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 :)

she works hard for the money...

So time for a life update even though the majority of you who read this got caught up at Celina and Tommy's Wedding this weekend. Since my last post, I not only got 1 job but 2! However, they are both part-time with no benefits unless you count all Chinese food I can eat for 50% off! Now we're talking. 

First I work part-time at PF Changs...yes, yes, get out all the laughs out now as you imagine the most clumsy and slightly awkward person deliver very large and hot trays in a very crowded restaurant. Add a very unfortunate uniform and a scary freezer, and you have my life. My official title is back waiter even after a week of training and a food test because alas I have no formal restaurant training to be

considered a server. Who would have thought that a college degree with 2 majors would not really prepare you for the real world?! 

However, I do find the job very fun because 

1) it's challenging and I'm learning ALOT about myself and Chinese food 

2) i'm meeting people I wouldn't normally hang out with and maybe just maybe I can be a good witness to them

3) the money is suppose to be good (however i'm not really sure how tip sharing works yet). 

So by nights I work food and by day I work at a really really cool job! I work for the JKL foundation writing policy and procedures, job descriptions, and strategic plans for a non-profit organization called H.I.S. BridgeBuilders. Through educational classes, GED certification, an eye glass and dental clinic, and various other ministries, the BonTon community (INNER CITY DALLAS) has been transformed and I am so blessed any time I volunteer. If anyone else is interested in volunteering there with me, please let me know! I would love to take you! Anywho, I have been volunteering there, when I could, for about the last 5 years and I hope that my work here will be able to help this ministry go to the next level. It is the model to be taken nationwide as the example for successful faith based initiatives. Not to mention I have a beautiful office on the 7th floor with 3 huge windows that mesmerize me every time I look out them (but that's just a bonus). I am trusting that God will take this opportunity and build it into something better than I can imagine. Until then, I'm working hard for the money! 

Meredith and I have been trying really hard to think of things to do so when we go home after work we don't go just to bed like we want to so we have come up with a couple of things to do. Our first adventure was today when Amanda, Meredith, and I went to Paint Yer Pottery to get our mosaic on. It WAS an adventure. First the women working at the store was a crazy-o but Meredith just convinced me it was because she was an "artist" and she lacked the people skills to be normal, but I know plenty of normal artists so agree to disagree. Second of all, if you are a perfectionist I would suggest staying far far away from mosaics unless you have the best glue because as Meredith discovered, the tiles are slippery when trying to mosaic a round pot. I did enjoy decorating mine with blues and white tiles to match my comforter. Amanda's was really cute with pastel colors and she is so creative with her tile cutting. Meredith's was named "Baylor Ole" because it was a cross between the themes of Cinco de Mayo, Baylor, and Olympic Rings. It was cute despite the description but Meredith left downtrodden and refusing to ever mosaic again. However, I say you get right back on that horse...

Stay tuned for more adventures as we try to discover how to be cool as two single baptist girls in the city! I think we should have a tv show but it would a very very boring tv show that would show us driving around or watching the olympics... well it's 10 pm now so it's time for bed :) but I wish I was kidding.  

oh, and I'm legally required to put this in my blog. heheh. 

*The ideas expressed in this blog no way reflect the opinions of PF Changs and they can not be held responsible* 

or something like that... blessings and love! 

hi o

So it's been a month since my last post so I basically I can claim to be the worst blogger ever but I'm not giving up just yet. Since my last update, I travelled to both Colorado and New Mexico with my parents for weddings & birthday celebrations. So I've really been able to take sometime off and rest to figure out the next best step. Obviously I haven't made any steps but I take comfort that it is in God's plan and I'm in his will. So besides giving everyone a detailed explanation of what I've been doing I'm looking towards the future. :) 

Fun obsession of the day: 

I am currently obsessed with the Coach Fall line of bags. I have no idea how they can stay on top of their game every single season. So if I dream of carrying any of these bags. Let me know which one is YOUR favorite. 

love & blessings!