Vogue Sunglasses

I just wanted to share how much I appreciate my Lockheed Martin benefits. I received a free $99 pair of Vogue sunglasses through my eye care plan with LM. How awesome is that? I love the pair I chose:


Vogue Sunglasses, Violet

Happy summer and keep those eye balls protected properly!

Amanda

Prime Outlets with JZ

Yesterday I spent the afternoon with my good friend, Jared Zachary. He was in need of some new clothing, and he invited me along to the Prime Outlets on the West side of Orlando. I, too, was in need of some new clothing (particularly for work), so I accepted his invitation.

We started the afternoon off with a delicious lunch at Brio in Winter Park. I think Brio is my favorite Italian restaurant here in Orlando. After that we drove down I-4 to do some shopping. I am proud to report that I lasted about 3 hours, haha. That's pretty good for me.

He was able to acquire several shirts, jeans and shoes to meet his shopping needs. And I'm very happy with my similar purchases. Among the days shopping, here are my two most favorite buys:


Clarks Ashford, Brown - Clarks shoes are so darned comfortable, it's just insane; I couldn't pass up these adorable ballet slipper shoes



J. Crew Corduroy Pants, Grey - For years I've had my eye out for a nice pair of Cords that fit, and, finally, voila! Got 'em! Now I just need that cooler weather to waltz into the the up-coming season


Amanda

My First Etsy

Yay! I just posted my first Etsy item! What's Etsy? It's an online marketplace for hand-made goods. Check it out here.

I made a scarflette:



To see this item's Etsy listing, click here. Hey, it would make an excellent birthday or Christmas gift to someone who lives where it is cold in the winter, hehe!

Amanda

My Meetup Group

If you're reading this, you probably know how much I love books. For the last couple of months I've been trying to get involved with a book club in Orlando that I found through Meetup.com (check it out if you're unfamiliar). Unfortunately this group's Meetups were either too far away or already booked up. Slightly frustrated, but no less discouraged to be in a book club, I decided to found my own! So far there are 14 "book worms" in the group! I can't wait to meet these people! The first book we're reading is "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.



Amanda

Southern Foods Champs!

For the last couple months I had the pleasure of playing catcher on the Lockheed Martin Southern Foods softball team. It was a fantastic season! It took some time to get my swing back, literally, but I hit a beautiful line-drive in the last inning of the championship game. Not only that, but I caught 3 foul balls and had the winning play!

The team had the best season record, only having lost one game (and that was before I joined the team, so what does that tell ya? = P Hehe!). The semi-finals game was exciting, and we sort of slaughtered the other team in the championship game. Needless to say, I landed myself on a pretty darn good team! Doug is a great coach, and I have grown fond of my teammates (who now refer to me as Wendy, haha).

A victory drink was in order after taking the championship of a great season, so some of us met up at the Ale House. I am proud to say that it was during this evening that I finished my first beer. Completely and on my own entirely (not sure how this didn't occur many moons ago, back in my Purdue days... oh, well). The beer was a Corona with lime, and, while I couldn't do the "plug the neck and tip it upside down to get the lime flavor fused in well" trick, it honestly wasn't too bad! At some points I enjoyed the taste of the beer, actually. Towards the end of the drink it was a little rough... it got into the sock-taste phase with warming up and losing the carbonation, haha. Anyway, here's some photographic proof for you suckers who don't believe me:


drinking my first beer



myself, Ryan B., Tim



Ryan J., Mike, Amanda



[most of] the softball champions


I'm quite excited for next season! Who knew I'd find a renewed passion for softball (and baseball)?!


-Amanda