This necklace was last with Kendra. She couldn't find someone to pass it on to so she just gave it back to me [the Editor]. Which is totally cool, I hope no one feels guilty or something if they do that.
I think this is a good time to explain to- or remind- people that although rules are set out, there really are no rules because no one will enforce them. From the start I just wanted to put these necklaces out there and see what would happen and I've done my best to not interfere with their journey.
Now on to Amanda...
Amanda is the wife of my husband's best friend.
When I first met Amanda I was rather rude in my assumptions. She was blond, and skinny, and cute. Which may not sound rude, but in my mind I knew enough of "those type" of girls and I was sorely disappointed in Brad's ability to choose women (all these thoughts occurred with in just a matter of seconds upon my first seeing Amanda). But then we started chatting, and she was so nice. "Ah flip!" I told myself, she's awesome!
And I think we've been pretty good friends ever since.
I admire Amanda because:
#1- She is so nice. I can't hardly think of anyone more genuinely concerned about and interested in other people. [As a girl I tend to be rather judgemental of other people (i.e., "her hair looks funny", "her blouse isn't very flattering", etc., it's embarrassing to admit that sometimes I'm so shallow, but I am. Although I'm working on it.)]
#2- She is just good. One time Amanda and I were walking around her neighborhood with our babies. And I was saying something about how its hard to not want more things all the time. Amanda replies "I know, I see my neighbors with their pretty flowers and bushes, and I'm like, 'I want that bush'".
No, Amanda, you don't know. Who covets bushes!?
#3- So Amanda is sweet and caring. She is very creative and everything around her is beautiful. She is also smart. She graduated several years ago, which I am painfully jealous of, and has been teaching Jr. High health classes for at least a couple years now. Which I'm not at all jealous of. But she says she loves it.
As with all the other women mentioned in this blog the list could continue. I am just grateful that Amanda and I have become friends (especially since our husbands are best friends). Anytime I'm with her I have fun and leave her company feeling better about myself.
Thanks for your friendship Amanda.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Kendra's Day
The Most Awesome Slice of Life You've Ever Freaking Read!
[Editor's Note: I am posting exactly what people send me, only making exceptions to protect identities, and correct spelling. Just in case you were wondering.]
10/19/2009 @5:35 AM- That's the beginning of my day.. I get ready for work and walk out with my necklace on and a hot mug of Guatemalan brew in my hand. It's not my favorite time of year, in regards to driving to work in the dark, but this morning was pretty awesome as there was lightning sparking across the sky and deep booms of thunder to accompany the Doors song that was playing on my radio. (also awesome.. as if it had to be said :p)
When I got to work [Editor's Note: Kendra works for a tow-truck company] there was already a steady call flow, and then a truck broke down! And then another! This is all quite normal round our shop.. no sweat! Basically, It was a busy day riddled with nothin but your normal work day BS so I won't bother to elaborate more on dispatching! Blah blah blah.. play on myspace.. surf the web for recipes.. here's a link to one of the best ones I found, I haven't tried to make it yet but Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Co. makes it and it's DELICIOUS! Hopefully this recipe turns out much the same!
Also found a chilli recipe I'm going to try. Made dinner plans for Friday to do just that with our friends (married old couple, bleh! ha ha jk..) Chad & Schantelle.
Ran to the bank on my lunch.. blah.. blah..blah..watched some music videos. Here's my favorite one I found. Boom! it's finally 3 o'clock and I'm off!! Freedom! woo-hoo
I usually take the dogs for a walk after work down in the neighborhood just south of my place, it's a nice quiet neighborhood, with a view of the top of Mount Olympus and the sound of Millcreek running down the southside of it. Today I cut it shorter then normal and the dogs totally knew! They pulled to go through the crosswalk we usually do, as I pulled to go back towards home, sorry guys!
Walked over to Harmons next for taco fixin's for dinner. I love that store, pretty sure I'm there like 3-4 times a week! Walked home and played some Katamari Forever. It's a new video game I picked up a week or so ago, a totally random Japanese game that is also totally addicting. You can all blame a one, Mr Bryan C. Earls for introducing me to the expansive world of video games.
Then me and the mutts take a nap, and wake up to Bryan coming home from work. We make those tacos together, they were spicy and cheesy and everything a good little taco should be! I had downloaded an episode of Dexter to watch while we eat. We hear raves about this show but I have yet to fall in love with it. I've only seen the first two episodes though so, we'll see. Then we watched Tenacious D's (a band), Pick of Destiny (a rock musical spectacular!) It's hilarious and filled with melt your face off guitar riffs.. somewhere in the middle I pass out! Good night!
[Editor's Note: I am posting exactly what people send me, only making exceptions to protect identities, and correct spelling. Just in case you were wondering.]
10/19/2009 @5:35 AM- That's the beginning of my day.. I get ready for work and walk out with my necklace on and a hot mug of Guatemalan brew in my hand. It's not my favorite time of year, in regards to driving to work in the dark, but this morning was pretty awesome as there was lightning sparking across the sky and deep booms of thunder to accompany the Doors song that was playing on my radio. (also awesome.. as if it had to be said :p)
When I got to work [Editor's Note: Kendra works for a tow-truck company] there was already a steady call flow, and then a truck broke down! And then another! This is all quite normal round our shop.. no sweat! Basically, It was a busy day riddled with nothin but your normal work day BS so I won't bother to elaborate more on dispatching! Blah blah blah.. play on myspace.. surf the web for recipes.. here's a link to one of the best ones I found, I haven't tried to make it yet but Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Co. makes it and it's DELICIOUS! Hopefully this recipe turns out much the same!
Also found a chilli recipe I'm going to try. Made dinner plans for Friday to do just that with our friends (married old couple, bleh! ha ha jk..) Chad & Schantelle.
Ran to the bank on my lunch.. blah.. blah..blah..watched some music videos. Here's my favorite one I found. Boom! it's finally 3 o'clock and I'm off!! Freedom! woo-hoo
I usually take the dogs for a walk after work down in the neighborhood just south of my place, it's a nice quiet neighborhood, with a view of the top of Mount Olympus and the sound of Millcreek running down the southside of it. Today I cut it shorter then normal and the dogs totally knew! They pulled to go through the crosswalk we usually do, as I pulled to go back towards home, sorry guys!
Walked over to Harmons next for taco fixin's for dinner. I love that store, pretty sure I'm there like 3-4 times a week! Walked home and played some Katamari Forever. It's a new video game I picked up a week or so ago, a totally random Japanese game that is also totally addicting. You can all blame a one, Mr Bryan C. Earls for introducing me to the expansive world of video games.
Then me and the mutts take a nap, and wake up to Bryan coming home from work. We make those tacos together, they were spicy and cheesy and everything a good little taco should be! I had downloaded an episode of Dexter to watch while we eat. We hear raves about this show but I have yet to fall in love with it. I've only seen the first two episodes though so, we'll see. Then we watched Tenacious D's (a band), Pick of Destiny (a rock musical spectacular!) It's hilarious and filled with melt your face off guitar riffs.. somewhere in the middle I pass out! Good night!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Kendra
My Baby Sister
Kendra is the baby girl in our family. She is four years younger than me, and her birthday is just four days before mine. There was a short stint where I was a teenager, and she wasn't quite yet, where we went out a couple of times to celebrate our birthdays, just the two of us. I wish that we had continued that tradition because I've always had so much fun with Kendra.
I'm choosing to give Kendra a necklace not only because she is my sister and I love her, but also because I am impressed by her confidence and her love of life.
If you were to take a character snapshot of everyone in our family as a child, then again as an adult I think you would be the most surprised by who Kendra has become. All the rest of us I would dare-say were pretty predictable in the type of adults we ended up. She always was full of surprises though.
Kendra was a blond, smiley, really energetic little girl. If you pointed a camera at her you'd think a director had just yelled "action" and a million flashbulbs were pointed her way. I have so many pictures of her being an absolute ham in front of the camera; pulling faces, blowing kisses, and slipping into different characters. I remember one in particular where she is wearing sunglasses and a trench coat while she spied on our older sisters. She used to dance and run around and rough-house with the boys. Now she just does it with our nieces and nephews.
One of the more endearing things about Kendra as a kid was that she would surprise different people in our family with a little massage and treat every once in a while. You'd come out to the living room and she'd have a t.v. tray setup with a treat and candle and she'd give you a hand or foot massage or something. I always felt pretty lucky when I happened to be the recipient. She was a great masseuse, she even wanted to be one for a while. She may have short stubby fingers, but they were strong and she did a great job.
Kendra is now a dark-haired, sassy protagonist, completely comfortable in her own skin. She has a quick wit and her humor has turned sarcastic. She is often playing devil's advocate and arguing someone else's point of view, even if she probably agrees with them. She has a tough exterior, but we all know she still has an absolute heart of gold. She still gets emotional pretty easily if the right topic comes up, and she is passionate about everything. Whether she likes it or hates it, she does it with enthusiasm.
She is also a great cook. She is always trying a new recipe, and I always look forward to testing these out. For a while Kendra wanted to be a newspaper columnist. I still think she would be fantastic at that, she's always be very smart. As a child she always had a baby doll to look after, and she is amazingly capable with the grandkids in our family... I guess what I'm getting at here is there isn't anything my baby sister can't do. Of all the things she's expressed interest at trying or being there hasn't been one that I thought she couldn't do. If she were to tell me she were running for a political office I'd be one of the first to volunteer to help her; partly because I think she'd be awesome, and partly because I'd love a front-row seat to watch her take the world by storm!
I love my little sister; even more now with her fire and indignation, than I did before with her cheesy grin (which really is still there, she just tries to hide it more). Kendra, you're awesome!
Kendra is the baby girl in our family. She is four years younger than me, and her birthday is just four days before mine. There was a short stint where I was a teenager, and she wasn't quite yet, where we went out a couple of times to celebrate our birthdays, just the two of us. I wish that we had continued that tradition because I've always had so much fun with Kendra.
I'm choosing to give Kendra a necklace not only because she is my sister and I love her, but also because I am impressed by her confidence and her love of life.
If you were to take a character snapshot of everyone in our family as a child, then again as an adult I think you would be the most surprised by who Kendra has become. All the rest of us I would dare-say were pretty predictable in the type of adults we ended up. She always was full of surprises though.
Kendra was a blond, smiley, really energetic little girl. If you pointed a camera at her you'd think a director had just yelled "action" and a million flashbulbs were pointed her way. I have so many pictures of her being an absolute ham in front of the camera; pulling faces, blowing kisses, and slipping into different characters. I remember one in particular where she is wearing sunglasses and a trench coat while she spied on our older sisters. She used to dance and run around and rough-house with the boys. Now she just does it with our nieces and nephews.
One of the more endearing things about Kendra as a kid was that she would surprise different people in our family with a little massage and treat every once in a while. You'd come out to the living room and she'd have a t.v. tray setup with a treat and candle and she'd give you a hand or foot massage or something. I always felt pretty lucky when I happened to be the recipient. She was a great masseuse, she even wanted to be one for a while. She may have short stubby fingers, but they were strong and she did a great job.
Kendra is now a dark-haired, sassy protagonist, completely comfortable in her own skin. She has a quick wit and her humor has turned sarcastic. She is often playing devil's advocate and arguing someone else's point of view, even if she probably agrees with them. She has a tough exterior, but we all know she still has an absolute heart of gold. She still gets emotional pretty easily if the right topic comes up, and she is passionate about everything. Whether she likes it or hates it, she does it with enthusiasm.
She is also a great cook. She is always trying a new recipe, and I always look forward to testing these out. For a while Kendra wanted to be a newspaper columnist. I still think she would be fantastic at that, she's always be very smart. As a child she always had a baby doll to look after, and she is amazingly capable with the grandkids in our family... I guess what I'm getting at here is there isn't anything my baby sister can't do. Of all the things she's expressed interest at trying or being there hasn't been one that I thought she couldn't do. If she were to tell me she were running for a political office I'd be one of the first to volunteer to help her; partly because I think she'd be awesome, and partly because I'd love a front-row seat to watch her take the world by storm!
I love my little sister; even more now with her fire and indignation, than I did before with her cheesy grin (which really is still there, she just tries to hide it more). Kendra, you're awesome!
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