Ok really, no, I didn't just hear about Flash Mobs, but with a little extra time on my hands, I'm scrolling through YouTube after seeing one that had me near tears. The Holiday Spirit One....The Hallelujah Chorus Flash Mob in the Mall presented by AlphabetPhotography. Not only does Alphabet Photography make me happy, but the ones that you have to look at for more than just a second and when it hits you you really see the creativity behind the shot....those ones are beyond cool. Ya know?
But Flash Mobs...even when they bring me close to tears because of the season we are in and more-so the Reason for the Season, it's just a good good warming up your soul kind of feeling. At least it is for me. And the Hallelujah Chorus Flash Mob being on my 100 Things That Make Me Happy List (located on the sidebar) deserved it's own post. If you haven't seen it yet, click on it, watch it...I'd like to be the brain child behind some of these Flash Mobs.
By the way, who watches Modern Family? I love that Mitchell was in a Flash Mob and Cam had NO idea.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Unsuccessful
Yesterday I went with my sister to buy a new car. Wow...what an experience. It was quite different from any of the times I have gone with my mom to buy a car. Very, very different.
With my mom...lots of haggling, threatening to walk away, actually getting our stuff to walk away...it's so stressful.
With my sister....she finds the places that don't haggle, they price their vehicles where they should be, she does her research before to actually be sure the price is competitive...still stressful, I'll never buy a car by myself, but very different.
Anyways...while in the car, chatting away as sister's do, she asks me about my blog. And she says I need to get moving on it and get things done. To which I reply "I have 2 and a half years left!!!" But then she asked if there is anything I think I won't be able to do. I don't necessarily have the mindset that I am not going to be able to get something done, more so, I think it will be difficult to get it done for one reason or another. Those things are:
With my mom...lots of haggling, threatening to walk away, actually getting our stuff to walk away...it's so stressful.
With my sister....she finds the places that don't haggle, they price their vehicles where they should be, she does her research before to actually be sure the price is competitive...still stressful, I'll never buy a car by myself, but very different.
Anyways...while in the car, chatting away as sister's do, she asks me about my blog. And she says I need to get moving on it and get things done. To which I reply "I have 2 and a half years left!!!" But then she asked if there is anything I think I won't be able to do. I don't necessarily have the mindset that I am not going to be able to get something done, more so, I think it will be difficult to get it done for one reason or another. Those things are:
8. No fried food for 30 days
21. Get a pedicure with Jessica
23. Babysit all three of my nephews from Friday-Sunday
53. Stay in bed all day
80. Organize the garage complete with cabinets
92. Frame my flower portraits
No fried food for a week is going to be super tough...much less for of them consecutively!! Anytime we go out to each I get 1 of 3 things...Chicken Caesar Salad, Alfredo Pasta, or Chicken Tenders. If I go somewhere that doesn't have pasta or a Caesar Salad (yes, they do exist...Cheddars) then I'm in trouble. And having to try a new restaurant once a month...this might present a problem.
It is going to be difficult to get a pedicure with Jessica because she has a "real job" and she is always busy on the weekends. When our schedules flip flop, I don't have enough time to sit down for an hour without some lifeguard needing something.
Babysitting all three of my nephews from Friday-Sunday...I probably should have made this just "overnight". I wonder...is it too late to change it?
If I were to stay in bed all day, I'd be sick. And even then, the massive tv is in the living room. It's not fun to watch tv on the tv in the bedroom because it seems like it is so far away. Hey...maybe I'll get sick sometime in the next 2 and 1/2 years. I hope not!
I can organize with the best of them!! But cabinets....that's another story. And sadly, my hubs isn't gifted in the renovation/installation department, thus I need my Father-in-Law's expertise here. You should see his garage!! I want mine to look like that. A wall of cabinets!! It sounds dreamy!!!
My flower portraits were a gift either 2 or 3 years ago from my sister. I think 3. For Christmas. After moving, I can't find them. They have to be somewhere. But the "fragile" stuff got its own space and thus, I don't know where they might be. Which is unfortunate. I'd love them to hang in the bedroom with the white frames I got. Let's hope I can find them within in my time frame.
So...if anyone wants to help me accomplish these things on my "hard-list", feel free. It will only take a little persuasion. :)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
November
This year has flown by. And it is quickly coming to a close.
Christmas parties are already being planned.
Lifeguard class schedules are already scheduled.
Interviews for the 2011 summer season are about to begin.
Matt and I will celebrate our 1 year anniversary in less than 3 months.
And so, I check my progress. I have done a considerable amount if I do say so myself. Considering I started this smack dab in the middle of my busiest season, I think having completed 14% and another 6% continually in progress (without updating) is pretty good for exactly 4 months of this task.
I sit here, with the power out
and I am at peace. The only noise is the rain drip, drip, dripping outside. Complete stillness. Light flickering from the candles and the animals curled up in their beds next to me (also wondering when the power will return).
It's a moment, I feel, brought to me...by God.
My husband and I are in love.
My family loves me and only want good things for my life.
My friends are there when I need them and to sift through the daily troubles we call life.
My support systems around me only help me strive for the very best.
What more can I ask for? Really....
I have been lucky enough to take so many trips this year. And to remain safe.
Ohio in mid-January where I met Matt's father, his wife, and the family he so dearly misses every day.
The Forgotten Coast of Florida at the end of January for our wedding, the perfect wedding for us.
Spicewood, Texas in March for zip-lining, leadership training, and life lessons...where the door was opened for so many good things to come in work and in life.
New Braunfels, Texas in September for good company and good fun...old school style.
Back to Florida to close out September, immediately following the old school fun to visit, laugh, lounge, and chat with my all-time bestie and her husband in a glorious beach house.
The Forgotten Coast, the exact spot where we were married, in October with Matt's parents and sister, for the first ever Ferguson/Heimbaugh family trip, and the first trip back to where we became one.
(header photos compliments of KimStonePhotography)
If you can't tell already...I'm nostalgic. Looking back on the year, the places we've been, the ways we've grown...and yet, there is still so much to see and do. I consider it a blessing to have started this post with power and to end it without power. I'll probably have to send this post through the internet waves come morning time, when I'll sit and read it all over again. But now...in the dark with the candles flickering, I cannot wait to accomplish #36: Live by candlelight for 24 hours.
This Thanksgiving season I am going to take the time to appreciate what really matters. Not the material gifts I want for Christmas, not the new clothes I buy, not how many decorations I have in my house...but the love of my husband, the time with my family, and the future of what is yet to come.
Bless you and yours this holiday season. Make it a good one.
When I have power, I'll need to update 26, 68, and all the ones I do each month.
Christmas parties are already being planned.
Lifeguard class schedules are already scheduled.
Interviews for the 2011 summer season are about to begin.
Matt and I will celebrate our 1 year anniversary in less than 3 months.
And so, I check my progress. I have done a considerable amount if I do say so myself. Considering I started this smack dab in the middle of my busiest season, I think having completed 14% and another 6% continually in progress (without updating) is pretty good for exactly 4 months of this task.
I sit here, with the power out
and I am at peace. The only noise is the rain drip, drip, dripping outside. Complete stillness. Light flickering from the candles and the animals curled up in their beds next to me (also wondering when the power will return).
It's a moment, I feel, brought to me...by God.
My husband and I are in love.
My family loves me and only want good things for my life.
My friends are there when I need them and to sift through the daily troubles we call life.
My support systems around me only help me strive for the very best.
What more can I ask for? Really....
I have been lucky enough to take so many trips this year. And to remain safe.
Ohio in mid-January where I met Matt's father, his wife, and the family he so dearly misses every day.
The Forgotten Coast of Florida at the end of January for our wedding, the perfect wedding for us.
Spicewood, Texas in March for zip-lining, leadership training, and life lessons...where the door was opened for so many good things to come in work and in life.
New Braunfels, Texas in September for good company and good fun...old school style.
Back to Florida to close out September, immediately following the old school fun to visit, laugh, lounge, and chat with my all-time bestie and her husband in a glorious beach house.
The Forgotten Coast, the exact spot where we were married, in October with Matt's parents and sister, for the first ever Ferguson/Heimbaugh family trip, and the first trip back to where we became one.
(header photos compliments of KimStonePhotography)
If you can't tell already...I'm nostalgic. Looking back on the year, the places we've been, the ways we've grown...and yet, there is still so much to see and do. I consider it a blessing to have started this post with power and to end it without power. I'll probably have to send this post through the internet waves come morning time, when I'll sit and read it all over again. But now...in the dark with the candles flickering, I cannot wait to accomplish #36: Live by candlelight for 24 hours.
This Thanksgiving season I am going to take the time to appreciate what really matters. Not the material gifts I want for Christmas, not the new clothes I buy, not how many decorations I have in my house...but the love of my husband, the time with my family, and the future of what is yet to come.
Bless you and yours this holiday season. Make it a good one.
When I have power, I'll need to update 26, 68, and all the ones I do each month.
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