highs of the week

hey there, hi there, ho there

with so many post-filled weeks recently, i’m feeling a little like a blogging slacker today since i haven’t posted since monday.  but there have been months with fewer posts than last week so i suppose it’s all relative.

in the story of us, the family plays a game during dinner called high/low in which each person goes around the table and gives their high and low of the day.  i think this is a fun way to talk about and reflect on the day or whatever duration of time chosen.   so, every now and then, chris or i will ask the other “high/low?” and we learn about what’s going on, or even if we already knew the things, learn about how those things were valued.

following are some highs from my week.

~cutting class tonight to go to main event for keli’i and kimo’s bday celebration.  not only will bowling with little boys be fun but i get to cut class for it!

~getting a “you’re a champion” slip at work for the percentage of customers i’ve had with membership sales/renewals in the past week.  when i get three of these babies, i can cash them in for

what happens when the crazies come out

if any of you are a girl or know a girl (in other words, everyone!), then you know that girls can have issues with craziness.

guys can be crazy, too; i won’t be overly sexist on this point.  it’s just that i’ve found that girls tend towards the crazies a little more than boys do.
be it hormones, that extra X chromosome, or whatnot, it’s just a part of life that we’ve all got to deal with.

this morning, i had an extra dose.

i was driving down 183 toward a job interview.
yes, an interview!  “yahooooo-hoo-hoooie!!!” right?

not really.  you see…i had an 8 am wake-up call from johnny, the hated plumber who’s taking over a week to put in my new hot water heater, leaving emily and me to travel for showers.
and last week, i went to hccsa to be keli’i’s “grandfriend” with my mom and dad.  i’m like a stinkin celebrity walking in the halls of that school with whispers of “miss horvath!!!!” coming from every room i pass.  i visited with a friend and was literally knocked over with hugs from former students and i had one resounding thought:

it’s a brand new day

happy music monday, friends, and welcome to the first week of november!

i sit here in my house awaiting the plumber.  you see, closing a wii-filled weekend o fun, i found that my garage flooded on sunday because of a leak in the water heater.  water flowed out the garage, providing nourishment for the grass and stress for me.

actually, that’s not true.  somehow, i’m not all that stressed about it.  does it suck?  yes.  but, if i’m going to stress out about something, there are much greater things at hand for me to choose from…see saw friends, the never-ending job hunt (not to mention the job woes of too many),  and maggie chewing her butt off, to list a few. (i’m not kidding…there’s blood on her little tush!!)

but, i don’t want to stress at all so today, i choose “d: none of the above” and continue to try to surrender to God, embrace the here and now, and hope for the future.

and now, i give you

friday fiver

today has been a wonderful day!

last night, my man surprised me when i spied with my little eyes a sephora bag waiting for me after my class just because he likes me.  his awesomeness continued when he suggested we try and catch the sunrise the next morning.  mt. bonnell, coffee, and chris are a great way to start the day, even if it’s too cloudy to see the sun.

afterward, i got to add another austin breakfast place to my list when we hit up the omelettry for some eats and meandered around a neighborhood looking at houses and for a parkish thingy that was on the map despite eluding us in real life.

the happy streak continued with a grilled muenster and roast beef, productive time at home, and a long awaited reunion with my HH girls.  though i’ve seen K and J individually, it’s been a while since i’ve been able to chill with both at the same time.  the three of us together is one of my favorite trios and i don’t want to go that long without again!

now, at last, i cut and past this week’s friday five.  thanks, cory!

think, think, think

(most of this post was written on tuesday and i didn’t feel like switching the “last night” and “today” so it’s off a day.)

last night, emily, nora, and i headed over to the discount theater in round rock for some movie delight.  and by delight, i mean tears. =P
we saw the time traveler’s wife.

i had read a little over half of the book for a club i dabbled in a while back so while i knew what was going on and the ultimate ending, the pages i didn’t read and the poetic license of the screenwriter left some mystery that provided for overall satisfaction.

i left the theater thinking about the duration of relationships, wondering if living a peaceful life could really be a choice, and hoping for more happy marriages in the world cause life is too short.

i also left with the mental reminder that starting my week with a movie should become more regular.  you see, when you buy three tickets on a monday night, they’re only 50 cents each. SCORE!

wanted: your 2 cents

the office returned to our lives last night.
what did you think?!

normally, this would be a lunch time conversation with all the girls at work.  however, since that delight has been stolen from us all…i’m turning to you onliners (and the same old girls) to share thoughts with.

i, for one, was