Awkward and Awesome

Daddy has asked that I re-post my awkward and awesome posts every week from my fashion blog to here on the Howard Family blog also. :) This week's:

Awkward:

• When your dad is doing weird electrical and uses the sing-songy phrase "Awwwkwarddd" in totally the wrong way. And you stand there too stunned that your dad sounded like a teenager to correct him.
• Forgetting your mom's pin # when using her debit card and then calling and asking for it while trying to conceal to the cashier that it's not yours. :P
• Walking into the Goodwill Outlet store without knowing what it was where all the Goodwill castoffs land in great big bins and they sell shoes by the pound.
• Going shopping in the mall by yourself in the evening. 'Nuff said.
• Being of marriageable age as your church is having courtship discussions. 
• Your mom finding and buying a skirt you donated to the thrift store. 
• Sister yelling up to you, "Olivia! Daddy needs you to hop in the truck and meet him at the space ship with all the bungee cords and rope you can find! He has a huge load of bamboo and it's blocking the road." Um. whatttt?
• That moment when you're talking and realize in the middle of your sentence that, yes, you actually are talking and people are listening and wow what are you saying and where am I going with this sentence? so you slow down and have to think through the rest of the words, even though your brain was doing fine on autopilot before. :D 

Awesome:

• Not having an ID when the cashier at F21 asks for it. I said I didn't have it and she said, "Oh that's fine." and let me buy the shirt anyway. :D  
• The guest-posters I have lined up for y'all next week since I'll be taking a break from blogging. :) 
• Michael Buble' on Pandora. It plays the perfect mix of crooner/sappy love/island music/big band music/Colbie Calliat. :)
• The prayers of friends.
• Swinging in a friend's hammock reading aloud a theology book with your two year old brother sitting still next to you for a long time. 
• Mason jars used as cups. Even better when they have handles. 
• A sister who works so hard all the time and has a smile on her face while she does it. Emma's my hero.
• Sewing projects that turn out. 
• Spaghetti squash with olive oil and garlic powder and fresh tomatoes. To. die. for.