Wednesday, September 30, 2009

my sis



always has my back.

knows my heart.

funniest person...ever.
(meaning, if i've ever said
anything funny, it was most
likely stolen from her.)

sharper than a tack.

true beauty.

loves me fiercely.

did my hair and makeup for
school dances...and made me
feel pretty. (if anyone knew
me in high school...yikes...
not that much has changed)

real.

brave.

honest.

sassy like crazy.

thank the Maker for skype
and telephones.

i miss you and love you
with a thousand hearts, sissy kris.

Monday, September 28, 2009

singing (and dancing) in the rain




...with bees on his sopping wet tootsies.

public apology






















dear b,

sorry i gave you such
a horrendous haircut...
will you forgive me?
(you're still drop dead
adorable...so adorable,
in fact, i almost want to curse).

and while i'm feeling
all apologetic

dear dave,

sorry i dressed bennett
up like a girl...i'll
never do it again...maybe.
(i would have a picture
of that but...well, you know.)

Friday, September 25, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

random thoughts

found these "random thoughts of 25 to 30 year old's"
and laughed my guts out...then showed dave
and cory and laughed my guts out again. these
are the ones i laughed at the hardest:

-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can
think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell
my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves
me.

-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.

-That's enough, Nickelback.

-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't
work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically
fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all
know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

-There is a great need for sarcasm font.

-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually
becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting
90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's
laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little
bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the
only one who really, really gets it.

-How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than
take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to
finish a text.

- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron
test is absolutely petrifying.

- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart",
all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod
and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up
to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete
idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and
said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"

- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
i nstinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I
know how to get out of my neighborhood.

- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the
shower first and THEN turn on the water.

-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their
profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got
the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if
I do!

-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go
around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly
nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be
a problem....

-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't
want to have to restart my collection.

-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are
going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me
if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I
swear I did not make any changes to.

- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people
watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will
they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't
watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and
leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she
hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light
internet stalking.

-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,
then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,
but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they
drive behind obeys the speed limit.

Monday, September 21, 2009

1930's boxer

bennett "twinkle toes" pilkington
heavyweight champion of the world
weighing in at a whopping 23 pounds.

when he's not defeating
opponents in the ring, he can be found working
down at the docks or
selling "papes" on the street corner.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

meet mortimer





















bennett's foreign exchange
toy from germany.


knows him by name
and loves him dearly...
i think he likes it here.


thanks auntie krissy.

Monday, September 14, 2009

shout out to lindsay





















see this highchair?
a very talented gal
named lindsay
refinished it and now
mr. b has
the
sweetest highchair
in these here parts.
(although i'm certain
he couldn't care less)

but there aren't
just highchairs...no, no.
there ar
e end tables,
chests, dressers,
desks...and hutches!
oh the hutches!

click here
to see
what all the fuss is
about.

if you can resist
purchasing, at l
east
go and day dream an
d
of course
drool a little.

miss lindsay, you're
a total babe.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

charming

dave had a wedding
a few weeks ago.

i got to tag along.

this fellow was there...
and he was a hoot.

sort of makes me want
to drink a mint julep
and talk like a southern bell.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

royalty

prince
bennett

a crown

a sword

a booger

and banana
on his
face...
what a guy.




just waiting
for our
king to
come home.

we miss you,
davey.

can't wait
until all
the student
teaching
plus your
classes
are over...
daddy's way
more fun.



Monday, September 7, 2009

bennett and the big balloon






first balloon
ever...



make no mistake
of it, this
was a most
exciting time.




















love you, benners.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

cell phone



for anyone
trying to
get a hold
of me...since
i'm s'darn
popular...
my phone is
on the fritz.

have no fear
my babies,
according to
the overly
chipper ian
at t-mobile,
my new phone
should be
here in 5 to 7
days...thanks,
mom, for your help.
isn't it sad
how quickly a
26 year old girl
can revert back
to a panicky
child when
her cell phone
breaks down?
parents are
the best, no
matter how old
you are.