30 Day Challenge - Day 6

30 Day Challenge - Day 6

A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

Liv Tyler's character (Corey) in Empire Records.

Brooke decided she would want to be Ferris Bueller- a pretty brilliant answer. Which got me thinking about movies that take place in one day... and realized that one of my all-time-favorite-movies-since-I-was-fifteen was one such movie: Empire Records. Liv Tyler's character is kind of a hot mess (so that might not be a huge stretch for me) but she has a pretty sweet job at a record store with a bunch or quirky individuals. Gambling, shoplifting, in-store dance parties, pop-stars, mock funerals, sweet 90's music, rooftop concerts, best friend turned love interest... I think it'd be a good day- sign me up!

30 Day Challenge - Day 5

30 Day Challenge - Day 5

A picture of your favorite memory.

It's hard to pick just ONE memory- but going to Disney with the twins is pretty high on the list.

While no family vacation is ever flawless, this one was really great. We went in the fall of 2008 when it wasn't crowded but was all decked out for Christmas, and the weather was Goldilocks' dream- not too hot and not too cold!

It was Ren and Marie's first time going to Disney, so it was awesome seeing their reaction to the magic of Disney. I think it was cool for my Dad to have all his kids there- I think both my dad and I will always tend to be kids at heart, and Disney can definitely bring that out even more. Margaret also came down for most of the trip, and we had some really fun times together as well- including taking pictures of ourselves in hats from (almost) every country in Epcot.

[a few favorites below: Norway, Canada, Japan, China, Morocco, Italy]

30 Day Challenge - Day 4

30 Day Challenge - Day 4

 A picture of your night.

I spend pretty much every Wednesday night volunteering with Finley's Leaders Club... it's a pretty sweet gig and I get to spend time with some awesome teens. Tonight at Leaders Club we started preparing for the One Day Without Shoes event, and I was in charge of the station where we made this sweet TOMS flag out of footprints! The Y is partnering with TOMS shoes on April 5th to raise awareness about all the kids in Ethiopia that are severely impacted merely by not having shoes!

Check out this video:

You can help! Participate in the walk, donate gently used shoes, or buy a pair of TOMS (for every pair you buy, a pair goes to a child in need!).

30 Day Challenge - Day 3

30 Day Challenge - Day 3

A picture of the cast from your favorite show

I have a lot of shows I like, but Modern Family never lets me down. 

I started watching this show a few episodes in, and haven't stopped watching (or quoting it) since.
I'm not sure if I could pick a favorite character if I tried [Four-and-a-Half-Way-Tie between Phil, Gloria, Luke and Cam/Mitch... I think.]The characters on this show seem to be a funny mix of people I know (including myself) and people I really, really wish I knew. Por exemplo:

Luke: Here's something I didn't know about mannequins: They don't have a wiener.

Luke: I brought you some soda, but I couldn't find any straws, so you'll have to drink it like cats.

Cam: Really, Mitchell? The worst Halloween ever? You had squeaky thighs, I lost a childhood!

Phil: Sad face emoticon! I can feel the hurt through the phone!

Gloria: You scared the baby-cheeses out of me!

Cam: Disabled inter-racial lesbians with an African-American kicker?
Mitchell: I did not see that coming.

Mitchell: It's Cameron's turn to be out in the world interacting with other grown-ups... while I get to stay at home and plot the death of Dora the Explorer.

Cam: You cheated on me with choreography, and that's the worst kind!

Phil: You never want your kids to see you scared. You want to be the rock that they grab a hold of in a stormy sea. Actually, a rock would sink... so a floating rock.

Gloria: We can't get Luke a crossbow- he pokes himself in the eye every time he uses a straw!

 

Cam: It would be like Lewis telling Clark that he didn’t like to walk. Sidenote: We’re very good friends with a couple named Lewis and Clark. Clark bought a big sparkly belt in New Orleans that he calls his Louisiana Purchase.

If you don't watch this show already, you are seriously missing out.

30 Day Challenge - Day 2

30 Day Challenge - Day 2

 A picture of you and a person you have been close with for awhile.

Ok... so technically I'm cheating by putting both Erin and Christie. But seeing as THEY have been inseparable since elementary school, I think they can count as one person... right?

I've known both these girls for well over 10 years, after working together at camp for more summers than I can count. We've laughed, we've cried, we've fought like sisters- and they have been such a huge part of my support system for a really, really, really long time.

Erin has a charm and a charisma that attracts everyone she meets and she could carry on a conversation with a meatball sub if she wanted to. She's bold and brave and passionate... and those are just some of the qualities I admire most about Erin. And she also has an amazing, loving family that over the years I've absorbed as my own.

Christie has a warmth that permeates a room and you can't help but just feel good when you're around her. She's a supportive and loyal friend, and so many of my adventures have been those we've done together. We've laughed to the point of tears many, many times and she has always been a bright spot in every memory.

As our circle of friends has grown throughout the years, I still feel as though we were the magic trio that started it out, and for that I am so thankful!

30 Day Challenge - Day 1:
A picture of yourself with 15 facts

1. This picture was taken at Bryant Park, which I was excited to visit after watching many a season of Project Runway.

2. I'm a little embarrassed about the previous posts on my blog- it seems like an entirely different person that wrote them.

3. My fingers are the only bones that i've ever broken. Once catching a football, once catching a basketball, and other in a car accident (I have a metal pin going through my bone from that one!)

4. I have one tattoo: a red star on my foot. The Bible uses stars as a point of guidance, God guides my life, and my feet physically guide me- so it's a daily reminder to follow God faithfully.

5. On kitchens: I dislike cabinet doors left open and inefficiently loaded dishwashers.

6. I spend a pretty considerable part of my job being ridiculous, playing and getting hugs.

7. My sophomore-senior year I lived with the same three girls in an apartment at State. I found Dana, Emily and Tera through an ad with Campus Crusade and they were SUCH a huge part of my college experience that I am so thankful for.

8. One of my favorite art studios in college was Ceramics making sculptural things out of clay.

9. My middle name is Anne, and partially due to this, I related heavily to the character in Anne of Green Gables in middle school.

10. Some of my favorite things have been bought at flea markets.

11. One day, I'd like to illustrate a children's book.

12. Years ago, my friends decided that we all wanted to go to New Zealand in 2010- because by then we'd all have job and could afford to go. Didn't quite happen... perhaps 2020?

13. I will pretty much watch any movie once- no matter how horrible. I will only buy movies that I think are fantastic.

14. Signature "Fun Fact": I can write backwards in cursive

15. Meredith likes.... pirates, robots, monsters, fish, and flowers.

Táctica Y Estrategia

Mi táctica es
mirarte
aprender como sos
quererte como sos

mi táctica es
hablarte
y escucharte
construir con palabras
un puente indestructible

mi táctica es
quedarme en tu recuerdo
no sé cómo ni sé
con qué pretexto
pero quedarme en vos

mi táctica es
ser franco
y saber que sos franca
y que no nos vendamos
simulacros
para que entre los dos
no haya telón
ni abismos

mi estrategia es
en cambio
más profunda y más
simple

mi estrategia es
que un día cualquiera
mo sé cómo ni sé
con qué pretexto
por fin me necesites.

-Mario Benedetti



translation:

My tactic is
Looking at you,
learning how you are,
loving you as you are.

My tactic is
Talking to you
And listening to you
To build with words
An indestructible bridge.

My tactic is
Remaining in your memories
I don't know how
Nor with which pretext
But remaining with you

My tactic is
Being frank,
And knowing that you are frank,
And not selling each other
Simulations
So that between us
There is no curtain
Nor abyss.

My strategy is,
however,
Deeper and
Easier.

My strategy is
That one of these days
I don't know how
Nor with which pretext
You finally
Need me.