♫ A Dose of Nomz

Truth me told, Sazaran and I have slacked on this blog. This last year has created HUGE changes in not only this blog, our friendship, but our personal lives as well. We haven't deleted it because our ever faithful readers still check in on us (awwww, you guys! <3), and we have plans to revive this thing...as it comes to us. Before we can do that, I think we both owe you some updates. I'll start, and then I'll bug Sazaran, and maybe it'll kick off the possible best future blog you could ever fathom. We love writing for you, we adore that you've stuck around waiting for us, and we can't WAIT to turn the lights back on in this place.

In the last year, Nomz has:

-Moved from Wyoming to Colorado
-Continued to raise two bouncing baby girls, who are about to enter school (gaspSOB)
-Changed jobs, from Social Marketing Specialist, to Social Marketing Specialist working at an Accounting Firm
-Lost a friend
-Gained 100 friends
-Started another blog: http://ruggedgrace.wordpress.com/
-Joined a non-profit organization called "Colorado Young Farmers"
-Might Possibly have joined the board of directors at another non-profit, it's unapproved and unofficial
-Fell further in love with Brandon, the girls, life...
-Traveled to Boston and Las Vegas, two new places for this girl
-Was in one of my best friends' wedding
-Watched my girls be Flower Girls in said wedding, their first public appearance in tutus!
-Fit BACK into my size 4/6 jeans
-Ran a 5K
-Walked a 5K
-Read over 100 books

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I'm sure there's more. It's been a long year, long day, and my baby starts kindergarten tomorrow, so lemme alone.

Sazaran and I have changed monumentally this year, as you'll see, but our passion for writing continues and we'll continue to pop in and surprise you with gorgeous words as often as you'll let us.

While we're waiting for her to jump in on this bandwagon, ...what's the top ten things you've done while we've been gone?

Yours Truly,
Nomz

♫ Random Monday 4-12-10

Let it begin, let it begin!.

Have you ever seen Bolt? Brandon bought it for my girls last year and we've watched it so many times I've got every one of those cute little hamster lines memorized. On to the randomness...

*Do we run our life, or does it run us?

*It occurred to me this weekend that I'm in a relationship with amazing communication. It's one of those things that you don't appreciate, until you need it. #2 on the list of Why We Rock, is our ability to compromise. Coming from two of the most hard headed people on the planet, that's sort of a big deal.

*It's funny the order that your brain recognizes things. Example:
-Oh hey there's a convertible. Weird that there is a black sheet behind it.
-Oh HEY, a REAL fan!
-OHMYGOSH WE CAN GET OUR PICTURES TAKEN IN THE CONVERTIBLE WITH OUR HAIR BLOWING.

*I'm not sure that I'll ever get chikin'd out. spelling error intentional

*My girls continue to amaze me. Kyanne went from playful to completely observant overnight. That whole "Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression." thing? Officially applies to four year old's. Probably all year old's, but especially them. Leyna is the most insightful three year old I've ever met. The other day she told me "Mamma, because I live with you, I'm going to be like you." ... That, and "I'm so proud of you for spending money on me, mamma!"

*My friend Amberlee is in the process of making the CUTEST BABY EVER, next to mine, of course. And it's her birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday Beautiful MAMMA!

*I'm going to try and get better at old fashioned mail. Check your mailboxes soon. It's a goal, for 2010. The internet has officially made our friendship efforts lazy. or at least mine. I'm sorry!

*I managed to light a stove on fire this weekend. For the first time ever. And my brain went in to immediate panic-mode. The dog hid, Leyna got really excited and my brain went from:

-PANIC!, because there is a 3 foot flame and a kid in the same room!

to

-Step 1: Turn Stove Off. Step 2: Don't use water just in case. Step 3: Remove pot. Step 4: Blow on it. Step 5: Pat yourself on the back for a short-lived panic.

*I love when businesses get on Facebook AND do it right. Two examples of awesome businesses that are doing it right that I've interacted with this week:

Tokyo Joes and Eat This Not That.

Keyword: interacted. When you post on their wall, a real live person actually responds. Plus, every post they make is actually valuable as a consumer. It's my job, people, bare with my Facebook rants. Dad? Maybe this Thursday? ;)

*I think there are three kinds of people: People that love change, people that hate change, and people that are not good at change but pretend to be.

*I'm naturally horrible before 10am. Every morning.

Picture time!

Things to notice about this old family picture:
-I had BLOND hair.
-My sister had LONG hair. And baggy clothes.
-My brother actually fit on our laps.
-My dad could actually sport the mustache. At least until Super Troopers came out and ruined that look for every single cop out there.
-My mom is buff.



Quote: Love is...

"Love does not envy or boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails"

I heard this at a wedding this weekend, and the pastor (Who made me almost giggle uncontrollably due to his Princess Bride voice), made the whole audience put their own name where Love goes. And it's amazing how much that quote changes, and makes you self reflect. Try it!

Nomz does not envy or boat. Nomz is not proud. Nomz is not rude, self seeking, or easily angered. Nomz keeps no record of wrongs. Nomz does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. Nomz always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Nomz never fails.

How can you expect somebody else, or your love, to do ANY of those things, if you can't seek them in yourself first?

Yours Truly,
Nomz

♫ Random Monday 4-5-10

Holy Crap Monday is almost over! Anybody else miss most of it due to its speed of light-ness?

Random Monday really are my favorites. It's like a cleanse. Not always easy to write, read, or understand, but you feel better afterward, right?

*Friday night, I had all these plans to be a lazy bum. And then I got motivated to shoe shop (thank you, bad influence sister), then I got a text from a girl who can cook better than most crock pots for dinner, so we coupled dinner and BBQ'd. And? I rode in a tractor for the first time since last fall. I think. BBQ Season = Busy Season.

*Speaking of shopping! I found a monokini this weekend! I've been searching literally far and wide for one. I've tried on a few, all lacking in purpose due to the amount of skin they show off. This one though? Ahhhhhmazing. Plus? It gives me shape AND hides the stretch marks. I'm so excited to wear it! (Phoenix, baby!) Look at it! Lust. And you can find it here, in case you want to match: Monokini. I should have known I'd find perfection in a skater store.



*It made me really, really sad to see bum's on Easter. It's going to be a dangerous thing, me living closer to a big city. I'm going to want to invite them all in. Sigh. While out on a hot date with my hot guy to the cheesecake factory, I happened to come across one brave enough to ask for a laptop. I suppose with standards like that, spare change would be better than nothing!

*My insanely shoe obsessed sister has a blog. If you're similarly shoe obsessed, you should read it. Especially on Wednesdays. Or mostly on Wednesdays, because that's when she blogs for the most part. What can we say? She's passionate about Wednesday's. Or shoes. Click here: Frolicking Frenzy. How can one resist such an adorable title, right?

*Life is like a stack of Jenga Blocks. That's all I'm going to say for now. More to come. ;)

*Things I always have in my desk: deodorant, tea, cookies, orange clorox wipes. Ah the life of a cubicle girl.

*I snapped some adorable pictures this weekend that I promise to post soon. One of which, happens to be my oldest Easter Egg Hunting in the lovely Wyoming wind. Can you imagine a 4 year old in an adult sized pea coat, a Vikings beanie, and a dress holding a basket and walking sideways? That's my Easter in a nutshell. Only throw in amazing food and a great family, with a side dish of spoiled-nomz-gravy.

*I am blessed with the coolest girl friends around. I'm not really sure how I got lucky enough to literally be surrounded by an army of them, but I am. Tonight? Over-the-shoulder-bolder-holder shopping, (see blog and laugh your boobs off: Over the Shoulder Bolder Holder ), the rest of the week? Epic lunch dates, jogging partners, and quite possibly mall walking. We live loudly.

*How was your Easter? What was your favorite thing about your day?

*If you could fly to the moon, would you?

*Song with amazing lyrics:



Yours Truly,
Nomz

♫ My socks match my shoes, and I like it

Clue: My shoes and my socks match according to this drawing, and they happen to match exactly to what I am. Clue: I'm not a slut.

I also apparently need some more spice, or slut, in my closet. Woot!

If you guess what I am, you get 10 points.

If you're any form of interested in this madness, and want to read something cool, you'll click here instead: Bootstrap Confidential

Yours Truly,
Nomz