BOWLING

Well, last Friday we went bowling for the first time in years with some great friends of ours, Emily & Jordan. Despite bowling an 8 in our first game, yes I did say 8, We had a great time! (I am a terrible bowler and I can admit and accept it). Bowling reminded me a of a few of my favorite TV shows and movies from days gone by . . .I know you are thinking can she write one blog WITHOUT a TV reference?! The answer to that is YES, however this blog has to have one

Picture this:

In the year 2000, a New York City lawyer gets divorced and moves back to his home town of Stuckeyville, OH where he buys a bowling.

Remind you of anything? Come on you know you remember. It’s the TV Series Ed that was tragically cancelled in 2004.

I loved Ed! I watched it from the very first episode all the way to the end. I loved everything about the show from Phil’s constant hair brain schemes to Ed’s endless pursuit of being a good person and ultimately winning Carol.  Now for those of you that are not familiar with the show one of he key parts of it was the bowling alley that Ed owned, Stuckey Bowl.

 

Everything happened at the bowling alley! Actual bowling of course, Ed’s law practice, parties, and eventually Ed & Carol’s wedding. By the way, I would like to take this time to mention to powers at be that Ed is not on DVD or Blu-ray to be purchased! The world needs this, people are hurting out here and forgetting Ed. Bring Ed back on DVD!!!!

Back to my regular scheduled blog . . .

A big thanks to our friend’s Jordan and Emily for bowling with us, had a FABULOUS time and can not wait to go again. We may never be hard core like that lady that had the towel and rubbed her ball down or that guy who practiced his stance every time before he rolled, but we sure had a lot fun. Maybe if I do the ball rub thing I will bowl better next time? Probably not!

Here are a few pics of our bowling fun:

The scoreboard during my stellar “8” game.

Sexy Bowling Shoes

Nick has bowling form!

Great friends!

Next time we go to Stuckey Bowl!!!!!!

Ephesians 4: 31-32

So once again my blog has been neglected for no particular reason. I actually have several great ideas for posts but just need a a little more time to put them together. So be sure to check back, I promise there is some great stuff to come!

Tonight I would like to share with you a couple of verses that have been on my heart and mind the last couple of weeks.  Our Sunday School class has been working through a quarterly on Sunday Mornings from Life Words. On January  2nd our lesson focused on a Lifestyle of Community. The lesson talked about the Christian community and fostering relationships within your church. There were 2 verses in this lesson that really struck me, Ephesians 4:31-32

³¹Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

³²And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

I feel that these 2 verses are applicable not only to the Christian Community but any and all communities. I have read these verses over and over the last couple of weeks and prayed that God would help me put away any anger I have toward anyone, and help me to simply and blindly forgive. Be that said I know that many times that is easier said than done. How wonderful would life be if we all could go forth with a tender heart and forgive one another when we fall short, because we all do fall short. What really struck me while reading was Verse 32, . . .even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Who am I to sit in judgment of others and hold anger in my heart when all my sins have been forgiven. I know I may not go through everyday and live by the instructions from these verses, but with God’s help and with prayer I can strive to be the best person possible. And that is exactly what I want to be. How do I know I can do this, Philippians 4:13 of course!

I honestly am not sure if any of this made sense to any of you but I thank you for letting me share these verses. I ask that you pray for me as I continue to ask God to help me live Ephesians 4:31-32. I know it will not always be easy but I know I can always try!

Disclaimer: This blog was not written toward any person that I may have been holding a grudge against or was angry with. The verses were simply something I had on my heart and wanted to share. Please do not take offense! (Don’t you just love a blog with a disclaimer!)

Hello 2011!!!

Well, 2011 has arrived! It’s a new year and a new day and I am excited and anxious to see what is in store for us. As we are coming into a new year I felt it would be appropriate to look back on 2010 here on the blog. So I have reviewed all my blogs over the year and have from you the 1st line of my favorite blog for every month of 2010. Great idea huh?! I can not completely take credit it for it, I saw this concept on a friends blog, but I have slightly altered it. Ohh and you can click on the month to see the complete blog.

January- The snow is gone!

Okay so the first line of this blog does not do it justice. The full title was The Snow is Gone and so is Lane Kiffin. The blog represents my thoughts and feelings at the time of the Kiffin departure, and I will have to say those feelings have not changed to much.

February-  Back when Nick and I first started dating we took a little shopping trip to American Eagle in the Johnson City Mall.

This is the emphasis Green Shirt Blog. One of my favorites, and yes the Green Shirt lives on!

March-  First and for most I would like to apologize on behalf of the “Site of the Week” for not posting last week.

Ohh The Site of the Week, how said it is that I could not keep it going. This Site of the Week, was about the Fuselage one of my favorite lost sites. Good times!

April-  Drum roll please . . .we moved into our MASTER BEDROOM this weekend.

One of my favorite moments of 2010, moving into the Master Bedroom. What a sweet and wonderful day!

May- Well, the time has finally come, we are less than 24 hours away from the big series finale of Lost.

A bitter sweet blog written prior to the Lost finale. Still sad that it is over.

June- Yesterday Nick and I celebrated our 3rd Wedding Anniversary :)

A special blog commemorating our 3rd anniversary!

July-  It’s summer and that means longer days, grilling out, fresh produce, and COBBLER!

The cobbler blog where I shared my love for cobbler and he recipe I use.

August-  Vera? Whose Vera you ask?

This was my blog about all my Vera Bradley bags and how I always have a different one in every picture. Nick has the green shirt I have Vera Bradley bags!

September- Invasion of the super nerd- I have cooked a dished entirely inspired by an episode of Star Trek Voyager.

September was a slow blog month due to the Italy trip, but this was one of my favorites. How could you go wrong with Star Trek Voyager and Pancakes!?

October- It is the moment you have all been waiting for: the ITALY blog has arrived!!!

ITALY! Need I say more!

November-  All of my family means so much to me and I am happy to have each every family member as a part of my life :)

November was filled with the 30 blogs of me and this was one of my favorite blogs from that series.

December- As we eat, wrap gifts, open gifts, watch movies, listen to our favorite Christmas Song, and spend time with our families it is all to easy to forget the true meaning of Christmas.

The last blog of 2010, remembering the true meaning of Christmas!

Good bye 2010 and Hello 2011!  May 2011 be a happy, healthy, and blessed year for all!

Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?!

As we eat, wrap gifts, open gifts, watch movies, listen to our favorite Christmas Song, and spend time with our families it is all to easy to forget the true meaning of Christmas.

In the words of Charlie Brown- “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?!”

And Linus answered:

And that my blog friends is what Christmas is all about, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

So I ask you in the hustle and bustle of this time to stop and honor the true meaning of CHRISTmas. After all it is what it is all about!

MERRY CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN!!

Ohh and MERRY CHRISTMAS to you too! From my blog to you I hope your Christmas is FABULOUS!!!

Someone Had a BIRTHDAY!!

Yesterday my dearly beloved celebrated his 29th birthday! Whoo hooo, Happy Birthday Nick! Well, what did we do celebrate this important life event you ask? We stayed home so Nick could play video games! A good friend of ours said that I was a good wife for letting him do this,and I thank them for that. It was actually pretty hard for me since I am a bit of a “go and do” type person. However, since we stayed in I was able to accomplish SO MUCH! Including a 2 hour shredding session with our new shredder. I shredded a whole bag of old bills and paper work that needed to go. It felt so good to be rid of that stuff!!! And yes I am in irrationally in love with the shredded! But I digress back to Nick’s birthday, here are a few pics of the day:

The Birthday Boy! Isn’t he CUTE!!

The Back to the Future Trilogy on Blueray!! What a surprise!!!

Nick smoked his own birthday hen, it looked pretty but sadly it was a little tough It was a good practice though!

 

Yellow cake, video games, phone calls from family, shredding, overcooked hen, and a spaghetti dinner what a birthday it was for Nick! Happy Birthday Sweetie . . .I LOVE YOU!!!!

PS- I would be reminisce if I did not wish a very Happy Birthday to Nicole, the sweet sister that was born one minute before my husband. Happy Birthday Nicole!

A Champion Christmas Sweater

Wow . . .So I took a bit of a long hiatus following the 30 Blogs of Me, but I am back now and feeling pretty festive. The Christmas season has snuck right up on me as usual. Though there will be no 12 Blogs of Christmas this year I can promise you several Christmas related blogs starting with this one!

This year I attended one of the best Christmas Parties ever, The Ugly/Tacky Christmas Sweater Party and yes I can now claim to be the first ever HR/Training Team Ugly/Tacky Christmas Sweater winner!!!

What does take to achieve this greatness do you ask? Well, let me just tell you . . .

1. You must have a truly Ugly Christmas Sweater. I would like to the thank the great folks at Christmas Vintage on EBay for selling me this gem. Nothing says Merry Christmas quite like fuzzy swans.

2. Accessorize! This is one instance where LESS is NEVER MORE! This outfit features a wonderfully awful necklace with giant Christmas light bulbs, jingle bell earrings, and some awesome reindeer antlers. I am also wearing red and white toe socks with flip flops. I know you cant’s see them in the pic but trust me I am wearing them!

3. Let your Mom help you! I would like to give a special thanks to my Mom for letting me borrow the very special turtle neck I am wearing. It features a hugging snowman and snow woman. I was told this really MADE the outfit.

4. Make your spouse dress up too! No one should be tacky alone. So naturally I dressed my dearly beloved up too Thanks for playing along Nick!

5. Don’t be afraid to have fun with it! It’s ugly, it’s tacky but it is ohhh so much fun to have an excuse to look bad! As they say . . .Go big or go home!!!

Follow these simple steps and I am sure that you can be an Ugly/Tacky Christmas Sweater Champion too!

PS- My sweater is available and it is a WINNER!

Day 30- My Favorite Song

LAST DAY! Last “Blog of Me”!!! WHOO HOO! Not sure about all you out there in blog land but I am sure excited to complete this challenge!!!

So to end it up I am suppose to come up with my favorite song. I love music and have many favorite songs. So since Christmas is swiftly approaching I thought I would share one of my favorite Christmas Songs . . .

This is my ABSOLUTE favorite version of Joy to the World!!!

Enjoy and let that CHRISTmas spirit flow!!!

Thanks for sticking with me through The 30 Blogs of Me. I hope it has a been an enjoyable experience for you all. I certainly enjoyed it but I ready to talk about something besides me! (You probably are too).

What will the next blog be? Who knows you will just have to check back to see ;)