Archive for May, 2008
Chris and I had a date last night! I can’t remember the last time we had a real, live date on the spur of the moment. Before starting Financial Peace , we went out every week, but since we’ve tightened our purse strings, the dates have been fewer and farther between.
But I had been in a funk all week—I still don’t its source—so we decided to go downtown. No, not downtown Nixa. Downtown Springfield !
Continue Reading May 15th, 2008
My mom and Aunt Kathy joined the Sheriff’s Posse in Henry County and are getting their horses ready to ride in a parade this summer. Last week, they made an inaugural ride in town, and here’s Mom’s account of their adventure:
Just had to share—my sister, Kathy O’Dell and I put another new horse experience under our belt earlier this evening. To many of you this may seem unimportant or easy, but it was a milestone for us.
Continue Reading May 14th, 2008
For most of my life, I have journaled using the journals given to me on birthdays and at Christmas, and until recently, I was fine going to Barnes & Noble every 6-9 months and picking out a new journal that fit my personality. My journals have been spiral bound and saddle-stitched. They have been large and small. They have been lined and unlined. They have been flowery and retro.
But something inside me was wholly unsatisfied with the pile of journals I was accumulating. They didn’t sit pretty. Standing beside one another on a bookshelf they looked like misfits—unmatched and tacky.
Continue Reading May 13th, 2008
I realize that yesterday was Mother’s Day, but it occurred to me that a few other women have made pretty big impacts on my life, and I thought I might share with you some of my favorite memories from my Grandma Helen, Grandma Irene, and Aunt Kathy.
Continue Reading May 12th, 2008
It’s Mother’s Day, and because I am horrible at buying cards (there are too many choices and they never say just the right thing), I have made a list of reasons why I love my Mom:
Continue Reading May 11th, 2008
I regularly have more than 6,000 messages in my Gmail spam folder, and while it’s fun to see how high the number gets, it’s more fun to turn spam into haiku! Don’t you agree?
Become a new man
Some high quality watches
Awesome replicas
More next week!
May 10th, 2008
Anyone else glad it’s Friday? Man, I am. Aside from the fact that I had a cavity filled this morning and that no one showed up for Awesome Movie Fun Club, today wasn’t too bad. I got a nap this afternoon, and Chris and I got to eat all of the FonDoom we made for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. So my jaw really hurts, but I have a great list of reading for you this weekend!
Continue Reading May 9th, 2008
Chris and I are having a little debate about naming blogs. As I announced a few weeks ago, I dropped the A Fool of Myself moniker for SarahJoAustin.com because I think using my name is more professional. I use part of this blog for my resume and portfolio, and if necessary, I might like to point potential clients to the work that I post here.
Chris thinks that using SarahJoAustin.com as the name of my blog is boring. He thinks A Fool of Myself is more quirky–more like me. I’ll be changing up the color scheme and images in the next week or so, and as Chris works on my monogram, which will be implemented on this blog, I’m wondering if I made a mistake and if I should change the blog name back to A Fool of Myself (the URL would still remain SarahJoAustin.com).
So my question is which do you prefer? On your blog or blogs that you read, do you prefer the Name.com format for the blog’s name or do you prefer a more original name for a blog? Let me know by leaving a comment!
May 7th, 2008
Well, it’s May, and things at the Awesome household have more or less returned to normal except for the fact that we have one extra cat. Mowgli is officially one of the family, and his personality seems to come out more and more every day. He likes eating popcorn, routinely begs for whatever I’m cooking in the kitchen, and is known to steal things like tissues, pens, and jewelry.
He and Ravi are getting along, too. They’ve sort of come to an understanding that Mowgli is the little brother and that he will always annoy Ravi. Ravi uses this to his advantage and likes to get Mowgli in trouble, and they both like to chase one another around the house. Sometimes Chris and I feel like we need to take cover while they’re playing–they leap over the furniture, fly down the hallway, turn around, and run to the kitchen. It can feel like we’re sitting inside a race track sometimes. And yesterday, I returned home to an end table that was flipped over with remote control and pens all over the floor; I’m pretty sure it was a casualty from one of their chasing escapades.
And they wouldn’t want me to tell you this, but I caught them napping together in the office chair Friday night. We had company over, and I think they were avoiding other people, and the office is the one place they could retreat. I haven’t seen them snuggle since, but maybe they’re hiding their brotherly affection for one another.
Yep, Mowgli is part of the family. I’m sure I’ll have more updates soon!
May 6th, 2008
Chris and I love Asian food, hanging out with close friends, and trying new restaurants, so Saturday night was the perfect opportunity to check out Springfield’s latest Chinese restaurant. We met our pals Colby and Lyndsey for dinner at 5 Spice China Grill (5SCG), the newest restaurant from Johnson and John Tan, owners of Springfield’s popular Ocean Zen (OZ).
Continue Reading May 5th, 2008
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