awesome

Lennon and Maisy

Have you heard these two girls yet??

August Somethings

from this past month, here is something I:

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loved: 

This month was one of the craziest months of my life.  From the minute it started it was a whirlwind, and an amazing one at that.  You know, it can take a lot of patience to trust God.  But when you get the pleasure of seeing Him at work in your life, it's so incredible and exciting.  And getting the honor of seeing that for an entire month...I am just amazed and gracious for it.  Among the whirlwind, some specific things that I loved...getting to see my besties again among other good friends as well, picking out where we will be moving to, getting to interview (and surviving my nervousness leading up to it!), eating so. much. food!, Malachi starting school again...for free!  Oh man, what a great and crazy month.  Glory be to God.

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listened to:   

The Olympics closing ceremony, especially the part with The Spice Girls, haha.

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watched: 

Did you really doubt for even a second that I would be watching Big Brother?  Oh, and my apologies about the above speedo!

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read: 

Malachi and I are currently studying Revelation.  We are reading it in a Bible, a Study Bible and then in God Cares Vol 2.  It's been fun.  And I feel like we've been studying it for a while, but we are still just on Revelation chapters 2 and 3!!

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learned: 

Touching back on what I was talking about above, all that God has done for me this month, I've really thought a lot about one thing.  Who am I to deserve this?  The verse Psalm 8:3 "who is man that You are mindful of him?" could never ring truer to me.  I see all the horrible things happening in this world that are on the news daily.  And yet, for some reason, God cares about my seemingly insignificant troubles as well?  Enough even, to create an intricate masterpiece of occurrences that had to take place in order for things to act out so perfectly.  God is amazing.  Trust Him with all your heart.

Life Of Pi

What do you think?

I'm speechless.

June Somethings

instagram @lyndseroo 

from this past month, here is something I...


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...loved:

There were so many things to love in June.  I saw my brother and Sandra and my dad down in Missouri for a really fun weekend (filled with movies, games, 3M tours and free stuff, caves and lots and lots of food).  I turned 29.  Malachi took me to see Blue Man Group.  We took the big leap of deciding to move to Lincoln in the fall.  And the weather has been simply amazing!  Yes, June was a good month.

...listened to:

Love it.  I wonder what LMFAO thinks?

...watched:

I'm not proud of this.  And I didn't really care for the movie.  However, before the movie started there was a trailer for another movie that was rated PG-13 and it was about this demon possessed child.  I had to close my eyes through pretty much the whole preview.  It was freaky-deaky.  After it was over, my dad leaned over and said "That should have been rated PG-89!"  I started laughing so hard.  Oh man, that was so funny.  And true.  Thankfully Prometheus was not nearly as creepy or scary or awful.

...read:

I think I finished this in June.  It might have been May, I can't remember.  It was a fun read.  I'm not a frequent reader of mysteries, so it was nice change from what I would typically read.  But since it was a book club book, I'm not really going to go into detail, because I already have in my book club, sorry!

...learned:

I am old.  No, not because I had a birthday and all that.  Just hear me out.  

So here I am, sitting in a group of  about 10 people at work.  We just finished one meeting, and we are waiting for our supervisor to arrive so we can start our next meeting.  The conversation went many directions, and one of those directions landed on sex change operations.  I will spare you the details, but at one point, a coworker stated that you can't just cut a certain something off (I changed a lot of words there for all of your sake).  And I replied that Lorena Bobbitt would disagree.  People laughed and chuckled and one of my co-workers who is about the same age as me stated that my reference was a blast from the past, and that there would be a time when people won't know what that is in reference to.  That's when I looked at our 3 interns.  They were quietly discussing something with each other.  I asked them if they knew what we were talking about and the spokesman of the group replied, 

"Like a Bop-It?".

So yes, I am old.  That is the first time I have made an out-of-date reference that the young-ins don't know about.  Pretty soon, no one will know what it means when you say, "Be Kind, Rewind."

Oh Sylvia...

This makes me sad to listen to (it's the butchering of a great song):

So now that you have endured at least part of that, please cleanse your palate with this:



You are welcome.

May Somethings

instagram @lyndseroo 

from this past month, here is something I...


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...loved:

My dad was able to come home twice this month. The picture above is actually from when he was in Oklahoma during May for my cousins college graduation.  I realize now that I didn't take any pictures of my dad while he was here other than the one up in the instagrams.  Next time dad comes home is in July, but I will get to go down to Missouri this month for Father's Day, so that will be fun!

...listened to:

This is depressing and funny at the same time.

...watched:

(And a whole lotta marvel movies in order to be prepared for The Avengers)

...read:

I've started this book.  And really, I've just barely started it.  But I like it a lot.  So many great tips.  I'm excited to continue working my way through it.  It has tips on budgeting, how to write a good cover letter and resume, how to have a decent blog (obviously I haven't read that part yet, haha) and so much more.  There are more Organize Now! books by this lady, and I might be purchasing more of them in the future.

...learned:

I've been thinking a lot lately about this quote.  I find it inspiring in a way.  Not in a way that I feel like I should go out and start doing crazy things.  But more-so in the way that when I am faced with some bigger decisions (which this month has been more than generous in providing me with), I can find a bit of peace.  Peace in knowing that risks taken, decisions made, life changes...they are healthy things to do every so often.  I need these tough and somewhat scary obstacles in order to become a better me and hopefully to get a little closer to where God is leading me.

April Somethings (new and improved with some instagram photos)

 instagram @lyndseroo 

from this past month, here is something I...

...loved: 

Our anniversary.  We stayed at The Foshay, and they upgraded us to an incredibly large room on the 26th floor, overlooking Minneapolis.  We walked around the city during the day, eating yummy food and people watching.  And we walked over to the Orpheum to watch Mamma Mia.  It was a great anniversary.  Even in spite of Malachi unfortunately was sick and I unfortunately could not get much time off of work for it.  We still had a wonderful time!

...listened to:

...watched:

Season 2!  I liked season 1 a little better, but only because season 2 had so many things going on that the show couldn't keep up with itself.  They should have tried to spread those stories out a little more.  However, I'm definitely excited for season 3!

...read: 

A little of Walking the Twin Cities.  While on our anniversary trip we did a couple of the walks in this book, it led me right into Cocoa & Fig for my first macaron!

...learned:

I've recently watched Forks over Knives, FoodMatters, and Food, Inc.  One of the things that stuck with me was that 51% of each meal should be uncooked to keep the body from having an immune response.  I don't know how true that is, but it seems like a good idea.  That would mean more salads, and that would definitely be a good thing.

Source: laurenconrad.com via Lauren on Pinterest

March Somethings

loved:

Malachi!  Well, and the record breaking warmth we had for pretty much the entire month.  BEST SPRING EVER!

listened to:

Judge all you want, buy I love my pop culture talk radio.

watched:

Psych.  Have you guys watched this show?  We recently finished the most recent season on Netflix and I can't get enough of the obscure 70's to 90's pop culture references and the hilarious expressions and banter those two guys have.  Can't wait for the next season!

read:

Now that I have a smartphone, I can enjoy the pleasure of apps.  So I've been reading my daily Sabbath School lesson with this app.  So much easier than dedicating some time to the podcast.  Although I do love that guy's voice on the podcast.

learned:

Life does not go as planned, but that can be a beautiful thing.  You just have to rise to challenge of living the unexpected.  And above all, trust God.

I want to see this.

Who wants to see it with me?

Looking Good, Oscar

Okay, it's that time of year again where I give my opinions on red carpet attire, regardless of if you even care at all.

emma stone - thumbs up

The dress isn't red, it's a pink color.  I just love Emma Stone and I think she looked very pretty, and as she said..."it has a bow!"

kristen wiig - thumbs up

Source: hollywoodreporter.com via ThisisCaitland on Pinterest

It's an odd pick for color, but I don't hate it.  I think she looked good.  Could have looked better in a brighter color, but she doesn't look washed out, so props to her!

tina fey - thumbs down

Source: people.com via Andrea on Pinterest

I liked her hair, but the dress was boring and the peplum was not done well.  It was more like a peplump.  The one who pulled off a peplum?

Michelle Williams - thumbs up

Source: people.com via Sierra on Pinterest

That look is not easy to pull off, but she did it very well.

The girl from The Artist - thumbs down

Source: people.com via Andrea on Pinterest

Okay.  The color isn't awful.  But every thing else about the dress is.

I have no clue who this is, but... - thumbs up

Source: mirror.co.uk via Renee on Pinterest

It's not an exciting dress, but she looks good whoever she is!

Rooney Mara - thumbs down

Source: google.com via Victoria on Pinterest

Can we say poorly placed boob flaps?  I really think she was only complimented on her look because she is such a severe person and it's supposedly cool to like whatever she does.  But I'm sorry.  The longer I look at this dress, the more I see Jabba the Hut's face staring back at me.

Giulianna Ransik - thumbs up

It's different, it fits well, and she looks good.

Sandra Bullock - thumbs down

I like Sandra Bullock, but a pony tail?  And such a disappointing, baggy dress.  Helen Mirren is way older than Bullock and dresses way prettier and younger, yet still age appropriate.  So what I'm saying is, there is no excuse for this.

No clue who this is either - thumbs up

I don't like how it doesn't have a back, or sides for that matter.  But it's a fun color.

natalie portman - thumbs up

I like it, so sue me.

Octavia - thumbs up

Fits perfectly and she looks so good in it!

Jennifer Lopez - thumbs down

The design reminded me of Octavia Spencers dress, only Lopez got it all very wrong.  And J-Lo!  Stop having the same wardrobe malfunction every year!  It's getting old.

Jessica Chastain - thumbs down

I just don't think it's pretty at all.  But I will say that her hair was probably my favorite of the night.

Maya Rudolph - thumbs down

It's not an awful dress, but she could NOT have looked more uncomfortable.  I don't think she took a breath the whole night.  Why would she do that to herself?  Just pick out a dress with a little texture on it and your golden, Maya, golden!

Angelina Jolie - thumbs down

The reason I am giving her a thumbs down is because I can't even tell what the dress looks like with all her ridiculous leg posing.  But this doctored photo gets a thumbs up...

Gwyneth Paltrow - thumbs up

I liked her dress.  However, I hated her cape.

Kelly Ripa - thumbs up

Okay, I will admit it.  I am a believer that Kelly Ripa can do no wrong fashion-wise.  I think she was one of the best dressed, head to toe, on the red carpet.  Too bad she's just there for interviews!

And there you have it.  Do you agree?  Disagree?  Have any others to add?

New Girl

Please go here and play the video.

And enjoy.

I love this show :)

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all of these photos from awesome people hanging out together.

Ty Burrell, Ted Danson, Aziz Ansari, Neil Patrick Harris, Ed Helms and Jim Parsons

Carol Channing, Betty White and Lucille Ball

Charlie Chaplain and Helen Keller

Charlie Chaplain and Mahatma Gandhi

John Travolta and Princess Diana

Le Corbusier and Albert Einstein

Louis Armstrong and Grace Kelly

Roald Dahl and Ernest Hemingway

The Star Wars Cast

Walt Disney and Shirley Temple