January 2010
10 posts
eye twin
My best friend eye twin is coming to visit for the New Year's coughaftersomuchpressurefromemshefinallyhadtosayyescough. I'm so excited, and when I was telling the boyfriend about her coming the following amazing conversation ensued.
Boyfriend: So what are you guys going to do?
ME: idk probably watch Hilary Duff movies and listen to Disney pop songs
Boyfriend: Wow I have no idea why you are best friends
Ahh he knows me so well. Mary Kate and Ashley, get ready, you're about to make some serious royalties off of video rentals. You're welcome.
December 2009
9 posts
Drumroll Please... →
I love Christmas, but these people may love Christmas even more than I do. Props to Jordan for finding this glorious video. And thanks to Clark Griswald for singing Joy To The World in such a beautiful operatic tone of voice.
Back to the week that is Christmas week at the church…i.e….no time for anything except Christmas prep.
potential
Friend: Hotty in the counseling office...
MEJ: hahahahaha. Hit on him!!
Friend: Opening line - 'are you as screwed up as me?'
Friend: He is opening his mail...the counseling office is not really where you start small talk.
MEJ: or...'so baby, what brings you here? Can I get you a lexapro?"
Friend: 'is that alcohol I smell on your breath?'
Friend: okay craaaazy turns out he was here with his wife sitting on opposite sides of the room...you wouldn't know that they knew each other.
MEJ: damn. well obvi that's why they're there
Reality
That sweet innocent child in the picture above (let’s call him Al) has had a harder life in his 3 short years than any of us will probably ever know. He was born to a mother with AIDS who passed it on to him before passing away. By the grace of God he was taken in by a wonderful woman named Christine who runs an orphanage for children with AIDS/HIV in Joska, Kenya. The HOREC center in Joska...
Flannel
I committed the ultimate act of love yesterday. The boyfriend and I have a pretty constant discussion about flannel (and the continuing lack of it in my life) going these days, him being on the pro-flannel side and me on the other, obviously right, side. Well all that to say- I gave in. Apparently flannel is completely in style this year and so yesterday on my trip to Target I found myself...
Thanks, John Rosemond →
broke
Dear terrible loan company,
In case you thought that since graduation, in a recession, I’ve fallen into an extremely powerful and high paying job, let me correct you. I haven’t. I’ve fallen into the perfect job for me, where I get to work with people that I love, teach kids about Jesus, and hang out with families all the time. Hello, perfect world. But high-paying it is not. So,...