tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39732965878198871972024-03-05T04:15:50.204-08:00And I Quote . . .Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-40912051576270411712019-06-28T12:52:00.002-07:002019-06-28T12:52:09.384-07:00The One Where I Summarize Disney Movies with No Clue I grew up without watching Disney movies. I didn't feel deprived by this, but apparently I didn't know what I was missing and it's not a real childhood if you haven't seen any of them. I've been realizing that I only have vague ideas of what the stories are actually about. Here are a few summaries of Disney movies by a person who hasn't actually seen them: <br />
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Aladdin<br />
Boy who wears linen pants and a vest, but no shirt flies about on a rug. There is a blue genie who comes out of an oil bottle at times and I think he is evil. There is a girl with a long braid down her back who dances. I don't know how she is involved in the story. She probably falls in love with vest boy. <br />
(Update: I have watched the live action Aladdin that came out this year. Lots of singing. Genie is not evil and the only character I liked.) <br />
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Lion King<br />
A baby lion is born. A crowd gathers as Father lion holds him up on a mountain and sings a tribal song. I think they are happy. Possibly someone gets lost. I feel like some mean lion double crosses some other lion. <br />
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Bambi<br />
Baby deer is happy with Mother deer. Lots of green and sunshine. A gun shot sounds in the forest and then there was one. <br />
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Little Mermaid<br />
A girl with red hair and a clamshell bra has a tail instead of legs. She wants legs. Not sure if she gets them or not. Probably not. I don't know if there is a male version of a mermaid, but isn't there usually a hero in these movies? <br />
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Pocahontas<br />
American Indian girl rescues a man from fire death and then falls in love with a man named John Smith. In history it was not the same man. It might be in the movie though.<br />
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Peter Pan<br />
The boy is either green or dresses in all green. Possibly he wears plants. Is there peanut butter involved? I always think of peanut butter. I'm not sure what green boy's story is. Maybe he plants things? Does he sing about Neverland? Is he lost?<br />
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101 Dalmations<br />
There are dogs with spots and they meet at a park and fall in love. They must love each other very much because suddenly there are lots of little spotted puppies. Perhaps 101 of them? I think the dog owners fall in love while eating spaghetti. There is an evil woman who wears fur and has a cool white streak in her hair. She kidnaps at least one puppy. There is a daring rescue. It's a happy ending, but I don't know what happens to fur woman. <br />
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-22621663889039903752019-04-19T09:22:00.000-07:002019-04-19T09:22:44.313-07:00The One With the Oil Change<div style="text-align: center;">
Have you ever had one of those moments when your mind is just static? Like the sound of a dead radio station or the feeling your legs get when you've been sitting on them too long and try to stand up. In my teen years I got those moments quite frequently and have quite a few embarrassing stories to prove it. But, I've grown up since then. I have become poised and calm. I rise to each occasion and shine like the morning star. Okay, that may be a bit of a stretch. Sometimes I am painfully reminded of just how blonde I still am. </div>
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So, becoming an adult means you have to do adult things. Things like grocery shopping and booking your own doctor's appointments and the dreaded TAKING YOUR CAR TO BE SERVICED. </div>
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That last one had to be done to my car for quite a while and I finally bit the bullet and took it downtown to a place I have frequently passed. The men were very friendly and guided me to the correct spot to park the car and I airily tossed my hair and thought loftily of how great my stick shifting skills were and how impressive it must be. It was one of those servicing places where they change the oil and do various things under the hood as you sit in your vehicle. </div>
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Things were going along, smooth as oil, until the mechanic came to the window and told me he was going to check over everything and make sure there weren't any major problems. He asked me to flash my brights. Sure. Happy to. My pleasure. Anyone who can drive a stick shift can certainly do simple task like that.<br />
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I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHERE MY BRIGHTS WERE. </div>
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I finally just made a mad guess and the windshield wipers started going! </div>
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I tried to pretend like I bumped it, as my brain registered where the brights were located.<br />
There they were. Triumph. That put an end to that ordeal.<br />
The windshield wipers continued to sweep.</div>
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Then he asked me to turn my left turn signal on.</div>
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I COULDN'T REMEMBER HOW TO TURN MY TURN SIGNAL ON.</div>
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I blame this on me being left handed. I was sitting there try to remember which hand I normally use to signal a turn. The pause got too long. My mind raced. I tried to start from the beginning. I'm left handed. Does that mean I use my right hand for the turn signal? I made another wild move.<br />
The wind shield wipers went completely berserk.<br />
Backandforthbackandforthbackandforth.<br />
Much, much faster than my brain. </div>
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Turning the signal on, I muttered something about it being a fairly new car to me and I still wasn't used it. That isn't entirely true and even if it was, the signals are in the same spot on basically any car. </div>
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I paid my bill and left as quickly as possible. This was not one of my proudest moments. I think I don't want to be an adult anymore. Possibly I shouldn't be ALLOWED to be an adult. </div>
<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-23473141017214511702019-01-24T13:18:00.002-08:002019-01-24T13:23:38.921-08:00The One With the Communion Bread<div style="text-align: center;">
I spent my teenage years in a small country church. We all knew each other very well. When there was a potluck meal after church, we always knew who had brought the tater tot casserole. If a certain girl wasn't there for the service, we knew immediately that the singing would fall flat without her soprano voice to carry us through the chorus. We didn't pay attention to other trendy styles going on around us. We had our own trends, which most consisted of ruffles, circle collars and florals. (Not the cool kind.) We liked to wear matching dresses and wore our hair swooped over our ears and thought we looked cool.</div>
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It was in this church that my father was voted in as a vice leader and, at one point, the head leader. The official term was Moderator, but it meant that he had to be there on time, do the welcome, announcements and most of the preaching.</div>
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When you were the head Moderator, your wife and daughters had the distinction of being in charge of communion bread and grape juice. (A select few of the attendees drank wine, just not in church.)</div>
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When dad got voted in, the former Moderator's wife handed up the sacred recipe for the communion bread. We didn't buy it. Oh, no, we were dedicated Christians and dedicated Christians made their bread for communion by hand.</div>
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The recipe looked simple enough. It was mostly flour, salt and water, if I recall correctly. We started out hopefully enough. The first batch didn't turn out quite right, but that wasn't a huge surprise and we persisted. Getting the right taste and consistency of texture wasn't going to be effortless. The next batch was a failure. It didn't make your taste buds shrivel up and your tongue feel like a desert storm had hit. Third time is the charm? Nope. Once again it was a complete flop. We broke down and called the former moderator's wife. She gave us her tips and insisted that it was really very simple. Simple Shmimple. Ha. We made batch after batch of that dreadful communion bread. There was bread piled on the counters and on the table and even on the floor. We were up to our eyeballs in discarded communion bread. I think we made at least 10 batches of it. Finally, around midnight on that Saturday, we gave it up as lost.</div>
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On Sunday morning, we went to church with our pitiful pieces of bread, hanging our heads with shame. The bread was like crackers. Not like the consistency we were used to all. It was supposed to be cakey and dry and make you feel like choking. We wondered how we could do such a poor job at something so simple.</div>
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There really is no moral to this story or a great ending. Some of the congregation mentioned that the bread was tastier than usual. Some of them refrained from commenting. When it was our turn to partake of the bread, my family all got the tiniest crumb. Saturday had given us enough tastes of communion bread to last us for years.</div>
<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-85992696313013561042019-01-17T10:28:00.001-08:002019-01-17T10:28:07.423-08:00The One That Is More Charlotte and Less Dreary<div style="text-align: center;">
My last post was a bit of a downer. I wanted to end on a positive note, but it almost felt hypocritical to insinuate a happy feeling where there was none. As I may have mentioned before, the past year was hard. It can be difficult for me to see the sunshine through the fog. </div>
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No life is a complete veil of tears though and mine has a lot of good in it. I am determined to focus on some of the positive parts of our move. </div>
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We both love living near a big city and the past year holds some dear memories spent in Charlotte.</div>
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Here are some pictures and tips for you.</div>
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Parking can be a bear, but you may discover that it's easier to park outside of the main part and take the train to where you wish to be. The $2 train ticket is much less painful than paying $21 for 3 hours in a parking garage, which I accidentally did once.</div>
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You never know what you will see in the city. You may be innocently drinking an iced mocha and suddenly be surrounded by cos players. Trying not to be obvious about your curiosity is not going to work and you will probably end up asking for a photo with them. </div>
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You definitely want to climb to the top of parking garages and look out at all the twinkling city lights and peer down at all of the oblivious passerbys. Take friends with you. </div>
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Scooters may be cheesy and they may have batteries that die very fast, but you can't help but grin as you zip about the city sidewalks. This also saves in energy and shoe leather. </div>
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(It is the perfect way to celebrate <a href="https://www.stripedpineapple.com/" target="_blank">Rachel's</a> birthday.)</div>
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There are many coffee shops in the city. Now some of them are sub par, but we are still discovering favorites. </div>
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Amelie's is an eclectic 24 hour French bakery and cafe which you may need to visit after an evening at the theatre or when you are craving a creme brulee. </div>
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Coco and The Director has pillows for one to sit comfortably upon while chatting with new friends and watching the city go by. Their drinks are also delicious. </div>
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Charlotte goes all out for Christmas. You will want to walk around downtown and check out her lights and large ornaments. </div>
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There are also restaurants and theaters and parks with fountains. And, if you want to, you can sneak into hotels and businesses and ride up and down the escalators, just for the sheer joy of it. </div>
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There are days when I deeply regret moving away from all things familiar. True, the roads are beginning to make sense and I can get myself to various places without pulling up my Maps. I've discovered the amazing thrift stores in our neighborhood. We have a favorite sushi place that we frequent when we are feeling especially down. We even have people here that we love and who quite nicely put up with us. </div>
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But do we really belong here? </div>
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I had no idea how important it is for me to feel as if I belong in a place. Where I am known and recognized and NEEDED. </div>
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To be the one who needs people more than they need you is a very vulnerable place to be in. </div>
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The past year felt like a fog that we were barely surviving in. Fighting for breath. Fighting to keep going. If it wasn't for B, I doubt how sane I would be at this point. He really was a rock. Is a rock. </div>
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Nothing prepared me for how lonely I would be in a new place. I still, up to the this point, do not have a full time job. I've tried a few things, but none were a great fit. I'm currently nannying. I still only have kids to talk to throughout the day, but it does help with money worries and it keeps my days from being completely empty. </div>
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I miss the sunshine of Florida. I miss the comfort of family within minutes from my house. I miss feeling as if I had a purpose in life.<br />
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-65446990364622779612018-04-24T12:12:00.000-07:002018-04-24T12:12:01.947-07:00The One Where We Move<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #47425d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px;">
It was drizzling and grey the day we moved into our second story apartment. After mad dashes up and down the stairs and through the droplets of rain, we finally closed the door and stared dismally at our damp belongings thrown hurriedly in piles about the room. There was no bed, no table, no place to sit, and most importantly, nothing to eat. It was not a cheery beginning to our new life in a new state.</div>
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What had we done?</div>
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In theory, I loved the idea of moving to a brand new place. A clean slate. New places to explore. New friends to make. I was optimistic.</div>
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How naive.</div>
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After a few hours and more than a few $$, we managed to procure an air mattress, a few towels and cooking utensils and enough groceries to get us by until we could plan a bit better.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Never underestimate the cheering power of cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.</div>
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I’ll forever be thankful that we moved in on a Saturday. That gave us the weekend to organize a bit and gather our wits before Monday came.</div>
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Ugh.</div>
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The Husband started his new job that Monday. I did not. After he left, I looked around our practically bare establishment, sat down in the middle of the living room floor (no chairs, remember) and cried.</div>
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Terrified.</div>
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I like adventure. I promise. But to look around and see nothing familiar in your first week of moving is a terrifying thing. No familiar face. No place I recognized. Nothing. Going into town wasn’t an option since the husband had to take our only vehicle to work.</div>
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Again. What had we done?</div>
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Being without a job is hard on me. I tend to worry about things. Money things. To realize that I am doing nothing to bring in some income makes me feel completely helpless. I also need human interaction. I like some space, but too much makes me feel as if I’m going mad.</div>
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Send help, please.</div>
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My friend drove almost an hour to spend part of the day with me that first week. I will never be able to express exactly how much that meant to me. Lyn, you’re an angel.</div>
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Better days ahead.</div>
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3 Weeks have passed and things are beginning to look more cheery. I have my own car now. Family came for a weekend visit. The Husband is adjusting to his new job. The silver that began sprouting on his temples don’t seem to be multiplying as fast. I’m job searching, which has it’s obvious ups and downs. I still worry. I still don’t recognize faces. But I’m getting lost less often and the every day hyperventilating is down to approximately every two days or so.</div>
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To be continued.</div>
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-Mia</div>
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-55342967962494898322016-01-22T14:37:00.002-08:002016-01-22T14:37:30.899-08:00Looking Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This. This is a favorite photo from last year. In Europe (London, to be exact) with 5 people who went from strangers to good friends in a few hours. </div>
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Some of us met each other just hours from boarding the plane in NYC. There is just something very bonding about traveling together. Taking in the smells, tastes, accents and wrong side of the road driving all at once can be overwhelming, but it helps to have others around who are experiencing the same things. </div>
Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-66441452226265036992015-12-17T20:14:00.001-08:002015-12-17T20:14:08.713-08:00Checking In From Florida<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have a lot of catching up to do. In particular, a month of wandering around Europe. But right now, this is where I am. Florida. I moved to the sunshine state for almost 5 months. It's now been a little over a month and I still have to stop and just breathe and be glad I am here.</div>
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The job is the same as last season, (Waitressing at an Amish style restaurant) but there are new friends to make and adventures to have and places to live in. (3 different places throughout the winter, to be exact.)</div>
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This is new friends and old. Lynn, who is a friend visiting for 2 weeks. I actually met her last winter in this very town and we became best friends in short order. Then there is Amanda, who we met a little over 2 weeks ago and has been a great addition to our group. That's her brother, Chris, behind us. Linda (better known as Lu) is a friend and coworker of mine from up North and I'm so happy because she decided to come down to work as well. </div>
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Keva Juice is a favorite place of mine. I always feel like I'm being very healthy. </div>
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Old friends/coworkers from last winter. We have the best of times. </div>
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Random snapchat of Lu and I. We were about to leave for a youth Christmas party with people we didn't really know. We ended up having a good time and didn't die of awkwardness. </div>
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Amanda, Lu and I went to Der Dutchman's Christmas banquet as well. I won a random candle and am very proud of it. </div>
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Shopping at the produce markets is a big part of our lives and we love it. </div>
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We walked on my favorite bridge tonight. It was windy, but the air was refreshing, the view beautiful and the company awesome.</div>
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-4272652030394274412015-09-26T20:13:00.001-07:002015-09-26T20:13:27.720-07:00Amish Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A good friend from work got married this week. It was my first Amish wedding. It was fascinating and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Even down to the hard benches we sat on for the ceremony. </div>
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A lot of us waitresses and past waitresses were servers for lunch and supper. We literally laughed all day.</div>
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Somehow, no matter how different we are, working together has made us all close friends.</div>
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Aren't the colors pretty?</div>
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Huge thank you to my friend Lynn for sewing this dress for me. </div>
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Sadly I wasn't able to sneak a picture of the bride as she was surrounded by people all day. </div>
Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-36955377586582935982015-09-26T19:43:00.005-07:002015-09-26T19:43:43.630-07:00Snapchat...Yes, it is Lazy to Post This<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are a few moments from snap chat...</div>
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Reunited with Diane...we were great friends in Florida.</div>
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When your car's battery dies and your mom comes with jumper cables.</div>
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Occasionally the brothers call and say, "want to go get ice cream?" And we do.</div>
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Emily is a dear friend. Level headed and loyal.</div>
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The joy we feel when we walk out after a long day of work...</div>
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-37079946205672334452015-08-20T19:59:00.000-07:002015-08-20T19:59:03.795-07:00Part 1 of Many<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a hodge podge of photo memories from part of my summer.</div>
Ice cream is always a good idea. Always.<br />
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When friends from childhood come over for a couple of hours. Ah, the memories...</div>
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Work. Lately it has been busy and stressful and sometimes, when I can't keep up with all of my tables, I just want to walk out and never serve another table again. But these people help get me through.</div>
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This is my brother Logan, he is pretty cool. And he is holding my favorite nephew. I do try not to be one of those annoying aunts who talk of nothing but what their nieces and nephews, but it is difficult.<br />
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My grandparents and I spent a day fishing together. It was awesome. And after a while I even quit gagging over putting worms on the hook. My Grandpa is a great fisherman.<br />
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My church had a game night and invited some local officers to join us. I was honored to present one of them with a gift basket.</div>
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This is my family. And our best try a nice picture.</div>
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And this picture because I like it and I remember the happiness of that evening.</div>
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-48842526323681369792015-08-18T09:16:00.003-07:002015-08-18T09:19:40.360-07:00I Am Alive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(Yes, this is my nephew. I adore him.)</div>
I know, it has been months since my last update. But life, it has this thing where it gets in the way of stuff like blogging. Or maybe, just maybe, I am a procrastinator. That is a distinct possibility.<br />
So much has happened and there are so many pictures I should share. Speaking of which, I have been trying to get photos of things. Happenings. Laughter. Because even just one picture can make you remember a whole episode in your life.<br />
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This has been one of the hardest and also one of the best summers of my life. New friends were made and old friends became better friends. People I cared about faded into bittersweet memories, but other people went from black and white to color for me. People were married (seriously, what is with everyone getting hitched suddenly?!) And babies were born. People moved away, people got new jobs. There was laughter, there were plenty of tears.<br />
Through it all, God was there. He is always there. Which makes it alright in the end. It is way easier to say that than to actually believe. But, it is something I have to hold onto.<br />
And now, with that rather long and slightly depressing group of words, I will end this post.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-68059443674491194232015-04-17T06:20:00.001-07:002015-04-17T06:20:45.386-07:00I AM AN AUNT!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yes folks, I am finally an aunt. And quite proud of the fact. My little (very little) nephew was born April 2nd. He only weighed 4 pounds, but I tell you, he has all of us wrapped around his fingers. I came home from Florida 2 weeks early just to see him. In case you were wondering, I am his favorite aunt. </div>
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::Shane Anderson Yoder::</div>
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-75990120512657177952015-03-29T05:45:00.003-07:002015-03-29T05:45:54.817-07:00Friends I Get To Spend Time With <div style="text-align: center;">
My bestie, Sherri, was able to fly down for a quick, half week visit. We had an incredible time, catching up, eating junk food, walking, riding the scooter, watching movies and just laughing. Because Sherri always makes me laugh. </div>
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Sadly my 'Grandparents' went home last week. I miss hanging out with them.</div>
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Sherri, Emily and Marilyn are all coworkers of mine up North. And both Marilyn and Emily have been down here all winter as well. </div>
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Taking time out of our day to pose with an Amish man and his buggy. </div>
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I love this friend. </div>
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And these goofballs.</div>
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After my (joyous) return to the warm, sunny South, I continued having adventures. </div>
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Anna, Diane and I decided we were a biking gang. Our name: Sweet Thang Gang. Our motto: "Don't look at us". </div>
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We never forget this. Mostly because the Northerners don't let us. </div>
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I've had visitors. Marvin and Jan, dear friends from church who practically adopted me are down for a month. (Or maybe I adopted them.) They take me to get ice cream. We have a lot of fun.<br />
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Daniel and Janel, my world traveling buddies, were able to stop by for a quick visit. It was a blast showing them "nightlife" in Pinecraft. Where they roll up the sidewalks at 10. </div>
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I made some new friends as well. Rachel actually lives in my area up North, but we didn't meet till down here. </div>
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I had met Emily and Laronda before, but we didn't really 'click' till down here. The laughs with these girls were many </div>
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I love surprise visitors too. Tabitha dropped in at work and said hi.</div>
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What have I been doing otherwise?</div>
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Going to the beach. At least once a week, but lately twice or three times. I mean, WHY NOT?!</div>
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Playing volley ball at the park. They play every night. And yes, while you may not know a single soul there, you get to recognizing the faces after a while. (Until they go home and the next batch of vacationers come in.) Also, I've made some nice friends this way.</div>
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Pretty much every week a bunch of us coworkers go to my 'Florida Mom's' place and eat cinnamon rolls and play games and watch tv and just generally hang out. It's the best of times. </div>
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And let's not forget work. We all do a lot of that. And when we are done, we scoot home. #Pinecraftscootergang</div>
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Emily and I on her 23rd birthday at a favorite down here, Keva Juice. </div>
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Scooting to and from work is actually a nice part of my day. I love seeing all the people as a fly (?) by. And people know me (or is it my scooter?) so it has a good hometown feel. </div>
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In the beginning of February I flew home for a short weekend. A family friend was getting married and I just couldn't miss that. I squeezed as many conversations and hugs and quality time with as many friends and family members that I could. </div>
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Congratulations, Tom and Sue!!!</div>
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My beloved friend Sharla deserves a shout out. She is a loyal letter writing pal to me, even though I don't always get something written to her. And seriously, this girl is an absolutely AMAZING writer. I don't know how she does it. </div>
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I was seriously overjoyed to spend time with Jess. </div>
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A late night run to Walmart for ice cream was in order. And don't you wish you could be like us cool kids?</div>
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Sunday afternoon...spending some of that quality time. Logan, Shan, yours truly, Jess and Japheth. </div>
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And, of course, a breakfast on the day I flew back, with some of my favorite coworkers. Sherri (who is coming down in like 3 days. I CAN'T WAIT!!!), Deanna, LeAnna, me, Karen and Rosie. </div>
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Yes, I moved to Florida for the winter. I've been here since the beginning of December and won't be back in Ohio until sometime in April. I work at an Amish style restaurant, sorta like the one I work at up north, just like triple the size. </div>
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My journey to Florida had a rough start. The truck taking me to the airport broke down about 2 miles from our destination. What was there to do but walk as briskly as possible to make it for my flight?! I was in heeled boots and so was my friend Sherri. (((blisters))) We DID make it, just in time. </div>
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I knew a total of 3 people when I arrived. Thankfully I work with 2 of them. They helped me get used to things. I decided not take a vehicle down, so my mode of transportation was a bike. </div>
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About a week after I arrived, some amazing friends came down for a week and I got to spend several days with them. Good times. </div>
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We spent quite a few hours on the beach. I mean, this IS Florida. </div>
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My Grandparents come down for about 2 months every winter, 2 of my siblings came for a weekend and one of my best pals came for a week with her family. It was a wonderful reunion with all of them. </div>
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Sweet Berries with a bestie. I miss this girl immensely. </div>
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And then all the Ohio people returned to the land of the frozen and I was left to fend for myself. Ok, it wasn't that bad. But it forced me (thankfully) to make new friends. Which turned out lovely. </div>
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This is my adopted Florida Mom Charlene. Some weeks I'm at her house more then my own. She feeds me and gives me advice and hugs and is a lovely person inside and out. And then there is Diane. The first morning we worked together I said, "I decided we should be friends." She said, "ok." And then we were. We laugh a lot. Which is important in a friendship. </div>
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I got tired of biking everywhere. So I got myself a scooter. One of my coworkers also drives one. We are scooter buddies. Anna and I have lots of fun scootering to various places together. </div>
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Sometimes I take a passenger. That would be Diane behind me.</div>
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Then my married sister Aud and her husband Marvin came and surprised me. We only had like 2 days together, but we loved reconnecting as friends and sisters again.</div>
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I've got an awesome group of friends/coworkers here. We go bowling, or watch a movie or go to beach and watch people with food get attacked by sea gulls. Then we go get ice cream. It's seriously kind of like a party all the time here. I mean we all work a lot, but even then, we are with friends, so it's fun then too. </div>
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One Sunday afternoon, riding an elephant. Because when do you ever get the chance to do that?!</div>
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Yes, I am glad I came. </div>
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-83096709493498450222014-11-17T09:22:00.000-08:002014-11-17T09:25:15.585-08:00Various Things That I Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I know, I post pictures of these friends quite often. Seriously though, if they were your friends, you would too. I am so thankful for them. And I'm trying to enjoy as many moments as I can with them before I leave for Florida. Yes, folks. I am moving to Florida. Not forever. Just for the winter. To work. </div>
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While I am not crossing the ocean, I feel like this applies to me. This moving to Florida for 4 months makes me nervous, but I also look forward to the new adventures, new friends, new job. On the other hand, it is difficult to leave my friends and things familiar to me. Just like everyone else, change is not my favorite thing. But it is good for me. </div>
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These are my parents. They are good people you should know. </div>
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My big brother Blake and I from way back in September, but I like the fact that we are both in the same picture.</div>
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This is Marvin and Janice. I am privileged to attend the same church as them. You won't meet better folks then these. They invited my friend Jess and I to a banquet with them and we both felt so honored.</div>
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Funny</div>
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Being a little strange, Sherri and I took this freaky picture and set it as someone's background picture on their phone to remind them that WE ARE WATCHING.</div>
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This is my brother Logan. He looks quite decent. He IS quite nice. And he is single. ;-)</div>
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Though not a fan of Pooh, I like this quote.</div>
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My good friend Kaylee from Vermont came for a visit. She has a way of making people feel happier, just by being around her. And it made me so pleased that she and my other amazing friend (Sherri) hit it off so well.</div>
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I laugh when I see this. My pretty sister, beautiful friend and my strange brother.</div>
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Have I mentioned that I love to travel? Seeing new places and people and food and everything else is exciting to me. So, when I got the chance to spend two weeks in New Zealand, I jumped at the chance. Miraculously, my brother-just-younger-then-me agreed to be my traveling companion...which was brave of him. Especially considering the fact that he had never flown before or been outside of the country at all. </div>
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This is just before our departure, Sherri was able to come along to drop us off at the airport. </div>
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Logan and I</div>
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About to go through security. I can admit to feeling nervous here. I have flown a decent amount of times, but trying to navigate various different airports outside of the country and finding the right flights is always a little nerve wracking to me. </div>
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Almost there! </div>
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New Zealand!!!</div>
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It is springtime over there. So lovely and blossoming.</div>
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The is Grace, the boat. We were able to take this out on the ocean. (I drove!!!)</div>
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New Zealand is drop dead beautiful. Pictures don't even start to do it justice. It was like living in a post card.</div>
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Putting a puzzle together with Natasha during some of our down time. </div>
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You SHOULD have been there!!!</div>
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We did a tremendous amount of hiking. But the views at the top were always worth it. On the right, btw, is Natasha, Daniel and Janel. Yes, they are the family I went to Europe with. They lived in NZ for 3 whole months and were so kind as to let Logan and I stay with them and show us around. </div>
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Soaking up the view.</div>
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This was at the beach of Split Apple Rock. </div>
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One of the coolest experiences, driving on the left side of the road, on the right side of the car. Ah...such fun!!!</div>
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It was brilliant!!!</div>
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The lovely Janel...who is also a totally awesome cook!!!</div>
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Daniel and Logan</div>
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The middle of New Zealand!</div>
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We love these people!</div>
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Our last full day in Nelson, New Zealand.</div>
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On our flight home. We made it, safe and sound. Logan didn't seem to suffer from jet lag, but my days seemed messed up for a little while.</div>
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Unfortunately, Logan and I didn't get a picture together when we returned. The picture below is the day we got back. Reunited with my best friends, once again. L-R: Sherri, me (a little bleary eyed), Jess, Kaylee and Shan.</div>
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Since my name IS Maria, I of course know the songs from the Sound of Music...Actually, I get to hear "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" decently often. Seriously, there must be something about the name because there are lots of songs about various different Maria's. I feel special. </div>
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Umm...rabbit trail. All that to say, the song from the Sound of Music that goes "these are a few of my favorite things..." and then lists a lot things that the singer likes...that is kinda what I'm trying to do in this post. Here we go:</div>
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My verse of the summer. Seriously. Read it out loud. There is something so strong and powerful in the words.</div>
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Since Melvin (my happy little bug) broke down, my dear brother Logan has been letting me borrow his truck. And I love it!!! So does my friend Jess. We roar around to lots of places.</div>
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Current favorite song...I think. I have this problem of
liking a song and listening to it over and over and over. And then it
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A favorite pin from Pinterest. So true. I'm not always the most confident person ever...But I try.</div>
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Ahhh...the warm days of summer...coming to an end. Here is a grainy cellphone picture from a few weeks ago after we got done washing our trucks in the sunshine. That's Brock, me, Sharla (our good friend from NY), Shan and Trent on the mower.</div>
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Another pin...what can I say...I heart Pinterest. I also heart these shoes. I want them.</div>
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This photo is one my best pal Sherri took the other day. We went on a photo shoot, which was a lot of fun and I really like the way the pictures turned out. Check out her face book page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sherris-Photography/545067465566947" target="_blank">Sherri's Photography</a></div>
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Btw. Notice my purse. I'm very proud of it. My dear friend Jess surprised me with it a couple of weeks ago. It's lovely and perfect and smells like leather. </div>
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And this. This happens to me at work. A LOT. Maybe I should pay more attention???</div>
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This picture is my recent favorite because it has 2 of my dearest, closest friends in it; Jess and Sherri. They keep me balanced. Jess is the voice of reason and the BEST encourager like ever. Plus she laughs at my jokes. Sherri keeps me from getting too sad, depressed or serious. She is hysterical. I feel sorry for people who don't have friends like these. </div>
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This past Sunday my church had an outdoor service and a whole entire day of fun. It was epic. (Overused word, I know.) Games were played. Soft ball. Volley ball. Prisoners base. Frisbee. There was lots and lots and lots of conversation. And singing. And laughter. We crack ourselves up over how completely hilarious we are. And there was sunshine. Most of us got burnt like toast. Have I mentioned that it was amazing?! There is just something about a group of people who love Jesus and love each other. The joy is overflowing. </div>
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You have to hear this group. They sound amazing together. And that's my own Jess on the far right. Gorgeous Rosanna with the golden voice is next to her, with her handsome husband, Bradley. That is Silas on the left. All of these grand people that I am proud to know. </div>
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Jeremy and Jared...brothers who are talented like you wouldn't believe. They have their own music cd out. In fact, more then one.</div>
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The bubble machine was a stroke of genious. Who doesn't love bubbles floating through the air?!</div>
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This is me, of course, with my second to youngest brother Trevor (on the right) and his very best friend, Kurt. They are a month apart in age and have been best buddies since they were born. </div>
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Just had to put this picture in. Here is Dominique. Really, you have to see him in real life. His eyes, his hair, his adorable little outfits. He is like a baby model. Melt-worthy!!!</div>
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This is all of us wonderful people at the service in the morning. </div>
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-1542999223341810852014-08-12T19:34:00.000-07:002014-08-12T19:34:21.632-07:00Babysitting <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Although I don't do it nearly as often as I used to, when I'm not waitressing, I do still babysit. The 3 on the right are foster children and I have soft spot in my heart for them. </div>
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I love these kids. And most of the time they love me. </div>
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I can't say I am an expert at childcare. Or even very good at it. But we have some good times. Like when we sing along (loudly and off tune) to songs from Frozen and Tangled. Yes, I do resort to bribery in the form of popcicles when the occasion arises. </div>
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-56510546887749597442014-08-05T20:51:00.001-07:002014-08-05T20:51:17.508-07:00Matching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I don't care how cliche matching outfits are. There is just something about wearing the same shirts as your best friends that makes you feel special. To me anyhow. </div>
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On Sunday Jess, Rosanna and I wore polka dot shirts. A great find from Target (which we all love). We were called the triplets. Ack! I'd love to look like either one of these beautiful ladies. But I'm pretty decently happy to just be friends with them. And wear a matching shirt. =)</div>
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-75875896909945041012014-08-02T19:34:00.003-07:002014-08-02T19:34:36.335-07:00Happy Birthday Jess!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To celebrate my friend Jess's birthday, a bunch of her friends got together and we spent the day together just having fun. We shopped. We ate. We laughed. We sampled ice cream. We saw some falls. </div>
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It was a nice relaxing day. </div>
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In the evening the guys joined us for supper at Olive Garden...those bread sticks. Ack! I love them!</div>
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We then went and played Laser Tag. It was my first time, but it will not be my last!!!</div>
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A happy birthday to my dear friend Jess!!!</div>
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<br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00038828093799398847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973296587819887197.post-75606904203810616632014-07-20T04:03:00.000-07:002014-07-20T04:07:17.640-07:0023 Pictures <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today is my birthday. I am now 23 years old. Crazy, eh? In honor of becoming this outstanding age, here are 23 lovely little photographs from my past year. They are not organized according to how things happened and I apologize for repeats from past posts. </div>
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1. Trotting around Europe with these lovely people. It was indescribably amazing. </div>
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2. I love wild and crazy friends. It adds a certain spice to my life. </div>
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3. I went skiing. Twice. And caught cold and was sick for a good long time. </div>
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4. Drove my beloved 'Melvin' around. That car. The cause of a lot of stress in my life because of certain random breakdowns. But I'm quite attached. </div>
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5. My church moved into a new building. This is from the dedication. Something I love about Cornerstone is that there is a lot of prayer. This year I saw so many different prayers answered. It's changed my life. </div>
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6. Shopping with the coworkers. Truly love these girls!!!</div>
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7. One of my best friends ever. Jess is an inspiration to me and I trust her with my deepest darkest secrets. </div>
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8. I went to New York for a wedding and got to see old friends and make new ones. My favorite thing to do. </div>
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9. I had a lot of ice cream and coffee and work de-stressing with this pal. We are actually 6 years apart, but our hearts are the same age. =) Sherri is one of a kind.</div>
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10. Jamming after church. Because my church is cool like that. </div>
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11. I can't tell you how much I love my friends. Beka is one I couldn't live without.</div>
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12. Sylvia...we've known each other for probably the longest of all my friends. And Sophia and Sarah are perfect baby size, aren't they???</div>
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13. A snowy afternoon picture. Believe me, there was a LOT of snowy afternoons this winter. </div>
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14. There were a few evenings in which we all got together and played volley ball. </div>
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15. Shopping with my little friends. Both of them. =) </div>
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16. I worked. A lot. Still doing that. Some days are good. Some days are bad. </div>
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17. Out with the pals. Some of my best memories are with these girls. </div>
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18. My sister got married. We all got dressed up. Here are the results. </div>
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19. A quick weekend visit to these folks. </div>
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20. My friend and her baby. Both adorable.</div>
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21. I spent a lot of time with these people. Especially my sister-in-law. My brother was incredibly smart to have married her. </div>
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22. My family. We laugh a lot. Over inappropriate things. We fight a lot too. But then we start laughing again. </div>
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I don't know what this year will be like. No idea, in fact. But there are amazing possibilities out there. </div>
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