tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595371627825327232011-04-21T21:40:01.444-07:00Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359537162782532723.post-67795656634586680832009-03-03T19:53:00.000-08:002009-03-03T20:05:46.905-08:00As the days slowly tick past I find myself growing<br />ever so impatient.<br />I watch as time slips away and this magical day that tugs<br />at my heart so inches closer - yet it feels ever so far away.<br /><br />I confront one of my biggest dislikes this week:<br />Packing....I Detest it<br />Packing equals - Stress<br />Why? Who knows....<br />I am quiet the organizer yet seeing empty boxes stresses me<br />and filling them one by one delights my heart...until it becomes<br />a pile of full boxes waiting till move in day comes.<br /><br />I am ready for the weekend....for move in to be complete<br />and to collapse on the couch with my love and grin at having "our" place<br />no matter how "1st" apartmentish it appears...to have a place to add to our journey<br />.....these are the thoughts that need to feel my head as I await Friday evening<br />instead of the thoughts of boxes that need to be filled and those that are full just staring at me to be moved!<br /><br />81 days...... And maybe by then I will get a grasp of this patience thing :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/359537162782532723-6779565663458668083?l=amysoontobemaliskas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359537162782532723.post-41531287503276628772009-01-01T08:37:00.000-08:002009-01-01T09:12:55.626-08:00As I am curled up in a big chair with a nice glass of hot tea<br /> I think of the things that define my 2008 year.<br /> Here my top 10 of 2008.<br /> 10. A great summer at the Children's home<br /> 9. Changing Churches<br /> 8. Traveling - ohio, NY, Colorado<br /> 7. Andy and I taking a 5 mile canoe trip <br /> 6. Gaining the friendship of 3 wonderful girls<br /> 5. Going to Turkey and feeling at home <br /> 4. Celebrating 2 years with my love<br /> 3. Registering for my last semester of classes<br /> 2. Surviving 21 hours with all A's<br />and drum roll please...........<br /> 1. Getting engaged to my best friend - of course!<br /><br />Although I do not create New Year's Revolutions because I feel as though it is just a set up for disappointment or failure.<br /> Despite this my biggest goal is to exercise regularly - at least 3 days a week.<br /> My biggest barrier is myself<br /> but with all that being said I am beyond excited that this year includes<br />1. Getting married to the most amazing guy<br />2. Graduating from college to continue my passion of teaching<br />Happy New Year!!!!!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/359537162782532723-4153128750327662877?l=amysoontobemaliskas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359537162782532723.post-22489512136453556632008-10-27T19:48:00.000-07:002008-10-27T19:58:40.327-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQZ_Tkz-EMI/AAAAAAAAACQ/BP_DE86X36M/s1600-h/IMG_2692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQZ_Tkz-EMI/AAAAAAAAACQ/BP_DE86X36M/s320/IMG_2692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262033188904898754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQZ_KhzpZCI/AAAAAAAAACI/pn_2Efh51VE/s1600-h/IMG_2694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQZ_KhzpZCI/AAAAAAAAACI/pn_2Efh51VE/s320/IMG_2694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262033033479414818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >I love the fall</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" > And the changing of the leaves</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" > Specifically the leaves with colors that sort of blend themselves together naturally</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">God really knew </span>what he was doing when he created aspects of Fall</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >It is as if he had my very self in mind :)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >I love my fiance ...... not to mention my ring ....Yes, I do love the bling</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/359537162782532723-2248951213645355663?l=amysoontobemaliskas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359537162782532723.post-73685314753692676352008-10-26T20:00:00.000-07:002008-10-26T20:12:24.308-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQUxMM5a-II/AAAAAAAAABw/OweCu5TlR9E/s1600-h/IMG_2643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQUxMM5a-II/AAAAAAAAABw/OweCu5TlR9E/s320/IMG_2643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261665825342552194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Thing that I adore :</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> spur of the moment picnics with my love on slightly warm autumn days...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> candid pictures,</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">seeing people in love,</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> the possibility of cold weather tomorrow,</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> hearing children laughing.. and seeing mom and dads playing with their children,</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">yellow leaves,</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> On our picnic tonight .... I saw a playground, however this particular playground made me sad. There were no sounds of children swinging back and forth or the shrieking of the swings with each movement. There was no sound of feet running through gravel or just sounds of laughter. Instead it was just an abandoned playground - one with the swings sitting still or not really sitting at all but merely hanging upside broken or not even connected to the chain instead. Despite the sadness of a broken swingset ....The sun's rays still shined down to cover it and paint a beautiful picture. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> *someone come play* </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/359537162782532723-7368531475369267635?l=amysoontobemaliskas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359537162782532723.post-7278327084443685292008-10-23T09:14:00.000-07:002008-10-23T09:27:00.307-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQCkOf1zzFI/AAAAAAAAABc/5zdpBy43qLk/s1600-h/876978817209_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SQCkOf1zzFI/AAAAAAAAABc/5zdpBy43qLk/s320/876978817209_0_ALB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260384933741055058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">A little thing I love.......... Being Spontaneous</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> So Andy and I went to the Range Master last night with one of his families friends and it was quite fun.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> I have found a new way to relieve stress from school Shooting at the Range</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(In a non-psychotic way :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">My target "Mr. Ed" was all of my mounds of never ending, stress-provoking, life-condoning work.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Surprisingly when I left.. I was not the least bit stressed :) AMAZING</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Side Note - So I am pretty sure one of my favorite things in the world is being around Andy -</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/359537162782532723-727832708444368529?l=amysoontobemaliskas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359537162782532723.post-72137790943275088362008-10-19T13:10:00.000-07:002008-10-19T13:32:01.957-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SPuVOpWRqpI/AAAAAAAAABM/uSQQ9gqPfR0/s1600-h/IMG_2495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SPuVOpWRqpI/AAAAAAAAABM/uSQQ9gqPfR0/s320/IMG_2495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258961068735179410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I simply love time spent with close friends...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I still wonder what I did to deserve some great ones :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">...One of my favorite things about autumn happened two nights ago... A GREAT conversation over starbucks with some amazing girls! (3 hr conversation to be exact)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> I feel as though laughing should be shared, To laugh alone just seems to undermine the beauty of what a laugh does for the rest of your body.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Saturday Andy and I got to go spend time with my kiddos at the Children's Home...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I have come to realize how big of a chunk of my heart I left in Turkey, Yet going back to TBCH I realized just how much I left there</span><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SPuXQVhUFAI/AAAAAAAAABU/jXE7WwgeKO4/s1600-h/IMG_2540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SPuXQVhUFAI/AAAAAAAAABU/jXE7WwgeKO4/s320/IMG_2540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258963296795759618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> as well.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> I was reminded:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">- Cows are amazing little creatures .. they just stand there and moooo at you</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">- Cow are actually kind of cute</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> - I mean look at that face whats not to love?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/359537162782532723-7213779094327508836?l=amysoontobemaliskas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359537162782532723.post-86050808246863759762008-10-10T13:58:00.000-07:002008-10-11T09:06:53.039-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SO_DWrYNukI/AAAAAAAAAAM/vgDb2c1-Kfc/s1600-h/IMG_2447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ovriJR9ABU/SO_DWrYNukI/AAAAAAAAAAM/vgDb2c1-Kfc/s320/IMG_2447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255634084533484098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" > <span style="font-family:georgia;"> God has blessed me with some great friends</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">and an amazing Fiance this year.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">They have reminded me how precious the</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">little things in life are.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">Today when I got home I noticed the leaves have started turning to a</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> beautiful yet uncanny yellow already.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">It reminds me of what is coming.......</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> 1. The weather bringing a crisp chill to it</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> 2. Snuggling with my love drinking Hot Chocolate</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> 3. Good Conversations over Starbucks</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> 4. My Turkish scarves to compliment every outfit</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">And Perhaps my most favorite ... The leaves transforming into such beautiful autumn colors, coloring the branches and all they fall on (followed by the chance to go hiking in all of Gods Beauty with the amazing guy he gave to me)</span></span><br />* <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" >It is the beginning of autumn that I am reminded how beautiful it is to love and be loved. * </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/359537162782532723-8605080824686375976?l=amysoontobemaliskas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401614996161257388noreply@blogger.com2