes when I did, when it didn't matter as much and so much wasn't on the line.
At 27 the following things happened -
1. The hardest thing. I spent the first full year of my life without my
grandpa, that sucked, it was hard and I still miss him.
2. I was accepted in a PhD program and I refused a PhD program
3. I started my career and it has been the best decision I could have made! I
love it AND I am good at it :) 4 transaction in one week (my personal best,
I hope to repeat it often)
4. I have found my core group of friends and strengthened my outer (live to
far away) group as well.
5. I have found me. I have found my inner FABULOUSNESS, my inner DIVA,my
inner CRAZY CRAZY Girl, and I have not had to compromise that at all.
6. I have fell more madly and more deeply in love with Bert. This past year
solidified my decision that he can either marry me or be locked in a
basement :)
7. I had a great year, too much fun, too much wine, too much excess but I
think I kept myself in check enough to allow karma to be kind.
8. We bought a house - and a super cute wonderful house at that!
9. We adopted a dog - and a super cute wonderful hot mess he is :)
10. I grew up just enough to realize how lucky I have been, how blessed my life is and how thankful I am that my parents still like me!!

I am looking forward to more years of being wonderful. Hopefully next year I am closer to being married ;)

More Maps

visited 47 states (94%)
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These are all the states my dad has been to! Anyone for a week in Hawaii???


visited 38 states (76%)
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This is my mommies...we will let her go to Hawaii with us.


visited 32 states (64%)
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And...this is my new one! YAY! Three new states on this trip :)

Arkansas

I've made it to Arkansas! Today we met up with my dad's cousins who he hasn't seen in 35 years!!


We had a super yummy meal of burnt hotdogs, potatoe salad and some type of bean. We drove 1.5 hours to Pine Bluff, Ar to enjoy an afternoon of new family. Tomorrow we will be traveling 5 hours to Ok. Aunt Suzie (my FAV aunt) and I will be sharing a flask during this uber fun car ride :)

Centerpiece

At some point I will get married and I will have a reception! So, I have decided that I will start planning now, that way I won't be stressed when the actually time comes! I am done to a choice of three centerpieces...

I LURVE my dog