Wednesday, March 25, 2009

3 things...

Three names I go by:
1. Sarie
2. Mama Hawk
3. loverface

Three Jobs I have had in my life:
1. barista (at city bagel)
2. Night Clinic receptionist at medical center
3. barista/shift supervisor/assistant store manager/store manager (at Starbucks)

Three Places I have lived:
1. Clarksville, AR
2. Siloam Springs, AR
3. Nashville, TN

Three Favorite drinks:
1. Coca Cola Classic
2. H2O
3. Mojitos

Three TV Shows that I watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. CSI
3. Criminal Minds

Three places I have been:
1. Belfast, Northern Ireland
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Three Schools I have attended:
1. Siloam Springs Middle School
2. Siloam Springs High School
3. John Brown University

Three of my favorite foods:
1. ice cream
2. garlic (on anything)
3. grilled cheese sandwiches on sourdough

Three cars I have driven:
1. 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage
2. 1991 Honda Accord
3. 2000 Saab 9-5

Three Things I am looking forward to:
1. Turning 25!
2. Having children
3. Growing old and grey and arthritic with my husby!

Monday, March 23, 2009

today i loved my job.

today i worked really hard.
today it was easy.
today it was fun.
today everyone was nice.
today the busyness was invigorating.
today i got to make someone's day.
today i saw some light bulbs turn on.
today we worked together.
today we encouraged.
today someone said good job.
today i remembered why i love what i do.

what a good monday.

thanks jesus, i needed it.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

15 years

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU CHANGED IN 15 YEARS?

****15 YEARS AGO (1994)****

1) How old were you? ... 9
2) Who were you dating? ewww, gross. boys, gah.
3) Where did you work? child labor for my parents/babysitting lil sis
4) Where did you live? Siloam Springs, AR
5) Where did you hang out? Sager Park, the cul-de-sac
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Nope
7) Who did you hang out with? Season, Michelle, Brooke, Hollan, Katie, Moe
8) How many tattoos did you have? None
9) How many piercings did you have? None
10) What kind of car did you drive? My parents drove a little red ford escort, i don't remember a second car
11) Had you been to a real party? a sleep over?
12) Had you had your heart broken? Only when i didn't get my way.
13) Were you Single/taken/Married/Divorced? nine.
14) Any Kids? No.

***10 YEARS AGO (1999)***

1) How old were you? 14
2) Who were you dating? Nobody, no dating until 16.
3) Where did you work? I was consistently booked as a babysitter for numerous families
4) Where did you live? Siloam Springs, Arkansas
5) Where did you hang out? Friends' houses, the skating rink, basketball gym,
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? No
7) Who did you hang out with? Mary, Michelle, Katie, Linsdsay
8) How many tattoos did you have? None
9) How many piercings did you have? None
10) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? single. and convinced that was how i wanted it to stay forever.
11)Any Kids? Nope
12)What kind of car did you have? No car, no permit. my parents had a ford contour and a ford taurus

**** 5 Years Ago (2004) *****

1) Age?... 19
2) Where did you work? the admissions office on campus, the medical center, and city coffee co (very poor, school was expensive)
3) Where did you live? Siloam Springs, AR (with the Pohle family)
4) Where you in school? JBU
5) Where did you hang out?... The Walker Student Center, the house, ryan's duplex, fayetteville
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? No
7) Who did you hang out with? Mary, Kirsten, Ryan, Reb, Miriam,
8) How many tattoos did you have? None
9) How many piercings did you have? None
10) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? still single, still determined not to be taken
11)Any Kids? Nope
12)What kind of car did you have? 1987 buick electra

****TODAY (2009)****
1) Age? 24
2) Where do you work? Starbucks, store manager
3) Where do you live? Nashville, TN
4) Where do you hang out? My house, target, whole foods, parks
6) Do you talk to your old friends? yes, still BFFs..even states away
7) Who are your best friends? Ryan, Mary, Kirsten
8) How many piercings do you have? none. i'm allergic.
9) Do you wear contacts and/or glasses? None.
10) How many tattoos? one. the word "faith" in hebrew on my right foot (walk by faith)
11) What kind of car do you have? 2000 Saab 9-5
12) How many kids? one, Gus, but he's covered in fur
13) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce? happily happily married. and i finally had that date.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

good morning.

i'm not prone to waking up early unless otherwise unavoidable, such as the two days a week that i open and am awake at 4:00am. this morning however, i had to get up early to take ryan to the airport (lucky bastard gets to go to SXSW for work), and i'm so very glad that i did.

the morning air is crisp and it is foggy and dreamlike. i hear some birdies chirping through the open window. my puppy is chilled out near my feet. and i have just had a lovely british breakfast of tea and weetabix.

the only trouble is what to do with the two hours i have to kill before work? it's a toss up between a shower and gilmore girls. i'm thinking gilmore girls is gonna win out.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

dreams

i have always had a very vivid and bizarre dream life. lately, my crazy dreams have been few and far between. mostly, they have been about work and angry customers and not hitting goals etc. however, last night i had one of the strangest dreams i have had in a long time...

mary and i were driving down dawn hill rd in siloam springs, ar on our way to the house my parents owned for the majority of my growing up years (they no longer live there, or in the same town).

i saw some dogs playing near the street and advised mary to be careful as to not hit them. then i realized it was gus and cleo (my parent's dog). we pulled over and got them into the car with us. a mile or so later i saw ryan in his trooper driving in our direction, we stopped and told him we had the dogs and all proceeded on our way to the house.

there was a tree that had fallen over into the road, it was huge--like the giant redwoods or sequoyahs or whatever they're called. so, we drove over it of course. in mary's mercury sable.

once we got to my parents house it was actually a chicken farm (quite normal in arkansas, but my parents are not chicken farmers). and of course my dad needed some help because the chickens had gotten out. i was horrified, because i am scared of all birds. i looked outside and all of the chickens were solid black and creepy like big vultures--except they were chickens.

i awakened suddenly and was scared for a second (the birds were really creepy) and then i started laughing hysterically. what a crazy dream. however, it is nice to wake up laughing.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

march...

dear march,

please don't suck.

thanks,
sarah