Yesterday I went to a nail salon to have my eyebrows waxed. For a couple days I had made comments about how my eyebrows were taking over my face and how badly I needed to have them cleaned up. But as I lay on the little waxing table I began to wonder; when did putting hot wax on your skin and ripping it off become "beautiful"? Who came up with the wonderful idea of ripping out hair on gorgeous womens bodies just to make them look better?
I suppose I do feel better about myself when I'm cleaned up, but I'm not entirely sure why. I'm not sure who told me that having hairy brows was bad. I look back at pictures of myself with my heavy eyebrows and cringe a little, but why? Years ago that wouldn't have even bothered me! Waxing eyebrows isn't the worse of it though...There are women who wax much more sensative areas, women who spend hours shaving, applying make-up and getting their hair done. We spend hundreds of dollars on clothing and beauty products. I miss the days when I could go out in jeans and hoodie, my hair a mess and not a speck of make-up on my face without a second thought.
So what is beauty? How did this current definition of beauty come to be? A complicated question for another day. In the meantime, try to find something beautiful about yourself each day. Be like THIS young girl and start each day with love and positivity! Look in the mirror as you get ready and tell yourself everything you love about yourself and your life, instead of just focusing on the bad and trying to cover it up.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas Eve
Hello everyone!! It is only an hour until it is officially Christmas. Today we spent the evening with my dad's side of the family. We went to my grandparents, had dinner, opened presents from them, gave them presents and just had some fun spending time together. I got to see my little cousin, who is five and who I absolutely adore. I love chasing her around and tickling her and nothing is better than a cute little kid hug :-)
One of our Christmas traditions is to do a raffle type thing. Each person draws a number. There are random presents (from the hostess) wrapped up and enough for each person to get one. If you drew #1 you choose a present first. Than, whoever has #2 can either choose a new present for themselves or steal the previous person's present and so on. We always have a lot of fun with this and there is always one silly present that everyone wants! This year there was a variety of ornaments. A couple years ago there were books, which was my favorite I think. What are your Christmas traditions?
When I was young, we used to spend Christmas morning and brunch with my dad's family and than spend the evening and dinner with my moms family. I remember being over-loaded with presents and having tons of crafts to make a huge mess with. I kind of miss those days, it was fun having SO much to do. But I suppose it was much more hectic for my parents. The last few years we have seperated the two families into Christmas Eve and Christmas day celebrations. I think this is a nicer way to do things, there aren't as many people all at once and you can enjoy everyones company more.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season and enjoying time with loved ones.
One of our Christmas traditions is to do a raffle type thing. Each person draws a number. There are random presents (from the hostess) wrapped up and enough for each person to get one. If you drew #1 you choose a present first. Than, whoever has #2 can either choose a new present for themselves or steal the previous person's present and so on. We always have a lot of fun with this and there is always one silly present that everyone wants! This year there was a variety of ornaments. A couple years ago there were books, which was my favorite I think. What are your Christmas traditions?
When I was young, we used to spend Christmas morning and brunch with my dad's family and than spend the evening and dinner with my moms family. I remember being over-loaded with presents and having tons of crafts to make a huge mess with. I kind of miss those days, it was fun having SO much to do. But I suppose it was much more hectic for my parents. The last few years we have seperated the two families into Christmas Eve and Christmas day celebrations. I think this is a nicer way to do things, there aren't as many people all at once and you can enjoy everyones company more.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season and enjoying time with loved ones.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
"A kiss can be a comma, a question mark, or an exclamation point"
Earlier today I was really angry with my boyfriend. He was supposed to come over and have lunch with me and I was really excited; it is odd hardly seeing him now, after seeing him every day at college. So around 11:00 I call to wake him up since I know he rarely gets up on his own. No answer. Over the next two hours or so I kept calling at random intervals...Nothing. Finally, around 2:00 he calls me backs and tells me that he was asleep, forgot to set an alarm and had his phone on a low volume. I can understand that this wasn't entirely his fault, shit happens, but this isn't the first time. But finally he gets here, because he has to pick something up, and instead of spending some time with me he gets on my computer and looks up a few things he needs to know. Again, I understand that sometimes there are more important things in life than hanging with a significant other, but I also kind of believe those things should be done before going to see that significant other.
So, after staying only about 20 minutes, in which he doesn't talk to me a whole lot, my boyfriend has to leave and I'm left behind a little sad and grumpy. I tell him I love him, of course, but don't give him a super long hug or kiss goodbye. Almost immediately after he leaves I feel awful. I hate leaving someone in anger. I text him and explain how I was feeling but remind him that I do love him and tell him to drive safe (hopefully he didn't read the text as he was driving).
One of my biggest fears is losing the people I love, particularly in a tragic sort of way. I'm scared of something awful happening to someone after a fight and never having a chance to apologize or losing someone before you have a change to tell them how you really feel.
Around 7:30 I get a text from my boy telling me he had been in a minor accident. I'm pretty sure my heart stopped for a second. The word "minor" didn't really register, all I could think was that he had been in some sort of accident and that it may have possibly been my fault for walking away angry. Luckily, my mom and I were out running errands and were very close to him. We went straight to where he was and saw that he really was all right. He took a wrong turn and ended up on a dark, dirt/gravel road in a slighly sketchy neighborhood and hit a boulder. The bumper of his car was pretty messed up and the car wasn't really safe to drive, but he was completely fine.
So the moral of this story, don't walk away from someone you love in anger. You don't want your last words to someone to be said in frustration. An "I love you" isn't quite the same, even if you totally mean it, if you're angry. Cherish every moment you have with loved ones and tell them every day what they mean to you.
So, after staying only about 20 minutes, in which he doesn't talk to me a whole lot, my boyfriend has to leave and I'm left behind a little sad and grumpy. I tell him I love him, of course, but don't give him a super long hug or kiss goodbye. Almost immediately after he leaves I feel awful. I hate leaving someone in anger. I text him and explain how I was feeling but remind him that I do love him and tell him to drive safe (hopefully he didn't read the text as he was driving).
One of my biggest fears is losing the people I love, particularly in a tragic sort of way. I'm scared of something awful happening to someone after a fight and never having a chance to apologize or losing someone before you have a change to tell them how you really feel.
Around 7:30 I get a text from my boy telling me he had been in a minor accident. I'm pretty sure my heart stopped for a second. The word "minor" didn't really register, all I could think was that he had been in some sort of accident and that it may have possibly been my fault for walking away angry. Luckily, my mom and I were out running errands and were very close to him. We went straight to where he was and saw that he really was all right. He took a wrong turn and ended up on a dark, dirt/gravel road in a slighly sketchy neighborhood and hit a boulder. The bumper of his car was pretty messed up and the car wasn't really safe to drive, but he was completely fine.
So the moral of this story, don't walk away from someone you love in anger. You don't want your last words to someone to be said in frustration. An "I love you" isn't quite the same, even if you totally mean it, if you're angry. Cherish every moment you have with loved ones and tell them every day what they mean to you.
Monday, December 20, 2010
The Christmas Tree hunt
Yesterday I went with my family and boyfriend to buy our Christmas tree! We go to the same tree farm every year (with the exception of last year, since there were three feet of snow) and walk around until we find the perfect tree that we all love. I remember when I was small, my grandparents would tie jingle bells around our wrists; when they could no longer hear bells they knew we had started to wander off or were up to something. Personally, I think this is a much better idea than leshes for children.
Anyways, this year we had some serious difficulty findding the perfect tree. We're not entirely sure why. Eventually though we found a good one, chopped it done and brought it home. The tree hunting part is usually done in good spirits, but for some reason no one really likes doing the actual decorating part. My dad is super specific and weird about the Christmas lights, my mom hates the ornaments part and my brother and I wind up trying to stay out of the way. It seems to be Christmas tradition that my dad ends up hiding away from everyone after Christmas tree hunting. But eventually we got everything done. Our tree looks beautiful; there is nothing better than a pretty tree.
I adore this time of year. I love seeing all the lights going up and seeing family out making Christmas memories. As tedious as it is, I love putting up ornaments and seeing all the fun times assosiated with them; babys firsts, musical notes, tiny glass dance slippers. I find it incredibly difficult to NOT be happy this time of year. What are your Christmas traditions? Do you have particular things you do with your family? Is there one ornament you absolutely love and have to put up every year? I have these two tiny kitten ornaments that I love for some reason. They're a set; you put the one ona higher branch and it's danging a ball of yarn, than you put the other lower down and it looks like its swatting at the yarn.
I hope everyone is having a good holiday season! Christmas is only five more days away :)
Anyways, this year we had some serious difficulty findding the perfect tree. We're not entirely sure why. Eventually though we found a good one, chopped it done and brought it home. The tree hunting part is usually done in good spirits, but for some reason no one really likes doing the actual decorating part. My dad is super specific and weird about the Christmas lights, my mom hates the ornaments part and my brother and I wind up trying to stay out of the way. It seems to be Christmas tradition that my dad ends up hiding away from everyone after Christmas tree hunting. But eventually we got everything done. Our tree looks beautiful; there is nothing better than a pretty tree.
I adore this time of year. I love seeing all the lights going up and seeing family out making Christmas memories. As tedious as it is, I love putting up ornaments and seeing all the fun times assosiated with them; babys firsts, musical notes, tiny glass dance slippers. I find it incredibly difficult to NOT be happy this time of year. What are your Christmas traditions? Do you have particular things you do with your family? Is there one ornament you absolutely love and have to put up every year? I have these two tiny kitten ornaments that I love for some reason. They're a set; you put the one ona higher branch and it's danging a ball of yarn, than you put the other lower down and it looks like its swatting at the yarn.
I hope everyone is having a good holiday season! Christmas is only five more days away :)
Friday, December 17, 2010
Home for the holiday's!
I am incredibly happy to be home, especially since we were lucky to get here! Some snow storms started rolling in only hours behind us and if we had waited another day to leave we probably wouldn't have made it back. Anyways, it is so weird to be done with my first semester of college! It seems like only yesterday I was applying to various schools, going to my senior prom, graduating and spending an amazing summer with friends and family. I'm not really sure where time went!
All in all I think my first semester was a success. As far as I know I got all A's and one B (in math). The workload wasn't as bad as I expected and the whole transition wasn't as weird as I thought it would be. There are alot of things I learned the last couple of months that I would like to share.
First of all, you can't be too self conscious. The most important thing you can do at college is be outgoing. You are surrounded by awesome people, you just need to talk to them. The few friends I have made are people who I went out of my comfort zone a little to talk to. Looking back, I realize that I probably missed out on some possibly good friendships just because I didn't speak up. It can be hard to branch out a little and make yourself vulnerable in some ways, but you really won't be happy if you don't. Talk to people and get involved!
With that being said, you also need to let friendships happen naturally. There were a few people who I felt like I really need to try with, it wasn't completely comfortable and normal. Don't do that! If you don't completely click than move on. When I stop and think about it I realize that I have had to make all new friends. First grade I already knew a few kids from various childhood activities, all through elementry school I was surrounded by the same people, going into middle school I changed schools but had a few people I hung out with until I transitioned into a group that fit me better and going into high school I had a pretty good group of friends already, it just expanded. College is a totally different experiance though...In alot of cases your thrown into a completely new situation. And in my case, a situation where a lot of people's transition to college was alot like that from middle to high school...With friendships already made. It just takes time, you gotta just let it happen!
Something that caught me off guard about college was how much free time I had. I expected to be constantly busy and there were weeks when I was, but there were also weeks when I had absolutely nothing to do! You really want to get involved in campus life so you don't end up sitting around in your dorm all the time.
I also learned that although people are always warning you about the "freshman 15" and complaining about how lazy and unfit college students are...The campus dining pretty much sets you up for failure. Sure, there are people who over-indulge, but basically anything you get on campus is awful for you. I looked up the nutrition info for my school's food and even the "good" stuff isn't all that good for you. If you want to stay health in college you really have to try. Going to the gym is a life saver.
You know what, I'm really sleepy. I think that is all for tonight! :)
All in all I think my first semester was a success. As far as I know I got all A's and one B (in math). The workload wasn't as bad as I expected and the whole transition wasn't as weird as I thought it would be. There are alot of things I learned the last couple of months that I would like to share.
First of all, you can't be too self conscious. The most important thing you can do at college is be outgoing. You are surrounded by awesome people, you just need to talk to them. The few friends I have made are people who I went out of my comfort zone a little to talk to. Looking back, I realize that I probably missed out on some possibly good friendships just because I didn't speak up. It can be hard to branch out a little and make yourself vulnerable in some ways, but you really won't be happy if you don't. Talk to people and get involved!
With that being said, you also need to let friendships happen naturally. There were a few people who I felt like I really need to try with, it wasn't completely comfortable and normal. Don't do that! If you don't completely click than move on. When I stop and think about it I realize that I have had to make all new friends. First grade I already knew a few kids from various childhood activities, all through elementry school I was surrounded by the same people, going into middle school I changed schools but had a few people I hung out with until I transitioned into a group that fit me better and going into high school I had a pretty good group of friends already, it just expanded. College is a totally different experiance though...In alot of cases your thrown into a completely new situation. And in my case, a situation where a lot of people's transition to college was alot like that from middle to high school...With friendships already made. It just takes time, you gotta just let it happen!
Something that caught me off guard about college was how much free time I had. I expected to be constantly busy and there were weeks when I was, but there were also weeks when I had absolutely nothing to do! You really want to get involved in campus life so you don't end up sitting around in your dorm all the time.
I also learned that although people are always warning you about the "freshman 15" and complaining about how lazy and unfit college students are...The campus dining pretty much sets you up for failure. Sure, there are people who over-indulge, but basically anything you get on campus is awful for you. I looked up the nutrition info for my school's food and even the "good" stuff isn't all that good for you. If you want to stay health in college you really have to try. Going to the gym is a life saver.
You know what, I'm really sleepy. I think that is all for tonight! :)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose"
Twelve hours from now I will be leaving school and heading home! Another twelve hours after than and I'll actually be home! I am so excited for winter break and having some time to relax. It was kind of strange, I had a movie night with some friends tonight and I realized that I won't be seeing them for a whole month. I think thats the strangest thing about going to college so far away, how seperate my various friends are. My back home friends will probably never meet my college friends and vice versa. And I can't meet up with my college friends over breaks or be there for my home friends during hard times. But even though it is a little strange and new for me; I can't wait to see my home friends this break and I can't wait to make even more college friends next semester! As I meet new people I keep thinking about if I'll be friends with them all through college, or if one of them will end up beign in my wedding, things like that. Its silly, but I can't wait to see how things turn out, I can't wait to see where this road is taking me!
Anyways, I might not post over the next couple days. I have a ridiculously long day tomorrow, fueled by an unhealthy amount of caffine and than crashing on Thursday. I hope everyone who is in school is having a good end of the semester, and those of you who aren't; I hope you're excited for the holiday season!
Anyways, I might not post over the next couple days. I have a ridiculously long day tomorrow, fueled by an unhealthy amount of caffine and than crashing on Thursday. I hope everyone who is in school is having a good end of the semester, and those of you who aren't; I hope you're excited for the holiday season!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Hello: My Name Is Katie
I have seen a lot of blogs lately where the blogger lists 10 things about themselves. This is a trend that is also common on facebook "notes" and something that I love! I love learning about people and seeing what they find important enough to share with other people. So read on if you want to get to know me!
1. I am an extremely emotional and compassionate person. My feelings are hurt easily, shows like "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" bring a tear to my eye, I empathize with everyone and if you're a close friend of mine I'll feel what you feel. Its hard for me to see someone crying and upset and not get upset myself. However, I feel like this is going to make me stronger in my career; I'll obviously need to hold myself together during therapy sessions, but my emotions will allow me to really connect with others.
2. Expanding on that, I am going to be a social worker when I grow up. I mostly want to work with kids and teenagers; thos who have been abused, hurt or just live in bad conditions. I think too many children are turned away and not enough is done to help them. I want to be a voice for thsoe who can't speak for themselves.
3. Love is my favorite emotion. Romantic love or friendly love, it's all good. I love surrounding myself with amazing people and doing things to make them smile. I love loving people and telling them I love them. I sort of jumble love, smiles and happiness all together; the people I love always make me smile and bring so much happiness into my life. I really believe that there are all kind of different ways to love people.
4. I'm a pretty normal person but I also like to be a little ecentric. My socks never ever match. I'm a big fan of piercins and tattoos (in moderation though) and I like to do things that make me feel good. I don't care if my outfit isn't perfectly stylish or perfectly matched; if I'm comfortable and confident thats all that matters. I like to dye my hair fun colors too it has been blue, purple, red, blonde, dark brown, light brown....
5. I like to write. I like writing notes, stupid stories, letters, journal entries, scrapbook journaling, essays etc. I feel like writing is one of the best ways to preserve memories. I'm not the best writer in the world but I don't particularly care because it makes me happy. I have kept journals since about 6th grade and still have them all. I'm always scared someone will find them and read them but at the same time I hope someone at some point and time reads them. Maybe my grandchildren or something. I don't want all my memories to go to waste. But at the same time I've considred burning them all before I die.
6. I like doing crafy things like crocheting, making friendships bracelets, making scrapbooks or doing random arts and crafts projects. My favorite thing is to make a present for someone for a holiday or birthday instead of just buying something. When I was little I always dreamed of opening my own little store where I sold things like blankets and bracelets that I made.
7. My biggest girly weakness is make up and my hair. I don't care about designer clothes or wearing high heeled shoes. I don't care if I get a little dirty or messy. I don't mind playing video games or playing with the boys. I like purses but once I find one I like I keep it forever; I don't get the whole changing purses to match your outfit thing. And I like jewlery but tend to wear the same things. Make up though...I love messing around with make up and different looks. And I hate when my hair looks awful.
8. Music has been a huge part of my life. I have been around marching band since 5th grade when my brother joined. I was in concert band all through middle school than joined marching and continued with concert band in high school. I have spent many weekends at band competitions and some of my favorite memories are band trips. My closesest friend are all band geeks. I actually miss band alot, its sad. And I'm always listening to music, I like all sorts of genres.
9. I adore animals. Whenever I see a stray I want to take it home with me. I want to volunteer at the humane society over the summer and I have to play with the puppies every time I'm at a pet store. When I grow up I want puppies, kittens, fish tanks, a tea cup big and any little critters I fall in love with.
10. I'm an easy going, laid back person. Some people mistake my quietness for being stuck up or really shy. That actually isn't very true, I love people, talking to people and meeting new people. But more often than not I like listening and observing the things going on around me. It is hard for me to make new friends sometimes, because I'm not usually the one to initiate a conversation with a stranger, but I love when someone new talks to me. Once you get to know me I can definitely ramble at you alot :)
1. I am an extremely emotional and compassionate person. My feelings are hurt easily, shows like "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" bring a tear to my eye, I empathize with everyone and if you're a close friend of mine I'll feel what you feel. Its hard for me to see someone crying and upset and not get upset myself. However, I feel like this is going to make me stronger in my career; I'll obviously need to hold myself together during therapy sessions, but my emotions will allow me to really connect with others.
2. Expanding on that, I am going to be a social worker when I grow up. I mostly want to work with kids and teenagers; thos who have been abused, hurt or just live in bad conditions. I think too many children are turned away and not enough is done to help them. I want to be a voice for thsoe who can't speak for themselves.
3. Love is my favorite emotion. Romantic love or friendly love, it's all good. I love surrounding myself with amazing people and doing things to make them smile. I love loving people and telling them I love them. I sort of jumble love, smiles and happiness all together; the people I love always make me smile and bring so much happiness into my life. I really believe that there are all kind of different ways to love people.
4. I'm a pretty normal person but I also like to be a little ecentric. My socks never ever match. I'm a big fan of piercins and tattoos (in moderation though) and I like to do things that make me feel good. I don't care if my outfit isn't perfectly stylish or perfectly matched; if I'm comfortable and confident thats all that matters. I like to dye my hair fun colors too it has been blue, purple, red, blonde, dark brown, light brown....
5. I like to write. I like writing notes, stupid stories, letters, journal entries, scrapbook journaling, essays etc. I feel like writing is one of the best ways to preserve memories. I'm not the best writer in the world but I don't particularly care because it makes me happy. I have kept journals since about 6th grade and still have them all. I'm always scared someone will find them and read them but at the same time I hope someone at some point and time reads them. Maybe my grandchildren or something. I don't want all my memories to go to waste. But at the same time I've considred burning them all before I die.
6. I like doing crafy things like crocheting, making friendships bracelets, making scrapbooks or doing random arts and crafts projects. My favorite thing is to make a present for someone for a holiday or birthday instead of just buying something. When I was little I always dreamed of opening my own little store where I sold things like blankets and bracelets that I made.
7. My biggest girly weakness is make up and my hair. I don't care about designer clothes or wearing high heeled shoes. I don't care if I get a little dirty or messy. I don't mind playing video games or playing with the boys. I like purses but once I find one I like I keep it forever; I don't get the whole changing purses to match your outfit thing. And I like jewlery but tend to wear the same things. Make up though...I love messing around with make up and different looks. And I hate when my hair looks awful.
8. Music has been a huge part of my life. I have been around marching band since 5th grade when my brother joined. I was in concert band all through middle school than joined marching and continued with concert band in high school. I have spent many weekends at band competitions and some of my favorite memories are band trips. My closesest friend are all band geeks. I actually miss band alot, its sad. And I'm always listening to music, I like all sorts of genres.
9. I adore animals. Whenever I see a stray I want to take it home with me. I want to volunteer at the humane society over the summer and I have to play with the puppies every time I'm at a pet store. When I grow up I want puppies, kittens, fish tanks, a tea cup big and any little critters I fall in love with.
10. I'm an easy going, laid back person. Some people mistake my quietness for being stuck up or really shy. That actually isn't very true, I love people, talking to people and meeting new people. But more often than not I like listening and observing the things going on around me. It is hard for me to make new friends sometimes, because I'm not usually the one to initiate a conversation with a stranger, but I love when someone new talks to me. Once you get to know me I can definitely ramble at you alot :)
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Winter Wonderland
A majority of the time I really love snow. I love the way their air feels and smells right before it snows. I love how the snow transforms the world and makes everything look beautiful and clean. I love snowball fights and making snowmen. I love hot chocolate after a day of sledding. But right now, I am not enjoying the fact that I am 600 miles south of my home state and have had significantly more snow than them! The snow had better stop soon, otherwise I won't be able to get home on Wednesday. Anyways, heres a few pictures...
Eleven Elephants
The other night I was sleepily texting my boyfriend before I feel asleep I told him that I love him tons and he responded with something that I thought meant, "how many tons?". My sleepy mind decided that eleven elephants (since eleven is the day of our anniversary and since I like elephants which weigh alot) sounded like the perfect answer. I fell asleep before I could explain or before I could see how confused he was since he actually didn't say anything along the lines of "how many tons". It has since become a joke between the two of us, I always tell him, "I love you eleven elephants" now when I say goodbye or want to be cheesy instead of sayings, "I love tons and tons". In my opinion, laughter and jokes are one of the most important things you can have in a relationships.
If there is one thing my relationship is NOT lacking, it is definitely sillyness. We definitely don't take ourselves to seriously and like to mess around with each other. If I think Sam is looking too serious after working on homework for awhile I'll go tackle him and engage him in a tickle war. I'm sure his neighbors probably think we're pretty weird; with the amount of laughing, squeaking (I occasionally squeak when tickled), yelling and running around that happens in here. When I'm upset Sam makes sure he tells some stupid jokes or sings a silly song or makes faces at me until I cave in and laugh. I absolutely love this about us. We know when to be serious and have had many deep conversations, but we ALWAYS make each other laugh. Imagine how boring a relationship would be without laughter. I know I wouldn't be happy with a guy who couldn't put a grin on my face when I was feeling down.
My challange for anyone who happens to read this is to put a little sillyness in your laugh. Squirt your partner with water as you're doing dishes, tackle him in the snow, making up a song and start singing just because. I promise you, you can't go wrong with laughter.
Disclaimer: If your significant other is in serious pain, crying hysterically or trying to talk about something serious (like breaking up, babies, in-laws) you may not wanna crack a joke. Use your brain; an ill-placed giggle could end in trouble.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Why Can't People Hibernate?
I think I'm coming down with a cold or the flu/ I have been feeling sick to my stomach, headachey and completely worn out (although I have been sleeping tons) for the past couple of days. I'm hoping that this is just my body telling me that it is the end of the year and that it needs a break and not actually sickness. Luckily I only have two finals left, neither of which I'm particularly worried about so I'm able to relax alot. I'm hoping the tummy-hurt goes away before I head home though...A 12 hour drive home with the stomach flu would not be fun.
I got all of my family Christmas shopping done yesterday! I was very proud of myself; I bought cards, wrapping paper, everything! And all together I spent less than $150 for all three of them. If there is one thing I'm good at it's thrifty shopping. Now all I need to do is find some presents for my boy. Usually I have a mixture of funny and cute ideas, but I'm totally drawing a blank right now! He won't give me any ideas and just says, "you always pick good stuff! Just get me something good". Thanks alot babe.
I have to start packing my room up tomorrow. I'm looking forward to switching rooms and either rooming with a friend or a new person who will hopefully become a friend, but I'm not looking forward to moving all my crap. I have too much stuff. I have been sending pathetic emails to the housing people explaining that I live so far away and can't get all my stuff home and begging them to please let me move my stuff straight to my new dorm instead of brining it all home. I hope it works, keep your fingers crossed!
Anyways, stay tuned, hopefully I'll have something more insightful to say tomorrow :)
I got all of my family Christmas shopping done yesterday! I was very proud of myself; I bought cards, wrapping paper, everything! And all together I spent less than $150 for all three of them. If there is one thing I'm good at it's thrifty shopping. Now all I need to do is find some presents for my boy. Usually I have a mixture of funny and cute ideas, but I'm totally drawing a blank right now! He won't give me any ideas and just says, "you always pick good stuff! Just get me something good". Thanks alot babe.
I have to start packing my room up tomorrow. I'm looking forward to switching rooms and either rooming with a friend or a new person who will hopefully become a friend, but I'm not looking forward to moving all my crap. I have too much stuff. I have been sending pathetic emails to the housing people explaining that I live so far away and can't get all my stuff home and begging them to please let me move my stuff straight to my new dorm instead of brining it all home. I hope it works, keep your fingers crossed!
Anyways, stay tuned, hopefully I'll have something more insightful to say tomorrow :)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
The Mac to my Cheese
Today I wanted to talk about something that is important to every person in the world; friendships. I have been really blessed when it comes to good friendships. When I was only a year old I met my first best friend, Lauren, who was the daughter of my parents close friends. We basically grew up together and during those tricky late elementry schools days, when no one really knows where they belong or who they should be, she was always there. We didn't go to the same school so it didn't matter who we hung out with or what we were into, we just knew we were friends. Thats the one thing I miss about being young, the simplicity of everything. Elementry school was kind of a mess of friendships for me, I never really fit in with anyone and to be perfectly honest some of my friends were mini-bitches.
Middle school was a whole different story. I moved the summer before sixth grade and had to go to a new school where I didn't really know anyone. At first I hung out with the few kids who went to my elementry school and eventually I drifted into a group of friends that fit me better; two girls I met in dance the year before Ashley and Anna and than a few people we met along the way. I miss those days, there is nothing like middle school friendships where the most exciting thing in the world was getting to ride the bus home with them and spend an afternoon together eating pop tarts and cookie dough (although the cookie dough part totally still happens today). Sixth grade was also the year I joined band...It was fate from there!
The summer before Freshman year I became a certified band geek and went to my very first band camp. This is where some of my life long friendships formed...Although it's only been four years I know I'll stay close with a few of them forever. It is kind of funny how my group of friends formed, all the girls came from the same middle school and all the boys were from another. The girls thought the guys were the weirdest people ever. There was Lucas who always wore an Orange Crush shirt, slightly awkward Sam, Kyle who was kind of a jerk that first year (love you!) and Alex who I think is the one we all thought was cute. There was also Laura, the one girl who didn't go to middle school with the rest of us. The rest of us being myself (Katie), Carly, Liz, Sammi, Kristen and in later years Sarah. I don't really remember how it happened but one day we were all strangers and the next we were nicknamed the "crack posse" because of how crazy we all were together. I think the fact that Alex and I became close when he hit me in the face with a dodgeball and made me cry in gym class, gives you an idea of just how odd we all were...are :) I can't even begin to explain the kind of trouble we have gotten into; super gluing pennies to the floor, crazy memories on band trips, stuffing people in lockers, hiding things in the ceiling, silly string, keeping bugs as pets in a locker (ew, I know), crazy movie nights and of course plenty of drama. We all had our fights and troubles and some of us have definitely drifted apart (for the best in my opinion), but over all when I look back on those friendships I can't help but smile.
Now of course I have to give a shoutout to my bestest friend, Carly. Its funny how even within the group we kind of divded into subgroups. Carly and I were always super close, than Liz and Laura, Sammi and Kristen and when Sarah came I think she just loved everyone! Anyways, Carly Carly Carly...I gotta fess up, it was the two of us who super glued pennies to the floor and laughed, ALOT as people tried to pick them up. We have had our fights, our own silly litte drama, but the good memories by far out weigh the bad. So many movie nights, inside jokes, laughing hysterically while trying to fall asleep in Disney World and of course plenty of mischief! We're 600 miles apart now in college but we write letters to each other all the time. And yes, we still eat cookie dough! I think what really kept the two of us close is that we have always been honest with each other; we're usually not afraid to tell the other if she is being a bitch and needs to mellow out, in nicer words though! I think thats one of the most important things in a friendship, honesty. You gotta be upfront with each other or neither of you will be happy. The fact that we bitched about the same peole also helped ;-)
One of the weirdest things about friendships for me is how easily they change. I remember those middle school friendships and how we always promised we would be friends forever and be bridesmaids in each others weddings, and I hardly talk to them now. I still love them and miss them but things aren't the same anymore. I hope my high school friendships and the friendships I'm making in college don't change like that. I think the older you get, the stronger your friendships are even if you don't know the people for as long. But you do know yourself better, you know what you want in relationships both friendly and romantic and you know how to be a better friend in return.
I guess thats all for now. Maybe later I'll talk about what it means to be a good friend and actually tell you the important stuff about the friendships I have had, but today I just wanted to tell you all about the wonderful people I have been lucky enough to call friends. They have helped get me to where I am today and lately I have realized how much things have changed, yet again. I just wanted to let all those people know they have had an impact on my life, no matter what college brings or what happens in our future, we will always be the crack posse.
Oh yeah...And to those of you who were on the merry-go-round adventures, we need firewords!
Middle school was a whole different story. I moved the summer before sixth grade and had to go to a new school where I didn't really know anyone. At first I hung out with the few kids who went to my elementry school and eventually I drifted into a group of friends that fit me better; two girls I met in dance the year before Ashley and Anna and than a few people we met along the way. I miss those days, there is nothing like middle school friendships where the most exciting thing in the world was getting to ride the bus home with them and spend an afternoon together eating pop tarts and cookie dough (although the cookie dough part totally still happens today). Sixth grade was also the year I joined band...It was fate from there!
The summer before Freshman year I became a certified band geek and went to my very first band camp. This is where some of my life long friendships formed...Although it's only been four years I know I'll stay close with a few of them forever. It is kind of funny how my group of friends formed, all the girls came from the same middle school and all the boys were from another. The girls thought the guys were the weirdest people ever. There was Lucas who always wore an Orange Crush shirt, slightly awkward Sam, Kyle who was kind of a jerk that first year (love you!) and Alex who I think is the one we all thought was cute. There was also Laura, the one girl who didn't go to middle school with the rest of us. The rest of us being myself (Katie), Carly, Liz, Sammi, Kristen and in later years Sarah. I don't really remember how it happened but one day we were all strangers and the next we were nicknamed the "crack posse" because of how crazy we all were together. I think the fact that Alex and I became close when he hit me in the face with a dodgeball and made me cry in gym class, gives you an idea of just how odd we all were...are :) I can't even begin to explain the kind of trouble we have gotten into; super gluing pennies to the floor, crazy memories on band trips, stuffing people in lockers, hiding things in the ceiling, silly string, keeping bugs as pets in a locker (ew, I know), crazy movie nights and of course plenty of drama. We all had our fights and troubles and some of us have definitely drifted apart (for the best in my opinion), but over all when I look back on those friendships I can't help but smile.
Now of course I have to give a shoutout to my bestest friend, Carly. Its funny how even within the group we kind of divded into subgroups. Carly and I were always super close, than Liz and Laura, Sammi and Kristen and when Sarah came I think she just loved everyone! Anyways, Carly Carly Carly...I gotta fess up, it was the two of us who super glued pennies to the floor and laughed, ALOT as people tried to pick them up. We have had our fights, our own silly litte drama, but the good memories by far out weigh the bad. So many movie nights, inside jokes, laughing hysterically while trying to fall asleep in Disney World and of course plenty of mischief! We're 600 miles apart now in college but we write letters to each other all the time. And yes, we still eat cookie dough! I think what really kept the two of us close is that we have always been honest with each other; we're usually not afraid to tell the other if she is being a bitch and needs to mellow out, in nicer words though! I think thats one of the most important things in a friendship, honesty. You gotta be upfront with each other or neither of you will be happy. The fact that we bitched about the same peole also helped ;-)
One of the weirdest things about friendships for me is how easily they change. I remember those middle school friendships and how we always promised we would be friends forever and be bridesmaids in each others weddings, and I hardly talk to them now. I still love them and miss them but things aren't the same anymore. I hope my high school friendships and the friendships I'm making in college don't change like that. I think the older you get, the stronger your friendships are even if you don't know the people for as long. But you do know yourself better, you know what you want in relationships both friendly and romantic and you know how to be a better friend in return.
I guess thats all for now. Maybe later I'll talk about what it means to be a good friend and actually tell you the important stuff about the friendships I have had, but today I just wanted to tell you all about the wonderful people I have been lucky enough to call friends. They have helped get me to where I am today and lately I have realized how much things have changed, yet again. I just wanted to let all those people know they have had an impact on my life, no matter what college brings or what happens in our future, we will always be the crack posse.
Oh yeah...And to those of you who were on the merry-go-round adventures, we need firewords!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Wasn't that just yesterday?!
It seems like only yesterday my parents were driving away, waving frantically out the window as they left me here in Tennessee all alone, not knowing a soul...Except Sam, but he doesn't count because he lived all the way across campus and I was all alone on my side of campus. And now here I am, sitting in my dorm room which has more of my stuff in it than my room at home. And even weirder, the semester is over! Today I sat in my last math class EVER. Never again will I have to figure out what the fuck X is and how X+Y/D*10^46.3 is equal to 2. Because honestly, thats how math is for me. I am not bad at math exactly, I just got stuck with awful teachers who made no attempt to help me for so long that I just gave up. But I just have to take ONE more math test and than I'm done. For good. No more. I'll buy one of those niffy programs that figures out your taxes and finances for youwhen I grow up. Or better yet, hire someone else to do it! If you can't tell, I am really excited about this.
I'm excited to be done with this semester in general. Your first semester of college is just so stressful; figuring out who your friends are, worrying about where to sit at lunch, worrying about looking like a loser if you sit by yourself, trying to avoid the freshman 15 and being overwhelmed with work. But now I know a few things: I'm surrounded by tons of nice people, there is always someone to talk to, no one cares if I sit by myself at lunch, if I go to the gym at least half the times I say I will than that pizza really won't catch up with me and the work isn't all that hard if you stay organized. All that knowledge, plus the fact that I have an awesome schedule next semester is great. Oh and there is the small fact that I get to go home and spend a whole month with my family, friends that I know through and through and eat something besides pizza ;-)
For some reason I am absolutely exhausted, so sorry if I am rambling a ton. I'm just REALLY excited. I have such a good feeling about the next couple months. I have to make some big decisions (like joining the reserves as I mentioned earlier) but once those decisions are made...They're made! You can't worry about something anymore once it's decided. There are all sorts of things I want to talk about, but I'm gonna shut up right now before lots of stupid things come out. My brain doesn't make much sense once it gets sleepy. I about died laughing earlier...I told my boyfriend he made me so happy that if I was a puppy my tail would be wagging so much I wouldn't be able to walk, and than he said something kinda dumb so I told him my tail was no longer wagging. And than when he said goodbye I informed him, while giggling hysterically, "It was just a tale about the tails!! My TAIL didn't stop wagging it was just a TALE. GET IT?! GET IT?!". I think I'm lucky he puts up with me :)
I'm excited to be done with this semester in general. Your first semester of college is just so stressful; figuring out who your friends are, worrying about where to sit at lunch, worrying about looking like a loser if you sit by yourself, trying to avoid the freshman 15 and being overwhelmed with work. But now I know a few things: I'm surrounded by tons of nice people, there is always someone to talk to, no one cares if I sit by myself at lunch, if I go to the gym at least half the times I say I will than that pizza really won't catch up with me and the work isn't all that hard if you stay organized. All that knowledge, plus the fact that I have an awesome schedule next semester is great. Oh and there is the small fact that I get to go home and spend a whole month with my family, friends that I know through and through and eat something besides pizza ;-)
For some reason I am absolutely exhausted, so sorry if I am rambling a ton. I'm just REALLY excited. I have such a good feeling about the next couple months. I have to make some big decisions (like joining the reserves as I mentioned earlier) but once those decisions are made...They're made! You can't worry about something anymore once it's decided. There are all sorts of things I want to talk about, but I'm gonna shut up right now before lots of stupid things come out. My brain doesn't make much sense once it gets sleepy. I about died laughing earlier...I told my boyfriend he made me so happy that if I was a puppy my tail would be wagging so much I wouldn't be able to walk, and than he said something kinda dumb so I told him my tail was no longer wagging. And than when he said goodbye I informed him, while giggling hysterically, "It was just a tale about the tails!! My TAIL didn't stop wagging it was just a TALE. GET IT?! GET IT?!". I think I'm lucky he puts up with me :)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy; I'm telling you it's going to be worth it"
Finals have started...That means my brain is fried. I don't have any fun stories right now because all I have done lately is study, go to class, sleep, eat and occasionally relax. I'll be heading home next Wednesday though, only a week to go. I have had some time to work on my crochet though, see for yourself:
Two down, only seven more to go! And than I need to figure out how to stich them all together. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. It didn't take me long at all to get that blue one done, but the purple one was a BITCH. I had to rip that thing out so many times it wasn't even funny. But I'm on a roll now. I'm hoping to have the whole thing done by Christmas as a present to myself. Than my next mission will be a baby blanket for my cousin (she is due sometime over the summer!) and trying to figure out how to make socks.
I'm exhausted and gonna go sleep now. I hope you guys are having a wonderful week and I'll hopefully have something more entertaining to tell you tomorrow :)
I'm exhausted and gonna go sleep now. I hope you guys are having a wonderful week and I'll hopefully have something more entertaining to tell you tomorrow :)
Monday, December 6, 2010
Books. Books. Books.
I am seriously addicted to books. There was this one time my mom and I went to the library, we wandered around for awhile and than both left with an armful of books. We than proceeded to a book store where we needed to buy a book for a friend; we had borrowed it, it fell in a puddle, we wanted to replace it. A simple enough mission, right? Wrong. Even though we had a nice stack of (free!) books waiting for us in the car we both had to look around some; the lovely smell of fresh new books and delicious book store coffee teasing us. If you haven't already guessed the end of this story...We bought a replacement book for the friend and than left with a few more new ones for ourselves. Seriously, it's an addiction. My parents have never censored my reading and have encouraged me to read for a very early age. Thanks to them, my nose is ALWAYS in a book and I always have one in my purse. I have a nice stack of books sitting on my desk at home that I have already finished and don't have space for in my dorm. It's sad. But I must say, I think this is a much healthier addiction than crack, thank-you-very-much!
Anyways, I just wanted to share a few of the books I have read most recently! What are you reading? What are your favorite books of all time?
1. "The Children Of Men" by P.D. James. This one was an assignment for my English class. I usually don't like reading assigned books, for me it takes all the fun out of it. But this one was pretty good. The human race has gone infertile and there is no one on earth younger than 25. It was pretty interesting and creepy to think about; what would it be like if that really happened?
2. "Oogy" by Larry Levin. You could compare "Oogy" to the well known book "Marley and Me" although in my opinion the latter was a better book. Oogy was a fighting dog who wouldn't fight, was attacked and than left for dead. Out of the goodness of their hearts a vet and his staff did surgery to save for the dog at their own expense and a family eventually adopted him and learned many lessons through him. It was a cute story, but I found "Marley and Me" to be more relatable and written better.
3. "Dismantled" by Jennifer McMahon. If you read the series or have seen the TV show "Pretty Little Liars" than you can compare this book to a grown up version of those series. When I first started reading I thought it was kinda silly, predictable. But I actually couldn't put it down, I really wanted to know what was really going on to freak this family out. The ending was not at all what I expected! I love when that happens. If you want a suspensful, easy read than check it out.
4. And finally, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson". When I first started this book I thought it was incredibly boring but than I was HOOKED. I love stories like this that are told from different perspective and that really keep you guessing until the end. You definitely need to pay attention when you read but at the same time it isn't exactly a difficult read. It's hard to explain. But I definitely suggest it! I have the second book in the trilogy and will be reading it soon :)
I hope I gave you a few good reading ideas! Have a great Monday.
Anyways, I just wanted to share a few of the books I have read most recently! What are you reading? What are your favorite books of all time?
1. "The Children Of Men" by P.D. James. This one was an assignment for my English class. I usually don't like reading assigned books, for me it takes all the fun out of it. But this one was pretty good. The human race has gone infertile and there is no one on earth younger than 25. It was pretty interesting and creepy to think about; what would it be like if that really happened?
2. "Oogy" by Larry Levin. You could compare "Oogy" to the well known book "Marley and Me" although in my opinion the latter was a better book. Oogy was a fighting dog who wouldn't fight, was attacked and than left for dead. Out of the goodness of their hearts a vet and his staff did surgery to save for the dog at their own expense and a family eventually adopted him and learned many lessons through him. It was a cute story, but I found "Marley and Me" to be more relatable and written better.
3. "Dismantled" by Jennifer McMahon. If you read the series or have seen the TV show "Pretty Little Liars" than you can compare this book to a grown up version of those series. When I first started reading I thought it was kinda silly, predictable. But I actually couldn't put it down, I really wanted to know what was really going on to freak this family out. The ending was not at all what I expected! I love when that happens. If you want a suspensful, easy read than check it out.
4. And finally, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson". When I first started this book I thought it was incredibly boring but than I was HOOKED. I love stories like this that are told from different perspective and that really keep you guessing until the end. You definitely need to pay attention when you read but at the same time it isn't exactly a difficult read. It's hard to explain. But I definitely suggest it! I have the second book in the trilogy and will be reading it soon :)
I hope I gave you a few good reading ideas! Have a great Monday.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The smallest act can change a life.
The young girl gasped with shock as her fathers hand flew across her cheek. She bit back tears as his words stung her ears, almost as much as the slap burned her face. After a painfully long wait, her drunken father fell asleep leaving the girl to creep up the stairs to the safety of her room. She sat down at her desk, to write a final note before swallowing the pills she has hidden under her pillow. With tears falling from her eyes she decideds to check her favorite website one last time, one last look at her friends smiling faces; faces that will never feel the pain of a father's hatred. She sees with surprise that each her friends have all rallied together in support of a cause she knows all too well: Child Abuse. It is a small act, silly in many regards, but they posted encouraging words for those who are in pain, phone numbers that have a caring soul on the other end. Each and every one of them took a few seconds out of their day to think about the wellfare of others, they planted a seed in the minds of others to reach out to people in need. With a trembling hand she dials the number...In a shaking voice she confesses her deepest secret.
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I know this isn't the best piece of writing in the world, it probably won't change the world. But I wanted to get a point acoss; the smallest act can save a life. For those of you on facebook you may have noticed a recent rise in profile pictures being changed to cartoon characters. If you paid attention you saw that those who changed their picture also posted a status explaining that it is to raise awareness for child abuse. As you know, domestic violence is a cause that is extremely important to me. I changed my picture and unexpectedly faced criticism for it. I was told that I was "obnoxious" and doing nothing to help anyone. I was told that this act was deemening and that reducing child abuse to a cartoon picture was a disgusting act. I see things differently though. I see the cartoons as a way of symbolizing innocence and a loss of innocence. The poor children who face abuse everyday probably don't have a favorite cartoon...But we're reaching out to them! This was an act to spread awareness, an act to show someone that we care. I agree with the naysayers that a small change on facebook is not the most effective strategy in the world, but it is a start. It made every person, even those against it, stop and think about those who are abused. It shows those who are abused the someone cares. It plants a seed in the minds of the masses that maybe they should get involved-do more, go volunteer, donate their time or money. You never know who may noticed your small acts and gestures. You never know how much a smile, kind word or the simple act of posting a status declaring your support against child abuse, could mean to someone. Do anything you can do to help people. The smallest things can add up. A small facebook message could turn into an event, a meeting, a revolution.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Seven Word Saturday
Yeah, I decided to change things up a little. Seven word saturday instead of six word Sunday! :)
Lazy days; homework, ice cream and books.
Lazy days; homework, ice cream and books.
Friday, December 3, 2010
10 Unforgettable Moments In My Life
I found a website that gives out random writing promts; you click a button and a question or scenerio pops up for you to answer or talk about. Today I got "What are 10 unforgettable moments in your life?". So here goes!
1. The Christmas when my uncle stopped breathing and we had to call an ambulence. I was sitting outside with him as everyone rushed around putting things away and turning off stoves...He was white as a sheet but manged to gasp out, "Katie, promise me you'll never smoke". I will never, ever touch a cigarette.
2. The first time my boyfriend held my hand, very slowly and nervously as "Endless Road" by Tommy Emmanuel played through our shared earbuds.
3. My family trip to Disney world when I was in elementry school. It was one time when we had nno worries, no fights, no concerns. We just had fun, did everything together and loved each other. We still have some family inside jokes from that trip.
4. My senior trip to Disney world with my best friends! This is pretty self explanatory; what could be more fun that running around "the most magical place on earth" with your best friends?
5. The moments my parents drove away and left me here at college, in Tennessee, 12 hours away from home. I was crying, scared, anxious, unsure and so freaking excited.
6. When my brother was in the hospital with a horrible case of mono. He almost died from it.
7. Atlantic Coast Championships my freshman year of highschool. Basically, this is a big marching band competition for marching band geeks such as myself. It was an amazing experience. We were in an awesome stadium, it was pouring rain and I have never felt so pumped.
8. A few of the conversations I have had with my mom about her past. As I've explained earlier, those are in large part the reason I'm doing what I am. Also, this one night a week before that senior Disney trip that I don't want to go into a lot of detail about...But it let me know I'm doing the right thing.
9. When my doctor told me that I should quit dancing because my ankle was so messed up. I was never a very great dancer, I know I probably never would have had any sort of success with it, but I loved it. I always had this hope in the back of my mind that I could be a dance therapist or something.
10. The one Christmas when I was in elementry school (I can't remember the exact year) when I realized Santa wasn't real. It wasn't a big deal really. I got a bike and kept thanking my parents and they kept trying to tell me it was from Santa. I was just like yeah right, as long as I have my bike I don't care who its from! I know this isn't a huge memory, but since we're in the holiday season it's all good :)
Tell me a few of your most unforgetable memories!
1. The Christmas when my uncle stopped breathing and we had to call an ambulence. I was sitting outside with him as everyone rushed around putting things away and turning off stoves...He was white as a sheet but manged to gasp out, "Katie, promise me you'll never smoke". I will never, ever touch a cigarette.
2. The first time my boyfriend held my hand, very slowly and nervously as "Endless Road" by Tommy Emmanuel played through our shared earbuds.
3. My family trip to Disney world when I was in elementry school. It was one time when we had nno worries, no fights, no concerns. We just had fun, did everything together and loved each other. We still have some family inside jokes from that trip.
4. My senior trip to Disney world with my best friends! This is pretty self explanatory; what could be more fun that running around "the most magical place on earth" with your best friends?
5. The moments my parents drove away and left me here at college, in Tennessee, 12 hours away from home. I was crying, scared, anxious, unsure and so freaking excited.
6. When my brother was in the hospital with a horrible case of mono. He almost died from it.
7. Atlantic Coast Championships my freshman year of highschool. Basically, this is a big marching band competition for marching band geeks such as myself. It was an amazing experience. We were in an awesome stadium, it was pouring rain and I have never felt so pumped.
8. A few of the conversations I have had with my mom about her past. As I've explained earlier, those are in large part the reason I'm doing what I am. Also, this one night a week before that senior Disney trip that I don't want to go into a lot of detail about...But it let me know I'm doing the right thing.
9. When my doctor told me that I should quit dancing because my ankle was so messed up. I was never a very great dancer, I know I probably never would have had any sort of success with it, but I loved it. I always had this hope in the back of my mind that I could be a dance therapist or something.
10. The one Christmas when I was in elementry school (I can't remember the exact year) when I realized Santa wasn't real. It wasn't a big deal really. I got a bike and kept thanking my parents and they kept trying to tell me it was from Santa. I was just like yeah right, as long as I have my bike I don't care who its from! I know this isn't a huge memory, but since we're in the holiday season it's all good :)
Tell me a few of your most unforgetable memories!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
"Who I Am Makes A Differance"
This Story seriously gave me the chills. I have no idea if it is true or where it started, but you definitely need to read it and pass it on to everyone who has made a difference in your life. The smallest acknoledgement, a simple thank you, could change someones life. The smallest kind gesture could save a life. Don't be shy, reach out to someone and let them know that they mean something to you.
Tackle Anything With A List Of 100
I have always loved making lists. I am ridiculously organized; always planning out things I need to do, things I need to buy, times, dates...Everything. And than I stumbled upon THIS website. According to them, you can tackle any issue by sitting down and making a list of 100 ideas, solutions etc. I immediately fell in love with this idea and decided to give it a shot! Today I am going to list 100 things to blog about! If you have been following me, you know I have hit a slight "blogging block" so maybe this will help get my creativity flowing!
1. Memories from my past
2. A story I have made up
3. Love and what it means to me (and others)
4. Puppies
5. The way women are treated “these days”
6. Body issues and self esteem
7. My favorite bands
8. Books that I am reading
9. Clothing trends that are in style
10. Why the hell some of these trends are trends
11. Ways to stay organized
12. Ways to keep calm
13. Crafty ideas
14. Three beautiful things
15. 100 word posts
16. The life of a college student
17. What if...I was stranded on an island, I was a teen mom, I woke up and was purple
18. Politics, current events and news stories
19. Poems (mine or others)
20. Fun exercise routines
21. What happened during my day
22. Tasty recipes and my favorite foods
23. My idols
24. What the life of a college student is like
25. Ways to be more outgoing
26. Places I would like to travel and why
27. The places I actually am able to go to…
28. My favorite quotes, favorites or lyrics
29. Issues in the world today
30. Domestic violence…Why it happens, how to stop it
Ok, I am at 30, this is a nice start. But damn this is hard!!!31. Beautiful words that should be used more frequently
32. Funny games
33. Fun things to do on a rainy day
32. How to guides
35. Fun make up ideas (make up is probably my biggest girl-weakness!)
36. My grandparents
37. People who have influenced my life
38. The stories I have been told by others
99. The stories I would like to pass down one day
40. Books I would like to read
41. Stupid stuff I find on stumbleupon.com
42. Observations of people…I really like to people watch
43. The healing aspects of music
44. Cause that mean a lot to be (autism, diabetes, domestic violence awareness)
45. Training to run a certain distance, how it feels, how to do it
46. Fate
47. The beauty in the world
48. Things to cheer you up
49. Funny videos
50. Awesome movies
Oh my goodness, this is difficult! And I'm only half way through51. Religion
52. Things I want to do before I die
53. Something I learned that day
54. Things I am grateful for
55. Things women want in relationship
56. How women sometimes want silly things!
57. How women should be more understanding of their wonderful men
58. Short stories
59. Important life lessons
60. How to de-stress
61. The wonders of the holiday season!
62. New Year’s Resolutions…Mine, others, how to keep them, why?!
63. Facebook, social networking
64. My best friends
65. Drama
66. Ways to change someone’s life, or at least brighten their day
67. Silly things that people do
68. Superstitions
69. Money, the economy
70. The cute things little kids say
71. Pictures
72. Things everyone should do or try
73. Marching band J
74. Going green
75. Sports
76. Dancing
77. Ways to cure writers block ;-)
78. How to be the best person you can be
79. Things to make you laugh
80. Adventures
81. How to accomplish a goal
82. Various celebrations
83. Inspiring people
84. Friendships
85. Loyalty
86. Honesty
87. Love
88. What does being a good person really mean
89. What does it mean to be a bad person
90. Things everyone should own
91. Things you can do to make a difference
92. Fun ways to pass the time
93. Road trips
94. Childhood stories
95. Regrets
96. Animals, animal abuse, wild animals
97. Crocheting
98. Random facts
99. A challenge for the day
100. Lists of 100!
Phew. That was actually really difficult. I bet half of them don't really make sense and I probably repated myself a couple times, but thats ok! I challange you to go and make a list of 100 somethings. Look at that website for some inspiration! Also, what things would you like to see my blog about?
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
100 Words
As I walked out the door the cold air hit me, bringing a rosy tint instantly to my cheeks. I breathed in the icy scent and reveled in a simple truth; December is here. The chilly wind literally blew my good hair day away, but that’s alright…It is also carrying away the trials, defeats, fears and sadness of the year. A new year is upon us, a holiday season filled with laughter and love is near. Let the cold freeze your worries than light a fire to warm your soul. This is my favorite time of year; let it snow!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Rainy Days
Today has not been the best day ever. I am still a little sad about being back at school after a wonderful Thanksgiving break, I am more than ready for winter break and actually having time to spend with my friends and family. I love it here in Tennessee but I do miss everyone. And than today I had to wake up bright and early to take my biology final, which I'm pretty sure I didn't do well on. On top of that it has been POURING rain and it is super cold, which I hate. And I stepped in a huge puddle on my way to class. So, since today was such a not happy today I decided it would be the perfect day to make a "Three Beautiful Things" post...It is good to focus on the good when things are looking down.
1. I got an "A" on my English essay which I was not very confident about. It was odd, my last essay that I thought I did wonderfully on scored a "B" and this one that I was not so sure about got an "A". It gave me a nice self-esteem boost in my writing abilities, I love to write but I don't think I'm the best at it.
2. I think my lovely rainbow colored umbrella is also beautiful. It is nice to look up and see a rainbow not just gray sky. I believe that every day, even the dullest seeming, can have a splash of color...Sometimes you just need to make it yourself.
3. And finally, I just read that my friend's dad who is batteling cancer had a good day today. There is nothing more beautiful than that! The strength in their family amazes me. It makes me feel good to know that wonderful things are happening to other people.
1. I got an "A" on my English essay which I was not very confident about. It was odd, my last essay that I thought I did wonderfully on scored a "B" and this one that I was not so sure about got an "A". It gave me a nice self-esteem boost in my writing abilities, I love to write but I don't think I'm the best at it.
2. I think my lovely rainbow colored umbrella is also beautiful. It is nice to look up and see a rainbow not just gray sky. I believe that every day, even the dullest seeming, can have a splash of color...Sometimes you just need to make it yourself.
3. And finally, I just read that my friend's dad who is batteling cancer had a good day today. There is nothing more beautiful than that! The strength in their family amazes me. It makes me feel good to know that wonderful things are happening to other people.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Lack of inspiration :(
I feel like I don't write anything of any importance. I have been neglecting this blog after only a week or two. What should I write about? What keeps you motivated to write?
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving :)
Hello all, I'm sorry I wasn't able to post at all yesterday. I had a twelve hour trip from home back to my house. So here are a few things I am thankful for...
1. We somehow managed to not get stuck in ANY traffic yesterday.
2. The dog that attacked me just bruised my leg really bad, she didn't draw blood.
3. My parents and brother were all awake and waiting to greet me when I got home.
4. Sam's Grandpa drove us a majority of the way here
5. My wonderful mom cooked a delicious Thanksgiving dinner
6. The fact that we are able to have a wonderful meal.
7. My lovely family who joined us today.
8. My absolutely adorable five year old cousin
9. My Aunt's healthy pregnency, after previous pregnency complications.
10. The amount of love in my life
All in all, the last two days have been lovely. The ride home yesterday went amazingly well. I have no idea how we managed to avoid traffic the day before Thanksgiving. When we stopped in Knoxville to transfer our stuff from Sam's car to his grandparents car I was attacked by the neighbors dog. It really freaked me out because I love dogs and I didn't do anything to provoke it. Besides that, we got home safely! Today also went very smoothly. My mom cooked a majority of the Thanksgiving meal with a little bit of help from relatives and was able to remain incredibly calm. Dinner itself was delicious, I loved spending time with my family laughing and sharing old stories. We attempted a family picture, which was kind of a fail but had some funny results. I hope everyone had a wonderful day.
1. We somehow managed to not get stuck in ANY traffic yesterday.
2. The dog that attacked me just bruised my leg really bad, she didn't draw blood.
3. My parents and brother were all awake and waiting to greet me when I got home.
4. Sam's Grandpa drove us a majority of the way here
5. My wonderful mom cooked a delicious Thanksgiving dinner
6. The fact that we are able to have a wonderful meal.
7. My lovely family who joined us today.
8. My absolutely adorable five year old cousin
9. My Aunt's healthy pregnency, after previous pregnency complications.
10. The amount of love in my life
All in all, the last two days have been lovely. The ride home yesterday went amazingly well. I have no idea how we managed to avoid traffic the day before Thanksgiving. When we stopped in Knoxville to transfer our stuff from Sam's car to his grandparents car I was attacked by the neighbors dog. It really freaked me out because I love dogs and I didn't do anything to provoke it. Besides that, we got home safely! Today also went very smoothly. My mom cooked a majority of the Thanksgiving meal with a little bit of help from relatives and was able to remain incredibly calm. Dinner itself was delicious, I loved spending time with my family laughing and sharing old stories. We attempted a family picture, which was kind of a fail but had some funny results. I hope everyone had a wonderful day.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
1. I am thankful for the lovely gym here on campus. It has allowed me to, thus far, avoid the freshman 15 despite my eating pizza on a regular basis. Along with that, I am thankful for my relative health. I think my body has had a hard time adjusting to the not very good for you college food, but I'm doing ok.
2. I am thankful that today is Tuesday and that means I go home tomorrow!!!
3. I am thankful for my patience. The blanket I'm making that I mentioned earlier has been difficult the last couple days. I keep messing it up and getting really frustrated, but I have managed to remain fairly patient and keep working until I get it right!
Today was boring. I hope everyone else had a good day.
2. I am thankful that today is Tuesday and that means I go home tomorrow!!!
3. I am thankful for my patience. The blanket I'm making that I mentioned earlier has been difficult the last couple days. I keep messing it up and getting really frustrated, but I have managed to remain fairly patient and keep working until I get it right!
Today was boring. I hope everyone else had a good day.
Monday, November 22, 2010
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted"
I am not a big fan of Monday's...But luckily today went fairly well. I can't complain. I only have one more class, a few hours hanging around campus and a 12 hour drive until I'm home. I can't wait.
1. I am thankful for my amazingly adorable little hamster, Georgia, who makes my life a little cuter. We technically aren't supposed to have these little critters, but seriously, how much harm can a 2 inch creature that is kept in a cage do? She makes me smile, gives me something to take care of and cheers me up!
2. I am grateful for my education. I think a lot of people take this for granted. I am so happy I'm here and that I have this opportunity. It is difficult; financially, academically and at times emotionally, but the college experiance really is amazing. Neither of my parents attended a 4-year college and I know they wish they had. I won't have to have those sorts of regrets.
3. Last, but certaintly not least, I am grateful for my boyfriend (sorry, I know I just rambled about him a ton the other day). Even when I'm being grumpy for no apparent reason he does all he can to make me laugh and he always succeeds. Even when I have good reason to be a grumpy and I'm trying my hardest to give him my evil eye, he ALWAYS gets a smile out of me. This drives me nuts, but I am oh so happy he can do it!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to their week.
1. I am thankful for my amazingly adorable little hamster, Georgia, who makes my life a little cuter. We technically aren't supposed to have these little critters, but seriously, how much harm can a 2 inch creature that is kept in a cage do? She makes me smile, gives me something to take care of and cheers me up!
2. I am grateful for my education. I think a lot of people take this for granted. I am so happy I'm here and that I have this opportunity. It is difficult; financially, academically and at times emotionally, but the college experiance really is amazing. Neither of my parents attended a 4-year college and I know they wish they had. I won't have to have those sorts of regrets.
3. Last, but certaintly not least, I am grateful for my boyfriend (sorry, I know I just rambled about him a ton the other day). Even when I'm being grumpy for no apparent reason he does all he can to make me laugh and he always succeeds. Even when I have good reason to be a grumpy and I'm trying my hardest to give him my evil eye, he ALWAYS gets a smile out of me. This drives me nuts, but I am oh so happy he can do it!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to their week.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
In anticipation of Thanksgiving (I head home in two and a half days!) I am going to explain three things (at least) that I am grateful for everyday this week I adore this time of year and I am so excited to get home and see my family and friends!
1. The odd weather in Tennessee: Today it was about 70-degrees, about a week ago it was freezing and raining. I definitely don't understand the weather here but I love it. It is so nice to go outside and be surprised by a sun shiney beautiful day. Back home, it gets gradually colder every day after Halloween...We have even had a few white Thanksgiving. I think we'll be lucky if we get any snow here all winter! I am not complaining though. I am very grateful for a beautiful weekend in the middle of November.
2. The Housing staff: I got my room assignment changed for next semester! My roommate and I have not exactly been getting along. We don't hate each other, but we definitely don't love each other either. My current room situation is just ackward and uncomfortable. This spring though, much thanks to the lovely housing staff, I'll get to switch dorms entirely, be in a nice hall and hopefully find some friendlier to share my room with...I haven't met her yet. Hopefully she isn't worse!
3. The Harry Potter series. I know this is silly but I saw the movie last night and it reminded me of just how much I love the books/movies. I can remember many sick days those books brought me through. They were always my go-to books when I was sick, sad or just wanted to take my mind off things.
4. And I am thankful for the teeny puppy that just poped up on the TV, it made me smile.
1. The odd weather in Tennessee: Today it was about 70-degrees, about a week ago it was freezing and raining. I definitely don't understand the weather here but I love it. It is so nice to go outside and be surprised by a sun shiney beautiful day. Back home, it gets gradually colder every day after Halloween...We have even had a few white Thanksgiving. I think we'll be lucky if we get any snow here all winter! I am not complaining though. I am very grateful for a beautiful weekend in the middle of November.
2. The Housing staff: I got my room assignment changed for next semester! My roommate and I have not exactly been getting along. We don't hate each other, but we definitely don't love each other either. My current room situation is just ackward and uncomfortable. This spring though, much thanks to the lovely housing staff, I'll get to switch dorms entirely, be in a nice hall and hopefully find some friendlier to share my room with...I haven't met her yet. Hopefully she isn't worse!
3. The Harry Potter series. I know this is silly but I saw the movie last night and it reminded me of just how much I love the books/movies. I can remember many sick days those books brought me through. They were always my go-to books when I was sick, sad or just wanted to take my mind off things.
4. And I am thankful for the teeny puppy that just poped up on the TV, it made me smile.
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