Preparing for the Big Tour

Well, the quest has begun to gather all needed items for tour this summer. This has included a few pairs of shorts, a new duffle bag, and a summer hat. I continue to look for some sandals and possibly a bathing suit. We'll see how the search goes!

These shorts are my new favorite piece of clothing! They are high waisted, they have pleats (and pockets), and the leg holes are big enough so that the shorts don't get caught in my big fat thighs! What more could a girl want in a pair of shorts??!! Zack made fun of me today and told me they look like mom shorts, but I don't care!

If you need a fave pair of shorts, check out Forever 21 - they have some great pleated shorts right now. I was skeptical at first, because usually pants and/or skirts from Forever 21 don't fit or are too short, but I just bought 2 pairs of shorts from there. So I guess they are starting to figure out that not every girl who shops there is a bean pole. Also this is my first summer wearing a hat. I hope you like it, because I really really do. I hope your summer is going well and that you're surviving the heat. If you feel like you might die, make the change over to shorts - it's worth it!

New/Old Friends

This weekend Jared's friends Joel and Meredith came to visit the lovely state of Indiana. They live far away in Connecticut so we don't get to see them much. I met both of them at my wedding, but haven't seen them since! Meredith and I have become internet budz, chatting over facebook and reading each other's blogs. This weekend we were able to be friends in REAL LIFE! We met up with them for lunch at Yats, where the waiter called me "baby." Then we walked over to Luna so the boys could look through every record available and Meredith and I could have some quality time chatting it up in the aisles of the record store. I also made friends with a very old and sickly looking dog (not pictured).

Yes, I am wearing shorts!! Is it possible that I have accepted the fact that summer is terrible and I have to wear summer clothes to survive? Possibly. Meredith was looking super cute in her vintage skirt and lovely handmade necklace. Later we stopped by Broadripple Vintage (my first time!) to do some shopping but we didn't find anything. Maybe next time! Although I could only hang out with them for the afternoon, it was super fun and I can't wait to hang out in person again!

In other news, many of the members of the Hair Cut Party Council received feather hair extensions this weekend! I chose to go for a feather that blended in well with my hair, but I'm thinking if I ever do it again I'll go for something that will stand out a little more (like purple?). Go big or go home - am I right??!!

Well today I was informed I may be starting my new position even sooner than July 1. Looks like I'll be full-time as an outpatient counselor by June 20th (which is in 2 weeks!!). I'm a little nervous because it seems sooner than I thought, but I'm sure I'll survive. I mean, I've been hit by a car AND I have two tattoos (that's pretty bad ass)! Take that!

Oops all Storms!

I get busy. Most of you know that. I thought I'd share a few of my recent experiences and at least one outfit that I really liked wearing! I am currently taking a summer class, which basically means my life revolves around that class for the duration of the summer semester (thankfully only 6 weeks). It is difficult to do much else because so much work is crammed into such a short period of time. Also, I recently received a promotion at work and will be transitioning from my case manager position at the women's house to an outpatient counselor position at our outpatient office! I'm super excited about the change (and the promotion, of course). So I'm busy trying to train for my new position while still working my current one. By July 1st I will be in my new role full-time. I also got permission from work to be gone for four weeks to go on tour with Rodeo! It's going to be one crazy summer for me, but I'm real excited and just so glad that things have worked out. In July I will also be flying out to Portland to see my bud Danielle, who is being ordained as a minister! Then I'll fly home, work for a few days, and meet the dudes on tour in Chicago.

Also in recent news: there was a tornado in Bloomington! The tornado sirens went off at least 4 times that day. Each time the sirens went off, my brother Zack would put on his bicycle helmet and walk outside to check out the weather. Needless to say he looked a bit like someone with some serious special needs walking around like that:

That night we had many discussions about whether we should seek shelter (it's hard to know about storms). At one point I decided to sit in the bathroom for a bit, just in case. So I grabbed some snacks, my homework, and King James and hung out while the storm raged on:

Of course snacks are necessary for survival (as is the Clinical Handbook for Psychological Disorders).

I was a little nervous about the storm. For a time we also just sat in the hallway, looking out the window, trying to decide if we should wake up Jared or not. Ultimately we let Jared sleep and the storm was over pretty quickly. I didn't realize how bad the storm was, or that we even had a tornado, until I was driving to work the next day. Rogers street looked like a battlefield! I read today that the city lost almost 500 trees due to the storm.

In less scary news, this is an outfit I wore last week to work/school. I recently picked up the skirt at Goodwill but had trouble figuring out what to do with it. I've seen a lot of bloggers tying their shirts and sweaters up so I decided to go for it! Turns out it was super fun! I also have mixed feelings about longer skirts, but it worked out alright.

I love the detail on the bottom of the skirt! It's so flirty! I gotta get my legs out for summer!

Well, that's all for today. I hope you are safe from storms and tornadoes and don't have to choose between sitting in the hallway or the bathroom (neither one is desirable).