tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56042292011-04-21T13:24:05.314-07:00Minnesota NiceBack to the Midwest Where I BelongShellynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-22588665749890020462008-07-07T07:33:00.001-07:002008-07-07T07:43:37.412-07:00Strand SummerNothing too exciting going on here. I'm not working for the summer and enjoying some free time before the chaos of teaching and grad school starts again in the fall. I just registered for my classes and am actually getting excited for the school year to start. To bring you up to speed i will list some random facts/thought about us right now.--we just got new bikes (our old ones bothShellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-8175630527607649122008-04-20T12:27:00.000-07:002008-04-20T12:41:23.022-07:00Pics from Cancun....This was taken on our balcony...Sunrise...view from our roombluest water ever...alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191413036510824914" />The pool where we spent most of our time...We went with Tony's sis Stacy and hubby Tim.....this is a pic from our bar hopping tour....This is when we were on the bus back to the airport...not wanting to leave....Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-11202929891646562132008-03-19T21:15:00.000-07:002008-03-19T21:32:33.629-07:00I am......doing homework in bed on my laptap...leaving for Cancun on Saturday...glad j blogged...needing a new cell phone battery so I don't have to be all 1990 and talk a phone that has to be attached to the wall...having sleeping issues and now stay up late all the time since I can't sleep anyway...really wishing i stayed at school to write the 5th grade lit test i need to give tomorrow first Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-94340607433480132008-03-02T17:39:00.000-08:002008-03-02T17:44:27.648-08:0020 more days until Cancun...2 more years of grad school, but who's counting...2 weeks with this sinus infection...2 stitches in my finger this week...35 parent-teacher conferences this week...Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-17297375208852559382008-01-21T09:10:00.000-08:002008-01-21T09:20:09.947-08:00hello my name is shelly and it's been 3 months since my last blog....i am sitting at the laundromat and decided to bring my laptop along and catch up on life. I only had 64 emails to sort through, and I figured i'd update my blog.I just got back from a week of camp with my students and of course i have the day off today for MLK, jr. day....I have one more week of "freedom" before my next Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-78677185200281125452007-10-31T19:43:00.000-07:002007-10-31T19:49:47.190-07:00Here are a few nicknames I came up with for some people in my class:-Shouty Shouterson-every time she opens her mouth to speak I literally jump because she's so loud...Tuesday I actually put one of my fingers in my ear...and i'm sitting across the room-Nose Toucher-every time he talks...which is often and annoyingly..he touches his nose all nervously like the freshman from Dazed and Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-71048408144775355062007-10-05T19:03:00.000-07:002007-10-05T19:05:32.614-07:00I have been at Caribou for 2 1/2 hours working hard on grad school work, reading and taking notes...feeling like i got a lot accomplished...only to find out that i just read the wrong chapter.....so i'm going home now...Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-59467153931577176122007-09-17T18:20:00.000-07:002007-09-17T18:26:34.615-07:00Hi, remember me?Sorry, I've been out of commish....The latest:My teaching job is underway again....and going well, i am teaching twice as many classes this year..but it makes the day go by much quicker....Grad school is underway too...so far so good....i pretty much do homework all weekend...but tony is awesome and had taken over the cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping tasks...it's a nice trade Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-81342077807921374722007-08-09T21:14:00.000-07:002007-08-09T21:18:55.622-07:00My little sis got married last weekend. She really looked beautiful and was so happy. It was a great night of fun at the reception and afterward thanks to the coolest siblings and friends ever. To the crew...jen, jason, scott, jamie, brian, brandi, jason, and tony.....we were all "on" that night dude and started that party up in goodfellas...here are just a few pics of the fam...(and no, the Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-10094375621032620592007-08-02T15:44:00.000-07:002007-08-02T15:54:40.497-07:00Pictures from the bridge collapse...Tony, Scott, and I were at the Twins game last night during the bridge collapse tragedy....we could see the helicopters circling overhead, rescue boats and police cars zooming by.....we were only blocks away...below are some pics from today...the 3 of us tried to get as close as possible, we couldn't get a view of the span over the water, but you can see the Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-48380903345875681142007-07-19T12:37:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:42:48.085-07:00I think i'm doing it...i'm diving into grad school.I had a meeting today with an advisor at the University of St. Thomas in downtown Minneapolis....I even met with the financial aid guy...it is scary and expensive and is going to be challenging, but the nerd in me is really excited to go back to school, to pick up my new books and be in the classroom.i will be paying back school loans for the Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-89032796943073391262007-07-18T07:39:00.001-07:002007-07-18T07:41:43.091-07:00I got this test from Jamie-we share a love for personality tests. Hover the mouse over each color and it will give you some details.My Personal DNA Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-65249735152206610512007-06-16T18:35:00.001-07:002007-06-16T19:19:19.868-07:00Shelly's blogging????!!!!!??I can't believe summer is underway already....my first year of teaching flew by and was a blast...now into my first summer break....but not really a vacation. I got a job serving at Macaroni Grill again...so that will be fun, and a job to carry into next school year.Tony and I just celebrated our 2 year anniversary. We spent the weekend camping at Gooseberry Falls, a Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-14902322008932703512007-04-04T09:08:00.000-07:002007-04-04T09:16:56.982-07:00Does anyone know who these kids are?yeah, me neither...but they were in "my pictures" folder....and since i didn't have any pics to post...i thought i'd give them their time in the spotlight....I'll name them....(from left to right) Easter Bonnie, The Pimp, Smiley McTeeth, and Susie "where's my real family" QThis is the kind of post you will get when i'm bored on my spring break, i'm tired of Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-86913172781804889342007-03-11T18:26:00.000-07:002007-03-11T18:37:01.091-07:00we were an hour late for church today...yep, we forgot the time change. luckily we remembered in the parking lot and didn't walk in to an embarrasing situation.....so instead we went to target...which is really my church anywayfunny story...tony's grandma is 86 years old. he has always had a fear of eating anything she cooks. anytime she brings her fruit salad to family meals, he always Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-63784354848824533982007-03-02T07:16:00.000-08:002007-03-02T07:28:18.569-08:00No, you are not dreaming. I'm blogging 2 days in a row....I'm snowed in again today. Technically we didn't have school anyway today, but teachers were supposed to come in to work on grades. But, I'm stuck at home again. I currently have banana bread in the oven and am about to dig into school work.Tony and I attempted to go cross-country skiing yesterday....it didn't really work, there is too Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-55438211746597764962007-03-01T07:16:00.000-08:002007-03-01T07:45:58.447-08:00Snow DayI can't believe I missed my Feb. post. But, to my defense I should technically have a few more days in a "normal" month, but feb. has to be all different and only have 28 days.HAPPY BIRTHDAY SVEN!!! Tony and I joined in on the surprise party for Jen this past weekend. good times at the VFW...great to see friends and fam. I would post pics, but I left my camera in the hotel room...it made Shellynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1169515205253688732007-01-22T17:11:00.000-08:002007-01-22T17:29:57.983-08:00January PostOur new hobby...We cross-country ski on the lakes by our house....i'm a little freaked out skiing on a lake, but the ice is a couple feet thick..Not too much else new up here in MN. Tony is sick again! Teaching is going great. I'm working on starting some classes to gear up for grad school. Tony and I are still looking for a church to connect to. We had been going to one on Sat. Shellynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1166283808043629902006-12-16T07:35:00.000-08:002006-12-16T07:43:28.060-08:00I'm a horrible friend & sister.It has been a month since i checked my email or have checked out anyone's blogs. Now today, I finally sit down to do it and have realized that.1. I missed my friend Jacki's bday!! 2. My BFF Jamie wrote the nicest blog about me back in November that made me tear up today, Dec. 16th.3. My brother also wrote an entire entry about me and our twinship that made me Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1162675018647853892006-11-04T12:55:00.000-08:002006-11-04T13:16:58.673-08:00...and just like that, it's November. my last blog i was all "i can't believe it's october"...well repeat that line and replace it with the current month. so here it goes with my monthly blog.i've been sick for 3 days, the not-so-fun nausiating, stomach sick, the only thing i've eaten in 3 days is bananas, and i had bread yesterday.....on the upside, hopefully i dropped a few pounds..October in Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1160253154336096262006-10-07T13:06:00.000-07:002006-10-07T13:32:34.366-07:00I can not believe it is October already, where has the year gone? Fall is absolutely beautiful in MN. I love it. I feel like I have been crazy busy lately and it looks like it won't quit anytime soon.Last weekend was my h.s. 10 year reunion and kristi's bridal shower. it was a jam packed weekend, but fun..i'm still recovering, came home with no voice and had to catch up on lots of sleep. the Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1158536797383611612006-09-17T16:34:00.000-07:002006-09-17T16:46:37.400-07:00Tony and I went to the vikings game today!! so fun, and a great game...they won in OT. The dome was packed and LOUD, tony lost his voice yelling...i have my vikings gear on, including my viking woman braids..Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1157231862216467272006-09-02T14:00:00.000-07:002006-09-02T14:17:42.233-07:00so sorry...i'm the worst blogger everthis has been a crazy whirlwind past month or so..i'll give you a quick summary of my life right, then in later posts i will finally highlight my summer in photos, a la flashback to summer. (i have this thing where i didn't want to blog out of order...but i'm getting over it.)ok..so i'm a teacher now!! really long story..but basically i had a teaching job, Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1153792448103113302006-07-24T18:49:00.000-07:002006-07-24T19:27:36.793-07:00Sorry blog readers...i thought i was going to keep up with the blogging thing, but i guess my summer has just been too adventure-filled-jam-packed....so i will try to bring you up to speed...but i will do it mostly with pictures...as a commentary to my life...here we go... Just an afternoon spontaneous hike on Nicolett Island-an island in the middle of downtown minneapolis in the mississippi Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1150040689919194592006-06-11T08:22:00.000-07:002006-06-11T08:50:20.266-07:00Anniversary Weekend, Part IIAfter our lovely romantic night on Friday night we had the best, most fun day on Saturday. We had Twins tickets for the 6pm game against the Orioles. 20 rows behind home plate.As we woke up Saturday morning...hungry of course, we went and had coffee and carmel rolls at our little cafe around the corner, then we walked down to the lake and sat on our bench and Shellynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1150039159670191602006-06-11T07:58:00.000-07:002006-06-11T08:19:22.003-07:00Anniversary Weekend, Part Itony and i are celebrating our first year anny this weekend, i'll start with our Friday night activities. We got all fancied up and went to a swanky wine bar/restaurant called Auriga here in uptown. very quaint and romantic, but tony and i decided we are not all about tiny tiny portions, we are americans and we want our food...as tony has been noted to say "i don't do Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1149958137863435192006-06-10T09:47:00.000-07:002006-06-10T09:48:57.873-07:00ok, and just like that, my template is back..i guess it just decided to disappear for week and then come back to visit...."hi blog, nice to see you" (replace the word 'blog' with 'carl' and tell me what movie line?)Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1149460397295762832006-06-04T15:32:00.000-07:002006-06-04T15:33:17.306-07:00what happened to my template? sure, my first time back from my hiatus and now my template disappears, not a good start....on the search for another one.Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1149036217196636362006-05-30T17:33:00.000-07:002006-05-30T17:43:37.270-07:00wow, after a long hiatus (yes i had to look up how to spell hiatus), i'm finally back in action...and with a new look to the blog template. thought i should just start all over with a new look and feel...whacha think?tony and i finally have internet in our little apt here in uptown...back to connecting with the world...so what's new with us? check out tony's blog for the latest in fab evenings Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1142612223666208762006-03-17T08:03:00.000-08:002006-03-17T08:17:03.760-08:00top 'o the morning to ya...happy st. patty's day! i'm at work of course, and all the venders i've called today have been grouchy..so i'm taking this quick break for sanity and to tell you a little about my morning at the gym.i went to the gym this morning at 5:45am for the first time in a while, i did not want to go, so i wasn't in the best mood, but my mood suddenly changed when i arrived at theShellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1142527138904927872006-03-16T08:29:00.000-08:002006-03-16T08:38:58.926-08:00just when you think spring is coming...we got 9.5 inches monday, i enjoyed it since i couldnt get up the road and had to call in to my temp job. i just considered it pratice for snow days when i'm a teacher...then today we are supposed to get anohter 6-8 inches..it has been snowing all morning. but this time i left early for work, my 15min drive took 1hour, but i even got her 5 min early!!the Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1141418387419473842006-03-03T12:34:00.000-08:002006-03-03T12:39:47.430-08:00i totally feel like peter gibbons in office space today whenever i reach for the doorhandle at the office i'm temping at...it ALWAYS shocks me....i even have this little o.c.d. routine down where i try to touch the wood part of the door first...but it still shocks me...i'm gonna bring in my drill next week and take the handle off...and by 'my drill' i mean my father-in-laws', cause neither me or Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1141180809178304842006-02-28T18:34:00.000-08:002006-02-28T18:40:09.196-08:00i've kinda been a downer lately...and tony told me if i blogged i have to say positive stuff..so here it goes...the positive things in life.-married to a wonderful man who loves me despite all my flaws-have the best friends in the world who still love me even when i'm horrible at keeping in touch lately-tdubs sent me a mix cd with special meaning and i can't wait to listen to it in the morning Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1140630404201110652006-02-22T09:37:00.000-08:002006-02-22T09:46:44.230-08:00what's new with you shelly? well i'm glad you asked.i got a job...but it doesn't start till august. i will be teaching 7/8th grade at a christian school in bloomington, MN..just 10 min. away. it's a crazy long story...but basically God set up a meeting b/w me and principal and got me this job...i'm so excited..I subbed there a couple times last week, and the kids are great..i love jr. highers..Shellynoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1140000076330090102006-02-15T02:39:00.000-08:002006-02-22T14:58:38.543-08:00I got this from a friend's blog...thanks keith..i'll help spread the wordThe Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle).This doesn't cost Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1139912379891390652006-02-14T02:13:00.000-08:002006-02-14T02:19:58.286-08:00it's 4 am...why am i up?i'm trying out a new daily schedule..so far i dont like it.tony leaves for work at 4..and i get up with him at 3:30..i'm going to try to stay up and head to the gym when it opens at 5...then i can take my time..get a good workout in and come home and get ready for work...when i AM working. i'll keep you posted on how long i keep up this schedule..i'm not sure about it yetShellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1139512515088122312006-02-09T11:10:00.000-08:002006-02-09T11:15:15.100-08:00the snow is falling...it's so pretty..i never thought i would miss winter so much.i must say i have mastered free cell...although i've played so much that when i look away from the computer i still see a bunch of red and black cards...today's accomplishments in the life of a temp-answered 2 phone calls and successfully transferred them-prepared a package for ups-filed 3 invoices-mailed an invoiceShellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1139429450947960732006-02-08T12:04:00.000-08:002006-02-08T12:12:49.483-08:00the boredom continues...thanks to all who left comments...looks like all i have to do it cry 'bored' and everyone comments...sweet...o my goodness..i have been without the internet all day on this office computer...i've been secretly trying to fix the computer all morning so that i could get online...but since it's not my computer of workplace..i had to do it undercover. nothing was working, andShellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1139340301234381912006-02-07T11:21:00.000-08:002006-02-07T11:25:01.256-08:00so i'm temping this week...and could not be more bored!!i have 2 crossword puzzles with me...i've done a couple online sudoku puzzles...read everyone's blog twice, and made jamie email with me back & forth...i'm even so bored i'm reading a book..and if you know me well, you know that never happens...that should give testament to how bored i really am...i'm reading naria..easy read, so no big Shellynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1139265528482474172006-02-06T14:36:00.000-08:002006-02-06T14:40:36.586-08:00 "look at this milk dud..."really, did he have to sing the nashy anthem? his words are so distorted you can't even understand him, and aretha blew him out of the water....o-o-o-o sa-ee-ay kon u-oo-u se-ee-ee bwyyy the da-hee-awns e-rlee li-heeight...Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1139000462656746112006-02-03T12:51:00.000-08:002006-02-03T13:01:02.710-08:00Jamie made me do this...Four jobs I have had1. housekeeping at comfort inn in lincoln...let's just say i can't look at baked beans the same2. picking weeds in bean fields...i only lasted one week...that was the worst summer job3. cook at camp como4. and to copy jamie's term "Custodial Technician at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary."Four movies I can watch over and over1. Braveheart2. DazedShellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1138766979046988132006-01-31T20:03:00.000-08:002006-01-31T20:09:39.063-08:00it's late (ok only 10 pm), i'm bored, here comes the random...one of my most unique nicknames is "shellation station", given to me by my bff in cali that i worked with every dayi like president bush...and no, i'm not looking for a political debate..so can it..i just want to say i like him, so there...am i the only one in the world who hasn't seen a single episode of 'lost'? i think i am..i feel Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1138128256274935902006-01-24T10:40:00.000-08:002006-01-24T10:44:16.286-08:00Do any of you bloggers know of a good church in the Minneapolis area?Tony and I are church-shopping, and i have had no luck surfing the web for good churches...but then, again, i probably shouldn't judge a church by its website.we are looking for a semi-large church, christian or non-demoninational...though not opposed to being open to other denominations...we want a compelling speaker and Shellynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1137782056487894052006-01-20T10:23:00.000-08:002006-01-20T10:34:16.513-08:00random morsels to chew on for the weekend...who ever thought it was a good idea to give tyra banks her own talk show...i can't decide what's more annoying...the fact that she does a runway walk at the beginning of every show...or the fact that she yells all the time...memo to tyra...you will never be oprahi have taken up knitting recently..i'm making a scarf...but i dont think i have enough yarn.Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1137615522905132202006-01-18T12:14:00.000-08:002006-01-18T12:18:42.916-08:00you'd think since i don't have a life, i'd blog every day...but the irony is that you have to have a life to blog every day...i have been jobless for 18 days, it seems like an eternity. and i know this should just be a time for me to relax, not feel pressured to work, a time to take a break...but i'm bored out of my mind. don't get me wrong, i appreciate the rest...but i feel like i have no Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1137104165897817902006-01-12T14:01:00.000-08:002006-01-12T14:16:48.810-08:00Minnesooooota is how they say it...always the long o's...We arrived in MN on New Years Day...what a fitting day to start a new chapter in our lives. The road trip was effortless...tony drove the whole way, we had every spare inch of the car packed, and our 2 kitties enjoyed crawling around on the dash and on my lap. There was no bad weather, no car problems, and no traffic. it was actually Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1135725352006404662005-12-27T15:04:00.000-08:002005-12-27T15:15:52.016-08:003 days till lift-off!!wow, chirstmas came and went, just like 'dat.tony and i had a nice laid-back holiday together filled with much eating, football and great presents, o and the cutest movie ever, polar express....monday, we woke up early and began aggressively packing up our house...i say agressive, cause the minute my alarm went off in the morning i was taking down the christmas tree and Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1134972296559838732005-12-18T22:00:00.000-08:002005-12-18T22:04:56.576-08:00no more christmas table....my husband surprised me with a tree and unpacked all our christmas decorations....he put a pic on his blog..check it out..less than 2 weeks till the big move...bless tony's heart..he has to put up with my emotional swings...the stress is getting to me...the excitement..the joy..the sadness..the anticipation...i pretty much cry about something every day..a couple times aShellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1134004791098802002005-12-07T17:19:00.000-08:002005-12-07T17:23:19.166-08:00don't blink...you'll miss the strand christmas display...because we are moving Dec. 31st...we are not decorating for christmas...no tree, no lights..no nothing..welli had to do something...so i set up a little christmas table...we even have a tree...we can just put our presents under the glass table, so they will be technically under the mini tree, then on christmas morning we can huddle around Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1133214108569736392005-11-28T13:32:00.000-08:002005-11-28T13:41:53.046-08:00i dont think i'll ever like mondays...unless i win like a million dollars on a monday..then i'll give it a second chance.thanksgiving was good...but really missed being with family, looking forward to next year in streatortony and i actually had a few days off together...we spent our time starting to pack up our apartment...so our apartment is officially in transition mode...our table is taken Shellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1132602419423452272005-11-21T11:44:00.000-08:002005-11-21T11:46:59.426-08:00You Are Likely an Only ChildAt your darkest moments, you feel frustrated.At work and school, you do best when you're organizing.When you love someone, you tend to worry about them.In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic.Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management.You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1132601899568609542005-11-21T11:28:00.000-08:002005-11-21T11:38:19.596-08:00Strategery...i find it quite hilarious how strategic the marketing is on commercials during "the price is right". this morning as i was ironing i tuned into my fav game show with bob barker...as i always do if i am home around the 10am hour. anyway every commercial is aimed at senior citizens. one of them being the "hoveround power chair"..those commercials crack me up...first of all you got Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1132254166817301622005-11-17T11:02:00.000-08:002005-11-17T11:02:46.830-08:00You Are 40% WeirdNormal enough to know that you're weird...But too damn weird to do anything about it!How Weird Are You?i love self-discovery tests....or is it that i love myself...Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1132170691474790422005-11-16T11:41:00.000-08:002005-11-16T11:51:31.526-08:00oh, the irony...so as you can see i attempted to post on monday...it was this big long post about how i had a "case of the mondays"...about how much worked sucked (the server job) on sunday night, and how much my day sucked on monday...i spent like a half hour on this post ranting about my horrible days...and wouldn't you know...when i went to publish it...it was all erased. so i guess i wasn't Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1132021628874991472005-11-14T17:40:00.000-08:002005-11-14T18:27:08.930-08:00Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1131736592048250912005-11-11T11:15:00.000-08:002005-11-11T11:17:36.390-08:00my hubby is blogging now...i'm so excited!!Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1131595220300832852005-11-09T19:59:00.000-08:002005-11-09T20:00:20.316-08:00You Are a Mai TaiYou aren't a big drinker, but you'll drink if the atmosphere is festive.And when you're drunk, watch out! You're easily carried away.What Mixed Drink Are You?finally a quiz that's right on!!! i love this one...and ironically enough i LOVE Mai Tai's...it was my drink of choice on our honeymoon. I have yet to find one as good as in Hawaii.Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1131472444091928532005-11-08T09:53:00.000-08:002005-11-08T09:55:45.080-08:00Your Career Type: EnterprisingYou are engertic, ambitious, and sociable.Your talents lie in politics, leading people, and selling things or ideas.You would make an excellent:Auctioneer - Bank President - Camp DirectorCity Manager - Judge - LawyerRecreation Leader - Real Estate Agent - Sales PersonSchool Principal - Travel Agent - TV Newscaster The worst career options for your are Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1131052006719115522005-11-03T12:45:00.000-08:002005-11-03T13:06:46.803-08:00"Minnesota Nice"wow, so much to update you blog readers on...tony and i are moving to MN the first of the year! we are so excited! and yes, crazy for moving in the middle of winter...but we are trusting that God will hold off the snow till we get there. we are excited to be moving to a place where we can settle. i can't wait to say things like "minnesota nice" and "i'm feeling minnesota" as theyShellynoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1129742789165985412005-10-19T10:19:00.000-07:002005-10-19T10:26:29.216-07:00thanks for letting me vent yesterday!! I really felt the love from a lot of you...thanks!update on the leaks....the roofers came today...and i heard them banging around up there...but they were only there for like 10 minutes..i guess i'll find out the effectiveness of their work when it rains again :) so for now we have 2 screwdriver holes in our ceiling and tony has cleverly placed a plant (Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1129655245163823712005-10-18T10:02:00.000-07:002005-10-18T10:08:26.700-07:00when it rains it pours...let me be blunt...things suck here. paychecks aren't a guaranteed thing anymore, and tony has to quit school to get a few jobs. this morning we had to poke a hole in our celing with a screwdriver (suggested by our apt manager) to let the rain water drip faster into our buckets so the whole roof won't cave in. they have to wait for the rain to stop before they can fix Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1129152348040921012005-10-12T14:25:00.000-07:002005-10-12T14:25:48.046-07:00whatever happened to these guys? i've lived in California for over 2 years now, and haven't seen one yet. I guess they lied to us back in '87. Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1129151725015346542005-10-12T14:13:00.000-07:002005-10-12T14:15:25.023-07:00feeling sorry for myselfThere's something about that goose egg before the word "comments" down there that breaks my heart.i dont know what is more sad, the fact that no one comments, or the fact that i check it a couple times a day to see if anyone commented.o the sick twisted world of blogging.and yes, perhaps this is a shameless attemp to get people to comment.Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1128982279532404272005-10-10T15:08:00.000-07:002005-10-10T15:11:19.533-07:00happy 4 month anniversary to me and tony!!it seems like it's been longer than 4 months.not the bad part of longer...but the good part.Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1128711121510105852005-10-07T10:40:00.000-07:002005-10-07T12:59:40.136-07:00Pedestrians have the right-of-way...right?so here's my near-death experience: tony and i went to the grocery store last night...right around sunset (the timing is important). so we are casually strolling along in the parking lot, getting ready to enter the store when we notice a white car coming towards us, getting ready to turn down our lane, so we keep walking...but at some point it becomes Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1127862356346479222005-09-27T16:03:00.000-07:002005-09-27T16:05:56.353-07:00what is up with the latest surge of spam blog comments....it's so weird, it's like some computer somewhere reads a phrase like "i feel discontent" and they advertise some depression website...what will they send if i say the word "poop"...hopefully i'll get some comments about the latest sale on diapers...let's see...shall we.Shellynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1127840943967067812005-09-27T10:01:00.000-07:002005-09-27T10:09:05.510-07:00i feel guilty for not blogging...so here goes nothing...my neck hurts today...it sucks...i can only stare straight ahead...tony thinks it's cause i wear a backpack everyday when i walk or bike to work...guess i'm getting old and need to use a rolling back pack instead...maybe i can fashion a milk crate on the back of my bike...we had a glimpe of fall here yesterday...it rained all day...i never Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1126376034933209192005-09-10T11:07:00.000-07:002005-09-10T11:13:54.940-07:00i promise i won't talk about laguna beach!!it's saturday and i'm bored. anyone want to come over? tony is gone every saturday now for football. i'm still in my pj's sipping on some coffee at 11am. i'm so bored..i'm probably just going to go to work today. fun times!!random thought: i just realized i've been married 3 mo. today! happy anniversary self!more randomness: i got a new bike...well, Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1125789179927257872005-09-03T16:12:00.000-07:002005-09-03T16:12:59.933-07:00the happiest day of my life thus far...this is me peaking out the door waiting for my entrance... Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1125788916350361292005-09-03T16:08:00.000-07:002005-09-03T16:08:36.356-07:00our first dance... Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1125788830416927082005-09-03T16:07:00.000-07:002005-09-03T16:07:10.470-07:00images from my wedding... Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1125772198273767422005-09-03T11:24:00.000-07:002005-09-03T11:29:58.280-07:00Laguna Beach Watchers Unite!!Seriously, I never thought the mention of one tv show would generate so many comments....although, i would not call myself a "fan" of the show yet...i found myself watching it yet again this morning. tony came in the bedroom and made me change it to espn, as to not be tainted by such mtv smut...ahahah.but, i couldn't pull myself away...it was the valentine's day Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1125355149340560062005-08-29T15:14:00.000-07:002005-08-29T17:49:19.810-07:00back injury=hours of useless televisionE! True Hollywood Story: American IdolE! True Hollywood Story: Paula AbdulE! True Hollywood Story: BlossomE! True Hollywood Story: Snoop Dogg (for the 2nd time)Several hours of Discovery Health Channel's--Life in the ER--The Critical Hour--A Face Restored: about a severely burned Afgani Girl who's face was melted to her chest after a fire...I even stooped toShellynoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1125087068567811122005-08-26T13:04:00.000-07:002005-08-26T13:11:08.566-07:00My Husband...I'm so proud of my husband...he is now a full-time student, working hard to complete school and head toward a career that will make him happy!! He is majoring in kenisieolgy to one day get his masters in physical therapy! I'm so proud of him. I wanted to take a picture of him on his first day of school (like a proud mom)..but our camera batteries were dead!!With a week of school Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1125086652501049712005-08-26T12:58:00.000-07:002005-08-26T13:04:12.506-07:00Under the Radar...i'v been down for the count, under the radar...or whatever metaphor you choose, since last week.it first started with a bit of stomach problems for 3 days last week..i couldnt eat for a couple days and...well, that's all i'll say about that...then just when that got better, i woke up sunday morning with an annoying backache...of course i didnt do anything about it and continued Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1123189055628133372005-08-04T13:11:00.000-07:002005-08-04T13:59:22.603-07:00in my head: the verse from an old camp song..."if i had a little red box to put the devil in...i'd take him out and SMASH HIS FACE, and put him back again..."on my head: less hair...got it chopped today...it's too hot here for long hair, and hopefully less heavy hair will relieve my daily headaches....at breakfast the other day: an intervention-tony printed out pages of reasons why i should notShellynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1121903692489363252005-07-20T16:47:00.000-07:002005-07-20T16:54:52.496-07:00ants have overtaken my desk...i freaked out and went on a 2 hour cleaning spree at my office last night....guess i wont eat lunch at my desk anymore...i swore i had ants in my hair...it's been 105+ here all week and doesn't look like it will cool down anytime soon...people have been getting heat stroke and such....so i've been loading up on water and salt (someone told me that if you don't eat Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1120872775369200492005-07-08T18:18:00.000-07:002005-07-08T18:32:55.376-07:00i'm getting lazy at this blogging thing...i know...so let me bring you up to speed on what's been happening in July...we decided to take a spontaneous road trip for the 4th...we left Sunday after church...ended up at the coast...ate some clam chowder...but the 75 degree weather proved to be "chilly" for us triple digit folks from bakersfield...so we took off and headed down the coast to warmer Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1120001516809471022005-06-28T16:15:00.000-07:002005-06-28T16:31:56.863-07:00My first post as a married woman...sorry i've neglected my blog...i've been off to IL getting hitched..then to Hawaii...then back to cali to try to resume a normal life :)I can't beleive the wedding has come and gone...i want it back..i want a do-over...it was so fun...i could do it every year...maybe not all the planning and budgeting and stressing...but the ceremony and partying...let's do it Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1115678495128690412005-05-09T15:20:00.000-07:002005-05-09T15:41:35.290-07:00home sweet ghetto...in a month i will soon move into the apt where tony and scott now reside. let's just say the 'hood is diverse and very interesting...let me he highlight some of it's "perks"-the other day i went out to my car and saw a young black man appropriately in his "wife beater" tank top, swinging punches at his girlfriend while she sat in the passenger seat screaming and kicking, i Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1115081319770811092005-05-02T17:40:00.000-07:002005-05-02T17:48:39.770-07:00my iron stomach...i used to pride myself on my iron stomach...i never throw up....i never get "the stomach flu" (don't get me started on how "flu" has nothing to do with your stomach)...i just don't puke...well, today was another story....i randomly got sick (in the aformentioned fashion..what the heck....all i can think of was that "truck stop/cafe/diner" tony and i ate breakfast at, made me Shellynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1114816485850652412005-04-29T16:01:00.000-07:002005-04-29T16:14:45.853-07:00i've been lazy with the posting i know..it's just easier to put up pics...but i guesss words will have to do today...i have a raging headache...allergy season is killing me lately....i got new meds though...so i'm waiting for them to kick in...41 more days till wedding fun...happy one-day-belated to Cory!! Happy today Birthday to Jamie!! wish i lived in the same state to party with you ladies!Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1114393040877678852005-04-24T18:37:00.000-07:002005-04-24T18:37:20.876-07:00this is "kitty"...tony's cat..i'm proud to be a step-mom...she's so cute...and proper..she even crosses her legs...:) Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1114392961602634642005-04-24T18:36:00.000-07:002005-04-24T18:36:01.603-07:00our new little baby... Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1113668887280675732005-04-16T09:28:00.000-07:002005-04-16T09:28:07.280-07:00our week in pictures....we went to the central coast for a staff retreat...saw some elephant seals...and the week before that we found a new park and some some intersting animals as well....enjoy the pics... Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1113668745294005042005-04-16T09:25:00.000-07:002005-04-16T09:25:45.293-07:00this cute little elephant seal was looking at us...probably mad cause we woke it up by screaming "hi" at it and waving like little kids...those litte tub of lards are so cute... Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1113668636526557862005-04-16T09:23:00.000-07:002005-04-16T09:23:56.526-07:00elephant seals laying out on the beach...it's the time of year where all the infant seals "molt": lay out for 2 months to shed some weight.... Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1113668527133779712005-04-16T09:22:00.000-07:002005-04-16T09:22:07.133-07:00ugliest animal: what the heck are these? they are like a cross b/w a wild turkey and a duck.... Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1113668445066047632005-04-16T09:20:00.000-07:002005-04-16T09:20:45.066-07:00pretty animal award: some wild peacocks we saw at a park...we kept taunting them, hoping they would display their big feathers...but no luck... Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1112735363694031472005-04-05T14:09:00.000-07:002005-04-05T14:09:23.693-07:00This is our year baby....I feel it...go ahead comment all you want... Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1112226344095718392005-03-30T15:37:00.000-08:002005-03-30T15:45:44.096-08:00i feel like i don't really have anything intersting to say....so i'll just throw up some words and random thoughts...i hate to say it...but i can't wait till it's hot here...i want to be in the sun...i want to be tan...and i want my hair to get lighter...71 days till i'm mrs. strandi'm wearing my wedding shoes again today...i like them now, and have successfully broken them in so i can party all Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1111816954086867102005-03-25T22:01:00.000-08:002005-03-25T22:02:34.086-08:00i wanted to blog something that would make others laugh....instead...i'll let these pics do itthanks heath for the laugh...Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1111531738844941652005-03-22T14:48:00.000-08:002005-03-22T14:48:58.843-08:00aloha from tony & shelly...this Sunday our church threw us a surprise engagement party (with a hawaiin theme obvioulsy)....and they revealed that they raised money and bought us a honeymoon in hawaii...waikiki beach here we come!!! Shellynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1111190181437889022005-03-18T15:47:00.000-08:002005-03-18T15:56:21.436-08:00yesterday's day off was brought to you by "Franks & Beans"...yesterday tony and i went to the beach to have a fun day off and picnic...we decided to rent bikes and cruise down the bike path from santa monica to venice beach...needless to say, tony was a little rusty on a bike...he kept swerving and i made the mistake of making the comment that he looked retarded....so he decided that is just whatShellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1110319062998778092005-03-08T13:47:00.000-08:002005-03-08T13:57:43.000-08:00currently....wearing my new glasses...i picked up some drug store reading glasses and they have made all the difference with headaches sitting at my computerlistening to a worship mix...but had to laugh cause the phrase "you're my all, you're the best" cheesily was just sung....some of you know what song i'm talking about...(an otherwise good worship song..but they just couldn't come up with Shellynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1110061190072616552005-03-05T14:19:00.000-08:002005-03-05T14:22:43.723-08:00i spoke too soon...i just trashed talked heather about the snow in New York, making her feel bad about moving from cali....well the weather wasn't all that great yesterday. IT HAILED. it was creepy, thunder & lightning and everything....wouldn't think much of it back in IL...but in cali...what the heck....people were freaking out here...i heard a grown man say he had never seen this before in Shellynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1110060953200195012005-03-05T14:15:00.000-08:002005-03-05T14:15:53.200-08:00one of these things is not like the other... Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1110060894389369582005-03-05T14:14:00.000-08:002005-03-05T14:14:54.390-08:00a rare sight in california Shellynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1109715111446016092005-03-01T14:11:00.000-08:002005-03-01T14:11:51.446-08:00mountan stream... Shellynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604229.post-1109714745746268472005-03-01T14:05:00.000-08:002005-03-01T14:05:45.746-08:00aww..isn't nature great..... Shellynoreply@blogger.com3