Just East of West

I would like to publicly thank two great people, for finally, after (how long has it been) PUTTING TOGETHER OUR BED!

Chris Harms brought over a saw, some wood (apparently sawing through the desk isn’t good) and all sort of excitement (i.e. he didn’t complain once) and helped Aaron put our bed together.

Thanks again to the Shaffers, who donated the bed when they returned to Albequerque a few months ago. This bed was made by them, with a very cool suede headboard and big, tall posts. Too tall for our ceiling, hence Chris and his saw. (more…)

Ladies and gentlemen, God’s done it again. We are getting a free car!

Please welcome, all the way from Seattle, my high school ride, LOLA!!!!

*cheers and endless applause*

Now, Lola, you see, she WAS showgirl…. (extra points to those who know the lyrics to “Copacabana…” (more…)

I was just outside, and wasn’t miserable in the heat! I was inspired to write a post about the glorious home town that, while I don’t totally love it, does treat me well.

Top Ten Reasons I love Kansas City:
1. Jack Stack. Oh the glory of midwest bbq.
2. It’s where I first saw my husband, sitting by a pool, with shoulder length hair, wispy facial hair, and very white legs. I remember going “huh, so this is my future husband. Weird.”
3. IHOP. Not pancakes, prayer. I might not be able to be there all the time but I sure love the prayer room being there 24 hours a day for me!
4. My job. I work with fun people, and make money I am proud to earn.
5. Super Target, Super Walmart, Super everything. It’s ALL bigger in the Midwest.
6. Real snow. I might not like driving in it, but it sure is perty to have snow in the Christmas season.
7. Cheap cost of living. I compared prices with a friend in Seattle, his 1200 square foot, 3 bedroom apartment is 1550 a month. My two bedroom, two bath 1200 sq. ft. apartment is less than half of that.
8. No traffic. It takes almost no time to get anywhere, and we only have bad traffic on Nascar days, during rush hour, or if Wal-Mart is having a sale.
9. Friendly folks. People here meet your eyes and smile back when you say hi.
10. Midwestern men are men! They open doors, they help you carry things, they call you ‘miss’ when serving you. None of that wimpy, organic granola eating, sensitivity class taking hippy man stuff for me! Smell like you’ve been out doing manual labor, carry my stuff and call me honey!

Not listing as in leaning slightly to one side. Listing as in, LET’S MAKE LISTS! Organizational people like me love lists. Here is ten other things about me you probably didn’t know. (I know, how conceited to make the first post about myself, when it’s you, the readers, who have made our Ten-niversary Post-tacular possible, but it’s really early, so cut me some slack.)

These might not all make great sense, be very appropriate, or be funny at all. That is your disclaimer. (more…)

Just so you know, AARON (the Husband and co-owner of this blog) and I (Jennifer, the wife, and, dare I say it, main author of content) have some fun stuff planned for when our blog gets to 10,000 hits. So check back frequently, and help us get there!.

It was a whole lot of excitement this weekend folks. Borrowed babies, standing in line with soccer moms, fighting for the best piece of tech ever to have it’s circuit boards soldered together, lots of eating (as usual) short story writing and more! (more…)

Oh the joy of birthdays! I just had to post a birthday shout out (can white people say ’shout out’) to my favorite husband. Well, my only husband….

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Well, IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!

The big 24! I’m getting old. I’m over the hill. The golden years are here. All you youngsters out there should be envious.

On top of that I demand a present from each and every one of you. If you are reading this take 2 seconds and leave me a comment. Even if it is only to wish me many happy returns. (or at least a few happy returns)  I want to hear from you all. However, if you were planning to get me something else too don’t let me deter you.

Cheat Commandos, Riggity Roll!

Since Aaron and I leave for Seattle tomorrow, the blogging will probably go down significantly. But, I implore you, symphathize with our schedule! I mean look at this!
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 There should be a picture here, but Aaron couldn’t get the right one to load. I can’t either, because of my works’ firewall. He’ll put it up tomorrow

******SHOULD BE A PICTURE OF DONNA AND AWESOME FRIENDS HERE****

My mother, at Ichthus, with two guys who were probably sweating through their costumes. While the costumes are smiling the people inside were probably not.

This was from Ichthus 2007, a three day music event that my dad directs. Checkout our Flickr spot for more pics—> (more…)