Awkward/Awesome...

Awkward...

...spilling cheese sauce all over my shirt...ten minutes before guests arrived at my house...

...playing Catan with friends and losing terribly...that is, until I let a nine year old take over for me...guess who ended up winning the game less than ten minutes later???

...realizing I have less than six months to plan out Christmas...where did this year go?!

...driving to Low Mass and having at least three people ask me if my feet even reach the accelerator...

...buying a dress because, even though I hated the style, I really liked the material, and then repeatedly trying to find a way to rip it apart and re-sew it into a style I'd consider wearing...with no success, as of now...

...our whole community losing power for several hours...

...three-fourths of the Christmas lights in my room all dying at the same time...

...thumbing through  "Room"at the book section of Costco...and having to stop because I was getting strange looks from the other customers who were wondering why on earth I was sobbing in the middle of the store...

Awesome...

...listening to Sam Hunt while making fried chicken and gravy for dinner and wearing a flowered apron...it doesn't get much more Southern than that, ya'll ;)

...pillow fights

...spontaneous dancing with my brother because he wants to see if a song "works for waltzing"...=)

...laying in the sun by the creek, and staring up into the beautiful, cloudless, blue sky...

...cleaning out my closet and discovering a box of G.K.Chesterton books I'd gotten for Christmas years ago, but never read (!!!)

...being ALMOST FINISHED with the quilt I've been working on for over a year now...

...finding THE birthday cake to end all birthday cakes...hopefully I'll be able to make it for my brother's birthday next week...

...finally figuring out how to work our coffee machine...yes, believe it or not, I am twenty-one years old, and have never once made my own self a cup of coffee...

Hope ya'll all had a lovely week! =)

Awkward/Awesome...

Awkward...

...completely forgetting about Father's Day until yesterday =O

...losing my brother in a bookstore...after assuring my mom I most certainly would not lose him in the bookstore...

...being sick (aaaaaggggaaaiiinnn) for two weeks and being to weak to even get off the couch...

...having a staring contest with a dragon fly...I lost ;)

...trying to order some books from the library, and discovering my card expired a year ago, and the library is apparently only open between 1:00 and 2:00 P.M. on days that do not contain an "a" in their name and only after a full moon... =P

...the temperature being an average of 100 degrees every. single. day...

...having to convince a waiter at a wedding reception that, yes, despite appearances, I am twenty one, and yes, I can drink champagne, and no, I do not want sparkling water...

Awesome...

...when I was finally well enough to go to Mass again, not only my own girl friends, but all of my brothers' friends as well, came up to give me a hug and tell me how much they missed me the last two weeks...made my day =)

...the wonderful feeling of jumping in the creek after getting all hot and sweaty...

...my dad bringing home another rose bush for me to plant...our yard is going to look so pretty by the time we're done!

...the boys being almost finished painting the whole house...the poor guys have been working on it for a couple months, but they're very close to being done and it looks lovely...

...hearing my dear friend whose wedding I decorated for is now expecting!

...a very successful shopping trip to several thrift stores with my mom and my brother...

...finally getting our wood burning stove! Of course, now we have to rearrange our whole livivng room...

...driving with my brother, singing with the radio at the top of our lungs...=)

Awkward/Awesome...

Awkward...

...the weather apparently not being able to decide whether (see what I did there =P) it wants to rain or be sunny...just in-between days for a whole week

...making sauerkraut, and my hands smelling like garlic and onions as a result...

...trying to find some good pictures of my siblings and I to hang up in our home...and realizing nearly every picture my parents/grandparents took from our childhood is of (cough) me...

...attempting to drink the bubbles from the top of my glass of kombucha and nearly choking to death in the process...

...losing my notebook with *all* my editing notes for our favorite TV shows...uh-ohhh...

...my team losing every. single. round. of Family Feud...=/

...my swimsuit FINALLY coming in...and it's in the wrong size =(

...the look of absolute betrayal Mishka gave me when I hid her toy and told her to go find it...

...my brother pronouncing "Lasagna" "Laz-sag-a-na-na" because he thinks the correct way to say it is "boring"...

...my brother telling me that if I were a character in a movie, I'd be the Ice Queen from Winter's War...XD

Awesome...

...while at a friend's house for dinner, I was just walking around their house minding my own business, when I suddenly stumbled upon a full-blown Nerf war going on between my brothers, the boys whose house we were visiting, and their four year old sister.  Before I knew it, someone had shoved a gun and some ammo into my hands and I was fighting for my life...XD

...coming home from vacation to find a box of goodies from my friend Angela waiting for me!!! Glittery nail polish, homemade jewelry, perfume, even an adorable little stuffed fortune cookie; you're a darling, Angela ;)

...yet another wedding this weekend! Hopefully I won't get sick again and actually get to make this one...

...this lovely article about motherhood

...Mishka watching the rose bush outside the library window EVERY DAY to make sure it doesn't run away...


...one of my little friends coming up to me out of the blue and saying "Maddi, you're my favorite thing ever!" XDDD

...The look on the same little girl's face when I let her wear some of my pink, sparkly, lip gloss...her older brothers still won't forgive me for "ruining their sister"...=P

Awkward/Awesome...

Awkward...

...my new swimsuit not coming in yet...it's been *three* weeks now and I need it before next Thursday =/...

...nearly breaking down our shed door because I couldn't figure out how to work the lock

...our cat knocking a can of paint over ...of course our dogs had to step in it and leave footprints ALL over the porch 

...Mishka being scared to death of her new toy...apparently she does not like the color white

...the smell of stain all through our house because my dad is finishing up our kitchen cabinets

...going running for the first time in years and having to admit to myself that if I ever have to run for my life, I'm probably going to die =P

Awesome...

...lemon sour cream pie...mmmmmm!

...discovering Light In the Box...haven't ordered anything from them yet but I've got my eye on these sandals...aren't they cuuute? ;)

...finally setting a date to go see Captain America Civil War with friends

...hijacking my brothers' movie night...at their request, ;P

...only a few days left till we leave for our first vacation (!!!)

...watching "The Huntsman: Winter's War" for the first time...needs editing, but it was REALLY GOOD...

...taking a psychology class on my personality type...nice to know I'm not completely crazy, I'm just an Empath =P

...homemade coconut rose bath salts

...reading The Phantom of the Opera for the first time...love the music from the movie, but the book is 100% better

...sleeping for *FOUR* nights in a row!!! I get so much more done in my day when I sleep at night =)

Hope you all had a lovely week! =)

Awkward/Awesome...

Awkward...

...the stomach flu =(

...getting two different friends birthday gifts every year for a over a decade, and not realizing until today that they are the SAME AGE and have the SAME BIRTHDAY

...going through old photos and realizing that even at three years old my little brother was still the most photogenic out of my whole family

...being told by aforesaid brother that I shouldn't refer to him as my "little brother" anymore because he's now a full head and shoulders taller than me...too bad, brother, you're the baby of the family, you're stuck with it =P

...the look of betrayal I got from Mishka when I ate roast chicken without giving her a single piece

...my family and I looking through our passport photos taken about eight years ago...oh, sweet mercy, DID WE REALLY LOOK LIKE THAT?

Awesome...

...friends who turn decorating for a wedding into a spontaneous dance party

...not enough wall space in my room for all the pictures I want to put up...just too many lovely memories ;)

...reading out on the trampoline, when a little bird landed next to me and stared at me for several seconds before flying off again

...planning our first ever family vacation (!)

...re-reading "Catholic Prophecy" by Ives Dupont for the umpteenth time

...being at home by myself and singing "Mamma Mia" karaoke as loud as I want without disturbing anyone

...my brother's response when my mother asked him if he had been plucking his eyebrows: "Me? Heck, no, my eyebrows are awesome..." =)

...bee-u-ti-ful weather and sunny days all week long

...my favorite couple finally getting married and looking so adorably happy together! 

I hope you all have a blessed week and a lovely Mother's Day! =)

Awkward/Awesome

Awkward...

...making a big deal about a friend who spilt a little root beer on our floor (all in good fun), and then spilling a whole cup full myself

...an eight year old one-upping me by doing double flips on the trampoline

...singing Christine's part in  "The Phantom of the Opera" title song on our hayride, but starting out waaayyy too high and ending up just screeching

...not getting to bed before midnight for weeks and having dark circles under my eyes that no amount of makeup will conceal

...re-reading the "Maze Runner"series, and bothering my brothers with all my outbursts about how the movie ruined the story

...the feasts of St. Benedict and The Annunciation being moved to after Easter...I mean,we only get a few days off during Lent and taking one away just isn't fair...

...mooorrreee car trouble...groan...

...realizing that soy sauce did have wheat in it and that's why I've felt so bad all month...you LIED, Japanese guy from Whole Foods...

Awesome..

...cinnamon honey face masks

...sneaking into the kitchen with one of my Munchkins to have maraschino cherries while everyone else isn't looking =)

...Coldplay's newest album FINALLY being released on Spotify

...teaching my brother how to swing dance

...having long, deep conversations with my brothers' friends about the morality of the "Hunger Games"movies

...lovely weather for our St. Patrick's Day party

...trying a new conditioner in my hair that smelled like Papayas and Oranges, and my youngest brother following me around the house saying "THAT SMELLS SOOO GOOD...

Have a lovely weekend!

Awkward/Awesome...

Hey Everyone!

Pretty much every other blogger I know has started writing these Awkward/Awesome posts, so I decided to finally hop on the band-wagon and start posting them myself to replace my usual "Weekly Roundup", and to give you all an idea of what I've been up to during the week.  I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!=)

Awkward:

...trying to be inconspicuous while pulling out rolls of fabric at the fabric outlet store and ending up knocking two metal poles off a shelf onto the floor and making a LOT of noise...

...every morning this week being greeted by my mom with "I need you to pack some more squash seeds..."

...trying to make sushi with nothing but Sriracha, Nori paper, and rice

...ladybugs infesting my room

...one of my "Munchkins" getting onto me for having Christmas lights up in my room..."It's NOT Christmas..."

...having to finally admit to myself that, as much as I love winged eyeliner, it just does not love me...

...the siding on our house being yellow...hopefully we can paint it before anyone sees... 

Awesome...

...being asked to take over decorating for friend's wedding reception

...our family business being invited to the Earth Day Texas show in Dallas

...my brother digging the hole for our new fire pit! The land here is pretty much all rock, so he had to use a sledgehammer, but he got it done and now we can start having campfire parties again =)

...finding material for two new table cloths plus some beautiful white gauze to decorate for the bridal shower I'm hosting in April

...thinking I was one short on some invitations I had ordered...and finding an extra one at the last minute

...finally starting to get the hang of our business's inventory system

...grass, yes, GRASS!!! starting to grow in our yard

...pork tenderloin and pretty purple cabbage for dinner...mmmm...

How was your week?