i've been tagged...

good evening!

michele over at imperfectly wonderful world tagged me to answer some really fun questions...get ready, here we go!

1. how did you meet your husband? he bagged my mother's groceries on fridays at the grocery store. he was 17, i was 15. he tried to talk to me, but i was very quiet and shy. after about 6 months, he spotted me one day while i was working at the library and talked to me for about an hour. i then realized that i actually kinda liked him (i know, i'm slow...). he called and asked me out a few days later and 4 years of dating and 20 years of marriage later, here we are!

2. if you could splurge on something for yourself, what would it be? right now i really want a keurig coffee maker (LOOVE those cute little coffee choice things!), a new small camera (mine is slowly dying), and then i guess next on my list is a 10 day cruise from san paulo!!!

3. are you a morning person or a night owl? oh, night owl for sure!!

4. what's your favorite tv show? what not to wear (so sad it's gone right now!) and the biggest loser.

5. what's your least favorite chore? can i say ALL of them??? :o) my husband and i decided we are neat people (we like to organize and pick up), but we hate to clean. ugh.

6. what is your favorite bible story? when i think of stories in the bible that inspire me and give me hope, david and paul are awesome. an adulterer and a murderer...and as paul said so well, "but God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of His great patience with even the worst sinners. then others will realize that they, too, can believe in Him and receive eternal life" (1 timothy 1:16) now THAT is real hope! at this point in my life right now, i also relate well to esther....for such a time as this. she demonstrated her incredible faith in God and did not let her fear keep her from doing His will. LOVE it. and of course, the gospel story is THE story of all time...the best story in the bible!!!

7. what is your favorite comfort food? a starbucks coffee helps a lot. i like food, but i don't really have one that i run to. i guess a comfort for a weary mom can be any kind of takeout...i take comfort sometimes in not having to cook!

8. list the top 5 places you would visit or revisit. i've been to rome, italy and nyc, and i would LOOOVE to go back or better yet, live there! i also would love to visit turkey and greece. any remote deserted island surrounded by crystal clear water and beautiful sunsets would suffice as my fifth choice!

so there you are...a peek at me! thanks, michele!

thrifted thursday...

found these 1969-1970 magazines in mint condition...the family circle and woman's day are from the month i was born! i couldn't resist!



check it out:

home decorating...



fashion...


tupperware!...

check out the coupon!...

brings back memories...

can you believe this kitchen??....

yum, a jello mold!...

hair styles...

remember madge???....

carpeted bathrooms...

lovin' these looks!...

look! raquel welch!...

and these are my favorites...hard to believe these are FORTY years old! they look like they could have come out of magazines from this summer! everything old is new again...

wordless wednesday...

two on tuesday...

ok, so everyone else does "ten on tuesday"...but i have to be honest and say i'm not sure i will always have ten things to tell. but i think i can handle two, so here goes...

1. i love jars of clay. and this is a song i have loved for a long time, and its words seem to ring in my ears this week as i try to live out the first three chapters of crazy love. "He didn't die for nothing..."

2. i sure love to eat, but golly, i hate working out...{sigh}...gotta go run.

favorites friday...

how can you not see a rainbow collection of tights and leggings and not feel like a kid in a candy store???

oh my. i need one in every color.

thrifted thursday...

here is one of my bestest finds ever!!!

thankfully i was with my bestest friend when i found this, because she had to convince me that "yes, this is the perfect sofa, perfect style for your 60's ranch house, perfect size for the small room, perfect colors, and it looks BRAND NEW!!!" and it was $74.99.

words of reason are always so helpful.

after measuring and realizing it would fit into my van, i brought it home and into my den where i loved it more and more. the label (bernhardt) shows it is a rather good brand of wood furniture, and it was manufactured in 2008. not a tear, stain, smell. new, but looks retro. love love love it.

yah me!

wordless wednesday...

favorites friday...

i read crazy love by francis chan for the first time in november 2009. i read it again this summer, and now coach sal and i are teaching a class at our church this quarter, using this book. so i am reading it for the third time.

if you want to really fall in love with God, read it. if you want to rethink how you live for Him, read it. it will make you change the way you think and live each day. be ready.

thrifted thursday...

ooo, was i in love when i found these! i was getting ready to buy some on etsy when i found these while thrifting! visit me at my style blog, B.A.B.E.S. to see them paired with my favorite dress!

wordless wednesday...

favorites friday...

these owl canisters were made by my aunt dot for her sister margie (my meme) in 1985, when ceramics were the thing. i kept them when my meme died in 2000 and i just recently pulled them out. they are super-awesome! i love them. they are a little part of my history.

another favorite is right behind them, coach sal's aunt's yarn floral pictures. i know there is a name for the stitching, but i can't recall what it is. i got these from coach sal's grandmother when she moved into assisted living about a year ago and didn't have room for them. she knew that i loved them. another bit of family history...

thrifted thursday

found these six small bowls for $2.99. loved the flowers, of course! i am a die-hard girl for all that so-called tacky 60s/70s stuff! when i flipped them and saw the label, had to have them.

went home and googled...georges briard was born in the 30's and designed in the 50s-70s. very cool.

wordless wednesday...

(head over to b.a.b.e.s. to see what i wore wednesday...)

new thoughts coming...

summer has come and gone...school has started.
trying to think of new ideas for blogging...

wordless wednesdays...

thrifty thursdays...

favorites fridays...

those are my thoughts so far. hoping that having some themes will inspire and organize me!

be sure too to check out my other blogs, five inside my mind (my preschool blog) and b.a.b.e.s. (my fashion blog). i'll be using these themes there too.

mondays?...tuesdays?? ideas needed!