Man, who is a serious slacker? Yep that would be me. Life has been crazy. In the words of my favorite blogger, PW, "blog often, or you will never blog". This is so true. There is a list of things I have been wanting to write about:
7th Grade
Studio Movie Grill
The Cooking Project
Crappy Online Dating
Orange
New Working Sitty
Friendship
...but sitting down to write about any of them, well there just has not been time.
Maybe I will write 7 posts right now. I have energy. I had a Dr. Pepper, and well a re-fill - 90 days of awesome will power, gone. It's ok, I still feel like I have broken my 'drink anything but water' habits. Ok moving on.
This post will be about... Crappy Online Dating. (Chosen as I closed my eyes and moved my finger up and down, up and down, up and down, stopped and landed there) ...very scientific.
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Who can even remember when the sails caught the wind on my online dating adventure, but let me tell you the engine is fading. It is a LOT of work; sorting through matches, reading profiles, answering questions, and sending responses/receiving little to no responses. I mean I truly would love to meet someone online - but it is really hard. I know I can be real with you, I mean why not, right?
Rejection. Yep. That is the sitty I am facing. At least when I was not dating, or meeting any single men, I was not facing rejection. It is kind of a blow to a girls ego. There was one guy, and he was a winner - I mean the guy I have probably liked the most since starting this saga - well let me tell you, things were going great, emails had been sent, whit and banter, flirting and fun were being passed over the tips of our fingers - and then one day... nothing. No email back, no match closed, just stinkin' nothing. Suckfest. And I am not going to turn in to some neurotic stalker and send email after email saying "Winner? What happened? Do you not want to marry me!?" Ha. No, it is what it is and I am smart enough to recognize "he is just not that..." you know the drill. But here I am, over a month later, still wondering.
Crap.
Then, ok so I go on a date this past week. Great guy, seriously. Funny, established, sweet.....
Romantic chemistry.?
None. Nada. Zipola.
Crap.
6 new matches today, 12 yesterday, 3 the day before... same story over and over. Out of those there are probably 6-8 that I would like to get to know more... so I "send a smile" or a short little email, and what happens. Nothing. No response.
Crap (yep. bitter party of, well... me)
I am also realizing how much 'looks' play into first impressions. I am not as shallow as some and I have definitely been guilty of this once or twice, but truly I would never just pass someone by completely determined on how they look. As my profile reads 'full figured' I get 'archived' almost immediately. I hate to even type this, but it is the reality of what I am facing. Am I going to have to become someone else to find 'the one'? Maybe. Is this also a blow to myself, my ego, my heart, my pride - yes. I could cry, and that is ok, but I won't sit here an pretend that being overweight has not aided in my lack of dates, and even though I could change this about myself, does it make it any less unfair? No.
Crap. (Crash diet?) No, but it has crossed my mind. ha.
I know, I just complained maybe more than I should have- but this is where I vent my feelings - and I hope that is ok.
Any who, I am not throwing in the towel just yet, I just wanted to give you my current status for this interesting adventure.
.... well, one down six to go.
Oh and BT-dubbs please follow this link and vote for Miss NM. Thanks.
http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/profile/585169/year:2011/
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Kenneth - The eHarmony 'Flex Match'
I would like to call this post, "Kenneth, the 'Flex Match'.
What is a Flex Match you might ask? Well, please let me give you the complete, official eHarmony explanation:
You see, Kenneth is somewhere there on the left, the green man if you will, but if you ask me he is somewhere else completely. Oh eHarm, what on earth were you thinking?
I would be doing you a complete disservice if I did not include my favorite portions from his profile. Oh my, here we go.
Kenneth, at age 34 is an artist and a writer, stands a short 5'3 and is a non-smoker. Doing good so far Kenny. The most influential person in his life is "God, Jesus, and my friends. why? because they all give me a more meaningful life." I can buy that, ok go on.
The thing Kenneth is most passionate about: (quoting so that I leave nothing out)
"hello I am passionate about art, reading, writing, helping others, activism, volunteering, religion, sex, walking, swimming, live action role-playing, movies, tv, dining out, cuddling, and massaging"
Ohhhhhhhhhhh Kenny you had me at hello?
Wrong.
Going on. Kenneth would like us to know some additional information about himself, he describes this in MANY words below:
"I like to meet like-minded open-minded ladies with similiar interests that I have. I like to have fun. For example, I like to dine out, watch movies, romantic strolls on the beach, bowling, sensual massages, cuddling, hugging, kissing, and getting to know other people better. My favorite color is red and my favorite foods are chinese and japanese. I am as open-minded as a human being can get. I'm so open-minded, that I do not mind if my dates are straight or bisexual, monagamous or polygamous. I believe honesty, good communication and loyalty are very important for a good relationship. I'm looking for a long-term commited relationship."
I don't think a polygamous and committed are synonymous when it comes to a relationship Kenny. But I mean let's not get hung up there... Red is one of my favorite colors too!
And the last part from this riveting tale from "People of eHarm"...
The last book that Kenneth enjoyed reading was, "Star Trek role-playing material :) I'll try to get a full membership on may 1st so i can communicate with you. please be patient. xoxoxoxo"
Well, there is not enough patience in the world Kenny.
XOXOXO
-S
For those of you who need a visual, my bffl drew a MS Paint Kenneth for you.
What is a Flex Match you might ask? Well, please let me give you the complete, official eHarmony explanation:
You see, Kenneth is somewhere there on the left, the green man if you will, but if you ask me he is somewhere else completely. Oh eHarm, what on earth were you thinking?
I would be doing you a complete disservice if I did not include my favorite portions from his profile. Oh my, here we go.
Kenneth, at age 34 is an artist and a writer, stands a short 5'3 and is a non-smoker. Doing good so far Kenny. The most influential person in his life is "God, Jesus, and my friends. why? because they all give me a more meaningful life." I can buy that, ok go on.
The thing Kenneth is most passionate about: (quoting so that I leave nothing out)
"hello I am passionate about art, reading, writing, helping others, activism, volunteering, religion, sex, walking, swimming, live action role-playing, movies, tv, dining out, cuddling, and massaging"
Ohhhhhhhhhhh Kenny you had me at hello?
Wrong.
Going on. Kenneth would like us to know some additional information about himself, he describes this in MANY words below:
"I like to meet like-minded open-minded ladies with similiar interests that I have. I like to have fun. For example, I like to dine out, watch movies, romantic strolls on the beach, bowling, sensual massages, cuddling, hugging, kissing, and getting to know other people better. My favorite color is red and my favorite foods are chinese and japanese. I am as open-minded as a human being can get. I'm so open-minded, that I do not mind if my dates are straight or bisexual, monagamous or polygamous. I believe honesty, good communication and loyalty are very important for a good relationship. I'm looking for a long-term commited relationship."
I don't think a polygamous and committed are synonymous when it comes to a relationship Kenny. But I mean let's not get hung up there... Red is one of my favorite colors too!
And the last part from this riveting tale from "People of eHarm"...
The last book that Kenneth enjoyed reading was, "Star Trek role-playing material :) I'll try to get a full membership on may 1st so i can communicate with you. please be patient. xoxoxoxo"
Well, there is not enough patience in the world Kenny.
XOXOXO
-S
For those of you who need a visual, my bffl drew a MS Paint Kenneth for you.
Monday, May 9, 2011
The Fire
Please read past the intro - and if you must, skip the intro and go to the second part. You will be glad you did.
Happy Monday, or Tuesday, depending on when you are reading this. First, you should know that I have a stomachache. Why? I don’t know, you just should. Second, I am going to apologize for my lack of writing. Things have been CRAZY as of late and I just have not had as much time as I would have liked to peruse this writing adventure, BUT alas here we are and we are back in business.
1. I failed at April’s cooking challenge – I made exactly NO bread. None. Maybe this month? Who knows… I did make 90 Tres Leche cupcakes though – and boy were they yummy!
2. Orange was amazing – a post THIS week to follow.
3. Change - it's happening. POST BELOW.
Beautiful melody? Can you hear it right now? It is the music that is being played as I transition into my actual blog posting for today… La da deeeee la la la deee daa de la de daaa…
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Change. We all go through it but sometimes it is hard to see the end when the present is so vividly staring right at you. The past few months have been wrapped with change and transition for Grace. Grace is my church, my faith community, where I worship. It’s my friends, my family, my work… it is a HUGE part of my life – the biggest in fact.
To put it most simply Grace is going through a shift, changes are happing and transitions are taking place. It is not an easy time. Now, does this mean it is not a good time, no, it just means it is not always simple. The bar has been raised, the match has been struck, and we are on the ‘move’.
I recently read a novel about a woman who falls in love with her perfect cowboy (ha, now do I wish this was me, maybe) back on topic – In this novel the cowboy works a ranch…cows, horses, the works. Well part of being a rancher is keeping up the land and with this comes great responsibility. In order to keep the land fertile for new growth and substance for the animals, great, sometimes seemingly crazy things have to happen. One of those things goes something like this: light a fire, burn everything back down to dirt, re-soil, re-till, re-plant, re-do. It seems to me that for the most part we try to avoid burning things down- we go out of our way to prevent wild fires, house fires, land fires, but in this instance the fire is the very thing that is required for maximum potential of the land.
The match is flung into the fields and the fire begins to burn. Before you know it you are feeling heat like you never have before, so hot that it seems unbearable to face. It burns and maybe even for a moment you fear that it might lose control. Then, after the flames have gone down and the smoke has billowed through the air you begin to start breathing again, but only then to notice what looks like complete devastation. Ash and dirt blow through the air, and smells of scorched earth fill your nostrils. Its ugly, its messy to the touch. This period of in between wraps your heart with sorrow because what is now black used to be filled with green fields and summer sunsets. This is the real test, can you see beyond the black, the ugly, the burn and remember that it is what lies beneath it all that matters? That after the rain and thunderstorms have passed, washed and nourished the land that something magnificent will happen. Just like that, one day as the wind blows, the smallest trace of life will break through the dirt and before you know it fields of green will be all that you see…
This is what I believe is happening right now as change and transition become a big part of our daily lives, at least speaking for myself. We are facing times that might not be easy, that might be hard for us to face, and that might at times seem unbearable. Through it all it might seem ugly and to some like complete devastation. But what I try to remember every day is not the green fields or the summer sunsets of yesterday, but the new growth that will bust its way through the dirt completely unexpected, beautiful and completely nourished. Then, before you know it life and growth will be so abundant that people will not even remember the fire that almost consumed them.
The match has been struck, we are facing the fire, and I am nothing but ready to see how God uses this time to prepare us for something bigger and greater than we could have imagined otherwise.
Much love my friends and to anyone who is facing the fire,
Sara
Sunday, May 1, 2011
...Ohhhhh SAMA: Some Interesting Thoughts From My News Feed.
I thought I should highlight what people were saying in light of recent events. Read on my friends. The LAST TWO are my faves. You can leave status updates in the comment box of Facebook or right here on the blog. Much love to you my dear friends. Goodnight.
- I like how my entire feed is posts on OBL demise
- OBL has been killed
- Well let's hope the last thing to go through OBL's mind was a US Bullet
- Tonight confirms to me that Jesus Message is so counter-cultural. What if He really meant what he said?
- Yay?
- _________...is hiding from my news feed. Anyone who posts a status saying that this victory is the result of anything George W. Bush did, seriously?
- President Obama called President Bush earlier this evening to notify him that Bin Laden had been killed. That must have been an awesome conversation. God Bless both Presidents our Troops and intelligence agents, especially those that are still in harms way.
- Jehovah-Jireh
- Osama is dead, don't make it about GWB vs. Obama
- God Bless America! Thanks to those serving our country.
- You're not American if you don't care about the achievement of the US Military killing Bin Laden! Go USA!
- President Bush is the Bomb
- Just heard Chuck Norris killed Osama. I'm not surprised.
- So a guy leads the largest terrorism organization in decades...could he repent and be saved moments before his death?
- Does this mean we aren't going to hear any more about THE WEDDING?
- Justice
- I heard Charlie Sheens face was on the bomb. WINNER
- This just in... Donald Trump is calling for the release of Bin Laden's Death Certificate.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
His Last Name is What?
Did you know that Prince William does not use a last name? Seriously. I was like, "Whitney, what is Prince Williams last name?" We both looked at each other, thought about it for a moment and then concluded we had no clue. Thank goodness for GOOGLE.
Did you know that for all intensive purposes that PW is just PW... no last name. Crazy. But what is even MORE crazy and totally hilarious is when he does choose to use a 'last name' any of these will do:
Prince William "DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE"
Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis...Duke of Cambridge
Prince William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor <---- My personal favorite.
So as we were laughing about all of his names yesterday I then proceeded to ask Whitney, "Well so what is his new bride to be named?"....
And this is where it gets good...
Are you ready? I repeat, are you ready?
Royal Highness PRINCESS WILLIAM, of Wales or the longer version:
Her Royal Highness Princess William Arthur Philip Louis, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus.
So, in conclusion I am changing my name. I am changing my name to:
Her Royal Youth Director, Princess Sara Marie Only-Child Kinsey, Duchess of Photography, Countess of KitchenAid, Baroness Studio Movie Grill
Queen of Awesome.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
A Vent - And Not The One That Blows Cold Air...
Impatience is NOT a virtue. Kind of like how 3 cloves of garlic in my pesto.... is NOT good for yo breath!
Hello World!
Yes I wish I felt as enthusiastic as my greeting but alas I. DO. NOT. You can hang up now if you don't want to listen to my in a funk of a mood self, don't worry I won't be offended, or wait... maybe I will.
I woke up Sunday morning, and my first thought was not, "Oh glorious morn, I am so glad to greet thee!!!!!!!!" it went much more like, "Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap. Reaaaaaaaalllllly??? Ok, Sara, if you can make it through _____ and _____ and ______ you will be okay and then off to ORANGE." And did I mention that all I was dreaming of was just ONE, ONE cup of Whitney's Amaretto coffee she purchased from Central Market the day before. Gah. I gave up everything but WATER. Water for breakfast, water for lunch, and water for dinner, water for snacks, no coffee, no tea, no DR PEPPER, nada.
5 Hour energy anyone? That hardly constitutes as water, but does it really constitute as anything else other than a heart racing, middle school student candy high promise of a great 5 hours????
Wow. This is not good. It's tearful Tuesday, I have cried only 15 or so times today, I am just a ball of emotions; crying over songs, circumstances, and my club sandwich.
On the flip-side I am planting a garden for the MS Students in Chapel tomorrow- you can pray that I don't get a whippin from Tami for spilling my potting soil all over the Chapels stop sign red carpet :) Not that I have yet, but hey, giving a talk and planting a garden at ONE time - we all know my multitasking skills are that of a 2 month old baby... so what can I say - we might have spillage!
Well folks, it's been real, real ridiculous. Don't fire me from your reading lists, I will write something of value again soon. Oh and about the impatience - flame of fire from Match and I have not spoken - although he did call me after I sent him a text explaining the courtesy of a phone call... I didn't answer, I missed the call. He tried again yesterday - I did try and return the call, but still no word. As for the eHarm, nothing on the radar yet.
"Yooowhooo Mr. Right"--- Awesome...party of great hair one, is right here waiting to dance yo boots off - so c'mon!
Yeehaw Peeps!
Sara
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Geico, Nationwide, State Farm... Nope Just eHarm!
Number 1: It is 11:56 PM and I am still awake, who the heck knows why? Certainly not me.
Number 2: 20 Days until ORANGE. WOO HOO. Do you need a brief status update? Ok then. Well I have made approx (and and when I say 'I have made' I mean myself and my beautiful helper Amy) 155 pans of cinnamon rolls. Crazy town. I have booked my airline tickets, the rental car, and the Holiday Inn... GET. EXCITED! Did I mention it was only 20 days until departure time... AND not only am I going to the Orange Conference but so are my sweet friends Angela, Jenna, and Whitney. I am sure the blog will be later filled with countless stories from: "Holiday Inn.. The Tale of Four Silly Ladies and Only One Bathroom" - but for now I am just filled with excessive gratitude, excitement, and dreams of flour (flour in my hair, in my bed, filling my shoes, closets, in my books, books about flour, and oh so much more flour... I have only used 75 plus pounds... bhahhahah). ORANGE. Nuff said!
Number 3: Well people I have made the switch. Not on car insurance, or to Pepsi (like that would happen anyway. I am only drinking water for three months) but to eHarm. Already, and by already I clearly mean the 5 minutes I just spent looking over my 'new matches', I am seeing a difference. They have actually matched me with 3 guys, out of 7, that love Jesus, and talk about it on their profile. Hallelujah. This is really awesome considering that over the past 2 plus months of Match I would say total of 3 guys seemed to 'actually' love J-Dog. I mean serious business now when it comes to my matches, and let me tell you aparently so does eHarm. One would discover this by the hour of questions that he or she must undergo - whoa I worked up a sweat I'll tell you. On the flip side I may have to start taking "Help Sara to Find Her Man" donations... the eHarm is way more expensive than Matchy Poo. I have Pay Pall, please inquire! :) ... I kid, well sort of.
Number 4: Don't you just love grandparents? Man, I sure do. Mine are precious. I just spent about 36 awesome hours with them and boy do I think the world of them. My Grander and Mimi are some of the best people that I know. They love others with all that they are and have. They love God and share His news. And they sure have loved me through everything that life has thrown my way. They mean the world to me, to so many. Anyway, while there we played Phase10, one of our favorite card games. I lost. BAD. If you know about Phase10, you will understand that when I say that I was stuck on phase 4 for at least 5 maybe 6 rounds, you will know how much I was in a bad way. But it was a fun time, filled with Grander giving shuffling instructions, Mimi getting fussy over her cards, Whitney and I telling inside jokes, and my sweet Auntie plotting her win by trying to fake us out.
Well, those are just the things I had on my mind at 11... well now 12:19AM. Much love to you all.
People will no longer wonder why it is that I do not gamble,
Sara
Number 2: 20 Days until ORANGE. WOO HOO. Do you need a brief status update? Ok then. Well I have made approx (and and when I say 'I have made' I mean myself and my beautiful helper Amy) 155 pans of cinnamon rolls. Crazy town. I have booked my airline tickets, the rental car, and the Holiday Inn... GET. EXCITED! Did I mention it was only 20 days until departure time... AND not only am I going to the Orange Conference but so are my sweet friends Angela, Jenna, and Whitney. I am sure the blog will be later filled with countless stories from: "Holiday Inn.. The Tale of Four Silly Ladies and Only One Bathroom" - but for now I am just filled with excessive gratitude, excitement, and dreams of flour (flour in my hair, in my bed, filling my shoes, closets, in my books, books about flour, and oh so much more flour... I have only used 75 plus pounds... bhahhahah). ORANGE. Nuff said!
Number 3: Well people I have made the switch. Not on car insurance, or to Pepsi (like that would happen anyway. I am only drinking water for three months) but to eHarm. Already, and by already I clearly mean the 5 minutes I just spent looking over my 'new matches', I am seeing a difference. They have actually matched me with 3 guys, out of 7, that love Jesus, and talk about it on their profile. Hallelujah. This is really awesome considering that over the past 2 plus months of Match I would say total of 3 guys seemed to 'actually' love J-Dog. I mean serious business now when it comes to my matches, and let me tell you aparently so does eHarm. One would discover this by the hour of questions that he or she must undergo - whoa I worked up a sweat I'll tell you. On the flip side I may have to start taking "Help Sara to Find Her Man" donations... the eHarm is way more expensive than Matchy Poo. I have Pay Pall, please inquire! :) ... I kid, well sort of.
Number 4: Don't you just love grandparents? Man, I sure do. Mine are precious. I just spent about 36 awesome hours with them and boy do I think the world of them. My Grander and Mimi are some of the best people that I know. They love others with all that they are and have. They love God and share His news. And they sure have loved me through everything that life has thrown my way. They mean the world to me, to so many. Anyway, while there we played Phase10, one of our favorite card games. I lost. BAD. If you know about Phase10, you will understand that when I say that I was stuck on phase 4 for at least 5 maybe 6 rounds, you will know how much I was in a bad way. But it was a fun time, filled with Grander giving shuffling instructions, Mimi getting fussy over her cards, Whitney and I telling inside jokes, and my sweet Auntie plotting her win by trying to fake us out.
Well, those are just the things I had on my mind at 11... well now 12:19AM. Much love to you all.
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| Mimi Knitting a Blanket |
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| "Jane, only shuffle half at a time, then do the drop thing, then shuffle in the other half..." -Grander |
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| Phase 10 baby! |
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| My sweet Grander |
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| I would like to name this "Afflicted" |
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| Mimi is gettin all 'fussy' at Grander and her cards. |
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| Aunt Cynthia... plot plot plotting. |
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| Please count the 7 number 4's. That is the round I was on for SEVEN times. I ended the game with like 700 points. HAHHA. |
Sara
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