sight, davey, and kisses. interested?

recent favorite moment clips:

while out to eat with my blind friend, a drink was placed in front of her by the cashier. i told her where it was at and as she stretched out her hand to find it, she promptly proclaimed, "oh, i see it".

my uncle dave has one set of neices/nephews who have a true problem- all of their uncles are named Dave. Uncle Dave, Uncle David, and Uncle Davey, as my dear uncle Dave has been fondly named. Isn't everyone's uncle named dave?

according to the wedding photographer at my cousins' wedding, the groom's kiss was a 'peck'. after missing the first official marriage kiss, the photographer "made" them kiss several more times for the camera


oh goodness, thinking back on this weekend, all i can do is smile! there is something innately right about community, especially within the family. i was blessed not only hanging out with them, but also hearing stories from them -- most especially about how they were when they were my age... and the laughs aren't far from over--> next weekend, destination family reunion!

productive friday! - what?

I have this weird thing about me... I like to organize. I usually like to be self-motivated and have flexibility to get it done. So when I have a bunch of projects that are not that extensive but focus around organizing, you can usually find me smiling.

A look at my great day at work, a productive one! (mind you, most of this had background music to it too)

)) Updated/ reorganized / redesigned my own paperwork spreadsheet for a project (actually this was not self-initiated, but really enjoyed the end result)

)) Followed-up on phone calls

)) Designed paperwork for another office

)) Did timesheet

)) Finished co-worker's clinic paperwork

)) Organized co-worker’s residential paperwork

)) Organized and distributed 1410 office paperwork

)) Created new document for discrepancy in paperwork*

)) Kept up on two email accounts

)) Caught up with research supervisor

)) Hung signs*

)) Took a lunch and read a book

)) Wrote a blog!***

*refers to still in progress items but will be done by 4
***in progress but technically done by the time I hit "publish post" .. and "edit" a few times

so it sounds like I do a lot of other people's organizing... that's because I do. Everyone knows I'm good at it and don't mind it. I also know the people who are just so busy that they simply need the extra help. plus, I'm an intern, it's my job, right? ok, so back to being productive! thanks for reading the randomness!

something to imagine

close your eyes ----wait. i guess you'd have to read the directions first.---

ok. i want you to close your eyes AND picture the room you're in- every detail. see what you can remember and what stands out. (now close your eyes)

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Maybe you took a while to do this, maybe you took two seconds- it really doesn't matter. I am guessing you saw a few objects in your minds eye. You probably even remember certain wording and color that stands out around the room.

I've been contemplating what it would be like to never know color. Can you even imagine that? Seriously, can you? It's pretty difficult.

I started working for a blind lady, just helping her with housework here in the city. She is super sweet, so we tend to talk a lot. The other day she wanted to pick some things up at Rite Aid, and afterwards proceeded to beg for a Wendy's frosty (I mean what would you do?!- of course get the frosty!). So as we made our way to Wendy's, we proceeded to chat. After commenting on how much she enjoys the smoothness of the truck ride, I tell her I actually just bought a car. Of course I proceed into saying it is sage and -- "sage?" she asks. Yeah, it's like a dark mint green, I reply. "Well I've never actually seen colors, but I've imagined mint green, so sage must be just as pretty"

*blinking*
it never occurred to me she had NEVER seen colors.
what is a world without colors?
how do you imagine colors?
how do you describe colors to someone who cannot see?
what is she actually imagining-- cuz in all honesty it could be our form of orange!

I am just flabbergasted trying to comprehend this thought. To live in a world where you imagine colors and what things look like. Is it doctor seuss - ish or does God give an ability to image what actually exists?

Of course I made another mistake hereafter of asking her if she remembers station wagons. Now granted, perhaps she'd remember riding in one, but silly me couldn't remember the name of them so I was fumbling around saying "oh whats the word... it's like a small minivan... shorter in height...). Stopping myself in my tracks, I remembered for the second time in 10 minutes that she cannot see and probably never saw one-- good assumption, I'd say.

So I take a lot for granted, but I'm assuming we all do. Don't forget the little blessings, like being able to see color. But at the same time, don't forget the blessing of imagining-- it's also quite a gift.

money? psh.

so it's kinda a funny story, but i up and bought a new car... and i still havent even driven it yet. you know it's a God-thing when your plan for buying a used car suddenly changes to spontaneously buying a new car for $500 more than originally planned. how in the world does this happen, you may ask? well like i said, it's a God-thing. A random series of events, including a severe storm and word of mouth conversations, got me here. Needless to say, the car had to be picked up by my parents and i still havent driven it yet, lol.

this weekend i was blessed by an old and dear friend visiting me. as the weekend went on, we realized we hadnt truly had quality time in a long time. it is easy to forget this whenever time constraints allow only the "what's new" conversations. thus, it was great to dive deeper. (so what does this have to do with money?) oh, and it was a festival weekend in pittsburgh!! yesterday amber and i went yard sale shopping after church all around my neighborhood and enjoyed street vendor food! funny, her yard sale purchases were less than what her lunch cost. as for me, i got three side tables, a large and small set of new dishes, 2 picture frames, and a george foreman grill.. grand totaling $28 and one sunburn. first one of the year! (i dont know why i am excited about that... ouch.)