pinned

Oh boy am I in it now!

THEM: Tara, you need to check out this website. It is called Pinterest.

ME: Um, so, it is like Quilted Bear except online?

THEM: Tara, I found this on Pinterest. What!? You aren't on it? Tara! you have got to get on it!

ME: Yeah. yeah, yeah.

THEM: Oh, I got the recipe on Pinterest.

ME: {rolling my eyes} not that darn website again!

THEM: We are making headbands this weekend! You should come! We found the pattern on Pinterest. Have you heard of it? It is the most amazing thing!

ME: {covering my ears} NO!!!! No Pinterest!! I'm not doing it.

Friends! May I introduce to you Pinterest. What!? You haven't heard of it.....???

DIY

In the new Pottery Barn catalog, found the cutest Mercury Glass vases for the holidays. Price? $69. Uh huh. Not on my budget. So I looked up DIY Mercury glass. This is the website I found how to do it. You can find it here. I was so excited to try it!! Here are my results! I am pretty proud of them. When you put a candle in them at night, the light shines thru the cracks in the paint.

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a top 5

On thrusday at work, my teammates and I got into a discussion. About a list. THE list, if you will....

It is always interesting to me about who ends up on my friends lists. I think it is a little bit of insight into their personalities. So, I am sharing my list with you. Here they are in no particular order....

by george....

Mom was right...

Eh, boy. I made a promise to you all.... and have not followed through! Sorry

things are still the same in my world, with one slight change....

BLAKE IS GETTING MARRIED!!!

In fact he is taking his engagement pictures right now. Her name is Caitlin and is adorable. She is going to be an amazing addition to our family. What was 5 is now 6. Loving it!

November 12th is the big day. I am having so much fun getting to know her better. She is an absolute doll.

When Blake was born, I was devastated that he didn't turn out to be a girl. I was so hoping for a baby sister. I am 10 years older, and had such plans for her! (of course, I adore Blake and he has been an amazing baby brother)

I remember a tender moment with my Mom when she said, "one day Blake will get married and you will have a new sister then.". This was not the right answer :) I yelled, "He is a baby! He will never grow up and get married...!!!". The day has come, and Mom was right. 24 years of waiting.... I was also blessed with Anna 2 years ago! Things are working out nicely for me.

Goodbye, Diet Coke. It has been a good run...

This week I am going off Diet Coke. I have 2 a day at work. I love a nice cold DC. It really is part of my "happy".
BUT.... I am trying live a healthier life style. More gym days, more veggies. More fruit. Hopefully that will translate to LESS numbers on my clothing tags! :)
Support at this time would be welcomed...

the opposite of blogging...

I have been a very bad blogger. Some might say delinquent. And for the 3 of you that actually read my blog (wink, wink) I offer my sincere apology.

Let's chalk it up to "Tara ain't got nuthin to report". Because let's face it friends, there really isn't much to report.

Still working at the same place. Still living at the same place. Still driving the same car. And the purple has officially washed out of my hair. So, What do you think? What should a girl do 3 weeks before her Thirty.... blah blah... birthday?

I was told today that I didn't look my age. Ha ha. I told the person it is the Oil of Olay and the plastic surgery. :) Technically I have not had any work done and and I don't use Oil of Olay. I guess I should take the compliment.

Any way friend, I'm back. And I will try to be better about blogging.

purple

I was kinda getting tired of my blond blocks that I had in my hair. I had them about a year (and for me, that is like a 100 years!!) I like to change my hair. It is one of the few things in my life that I can change and have instant gratification.

So when I went into my salon and told my hair stylist she was a little shocked that I was choosing purple. (though I don't know why... i think it is pointless to have to actually REMIND people that you are a little rebellious!)

So the conclusion of this story is... I put purple in my hair. I really love it!

broken

I feel broken. In every way possible.

I was watching The Biggest Loser tonight, and I really related to what Irene said about her weight loss journey.

She said something about this being the first time in her life, that she has felt whole, and not broken. That she feels like she can conquer the world. What an amazing feeling!

And I realize that I don't feel like that. I am broken. Not quite whole. Not quite at my fullest potential.

I am going to work on that.

Wish me luck, I have a journey ahead of me.

fantastic 4

“Dear diary, today I found out I have two amazing friends. How? Well, they told me they’d be willing to kick someone in the face for me. Now if that ain't true friendship, I don’t know what is. P.S, I think they both secretly have crushes on me. ;)”

This is a text message from a dear friend. Hayley found this in an old phone and sent it on to me. I received the same text at the time. After reading this, I was sucked into walking down memory lane. This was the summer of 2008. The summer my closest friends and I call "The Fantastic 4 Summer". It was a summer where Nathan Rex, Sean Prince, Hayley Lauritzen and myself did everything together. We grew very close.

I moved at the end of that summer back to Utah. Things changed. Sean married and Hayley married. Nathan and I see each other from time to time. And I think that if you sat all 4 of us down at a table, we would pick right back up again where we left off. It was a summer of inside jokes, belly laughs and pranks.

I moved in August. In September, I flew back for a birthday party. Hayley picked me up from the airport. As I was getting my luggage, there were 2 men waiting for me. Nathan and Sean-- Both holding signs that read "Mrs. Cullen".

That summer if full of great memories. And ended with amazing friendships. I am truly grateful for the Fantastic 4.

becoming a princess

I am so excited about the marriage of Prince William and Kate.

Princess Diana has been a secret obsession of mine for years. I remember looking at the news footage of when Princess Diana married Charles. And how heartbroken I was when they divorced. I remember when she died in that horrific crash in Paris. I got weepy when watching the funeral. She is the definition of grace and class.

And now her oldest son is getting married. I am boarder line considering getting up at 4am on the morning of the 29th to watch the wedding! I want to know who the designer of her dress will be. I want to watch every detail of the wedding. I want to know if she will actually wear a tiara or be the modern "royalty" that she is being pegged for being and only wear flowers in her hair.

I love the romance of knowing that the charity that William interned for when he graduated from high school, Kate worked for 6 months after he did. Merely missing each other in Chili by 6 months. I love that they are getting married in Westminster Abby. The same church Diana and Charles married. I think they are a very charming couple. And what girl doesn't dream about marrying a prince!

Cheers to William of Whales and Kate Middleton!

i was rocked....

Last night I got to cross off an item from my Bucket list. I saw Bon Jovi live. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! It was such a great show. I am now livin' on a prayer with Tommy and Gina.

(yes, that is an actual photo taken at the show!)

i got towed

On February 14th, my car broke down. On the side of the freeway. During morning rush hour. Call in the tow truck. I had it towed and a new engine coil put in. I got a call around 2pm that day saying it was only going to cost $125. Done!! I can handle that. I went to pick it up that night. Right as the garage was closing. I drove about 2 blocks and.... sputter, sputter... die. Once again, I call the tow truck. (by the way, each time you have your car towed, it is $60.) As the 2nd tow truck shows up and is loading my car onto the truck, the guy says, "has this car ever been towed before?" My response?? "Uh, yes. 10 hours ago.....". To which he replies, "Oh boy, a good Valentine's Day for you, huh? I am assuming you are single, there isn't anyone with you." Yes, thanks Bud. That made my day much better.

So car in the shop AGAIN. This time my ... well... something something engine power plug.... Flex capacitor... is replaced. $175. I pick it up. Awesome! The car is running great. Until Friday night on my way home and the car completely looses power and the engine light comes on. Terrific. (Thank you to my VT for the help and rides! You two are amazing.) So, I take it in again! This time it is spark plugs. $70.

Fast forward Hmmm.... 4 days. I pull into my garage and shut off the car, and I can hear boiling sounds. I pop the hood, and my coolant is boiling out of my overflow. Yay. Next morning, it over heats and I take it to a NEW mechanic. He says my cooling fans are not working. $210. I pick it up... take it home, and the boiling it still going on. I take it back and he says it is the radiator cap and he says that there is a huge oil leak. (that would explain the oil spots on my drive way!) $200 and my car now works. So if you figure it out, I have had my car for 9 days over the past month. The other 21 days, it has been in a mechanic shop.

I can think of a lot of other things I would have rather used the money on. Keep your fingers crossed for my little car.

am I famous?

I admit it. I spend some of my free time looking at wedding photo sites. I don't really have a concrete reason why. I think I just really enjoy looking at happy people. Even if I don't know them. I'll spend hours just going from one wedding site to another, looking at colors of flowers and bridesmaid dresses to the design of the wedding gown itself. I love it.

Well, I discovered today, that I have made it onto a wedding photo website. :) though it was just as a bridesmaid. That's me on the left at my cousin's wedding.

new obsession

I have discovered Scrabble on my cell phone. This is not a good thing. I thought I checked my phone often with Facebook. Now when I see my little blue light blinking, I am thinking what I can do with the letters Q, M and T. Great fun, my friends, great fun.

S.A.D

I have 3 brothers taht mean the world to me. they are my best friends.

My youngest brother wished me a Happy Valentine's Day by saying "I love you more..." Unforturnely, I don't think he is right...but I was pleased and so happy to get that text from him.

Happy belated Valentine's Day, friends.

eyes

I have been having these wandering daydreams as of late. And I have been relishing the thoughts... and I thought I would write them down.

I have come to the decision that if I have not found "Mr. Right" by the time I am 40, I will look into adopting a baby. I just don't think I can go through this life and not be a Mommy. As I have come to the resolution, I have had a few day dreams. About having a little girl come home from school and hop off the bus, and come running. I ask how her day was, and we go in the house for a snack. Here is the beautiful part, every time I find myself having this "day dream" the little girl has Asian eyes.

I have found such joy in thinking of this future. It has gotten me out of the "funk" that I have been in for the past few weeks. And whether or not this is my future reality or just my day dream, I look forward to it.

not an equal opportunity chewer

I have another confession-- I am a gum bigot. It is a hard reality, but a true one.

It all started when they came out with fruity gum. And made them different colors. It just isn't normal. If i wanted to chew on something that tastes like fruit I would get a fruit roll up. Gum should be white and taste like mint. Not neon green and taste like key lime pie. I even think spearmint is pushing it. Gum is meant to freshen your breath, not take the place of Marie Calendar's pie or Strawberry Shortcake. Do the right thing- chew mint gum.

small world

Today at work, I had an amazing phone call.

I often get phone calls from hospitals confirming coverage for a patient. As I answered the call, the voice on the other side of the phone stated she was a nurse from Community Hospital in Munster, IN. That clicked with me, I am very familiar with that hospital because my mother spent a lot of time there while she was sick at the end of her life. As the phone call went on, I asked the nurse for her name to document the call, and she said, "Jodi". I was speaking to Nurse Jodi. She cared for my mother almost 10 years ago in that very hospital.

Life can come at you sideways and remind you of how small this world really is.