On Our Way To Crazy

… like disco lemonade…

Good Things in August. September 1, 2009

Filed under: Good Things In... — brandi @ 4:27 pm

Aug 1 – I had more stuffed mushrooms and chardonnay than you should legally be allowed to consume.
Aug 2 – Solo road trip to North Carolina.
Aug 3 – Fun girly day with Kari, Alisa and Andrea.
Aug 4 – Pool! Taco Tuesday!
Aug 5 – I had a Thin Mint blizzard on the drive home.
Aug 6 – Nice relaxing afternoon with Aaron.
Aug 7 – Holiday World! My favorite summer day.
Aug 8 – Aaron and I won a spontaneous water balloon fight.
Aug 9 – I got to baptize five kids at our end of summer service. Amazing.
Aug 10 – I turned 29 for the first time.
Aug 11 – Counting Crows at the Ryman! The show was just okay, but still. Fun.
Aug 12 – I had an epically successful shopping trip.
Aug 13 – Ate a delicious steak salad.
Aug 14 – Sad but fun party for our awesome admin’s last day.
Aug 15 – We moved the furniture around in the office to make room for my new youth space.
Aug 16 – Our last care group meeting as leaders was a big success.
Aug 17 – Actually took the day off and went swimming and to the movies. Was surprisingly not disappointed by the Time Traveler’s Wife.
Aug 18 – I painted my new office a lovely ocean-y blue.
Aug 19 – Made $1200 selling church furniture on Craigslist.
Aug 20 – Took the edge off a super stressful day by walking a million miles with Aaron and Miles.
Aug 21 – Finished my office! It is awesome.
Aug 22 – I bought skinny jeans. Lord help me.
Aug 23 – We had more kids than ever before, including a ton of new ones. So exciting.
Aug 24 – Went to the doctor. Not currently dying. Yay.
Aug 25 – Free fridge for the youth room! Thanks Craigslist!
Aug 26 – Fun text conversation with a random friend.
Aug 27 – Pappasitos, british candy bars and an amazing hotel in Atlanta.
Aug 28 – Ikea! H&M! Red Robin!
Aug 29 – My awesome youth staff helped me convert a bland conference room into a fantastic youth room in about ten hours.
Aug 30 – My excessively wise junior high girls summed up our lesson with these words: Make peace, don’t not make peace. So simple, yet so genius.
Aug 31 – Fun lunch AND dinner out with girlfriends. Can’t beat it.

 

One Response to “Good Things in August.”

  1. Kari Says:

    I didn’t see the pictures of your office and the youth room before – they look great!

Leave a Reply