Our Story Cont’d: “Night of Nights” or “When Aaron Ran Away”
I’ve been reposting our falling in love story, originally written down in 2007. This is the next installment, authored by me, Jennifer. Enjoy October 9, 2007 I had, at this moment in time, standing in...
View ArticleOur Story Cont’d: The Next Coupla Months
I am reposting our falling in love story, that we originally wrote down in 2007. This is the next installment, authored by Aaron. Enjoy. November 1, 2007 So we started dating on December 19th 2004. As...
View ArticleOur Story Cont’d: The Engagement
I’ve been reposting our falling in love story. This is the last installment, the story of us getting engaged, written by me, Jennifer in 2007. Enjoy! November 24, 2007 The engagement day story dawns...
View Article“Everyone is Fine” or “When Riker Drank Lighter Fluid”
I’m going to start this out with this: Everyone is fine, and he was never really in danger. All hospital trips were strictly of the “better safe than sorry” type. Last night, I walked in from work to...
View Article‘I’ve never been so happy for darkness’ or ‘How I acquired some stuff’
The day we moved into our new house I got a call from my friend Aaron. His girlfriend was having a garage sale and he wanted to know if I wanted a darkroom set up. I informed him that I … Continue...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo and Other Creative Stuff
November is an awesome month. My wedding anniversary is at the end of it, and fall weather is finally showing up around here. Also, NaNoWriMo. For those of you unfamiliar, it’s short for National Novel...
View ArticleStop Hating The 1%
This is my blog, and full of my opinion. And it’s just that- my opinion. So you can’t yell at me, because what I think in my own brain is my business. I want you to think differently about the …...
View ArticleSuccess.
In the past 10 work days, as of the end of the day today, I will have worked 97 hours. Most of those evenings, I’ve arrived home experiencing that level of tired where you don’t even feel tired...
View ArticleBack to the Gym
My pants don’t fit. Admittedly, they are only a skosh tight. But still, my pants don’t fit. I never made it to my goal. I’d like to. I don’t know that I can work out 2 hours a day while … Continue...
View ArticleFood Addiction.
I grew up in a very happy home. I had a wonderful childhood. Mom made dinners, we baked together, we ate healthful, home made stuff. Then, I grew up, and despite a college addiction to cheez-its, I’ve...
View ArticleThanksgiving
I’ve started a new workout regime, thanks to the holiday work schedule (can’t get up to work out in the morning when you are in to work at 6am). I’m on day 4 of p90x, and I am so sore … Continue reading →
View ArticleWisdom
If you need more wisdom in your life, and like a little dose of the Emerald Isle (Northwest addition) then head over here: www.marcarius.wordpress.com Because rumor has it, my dad is blogging again....
View ArticleThe Real Thing
You’ve seen them. The sheepskin boots on every college girl in the continental US. They’re called “Uggs” and they are amazing. Soft, durable, the uggs I bought 5 years ago are still comfy and in great...
View ArticleDescribing a Saturday Morning
This time of year, I work 7 days a week. This last week, due to overwhelming amounts of extra projects (I don’t just answer phones) I clocked in at 6am, and out at 5p. They were long days, but there …...
View ArticleRamblin’
I sat staring at my computer screen for a few minutes, trying to figure out what to write about. The friend that showed up, only to disappear again? The fact that I find when I have the opportunity to...
View ArticleBrief Thoughts (Not Thoughts On Briefs)
I have a moment here to toss up a blog post for you to read in the morning. I listen to a podcast by a very liberal comedien, and today he was talking about perception of Christians as targets for …...
View ArticleBack on The Wagon
Yesterday I ate: latke’s and eggs for breakfast. Fruit for snack. Biscuits and gravy with bacon from first watch for lunch. Aaron’s macaroni and cheese with grilled chicken for dinner. Dessert? 9 home...
View ArticleTerrific Lady Day
There is a show I like, where one of the men talks about how once every couple of months, he gives his wife a terrific lady day. It’s all about going and doing whatever she wants to do, and looking …...
View ArticleWhy Her Toms are Cooler Than Yours
I finally got a client for the project I’ve been dying to do for a long time. Paint some Toms shoes! The lovely Katrina Styles asked me to paint her new ash colored Toms with leafless trees, and of...
View ArticlePaintings Are Going on a Trip
My friend Alice Scott is the new director of Forerunner Arts, and she’s doing some amazing new things. The Partners Department asked for some paintings by IHOP artists. They are setting up some rooms...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....