life lately, according to my iphone

funny faces with dad || petting bunnie with James at the farmer's market - then the bunny peed on me || farmer's market fun || more farmer's market fun || new read || my amazing monday night girls group. life lately has been crazy, exciting and tiring. exciting news is coming your way. i've got a few announcements to make, people. happy friday, kerr...

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a wink & a smile

"...We go together, like a wink and a smile" have you heard that song by harry connick jr.? oh, i just love him... and that song! i have deemed that song my work theme song, thanks to He Who Shall Not Be Named. have i told you about 'cutie across the hall' at work? i'm pretty sure i have(1). any-who, we have upgraded from a wave and a wave to a wink and a smile. he winks, i smile. it's a great system! my coworker is continually baffled by the fact that he hasn't asked me out yet(2). she says "at this rate, you'll be married by 2058". HA. i, on the other hand, am not baffled by this and am almost(3) glad he hasn't. i quite enjoy romanticizing him from a far with what little i know of him(4)....

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i'm not complaining

number of friends currently pregnant or who have recently had babies: twenty nine (1). number of friends currently engaged or who have recently been married: thirty three number of friends currently single with me: ninety six + (2). upon surveying all my single friends, i've realized how many amazing people there are in my life! i wish i could play matchmaker, man do i know who i would pair up(3)(4). seriously, you guys are great! thanks for being in my life. to all you new parents i say. "congratulations & from what i've heard, you will never get a full nights sleep ever again" to all my newly married friends i say, "congratulations & from what i've heard, you will...

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life lately, according to my iphone

beautiful ruins - fantastic book! || my new turn table - i'm having so much fun hunting for vinyl in thrift stores || gunner girl || gunner girl ||  my new state cutting board || mustache mayhem with britt || tuohy (two-ee) girl || confessions of a counterfeit farm girl - so funny || the new bride to be, alleah maree - bridesmaid!!! || hipster glasses || just a few of my new reads || jackson bessey play-dough date || gunner girl || world, welcome hannah kay yoder - bf from high school just had her first kid || red || re-reading & teaching captivating for girls group live today, kerri...

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the leading lady of my own life?

now that i have established i am a single, 26 year old girl(1) living with her mother in a rented house with 3 dogs on the other side of the valley from her friends, her church, her work...her life, this single girl is looking for things to live. not things to 'do' but things to 'live' (ya, i made it up). as much as i admire all you bloggers out there with your cute husbands(2) who take amazing photographs of your outfit posts and your adorable babies donning the latest baby fashions found on etsy, i have one question for all of you... what's a single girl to blog about? i've tried the whole 'fashion blogger' route - it's not for me. what can i say, sometimes i want to look frumpy. plus,...

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why do you need photo of me?!?

Subtle (or not so subtle, if you know her) Mother came into my room the other day and told me that she wanted quote, "a recent photograph of me". Suspicious Daughter thinks mother is creating daughters online dating profile. Suspicious Daughter then comforted by the fact that Subtle Mother doesn't know how to work computer. hmm... i wonder what she needs a recent picture of me for?!? there was no explanation. no, "oh, i want to hang it on my mirror at work" (she's a hairdresser) or "oh, just in case you decide to run away, i'll have something to put on the milk carton", nothing! I am bamboozled. have i told you all i live with my mother(1)? ... and i'm single (2)... and i own dogs, three of...

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currents

happy thursday! current location: scottsdale, az (work) current time: 11:27am current temperature: 52* (how come the keyboard doesn't have a 'degree' symbol??) current state of mind: joyful current book: Confessions Of A Counterfeit Farm Girl by Susan McCorkindale - you wanna pee your pants laughing? read this memoir. from  Manolos to manure, she moves from the suburbs to the sticks and talks about corralling cattle in her peep-toe pumps. oh gosh, the comedy! current songs i've downloaded: wings - Birdy, recover - CHVRCHES, i see fire - Ed Sheeran, we are the love we give - Imaginary Future, my god - Jeremy Camp, by your side - Sade, chocolate - The 1975 current(ly) waiting on:...

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new year

"Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd auld lang syne?" Goodbye year!i made some great memories... 2013 made me laugh, cry, think, be thankful & be proud. In this new year I will... be brave     travel     be joyful     create     purchase     live     give     learn     & stop. "may my heart be kind, my mind fierce and my spirit brave - unknown" "I want to make beautiful things even if nobody cares. - Saul Bass" "Love your life because your life is what you have to give" - Tom Hiddleston "Be in love with your life, every minute of it"...

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