simple as it should be.

"I am almost 23
Confused with all the lines in between
They are dying to be read
Softly spoken simply said

Tell me do you believe
In the girl that is me..."

Tomorrow is my birthday. It's my first birthday that I am going to spend at a home where there isn't 3 feet of snow on the ground. It's weird, really weird. It's also going to be spent with just my family. None of my friends are going to be here. It's also the super bowl tomorrow. Everyone is going to be paying attention to that. It really isn't my special day. Three strikes and you are out.

I guess I'm not even looking forward to it. It's just another day in my life except I'm just a year older. My mom wants it to be special but I'm not sure it's going to happen. It is a depressing birthday but it is going to be 60 degrees and sunny. Maybe that will help. I don't know what will make my birthday amazing...maybe a phone call from some special people back home, I don't know. I'm really just wanting to not deal with tomorrow, is that okay?

*at least Jason Mraz will bring in my birthday with some amazing tunes on SNL*

"With her feet to your feet
Well that’s all that I need

Cause time will go
And we may be
Far apart I know
But as far as I can see
This is so good."-Tristan Prettyman

I had a fun day

Pedicure with mom

Girls night out at a martini bar....fun times and I'm exhausted

So today was kind of a busy day...

This afternoon we took Lucy and Sally to the tennis courts to let Lucy get some energy out. Well while we were there we met a girl named Jamie who had just moved from Maryland. We chatted and exchanged information. Hopefully we'll be able to connect later on and I'll finally have a friend.

But what the highlight of my day was when I was walking out of walmart with my mom while on the phone with a friend. i mentioned I was walking out with my mom to my friend and this black woman all of a sudden says shut the hell up. She's your mother??? I'm like yeah she's my mom. Well of course we start talking my mom this woman and I. She didn't believe it she thought she was my sister. And then proceeded to talk to the other woman in the car and say how old do you think this lady is? The girl in the car said 30. The woman outside of the car thought she was under 40. Well after the shock factor that my mom just turned 52 they still couldn't believe the fact of how old she was. She kept talking about it to the other lady in the car as we walked away. It's so interesting how different cultures act down here towards each other. I don't think a person who was white down here would ever do what this woman did. It's so fun I love it!

Eastern Time Zone

I am not a fan of this eastern time zone stuff. I'm still stuck in central time. Everything happens an hour later, but starts at the same time in the morning. I just can't wrap my mind around waking up at 7:30 to take my brother to school. That's 6:30 my time, way to early for me.

I'm adjusting very slowly. I think Lucy is going to feel more at home faster than I am. She's getting along well with my old dog Sally. She's learning really fast the new rules that are in this house. Although she hasn't done well with the not going upstairs when I do. My littlest brother however makes her hyper as all hell so when he's going she's going...which is almost always.

It's been rainy here the past two days, I'm starting to wonder if there is actually sun down here. I know it's only been 2 days but I know that I have to start finding things to do or I might go crazy. It's very interesting to going from living on your own and being self sufficient to living with 4 other people and not knowing where anything is. Maybe I'll find a local open mic or coffee shop and see what happens. I think I am going to do that.

This is what I need to remember...
God has a plan for me in whatever I do
My story is important
my life matters
I'm not the only one that hurts
I'm not the only one with questions
I'm not the only one who dreams
I'm not alone
We are all people in need.
people need other people
Hope is real

"And now these three remain: Faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love."-1 Corinthians 13:13

I tried blogging yesterday from my smartphone....it said I needed to have the required characters. It didn't post. I didn't have access to internet or anything but I tried....this is what I said in my blog.

I made it home and I'm tired peace out

Since I tried it doesn't count for a missed day....thank god!

i'm out running an ice storm.
I am currently in London...kentucky and have so far logged 13 hours behind the wheel. Tomorrow will be the mountains wish me luck.
I've already mastered the towing of the 12 foot trailer nothing can stop me now. Even if our navigation system henrietta is constantly re-calculating our route.

Sleep is amazing.

This is the last time that I will be blogging from Green Bay. This is so weird being that this blog was started because of me leaving Eau Claire to go to college. It's finally here the night before the big trip home. It's crazy how many things have changed houses, friends, family, and so many other things. I'm not sure what exactly I am going to miss besides the people but we'll find out.

Since this is my last blog from green bay there are a few people that I would like to thank.
*Everyone that worked with me at Best Buy, my other family. Ma, Slinger, Crystal, Smitty, Michelle, Tyson, Rob, Courtney, Jess, Rochelle, and everyone else I forgot to mention. You guys made my job amazing each and every day that I came into work
*Chadwich, Isaac, Slinger, High School, Katie, and Jess. Thanks so much for coming to the dinner last week to say goodbye. It was a blast and I'm glad we got to hang out one last time
*Tara: thank you for the such kind words as well as the bracelet. I will wear it always or until it falls off just to remember you.
*Chadly and Evan-It was great seeing you both and I look forward to hearing those demo's soon
*Tay Tay- I'm so glad we got to spend 4 plus hours saying goodbye, becoming family in the astro van, and going to old chicago. We will have our weekly phone dates set soon I promise
*The Rockstar Mike: Thanks for being the amazingly caring and kind person that you are. You are truly a rock star and I'm happy to have you in my life.
*Last but not least Jessica. My basketball sidekick and buddy. I'll miss you tons and tons. You have been a wonderful reminder that I need to have faith. I hope you're going to be in S.C. so you're super close. Hang in there are remember you deserve nothing but the best! Oh and thank you so much for the cds and the wonderful picture frames. They will be the first thing put up on my wall in north carolina.

I'm sorry if I forgot you but my sleeping meds are kicking in and my brain doesn't connect well when that happens. Hope and pray to whatever god you believe in that our trip to North Carolina, well I guess home goes well and okay. I'll try to blog tomorrow, if anything I'll do it from my phone, there is a big thing happening tomorrow too!

Saturday In Review 1.24.09

Today was an exhausting day....

Not having the proper window coverings results in you waking up at 7:30 to the sun. My dad showed up today. I went to the airport to pick him up. It's a rather odd change of sides, normally I'm the one flying into the airport. We went to find our trailer that we will be pulling full of my valuables. We ended up not having to drive an hour one way to get the trailer instead they hooked us up and gave us a bigger trailer for the same price. We got that taken care of and also started packing a bit. There was shopping for essentials and reservations for a hotel. It was a busy day. Also cold, very cold. Of course it's going to be freezing cold the weekend I move.

Saturday in Review
(***editor's note: Usually this is where I comment on the comments I have gotten over the week or emails I have received about my blog...there haven't been any so I'm just going to recap with additional details. Maybe one day I'll have comments and emails from the masses but right now it's not happening.)
*Sunday night was my going away dinner. Those who showed up were amazing, but not the ones I thought would show up. I got a lot of late minute can't make it's. It was mostly made up of Best Buy people. It was kind of depressing and some of the ones I wanted to show up didn't.

*My last Phoenix Basketball game was Monday. Kind of sad. I will miss those games.

*Tuesday was a historic day, a day of goodbyes and hellos. I wonder if George W. Bush felt the same way I feel now about leaving Green Bay. We both spent over 5 years in a city making friends. But we said hello to our first African American president...yay Obama!

*Tuesday was also the day I had to say goodbye to my rock star. I also finally threw my shoes, i should say sandals, up into the tree signifying my graduation from Green Bay.


*I still have questions that aren't going to be answered anytime soon about everything. But it did lead to one thing that I haven't been relying on recently....having faith!

*Wednesday was a busy day. I went to lunch with Tara and almost cried because of the sweet and kind words that she said about me. I got a bracelet from her that is on my wrist right now, it reminds me constantly to do what I do "living life".

*Also on Wednesday I got to meet Taylor's little sister and hang with him for a good 3 hours. We became family in the little astro van of mine. I felt like the big older sister they don't have, hehe. It was our last time at Old Chicago together probably ever. I have pictures...ha

*And finally on Wednesday night Jess and I went to Marley and me and cried for a good half and hour in the movie theater. Yup it was that sad

*Thursday was a day driving and saying more goodbyes. I haven't really cried yet about this whole thing. I still haven't to this day. I have a feeling when I get home to north carolina and breathe for a second I will just have a giant meltdown which leads to...

*getting a mom hug! Although they don't fix everything having her there while dealing with this will be nice.

*Finally the cat got out of the bag about one of my fears moving down to Greensboro. My fear of not making any friends besides the ones that my mom knows. I'm still scared and won't know how it'll go for awhile down there.


Tomorrow is going to be crazy, a day full of packing, loading and saying goodbyes. Oh did I mention it's supposed to be -3 out, this move is just getting more fun by the minute!

Making up for something I really didn't lose

Just to make up for my "missing post" that I'm really not missing. I'm going to do another post not related to the previous. Why? Because I was worried I didn't keep up with my resolution and I couldn't sleep. Also I was thinking about writing this earlier in the day. (Is it sad that I think of what would be a good blog during the day. I often hear songs that I think the lyrics would be amazing to put in the blog.....sad)

"You see I always wanted to kiss you but
I always wanted to run from you
Because I always wanted to miss you
And I, always wanted to comfort you
See I love to comfort you"-Jason Mraz

Maybe that's what this whole thing with the boy is. This me leaving thing might be the missing part to see if there is that string pulling us back because we really do miss each other. Maybe this is the way it's supposed to work. If you're never truly apart how can you know you're supposed to be together???

***Editor's note: I'm sorry I don't write on the proper days. Technically this post is what I call the post for Friday. But being the late person I am I usually post after midnight. This in turn makes my blog put it at Saturday instead of my Friday post. Don't know if that bothered anyone else but I'm glad we cleared that up.*****


I'm wondering how long it's going to take for me to feel the way I feel about my friends here about the people I meet down there. Time is something that isn't on my side. I'm going to be 23 years old and making new friends all over again. It feels like I'm going back to kindergarten and being told to make friends by my mother. "It's okay honey they're going to play nice." But in my situation I have someone to compare my new friends against. And when you've had the best it's hard to beat.

I think your intentions to be friends when you were 5 are completely different than the intentions of those who are my age.
When you are 5 all that matters is that you play in the sandbox together...nicely. At my age the intentions usually are who is willing to actually act like a kid again and get close to that sandbox.

When you are 5 everything is okay and fixed by a hug from your mom. My age most people hate their moms, or don't get a long with them. I however have a wonderful mother who gives pretty darn good hugs that I get along with wonderfully. But in the situation like I'm going through right now, a hug isn't going to fix it.

When you are 5 as long as you are nice and say hi you'll have a best friend right away for life. At my age now if you say hi, something usually is wrong with you. People stay in their pods that they are used to, people outside of the pod is barely noticed. If you are noticed, getting to be in that pod is hard to do...just plan to be on the outside.

What I'm ultimately scared of moving down to North Carolina, is that I am not going to make friends besides my mom. (don't take that the wrong way mom I love you but if I was just your only friend we both know we'd go crazy) I'm afraid the only people I'm going to know are my mom's friends. I'm wondering how I'm going to find people my age to hang out with like the way it is now. I am really really terrified about this and nobody knows....until now, good thing that's out of the bag.

Fix you

When you get what you want but not what you need

I almost had the moment of break down today in the car. Not something that I was thinking would happen, something I wasn't going to allow myself to happen. Then this song came on....

When you feel so tired but you can't sleep

It felt like it God was speaking to me through this song. I know people think that can be crazy but I believe it. The song works in so many ways.

And the tears come streaming down your face

I haven't allowed myself to grieve the loss that is going to happen in a few days. I guess I feel like I'm stronger than what I'm losing, but I don't think I am anymore. I am really going to miss this place and especially the people in it.

When you lose something that you can't replace

I am losing friends that nobody will be able to replace in North Carolina. Friends I have known for a lifetime or just a few months. These are people who have changed me drastically and are a part of my every day life. I don't know if I can handle not having them in it every day.

when you love someone and it goes to waste...could it be worse?

And what about this "situation" that was put in front of me. This boy is amazing and really we just work. Why is this something that is going to go to waste. I feel like there is something amazing between us but it's not going to have its full potential 16 hours apart from each other.

Lights will guide you home
But if you never try you'll never know

I guess I'm going to have to learn. Without leaving I will never know how it's going to be when everyone else gets their wings and moves on. It's something that you have to try to know and this is a big try to find out.

just what you're worth
Tears streaming

I haven't cried yet but I know it's coming and it's going to be big. I'm prepared for it but I don't know when it's going to happen....

down your face
Lights will guide you home....

Exactly what is going to happen on Monday. I'm thinking of all the lights on the highway and the cities and the lights of my house in North Carolina staying on waiting for me. it's what is ultimately going to guide me home.

Gosh this sucks, big time.

Marley and Me

So tonight Jess and I decided to go to a movie. This movie was Marley and Me. We thought it was going to be a cute movie. We knew it would be sad because everyone knows the dog has to die. It's kind of like going to titanic hoping the boat doesn't sink, but it still does every time.

Well the movie was sadder than anticipated....think two girls crying for a good half an hour because of how sad it was. It made me think of good old Sally back home. How she's been there for almost 13 years. She's my Marley. I just hope she lets me know when it's her time to go like the movie. So go hug your puppy because they deserve no matter how terrible they might be. I know I did! (Oh by the way mom don't go see it you'll cry almost the entire movie, wait till it's out on DVD so you don't look like a mess in public like we did. Thank goodness it was just two other people in the theater and it was 9:35 at night or it would have been absolutely horrible.)

Questions for the big guy upstairs

I now know how Elliott felt last year when we starting hanging out. It sucks trying to hold back from something that is so amazing. So distance is what works best. I really think there is a reason for everything, I just don't have the answers for them right now. But I wish I did. I think I've got something really special with this person....but why now? I'm moving 16 hours away!!

There has to be a reason that God is putting this in front of me. I'm so impatient and like things now, when I want them. These answers aren't something I'm going to find anytime soon. But as a friend told me tonight...

"He doesn't put you through anything He knows you can't handle. And I'm sure that if it's meant to be, it will. And i have a strong feeling that this is going to work out...It's just a feeling I have. You two just click. And that's pretty special. Just got to have faith."

I have to remember to have faith, it's hard but that's what friends are for. I just have nothing is impossible with God.

Tonight was great hanging with him, he even put the dishes away at MY house. He might have read that previous blog (ha doubt it). Wanting to stay in touch, pictures, loving the puppy, the whole package and it's going to be 16 hours away from me. FAITH...I have to remember to have it!

I went to my last phoenix basketball game today...it was a good game we killed them but it was sad at the same time. I really don't have time to blog right now I've got people to entertain but here is a list of things I don't like.
-People touching me when I do not want to be touched.
-People who make a mess and then don't clean up after themselves
-Those who complain that there is nothing to do. Life is what you make of it!
-Those who don't call you when they should
-Those who don't show up when they said they would
-Friends who you thought were your friends but really aren't your friends (if that makes sense to anyone I'll give them a dollar)
-People who are FAKE
-GOOD BYES they suck I hate them hate hate hate them. That is the one thing I hate in this world, the others I just strongly dislike.
I'll leave you with this...

"this inauguration feels like the first date with a really great guy after an eight-year dysfunctional relationship with a loser who spent all my money"
Yay for Obama being awesome tomorrow especially as the new president.
Have a good night!

You're like a joke I've heard before
say it to me anyway.
I wish I'd, wish I had found enough
to believe your love.



I'm not sure what is going on right now....I'm tired really tired and nobody showed tonight.

Week In Review

-Went on a date with a wonderful person and it wasn't weird like I thought actually went pretty well. This sucks because he's in green bay and I'm going to be in north carolina....hopefully God will make things work out between us.
-there is some great music posted up there for you all to enjoy!
-If you haven't checked out the amazing pass you should do that now.....yup I'm waiting......good glad you had fun there.
-I discovered that there is a quiz out there that actually does know who I am by 50 questions WOW!
-I didn't graduate from college and then did graduate from college again!
-You also got to hear about my bestest buddy Icky!
-Oh and I froze my butt off....

i'm tired last day of work tomorrow at the oh-two-eight best buy in Green Bay. Also got a big going away dinner as well. Lots of sadness and tears but smiles as well.

Hope all is well with you and remember to hug your mom, she deserves it :)

i have a house to clean and a dog that is not feeling well. She's being overly cuddly and limping for some reason. I don't have time to write. But hopefully Lucy is okay and the apartment will be clean by the time I leave for work at 11:30 tomorrow. Oh and I haven't gotten everyone's going away gifts done yet either....hopefully those will be done by Sunday night at 7:30....jeez no time to write. Maybe tomorrow night after the boys game. Sorry to my faithful reader mom.

Lightscribe-tacular

I have discovered Lightscribe. This is the coolest thing in the world of making mixed Cd's. It is a program the lets you flip a CD over and have it make a design, title, and track listing on the CD itself. It saves me from having to pull out the old sharpie markers and become creative. Although it does lose the touch of personalization it's still awesome. It makes things look so much more together. Down fall is that it does take awhile to actually have it done on the laptop, at least 10 minutes a CD...but it's still so cool!!

Weather around here is just getting colder. My eyeballs froze as we walked from Brett Farve's Steakhouse to the Resch Center tonight for the UWGB men's basketball game. Good game we won and now are 5-1 in conference play which is awesome. Gives me hope that they might actually make it into the big dance. Oh here is the number one play on sports center from last Saturday night. The game was on espnU and the guys won in overtime, but was very crazy close game! Enjoy the number one play.

I do not like having to wear 7 layers of clothing just to take Lucy outside to go to the bathroom. Lucy also likes to take her time when going to the bathroom...this is not something that goes hand in hand with -35 degree windchill weather.

I find it kind of weird that the day I'm Green Bay and moving is the first day of classes for those at UWGB. As those go off to there first day of school I'm leaving the city for good...

I'm tired and have to get 7 layers on Lucy has to go to the bathroom again.

Bestie <3

"I get by with a little help from my friends."-The Beatles

I have wonderful friends, friends that I don't know who I would be without them. This is what makes moving so hard on me, I'm losing them in a sense. I know they'll be there through the phone and the computer but I can't just go and hang out with them on a whim. There is one friend of mine that I absolutely adore.

Soul Mates, what defines soul mates?? Someone you've known for a long time or someone you connect with instantly and know that person will be with you for the rest of your life. Be it in a relationship or friendship, they'll always be there. How do you figure out when this person really is your soul mate? Are you only allowed one? Does it take you living your life to figure it out or do you just know? What if you never find this soul mate ever in your entire life?

I deeply believe that I've found not just one or two but many more. The one that I will always love with my whole entire heart will be Isaac. I've only known him for a hand full of years, but we've been through a lot together. I don't know what I would do without him.

It's funny how we first met was our 'moms' trying to set us up on a date. We were supposed to meet on a Saturday morning at borders bookstore in Eau Claire for coffee. Both Cheryl and my mom thought that they were the coolest match makers ever. Well after the first couple of awkward minutes we started talking and realized that we were meant to be friends, very very close friends, not to be dating. So in looking back I guess the ladies were good matchmakers when it comes to friendship, not a relationship.

It's hard not having him here with me whenever I just need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. Both of us are miles away from each other living in our different worlds, doing different things. I know that he'll be in my corner fighting for me no matter what the situation is. Even though we are apart whenever we are together we make the best of our time. No matter what happens I always know that he'll always be there for me and I will always be there for him. Words can not describe how much I love, care, and appreciatiation I have for that boy.

I had to say my goodbye to him a couple weeks ago, the last time I would see him for a very long time. I'm moving and he was one of the first and hardest goodbyes I was going to face. Well I had to do it quickly at his job at MegaFoods with my family there. I didn't even get to talk to him like I wanted to but we were rushed. It was a hug and a I'll see you soon. I tried to put it in the back of my mind I was saying goodbye to my best friend and hold back the tears. I did so well as to not cry while we walked away from the store. My heart broke knowing that we didn't get to say our goodbyes the right way. But I was brave and brushed it off as we got into the car and nobody knew how much it sucked. (well until now I guess)

But I found out tonight that he is going to come up this weekend and spend time with me and come to my going away/birthday celebration dinner. I am so excited because I can actually say goodbye to him the right way and not feel so sad how we said 'see you soon.' I'm SO pumped and happy for this weekend. I absolutely have one of the best friends in the world.

So here's to one of my coolest soul mates ever....love you icky : )

What a Crazy Day

"When you try your best but you don't succeed,
when you get what you want but not what you need....stuck in reverse."

Today I was still in college....

This morning I woke up to an email saying that I was missing one class and did not graduate from college. This one class I took specifically this past semester. So I knew I took it. But I called the registrar lady and she said yup you've gotta take it again. So now what? I'm moving in less than 2 weeks and how the hell am I supposed to break the news to my parents?

Well broke the news to my parents and the one that I thought would freak out didn't and the one that I thought would be cool and collected to figure it out wasn't. Odd how things work out. After lots of tears and what am I supposed to do now, and frantically calling the heads of departments of both biology and human biology and the registrar lady (again, she didn't like me) Things got figured out. Thank God for the wonderful department head of human biology that did the fixing for me. She ultimately made sure I have a diploma sent to me in the mail.

So I graduated from college again today. Today wasn't as fun as last time.

So this is for my real post kind of.... I took this quiz and it told me about my personality. I don't know what to think of what it came up with but here's what it says.

ENFJ- The Teacher

You scored 73% I to E, 50% N to S, 19% F to T, and 47% J to P!

Your type is known as the teacher, or the educating mentor. You also belong to the larger group, called idealists. You tend to bring out the best in other people. You lead without seeming to do so. People are naturally drawn to you. You expect the very best from people which takes the form of enthusiastic encouragement which is so charming that people try their best not to disappoint you. You share your personality type with 3% of the population.
You need to feel a deep and meaningful connection to your romantic partners, and go to great lengths to understand and please your mate. Harmony is vitally important to you, and you often put others' needs before your own. You have a pretty thin skin and are easily hurt. Although you strive for harmony, when your values or ethics are violated, you can be very emotional, confrontational, and even punishing. However, you are very insightful about the underlying cause of conflicts, and an excellent communicator, so you have the tools to bring about a quick and peaceful resolution as long as you can keep control of your facilities. You want to be appreciated for your thoughtfulness and compassion. You need your partner to make a real effort to get to know you. Above all, you need to be able to express your feelings and have them taken seriously.

Wow.....maybe these tests are right??

YAY Music....

first dates are weird...

They are awkward and just something people shouldn't do in my opinion. I guess it's the first step in figuring out if you want to be with the person. It may just be me but sitting across from a person that you don't even know talking about yourself is weird to me. I think it's kind of odd. I guess why going on blind dates isn't really my thing. What are you supposed to discuss other than yourself with a person? I know if you hit it off and click then it's not something to worry about. But what if it doesn't? Do you have to sit through the torture of hell or can you make an excuse and get out of it fast?

Maybe the hardest part isn't the date it's the asking of the person out on that date. That I think takes more guts than actually going out on a date..

I'm sick and on NyQuil so sorry if this is crazy and not comprehensible....

city growth

"Here in these deep city lights
Girl could get lost tonight
I'm finding every reason to be gone"~Sarah Bareilles

I was thinking today while driving around that I really am ready to move on from this city. I am sick of the cold, the slush, and the city. I think I've grown too big for this city and ready to have another one to grow in. It feels like this city is slow and uneventful. Even the traffic is slower here....I'm looking forward to dealing with the traffic in Greensboro. I look forward to being lost in the skyscrapers downtown. I'm ready to not run into a person every where I go. It's a fresh start I'm looking forward to it. I'm excited not to wear bundle up every time I have to bring Lucy outside. It'll be nice not having to worry about the salt stains on my jeans. It'll be nice to be able to work out outside....green grass and sunshine...yumm

Tomorrow is my last ever morning meeting with the Best Buy crew at 7 am on a Saturday. I'm happy it'll be done with. I'm ready to move on from this job to something new....the people are great but some things are just a joke. I work 4 more times and I'm out, Thank GOD! I just have to keep telling myself to ride the wave, not make waves.

Well I'm going to go grab some soup and head over to a friends house I've got a boy to watch on espnU tonight (yeah he's not at rock star at alllll). Wahoo go phoenix!

I've got the sniffles and not feeling well so I'll leave you with this cool video. enjoy



Head Sways and Hands to Chest Galore from Behind the Scenes on Vimeo.

Ewww Ewww Ewww

So today I was cleaning my apartment (yup shocking I know!!) and had the television on for background noise. I'm just going about my business then all of a sudden I heard Oprah yelling at me ..."Don't miss Friday's show for the best life week for you to learn about the best sex EVER.."

I stop what I was doing, thought for a second about what was just said, after the shock wore off. A lot of things ran through my head. But the biggest one was 'have you lost your mind?' I don't want to be listening to anyone about how to improve my non-existent sex life. I don't want to know until I'm at that point and as it looks right now not going to happen in the near future. I can barely talk about anything revolving around sex with my own mother, why in the world would I want to listen to Oprah talk about it? She may have billions of dollars but she will never be able to pay for that picture of her having sex out of my mind. (Really not something I wanted to picture)

As I was cleaning I was still thinking about why a person would want to turn into watch this show in the first place. Really is it that bad that you need sex advice from Oprah? There are so many other shows where you can talk about this without the Queen of Daytime. I think if you're having such a horrible sex life and you're referring to Oprah, you might want to look for a different relationship. I guess there are so many women out there that worship the ground Oprah walks on that they'd love to hear about sex from the woman herself, I however am not one of them. I'll leave you with the closing line of the commercial to get a person to turn in....
(Oprah saying/screaming) "Oh my!! That is so HUGE and you use that?!?!!?!"

Yup that just sealed the deal, I'm ignoring Oprah's Best Life Friday.

Scrubs is back!!

I love scrubs, it's a great show. Finally after the disputes, between the writers strike and NBC being stupid, the show is back. It may be on ABC but who cares. Same show same hilarious fun! I loved the new episodes and wish every hospital would be like that.

I have the next three days off I'm going to go enjoy them.

Super bowl birthdays

So I really don't like when my birthday is....

It's not something that I can or could have controlled but being that it is February 1st makes it sucky. Well only when the super bowl is played that day. I've had a few super bowls so far on my birthday and it's really not fun. Instead of having friends over for dinner, they are glued to the television to see who wins the big game. This birthday is going to be the same way, it's on my birthday. Although I won't be celebrating with my friends since I will be officially moved to North Carolina, it still sucks. Oh well...having an iphone that day might, well definitely will make it better
: )

elephants on my head

I have the loudest neighbors anyone possibly could have....

The neighbors where my head rests by each night like to play Rock band and bang on the drums until early hours of the morning.
My neighbors that Lucy shares a wall with has a dog that barks every time I close my door. It's almost like clock work when I leave or come home.
The neighbors across the hall have a parrot that constantly squawks loudly...oh and they just got a new puppy that howls whenever they leave. It doesn't stop....until they get back. But the neighbors above me take the cake.

They are so loud I can hear conversations in the morning by them. The ceiling makes noises where ever they walk in their apartment. The best part is that they throw parties EVERY night. So not just two feet but multiple feet and the occasional loud thump of a drunken body on the ground. When there is alcohol involved it's screaming at each other and trying to get a point across. Being that they are 'tough' army guys they like to wrestle too. That's more than just a thump, it's loud enough for Lucy to awake from a deep snoring sleep and think her world is ending. (My dog likes to snore when she sleeps, she also likes to bark in her sleep as well, at least it's not at loud as my neighbors.) The guys upstairs have gotten busted at least 3 times by the cops for noise complaints, hasn't stopped them yet. When they move out in less than 4 days I will sleep much soundly. I will not feel like elephants are walking on my head.

Wow I must be old, I'm complaining about the noise. I guess that's what you get when you're older, the ability to complain with good reason...yay! All I know is moving home will be nice to have peace and quiet for once.

Bringing ice skates to work.

"There's something about the way the streets look when it's just rained, there's a glow off the pavement."

Tonight after work I walked out and almost fell on my bum. The city was covered in ice. It has been raining and freezing right away. If I would have known it would have been that bad, I would have brought my ice skates to work. I love the rain, but when it's freezing cold and then causing any surface into an ice rink, I'll take a rain check....no pun intended there, oops.

It's only supposed to get worse as the night goes on. It's great the land of the frozen tundra I live in. In the past month I have experienced rain, snow, warm, and cold. It has been a high of 41 degrees and the low of -10 with a windchill of even worse. We have had a more snow fall so far this winter than what the total snow fall was of LAST winter. It's only beginning of January! The next two months are usually the worse. I'm glad I'm moving out of this crazy weather. At least I know if it was like this in North Carolina, I wouldn't have to be going to work tomorrow.

Grandma Lux's house

My family is on their way back home to North Carolina and made a pit stop at my Grandma Lux's house. I remember as a little kid going and playing at my grandma's house in Tennessee. I remember the gated the community and the big hills that we'd drive over. (Looking back now they probably weren't that big...when you're 5 it's a little different.) Her house was on top of a giant mountain and in a very wooded area. It wasn't a big house, but big enough to have her and my grandpa live there with room for visitors from her 5 children and many grand kids.

I would always go explore in the woods, make a cool fort or just see what's out there. The room that I would stay in smelled like moth balls and looked like it was from the 50's. Two twin beds in the room with really old furniture. My favorite part of the house was the circular stairs to the basement. We weren't allowed to play on them and Grandma Lux would freak out when the little kids would go down them. I think she thought that we'd fall through the cracks or something, but when she wasn't looking we played on them. But the part of her house I thought was coolest as a little kid was a phone in her bathroom.

How convenient!! You didn't have to do anything, you could be hanging out in the bathroom doing what you're doing AND talk on the phone while doing your business. I guess you'd have to be quiet about it, but you have to admit we've all gone to the bathroom while talking to someone on the phone at least once in our life. I have yet to ask her why she put a phone right next to the toilet. It's probably due to when my grandpa was dealing with his cancer to get a hold of someone. I'm going to think that it was there for the convenience of it all. But I guess that's what we can do with our cell phones now, just make sure you don't drop your phone in the toilet...that might be a mess.

365 days....

I'm two minutes late on my new years resolution but oh well.

So many possible resolutions - it's hard to pick just one. But, shockingly, I have. My New Year's resolution is to post a blog every day for the entire year of 2009. Some days will be insightful. Some days will be inspiring. Some days will be monotonous. Some days might just be what I had to eat for breakfast or lunch. But my goal is to post at least one blog every day. Or at least see how many days I can do it....

So all the blogs from each day will be here and posted every day.

So…um…as for today…um…Happy New Years. I promise I'll be more exciting in the future. And sorry I'm late it's my way of doing things.

-Aubs