"nothing works if you don't"

A wise proverb that I am nearly certain I made up all by myself. This blog post goes out to all my fave working people out there, doing what they do and making the world a better place one day at a time. Jobs are a funny thing. You get up out of bed at an ugly hour only to get ready to go sit somewhere alllll day and do what someone tells you to do. Yes, even bosses have someone telling them what to do. The President, people. He is the boss of everyone. Yikes!

Political convictions aside, jobs are serious business. All of my recently graduated friends can attest to this, whether they have become recently employed or are currently participating in the "rat race". After all, you need a fab job to pay for food, sports cars, beach condos, and designer jeans. Not to mention saving up for a new iPhone!! The pressure is on, and I feel their pain. Sort of. I just hope to do something I love someday. Don't get me wrong, I am LOVING my current position as a part time pita roller/ Northgate Vintage lady, but I may have to seek a permanent dream post-grad. Yuck. In the meantime, I will wait patiently for the emerging profession of a Poolside Baby Keeper/Nordstrom's buyer Executive Lady breaks through in the workplace. Keeping my fingers crossed. Enough about my dreams, lets talk about people with real jobs, shall we? We shall.

Remember my bff Audrey? She is currently working for Assett Plus Companies in Houston. If you live in America, she has probably asked you to "like" it on Facebook. I am under the impression that Mr. and Mrs. Assett own all of the apartments in that city and Audrey is in charge of them. She worked her way up this ladder beginning in college at the Cambridge, a fancy shmancy student living place. She put in her time watching the freshman boys play sand volleyball, busting the pot heads and kicking them out, and taking calls in her office from her roommates. Seriously, though... Audrey is one of the hardest working gals that I know! Her best friend of a boss even convinced her into training for a triathlon so that they could get MORE work into the day. I love it, even if she is getting rid of her college pockets while I am not. Keep up the good work, Audra.

Its not all about getting down to business. I believe the children are the future... and so do Peter and MB. Yes, both of my siblings work in the education system and are influencing the next generation of real life people. Maribeth is moving to kindergarden this year and I am pretty sure she is excited about it. I would be too, less math, more naps. Campbell has received a promotion, heyyy. He is going to be the principal at the Garland campus of Vista Academy. We are all pulling for him and hoping that his first year as the youngest principal in the history of the world is a HUGE success. I am hoping to enter this field as well, someday. The Gillis family is full of educators and we often joke about opening our own Academy. I guess we aren't really joking. I am pretty serious about it, actually.


Don't get me wrong, the whole house is not just a bunch of intellectual braniacs. My mom has a much more important job than those two boneheads. She is taking care of the older generation by running a home for the elderly. Traditions Senior Living could not exist without people like Jan to laugh at the residents jokes, listen to their complaints, and kick out the squatters on their property. My mother is a friend to all, especially if you are old. She is the most loving companion any of those people could ask for. Kudos to you, Mom.

(after my mom taught all of her peeps how to Facebook)

What does my friend David do? Besides making me laugh alot, David is a professional musician. The straight laced business suit look is not for everyone, thats why David keeps his hair pretty shaggy. David decided to let everyone know he could sing once we graduated high school and went to college. His band Airplanes has a cd on iTunes- it is called Then Sings My Soul and you should buy it! He is very talented and very cool, I assure you. He has taken his big dreams to NYC and is working for some guy that is going to help him get some BIG connections to become a BIG star. I'm not sure exaclty what he does but thats the gist of it. Heres to being a rockstar and sticking it to the man, one show at a time.

Lets see here... what aspect of the real world have I not covered? I know. Accounting. As I may have mentioned before, my boyfriend Ryan is the smartest person I know (besides my Dad and Deboard). He is a whiz at Math and was awarded the Best/Most Handsome Accounting Intern Award in America this March! We are all so proud of his accomplishment. He will be working for a large accounting firm next fall and I think he is sort of excited about it (even though these people are such slave drivers that they are asking their interns to go to Disney World in August for paid vacation. I swear... some people are real sickos). I love listening to him talk about his smarty pants accounting stuff and look forward to him helping me complete my final math credit in the fall :)


No matter what your J-O-B is, I am proud of you for doing it. Unless you are doing something wrong/illegal.. then I hope you will quit and follow in the footsteps of any of the pre-mentioned persons in this blog. Happy Hump Day to all you work horses!!

bye, say bye.

Whit

miss me?

Well I have missed you, too. And here are the things that you have missed in the recent weeks!

4th of July in the ever exciting metropolis of Belton, Texas. Bret's family graciously hosted a large group of us- the Dominguez people know how to throw a party. Trust this.





The cousins came to Dallas and so did I- it was a lovely vacation getaway from life in College Station. We watched baseball, watched it rain, played Pit, and ate pretzels. And cake. And Burger Bar. Schmidts rule, you drool. As for the Wings baseball club.. winning is not everything. Trust me.




Katie and Mark became a married couple last weekend. Mr and Mrs. Gold! It was a beautiful ceremony and reception, getting the Gillis/Stutsman clan geared up for Campbell and Sarah's nuptials in October. Skinny Pete snagged this lovely shot of the couple on the dance floor. Congrats to the Gold family for snagging Katie... but we get Sarah. So there.


That pretty much sums up the high points! Other notable events? A visit from sweet Jen, a trip to Lake Waco, and CARLsbad is here visiting me. Yep.. she is on her way with sushi right now. Or she better be. I just get so hungry right around lunch time.
I'll be posting again soon- have a wonderful weekend, peeps!

bye, say bye!
Whit

Z is for ZARAH!

Happy birthday to my very favorite future sister in law, Sarah!! I lovingly refer to her as Zarah.. it is a public/private inside/outside joke referring to the lovely young man Brit that we both babysat here in college station. He is very fancy and elegant and pronounces her name Zarah. But this is not about Brit- it is about Zarah!

Sarah is 23 today and she is very special to the Gillis family! Campbell called Peter, my skinny brother, is the luckiest young man in the world because he has tricked Sarah into marrying him on October 23rd of this year. She has always been such a sweet friend to me throughout college and is someone I look up to. I really always have looked up to her, you see. In high school I envied her dancing skills and her beautiful curly hair. I could never have imagined she would end up with Campbell because at the time she was dating the 3rd string catcher and Acapella choir president- brother can't hang with that. She is fashionable,fun, sweet, calm, funny, beautiful, dainty, lady like, considerate, passionate, and captain forever.


Our first picture together, I believe.


my favorite picture of us- on engagement day :)

Love you, ZIL! Happy happy happy birthday!

bye, say bye.

Whitley

funny stuff

Want to read some intelligent and hilarious writing? Check out Carley Rae's BLOG. Her most recent post (featuring a live interview with singer/songwriter Jay Z) is funny and entertaining. She talks about life, love, and some funny childhood memories. Speaking of her childhood, here is a lovely photograph from Carl's youth for you faithful followers to enjoy.

Did I mention one of my bffs Kaci was in town? Well she is, and we painted the town red yesterday. I look forward to getting out of this class, going back home, and watching Kaci make a photo album for her dad. This cloudy, boring weather is the perfect environment for things like photo album making and watching the OC. I hope Cohen will come over and make us laugh, he is always such a nice house guest.


my two buds, Kace Face and Sethela.

hope you will all have yourselves a hump-day treat!

byyyeeee, say bye.

Whit

blessed beyond compare

Why, you ask? I will tell you. I simply don't have enough room on any blog spot to list all of the reasons that I, Whitley Gillis, am blessed. Today I am feeling blessed to be a "date" person. No, I am not referring to dates with boys consisting of mexican food and movies,though I do remember those too. I am talking about dates on the calender. Until recently I had decided that being a date person was a curse. I always remember the silliest things that happened ( first boyfriends, break ups, when I got my ears pierced, when I was asked to homecoming)- like I said. Nothing important. The other side of being a dates person is constantly thinking upon and remembering when things happen. This can be annoying and even sad when it comes to certain times of the year that mark anniversaries of deaths or tragedy. Like I said, only recently have I decided that this obsession with dates is a positive thing, a constant reminder of how blessed I have been, even if it weighs heavily on my heart at times.

I know, I know. You do not care that Lawson Short and I started dating on January 8, 2001 in the 7th grade and that I remember it. Neither do I, really. So why the dates speech? Today is a special day, but not a very happy one. Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of Emily Stuller, one of my best friends since elementary school. If you are a regular reader of this here blog then you have read about Emily before and how special she was to me and everyone that knew her. I pity those of you who didn't have the pleasure of her company because she was awesome, beautiful, and hilarious. The Good Lord called her home on June 29, 2009- an act I still cannot see as "good", but what is "good" is clearly not for me to decide (even though I certainly wish it was!) My other posts about Emily are here and here , and I believe they offer a little bit more detail about her.

For now and for today- I will count it as a blessing. The sadness, the sorrow, the hating that she is gone. I do not like it, but it is a blessing. 16 years of friendship ain't half bad. Enjoy some modeling shots of Emily that I captured over our years of fun- which is the very best thing to have : )










P.S- Pray for the Stuller Family today as this date weighs heavily on their hearts, too.

bye, say bye!

wishful thinking

wishing, and hoping, and thinking, and praying...

For this cute bathing suit. I neeeeeeed it I promise!


For some sweet potato fries from my favorite burger place.. it is lunch time and I am starving.


To be wherever this is for the rest of the week. I don't know where but I don't care- I want out of this yucky, boring rain.


To become best friends with the whole cast of Glee. I just know they would like me, and I'd love to give them some pointers on numbers for next year's Sectionals.


Also wishing and hoping for a new blog design or background or something snazzy. This color palette change is just not doing it for me.

Nothing wrong with a little bit of wishin' :)

bye, say bye!!

WAG

wasap wasap??

If you have ever been to Naked Fish, then you can hear that title in your head. Those of you that have not had the pleasure, I will explain. When you enter my favorite sushi establishment in Texas, they greet you with a traditional Japanese greeting. Since I am not Japanese, all I hear is exactly what it sounds like "Wasap wasap!?!" So, whats up peeps?!

I hope everyone reading this is having a wonderful day. How is my day? It is wonderful. I opted out of my first class today (sorry, Jan), only because I felt the disgusting nature of my house was more important to attend to ( you are welcome, Jan). My mom is the one who taught me the difference between a "messy" house and a "dirty" house. If you don't know the difference, get your own mom. Don't ask Ryan because he doesn't know either :) Today my house was messy AND dirty. So I got down on my hands and knees and swept and scrubbed the floors, cleaned the bathroom, and even sprayed the mirrors. I know, I know. I am becoming such a domestic goddess over here. It's a hard knock life, to say the least.


Moving on to things that matter. I am a day or two late on my weekend update so HERE is what I did. Went to DALLAS and first and foremost celebrated Charlie's birthday. Who is Charlie? Well scroll down and you will see! I ate wayyyyy too much throughout the weekend but hit up all my favorite spots so it was definitely worth it. There was an outdoor concert with some new friends, a wedding in Ennis, Texas on Saturday afternoon going right into the evening, and FATHERS DAY!

He's the boss, he's the boss, he's the big hairy boss!

Scott is the boss of our house and he is also our Dad. He is not so big anymore because he lost a bunch of weight but we still refer to him in this way because he LOVES it. My dad is the funniest and smartest father in the universe. SO much smarter than yours must be. He is not only a car selling expert, but he is a doctor, historian, dentist, and college professor on the side. Beat that! Love you bunches, Scooter!


That is all- bye, say bye!

Whitley