check it out!
lauren
Saturday, September 11, 2010
New Directions
and I'm not referring to the Glee group of high schoolers that i might or might not be slightly obsessed with downloading songs of on Itunes...
no, not new directions in my life/career/location either...(see 2009 for that)...
this new directions refers to this here blog. to be honest, i am bored with my posts recently. As much as i love posting pics of fun trips i have been on recently...let's be honest, do you really care? i'm guessing no ...and much of my work life now cannot be blogged about... confidentiality agreements and such...
so, in fairness to my one reader (shout out Sarah J in NC :) ...I am heading down a new path for this blog. Basically, I am going to be writing more, posting pics less, and working on developing into a legit writer. (one of my lifelong dreams*) When I was in Charlotte, I started trying to write a book...ended up being more of an article and didn't get picked up by anybody :( ...so i've got some work to do and so i am going to look to get inspired. Here are some of the blogs that i have been reading lately and am daily challenged by their wit, humor, knowledge and all around greatness.
so...here we go...new direction...
pretty sure i should calm down on the use of the ... if i wanna be that legit writer!
lu
* more on those later
Friday, August 13, 2010
The Coast 2010
Our annual trip to Port A (Port Aransas, Tx) was last weekend! To say this is my favorite weekend of the year would be a big understatement! It never disappoints with fun friends, delicious food and lots of sun and sand between my toes! This year, we incorporated some oldies but goodies, as in the greasy watermelon aka 2:00am wrestling match in the pool...speed scrabble (my words with friends skills were put to good use)...shrimp boil at 10:00pm...spoons...signs...paddle ball...sunburns...good times!
Brookie and Jim are always the best hosts and make it a weekend to remember each year!
the whole group (with our props)
with some of my besties, Sarah and Brookie
All of the girls...
...and the boys
Dance partay...
more dancing...
...and more dancing leads to...
dress up time!!
Such a great group! Can't wait for next year!!!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
TEAM USA!
The Boys
Now...
Here are some of my favorites!
My absolute favorite player, the Texan, Clint Dempsey...
He doesn't play every game, but Feilhaber is a great when he does! 
The Hero, Landon Donovan
Defender Demerit
Cherundolo....a cutie too! 
Bradley...the coach's son but he completely earned his spot on the team! 
Boca :) If you don't watch US soccer, here are some reasons, you should...these cuties; the pride that each country takes in their team; because it really is exciting; and did i mention these cuties?!?!
Now, how can I meet them? :)
God Bless America! (and the US Soccer team!)
sorry in advance if this is hard to read...
not sure why it is formatting this weird...
Well I can sum up what I have been up to this past week in one word....
FUTBOL. and if you have been living under a rock (or on your honeymoon,
Marisa and Aaron :)...that means it is World Cup time!
and even better than just that it is on...the US team is making history!
I have basically watched at least one game everyday...getting up early to
watch or DVRing and watching at night...I am sucked in for sure!
Yesterday, I knew I had to work from 9-7pm at my counseling site, so I was
hoping to either follow it online or on my phone, but much to my surprise and
utter happiness, my boss had decided to buy some rabbit ears so we could
watch some of the games at the office...and did we ever! :)
At one point, 5 out of the 7 of us on staff were in there biting our nails watching
the US/Algeria game. I was following the England game on my
phone, so we were aware of the importance of the US scoring a goal! It was
intense....Oh and did i mention that we were watching it on the
Spanish channel, so I couldn't understand the commentators...which was probably
a good thing, but it made it for hilarity when those around me
watching were yelling at the US team in Spanish! When we scored, our room erupted!
Literally, we were jumping up and down, hugging each other,
and I shed a couple tears! It was a little like this...what a fun moment for the US!
As for the American players, if they ever stumble upon this blog, just want to throw this out there....I am single and have a huge weakness for futbol players!
So, as you can see...I have been busy cheering on the US and am thoroughly excited that I can see them play Ghana on Saturday before I leave
for church camp with the kiddos on Sunday!
Just wanted to give those of you who don't appreciate the amazing thing that is happening in South Africa right now for our country in a sport that we
do not garner much respect, a little look into how exciting it is for a soccer fan like me! :)
stay tuned for some pics of some of my favorite US players! I know...you are sitting on the edge of your seat, but please just indulge me :)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Catching up...
Blogging has not been a huge priority in the last month or so...but I will update you with a little of what I have been up to.
The first is probably obvious to those who know where I am in my life/career right now...WORK has consumed my days, nights and some weekends the last few months. It is going really well, racking up all those hours toward my goal of 3000 by next summer.
Last weekend I got to play in a golf tournament with my dad and 2 of my guy friends for one of my jobs. We had fun, everyone played really well, but it was super hot!
My sweet friend Marisa gets married this coming weekend (June 19th), so we have been showering and celebrating her for the last couple of months too! Can't wait to see her as a bride on Saturday as she marries her love, Aaron Miller!
I am in somewhat of a slump this time of the summer...I miss the camp life and being carefree during the summer months...probably doesn't help that most of my friends are either stay at home moms or teachers, so their schedules are a lot more free this time of year... trying to keep my eye on the prize...3000 hours.
My sister is in full on wedding planning mode in DC. Getting excited for the fun things we have planned to celebrate her and George's union in November.
I am in the home stretch of my time at Frisco Bible Church...come July 2, it will be the first time in 7 years that I will not be on a church staff. Weird...but what will I do with my Sundays now that they aren't a work day? I'll tell you, I am going out of town on weekend trips for a while! Road trips to see friends and much needed vacation time!
Speaking of vacation, I'm pretty excited because I just booked my first trip ever to Alaska. I'm hoping to see some awesome views like this one:
Well, until that trip, I will be working, playing on the weekends, and watching as much of this as I can!
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