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Well, it was another crazy week. It was really getting off to a great start, especially after a week of no power. On Wednesday, I was driving to work and for once was having a great day. I was going to get to work a little early and have a great day. I tried to pull into the driveway and there was a firetruck blocking the way so I had to turn around and go in the side drive. I got out of my car and walked to the building, only to meet my co-workers walking out. I didn't see or smell any smoke. So I thought, ok this is a gas leak or something. All of the surrounding buildings had emptied out as well. More and more people were beginning to show up and no one knew what was gong on. Then there was a buzz in the crowd and we discovered a patrolling officer found a suspicious package in the parking lot and we were waiting on the bomb squad to come. I guess they had a robot ad dogs and everything, but I missed it because I was standing on the right side of the building. Everyone was on the phone with someone trying to see if it was on the news or if the knew anything. After an hour of waiting we come to find out, some men in that work in another building are part of a band. They often practice after hours, and they forgot to pack their guitar pedals and left them in the parking lot...


It will be interesting to see what next week brings...


On a lighter note, Dan and I went to Swell Season on Monday night. It was a concert by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the people who one the Oscar for Best song for the movie Once. It was wonderful! I loved it!

I did, however, find myself becoming easily annoyed with people. People talking loud during the opening band, people wandering around and trying to find their seats in the dark because they couldn't get there on time...Shocking, right? I know I am picky when it comes to chewing, chomping, and whistling, etc. But I am finding myself to become more easily annoyed with people lately. I used to love most people I met, but now it isn't the case. Maybe I am less naive and more jaded?? Who knows...

I've got the power!

It all started a week ago when I was enjoy a lazy Sunday. I was doing laundry and watching the Office. Then the wind started blowing and my power was going on and off for about 3 hours in 10 minutes surges. Then at 5:20 it went out and did not turn on again...until Friday. It was a mess. Traffic lights were out, tree branches were all over the place, and people were running wild looking for open stores with candles, flashlights and batteries. Luckily I had batteries and flashlights on hand. My stove is gas so I was able to make pasta, soup and other things like that. I read a little before bed and then I hoped the power would be on in the morning...It wasn't and I drove to work to find out it was closed as well...Tuesday I went back to work and was able to charge my phone there. On Wednesday I had to throw my food out and clean the fridge. I was able to watch a little TV because my co-worker gave me a hand held TV. Thursday I picked Dan up from the airport and on the way home the traffic lights and businesses just blocks away from us had power. I was so excited until I saw your building and it was still dark. It was devastating. Finally when I came back home from work on Friday we had POWER!!! It was quite the experience but once I got into a routine it wasn't so bad. I guess now I can say I survived Hurricane Ike :)

Also I found this WEBSITE. Here are some results:

Sunday Funnies!

Also in case you cannot wait until September 25. Here is a teaser for the office!





You can see more previews and webisodes HERE!

In Case You Missed it...

I must say SNL was pretty funny last night!! Here are few highlights in case you didn't get to see it.

The first two make fun of commercials:








And this was the opening sketch. Tina Fey looks exactly like Palin!



My favorite sketch was during the weekend update when Andy Samberg made fun of Cathy form the comics. But unfortunately I couldn't find the clip!

Happy Sunday!

Make it Work!!

As you may know this last week was Fashion Week. Project Runway's show was today! You can go HERE to see the collections of the designers and read reviews. I won't say anything else because I don't want to spoil it for those who like the suspense of surprises. IF you want to see other collections go HERE. I love Zac Posen, Diane Von Furstenberg, Roberto Cavalli, and Anna Sui (I love the crazy color, pattern combos) just to name a few.

Speaking of Project Runway, this is it's last season on Bravo and next season it will be on Lifetime. This is an email between a co-worker and myself predicting what it would be like...

I wrote: I hope it isn't too Lifetime like...

Her response: you mean...only women designers and the challenges would be to create looks for the following: that your husband has left you for a younger woman, that your child has been abducted by your evil ex, that you are valiantly fighting cancer and win, that you are tragically fighting cancer and lose, and for a group collection that you are dressing characters from Nora Roberts, Daniele Steele, etc...

The first challenge will be to create a look that goes from dropping your kid off at school to visiting your sister at rehab/jail/hospital to the grocery store to after school soccer game and fine dining at the pizza shack.


Michael Kors will be replaced by whoever is in charge of Jones New York now and Nina Garcia by the editor of Womens Day or Redbook.I originally put Liz Claiborne but then I remembered that Tim Gunn is now the Chief Creative Officer so it should start to get better.

It made me smile!

This is most certainly true....

This is a post I have been working on for some time and I finally decided to post it...

As most of you know I grew up in small town Iowa and I raised in a small-town Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. I was very active in my church growing up and took all the church's teachings to heart. In this time, I also harbored a great appreciation for Martin Luther. This man, if anything, has taught me to question and to keep questioning the church and dedicate living my life for my faith in and the love of God.

I would be lying if I said I still agreed with ALL the things I learned in church growing up, however I feel this isn't necessarily a bad thing. I still agree with some things I learned.

My spiritual journey has been a crazy one, as I am sure most people's are. When I got to college I became a little less associated with the church. I began to think a lot, about why we are here and how does my faith apply to my life on Earth. For example, what should I study, how should I vote, and most importantly what would Jesus want me to do. Granted I did not go out and buy a WWJD bracelet.

I spent my summers in college at Camp EWALU, and I believe this where my eyes and heart were opened the most. I believe because I was opened to new experiences and different points of view. I learned from the campers that faith can be simple and should not be overly complex. My thinking is along the lines of, why make it more complicated than it should be? This just becomes more confusing and less easy for me to follow when every little thing is analyzed. There really is no need for it. I honestly believe Jesus wants us to love God and our neighbors and to love and take care of one another. I honestly believe it can be that simple, however mankind (me included) has a long way to go before that can happen. I m guessing that is why God has other rules and provisions for us. :)

I do believe there are times when our religion and faith can be used against us to manipulate or control our ways of thinking. There are people in this world that will sadly use whatever they can to stay in control and in power. This does not just happen with Christianity, it happens across the board.
I know liberals are often associated with being God-less and immoral. I however do not see it that way at all. I believe Jesus was probably more of a socialist than anything. He definitely was not republican and probably not a democrat either.
Why do I believe this?

Jesus' main message isn't to look out for yourself and just your family. It is to help those in need, that the meek will inherit the earth, to be humble and thankful, not to worry about money. These are things I worry about everyday. I am far from perfect, but I am working on it! I believe there is a huge group of people in this country and around the world that are at a huge disadvantage and I am failing at doing my part to help them.

Last year, while I was dong my year of service with LVC, I learned a lot from the people of the city. I had some clients with amazing faith. I couldn't believe how they clung to their faith. It would have been easier to turn their back on God and religion, but they didn't. They thanked God for what they still had. I also was amazed in how concerned they were with helping others, even while they were in the middle of their own tragedies. This is one of the most amazing things I have experienced. It helped me realize what is important and that I can help others.

I understand people work hard for what they have and want the best for their families. I understand it is important to conserve values and traditions. I understand that not everyone should have the same things and some people do not work as hard as others. I understand we all have gifts, talents and different life experiences. I just don't understand why we can't help each other out. How are we going to get anywhere if we keep watching our own backs. We are only as strong as the weakest person.

I recently joined a bible study, called BSF, and am looking forward to what will be revealed to me this year. I am very excited because we don't talk about denominations and talk about the bible and what God has revealed to us through his word.
My faith is ever growing and opinions are ever changing. Who knows this post could be irrelevant in week. But for now this what I know to be true, to me it is most certainly true.

I am Politic Vegetarian

It's true. I do not eat red meat when it comes to politics. I understand that is how the game is played and blah blah blah. But when your strategy is to mock and make fun of component, I really have no respect for you and am not going to listen to anything you have to say.

I am going to leave this one to the pro. Enjoy!