Names

Girls Names That Start With A (But Not With Every Alternative Spelling Because That Would Take Forever)

  • Abigail
  • Alicia
  • Alexis
  • Aubrey
  • Ainslee
  • Amethyst
  • Analise
  • Adrienne
  • Amy
  • Andrea
  • Anne
  • Ally
  • Ariel
  • Arriana
  • Anabel
  • Alice
  • Astrid
  • Aster
  • Aurora
  • Ana
  • Annalynne
  • Addison
  • Angel
  • Angela
  • Annie
  • Allison
  • Adrianna
  • Ava
  • Avis
  • Antoinette
  • Ashley
  • Audrey
  • Apple
  • Amzie
  • Abrianna
  • Avianna
  • Angelica
  • Annette
  • Adele
  • Asa
  • Adelaide
  • Alba
  • Augusta
  • Agatha
  • Adelia
  • Alyssa
  • Amanda
  • Amber
  • Annika
  • Anita
  • Arlette
  • April
  • Avril
  • Althea
  • Autumn

Brands, Events, Favorites, Music

My Favorite Songs From Last Night’s Goo Goo Dolls / Matchbox 20 Concert (with opener Kate Earl)

  1. Better Days – Goo Goo Dolls
  2. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
  3. How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox 20
  4. Come to Me – Goo Goo Dolls
  5. Unwell – Matchbox 20
  6. If You’re Gone – Matchbox 20
  7. 3 am – Matchbox 20
  8. Honey – Kate Earl
  9. Name – Goo Goo Dolls

 

Favorites, Nature, Travel

My Favorite Relaxing Environments

  1. Sunshine filtering through a window, illuminating particles of dust
  2. Open windows with birds chirping outside
  3. Night breeze filled with the sounds of tree frogs
  4. Deserted beach, tide licking my toes
  5. Cuddled under a blanket on a chilly evening
  6. Warm PJs and my monkey slippers
  7. Floating in an otherwise empty pool
  8. Dozing on my comfy couch, outside sounds and a clock ticking
  9. Under a shade tree on a hot afternoon
  10. Stretched out on my bed reading a book
  11. Staring into a flickering camp fire, smoke curling in heavy air
  12. Prone on flat rocks jutted out into a north woods lake, greens and blues and oranges dancing across the sky
  13. Alone in a tent, baking in the warmth, listening to the wind brush through pine forests
  14. Front of the canoe, oars slipping through glass water
  15. Barefoot on my deck, wind chimes whispering
  16. At the bottom of a crashing waterfall
  17. On the bench next to the pond where I live

Brands, Family, Favorites, Food, Holidays, Humor, Lifeguarding, Links, Social Media, Survivor, Television, Travel

My Boards on Pinterest

  • Words to Live By
  • Wanderlust
  • Love You Forever
  • I Crack Myself Up
  • The Crashing of the Waves
  • It All Comes Down to This
  • Hear Me Roar
  • Ink I Like
  • My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
  • My Geek Credentials
  • Yummy Things to Look At
  • Architecture & Design
  • Everything Is Educational
  • Wendy’s Butterfly Garden
  • Blogs I Read
  • Survivor
  • Unimpressed Caleb
  • QCA- Quad Cities Awesomeness
  • Marketing & Graphic Design
  • Health & Fitness
  • Lifeguarding & Water Fitness
  • Closet Wishes
  • Crunchy Living
  • Back in the Day
  • Art I Like
  • Event Ideas
  • Home-type Stuff
  • Products I Love
  • Why Didn’t I Think of That?
  • Breaking News
  • Dogs That Crack Me Up
  • Holiday Festivities
  • Yummy Things to Eat
  • Thought You Might Want to See This
  • Ideas for My New Home
Events, Family, Favorites, Games, Holidays, Memories

Birthday Parties I Remember Best (In Honor of the Fact that My Birthday [and my sister’s] is on Tuesday)

  1. Grown-up Girls Slumber Party – My 38th/Meredith’s 35th
    • Pink & Yellow polka-dot theme carried out on cupcakes, cd cases, gift bags
    • Personalized Party Music CD
    • Gift bags of goodies for everyone
    • Late night drunk Twister
  2. My Fabulous Fortieth Birthday – My 40th/(Meredith couldn’t be there)
    • Art heist mystery!
    • A Classic Never Goes Out of Style
  3. The First Time Parents Rented Falcon Field Swimming Pool Party — My 12thish?/Meredith’s 9thish
    • Guest list limited to 60, not counting Grandparents who got to come no matter what
    • An entire picnic table full of presents for both of us
    • Home-made pool party invitations
  4. Mystery Party in Maui – My 39th/(Meredith couldn’t be there but Michelle was!)
    • Murder Mystery — Carlene did it!
    • Travel companions and island friends
  5. Small Water-Games Themed Party — My 9thish/Meredith’s 6thish
    • Water balloon toss
    • Two guests each, plus 2 mutual guests
  6. Surprise Party at Organ Stop Pizza — My 19th/(Meredith was on a youth group trip)
  7. Camping Party in Grandma & Grandpa Rock’s Camper — My 11th/Meredith’s 8th

Our birthday - June 18, 1982
Our birthday – June 18, 1982
Events, Humor, Links, Science Fiction, Survivor, Television, Words

In Case You Want to Be Prepared For My Birthday Next Week on June 18th

  1. Survivor seasons on DVD :  CBS.com/survivor
  2. Triforce T-shirt:  SixDollarTees
  3. Donations to Wendy’s Butterfly Garden:  wendysbutterflygarden.com
  4. This outfit:  Polyvore.com
  5.  The Boston Rob RuleBook:  amazon.com
  6.  Any other books from my Amazon Wishlist
  7. The Big Daddy Pod Chair:  Sofa Mart
  8. Cutco Knives: Cutco
  9. Soundtrack from TV Show Nashville:  ABC.com/nashville
  10. Star Trek oven mitt:  thinkgeek.com
  11. This wall decal (size 48 x 26.5, satin copper color): Trading Phrases

Humor

Reasons to Carry a Lot of Keys

  • To make you feel important
  • Because every door at work requires a different key
  • To hear the jangley sound
  • In case they are needed as a weapon
  • To cut those annoying plastic bands that hold flip flops together
  • Scratching lotto tickets
  • For more of a challenge if you come home tipsy
  • Extra weight lifting workout
  • To put a bulge in your pocket
  • Stalling time when you aren’t ready to say goodnight

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