Hilarious

Tea Party

The other day, my bestie, Megan came home from Maryland. She was gone gar too long...so we had a tea party to celebrate her return. Shane and I aren't big coffee drinkers- we opt for tea;) mmmmm. Licorice, peppermint, chamomile, sassafras, fennel, hibiscus, currant... Smells like heaven.

Saturday breakfast-Fritatta

Mmmmm. Cheese, eggs, spinach, ham, and mushroom...oh and the Feta cheese!!!!!

Location:Home

Fingerprint wedding bands

These are sooo cool. I LOVE them. The girl's wedding band has her future husband's fingerprint and vice versa!

Hogie

Mmmmm. Mayo, crushed peppercorns, spinach, pastrami, harvati cheese, cucumber, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, and a touch of balsamic vinegar. Oh...and the hogie.

Sunglass display

It's a super cheap way to hold your shades. And it looks cool too.


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Life

Is so excited for Megan to be her neighbour. I mean, she already is....but since she's been gone for the past month, it may as well be that she's not. Woohoo we are taking over Highland Manor with LFC peeps. It'd be cool if Sarah, Taylor, Jessica, Katelin could move. If we just get people in units D, E, and F we will be covered!! It will rock. Non-stop parties;)


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Location:Highland Manor

Fresh Market

I found this really great produce at "Fresh Market" in Pasco yesterday. It's a really great store, and big. They have great produce and seafood, and their organic section is awesome too.



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Location:Pasco

I am soooo thankful for my husband. He went to the art and craft show with me today. It ended up being pretty lame, but oh well. There were far too many "whimsical birdhouses" and not enough paintings or jewelry. All the jewelry they did have was really high-end coral, tourquoise, and copper and what not. It was still fun being able to be with my dear one. So thank you!!!

Dinner 03.27.10

Whole grain spaghetti, mushrooms, spinach, lemon, basil, soy milk, extre virgin olive oil, peppercorns.









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Location:Home

Home guacamole

Home made guacamole. 2 smashed avacados, 1chopped tomato, 1/2 chopped onion, juice of 2 limes, chopped cilantro, 1/4 cup sour cream, salt and pepper to taste. Combine and enjoy;)



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Location:Home

New couch

My new couch. It's so cozy. I love it. I found it at work believe it or not. However, don't worry Steve, if I ever move I'll chop the couch into little bits first. Haha. It took 5 people, a broken light, figurine, and a chunk out of the wall to get it up there. But we finally did.


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Location:Home/work

Favourite Shoes

These are my favourit pair of shoes. They are in fact, surprisingly comfortable. I just need to go to Hot Topic fir all my shoes.


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Location:Hot Topic

Work

Man, so I got all done with my books and shoes today around 1p. I was ready to help help hang clothes, when someone decided to donate 78 boxes of books!! Whew!!!


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Spring Mobile

Remember those ingredients?? Here's what I cooked up. It was alot of time, but fun.











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Location:Home

Monk

This actually won a contest. I was surprised.


Pen on paper. 8.5"x11"

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Location:Home

"Buckskin"

I love horses.


Pencil on paper. 8.5"x11"

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Location:Home

"The Proposal"

I think it's kind of cute.


Pencil on paper. 8.5"x11"

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Location:Home

"Barbara Streisand"

This is a sketch I did in high school.." I've not decided whether I think it actually looks like her, but whatever.



Pencil on paper. 8.5"x11"

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"Venician Sunset"

I did this in highschool. It was alot of fun-it's so bright. Acrylic on cardstock. 18"x12"


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Location:Venice

Dislikes

Pickles. Particle board. Slivers. Bees. Too much coffee. Farmville, mafia wars, and cafe world on facebook. Haha. When people give garbage to goodwill. Satan. Tie dye. A lot of talk and no action. Christians with no conviction. Soap opera. Probably most movies in the theatre and songs on billboard right now. Grape soda. Spumoni ice cream. Gardening.


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Likes

I like to sing. I love art. Movies are cool, when I ever have time. I have the best husband ever. Church is like my second home. I love licorice...and red vines are not it. My family rocks. I love to cook. I love camping (I miss "the cove") fishing is fun. I have way too many shoes for my own good...but hey, Shane's got way too many books for his own good, so we balance each other out. I like sweet + salty snacks. "redeeming love" by Francine Rivers is my favourite book. I still like Looney Tunes and animated Disney movies. I love caviar. (especially that $40,000 per bottle because it's from 50 year old sturgeon from the caspian sea...oh wait I've never had it) Target, Fred Meyer, and Craft Warehouse are my favourite stores. I love Jimmy Stewart. Daphne DuMaurier is my favourite author. English and geography were my favourite school subjects. Art and drama were my favourite electives. I love to write (novels mostly. Sometimes about real life) Alfred Hitchcock is my favourite director. I like tea. I like to make jewelry. Gone With the Wind is my favourite movie. I love the beach. I like OMSI and the Iregon zoo. Portland is cool. Shane is my best bud. I like to read. I love horses. Dogs are cool too.


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Location:Home

Pondering

Wnts to make this kind of a creative blog. It'll have stuff about my personal life too, but if you look to the right under "what I write about" you can see all the art work and crafts. I want to sell some in branch and wonder books. I guess well see. I'f anybody wants to buy anything from me, or has any requests, just let me know.


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Location:Everywhere

Catan

Oh how I love thee. Man, ore was on bad numbers last night.



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Location:Aaron and stella's

"ketchup"

Okay, for those of you who actually read my blog, here's what's happened since the last blog. I've fell in love with my college sweetheart Shane. I moved to hermiston, Oregon in September 2008. Started working at goodwill here along with Shane and very involved in church at Living Faith Church. We got married November 7th, 2009. We had an awesome honeymoon in Victoria, BC. We are in the process of living happily ever after;)











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Location:Portland and victoria

Brilliant idea

Today I had a brilliant idea. Here are the ingredients. Any guesses?




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Location:Home

Sweet and salty

I just made the best snack ever!!! Ingredients: wheat crackers, cream cheese, granny smith apple, red onion, pastrami, salt, and pepper. Pretty much just pile it all on the cracker starting with the cream cheese. Enjoy!!!








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Location:Home

Ikea

I love ikea. Alot. I really hope they have this line of kids furniture when I have my first little one. It's so cartoon-like. Reminds me of the wardrobe on beauty and the beast.


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Location:Ikea, portland

Just me

I really like this picture of me. Gale is awesome at taking pictures. Then I modified it on my sketching app on my iPhone. I look all solemn, hahaha.


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Location:Pdx

Birch trees and cardinals

So far this is my favourite picture I've done...not that I've done a tone, but we're getting a build up. I like trees. Alot. And birds. They're so "in" right now... But I like them, even when they're "out" haha.



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Location:Home

3 metal bracelet

I'm still trying to decide if I like this. I love the gold, silver, and bronze mix.


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Location:Home

Catan

This paticular picture was taken during stella's birthday. Soon I'll try to remember to take one when we're actually playing the game!!!


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Location:The hacketts

African bone necklace

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Mosaic soap despenser

I love the colours!!!


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Location:Home

Old books

Old books are my favourite. The look. The smell. The sound. Everything. I would much rather buy the old version of something than a new one. Especially classics. Besides old books look cool even without the dust jacket, new books just look goofy without it. Furthermore, hardbacks are way better than paperbacks.



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Astro dresser

I really want this dresser.... Perhaps it will get priced within my budget. If it were painted silver, it would look like something that George jetson might keep his clothes in. But, left in it's current state if varnished oak... It's not too wacky, just slightly retro.


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Location:Work

The shack

Great read for those of you that have not done so!!!



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Dinner 03.16.10

All natural pasta and baked veggies



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Recent likings

So recently I really like trees, leaves, owls, peacocks, swallows...(so, birds), poppies, all things Boho and hippie, reds, aqua, and gold.

I am working on a line of jewelry with these themes.

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Location:Breakroom

Screens and earrings

What a great way to clear a mess and looks cool too!!!



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Location:Home

New blog

So I'm going to try my hand at blogging again. For about two years I've neglected it.... So I just decided to set up a new one. Welcome to art and soul of Maria;)


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Location:Break room

Just Me

I am Maria I love Jesus yes I do I am a "church junkie" and a "Bible thumper" I will be a missionary to Holland I have the raddist family Worship in the dance and theatre are amazing Writing frees my spiritPoetry southes my soul I support our troops The peace sign, is the footprint of the American chicken In love with Fred Astaire, Nat King Cole, and Charlie Daniels Musicals and the Opera are definantly my forte I am a French Canadian I went to culinary skool Michael Crawford's voice makes me melt Stallions are all that is of grace, beauty, and majesty Monet, VanGogh, and MCEscher are incredible My hero is yes, my daddy.and Batman (Christian Bale...whew) I believe in RKBAJane Austen and Daphne DuMaurier are amazing I speak a little Dutch I Conrinthians 4:13 rocks We live in the land of the free BECAUSE of the brave There are always so many cowboys, so little ropeWhen guns are outlawed, I'll be an outlaw I can play the tinwhistle Seafood is tasty (espically calamari) Phantom of the Opera is my favourite play "The Highwayman" is a great poem Uncle Sam and I want you to take your traterous liberal butt to CanadaPecos Bill is my role model I like escargot, caviar, frog legs, elk, gazelle, and ostrich Rap equals love Oh man...egg nog I have a 67 banana yellow El Camino, and go-kart Steve Irwin and Jaques Couesteau are rad I want to paint my room John Deere green

A New Year

Okay, so here's my first blog for this year. I know what you're thinking, gheez Maria, where have you been. Well, I've been in Hermiston visiting Shane several times now, shopping, hanging out, having breakthru, getting stabbed with a sword. Hopefully I will make assistant manager at work-considering that they are firing the current one tomorrow. Sucks for him. Oh well. Life's been pretty good...except that there seems like there is so many things that I have to wait for at present. I'll make it though. Thanks for all the prayer and support.

A Hurting Heart

I cannot wait to live in the one and amazing one horse town of Hermiston with Shane. Life shall be so much better. Dean-the pastor Shane is under is such an amazing person and preacher.

I need and love Shane soooooo much. Someday we shall be together again, and soon. Yay! I was able to visit him this past weekend. It was good, but saying goodbye is getting harder and harder. It's only been a month, but it feels like forever. My heart longs for the day when we're together forever. I want to always be at his side helping him, together following the will of God for our lives. 

I just hope this happens sooner than later. Cuz well, apparently Ive turned out to be one weak heart. I'm not sure how much more of this I can take, before I just secretly move there:) He really is the best and he has such an amazing heart that constantly longs to follow Christ.

Update

Okay so last week I got my permit, finally and I had an interview with Pizza Schmizza. I will know if I get the job sometime today. I also got a call to schedule an interview with a new Taco Del Mar near my house...

I really wanted an interview with one of the receptionist positions I filled out. But nothing has come through. Retail/Food industry is okay, something to get me by, but it's not like you can really grow and learn alot with it.

So I guess if ya'll could pray that I can get the one at either PizzaSchmizza until something more promising comes along, that'd be super.

We're going to go visit Shane again. Super excited!


Ok so here's another short update. Looks like all my prayin' paid off...finally. I got a job at Taco Del Mar and start training on Tuesday. Not the best job ever, but it's better than nothin. And I get to visit Shane this weekend! Yay! I'm sooooooooo excited.

So now, I could probably just use prayer for three things. One, that T-moblie won't shut off my account, cuz I'll be super late in paying it. Two, that I'll be a fast learner and hard worker at work, and three, that the friend I'm supposed to go visit Shane with does not bail! That'd be amazing.

The Visit

Going and visiting Shane was super rad-obviously. Except for the part where we hardly had any time together. It was the first time, so of course we had to visit with pastors Dean and Wanda, which by the by are way cool people. He's funny and she's an amazing cook-and they're both super spirit-filled.

We arrived on Saturday at around 3, and Shane had to work until 7. We unloaded Shane's things in his new apartment. Then visited with Dean and Wanda for a while, we all ate at a nice Mexican restaurant. Then Eddie, Shane, and I went to Shane's roommate's work-Farmer's Kitchen and had some chocolate torte. After that we watched "The Office" until about 0130. Fun. Then Shane and I hung out for a few hours more.

Church was cool too. The worship team is very enthusiastic, as is Dean when he preaches. We had an amazing lunch cooked by Wanda and played monopoly. Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye...

I can't wait until the next visit.

Memories

Grandpas and Granddaughters. They have a very special bond. A knot that is not easily severed. It is quite distinct from any other relationship, in a great many ways. I learned to fish, draw, and a ton about wild animals from him. When I was first learning to talk I didn't know how to say "grandpa", and somehow "paco" came out. Seeing as I was the oldest of grandchildren, the rest followed. I love him dearly, and though he has sort of gotten himself in a bind in the recent past, I still love him. I wish he would see the choice he's been making the way everyone else does, and be motivated to stop. Instead, he sits there day after day, with his precious unemployment check that he spends on alcohol. Maybe soon he'll come to realize. It's funny how we can remember things so young, eh? I don't remember everything, but I practically lived with him the first 2 years of my life. Paco, please come home.

Update

Upon reading this one might think that this is more or less a blog about Shane. But I'll tie myself in just you wait. 

It's been over 2 weeks since I've last seen him. He is working full time at Goodwill, then has some random job cleaning ferret cages for 3 hours, for 40$...(I think). He seems to be growing and learning a lot from his pastors. He is also playing on the worship team, and helping with children's church. I never knew that I could miss someone so much. I mean, I imagined it...but never fully understood it. It is harder than I ever imagined. Days seems so long....(no, I am not depressed) We talk on the phone everyday. Sometimes 2 hours at a time...Hehe.

Right now I've got a very small income by grading the papers of the students that Amy taught. My plan is to buckle down and get a real job right after this first vist to Hermiston (Oct 20&21). I shall try to work between 50-70 hours, pay off some bills and save for a car. I am retesting for another permit, and will drive my friend Amy's, extra car. Hopefully by the time I've saved a chunk of money, I'll be ready for the drive test. Which I'm sure I will. It's not like I've never driven before. Haha.

Oh life is exciting, scary, challenging, and happy all at once! And yeah, I eventually plan to move to Hermiston with Shane...however the date is still undecided.

Change

And the bad change. Well, it's good and bad. Shane has moved to Hermiston Oregon. He will do a 2 year internship with a pastor who helped start his home chruch. It will be ery good for him, and he will grow and learn. But it's really hard. It has not even been a week, yet it feels like eternity. I'll manage. Somehow, with Jesus, I'll manage. Yay for us!

The Story of Shane and I

So I've known Shane ever since I've been in Gresham. For about two years now. For about the first year i knew him, we were just friends. Then the next school year we were pretty much best buds. We've got a hell of alot in common: love the theatre, music. Together we're the odd ones out, both not foursquare and from small churches. For months we were good buddies, then in April he told me that he liked me as more than a friend. And well, as funny as it sounds, I thought he was joking. Ha. When he said he wasn't, I told him I'd sleep on it. One month went by, and I wrote him a rediculas letter of rejection. In my mind... I'd alrealy had the picture of a perfect guy, and well...he just wasn't it. In fact, I thought it'd be a European. But honestly the whole Europe thing is cool and all, but seems to be a fad among the people of EastHill, not me... Then I had several people say, "Maria, what were you thinking? Shane is amazing, and I've always thought you'd be good together" Well, 'here goes nothing', I'd said in my mind. So, then I thought more, and I thought 'yeah, I always did think it'd be cool to have the man one was with, and your best friend be one in the same. So on May 19th is the offical date of our going out. 

And now you could say I'm so freakin crazy about him. And don't tell him, but I'm going to stowaway on a jet to Idaho in September.