Tuesday, July 13, 2010

well, hello there

my last blog post was march 31st... and now it's july 13th. yikes! it has been waaaaaaay too long since i have blogged. so, i need something easy to get my feet wet, and get the ball rolling. you may hate my posts with lists, but i love them, so... here goes.

recent jams:
1. goodwill treasure hunts

2. 2 mile jogs

3. shake-it polaroids

4. cherries (lots and lots and lots of them)

5. wedge sandals

6. hanging out at the cheeks' new house (you can sit real big there)

7. zumba!

8. shows at the bishop

9. homemade jean shorts

10. twilight movies (please, don't tell anyone)

11. staying up late

12. vintage dresses

13. lean cuisines (only the good ones, with a little salt)

14. new h&w songs

15. getting my suntan on

16. fashion blogs (namely, kansas couture-- you should check it out)

17. dark dark dark's elephant micah cover

18. new kittens

19. national geographic articles

(i usually don't like to make a list with an uneven number, but i really can't think of something for #20)

man, i hope this list doesn't make me sound super lame. i was just scanning over it and wondering what i would think of a girl who posted this list... hopefully it would be something good. but, who knows. i mean, i really do like all of these things, so i guess there is nothing i can do about. anyway...

until next time (and my next list that you will love). make good choices.

lovejess

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

recent jams

in no particular order...

1. indian food!!
2. beach body insanity work-outs
3. my sweet new iphone
4. shake-it photo (sweet iphone app)
5. almonds
6. the spaces function on my mac
7. keeping everything single thing that i might need during the day in the back seat of my car...
8. instant movies on netflix
9. antique shopping
10. weekend breakfasts
11. old husband&wife cds
12. google reader

lovejess

Friday, March 5, 2010

another weekend update (with some brief complaining about my weekday schedule)

12 hour days are killer. especially when you have to do them 5 days a week. ok...so i will admit, sometimes they are 10 or 11 hour days, but still, alternating between 10, 11 and 12 hour days 5 days a week is pretty rough. all i want is to go to work for just 8 hours and come home when it is still light outside.

enough complaining. onto better and brighter things.

i want to write a really long post about another awesome weekend that i had, but i just did that. so i will just briefly summarize the good times i had last weekend (because weekends are the only things i have to blog about these days).

friday-- birthday party for timothy felton at finch's brasserie. ice cream at hartzell's (jiffy treat under a new name).

saturday-- MAPLE SYRUP FEST!! (for which i wore 14 articles of clothing to keep warm, ate 2 pork chops, and hit a log with a hatchet ) and then pizza and a star wars movie marathon

sunday-- church, KFC extra crispy chicken, and a matinee movie (valentine's day)

i did promise some blogs with sweet pics and i want to deliver. the only problem is, my camera is broken. so, i stole these pics from jennie orr's blog.


here i am at the maple syrup fest, eating some of annie's waffles, AFTER i had already eaten my pork chop dinner (with 2 chops).


and here i am after my hatchet throw victory, rubbing it in all of my friends' faces.

hopefully more fun things will happen this weekend that i can blog about. and hopefully someone will take some good pictures, so i can steal them for my blog.

lovejess

p.s. thanks for the sweet pics, jennie!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

goals

1. work on writing shorter blogs

2. post blogs with more sweet pics

this weekend was such a blast!

i haven't had a weekend this jam-packed and this much fun in a while. it was just one fun thing after another.

on friday night, me, michael, annie and jared went to maggie paino's 25th birthday karaoke party at the office lounge. we ate some fried snacks, had some drinks, and become best buds with the lady running karaoke. we bonded over swear words and standing on chairs. we also talked about awesome karaoke songs we could sing, but actually had to leave before we got a chance to sing any of them, but that's ok. oh and, maggie made us cookie treat bags for coming to her party!

after the bday party, annie and i headed over to pour house so she could do a quick acoustic set with rodeo. they dedicated a song to me.

after that, we headed over to a college party house for a prayer breakfast basement show. it was a total raging party! and prayer breakfast played a really good, fun set. we chanted GTL (gym, tan, laundry) and pretzel rods (like the kind you eat). but, i did forget to wear my slutty-hipster-party clothes.

on saturday, annie, jennie, and i went to bedford to go thrifting, antique-ing, kmart-ing, and jcpenny-ing. it was so great. the kmart and jcpenny were kind of a let down (and their casa brava has vengeful waiters), but i think overall, bedford is a pretty underrated town. they have some pretty great antique/thrift stores and really nice houses that are super affordable (who wants to move to bedford??). we went to aunt kate's, where annie got a nice trunk, then to the elegant lady, and then to bufford's emporium, where i got a pitcher and wash basin (that i absolutely do not need) for only $10!

in between our daytime activities and night time partying, annie and i started watching love actually. say what you will, but i really enjoy that movie.

saturday night me, annie, dave and jennie headed over to the pine room tavern in nashville to see the best cover band ever. the pine room tavern is awesome. i definitely wouldn't mind going back sometime soon. it has a very nice ambiance, good food, and great tunes. oh, and it also had some other great forms of entertainment... namely drunk 40 year-old ladies.

and finally, on sunday, i got to hang-out with carrie and colleen in indy, with our good friend alyssa. it was so great to see her! i do wish we could have seen her under better circumstances (her dad is at the IU med center), but it was great nonetheless. we ate some good grub at au bon pain, laughed, and caught up.

man, what a GREAT weekend. good friends, good food, good times!

lovejess

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

this post is brought to you in part by nathan vollmar...

...inspiring bloggers all over the bloomington area (fist pump).

the other night, i was gchatting (chatting on gmail, hence gchatting. i know that some people really hate the term "gchatting", but i just love it. so, i am going to use it as many times as possible in this post) with my good friend nathan. i was gchatting it up with him just to say hey and to comment on his visibility (and to say "i wanna get visible, visible", but i didn't quite get around to it). while we were gchatting, he really gave me the business and told me how it was. he said "you need to update your blog. you are falling behind!" and i replied with "but my life has been so lame lately" and he said "it really has. but, that will change once you update your blog."

other friends had mentioned that i was in the midst of a blog slump, but that nathan vollmar, he is just such a straight shooter that i just had to listen and heed his advice.

so, that is exactly what i am doing. pulling myself out of this slump, one blog at a time. and hopefully adding a little excitement to my life while i'm at it.

i don't have a ton to say (well, i guess that's not true. i can say a whole lot about nothing. see above.) due to my repetitive existence lately-- work, practicum, homework, say hello to michael, eat, sleep, repeat. but, i did get an awesome snowday on monday, so i will tell you all of the awesome things i did.

- had lunch at bucceto's with michael, frank, and scott
- bought new boots at wal-marts
- saw sherlock holmes with michael and zack
- went to gaby's birthday party with michael, frank, zack, and scott
- bought a new dvd player at best buy with michael, frank, zack, and scott
(tried to convince boys to stop by annie & jared's for some fun, but they were complaining of headaches and diarrhea. babies.)
- gchatted with megan, soos, and nathan and was inspired to write this blog

ah, snowdays. i wish i could have more of them, but unfortunately, i work for an establishment that has a moral obligation to be open for business, no matter what the circumstances.

lovejess

Thursday, January 21, 2010

a few tidbits...

1. first 12 hr work/practicum day = completed, not quite as bad as i thought it would be, and slightly more fun than i had anticipated

2. i FINALLY got a hair cut today and can now stop pinning my bangs back (and looking like a white trash teenager, as michael would say). while i was getting my hair cut, i got to sit in a recliner and put my feet up while they washed my hair. they also put my coat on for me before i left. apparently, $40 can buy you everything you could ever want.

3. i had every intention of writing a whole blog devoted to my new love of buying socks, but then opted not to for multiple reasons. first, who writes a blog about socks?? and second, i really wanted to include a picture of the socks that i had bought, but my camera is broken and the socks were not pictured on the GAP website. but... i have to share a little. i just can't buy enough socks lately! i especially love the deal at the GAP where you get 3 pairs for $15. it's probably not the cheapest deal out there, but i really love their socks. (ok, i guess i am a person who blogs about socks)

4. i really like calling my sister stephanie just "sister". i did that today when i talked to her on the phone. i said "hello, sister." and then there were more things said after that.

5. i just realized that every blog i have written has ended with "ok, something, something, something." so, in keeping with this well established blog theme of mine...

...ok, i better get back to work. maybe 8pm will come more quickly if i actually do some work.

lovejess

p.s. come over and see my new IKEA bookshelf. it will make your day.

Monday, January 18, 2010

all you ladies leave your man at home...for the wives party weekend, 2010!

i went to cincinnati, OH this weekend with these lovely ladies: annie, carrie, and colleen. we had a pretty good time... pretty, pretty, pretty good.

we toured ikea and bought some crap, ate fancy italian food, partied at our hotel (which included watching some cable tv and having girl talk), ate a fancy continental breakfast (notice the "fancy" theme of the weekend), did some people watching at trader's world and bought some more crap, gawked at the unbelievably huge mall and bought EVEN more crap, ate at the food court, and then headed home. we did what ladies do best: eat and shop. and let me tell you, we are REALLY good at both of those things.

i bought a couple of bookshelves and other semi-unnecessary things from ikea (well, not completely unnecessary-- it's stuff to help me organize, a favorite pastime of mine), some danglies and cheap eyeliner at the flea market, some extra large shirts at some teeny bopper stores, and some socks from the gap (see next blog entry for more details).

i really like going on ladies weekend and day trips, and just ladies outings in general. i have always valued time with my ladyfriends, but now that my two roommates are dudes (and most of my recent roommates have been dudes), i treasure it even more. it turns out that mike adams is not so good at girl talk. he tries, but he is just no lady. i think his back hair...i mean, his muscles...his muscles prove that. anyway, it is nice to be surrounded by just ladies (and have fun sleepovers) from time to time.

ok, i guess i better get started putting my new bookshelves together. you should come over and check them out sometime. you could even spend a night helping me organize things on them. it could be really fun! seriously.

lovejess

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

now, for my next act, i will disappear

i am about to embark on a seemingly impossible endeavor...i will be starting my first practicum for graduate school (at the indiana resource center for autism)...next week. this is going to be a MAJOR life change for me. with working full-time, still, and doing my practicum for 16 hours each week, i will basically be working five 12-hour days. yikes, is right! it feels like i am getting ready to train for a marathon or something, but instead of the training being weeks long, it is going to be months, and months, and months long. and after i am done with the whole thing, i won't even get a medal or a tee shirt. i mean, i guess i will have a diploma (eventually), but i think i would rather have the medal or the tee shirt. maybe i will make myself one when i am done. i am not exactly sure how i am going to survive this, but i have heard that people do.

in addition to working and doing my practicum, i will also be taking an online class. so, i will have to throw homework into the mix as well. i am thankful that i will not have to drive to indy each week for class (which would actually be impossible because i won't be done with work every night until 8pm!), but i think i would trade doing my practicum for driving to indy, everyday even.

most of you know that some of my favorite things to do are hang-out, and party (and plan parties), and do fun things, but i am not going to have time to do any of those things this semester. i am hoping that i will (at least) still be able to party down and live it up on the weekends, but i think i will be lucky if i even get to do that. i will probably be sleeping or working on homework or trying to keep our house from turning into a disaster area. so, if i don't see you this semester, please don't forget me! and know that i would MUCH rather be spending time with you than working or doing my practicum or doing homework.

i guess i should try to look on the bright side on this whole thing, right? i should just focus on all of the cool things i am going to learn this semester. and keep telling myself that learning is worth it, learning IS worth it!

ok, that's enough practicum talk for now. i am sure that you will be hearing much more about it as the semester goes on. and i sink deeper and deeper into this black hole...

lovejess

p.s. i will miss you.

Monday, January 11, 2010

my second blog post (one year later)

so...blogging did NOT go so well in 2009. i guess my heart just wasn't in it. but, i have been thinking about giving it another go. my friend annie recently started a blog and my husband michael started one not too long ago. also, my friends jennie and carrie have been doing it for quite sometime. and there are too many others to name, but all of these people have inspired me. all the cool kids are doing it. i need to make this happen.

but, i am not going to set any lofty goals or make any promises like i did last time-- i am just going to try to post a blog or two, here and there. so that maybe by this time next year, my blog archive won't be completely bare. and i will try to make reading them worth your while.

i figured since you all were really looking forward to reading about all the happenings in my life, in 2009, on my blog, i could do a quick re-cap of all the fun things that i did...

2009 RE-CAP
january-- hosted the best VollmOrr party to date, complained about cold and snow

february-- hopped on the hot bods train, did a lot of fun things on the weekends (including first FNL)

march-- did not go on an awesome spring break trip, got a new nephew

april-- nearly died due to work and school stress

may-- finished first year of grad school, went to the beach, reunited with lovely college roomies

june-- 2nd annual adams family & friends yard sale

july-- went back to the beach, 4th of july got rained out (but we still had a blast)

august-- ruled the wedding toasts at the cheek's wedding, went roller skating for my 26th birthday

september-- attended XRA fest '09, also attend first colts game ever (go cotes!)

october-- celebrated 3 year wedding anniversary, dressed up like a spice girl for halloween

november-- realized i had fallen off the hot bods train several months ago

december-- traveled all over the state of indiana for christmas, had a killer new year's party at our house (4th annual)

ok, that should do it for now. i probably shouldn't waste all my blogging energy on my first gettin-back-in-the-game post. see you soon.

lovejess