Monday, January 28, 2008

the everyday adventure


there has been a request for a day in the life...of a toms intern.

so here we go.
it all begins around 6:30 when my first alarm goes off, which almost always turns into another ten minutes of sleep on the good ole' snooze button.
6:40(5): i wake up, do the whole get ready/dressed bit, and try really hard to not be late.
8:15:  me and my 14 roommates leave the condo to travel by carpool to work.
9:00: work begins. 
sometime mid morning: walk down our friendly little work alley to get coffee at vaughn's and place my lunch order. (50cents for a cup of coffee in my own mug- super rad)
12:15: start lunch hour. go pick up lunch. eat. email. read. etc.
1:15: the second half begins.
6:00: work ends. (sometimes we chill a little or a lot past 6...we love our work what can i say)
around 7:00: make it home, or go out and do something
11:00: bedtime

the next morning it begins again. this is the super simple mundane part of everyday. somehow it never gets boring. 
today was the second monday in the office. crazy. 
blake (the owner/chief shoe giver) came in, and we finally got to meet him. he is rad. the office changed when he walked in everything became more animated and fast paced. he is like a whirlwind of ideas and questions and solutions all wrapped into one man's body.
anyway. 
love. 
more soon.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

sweet home california.

it has been a while....
here is a list of the past couple of weeks:
-stayed in pasadena with happy watkins! we had a fabulous time.
-stayed with the mauger's for like five whole days in agoura hills (ca).
-drove to vegas to meet up with my mom and stay with jenn grimaldo (an old roomate).
-spent time in san diego with katie adlard and britnie young. loves!

after all of this nomadic-ness, this past thursday i finally moved into my new house. the TOMS intern house is a condo close to santa monica. i have 14 roommates....crazy but so fun. 
the roomies are from all over alabama, tennessee, ohio, minnesota, florida, vegas, north dakota, kentucky, louisiana, california, and there is another texan- representing.

today was our first day of work. it was a blast. the office is this old mtv warehouse- it is everything i ever imagined it being. 

ok well. love. be inspired. 



i am loving TOMS so much. i will write about more of my mundane adventures soon!

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

out with the old, in with the new...

here is a top ten list of things that have happened since my last post...
disclaimer: this list will include the good and a few bad just so i can keep things real.
10. left waco. sad day.
9. my laptop got stolen from my house in waco.
8. quality time with quality friends before leaving town.
7. dallas world aquarium with chrissy.
6. saw juno... best movie ever.
5. christmas with the family. 
4. i drove off into the sun... took a step of faith and left for california. 
3. road trip to california with cancan, bran bran, and tomtom. (almost the same as #4, but really very different.)
2. zach jones and ness' wedding...most fun wedding ever.
1. i got the internship! i am officially moving to santa monica.

the best of 2007!
a. life at the broth
b. juarez
c. road trip extravaganza may '07 (texas to california and back)
d. yosemite
e. july in india
f. starbucks barista extraordinaire
g. fabulous fall affair
h. earl/earl jr.
i. friends (old and new)
j. cami marie was born (niece)


what is to come in 2008?
i. embrace beauty, be love, be change: love jesus, love others.
ii. be more carefree 
iii. work hard at what is put before me, aka be the best intern ever.
iiii. be a better communicator