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Name: Natalie :)
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Gender: Female
Interests: loving Jesus . spending time with my family and friends . taking pictures . going to the beach . listening to music . playing games . eating unhealthy food . teaching . reading . interior decorating . going on road trips . lounging by the pool . watching movies & tv . being outdoors . etc. .......................P.S. We're MARRIED!!
Expertise: being the paparazzi :)
Occupation: Gift Processing Coordinator
Industry: Non-Profit : World Help
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Member Since:
8/30/2003
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| Man, October went by fast! I still can't believe it's already November. With Christmas approaching, I sent out an e-mail to our immediate family, requesting all of their Christmas lists. My step-dad (wow that's weird to say...moving right along) AKA "Aggie" responded with "where is YOUR list?!" So, I thought it was only fair that I send one out as well...only to find that I cannot think of a single thing I want!
I remember when I was a kid (actually, more like when I was a teenager/early 20-something), I would make a list of items and not so subtly hint to my parents that I would just DIE if I did not get what was on my wish list. Now, I'm finding it difficult to think of just one thing I "need". I can honestly say that God is teaching me how to be completely satisfied with what I have. Wow. What a blessing :)
Thanksgiving is just weeks away (weeks! holy cow!) and this year, Ben and I are driving home to spend the holiday season with our families. I can't wait to see everyone! Unfortunately, there will be a few family members missing. My cousin, Sarah, is currently teaching overseas, and my sis-in-law, Rebekah, will be on a missions trip to Asia. I will miss both of you dearly!!
So, has everyone noticed that the New York Yankees are the greatest team in baseball?
No? Here, let me illustrate:
There. I hope that cleared it up for you.
Just for the record, although Jeter is my favorite Yankee (yeah #2!), Damon is definitely the unsung hero of the 2009 post-season. Seriously, the man is my hero!
Oh, and if you don't love the Yankees, I don't mind. It comes with the territory; Yankees fans are used to being hated for being the best...and with all of the band-wagoners out there, there just isn't room for you anyway. Plus, I have friends who voted for Obama, so I can clearly put up with a little callowness ;)
But if you don't even like baseball...well, you are living in the wrong country, my friend!
Goodnight :)
"Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax."
:: Columnist Mike Royko
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| I've never been a fan of Halloween. I always learned about the terrible traditions that started it all. You know, the ones that all of the legalistic Baptists claimed it was about that could NEVER be forgotten or erased. Well, guess what? Yes, perhaps it was once an evil holiday, spent with burnt sacrifices and devil-worshipping. But over the years, it has become a fun celebration of fall, filled with autumn-themed food, carving pumpkins (once tied to a terrible tradition, but now just plain fun), passing out candy, and dressing up in costumes. Pagans used to celebrate one of their holidays toward the end of December, but Christians took over and we now celebrate Christ's birth in December (even though He was most likely born in the spring...go figure). Many aspects of Christmas that used to be sacreligious (i.e. Christmas tree, anyone?) are now largely celebrated by Christians worldwide.
So, after years of deliberation, I have finally decided to celebrate Halloween...and I'm already having a great time!
Mary Poppins and Bert the Chimneysweep
We won first place at World Help's costume party today! :)
This weekend's Halloween plans:
* dinner and games at our friends' house
* a surprise event tomorrow for me and Beth (planned by Ben and Mike - what could it be?)
* Jon is coming to visit!
* fall-themed food and games at our place with family and friends
* Yankees in the World Series
* more hanging with Ben and my bro-in-law
* another Yankees game
...I am really loving this faux holiday! :)
Happy Halloween!!
"I'll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween.
:: Author Unknown
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| Don't you just love rainy Saturdays in the Fall? They make me want to curl up with a warm drink and a good book.
After sifting through various ideas on the many blogs I follow, I finally settled on some fun, new ways to make our home feel nice and cozy this season. I'll be uploading pics on my decorating blog, so stay tuned...
Here are some pictures from last week's Apple Harvest Festival, as promised:
What a great day with great friends :)
Last night, we had another married couple over for dinner and games (girls won Spades 3 in a row, woohoo!). I made BBQ ribs, sauteed green beans, and flaky biscuits for dinner. Excuse me for saying so, but it was delicious! I'd always hoped I'd inherit my mom's knack for cooking - apparently, I have. I've found that I absolutely LOVE to cook and bake, especially from scratch. I also enjoy spicing up bland recipes and coming up with new recipes. It's so much fun to experiment and then eat something delicious that you created all by yourself.
That reminds me: since we still have almost an entire peck of apples from last week's festival, tonight will be spent watching the Yankees game while baking an apple pie - my first ever. I also might try baking a Dutch Apple Cake, if we have enough apples leftover. Speaking of baking, Ben and I saw Julie and Julia (when it was only $1 a ticket at the New Theater) and it was surprisingly good - even Ben liked it!
It really made me want to buy Julia Child's book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Who wants to give it for me for Christmas? ;)
New Moon premieres in 27 days! I get to see it in 26 days because I'm going to the midnight premiere with some friends from work. We're going to be very silly and act like teenage girls and yell Edward's name at random parts of the movie...It's going to be so much fun! :)
A girl from work sent around coupons for a free hot chocolate and cookie from the Starbucks in Barnes and Noble today. So, Ben and I will be spending the afternoon enjoying our free treats and perusing the newest books and magazines. Autumn perfection...
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
:: George Eliot
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| We went to an Apple Harvest Festival this past weekend with some friends and it was so much fun! Pics to come shortly.
Tonight, I met up with my friend Beth at a little bookstore/coffee shop just minutes away from my house. We got miltons (espresso milkshakes), blogged, and chatted all evening. It was perfection.
The Yankees are doing AMAZING and are definitely earning their paychecks this post-season. I got home at 9pm and the score was 0-0. The game just ended 10-1 Yankees...it was nice of them to wait for me! ;) These games are just incredible. A-rod is hitting non-stop home runs, Damon and Teixeira are fielding like it's their job (oh, wait...) and Jeter is owning fools. Not to mention CC, who is basically unstoppable. Just 1 game to go, my friends!
Today is October 20th...that means there is only one month until the premiere of New Moon; I can't wait!
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| Is it Friday yet?!
I'm totally psyched for this weekend! No details yet, as I am attempting to honor Ben's "share after, not before request (so as to avoid being stalked and killed in a dark alley). But this weekend is going to be filled with great friends, family, and food - my favorites!
The New Moon Soundtrack is so good. Especially Meet Me on the Equinox, by Death Cab. You should probably go listen to it now (while reading this post, of course).
Having Mom and Aggie here last weekend was great! The four of us talked and went shopping in Roanoke and made homemade calzones and brownie sundaes - mmm delish! The boys went golfing twice, leaving Mom and I lots of time for girl talk - I've missed her so much! It was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to spend quality time together...I can't wait to have the whole family together for Thanksgiving!
I need to listen to my husband more often. Not just listen, but follow his advice He is so prudent and level-headed and I am neither of those things. Ugh. I wish I would learn to think, THEN act. Well, at least I have a lifetime for him to teach me!
The craziest thing happened while Mom and Aggie were here. I was talking about how the jeweler at Kay's told me that since my engagement ring has a "floating diamond", I need to make sure to take it off sometimes so as to avoid it from being snagged on things (the price of having the most gorgeous ring in the world ~ definitely worth it!). I usually remember to take it off before bed, making dinner, etc. but sometimes I forget. Well, the 3 of them were giving me a hard time about it, saying that it's not a big deal and the jeweler was probably just over-exaggerating.
But I said "No, seriously! The first time I had my ring inspected, the jeweler said the big diamond was really loose" and as I spoke, I tapped the side of the diamond...which swayed back and forth! Eek!! Everyone believed me after that!
Ben bought the lifetime warrantee (with no prodding from me, since I had no idea he was buying me a ringin the first place - such a thinker), so even if my diamond does fall out, I could get it replaced for free. I'm just glad it didn't have to come to that. I don't know what I'd do if I looked down and saw that my diamond was missing!
So, my engagement ring is currently being shipped off to Richmond, where it will be tightened, inspected, and have a rhodium treatment done so that it will be returned to me, sparkling, clean, and good as new. Thank goodness I never had my rings soldered together, or else my left hand would be completely bare right now!
Wow, I use a lot of exclamation points. I am just a very enthusiastic person, I can't help it! Today, one of my co-workers said "Natalie, you are always so cheerful! I love it!", so I said "You should ask Ben about that!" hehe... Husbands certainly see us at our best and at our worst. I'm so glad they love us anyway :)
New Moon will be in theaters in a little over a month!! (Do you like how my paragraphs have nothing to do with one another?) I've read the books twice already and I started Twilight again today so that I can have New Moon fresh in my mind before watching the movie. When I first watched Twilight, I thought it was cheesy but alright. I could tell that was missing lots of background information, which is what prompted me to read the books. Now that I've read all of them, it makes Twilight so much better because there are layers of foreshadowing throughout the movie that won't play out until the last movie. I can't wait to see what they hint at in the new movie! My friends and I (my Twilight-loving friends, that is...which is most of my friends, because really, who doesn't love Twilight?) were going to drive up to Charlottesville and meet up with another friend who moved to Winchester in July. The plan was to go shopping, have a nice dinner, and watch the movie together...but now we can't go...because something even better than New Moon came up...
The Children of the World West team is coming to town!! Ben and I can't believe we get to have Christian and Keith stay with us again! We've missed our little faux sons!
Wups, it's getting late. Happy weekend to you all!
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness.
You have to catch it yourself.
:: Benjamin Franklin
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