Nothing quite like getting everything in order before starting a new adventure.
Today has been a day of cleaning, laundry, and organization.
I love the feeling of a clean room, especially after it was such a mess!
Tomorrow I start my new job and I am nervous & excited.
Typical new job jitters.
Here's to starting something new!
:)
It's Game Day in Eugene, Oregon!
First game at home (Auzten Stadium) for the 2011-2012 Duck season.
It was almost unbearably hot, showed a thermometer of 108 degrees down on the field.
Lots of water, to drink and to wear, make this game somewhat bearable... and of course the fact that we stomped on the Wolfpack. :)
Final Score ~ Ducks: 69 Nevada: 20
These cupcakes are seriously the cutest cupcakes I've seen in a while & you better believe next time I make cupcakes I'm going to try to make these! ;)
Compliments of Vanessa (?) at a BBQ we went to Friday night. They tasted just as good as they looked too!
I got off work and went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. As I was leaving work, I got onto Highway 99 and I saw this guy coming towards me. I couldn't believe my eyes! He was wearing a helmet, wrist guards, knee pads, & football shoulder/chest pads while rollerblading over the bridge where there's a ton of construction. To make it a hundred times better, he had a dog on a leash in his right hand and a vase with a huge bouquet of bright yellow flowers tucked under his left arm. I really wish I would've asked him if I could've taken his picture, because it's not everyday you see something like that & personally I found it hilarious! I even debated on turning around.
I got to the grocery store and though things couldn't get much stranger... but I was wrong. A little normalcy first though. I ran into two wonderful ladies that I hadn't seen since just after Hannah & Dan got married. Dan's sister and niece were strolling through and we stopped and chatted for a little while. I snapped a picture of Ms. Smiley aka Lillian. She's so adorable. It was great to see them for a brief moment!
After talking to Naomi and Lillian I headed over to the meat area to pick up some steak. I approached a little girl who was frolicking around while her dad was picking out some produce. I'd guess the little girl was about 4, maybe 5 years old. She dropped the little cage thing she was carrying and a couple things fell out. She quickly picked up her little rubber ducky and I picked up a bright yellow flower. She quickly told me that it was 'ducky's food'. I handed her the flower and she thanked me. She then showed me 'ducky's house' and 'ducky' himself. Her dad laughed and said, 'I see you found a new friend'. I laughed and the little girl immediately tells me 'that's not my dad'. Well, it was very clear the guy was this girls father so I just kind of laughed. The dad said, 'she watched this stranger video on youtube and has been mimicking it ever since'. In chimes the little girl, 'I don't know that person. Mommy, that man is a stranger!'. Now I'm a little freaked out... did this little girl really just call me mommy?! Oh boy. Her dad started to walk away and told her to come along. She insisted that she wasn't going with him, that she was coming with me, her mommy. I told her that I'm not that much fun and that she should probably go with her dad. She still insisted on going with me, her mommy. Her dad walked back up and told her she's not even following what the video had done and that he's going to pick her up if she doesn't come with him. She went with him pretty effortlessly this time around.
Later when I got home, I was thinking, what if that were some hidden camera thing... like on What Would You Do. I got to thinking about what if a little girl had come up and said that they didn't know someone they were supposedly with. What if it was the truth? What would I do? I like to challenge myself with questions like this. I feel it betters my readiness to react in such situations. I like to think that I would stand up and do the right thing but who really knows what you would really do, who you would really stand up against to protect a complete stranger?
Nothing better than an ice cold strawberry lemonade (even better when it's served in a boot) on a hot day!
On my way home, I couldn't help but laugh at the road signs... Should we go to Dike Access Road or to find a Cougar?!
Then after about three hours of driving, getting back to Oregon felt pretty darn good (even though I still had a two hour drive til I was home)!
Went to Wild Waves near Tacoma! It was an absolute blast! What a fun day!!
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
I LOVE this bridge... I just think it's gorgeous!
All Ducked Out
Today marks the first day of the 2011-2012 Duck football season where I get to wear Duck gear to work. Love my duck gear & can't wait for the big game tomorrow against LSU!
GOOOO DUCKS!!!
This man right here...
Isn't that the truth?
oked breathtakingly beautiful. She was glowing in a way I hadn't ever seen before. This was the day she got to marry the love of her life, her best friend, Dan. She became Mrs. Winterstein that beautiful sunny day. I couldn't be happier for either of them! Since the wedding, they went to Cabo and then made the move to Washington last week. I've been missing her like crazy. We've gotten closer than ever this summer and I love every second of it! She's truly my best friend who I am blessed to also have as a sister. Love you lil lady! :)
nd we had such a great time! I always have a good time with that girl! The concert was so much more than I imagined. Kate Voegele has been one of my favorite artists for years now and I have always wanted to see her live. It finally happened & I got to meet her too! Natasha Beddingfield was really awesome to see! Her newest CD has been playing in my car all summer. It's a great one and she's such a great performer! That concert was one of the best I've ever been too so far!
