Our volumes of silly stuff we say has continued for a third time! And our roommate Brittany has made it in here a few times. Please enjoy and we hope you get a good laugh (or two) out of these!
Kelly: Dude, Bath and Body Works sells dish soap. My whole life is a lie.
Holly: They say that Disney World is the happiest place on Earth. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's the Price is Right studio.
Kelly: I can't pick up the coffee filters because I passed the boards.
Brittany: Connor wants to read Lord of the Rings to me while I knit. He has a good reading voice.
Kelly: I might sit and listen to him too!
Holly and Brittany: *to the tune of Muffin Man and making monkey bread* Do you know the muffin pan, the muffin pan, the muffin pan?
Brittany: Swoooooooooooo!
Holly: (while making our birthday board). NO!!! We don't have any December birthdays.
Brittany: Put Jesus on there.
Brittany: I think Robert Pattinson looks like a toenail.
Kelly: Peter Jackson was knighted too.
Brittany: Really? For what?
Holly: For being awesome.
Holly: Yoda, don't drag your butt across the floor. That's not classy.
Kelly: There's a bottom tear thing on the box of plastic wrap! I've been doing it wrong, and no one has bothered to tell me.
Holly: Well yeah. It's more fun that way.
Holly: *while looking at pictures from Berea's summer reunion* Oh my gosh, they're all so happy and old.
Kelly: I just did something crazy.
Holly: What's that?
Kelly: I just added up how many jobs I've applied to.
Holly: Oh, how many?
Kelly: Not negative 207
Holly: *while holding a squirmy Yoda* Yoda, why are you rejecting my love?
Kelly: Ewwwww....Holly...we're going to be 24 next year.
Brittany: ....you're old.
(guy on TPIR says hi to someone named Holly)
Holly: Hi!!! *waves at TV*
Holly: Why is The Big Bang Theory trending on Yahoo?
Kelly: Because it's winning.
Holly: Why do I have chest pain? I'm too young to have a heart attack.
Kelly: Probably stable angina.
(A few minutes later)
Holly: Kelly, what's stable angina?
Kelly: Just chest pain. Most commonly brought on by exertion.
Holly: ...I stood up.
Kelly: (while watching The Hobbit, a wolf howls). IT'S SNUFFLES!!!!
Holly: (while watching The Hobbit). Bifur is looking at Bofur like "I'm getting real tired of your crap, Bofur."
Kelly: He is not.
Holly: Yes he is. Look at him!
Kelly: Well hun. He has an axe in his head. I would look like that too.
Brittany: May I zest your lemon?
Kelly: You may zest my lemon.
Holly: Oh my globbbbbbbbbbbbbb
Kelly: What?!
Holly: This looks so good! Like...SO good! It's like a touchdown!
Kelly: I think it's raining, precious.
Brittany: It is.
Kelly: Man! I watered the plants earlier today! I didn't have to!!!!
Holly: I wonder what Michelle and the girls do when President Obama goes out to do President stuff.
Kelly: Go shopping????
Brittany: Wiley, come sit on me!
Holly and Kelly: (while at the pool with our friend Matthew). Don't wander off. Don't talk to anyone. Don't go home with anyone you don't know.
Holly: (while playing Yahtzee). No! You don't get another check mark.
Kelly: (while watching Sherlock and noticing Martin Freeman's hands) I would be sad to stick those hands, if I ever had to...
(A text conversation between sisters):
Kelly: Okey dokey stokey, I'm going to watch some cute brits and pump some iron...hahaha
Holly: Lol what????
Kelly: Watching the great game and making myself a wee bit stronger
Holly: That is singlehandedly the greatest thing I have heard all day.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
I want that!/I really need that: Two girls struggling to learn the differences
Holly: The other day I was thinking of this very question, and it's really struck me ever since: If you had everything you wanted, everything you REALLY wanted...would it change anything? What struck me the most is that, for me anyway, the answer would probably be no.
Sure, if I had a million dollars, it would change my financial situation, but it wouldn't change me as a person. If Martin Freeman walked into my apartment and said "Holly, be my wife", it would change my relationship status, but it wouldn't change me as a person (Ok, maybe that's not the best example). But do you understand what I'm saying? Think about it: When you finally get something you really, really want, how does it make you feel? Probably ecstatic, at first. But feelings fade and change over time. Eventually, it just feels like another routine, another brick set into a growing wall. Something I've learned is that things don't change me: time does, experiences do, God does. I've done a lot of growing up since being on my own...probably more so in this past week alone. Eventually, when it's all said and done, I think at some point you say everything that can be said and do everything that can be done. It has to be enough. Our society is so selfish: let's see what we can do to get everyone desiring bigger, better, faster, stronger, damned if we do, damned if we don't. What's wrong with being satisfied with what you already have? Right now, there's a lot of unknowns in my life, but I'm the happiest and the most at peace I've been in a long time. I have everything I need...even if it isn't everything I necessarily want.
I think of Bilbo Baggins in his sweeping quest: something "Tookish" awakes in him and he's suddenly longing for adventure, thrills, a rip-roaring good time. But look what happens: he's attacked by trolls, spiders, elves, almost drowns, is caught in a humongous battle, among other things. Is what you REALLY want really worth the possible repercussions?
Kelly: Often the scream of protest when something goes our way, or you didn't get what you wanted...again. Life is cruel sometimes, ain't it? As a result of some events that have happened this week, I've done a lot of growing up. I suppose I'm a lot stronger than I thought I was. For the sake of privacy I'm not going to go into detail of the events, but all is well. Eventually you get to a point in which you can't say anymore or do anything else, for it has all been said and done already. You win some and you lose some. I've prayed and made my peace with the situation. Anyway, as I was thinking last night about the events of this week and other things, I realized that one thing that I needed was some sort of closure. But the more Holly and I kept talking, the more I realized that it wasn't something I needed; just something I wanted. But we continued to talk more, and I realized that I didn't even want it at all. I was somehow trying to justify something that simply cannot be. Like I said, it's all already been said and done.
Last night as I was wrapping up my daily quiet time, I wrote in my journal, thanking God for how He has blessed me lately. I closed by writing that I was thankful for always having everything that I need, and thanking Him that He did not give me everything that I wanted. That would be quite scary; me having everything I wanted. I feel if that were so, I would completely lose dependence on God...sometimes I already feel like that. It's like I feel like a child who has lost her mom in a crowded shopping mall. I then though of something else; and yes, you can't have an H and K blog post without some sort of reference. When the new Hobbit movie trailer was released, I was quite pleased with the fact that Smaug's voice still remained hidden. Leave room for a little bit of mystery come December. That's what it's like with living with God; if He granted us everything we wanted, we'd all be stagnant. The mystery that is Christ Himself would no longer be. So I'll close with this; do you really NEED what you are seeking, or do you just want it?
Sure, if I had a million dollars, it would change my financial situation, but it wouldn't change me as a person. If Martin Freeman walked into my apartment and said "Holly, be my wife", it would change my relationship status, but it wouldn't change me as a person (Ok, maybe that's not the best example). But do you understand what I'm saying? Think about it: When you finally get something you really, really want, how does it make you feel? Probably ecstatic, at first. But feelings fade and change over time. Eventually, it just feels like another routine, another brick set into a growing wall. Something I've learned is that things don't change me: time does, experiences do, God does. I've done a lot of growing up since being on my own...probably more so in this past week alone. Eventually, when it's all said and done, I think at some point you say everything that can be said and do everything that can be done. It has to be enough. Our society is so selfish: let's see what we can do to get everyone desiring bigger, better, faster, stronger, damned if we do, damned if we don't. What's wrong with being satisfied with what you already have? Right now, there's a lot of unknowns in my life, but I'm the happiest and the most at peace I've been in a long time. I have everything I need...even if it isn't everything I necessarily want.
I think of Bilbo Baggins in his sweeping quest: something "Tookish" awakes in him and he's suddenly longing for adventure, thrills, a rip-roaring good time. But look what happens: he's attacked by trolls, spiders, elves, almost drowns, is caught in a humongous battle, among other things. Is what you REALLY want really worth the possible repercussions?
Kelly: Often the scream of protest when something goes our way, or you didn't get what you wanted...again. Life is cruel sometimes, ain't it? As a result of some events that have happened this week, I've done a lot of growing up. I suppose I'm a lot stronger than I thought I was. For the sake of privacy I'm not going to go into detail of the events, but all is well. Eventually you get to a point in which you can't say anymore or do anything else, for it has all been said and done already. You win some and you lose some. I've prayed and made my peace with the situation. Anyway, as I was thinking last night about the events of this week and other things, I realized that one thing that I needed was some sort of closure. But the more Holly and I kept talking, the more I realized that it wasn't something I needed; just something I wanted. But we continued to talk more, and I realized that I didn't even want it at all. I was somehow trying to justify something that simply cannot be. Like I said, it's all already been said and done.
Last night as I was wrapping up my daily quiet time, I wrote in my journal, thanking God for how He has blessed me lately. I closed by writing that I was thankful for always having everything that I need, and thanking Him that He did not give me everything that I wanted. That would be quite scary; me having everything I wanted. I feel if that were so, I would completely lose dependence on God...sometimes I already feel like that. It's like I feel like a child who has lost her mom in a crowded shopping mall. I then though of something else; and yes, you can't have an H and K blog post without some sort of reference. When the new Hobbit movie trailer was released, I was quite pleased with the fact that Smaug's voice still remained hidden. Leave room for a little bit of mystery come December. That's what it's like with living with God; if He granted us everything we wanted, we'd all be stagnant. The mystery that is Christ Himself would no longer be. So I'll close with this; do you really NEED what you are seeking, or do you just want it?
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
LOOK! LOOK! LOOK AT ME ME ME!!!!!
Kelly: I feel like that that's what the world is all about. And let's face it, people, there are those that are TMI when it comes to the social media world. They ain't afraid to share NOTHIN! As for me....I try to be a bit more modest when it comes to what I post...and don't post. Yes, I have a Facebook and a Twitter, I have no shame in that. If you see something I post and you start to think...ok....really?? then please let me know. I do not want to post anything that might offend people or make anyone uncomfortable. But what about things that people are comfortable with? For example, when I passed my nursing boards I jawed on and on and on. The more I posted about it though, the more I realized that I was praising the good works and deeds that I had accomplished. And as you know, life is not about me. But it's so easy to slip into that way of thinking; it's jammed into our heads every day. Follow YOUR dreams. Do what's best for YOU. YOU decide what YOU want to do. It's tempting to think that way, and trust me, I am sooooooooooo guilty of it myself. In my life right now, I feel that I do not praise God enough for the little things, and I'm trying very hard to work on that. If it were not for God and His love, grace and yes, conviction, then I would not be holding my RN license in the first place. You see? In today's society, it seems to me that God doesn't even get the credit anymore. That somewhat bothers me, and if you're a follower of Christ, it should bother you too.
Holly: I've had 24 hours or so to think about this, and I don't have much to say about it, so here goes: I see this a lot on Facebook, after someone has usually started a new relationship, lost weight, started a new job, etc. I feel that in these triumphant times, the line gets blurred between "hey, look at MY achievements and MY success and MY happiness" versus "look at what God has blessed me with. Praise Him". You see where I'm getting at? Trust me, I used to be a horrendous me-monster. Some instances, I still am. But over the years, I've done a lot of growing up, and realized that if it was up to me, I'd be in a lot of trouble. God deserves our everything. Everything we do, everything we achieve in (or suck at) belongs to Him. Our society is so selfish and self-absorbed that it scares me. I think it should scare you, too.
People these days tend to broadcast their entire lives over social media. If that's your drift, fine with me. That's not my cup of tea, maybe I'm just modest. However, I do enjoy reading what my peeps are up to. But let me challenge you (and myself as well): the next time you're tempted to post that "selfie", that complaint about your job, that flashy new thing you just got, just remember: who are you glorifying?
Holly: I've had 24 hours or so to think about this, and I don't have much to say about it, so here goes: I see this a lot on Facebook, after someone has usually started a new relationship, lost weight, started a new job, etc. I feel that in these triumphant times, the line gets blurred between "hey, look at MY achievements and MY success and MY happiness" versus "look at what God has blessed me with. Praise Him". You see where I'm getting at? Trust me, I used to be a horrendous me-monster. Some instances, I still am. But over the years, I've done a lot of growing up, and realized that if it was up to me, I'd be in a lot of trouble. God deserves our everything. Everything we do, everything we achieve in (or suck at) belongs to Him. Our society is so selfish and self-absorbed that it scares me. I think it should scare you, too.
People these days tend to broadcast their entire lives over social media. If that's your drift, fine with me. That's not my cup of tea, maybe I'm just modest. However, I do enjoy reading what my peeps are up to. But let me challenge you (and myself as well): the next time you're tempted to post that "selfie", that complaint about your job, that flashy new thing you just got, just remember: who are you glorifying?
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
A true Berea gem
Holly: I'm actually getting a little sad writing this. Tillie really is one of a kind.
We first met Tillie our junior year at Berea. Of course we had heard about her: she was the dog that would come hiking with you at the Pinnacles (random side note, if any of you non-Berean readers ever find yourself in this charming little town, you must explore the Pinnacles; they really are extraordinary). While she did not accompany us on our hike, I remember her quiet, gentle presence on the grounds, taking drinks from student's water cups, laying patiently as she was swarmed with children.
We've seen her a few times since then, and nothing has changed. Unfortunately, her time on earth is coming to an end. The entire community is rallying around her. It's amazing how one dog that was just a grungy, skuzzy stray has charmed her way into thousands of hearts. I'm sure her spirit will live on in those mountains and woods. Kelly and I are hoping to make one last pilgrimage to pay homage to this special creature. She is an angel, in my not so humble opinion. Or perhaps a guardian. Or both.
Kelly: When I was last up there, which was in March, she did not accompany us. However, when I was there in October, I noticed she had found her way up the mountain with a small group. Only once did she actually accompany me while I was on a hike; that was my junior year. I was on the college's orientation team and was with some freshmen hiking up the Pinnacles. Most of them opted for the more demanding and steeper West Pinnacle; I chose East. But before we split and departed, I managed to capture this shot. Tillie opted to follow the West group, but I remember it being particularly warm that day. She was a bit thirsty and soon made a new friend.
We first met Tillie our junior year at Berea. Of course we had heard about her: she was the dog that would come hiking with you at the Pinnacles (random side note, if any of you non-Berean readers ever find yourself in this charming little town, you must explore the Pinnacles; they really are extraordinary). While she did not accompany us on our hike, I remember her quiet, gentle presence on the grounds, taking drinks from student's water cups, laying patiently as she was swarmed with children.
We've seen her a few times since then, and nothing has changed. Unfortunately, her time on earth is coming to an end. The entire community is rallying around her. It's amazing how one dog that was just a grungy, skuzzy stray has charmed her way into thousands of hearts. I'm sure her spirit will live on in those mountains and woods. Kelly and I are hoping to make one last pilgrimage to pay homage to this special creature. She is an angel, in my not so humble opinion. Or perhaps a guardian. Or both.
Kelly: When I was last up there, which was in March, she did not accompany us. However, when I was there in October, I noticed she had found her way up the mountain with a small group. Only once did she actually accompany me while I was on a hike; that was my junior year. I was on the college's orientation team and was with some freshmen hiking up the Pinnacles. Most of them opted for the more demanding and steeper West Pinnacle; I chose East. But before we split and departed, I managed to capture this shot. Tillie opted to follow the West group, but I remember it being particularly warm that day. She was a bit thirsty and soon made a new friend.
I don't know if I'll ever see this beautiful creature again. I hope I get the chance to. But I hope that her owners realize number one, how lucky they were to have her for as long as they did. And number two, I hope they realize how lucky we were to have her as well. At the bottom of this post I have attached a news link from one of the local TV stations. Enjoy.
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| Took this in October. She took a snooze after I gave her a cup of water. |
Saturday, June 8, 2013
We're saaaaaaailing....to yard sales!!!
Kelly: In the past week, Holly and I have been to at least a dozen yard sales! Our quest: porch furniture! We have had no luck thus far, but we've managed to snag some pretty good deals along our journey. It was my idea to go yard saling this morning, so we packed up around 10:45 this morning and got home about 20 minutes ago (it's 5 after 3 according to my computer clock). Plus we were bored and needed something to do; our trip also involved a sudden need to venture to the laundromat for some last-minute laundry doing. (If anyone would like to help us hook up our VERY HEAVY washer that is currently sitting in our garage so we don't have to keep shelling out copious amounts of quarters...not that we mind...but yeah, please let Holly or myself know). I don't want to waste any more space, so here's some pics of some of the deals we found!
Holly:
Do any of you yard-sale? If you've found any smashing deals, let us know! :D
Holly:
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| A lovely GE hand/stand mixer. Needs new beaters, but I'm sure we can find some. Isn't it awesome? Can't wait to bake yummy goodies with it! :D |
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| ALL of the Narnia novels in one book! |
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| Two skirts (left and middle) and a dress. The skirt Yoda is sitting on is from Gap! |
Do any of you yard-sale? If you've found any smashing deals, let us know! :D
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