tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43499559248597991162024-03-13T01:42:17.190-07:00Thirty-Three Sand DollarsI'm aware my domain name has a typo..nobodys perfect.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-20086558494362532472013-04-27T17:16:00.002-07:002013-04-27T17:16:33.850-07:00NEW BLOG!Hello! It's been a bit, yes? I decided that I will not continue to blog about my personal life (for privacy reasons of Tim and I) BUT I will be blogging about some new hobbies I have and hope to obtain :) So please follow me over at <a href="http://naturally-simple.blogspot.com/">Naturally Simple</a> to continue to keep in touch with me. <br />
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And yes, I had my baby :) Picture of her on my new blog!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-42075928803242779152012-12-05T21:22:00.000-08:002012-12-05T21:23:18.783-08:00Does This Count as an Update??<br />
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updated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess I’ll have to take to
twitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems like the more my abdomen
grows the more lackadaisical I become when it comes to my to-do list (note: nesting
never set in..oops).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, my new life
is a little lack luster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m more
excited for what’s to come once I have my daughter and my body back than I am
about the ‘miracle’ happening inside me now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tim and I will be surfing together, I can finally go on all the
incredible hikes I’ve been dying to take and I can continue to skip the gym
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case).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her nursery looks like a tornado hit
it and I freak out on a daily basis due to my lack of hospital bag and my
heinously messy car (Tim’s car is a mess too…for the record). Yeah. We’re
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lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m absolutely terrified but I’m
ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m ready for people to stop
grabbing my belly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m ready for all of
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Note: These beautiful pictures were all taken by my talented momma :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-44641544788883294082012-09-27T23:18:00.003-07:002012-09-27T23:27:52.571-07:00Quarter Life Crisis Turned Plan Part: 2<br />
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called </span><a href="http://thritythreesanddollars.blogspot.com/2012/04/quarter-life-crisis-turned-plan-part1.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Quarter Life Crisis Part: 1</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">.
Did you ever see a part two after that? Anyone? No? That’s ok…me either.
Friends, that’s because karma bit me. That’s what you get for making a plan. Don’t
be so silly as to think your life is in your own hands! These are quotes thrown
at me by God, the universe, Mother Earth…whatever may be your deity of
choice. The point is, I so pompously
made a plan that was inevitably destined to backfire right into my stupid type
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Now I sit here, in the most uncomfortable fashion because
some little tummy alien has taken over my body. And I don’t have a plan. It
scares the crap out of me. I will not be
starting school this Fall to become a Surgical Tech. I will instead, be growing
said tummy alien. Come January, I will be caring for the most beautiful little
girl I’m sure I’ll have ever laid eyes on. That’s my plan. That’s all I know
right now. Do I wish I knew more? Yes. Absolutely. But with the obstacles life
has thrown my way lately, I’ve learned to just go with what’s given me and feel
grateful that Tim and I are blessed with the amazing support system that is our
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-86486820631441322602012-09-24T23:22:00.001-07:002012-09-24T23:28:52.517-07:00Falling too early?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It’s fall! Which means it is absolutely fair game to throw up your Halloween decorations right? Right! Tim and I are blessed to live with a wonderful couple who whole heartedly share our love for the holiday season. In fact, they surprised US by having some amazing décor up when we came home the other night. I then returned the favor by dropping too much money on a sale at Michaels craft store. Here are just a few pictures that really don’t do our home justice.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-82940893873702843822012-09-20T21:40:00.000-07:002012-09-24T23:29:16.477-07:00Honestly...<br />
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Judge me. I really don’t care. I hate being pregnant. I hate the way I don’t
recognize my body. I miss the freedom I
had in surfing, hiking, running and just BEING in nature and the world. And
dammit I miss my wine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hating the little wifey it is helping me slowly transform into. The other day,
Tim was in the garage organizing and I was in the kitchen making lunch and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-26183568335077902472012-09-18T22:43:00.007-07:002012-09-24T23:29:58.331-07:00Oh baby...<br />
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I didn’t go into detail. Just some photos showing us having <b>good clean fun</b>. Folks, I was willingly
drunk for much of that trip and acquired one of my favorite memories of me and
Tim. While in a haze of inebriation, we were walking the beach sometime around
midnight. Appreciating the beauty the night brings to the ocean and
contemplating the meaning of our lives together. You know, typical drunk
chatter. Tim can’t keep secrets when he’s drunk. It’s just not in his nature. We
ended the night with Tim confessing his plans to propose to me during our surf
trip along the west coast in September.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s now September. And we are engaged! But it happened on
the 4<sup>th</sup> of July while we were surfing our home beach. And we aren’t surfing our newly engaged
booties off along the west coast. Instead we are preparing our lives for Norah,
our little daughter that we will have the blessing of meeting on January 10<sup>th</sup>,
2013. And I couldn’t be more
excited. That’s right! I’m 6 months
pregnant. It took me a while to come to terms with this seemingly catastrophic life
changing event. I’ve accepted and come
to love the changes it is bringing to our lives and to our relationship. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see Tim
hold Norah. He is already to most incredible father I’ve ever had the privilege
of watching interact with his daughter and she isn’t even born yet. He loves to
read to her, chat with her and sing to her. He makes sure I’m taking all of my
supplements and the guy makes me an all fruit smoothie EVERYDAY. Seriously, I’m
blessed to have such an amazing partner in life and going through such an unfamiliar
situation together has made me fall in love with him all over again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-11711657884420098102012-04-30T00:30:00.000-07:002012-04-30T00:30:04.448-07:00Tim's Birthday at Neah Bay...<br />
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jeans and have been searching the world of Seattle for them! Also, my shirt
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My 16 year old cousin was lamenting to me tonight about how she ‘does not have a bikini body.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That breaks my heart. She is such a cute little thing with an adorable figure that she should be proud of!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we’ve heard it all before:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now I am in no way condemning thin girls or glorifying an unhealthy life style of under-eating or over-eating but COME ON! When did the rules change to only tight little fit bodies being the only thing acceptable in a bikini? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is it that the rest of humanity ensconces the proof that they had seconds at every holiday dinner- AND dessert, under a cloak? Don’t get me wrong- I’d love to be one of the tight little fit things but the body God gave me isn’t going to fit the exact measurements I had in mind for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still have problems coming to terms with that. I suspect it’s a weakness we all have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I might beat myself down from time to time but something I WON’T do is hide my body due to my fear of not equating to the beautiful figure of another! This summer I will work to appreciate my body. If not for me, then to set an example for those younger than me that might (if I’m lucky </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> ) look up to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I encourage you to do the same, whether you don a bikini, sexy one piece or that sporty tankini.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For the past 4 years, nursing has been my nearly unattainable goal that I have been consistently striving to meet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the past 4 weeks, I’ve secretly changed my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, secretly. I guess I felt like a failure and like I was giving up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such is not the case my friends! In reality I was just letting go of something that wasn’t me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working with terminal patients and their families at my current job has really opened my eyes to what my persona contains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ability to incessantly bond with families and their terminal loved ones and be ok with it when sickness wins and overtakes their happiness, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is not there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enter: Surgical Technician.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone who knows me well can tell you I love learning about the human body and dissection lab has always been my favorite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read about this program as an aspiring nurse and told Tim all about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing me well, I think he sensed my change of heart before I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So do that,” he said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As if I was debating on a place to get lunch. Simple as that! And it was. I’m now on a path that will put me in school for my career THIS fall instead of a year and a half from now. And that excites me. Que smiley face:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So this blog is labeled Part: 1 for a reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m committing myself to writing more on plans for the next few years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My next one is going to require feedback from YOU! Which is why I’m writing it. Tim and I have formed a business plan out of our passion for service to others and surfing and I’m really excited to see how it’s received.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-29981032222069401972012-04-07T23:51:00.000-07:002012-04-07T23:51:08.182-07:00Drunk Blogging Makes For Not So Great Reading.I'll confess to being in a rut. Writers cramp, if you will. Or maybe this was just an impromtu New Years resolution going exactly the way most do: Wondeful! For 2 months...then they fizzle out.<br />
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I can't complain too much about life. Tim and I have gotten some good surfing in these past few months. We took my parents with us on April Fools Day and boy did the surf fool us. Poor Tim was too big to catch the weak waves of the Strait of Juan De Fuca but I managed to pop up on a few. My camera happy momma was able to catch a shot of me (my first pic of me standing up after surfing for a year and a half- yay!!)<br />
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Tim and I also made our way down to SoCal with his parents for some sun and surf. His mom got some cute shots with her film camera but given that fact that I am impatiently blogging before recieveing those shots, all I have is this mushy couply shot of us on the beach. Sorry folks :)</div>
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In other news, this snow-licious condition has let me to abstain from neglecting my fitness. In the past 72 hours at home, I've spent a collective 5 hours studying! I've procrastinated my study of A&P by using my poor lonely treadmill (which has been folded up for about 2 months now). Good things are resulting from this inclement weather! I hate to say it but this entire post is just another means of procrastination as my book is laying open in front of me, yet my computer screen does not show my notes in front of me. Weird right? </div>
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Tim taught me to surf in September of 2010..it's something I've wanted to learn ever since I can remember (growing up in Montana did not make that dream easily attainable). My first time catching a wave was a feeling I will never forget. Imagine joining with such an incredible force of nature as the ocean to fructify an amazing feeling that no drug will ever come close to creating. Memorial day weekend of 2011 was when I got to share my new passion with my closest girl friends and that meant the world to me.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">How corny do I feel right now? On a scale of 1-10 we'll throw down a solid 7.25. I have NEVER sent out a Christmas card. I've never even given one to my family from me. This year, I dropped a beautiful $50 to rub my love in the faces of a few chosen lucky ones. Go me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">So in turning over a new leaf with the holidays , commencing with my decision to send Christmas cards; I've decided to continue on my path of new ideas. Starting with the New Year. Sans an abundance (read: abundance-not outruling completely) of alcohol and the absence of our well enjoyed and unconditionally loved friends under the influence, Tim and I are going to bring 2012 in with a romantic 10.25 on our corny scale we established above. And to bring us down a notch...we'll follow it with a new years surf trip with his friends!</span></div>
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everything. So don’t get too comfortable.</strong></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-91642369420663136232011-12-10T13:22:00.001-08:002012-01-15T22:28:12.024-08:00My first blog attempt<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>I found this on another website I had attempted blogging on. It's going to sit as a reminder to me. Note the end of the blog where I make empty promises to myself blog religiously. It's now probably 3 years later and I'm just now hopping back up on that proverbial horse. </strong></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>The domino effect. One good decision leads to another. I read that on a box of some health food box last night. To me it made perfect sense. I gave up all desserts for lent on February 17th. I am now up past midnight searching for an early morning hot yoga class. Point made.</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>I decided to let my inner creativity out. It started with a camera on my wish list for my birthday. Along with promises to start writing again. Oh…and maybe pick up that flute I’ve been playing for 11 years now. Here I am writing a blog. </strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>I’ve always been very cynical about blogs. What more are they than a means for pretentious people who aspire to appear as well-educated writers who just want to be heard on a non professional level. I admit, I have read a few blogs and I’m sure it brings those writers much self-worth that society has taken away from them some how. Still, I’m on the fence on blogging in general. What do you say? Is it a journal? A public forum for your own random thoughts? Do you use peoples actual names or should I be protecting the not so innocent? There are so many rules that I’m sure accompany this 21st century fad. I’m not sure if I can keep up.</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>I’m a fan of yelp.com. I yelp everything I do before I do it. I even yelped the best website for said blogging. I do my research. I then read various blogs to figure out the common theme in blogs. I came to discover that there is only one thing that these blogs have in common. The person writing them is always right. They aren’t answering any essay questions for college. No news is being reported (though I beg to differ on the validity of our media these days-but that’s for a different blog-one in which I will be right of course!). You are the expert on whatever topic you chose. Now it made perfect sense as to why these people wanted to post their ‘de novo’ ideas in a blog.</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>I’ve decided that I will talk in as many circles as I please. After all, everybody makes sense in their little world of blogging</strong></span></em></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349955924859799116.post-61858344906553423002011-12-10T02:43:00.001-08:002012-01-15T22:28:24.725-08:00I hate blogging.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>I’m opposed to blogging. I find it daft. In fact, my first
few posts are probably going to be about how utterly pedestrian it is to
journal ones thoughts for all to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Publishing your own words as if your pensive mind is so spectacular;
everyone should have the opportunity to have a look-see inside at their own
leisure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To have the opportunity to
learn from your small doses of wisdom you altruistically bestow upon the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Can you sense the bitter undertone? Good. Then I’m masking
my jealousy well.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>The blogs I read are of adventures in life I myself hope to
embark on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of taking the
necessary steps to embark on said adventures, I read and live vicariously
through the clever renditions of those taken by others.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>SO-as an early New Year resolution as well as the innate desire
to have some schmoe (I say this because I am one of those schmoes) in the World
Wide Web lusting after my daily adventures; I have decided to blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of reading about life, I’m going to
get my ass out there, live it, and write about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once a week should suffice. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Picture posts count.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166124670607539714noreply@blogger.com3