More to come in the next few days!
Pia The Pig
Cách Chơi Bài Liêng – Bật Mí Quy Luật Giành Chiến Thắng
10 months ago
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Love Mugs
Coming off the high of yesterday's amazing birthday, I have a bunch of fun stuff to share thanks to Katie's bday email to me with "links extravaganza" which included these mugs. LOVING. THESE.
More to come in the next few days!
Pia The Pig
More to come in the next few days!
Pia The Pig
Monday, May 2, 2011
Because This Is Awesome.
I know today is self-indulgent, but I'm a birthday whore, so just go with it. Allison just emailed me this.
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY! I hope you are having a great day.
30 Awesome Things About Jill
1. She is the only cool person I know who has a cat.
2. She will go to Canton with you on the hottest day of the summer with you.
3. If she used Foursquare, she’d be the only person who could knock me
from my mayorship of Paper Source.
4. She introduced me to Swedish Meatballs at IKEA.
5. She appreciates a good retail experience.
6. There’s always a signature drink involved.
7. She loves a good typeface.
8. She gives really great gifts.
9. She’s always positive.
10. She’s friends with Stan Richards on Facebook.
11. She keeps me up with the reality TV that my husband is thankful I
don’t watch myself.
12. She’s not a freaking yip, that’s for sure.
13. She’s not afraid to embrace her inner teenager.
14. Everything needs a color palette.
15. She despises Curlz and Live, Laugh, Love.
16. She loves Christmas more than any other Jew I know.
17. She’s always up for trying new things.
18. Have a question? She’s got an answer.
19. She’s always positive.
20. She’s a great friend.
21. She isn’t afraid to blast Katy Perry in the Mini.
22. She has introduced me to many wonderful people.
23. Her future’s so bright, she’s gotta wear shades (and a really cute Fedora).
24. She’s always up for something new.
25. She has great one-liners.
26. She actually reads my mindless Twitter banter.
27. She never hesitates to help her friends and family.
28. She’s the prettiest indie.
29. She has a good heart.
30. She’s awesome. Duh.
Topping this amazingness off with two great photos from Katie.
And a video summing up how I feel about it all.
Humbled.
Pia The Pig
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY! I hope you are having a great day.
30 Awesome Things About Jill
1. She is the only cool person I know who has a cat.
2. She will go to Canton with you on the hottest day of the summer with you.
3. If she used Foursquare, she’d be the only person who could knock me
from my mayorship of Paper Source.
4. She introduced me to Swedish Meatballs at IKEA.
5. She appreciates a good retail experience.
6. There’s always a signature drink involved.
7. She loves a good typeface.
8. She gives really great gifts.
9. She’s always positive.
10. She’s friends with Stan Richards on Facebook.
11. She keeps me up with the reality TV that my husband is thankful I
don’t watch myself.
12. She’s not a freaking yip, that’s for sure.
13. She’s not afraid to embrace her inner teenager.
14. Everything needs a color palette.
15. She despises Curlz and Live, Laugh, Love.
16. She loves Christmas more than any other Jew I know.
17. She’s always up for trying new things.
18. Have a question? She’s got an answer.
19. She’s always positive.
20. She’s a great friend.
21. She isn’t afraid to blast Katy Perry in the Mini.
22. She has introduced me to many wonderful people.
23. Her future’s so bright, she’s gotta wear shades (and a really cute Fedora).
24. She’s always up for something new.
25. She has great one-liners.
26. She actually reads my mindless Twitter banter.
27. She never hesitates to help her friends and family.
28. She’s the prettiest indie.
29. She has a good heart.
30. She’s awesome. Duh.
Topping this amazingness off with two great photos from Katie.
And a video summing up how I feel about it all.
Humbled.
Pia The Pig
On 30.
Today is my thirtieth birthday. Here are some thoughts. Warning: extremely self-indulgent.
(I wrote this Saturday night.)
"Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty." - Robert Frost
(Listening to: Adele’s 21)
Monday I will be 30. Tonight I am 29. I am sick. It’s been a weird day. I am crying. Not sure why. It’s okay.
I am not that tired and can’t decide what to do. I looked at my bookshelf, deciding to read a book for the first time in too long. Instead of something new, I grabbed one of my all-time favorites, The Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.
I’m just a few pages in but decided to stop and do a little assessment of here and now. I like doing these things. Sure, I might be the only person to read this, now or five years from now (see: my assessment of Jill at 25), but putting this on the Internet means it won’t get lost, burned in a fire, or with handwriting I can’t read when I am 80.
Anyway, here it is.
30.
Jill.
5’ 5.5”
140
hazel eyes, no glasses or contacts
all my teeth, not that white, no braces, no flossing, rare cavities
3 surgeries to date (1 removal of unicorn horn, 2 removals of herniated L4 disk, one to come)
no broken bones
no chicken pox
no kids
Art Director
family: Mom, Dad, Joel, Jasmine, Jack, (new niece/nephew to come November 2011)
cat: Bert
parents’ cat: Bentley
brother’s dog: Scout
Ways I am stil in my first 30 years:
Pia The Pig
Obsession with candy
Fascination with high school
Prefer books with lots of pictures and chapters
Wearing lots of clothes from high school and those made for high schoolers
Watching too much MTV
Spotlight on how to feel much younger than 30:
Listen to Dave Matthews Band
Call Katie, Marcy, Dana, Allison, Shayda, Marj
Play soccer
Look at Dad’s desk to see all of the things I have made him through the years
Or my art on walls on parents’ home
Blessings:
Way too many to count, but the most important: health, freedom, family, friends, cat
Things I wish I had done by now:
Been on Wheel of Fortune
Written a book
Competed on the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team
Become an American Gladiator
Skated on a roller derby team
Things I am surprised I have done by now:
Lived in four states
Had two back surgeries
Zip-lined in Nicaragua
Designed a lot of wedding invitations
Bought my dream car
Walked in a fashion show
Been on a game show
Heroes:
Mom, Dad, Joel, Jasmine, Jack, entire extended family, Kim Zmeskal, Nastia Liukin, Jim Henson, Debbie Smelko, Tanya Pinto, Sarah Chidgey, Jeff Guyer, Stephanie Mullins, soldiers, teachers, firemen, survivors of any debilitating disease including ignorance and hatred, marathon finishers
Favorite thing ever worn:
Red prom dress (even with strap breaking mid-dance. It was tight.)
Favorite alone time ever:
All-nighters at parents’ dining room table working on art projects, blasting Dave Matthews Band on Sony Diskman, circa 1996-1998
Favorite ways to lose myself:
Play soccer
Design
Dance at a concert
Drive with top down, blasting music, wind in hair
Easiest way to totally dork out:
Watch a live gymnastics meet
Personal triumph:
Conquering my childhood fear of getting kidnapped
Saddest day ever:
When childhood cat, Sully, died
Most confusing day ever:
When Grandpa Ben died
Best day ever:
Countless, but watching best friends get married, nephew being born, graduating high school and college, first DMB concert with Katie, celebrating milestones of loved ones
Jobs I have had:
sales associate at Limited, Too
scorekeeper/hot dog warmer upper at Soccer Spectrum
sales associate at New York and Company
beer cart girl at Prestonwood Country Club
sales associate at Anthropolgie (four hours)
Art Director
Jobs I would still like to have:
Writer
Acrobat
Gymnastics Commentator
Mentor to teens with eating disorders
Art or Advertising teacher
J. Crew Color-namer
Candy shop owner
Oldest friends who will be at my wedding:
Allison, since age 3
Marcy, since age 6
Way to make me melt/nervous/happy:
A twirl on the dance floor
Still trying to master:
The Smoky Eye
Red lip
Whistling
Seduction
Drawing cars
First Concert:
Alanis Morissette
Favorite artists for the last 15 years:
Alanis Morissette
DMB
Barenaked Ladies
Train
Matchbox 20
Death Cab for Cutie
Mumford and Sons
Florence + The Machine
Zero 7
The Fray
Georgia O'Keefe
Andy Warhol
Awkward traits:
Laughing before a kiss
Flaring nostrils when laughing
Involuntary jolts
Rubbing my thumbs with index finger (very involuntary)
Doppleganger:
Sara Gilbert
Doppleganger wish:
Zooey Dechanel
Under 30 celebrity crushes:
Elijah Wood (age 0-17)
Adam Brody (age 22+)
Boyfriends: 2
Loves: 4, maybe 5
Best show I have ever seen:
De La Guarda
Cirque du Soleil Love
Tattoos: 0
Scars: 2 (1 large, 1 small)
Best times of my life in last 15 years:
Junior year of high school
Junior year of college
Hardest time of my life which turned out to be life-changing:
2003-2006
Cars:
1988 Jetta
1998 Jetta
2003 Lancer
2005 Mini Cooper
Most life-changing stretch of land:
1-35 Dallas to Austin or Austin to Dallas
0-30 tastes:
Little Debbies
Donuts
Matzo balls
0-30 smells:
Desitin
High School Boyfriend’s clothes
Bath and Body Works/Victoria’s Secret pear lotion
Funny coincidence:
Cookie Monster speaking at college graduation (he ate the microphone)
Things I do other people find weird:
Save 1,000s of old emails
Rewatch old gymnastics competitions
Collect Muppets
Etc.
Odd fascination with:
Eating disorders
Abandoned malls
Eyebrows
Palindromes
8 things I am good at:
Roller skating
Gymnastics trivia
Checkers
Wheel of Fortune
Spelling
Introducing friends
Bubble letters
Pulling all-nighters
8 things I am bad at:
Basketball
Flirting
Finishing books
Watching movies
History
Being on time
Not laughing when my mom starts laughing
Getting a tan
Things I adored as a child:
Limousines, dollhouses
Least favorite word:
Tie: nipple, panties
Favorite words:
Tend to be colors: (ruby, scarlet)
Something I feel very fortunate for:
Visual memory of most of last 30 years
Something nice that I will strive for that will most likely not happen: My home to look/smell/sound/feel like Anthropologie
Something I continue to do but shouldn’t: judge a book by its cover
Important numbers
3/9
3/11
4/9
4/20
5/2
5/6
8/21
8/29
10/11
11/28
12/12
12/31
7241
Type:
Tall, thin, brunette, glasses
Name I have always thought my husband would have:
Ben
Names I hope my husband doesn’t have:
Will, Phil, Bill, Gil, Guy
Name my husband probably will have:
Jack
Something I will forever smile about and forever be perplexed by:
My dad uses toilet paper squares as bookmarks
Important letter combos
DFW, TX, JBE, WW, JJP, UT, ABQ, YR, NM, NY, CA, JK, KJM, MWC, TRG, CAKES, TBI
Maid of Honor/Bridesmaid Honors:
6
Things I have purposely stolen:
Belt from Marshalls, circa age 6
High School Crush’s lunch from locker, age 18
Number of times I have been moved to tears and speechless from amazing acts of kindness, love, and generosity:
Lost count
Summary:
Childhood memories of laughs, soccer games, flips, tumbles, goals scored, goals met, amazing friends, family who are best friends, moments of surprise, fear, triumph, excitement, highs, lows, firsts, lasts, trips, loving, LIVING. I’ve paid my dues, grown my wings and spread them. It's been colorful and awesome.
My last 30 years:
Happiness.
My next 30 years:
Possibilities.
"I think I'll take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now it's time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord have mercy on my next thirty years
Hey my next thirty years I'm gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things I've done
Maybe now I've conquered all my adolescent fears
And I'll do it better in my next thirty years" -Tim McGraw
It's been a ride my loved ones.
Thank you.
Pia The Pig
(I wrote this Saturday night.)
"Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty." - Robert Frost
(Listening to: Adele’s 21)
Monday I will be 30. Tonight I am 29. I am sick. It’s been a weird day. I am crying. Not sure why. It’s okay.
I am not that tired and can’t decide what to do. I looked at my bookshelf, deciding to read a book for the first time in too long. Instead of something new, I grabbed one of my all-time favorites, The Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.
I’m just a few pages in but decided to stop and do a little assessment of here and now. I like doing these things. Sure, I might be the only person to read this, now or five years from now (see: my assessment of Jill at 25), but putting this on the Internet means it won’t get lost, burned in a fire, or with handwriting I can’t read when I am 80.
Anyway, here it is.
30.
Jill.
5’ 5.5”
140
hazel eyes, no glasses or contacts
all my teeth, not that white, no braces, no flossing, rare cavities
3 surgeries to date (1 removal of unicorn horn, 2 removals of herniated L4 disk, one to come)
no broken bones
no chicken pox
no kids
Art Director
family: Mom, Dad, Joel, Jasmine, Jack, (new niece/nephew to come November 2011)
cat: Bert
parents’ cat: Bentley
brother’s dog: Scout
Ways I am stil in my first 30 years:
Pia The Pig
Obsession with candy
Fascination with high school
Prefer books with lots of pictures and chapters
Wearing lots of clothes from high school and those made for high schoolers
Watching too much MTV
Spotlight on how to feel much younger than 30:
Listen to Dave Matthews Band
Call Katie, Marcy, Dana, Allison, Shayda, Marj
Play soccer
Look at Dad’s desk to see all of the things I have made him through the years
Or my art on walls on parents’ home
Blessings:
Way too many to count, but the most important: health, freedom, family, friends, cat
Things I wish I had done by now:
Been on Wheel of Fortune
Written a book
Competed on the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team
Become an American Gladiator
Skated on a roller derby team
Things I am surprised I have done by now:
Lived in four states
Had two back surgeries
Zip-lined in Nicaragua
Designed a lot of wedding invitations
Bought my dream car
Walked in a fashion show
Been on a game show
Heroes:
Mom, Dad, Joel, Jasmine, Jack, entire extended family, Kim Zmeskal, Nastia Liukin, Jim Henson, Debbie Smelko, Tanya Pinto, Sarah Chidgey, Jeff Guyer, Stephanie Mullins, soldiers, teachers, firemen, survivors of any debilitating disease including ignorance and hatred, marathon finishers
Favorite thing ever worn:
Red prom dress (even with strap breaking mid-dance. It was tight.)
Favorite alone time ever:
All-nighters at parents’ dining room table working on art projects, blasting Dave Matthews Band on Sony Diskman, circa 1996-1998
Favorite ways to lose myself:
Play soccer
Design
Dance at a concert
Drive with top down, blasting music, wind in hair
Easiest way to totally dork out:
Watch a live gymnastics meet
Personal triumph:
Conquering my childhood fear of getting kidnapped
Saddest day ever:
When childhood cat, Sully, died
Most confusing day ever:
When Grandpa Ben died
Best day ever:
Countless, but watching best friends get married, nephew being born, graduating high school and college, first DMB concert with Katie, celebrating milestones of loved ones
Jobs I have had:
sales associate at Limited, Too
scorekeeper/hot dog warmer upper at Soccer Spectrum
sales associate at New York and Company
beer cart girl at Prestonwood Country Club
sales associate at Anthropolgie (four hours)
Art Director
Jobs I would still like to have:
Writer
Acrobat
Gymnastics Commentator
Mentor to teens with eating disorders
Art or Advertising teacher
J. Crew Color-namer
Candy shop owner
Oldest friends who will be at my wedding:
Allison, since age 3
Marcy, since age 6
Way to make me melt/nervous/happy:
A twirl on the dance floor
Still trying to master:
The Smoky Eye
Red lip
Whistling
Seduction
Drawing cars
First Concert:
Alanis Morissette
Favorite artists for the last 15 years:
Alanis Morissette
DMB
Barenaked Ladies
Train
Matchbox 20
Death Cab for Cutie
Mumford and Sons
Florence + The Machine
Zero 7
The Fray
Georgia O'Keefe
Andy Warhol
Awkward traits:
Laughing before a kiss
Flaring nostrils when laughing
Involuntary jolts
Rubbing my thumbs with index finger (very involuntary)
Doppleganger:
Sara Gilbert
Doppleganger wish:
Zooey Dechanel
Under 30 celebrity crushes:
Elijah Wood (age 0-17)
Adam Brody (age 22+)
Boyfriends: 2
Loves: 4, maybe 5
Best show I have ever seen:
De La Guarda
Cirque du Soleil Love
Tattoos: 0
Scars: 2 (1 large, 1 small)
Best times of my life in last 15 years:
Junior year of high school
Junior year of college
Hardest time of my life which turned out to be life-changing:
2003-2006
Cars:
1988 Jetta
1998 Jetta
2003 Lancer
2005 Mini Cooper
Most life-changing stretch of land:
1-35 Dallas to Austin or Austin to Dallas
0-30 tastes:
Little Debbies
Donuts
Matzo balls
0-30 smells:
Desitin
High School Boyfriend’s clothes
Bath and Body Works/Victoria’s Secret pear lotion
Funny coincidence:
Cookie Monster speaking at college graduation (he ate the microphone)
Things I do other people find weird:
Save 1,000s of old emails
Rewatch old gymnastics competitions
Collect Muppets
Etc.
Odd fascination with:
Eating disorders
Abandoned malls
Eyebrows
Palindromes
8 things I am good at:
Roller skating
Gymnastics trivia
Checkers
Wheel of Fortune
Spelling
Introducing friends
Bubble letters
Pulling all-nighters
8 things I am bad at:
Basketball
Flirting
Finishing books
Watching movies
History
Being on time
Not laughing when my mom starts laughing
Getting a tan
Things I adored as a child:
Limousines, dollhouses
Least favorite word:
Tie: nipple, panties
Favorite words:
Tend to be colors: (ruby, scarlet)
Something I feel very fortunate for:
Visual memory of most of last 30 years
Something nice that I will strive for that will most likely not happen: My home to look/smell/sound/feel like Anthropologie
Something I continue to do but shouldn’t: judge a book by its cover
Important numbers
3/9
3/11
4/9
4/20
5/2
5/6
8/21
8/29
10/11
11/28
12/12
12/31
7241
Type:
Tall, thin, brunette, glasses
Name I have always thought my husband would have:
Ben
Names I hope my husband doesn’t have:
Will, Phil, Bill, Gil, Guy
Name my husband probably will have:
Jack
Something I will forever smile about and forever be perplexed by:
My dad uses toilet paper squares as bookmarks
Important letter combos
DFW, TX, JBE, WW, JJP, UT, ABQ, YR, NM, NY, CA, JK, KJM, MWC, TRG, CAKES, TBI
Maid of Honor/Bridesmaid Honors:
6
Things I have purposely stolen:
Belt from Marshalls, circa age 6
High School Crush’s lunch from locker, age 18
Number of times I have been moved to tears and speechless from amazing acts of kindness, love, and generosity:
Lost count
Summary:
Childhood memories of laughs, soccer games, flips, tumbles, goals scored, goals met, amazing friends, family who are best friends, moments of surprise, fear, triumph, excitement, highs, lows, firsts, lasts, trips, loving, LIVING. I’ve paid my dues, grown my wings and spread them. It's been colorful and awesome.
My last 30 years:
Happiness.
My next 30 years:
Possibilities.
"I think I'll take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now it's time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord have mercy on my next thirty years
Hey my next thirty years I'm gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things I've done
Maybe now I've conquered all my adolescent fears
And I'll do it better in my next thirty years" -Tim McGraw
It's been a ride my loved ones.
Thank you.
Pia The Pig
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Yay May!
May is a great month. Flowers. My birthday. Dad's birthday. Kim's birthday. Mother's Day. Lots more. Let's make it awesome.
"The world's favorite season is the spring.
All things seem possible in May."
- Edwin Way Teale
Gorgeous poppy photo by algo via Flickr
Pia The Pig
"The world's favorite season is the spring.
All things seem possible in May."
- Edwin Way Teale
Gorgeous poppy photo by algo via Flickr
Pia The Pig
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Want.
Fossil is simply killing it as a brand in my book right now. Their merchandise is obviously fetch, but their blog is super awesome and full of treats. Definitely check out their Fossil. Life. Style. page, too.
In the meantime, here are a few key items I have on my birthday wish list this year. I find them awesome.
I love watches and can't stop thinking about this one since I saw it debut just a few days ago.
Stella Aluminum Purple Chronograph Watch
Vintage Arrow Pin
Thinking this would look super chick on a tan blazer. I've seen those all over the magazines for spring.
Blossom Stack Rings
Yay Fossil!
Pia The Pig
In the meantime, here are a few key items I have on my birthday wish list this year. I find them awesome.
I love watches and can't stop thinking about this one since I saw it debut just a few days ago.
Stella Aluminum Purple Chronograph Watch
Vintage Arrow Pin
Thinking this would look super chick on a tan blazer. I've seen those all over the magazines for spring.
Blossom Stack Rings
Yay Fossil!
Pia The Pig
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Awesome Story
I was going to email this to my preggo readers but then thought we might all need a laugh today. One of my dearest friends is about to pop (maybe a few weeks to go, though). Turns out earlier today, she called her husband convinced her water broke. This is on the heels of a trip out of town and not the ideal place to give birth.
After further review, it was not her water that was providing the moisture on the seat, but her French Vanilla coffee creamer, which she thought she'd poured into, naturally, her coffee cup, but instead, her McDonalds bag which had seeped into the seat. So, false alarm! "But it was tingly!"
Hilarious.
This brought to mind my other friend, whose water broke at the very beginning of Black Swan, yet she found Natty P's performance so riveting, she stayed through the entire movie. And then home for another two hours.
You pregnant ladies are brave. God Bless You.
Pia The Pig
After further review, it was not her water that was providing the moisture on the seat, but her French Vanilla coffee creamer, which she thought she'd poured into, naturally, her coffee cup, but instead, her McDonalds bag which had seeped into the seat. So, false alarm! "But it was tingly!"
Hilarious.
This brought to mind my other friend, whose water broke at the very beginning of Black Swan, yet she found Natty P's performance so riveting, she stayed through the entire movie. And then home for another two hours.
You pregnant ladies are brave. God Bless You.
Pia The Pig
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