Introducing...

Mr. & Mrs. Chad Zellner!!!

Aren't they beautiful people? I had the best Memorial Day weekend with these 2 (and the other 17-18 in the bridal party)! This wedding was unique for me to be a part of because I not only know and adore the bride, but I know and love the groom, too! It was wonderful. Congrats guys!





UPDATE on previous post....


I brewed my own snicker-roo coffee at home the other morning. It is rumored that I may be receiving a CG coffee mug for my birthday?

I got over the iphone. Thank goodness! In 1-2 business days I will be the proud owner of a Blackberry 8310.


all of my problems are solved! phew!

I need coffee!

I am having two consumer-driven dilemmas:

dilemma #1: coffee. I love coffee! Especially Cinnamon Bun from Common Grounds(which they brew every Tuesday.) I have recently begun making almost daily trips to CG which means I am spending $2 each visit and am using a styrofoam cup! The main dilemma is whether or not to buy a CG mug. This would be a $10 investment that would help me produce less waste, BUT it would also encourage me to continue going to CG this often! I tried buying CG coffee beans and brewing it at home, but honestly it doesn't taste the same! Help!

dilemma #2: The iPhone. I want it. I used to think it was ridiculous to have something this grand to carry around with me. I thought it was a waste. Somehow, almost overnight, my feelings changed. I found out that it would only cost $10 more a month to support the iPhone and thought that this could be a reality for me! I do realize there is a large sum of cash i would initially put down, but I do have a bday coming up:) And now I hear that the iPhone 2.0 may be coming out over the summer. What to do?

Thoughts?

blogger gripes

Okay, I need help!

When i signed up for this here blog, I was Holly Jones. Now that blogger has teamed up with gmail, I have to sign out of one gmail account and into the old one in order to post. Blogger won't let me change my email in my profile!

This is so annoying! Any suggestions?

spring cleaning

I am by no means a clean freak. Just ask Britt. I am the clutter queen, but lately i have had spring cleaning fever. It is crazy. I mean, last week I got out and cleaned the OUTside of the windows. Who does that? Holly Duke that's who. I just received my Martha Stewart Homekeeping Handbook in the mail.Yes, cleaning is so foreign to me that i need a Handbook. I am excited about what i might learn from good ole Martha.

Spring has motivated Britt as well. He got out to do yard work in the back of our house and has discovered we have a small gold mine out there (a.k.a. landscaping stone 6-8 inches under the soil). We were planning on making a small investment in these nice stones and now we have dug up all we need! Amazing. The plan is to have an acceptable backyard by my birthday (June one). I think we can do it!

It's EARTH DAY! In honor of this special day, a few of us UBCers went out to Cameron Park on Sunday afternoon to pick up trash on the trails. We spend nearly 3 hours scouring the park and I think we made a considerable difference out there. Happy Earth Day!

it has been a while

Wow alot has happened since my last post! Let's see here...

I got married!

My dad and I are now officially cancer survivors.

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I just finished reading a book called "Garbage Land." I could hardly put this book down! It is about a New York woman who follows every type of waste that she produces. She follows her garbage to the landfill, her recycling to centers, and her sewage to the water treatment plant. It is fascinating.
I have had many discussions about how much we consume and how important it is for us to make conscious decisions. This book proves this to be even more important as 98% of waste is from factories and the making of those things that we throw out. Our landfill waste only makes up 2% of our nations garbage. Amazing. So as we look at that cool new item at Target not only should we consider how much packaging it has there in the store, we should attempt to find out how responsible the manufacturing company was in the making of this product. (which is not exactly easy to do)

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Thanks to Carn-dog for posting our lovely little commercial on his blog! It is nice being a Waco celebrity.

goings on

this month has been absolute chaos! Let's re-cap:

I had my first bridal shower which was amazing! Mrs. Katie Duncan knows how to throw a party. It was so fun having all of those girls there just for ME!

My family found out that my father has prostate cancer in its very early stages(praise Jesus)... we will find out what the next step will be in about a week...

i found out that i have melanoma... the doctors open me up and i now have a massive cut on my arm that spans 3 inches! i am sure it will look great in my wedding photos...

UBC Green Team is off and running. We are attempting to make recycling more efficient at the church and hopefully promote some lifestyle changes for members of our community... more about that later...

I am helping out with a sunday school and a community group this semester which is quite a handful... but most of the time i just sit and throw in a comment here and there..

I have my wedding dress!

Britt booked our honeymoon! El Dorado Royale, here we come!

Life is good... come by Harts N Crafts and see me someday!

climate change camp?

well well well.. i dont think anyone reads this, so i disappeared for a while.. but now i have something to say...

i want to go to climate camp!


this is so crazy to me... kids in England have the chance to go to a camp and learn, debate, discuss global climate change... i am jealous!

anywho....

wedding planning is going well... we have all of the big things nailed down, which feels good... we have to decide ceremony music and readings, etc... this stresses me out... i have no idea what music to play! surely i can figure it out in 4 months, right?

meanwhile, Stephen and Kelly are getting married this weekend! and next is Danielle and Randy! These weddings excite me!