how's this for some dancing shoes?

In June, my old roommate Sarah got married to great guy Myles. A good number of my friends came into town for the festivities and what a great time we had! These are some of those feet (mine in blue) getting ready to get on the dance floor. My plan was to get a shot of the happy couple's feet, but alas I was having too much fun to think about the blog once the dancing started. Happy Marriage, Martin(-)Werntz family and to everyone else out there trying to make it through this world together.

feet shod with some good news

I snagged this photo from a friend's blog because I just KNEW it belonged here. Susan and Freddy Wyatt went to church with me during my high school Baptist years. I can still remember word-for-word some great conversations I had with them way back when. They moved to New York to do some great ministry things that you can read about here. Also Susan is an AMAZING blogger, probably my favorite mommy blogger to date- I can always rely on her for great quick anecdotal parenting stories. This family is truly precious and daily makes me thankful for the ability to love them from afar.

i miss this lady's face...and feet.

These are the feet of my friend Cindy who I left behind in Jackson, TN. I really miss talking with her as I lay on her couch. Cindy lives in a house with her husband and a few 20 something single guys from her church. Her heart is truly a servant heart that longs for community and she always makes enough food for you to drop by unexpectantly. I know I can always count on her to have an honest conversation with me, tell me something good about myself that I didn't know, and the wear socks with her sandals.

home depot always changes my life.

So next time you need to do a little home repairs, here is my suggestion: Go to the hardware store of your choice, get the things you need and then just hang around for a few minutes checking out all the many things you can buy in these warehouses. Sunday I learned that you can make your own carpet runner! Anneka and I found these carpets on a roll and told the guy we wanted 13 ft and he cut it for us at $1.40 a foot. How do you finish off the edges, you ask? Well, for 6 bucks you can buy a package of two strips that adhere to the edges and match the side edges perfectly. Here's my foot feet testing out the new runner Anneka and I made for the ESC. Can you tell which edge we did?

"the only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook"

Last week, boyfriend and I went to see Julie and Julia. My stomach was nervous both with excitement about the movie and nervousness that someone would sit in front of me (thus eliminating my foot rest). Well, let me tell you- no one sat in front of me and the movie was perfect. I have always thought Julia was wonderfully approachable and jovial and clearly I LOVE blogs, so this mash up was delightfully stress free. I was inspired to buy Julia's DVD's, but alas I have no money. The film is a great story of finding out what you love to do and doing it. May we all be granted with the time, means, and motivation to discover what we love and to do it.

RATING: 9 toes

change the floor, change your world...

J.T. (aka Boyfriend) pulled up the carpet in the bathroom at the Canterbury House and spent all evening Sunday putting down new flooring. He has never done anything like that before so there were a few hiccups, but all in all- he was pretty amazing. The carpet in there was unmentionable and the floor underneath was pretty ugly, so this floor really changes things. I hope J.T. feels accomplished, because I know the students new and old really appreciate his work.

with feet this cute, who needs zee baby booties?

My friend Holly sent in this pictures of her beautiful daughters' feet. The first is Stella's feet at 6 hours old. She gets more and more precious every day. Next is her older sister Margot's feet at 7 days. I love me some Margot and I am really sad that I won't be getting to see these little girls as often as I would like. Thanks Holly for blog-stalking me and I hope you start a blog soon!

i moo-ed to cow town and so did my feet.

I just moved into a new apartment in Benbrook, TX (right outside of Ft. Worth). I have a new bed and dresser, and huge closet, and two doors to my bathroom. These are my tired feet after unpacking and moving those boxes (that I NEED to unpack) out of the way for some other pictures. Head on over to my other blog and read more about the move and see pictures of the rest of the apartment!

"two hours of pushing broom..."

"...Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room*"

Well, in my case it was a 10 by 10 by 10 room...and it definitely only took a few minutes to sweep out the empty storage unit that held my every belonging for the past year. It was kinda sad to say goodbye to Scott Self Storage...the unit and Mr. Scott himself had been so good to me. Now all I have left is a lock...heavy duty to boot and nothing to put it on...oh and I LOT of stuff that I didn't even remember I had.

*If you know the song I'm referencing, leave a comment.