happy birthday amy!

I'm just sharing real quick some of my favorite pictures of amy duncan in honor of her 23 birthday! 

little boxes of awkwardness.

Elevators. why are they like the black hole of awkwardness?!

I swear some of my most uncomfortable moments happen in elevators. I work on the 7th floor of a building so of course, i take the elevator about 6 times a day (go to work, get breakfast, go upstairs, get lunch, go upstairs, leave for the day). I get onto an elevator by myself about 80% of the time but then there is the other 20% of the day that is usually a total hot mess of uncomfortableness. now i'm sure i'm exaggerating the condition of awkwardness but there really is NO good way to start and end a proper convo on the elevator but I can't help myself because there is nothing worse in my head then "dead time" where all occupants of the elevator just pretend there are no other individuals in the same elevator. Adding to the difficulty of ignoring others is that the entire door wall is a mirrow - meaning you stare at each other no matter what angle you are looking. Usually people just check themselves out, pull/adjust their clothing, rummage through their bags, stare down at their cell phones, and the list goes on of convo avoider activities.

IF a convo is started, it usually revolves around the weather, sports, or politics. I can manage a quick little quip about the debate, the cowboys, or "staying dry" to bring the other individuals a quick smirk. My parents would claim elevators make me uncomfortable because our generation is technology driven and we can't handle human contact anymore. I disagree. I think people are just weird. But I was wondering everyone's thoughts on elevators? how do you start a convo? got any tips on how to handle this seemingly routine human encounter? Is it me? or is it the elevator?

blessings and love!

they did it again...

Now you could call me an Apple groupie but I just really admire their constant innovation. Check out the new macbook and why it makes me covetous! It is not only completely creative in design but it's also more environmentally safe!

love me some cowboy boots.

So it's yucky day 2 now in Dallas - it would be best described by one word...gray. everything just looks gray! But I'm not bummed because i'm wearing my favorite shoes in the entire word, my cowboy boots. Oh I love my boots. They just make me happy. My mom bought them for me before my first bar-b-cupid. oooh that memories. the perfect shoe for the entire texas winter. I love shoe, I love cowboys, I love texas. my boots embody all of that in one. i just thought they should just get some love today. p.s. i'm wearing heinous black tube socks underneath...but that's our little secret.

business time

Okay friends, you could say that a lot has happened since the last time I blogged. I went from 2 jobs, to one job, to two jobs, back to one job. Now I'm working full-time for H.I.S. BridgeBuilders! Yay, no more part-time for me! (yes i know - it's paid hourly but it's money). It's pretty much the best job ever because the following reasons:

1) It's a Christian nonprofit, it's not everyday that the "bottom line" is people's salvations.
2) I get to work in HR
3) I get to work with some of the coolest people in Dallas - the citizens of DHA housing
4) I am grateful everyday for my family, friends, home, and church
5) I work with people at prestonwood
6) Everyday is a jeans day!
7) I get to work at 10:00 and make my own schedule!
8) My office is beautiful with every office supply you could think of at my disposal - neerdy i know.

Okay now that you got the update about the job - look forward to the real life update in the near future...

ps. TRI - i need life updates! blog please :)