An American Girl

16Oct2010

Auf Wiedersehen, for now.

I've made the decision. I'm moving in a new direction and starting a brand-spanking-new site. I've been struggling with the decision for weeks. Not the decision to start a new site, that I've been sure of for awhile. Sure, I can make An American Girl more general and less Vienna-focused all the time, but the truth is that I can't send this blog out far and wide because there are many people who don't know, who I don't want to know, about Vienna yet. So, I can't post this...

04Oct2010

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The results are in....

and I took home two 3rd place trophies, which ain't so bad. I was a little disappointed in my placing (I could have sworn I had 2nd locked in), but I am not at all disappointed in how I looked or presented myself. I actually did quite well on stage and was told I seemed a natural with the stage presence and all. So, I've decided to be happy with third and use the frustration and energy to do better next time. More later in the week, as I begin to come back to life and get back to...

30Sep2010

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A lifelong obsession

Apparently, I've had a thing for fancy shoes and big shades from a very early age. Aren't these great! My mom sent them to me this afternoon, photos of little me that I had never seen. And it appears I get my sense of style from her - who else's closet and purse would I have been raiding so young? My big competition is just 2 days away. The training is done, I have tomorrow off work to take care of last minute appointments (hello, spray tan!) and a bit more...

17Sep2010

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I've been busy

I haven't been ignoring y'all for no reason. Seems my world, my life, my....well, everything, is about my upcoming competition. 2 weeks from tomorrow. gulp. Things are looking good. I like my back. I like my arms. I like my abs. Still working on that lower half. Here's a peek at where I am two weeks out. Not my fave photos or poses, but I'm using this is a way to keep myself honest and on track - keep myself working toward the goal....

10Sep2010

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Life = Risk

I needed this today........

08Sep2010

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A bouquet of sharpened pencils

All over Facebook, I'm seeing statuses and comments about my friends' children going "Back to School." I don't necessarily wish I was a mother sending her child back to school, but I am feeling an overwhelming desire to go Back to School myself. Oh, I don't have an actual desire to go Back to School, but I do long for a new season, a new start, the feeling of fall, which still, all these years later, goes hand-in-hand with the idea of Back to School. One of my guilty pleasures is...

02Sep2010

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Yes/No. All/None. Go/Stay.

I said to my husband the other day that I don't think of Vienna all that much these days. We don't have a strict timeline, I don't have anything hanging over my head that I have to think about/do/accomplish with regard to Vienna, I'm distracted with other things in my life, he's been out of town so we haven't talked much about it. So *poof* there it goes. He, on the other hand, said he thinks about it all the time. He's trying to get a business off the ground...

22Aug2010