99 Things
I copied this from some other blogs I follow..I've done everything in bold below. Now you can copy this on to your own blog & bold the things you’ve done!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (only if high school marching band counts :)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (it wasn't good, but hey I did it!)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
What about you?
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
New beginnings....
So last night I found out that my little sister is having a boy!! I am so excited for her! A little jealous, but excited nonetheless! I will have a little nephew that I can spoil absolutely rotten and then send him back home to his mommy :)
I have my heart set on having a boy someday -- have the name and everything picked out! But right now our family is really over-run with boys, they are everywhere! They are oh so adorable and sweet though :) We have one little girl in the mix. She was with us last night when we found out it was a boy, and she was just so sad that it wasn't a girl. She said in her little 3 year old voice "I wanted a girl" and then she just hung her head and went and hid in the bedroom. It was so sad!! Who knows, maybe I will make her dream come true one day!
On another note, my boss is on a conference call in her office -- on speaker, with the door open. It is pretty annoying.
I have my heart set on having a boy someday -- have the name and everything picked out! But right now our family is really over-run with boys, they are everywhere! They are oh so adorable and sweet though :) We have one little girl in the mix. She was with us last night when we found out it was a boy, and she was just so sad that it wasn't a girl. She said in her little 3 year old voice "I wanted a girl" and then she just hung her head and went and hid in the bedroom. It was so sad!! Who knows, maybe I will make her dream come true one day!
On another note, my boss is on a conference call in her office -- on speaker, with the door open. It is pretty annoying.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
This has been one of the most stressful weekends I have had in a long time. It started off great on Friday, I was really productive at work that morning and then I got to have lunch with one of my very best friends that I hardly ever get to see. Then it just started going downhill from there and it really hasn't let up yet.
SO here it is.....this effing recession, or whatever they are calling it now, has hit TOO CLOSE to home for me. Thankfully my husband and I both still have our jobs. We still struggle to make it though, as I think most people in this town do. I see my parents struggle every day to pay the bills, and my mom confides a lot in me about their situation. The ONLY reason they have been making ends meet for the past nine years is because of my mom's second job -- which she found out she would be losing. And this was not a piddly job where she just made a few bucks a night -- she worked one night a week and at the end of the month she made as much as she did at her full-time job. She has always told me that if she ever lost this job, then she didn't know how they would make it. Their house payment depends on this job -- that is pretty serious.
My family is now in a situation that we never thought we would be in. We looked at other families struggling to get by and we felt for them, but were just thankful that it wasn't us. I no longer live with my parents, and if I chose to (and had no heart) I could probably go on unnaffected by this. But at the end of the day they are my world and I can't sit around and watch them give up everything they have worked so hard for. And my parents work SO hard -- and now they will probably have to work until the day they die. It is just not right.
My mom has such a big heart and she can't stand to see a family go without. This past Christmas, she was so worried about one of her co-workers -- this lady was not going to be able to have ANYTHING to give her kids for Christmas. My mom, being the sweet caring lady that she is, went out and bought gifts for the whole family. She wanted to make sure this family had a good Christmas. And it wasn't a move to get attention -- she bought the gifts, gave them to her co-worker, and the kids never knew that they came from my mom. My parents never hesitate to tithe at church or give to a family in need. My mom has written I don't know how many checks to families that needed the money.
It is just so unfair that things like this always happen to the most honest and hard-working people. And here I sit whining and crying over it, but I know my parents aren't doing that. I guarantee my mom will be out in town looking for another job tomorrow -- she will go to Wal-Mart and work nights if she has to. They will find a way to make ends meet just like they always have and I bet you a dollar she will still give to others even when she clearly doesn't have it to give.
On a happier note, I just caught up on American Idol and FINALLY saw the "Pants On the Ground" guy -- PRICELESS!!
SO here it is.....this effing recession, or whatever they are calling it now, has hit TOO CLOSE to home for me. Thankfully my husband and I both still have our jobs. We still struggle to make it though, as I think most people in this town do. I see my parents struggle every day to pay the bills, and my mom confides a lot in me about their situation. The ONLY reason they have been making ends meet for the past nine years is because of my mom's second job -- which she found out she would be losing. And this was not a piddly job where she just made a few bucks a night -- she worked one night a week and at the end of the month she made as much as she did at her full-time job. She has always told me that if she ever lost this job, then she didn't know how they would make it. Their house payment depends on this job -- that is pretty serious.
My family is now in a situation that we never thought we would be in. We looked at other families struggling to get by and we felt for them, but were just thankful that it wasn't us. I no longer live with my parents, and if I chose to (and had no heart) I could probably go on unnaffected by this. But at the end of the day they are my world and I can't sit around and watch them give up everything they have worked so hard for. And my parents work SO hard -- and now they will probably have to work until the day they die. It is just not right.
My mom has such a big heart and she can't stand to see a family go without. This past Christmas, she was so worried about one of her co-workers -- this lady was not going to be able to have ANYTHING to give her kids for Christmas. My mom, being the sweet caring lady that she is, went out and bought gifts for the whole family. She wanted to make sure this family had a good Christmas. And it wasn't a move to get attention -- she bought the gifts, gave them to her co-worker, and the kids never knew that they came from my mom. My parents never hesitate to tithe at church or give to a family in need. My mom has written I don't know how many checks to families that needed the money.
It is just so unfair that things like this always happen to the most honest and hard-working people. And here I sit whining and crying over it, but I know my parents aren't doing that. I guarantee my mom will be out in town looking for another job tomorrow -- she will go to Wal-Mart and work nights if she has to. They will find a way to make ends meet just like they always have and I bet you a dollar she will still give to others even when she clearly doesn't have it to give.
On a happier note, I just caught up on American Idol and FINALLY saw the "Pants On the Ground" guy -- PRICELESS!!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
One more time....
I love food. Like a whole lot. This can be troublesome, considering I also cannot stand working out. I don't stop eating, even though I know I should but gosh dang-it food just tastes so good! So this love affair with food has led to me, sadly, to being 20 pounds heavier than I was on my wedding day. 8 MONTHS AGO!! When you break it down, that is 2.5 pounds a month. That, on its own, is not a lot and I could drop it in a week. But I didn't and now here I am staring down 20 pounds that I really want to get rid of :(
I blame this totally on my husband :) No it really is my fault for shoving food into my mouth all the time, but when we started living together we both put on a lot of weight. We just fell into the habit of going out to eat, A LOT. So a little over 2 years ago, I was sick of it. I was at my highest weight of 157 pounds, which for my height is 16 pounds overweight. So I joined Weight Watchers. I had never been a dieter, but I wanted to lose the weight so bad, so I did it. I don't know where I found the motivation, but I stuck to it and lost 37 pounds in 7 months. It felt SO GOOD and I was so truly happy with my body. I was eating right, exercising -- I just felt healthy. At that point I couldn't imagine letting myself gain the weight back. I really and truly only maintained that weight for about 2 months and I slowly starting letting myself indulge a little here and a little there. I made it to my wedding day, BARELY fitting into my dress -- I mean I could hardly sit down at the reception my dress was so tight!
Anyhow, here I am 8 months later and 20 pounds heavier (30 heavier than my goal). I was feeling so down on myself last night that I ALMOST let myself roll over and cry on my husband's shoulder about how unhappy I was with myself, bla bla bla. But I decided to just suck it up and not wait another day to do something about it! So this morning I drove my butt to Weight Watchers and faced the music.
Here we go again.......
Cheers!
I blame this totally on my husband :) No it really is my fault for shoving food into my mouth all the time, but when we started living together we both put on a lot of weight. We just fell into the habit of going out to eat, A LOT. So a little over 2 years ago, I was sick of it. I was at my highest weight of 157 pounds, which for my height is 16 pounds overweight. So I joined Weight Watchers. I had never been a dieter, but I wanted to lose the weight so bad, so I did it. I don't know where I found the motivation, but I stuck to it and lost 37 pounds in 7 months. It felt SO GOOD and I was so truly happy with my body. I was eating right, exercising -- I just felt healthy. At that point I couldn't imagine letting myself gain the weight back. I really and truly only maintained that weight for about 2 months and I slowly starting letting myself indulge a little here and a little there. I made it to my wedding day, BARELY fitting into my dress -- I mean I could hardly sit down at the reception my dress was so tight!
Anyhow, here I am 8 months later and 20 pounds heavier (30 heavier than my goal). I was feeling so down on myself last night that I ALMOST let myself roll over and cry on my husband's shoulder about how unhappy I was with myself, bla bla bla. But I decided to just suck it up and not wait another day to do something about it! So this morning I drove my butt to Weight Watchers and faced the music.
Here we go again.......
Cheers!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Carry on a tradition
I have just made a decision!! And if you know me, then you know how indecisive I can be, so go me! Anyway, I have decided that I am going to learn how to quilt. This is something that I have been saying for a lot of years now, but this time I really mean it! I desperately want to be a mom, and because of this I am constantly looking at baby things online. I have also had a recent obsession with Eric Carle books. I am not sure what came over me, but I cannot stop thinking about how awesome they are! So, as a result of these two things, I came across possibly the cutest quilt ever on Etsy......
Cute right? The price tag is $200, which sorry but I would not spend that on a quilt made by a stranger! SO I figure I will learn to quilt -- and make it myself -- well I will change some things around, but I love the idea of it!
Plus I figure this will give me a great opportunity to spend more time with my 89 year old grandmother -- she has made HUNDREDS of quilts over her lifetime. I mean she really puts her whole heart and soul into them. Every one is 100% hand stitched -- she doesn't even own a sewing machine! She has made three for me -- a baby quilt when I was born, a quilt when I turned 16, and a quilt when I got married. I absolutely CHERISH these quilts and I seriously would not take a million dollars for them, I love them so much. I just know how much love and time she puts into her quilts and it really is an honor to be the recipient of one. When I got the quilt she made us for our wedding, I immediately burst into tears -- it was that special to me. Actually I am getting emotional just typing this! I definitely regret that I did not do this earlier, and I don't want to waste another minute without learning this from her. How special will it be to my child when I tell them that their mom and great-grandmother made this quilt especially for them? I hope it is something that they will love and cherish for a lifetime.
xoxo
Plus I figure this will give me a great opportunity to spend more time with my 89 year old grandmother -- she has made HUNDREDS of quilts over her lifetime. I mean she really puts her whole heart and soul into them. Every one is 100% hand stitched -- she doesn't even own a sewing machine! She has made three for me -- a baby quilt when I was born, a quilt when I turned 16, and a quilt when I got married. I absolutely CHERISH these quilts and I seriously would not take a million dollars for them, I love them so much. I just know how much love and time she puts into her quilts and it really is an honor to be the recipient of one. When I got the quilt she made us for our wedding, I immediately burst into tears -- it was that special to me. Actually I am getting emotional just typing this! I definitely regret that I did not do this earlier, and I don't want to waste another minute without learning this from her. How special will it be to my child when I tell them that their mom and great-grandmother made this quilt especially for them? I hope it is something that they will love and cherish for a lifetime.
xoxo
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Leopard Print
So tonight on Facebook the trend going around is for every woman to post the color of her bra in her status -- the point being to "spread the wings of breast cancer awareness". I did not participate in the latest facebook trend. First off, I am not wearing a bra right now. Secondly, I have a couple of issues with it. Here goes.....
1) I am not a horny teenage boy, so I have no need to know that your bra is "leopard print" or "black with diamond studs".
2) Really, what difference does it make if the world of Facebook knows what color your bra is? Is it really making a difference?
I say get off Facebook, get off your couch and DO SOMETHING! Donate your money, time, talents -- whatever you can do to TRULY make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Sorry ladies, but posting your bra color just ain't cuttin' it.
I choose to leave mine to the imagination and do something truly worthwhile. You can choose to do the same....
Susan G. Komen For the Cure
1) I am not a horny teenage boy, so I have no need to know that your bra is "leopard print" or "black with diamond studs".
2) Really, what difference does it make if the world of Facebook knows what color your bra is? Is it really making a difference?
I say get off Facebook, get off your couch and DO SOMETHING! Donate your money, time, talents -- whatever you can do to TRULY make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Sorry ladies, but posting your bra color just ain't cuttin' it.
I choose to leave mine to the imagination and do something truly worthwhile. You can choose to do the same....
Susan G. Komen For the Cure
Wintertime Blues.....
So basically this week I have been totally worthless. I have been fighting off a nagging headache for the past three days that just won't seem to GO AWAY!! My body aches so bad -- yesterday my hair was aching! NO LIE!! I know it was probably just my scalp but it was really hurting! If you have ever had long/thick hair and worn it up in a ponytail for a long time and then taken it down, then you probably know the feeling. But I was wearing mine down all day and it just randomly started hurting! It doesn't hurt today though :) Probably because I washed it in the most awesome shampoo in the entire world.......
There are tons of different scents, but Wal-Mart only has this and the Coconut Milk (which I am trying next!). I will have to check around at CVS and Rite-Aid soon to see if they have more variety! I am usually a cheap-o Suave girl, but I tried this and I LOVE IT!!!! Even after I dry and fry my hair, it still smells good!
Anyway, back to the wintertime blues.....I've got 'em. After New Years I really have no use for winter! All it is good for is making me cold, drying my skin out, and making my hair fly all over the place because of all the static electricity. In a word, I hate it! OK three words. I feel so worthless in the winter -- it seems like all I wanna do is curl up on the couch with a blanket and a good book or my DVR, and not EVER get up. So, that is what I have been doing -- but it has got to stop, because it is taking a toll on my house, which looks like a tornado came through :(
Summertime, where are you?
There are tons of different scents, but Wal-Mart only has this and the Coconut Milk (which I am trying next!). I will have to check around at CVS and Rite-Aid soon to see if they have more variety! I am usually a cheap-o Suave girl, but I tried this and I LOVE IT!!!! Even after I dry and fry my hair, it still smells good!Anyway, back to the wintertime blues.....I've got 'em. After New Years I really have no use for winter! All it is good for is making me cold, drying my skin out, and making my hair fly all over the place because of all the static electricity. In a word, I hate it! OK three words. I feel so worthless in the winter -- it seems like all I wanna do is curl up on the couch with a blanket and a good book or my DVR, and not EVER get up. So, that is what I have been doing -- but it has got to stop, because it is taking a toll on my house, which looks like a tornado came through :(
Summertime, where are you?
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Lessons learned.....
Right now I just want to write about something that has been on my mind for the past couple of weeks...
As I look at my life and the people around me, I realize that the people that I most thought would be there are....well, just not. I look at the friendships that I thought would last forever and maybe I am a little let down because I see that they won't. But I am also realizing that what matters most is the "here and now" so to speak. The people I am surrounded by are the ones that are meant to be in my life.
In the past I have taken a lot of pride in the fact that I have been friends with girls since kindergarten (21 years ago!). While the idea of "old friends" is nice, it just isn't always meant to be, which is why I have found myself moving on in the past few months. Sometimes you just have to let it go. Yes, I still look back and smile when I think of some of the crazy things we did and the good times we had, and I am sure I always will. But people grow apart.....and thats ok.
In short I am just so thankful for my friends in this new chapter of my life, and I hope they know that. I am looking forward to becoming "old friends" again.
Its going to be a good year :)
As I look at my life and the people around me, I realize that the people that I most thought would be there are....well, just not. I look at the friendships that I thought would last forever and maybe I am a little let down because I see that they won't. But I am also realizing that what matters most is the "here and now" so to speak. The people I am surrounded by are the ones that are meant to be in my life.
In the past I have taken a lot of pride in the fact that I have been friends with girls since kindergarten (21 years ago!). While the idea of "old friends" is nice, it just isn't always meant to be, which is why I have found myself moving on in the past few months. Sometimes you just have to let it go. Yes, I still look back and smile when I think of some of the crazy things we did and the good times we had, and I am sure I always will. But people grow apart.....and thats ok.
In short I am just so thankful for my friends in this new chapter of my life, and I hope they know that. I am looking forward to becoming "old friends" again.
Its going to be a good year :)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
I LOVE getting mail! Like actual real mail. It is usually one of the highlights of my day. Is that sad? Anyway, I check my mail today and in the box is something that I have been waiting for ALL WEEK! My order from Everyday Minerals! Now, if you do not know what that is, you need to go here and check it out. It is only the most AMAZING makeup there is :) And, BONUS, it is also good for your skin! I have noticed that my skin is much clearer since I have been wearing this makeup. Even if I forget and go to bed with makeup, I can rest assured knowing that it is OK! Now I am far from a beauty queen and, to be honest, I don't really know HOW to put makeup on correctly. But for the past year I have been absolutely addicted to Everyday Minerals. I have accumulated quite a bit of it this year and my stock just keeps growing! I usually order the sample sizes, and let me tell you they are GENEROUS samples -- like they will last at least a couple months, probably more if you don't cake it on! But if you want to pamper yourself a little (for not a lot of money I might add), check it out! I love my time in the morning when I am putting my makeup on -- I feel like such a girly girl and I LOVE it :) OK thats the end of my plug for Everyday Minerals! Oh one more thing -- check out this website for a great selection of brushes -- each are only $1 and they last forever (well for a long time anyway)!
On another note, I took down my Christmas stuff today, but not without injury! I was getting the last strand of lights off of my tree, I jerked the cord and the plug flew out and popped me right in the eye! Like the actual EYEBALL. OUCH! For a second I was sure I had gone blind, but I am OK now! I am always a little sad when it come time to take the tree down. I am the most content at Christmastime and it is most definitely my favorite time of year! But, like with all things, there comes a time to move on. And so the tree comes down.....
Only 357 more days until Christmas :)
On another note, I took down my Christmas stuff today, but not without injury! I was getting the last strand of lights off of my tree, I jerked the cord and the plug flew out and popped me right in the eye! Like the actual EYEBALL. OUCH! For a second I was sure I had gone blind, but I am OK now! I am always a little sad when it come time to take the tree down. I am the most content at Christmastime and it is most definitely my favorite time of year! But, like with all things, there comes a time to move on. And so the tree comes down.....
Only 357 more days until Christmas :)
Friday, January 1, 2010
Need :)
SO if I plan on taking this wife business seriously (which I of course do) I really really think I need to have this apron! It is called "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not". I am pretty sure I would be in the kitchen ALL THE TIME if I had this :) I mean really, how cute is this?! AND I love that you can tie it in the back OR make a cute bow at the waist. BTW, I found this on etsy.com. Pretty cool website with lotsa cute handmade stuff!
New Year, New Hobby :)
Happy New Year!!
So with the start of 2010, I have decided to attempt a blog! I have no idea how this will go or what I will write about, but hey it is a good way to pass the time I guess! I guess I have been inspired to do this after following a blog of a girl I went to high school with. I clicked on the link to her blog from her Facebook page, read it and became totally intrigued! Also I just recently watched Julie and Julia and LOVED it! I wonder how many blogs were started after that movie!?
I really doubt I will get too personal on here, probably keep it to movies, books, music, recipes, etc. BUT we will see how it goes! A very good friend of mine told me yesterday that she started a blog about her being a newlywed and becoming "domesticated", so who knows, maybe I will go in that direction too since I am also a newlywed!
OK, well there you have it! My first post! Wow, that wasn't so bad :)
Happy New Year!!!
So with the start of 2010, I have decided to attempt a blog! I have no idea how this will go or what I will write about, but hey it is a good way to pass the time I guess! I guess I have been inspired to do this after following a blog of a girl I went to high school with. I clicked on the link to her blog from her Facebook page, read it and became totally intrigued! Also I just recently watched Julie and Julia and LOVED it! I wonder how many blogs were started after that movie!?
I really doubt I will get too personal on here, probably keep it to movies, books, music, recipes, etc. BUT we will see how it goes! A very good friend of mine told me yesterday that she started a blog about her being a newlywed and becoming "domesticated", so who knows, maybe I will go in that direction too since I am also a newlywed!
OK, well there you have it! My first post! Wow, that wasn't so bad :)
Happy New Year!!!
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