It's payback. Literally.

We've all been there. With a group of friends, talking, laughing, telling funny stories and getting a kick out of each other's lives......when all of the sudden *duhduhduhhhhhhhhh* the focus is on you and your closest friends are publicly telling everyone you know about that time you started drooling at the hardware store because the cashier was so dreamy you couldn't focus on typing in your debit card pin number. ***

Three words:

UNDER. THE. BUS.

It's not that we're malicious people. Or that we don't care about our friend's feelings. It's just that sometimes, the stories we know about our closest friends are so funny we can't keep them to ourselves. These stories are simply told out of a mutual desire to laugh out loud and draw closer together in friendship and fellowship.

You shouldn't be able to get away with it at no personal cost, though. Thus, the idea of the 'under the bus' jar was born. It's payback. Literally.

Rules, disclaimers, and the importance of Proverbs 17:17:

• Person thrown under the bus shall decide amount of money owed (within reason and limited college student budget). Probably anywhere from $00.01 - $5.00.
• Bus thrower underer shall have approximately 24 hours to place cash amount owed into jar.
• If the story is NOT funny or, more importantly, if the person the story is about doesn't find it the least bit funny, you should definitely NOT throw them under the bus.
• Bus thrower underer shall not be liable for the possible chain reaction of friends that embellish, exaggerate, or pass on information expressed in the original story
• Remember, "a friend loves at all times". If you get thrown, or you're the one throwing, know that all is said out of "love and friendship". In other words, if you're willing to throw someone else under the bus, don't throw a hissy fit when they call you out or throw you under an equally embarrassing/funny bus. Love and friendship, love and friendship, love and friendship.

When this jar is full of money ------ we'll probably use it to pay our electric bill? I really don't know. If you have any suggestions, we would love to hear 'em. Other possible options we've thought of include: chocolate, board games, or new shoes.

under the bus jar - for when your friends throw you under the bus

In other news, this awesome looking jar was created using a technique found on Pinterest! Take clean glass vase or jar, mix acrylic paint with a tidge of water and pour in glass vase! Roll it around inside until inside surface is completely covered. Voilà! Beautifully custom colored vase!

***not based on true events AT ALL.

Sometimes we make a big deal...

out of things that are a BIG DEAL!

About a month ago, a BIG thing happened in our little Kansas town.

Dillons, the local grocery store, moved to a new location this spring. To celebrate the grand opening, we decided to host a formal affair. This wasn't a spur of the moment event. In fact, we've been planning the black tie formal since they began construction several months ago. In anticipation of the big day, we weekly asked the cashiers at the old Dillons location across the parking lot when the new store would be revealed to the public. Finally, in the middle of April, we put on our formal wear, grabbed our shopping lists, and caravanned on over to the new Dillons to celebrate the splendor of a brand spanking new place to buy our groceries. Only one person wore a black tie, but we were all pretty spiffed up.

Following the grocery shopping extraveganza, we heated up some Totino's pizza rolls and popped in a RedBox flick. Really classy...

Weston in his formal wear.

Don't worry, they have maps to help us find our treasure!

The whole group with all of our groceries!

If we don't make a big deal out of the small joys in life, who else is going to? 

We ALWAYS have a reason to celebrate.......

At our house, there is always a reason to celebrate. We celebrate birthdays, tornado watches, Tuesdays, and happy endings. In the month of April, we celebrated 4 birthdays and then ended the month with an epic birthday celebration weekend. The Friday night birthday party was a surprise, the Saturday night birthday party was pre-planned many months in advance, and the joyful Sunday celebration just came naturally. An entire weekend of unicorns, toddlers, dance moves, and tons of delicious foods! The birthday celebration was for Allie (22 y/o), Ezra (23 y/o), Wesley (23 y/o), and Sichaya (24 y/o). Take those ages into account as you absorb the photographic splendor that follows.

Yeah, that's right. You'll notice the Candy Mountain birthday cake and the homemade unicorn piñata. Our mothers think we have too much free time, our schoolwork is lacking, and our dance skills are rapidly increasing in awesome.