Yesterday was my sisters birthday. 18th to be exact. I for the longest time, could not figure out what to get her. She was finally "legal." Whatever that means. I was thinking back to my 18th birthday and realized that it really means nothing. haha. I wanted to get her something that would signify the step to adulthood, and thought that a pack of Swisher Sweets should do it. No one in my family smokes at all, so I decided to look online to find out which flavor is most popular. As I'm sitting there reading through these reviews of these cigars, I suddenly felt a streak of responsibility flow through me. Sure there were the "aww man I love these cigars right after I get high. they're great man" reviews, but most of them went a little something like this.
"Cancer! Cancer! Cancer!"
the word association of cancer + my sister made me sick to my stomach. Although it would only be a one time thing, I was not going to be the one responsible for starting an addiction or poisoning her lungs.
long story short, we got her socks, a blanket, and perfume. 3 harmless items....if used correctly.
haha we had a great day, and finished it off by going to Texas Road House. I cannot believe Christmas is in 4 days. It boggles my mind. This year went by so fast. So many ups and downs. So many changes. But I'm super excited to start 2009. I have a feeling its going to be a great year!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Price Check Please
Picture this if you will:
You just worked what feels like the longest day at work. Your mom calls and asks you to stop at Jewel to pick up some juice she needs for a meeting at work the next morning. Being the obnoxiously awesome daughter that you are, you agree to stop. You stand outside cleaning the snow off your car until your hands are burning(?) they hurt so bad. You get in the car, and make your way over to Jewel. Just to make up for the eternity at work, you pick up some cookie dough, along with the juice. You walk into what you think is the shortest line to check out, and you unload all your stuff.
As you're standing there, you pick up a magazine as you wait for the person in front of you to be done. There's some sort of misunderstanding, and the customer in front of you asks for a price check. You secretly give that customer the stink eye. Good thing you have tht magazine to distract yourself with. The employee returns, item in hand. Customer dissatisfied with the price that was said, demands the employee rechecks. You then notice the people behind you that have unloaded their groceries, start to pick up there things and put them back into their cart. (quite annoyed). Although, you figure this may take a couple minutes longer, you're too tired to even think about loading everything back up and moving. And, you've become a little interested in the outcome of the situation. Was the olive oil really $2.45 like she said, or $5.50 like Jewel insisted from the start?
All the while, the customer finds yet another item that was supposedly on clearance. Another employee, another price check. This time you're not so secretive with your stink eye. Is she serious right now? Is that nasty tv dinner really worth it? Employee 1 returns with olive oil number two. Customer agrees to take it, after making a slightly irratated face that she had to pay the extra $3. Really? YOU'RE the one thats annoyed? Not the employee thats getting his unexpected night time workout? Employee 2 comes back with new price on tv dinner. She's dissatisfied. Naturally. She allows the cashere to ring it up, and scans the last couple items left in her cart.
You start to reassemble myself, close the magazine, and add that to my purchase. (Even with all that extra time, you didn't get to finish my story you were reading) (timecheck so far- near 10 minutes of waiting) Cashere gives the the lady her total. Before handing over method of payment, she stalls. You stare intently at her. Searing her with your death ray glare. She then states the following:
"Just take the oil and tv dinner off. I don't even want it now"
You then pulled out your swiss army knife and stab her in the tooth.
ok scratch that last part.
Honestly, I really am a patient person. I can stand, traffic jams, the DMV, and the person in front of you pulling out their checkbook to pay for their stuff. But I can not stand, people like that woman. Foul, disrespectful, and mean.
I hope that TV dinner was stale.
You just worked what feels like the longest day at work. Your mom calls and asks you to stop at Jewel to pick up some juice she needs for a meeting at work the next morning. Being the obnoxiously awesome daughter that you are, you agree to stop. You stand outside cleaning the snow off your car until your hands are burning(?) they hurt so bad. You get in the car, and make your way over to Jewel. Just to make up for the eternity at work, you pick up some cookie dough, along with the juice. You walk into what you think is the shortest line to check out, and you unload all your stuff.
As you're standing there, you pick up a magazine as you wait for the person in front of you to be done. There's some sort of misunderstanding, and the customer in front of you asks for a price check. You secretly give that customer the stink eye. Good thing you have tht magazine to distract yourself with. The employee returns, item in hand. Customer dissatisfied with the price that was said, demands the employee rechecks. You then notice the people behind you that have unloaded their groceries, start to pick up there things and put them back into their cart. (quite annoyed). Although, you figure this may take a couple minutes longer, you're too tired to even think about loading everything back up and moving. And, you've become a little interested in the outcome of the situation. Was the olive oil really $2.45 like she said, or $5.50 like Jewel insisted from the start?
All the while, the customer finds yet another item that was supposedly on clearance. Another employee, another price check. This time you're not so secretive with your stink eye. Is she serious right now? Is that nasty tv dinner really worth it? Employee 1 returns with olive oil number two. Customer agrees to take it, after making a slightly irratated face that she had to pay the extra $3. Really? YOU'RE the one thats annoyed? Not the employee thats getting his unexpected night time workout? Employee 2 comes back with new price on tv dinner. She's dissatisfied. Naturally. She allows the cashere to ring it up, and scans the last couple items left in her cart.
You start to reassemble myself, close the magazine, and add that to my purchase. (Even with all that extra time, you didn't get to finish my story you were reading) (timecheck so far- near 10 minutes of waiting) Cashere gives the the lady her total. Before handing over method of payment, she stalls. You stare intently at her. Searing her with your death ray glare. She then states the following:
"Just take the oil and tv dinner off. I don't even want it now"
You then pulled out your swiss army knife and stab her in the tooth.
ok scratch that last part.
Honestly, I really am a patient person. I can stand, traffic jams, the DMV, and the person in front of you pulling out their checkbook to pay for their stuff. But I can not stand, people like that woman. Foul, disrespectful, and mean.
I hope that TV dinner was stale.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Spunk Ransom, RPatz, etc.
Whelp... I did it! It has been accomplished!
We ran home, grabbed a couple of things (laughed at how we had really become professionals at this camping out thing... thank you jonas brothers!), and drove over to the mall. The line gained another hundred people, but we were in good shape. It would only figure that the weather was nasty cold rain, and wind. We brought little chairs, umbrellas, and blankets and created a fort type facility. The time passed surprisingly quickly! We even made some new friends. Girls that had traveled all the way from Michigan to meet Mr. Pattinson!
Long story short, people accumulated quickly and Hot Topic decided it was best to just get the whole process over with early. We got our wristbands, sat in the mall for a good while, made some new friends from Dupaul, bought our T-shirts, and were home and sleeping by 4 AM. That day was spent sleeping, doing a couple things for homework, and actually degrossifying myself for the actual meet and greet.
Robert Pattinson.
Thanksgiving is Thursday and I'm oh so excited! Aside from the dangerously appetizing food, Thanksgiving is that time of the year that signifies that the end of the semester is near! And that is something to be grateful for! 
What me and Beka thought was going to be a fun sleep over turned into mass chaos. We drove past the mall at 9:30 just to see if there was any crazies sleeping over, and we were SHOCKED to see nearly 100 people already waiting in line. Mind you, no one is supposed to be lining up until 5AM. We then made one of the best decisions we've ever made. We were pulling at all nighter at the mall.
We ran home, grabbed a couple of things (laughed at how we had really become professionals at this camping out thing... thank you jonas brothers!), and drove over to the mall. The line gained another hundred people, but we were in good shape. It would only figure that the weather was nasty cold rain, and wind. We brought little chairs, umbrellas, and blankets and created a fort type facility. The time passed surprisingly quickly! We even made some new friends. Girls that had traveled all the way from Michigan to meet Mr. Pattinson!
Long story short, people accumulated quickly and Hot Topic decided it was best to just get the whole process over with early. We got our wristbands, sat in the mall for a good while, made some new friends from Dupaul, bought our T-shirts, and were home and sleeping by 4 AM. That day was spent sleeping, doing a couple things for homework, and actually degrossifying myself for the actual meet and greet.
Robert Pattinson.
Sweet
Gentleman
English
Incredible Hair
Highly attractive
Highly attractive
Tall
Drinks a lot of beverages
Smile that could melt any heart.
Pretty much sums up my two minutes I had meeting him. :)
We stayed for the question and answer session (aka screamfest) and then he was off to his next city. We surprisingly were asked to be in the background for a newscast. obviously celebrities now.
We went to the midnight showing of Twilight as well! IT WAS PHENOMENAL! I've already seen it twice, and plan on a couple more times as well! Make sure if you haven't seen it yet, you go out and do that! You won't be disappointed!
Thanksgiving is Thursday and I'm oh so excited! Aside from the dangerously appetizing food, Thanksgiving is that time of the year that signifies that the end of the semester is near! And that is something to be grateful for!
Check out the pictures from our crazy night!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
"PUT THE CAMERA DOWN"
It seems as though the more and more things that I have to do, the less and less I have the motivation to do them. Homework will always and forever be circular. Meaning, there is no end. Once you complete something, you have something else to start on. Lovely I know.
I feel like I haven't had a good blogging session in forever! So I got this job as a receptionist at a State Farm Insurance Company near my house. I was a bit nervous at first, but after awhile, I can actually say, that I enjoy it! Which is weird. Isn't it like taboo to like your job?
In other exciting news, I voted in my first election! The fact that I had a voice, in our countries future is quite exciting to me! Although, my candidate didn't win, I still got to watch history take place. I'm excited to see how this all plays out.
I'm now into the third book of the Twilight series. I still hold to claims before. They are awesome! Speaking of Twilight. Tonight, Beka is sleeping over, and in the morning, a whole big caravan of us is going over to our local mall to try to get the oppurtunity to meet Robert Pattinson. (Edward Cullen, or for you HP fans, Cedric Diggory) It's tricky though you see. It always is. They are only letting the first 500 people meet him. But first, you must come to the store, buy a $30 t-shirt, and they give you a wristband ensuring your chance to meet him. The last time we all did something like this, was when we met the Jonas Brothers. Everytime we meet someone, it always seems to be like 23 degrees outside, and after waiting outside for what seems like an eternity they let you in to meet them for like 3 seconds. If you even try to pull out your camera they take a chainsaw to your hand. haha But honestly, I just think its so silly. I'm more than willing to wait in line an ungodly amount of time and give into the rip off of buying the T-shirt, but at least give us some sort of freedom while we're in there!
oh man. (steps down off of soap box)
hopefully the next time I report back, I'll have some saucy pictures of Robert to share. haha.
I also made my first big purchase last week. And by big, I mean ginormous! I am now the proud owner of a NordicTrak Treadmill. haha I'm sorry if you were expecting "a brand new car!!" I can't afford that quite yet. haha. I'm so extremely happy with it so far. Being healthy has been something thats been a struggle and a burden at times. This summer I was running around like crazy, so it became a bit easier. But being home, not much movement is required. So this treadmill is perfect. The whole family uses it, and we're saving mucho money by being able to cancel our gym memberships. It's worked out quite nicely!
As the holidays approach, I'm becoming more and more excited. Thanksgiving is right around the corner! And then onto Christmas! I love being able to turn on the TV anytime during the month before, and see holiday movies and shows. Or popping in my Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack. "Merry Christmas Charlie Brownnnnnn" (they always seem to be playing this movie in Target when I'm in there) It's perfect. Mix in some Christmas lights, and a cup of Hot Chocolate and it's even better! I definatly look forward to break!
Hope all is well.
I feel like I haven't had a good blogging session in forever! So I got this job as a receptionist at a State Farm Insurance Company near my house. I was a bit nervous at first, but after awhile, I can actually say, that I enjoy it! Which is weird. Isn't it like taboo to like your job?
In other exciting news, I voted in my first election! The fact that I had a voice, in our countries future is quite exciting to me! Although, my candidate didn't win, I still got to watch history take place. I'm excited to see how this all plays out.
I'm now into the third book of the Twilight series. I still hold to claims before. They are awesome! Speaking of Twilight. Tonight, Beka is sleeping over, and in the morning, a whole big caravan of us is going over to our local mall to try to get the oppurtunity to meet Robert Pattinson. (Edward Cullen, or for you HP fans, Cedric Diggory) It's tricky though you see. It always is. They are only letting the first 500 people meet him. But first, you must come to the store, buy a $30 t-shirt, and they give you a wristband ensuring your chance to meet him. The last time we all did something like this, was when we met the Jonas Brothers. Everytime we meet someone, it always seems to be like 23 degrees outside, and after waiting outside for what seems like an eternity they let you in to meet them for like 3 seconds. If you even try to pull out your camera they take a chainsaw to your hand. haha But honestly, I just think its so silly. I'm more than willing to wait in line an ungodly amount of time and give into the rip off of buying the T-shirt, but at least give us some sort of freedom while we're in there!
oh man. (steps down off of soap box)
hopefully the next time I report back, I'll have some saucy pictures of Robert to share. haha.
I also made my first big purchase last week. And by big, I mean ginormous! I am now the proud owner of a NordicTrak Treadmill. haha I'm sorry if you were expecting "a brand new car!!" I can't afford that quite yet. haha. I'm so extremely happy with it so far. Being healthy has been something thats been a struggle and a burden at times. This summer I was running around like crazy, so it became a bit easier. But being home, not much movement is required. So this treadmill is perfect. The whole family uses it, and we're saving mucho money by being able to cancel our gym memberships. It's worked out quite nicely!
As the holidays approach, I'm becoming more and more excited. Thanksgiving is right around the corner! And then onto Christmas! I love being able to turn on the TV anytime during the month before, and see holiday movies and shows. Or popping in my Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack. "Merry Christmas Charlie Brownnnnnn" (they always seem to be playing this movie in Target when I'm in there) It's perfect. Mix in some Christmas lights, and a cup of Hot Chocolate and it's even better! I definatly look forward to break!
Hope all is well.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Edward Cullen
I have slowly become completely and utterly obsessed with the Twilight series. When I first heard about the books, I thought it was the stupidest thing I've ever heard. A book about vampires? really? But then I decided I should at least see what it's all about. I'm not really one for fantasy novels, but oh my goodness, this was one of THE greatest books I've ever read. I finished it in a record 2 days! I now find myself wishing I lived in a world of Edward Cullens. I also took my loser-ish-ness to the next level and bought the rest of the series! I shall keep you updated!
Today was just like any other. The only perk being that I didn't need to wake up at an ungodly hour to get ready for school. I got to sleep a little bit longer, which after that crazy night of reading, was much needed. I found myself debating whether or not I wanted to get out of bed. It was freezing outside, and my bed was oh so warm. But, I decided I should probably fight the morning, and get up anyways. Drove to school and nearly fell asleep in both of my classes, but I was pretty pleased with myself that I actually got up and went.
After school went to Target to pick up a couple of things including, my Vampire book set. haha. Came home, worked on some math homework, and endulged myself in some reading. I made some Hamburger Helper for dinner. It was delicious. I'm thinking I'm going to get started on the second book before bed. I can't even describe what happens to me when I read a good book. Its probably the greatest feeling in the world. I, for a brief moment in time, escape reality and find myself sitting front row in this story. (oh my gosh, could that statement sound anymore cliche)
Today was just like any other. The only perk being that I didn't need to wake up at an ungodly hour to get ready for school. I got to sleep a little bit longer, which after that crazy night of reading, was much needed. I found myself debating whether or not I wanted to get out of bed. It was freezing outside, and my bed was oh so warm. But, I decided I should probably fight the morning, and get up anyways. Drove to school and nearly fell asleep in both of my classes, but I was pretty pleased with myself that I actually got up and went.
After school went to Target to pick up a couple of things including, my Vampire book set. haha. Came home, worked on some math homework, and endulged myself in some reading. I made some Hamburger Helper for dinner. It was delicious. I'm thinking I'm going to get started on the second book before bed. I can't even describe what happens to me when I read a good book. Its probably the greatest feeling in the world. I, for a brief moment in time, escape reality and find myself sitting front row in this story. (oh my gosh, could that statement sound anymore cliche)
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Puffy
My nose is mysteriously swollen on the right side. I wish I could say I was in some sort of bar fight or school yard rumble, but I wasn't at all.... which makes me a little unsure about this whole thing.
I shall keep you updated. I'm hoping I don't form some sort of mutated Michael-Jackson type thing. Because, that would be rather unfortunate.
P.S. I had the greatest weekend ever with Taylor and Alaina! They are the best. And they always always always know how to make me feel right at home when I'm with them. We saw High School Musical 3. It was wonderous. I have a feeling I'm going to be buying that soundtrack quite soon. (no matter how lame that might be). After that we headed over to the Bowman house. Nothing beats a little Bowman action. And finally ended up at Trinity where we had a crazy college party.... ok it wasn't crazy... and it wasn't really a party... but we did play "marry date or dump" and that alone makes for a good time. All in all. Good weekend. It's about time!
P.S.S. Someone please give Vanessa some pants. I don't think she understands that it's ok to be clothed.
I shall keep you updated. I'm hoping I don't form some sort of mutated Michael-Jackson type thing. Because, that would be rather unfortunate.
P.S. I had the greatest weekend ever with Taylor and Alaina! They are the best. And they always always always know how to make me feel right at home when I'm with them. We saw High School Musical 3. It was wonderous. I have a feeling I'm going to be buying that soundtrack quite soon. (no matter how lame that might be). After that we headed over to the Bowman house. Nothing beats a little Bowman action. And finally ended up at Trinity where we had a crazy college party.... ok it wasn't crazy... and it wasn't really a party... but we did play "marry date or dump" and that alone makes for a good time. All in all. Good weekend. It's about time!
P.S.S. Someone please give Vanessa some pants. I don't think she understands that it's ok to be clothed.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Heart Abandoned
I think what I need is a good cry.
I feel so discouraged tonight.
I wish that I could say there was a reason for it, but there really isn't one in particular. The whole world just seems to be weighing me down at the moment. Ugh, when will there be relief. I keep living everyday in hope. But I'm so tired of living for tomorrow. I want for once to be able to fully live for today. I feel lost.
I long to be led, but I'm constantly in a fight to lead. I don't know what happened to the days of complete relience on the Lord, but they seem so far away. My selfishness and stubborness have gotten me nowhere. My guilt and shame keep rising. I don't like where I am. I don't want to sink any further into the muck and myer. I've fought this endless battle for so long, but the truth always presides. I need help. As much as I hate to admit it, I can't do it alone.
I was so silly to think that running away from Him would make things better. If I ran far enough He would forget about me for the time being and focus on someone else. I was so wrong. The farther I ran, the louder I heard His voice. He clenched my soul and wouldn't let go. And deep down, I long to be close to Him again. I always have.
So here I am.
Let's start again.
I feel so discouraged tonight.
I wish that I could say there was a reason for it, but there really isn't one in particular. The whole world just seems to be weighing me down at the moment. Ugh, when will there be relief. I keep living everyday in hope. But I'm so tired of living for tomorrow. I want for once to be able to fully live for today. I feel lost.
I long to be led, but I'm constantly in a fight to lead. I don't know what happened to the days of complete relience on the Lord, but they seem so far away. My selfishness and stubborness have gotten me nowhere. My guilt and shame keep rising. I don't like where I am. I don't want to sink any further into the muck and myer. I've fought this endless battle for so long, but the truth always presides. I need help. As much as I hate to admit it, I can't do it alone.
I was so silly to think that running away from Him would make things better. If I ran far enough He would forget about me for the time being and focus on someone else. I was so wrong. The farther I ran, the louder I heard His voice. He clenched my soul and wouldn't let go. And deep down, I long to be close to Him again. I always have.
So here I am.
Let's start again.
Endless Summer
Sitting at my kitchen table, working on some homework and staring out into my prairie/backyard. (its strange I know... visual below), and all I can say is, Summer is still here! haha. The Lord must be dreading winter just as much as I am! It's October and we're still having 75 degree days. That is crazy for Chicago! I'm definitly gonna enjoy it while I still can!
Random story of the day- Ran to the grocery store with my mom the other night. It was like 10ish and all we wanted was something sweet. Thank goodness for 24 hour stores! Threw on a hoodie and shorts, this of course accented my greasy hair pulled back in a pony tail, and poorly painted toe nails. I ended up running into an old friend of mine. I hadn't seen him since last year. Whenever I would run into him at this store, he would politely stop, give me that 'I haven't seen you in forever' hug and update me on his life since the last time we talked. This time was a little different. I don't know if it was the grease stains he aquired from his other job as a mechanic, the sweet smelling aromas of the cookie dough that we were soon to bake, or the un-godly hour of the night that it had become, but he looked good. ha I found myself being so strangely attracted to him in a way that I never had before. I'm sure my mom could notice the excessive amount of blushing, and my inability to follow the conversation. I was so relieved when he said he should get back to work. and I left thinking to myself "what the heck just happened?." haha It was strange to say the least. But I refuse to analyze this any further. I'm still going with the cookie dough theory.
Random story of the day- Ran to the grocery store with my mom the other night. It was like 10ish and all we wanted was something sweet. Thank goodness for 24 hour stores! Threw on a hoodie and shorts, this of course accented my greasy hair pulled back in a pony tail, and poorly painted toe nails. I ended up running into an old friend of mine. I hadn't seen him since last year. Whenever I would run into him at this store, he would politely stop, give me that 'I haven't seen you in forever' hug and update me on his life since the last time we talked. This time was a little different. I don't know if it was the grease stains he aquired from his other job as a mechanic, the sweet smelling aromas of the cookie dough that we were soon to bake, or the un-godly hour of the night that it had become, but he looked good. ha I found myself being so strangely attracted to him in a way that I never had before. I'm sure my mom could notice the excessive amount of blushing, and my inability to follow the conversation. I was so relieved when he said he should get back to work. and I left thinking to myself "what the heck just happened?." haha It was strange to say the least. But I refuse to analyze this any further. I'm still going with the cookie dough theory. : )
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
She gon' bag us a buck!
I don't know what happened from one month ago to now, but here are my observations:
1. Teachers are oh so smitten with you in the month of September, until October... that is when they take off their Miss Honey (Matilda reference) mask, and pull you back down to reality, which is full of homework and the much anticipated no life until May.
2. I very much so dislike when teachers assign papers and projects that are due months from the day they give it. Is this really necessary? I suppose if I had a homework fetish of some sort, this would be fantastic, but alas... like the other 99% of the student body, I do not. All this seems to do is create worries about when I'm going to get it done.
3. I'm a procrastinator. It's genetic.
4. I seem to have lost much contact with the outside world.
5. Why am I making a list? I'm not going grocery shopping.
haha. Although this all sounds terrible, I really can't complain. God is good, and that's all that matters. Number 4 really has been on my heart a lot lately though. I really do miss seeing the people that make me smile. I think not seeing them has put a little damper on my spirits lately. All in time I'm sure.
And for your enjoyment....
1. Teacher Transformation
2. a video of my mother shooting a gun for the first time.
1. Teachers are oh so smitten with you in the month of September, until October... that is when they take off their Miss Honey (Matilda reference) mask, and pull you back down to reality, which is full of homework and the much anticipated no life until May.
2. I very much so dislike when teachers assign papers and projects that are due months from the day they give it. Is this really necessary? I suppose if I had a homework fetish of some sort, this would be fantastic, but alas... like the other 99% of the student body, I do not. All this seems to do is create worries about when I'm going to get it done.
3. I'm a procrastinator. It's genetic.
4. I seem to have lost much contact with the outside world.
5. Why am I making a list? I'm not going grocery shopping.
haha. Although this all sounds terrible, I really can't complain. God is good, and that's all that matters. Number 4 really has been on my heart a lot lately though. I really do miss seeing the people that make me smile. I think not seeing them has put a little damper on my spirits lately. All in time I'm sure.
And for your enjoyment....
1. Teacher Transformation
2. a video of my mother shooting a gun for the first time.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
It's Been Too Long
There's nothing better than catching up with a good friend over coffee :)
Today has been fantastic for a number of reasons, but the greatest of these, is the little ounce of hope that I've regained.
...and frankly, it's amazing what a little ounce of hope can do!
Today has been fantastic for a number of reasons, but the greatest of these, is the little ounce of hope that I've regained.
...and frankly, it's amazing what a little ounce of hope can do!
Friday, September 26, 2008
everybody's workin for the weekend!
Its Friday, and the weekend is officially here! hooray! Me and Beka were thinking about going to see Eagle Eye at some point this weekend. It looks pretty good! (not to mention me and Beka have a junior high crush on Shia LaBeouf) Other than that, the weekend is free. The possibilities are endless!
I thought I would discuss something of utter importance.
Stank.
Have you ever smelt something absolutely rank? So rank it made you want to slice off your 5 senses so you could, in no way, sense it? Well, I've found the "stank" that birthed the previous stanks. No joke.
The past couple of weeks we've been getting a ton of rain here in Illinois. Most of it being the leftovers from the recent hurricanes. In any case, its been a monsoon. Rain can be good, especially when you live in the midwest, but too much rain can cause strange unnatural things to occur. I myself live in a nice little townhouse complex. Right around the corner and across the street is some farm land. Right next to that, is a little pond. It's not your typical pond... its more natural, if you will. There's really no barriers at all. It's probably 2 feet deep max, sits right next to the crops, and serves as a home for 10-12 ducks. After the mass amount of rain we had, the water levels rised tremendously causing some of the water to spill over into the road. After a couple days, the water level started residing, and the street became clear again. Everyones happy.
A couple days after that, I'm driving in my car. I turn the corner to get onto the main road and notice that the pond looked a little bit different. There was a ton of green stuff on top. It honestly looked like a swamp. And then it hit me. "The Stank" I usually have a high tolerance for bad smells....B.O., rotten eggs, poop, etc. but this was beyond any of those smells. There is no description that would serve this smell justice. I thought I was going to pass out and die. Everything was happening so fast. I rolled up the windows thinking, that it would somehow keep out the smell. What I didn't realize was that I was trapping the 'stank particles' in my car. I then rolled the windows down again, realizing that if I was going to avoid the smell I needed to have my windows shut before even getting near it. I could still smell it, from a block away. That's how potent it was.
I would never wish this stank upon anyone. Not even my worst enemy.
As the days pass, it seems to slowly be losing potentcy. And even after all of that, sometimes me and my sisters will be so wrapped up in a conversation, and forget to roll the windows up. They've learned to deal with it, making comments such as "Seriously Kaleen, keep your mouth closed!" (Kaleen being one of my sisters). They've also started this game in which they try to name the smell. The newest one being.... grandpas breath...but then feeling bad thinking they're referring to our grandpa, they change it to... generic grandpas breath.
and that is my story. the case of the stanky swamp pond.
hope you enjoyed!
:)
I thought I would discuss something of utter importance.
Stank.
Have you ever smelt something absolutely rank? So rank it made you want to slice off your 5 senses so you could, in no way, sense it? Well, I've found the "stank" that birthed the previous stanks. No joke.
The past couple of weeks we've been getting a ton of rain here in Illinois. Most of it being the leftovers from the recent hurricanes. In any case, its been a monsoon. Rain can be good, especially when you live in the midwest, but too much rain can cause strange unnatural things to occur. I myself live in a nice little townhouse complex. Right around the corner and across the street is some farm land. Right next to that, is a little pond. It's not your typical pond... its more natural, if you will. There's really no barriers at all. It's probably 2 feet deep max, sits right next to the crops, and serves as a home for 10-12 ducks. After the mass amount of rain we had, the water levels rised tremendously causing some of the water to spill over into the road. After a couple days, the water level started residing, and the street became clear again. Everyones happy.
A couple days after that, I'm driving in my car. I turn the corner to get onto the main road and notice that the pond looked a little bit different. There was a ton of green stuff on top. It honestly looked like a swamp. And then it hit me. "The Stank" I usually have a high tolerance for bad smells....B.O., rotten eggs, poop, etc. but this was beyond any of those smells. There is no description that would serve this smell justice. I thought I was going to pass out and die. Everything was happening so fast. I rolled up the windows thinking, that it would somehow keep out the smell. What I didn't realize was that I was trapping the 'stank particles' in my car. I then rolled the windows down again, realizing that if I was going to avoid the smell I needed to have my windows shut before even getting near it. I could still smell it, from a block away. That's how potent it was.
I would never wish this stank upon anyone. Not even my worst enemy.
As the days pass, it seems to slowly be losing potentcy. And even after all of that, sometimes me and my sisters will be so wrapped up in a conversation, and forget to roll the windows up. They've learned to deal with it, making comments such as "Seriously Kaleen, keep your mouth closed!" (Kaleen being one of my sisters). They've also started this game in which they try to name the smell. The newest one being.... grandpas breath...but then feeling bad thinking they're referring to our grandpa, they change it to... generic grandpas breath.
and that is my story. the case of the stanky swamp pond.
hope you enjoyed!
:)
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Don't Forget
I picked up Demi Lovato's new CD "Don't Forget" today. I highly reccomend you go out and get yourself a copy! It's phenominal.
Here's one of the songs off the album. It's called Don't Forget. I absolutely love it, and coincidently can't get it out of my head so I thought I would share it with you!
Here's one of the songs off the album. It's called Don't Forget. I absolutely love it, and coincidently can't get it out of my head so I thought I would share it with you!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica
My thoughts are so jumbled and messy right now. I can't tell where one begins and the other ends. And as I sit here thinking a million different things, I can't seem to figure out where to start. So I'm jumping right into the middle of it all. This will be random at best.
Transition. The only word to describe my life at the moment. Moving from one point to the next. And although forward-motion is the goal with transition, I find myself stuck. trapped. stalled. Like one of those dreams where you're trying to run away and you can't seem to move. And yet, the world around me seems to be moving 100 mph. Dizziness and confusion are inevitable.
I miss the summer. I miss the relationships that were formed. I miss riding around on 4-wheelers, attempting to build camp fires, staring up at the stars across a seemingly endless sky, laughing in the break room until 2 AM, the lake, hearing the music radiate from chapel no matter where I was around camp, daily debrief sessions with Jillian, writing up our schedule for the day, free smoothies from the coffee bar, yelling 'go back to your cabins', hanging out in the office, the trips into town, swinging on the bunk house porch, herding 50 horses back to the barn at 3 in the morning, hayrides, waking up to JB every morning, returning familiar faces, staff lunches, theme nights, that ridiculous rules video, rain boots, personalized walkie talkies, 4th of July weekend, glow sticks, and the importance of having a Full Throttle shirt in every color... used to evangelize of course :)
Those were the days...
Change is good. And as each day passes, I'm slowly learning to embrace it. One of my teachers a couple years back always made it a point to end each class by saying "There's nothing worse than being the same person you were last week." Basically trying to make us realize that if we're not growing, there's something wrong. Growth can only occur through change.
The process of letting go is slow, but steady. Letting go of the things I thought I knew. Letting go of expectations, broken friendships, and ultimately my stubbornness. I look forward to the days when the dust finally settles and things become more clear again. But until then, I can do nothing but trust. Trust that the plans He has for me, are better than the ones I have for myself.
Transition. The only word to describe my life at the moment. Moving from one point to the next. And although forward-motion is the goal with transition, I find myself stuck. trapped. stalled. Like one of those dreams where you're trying to run away and you can't seem to move. And yet, the world around me seems to be moving 100 mph. Dizziness and confusion are inevitable.
I miss the summer. I miss the relationships that were formed. I miss riding around on 4-wheelers, attempting to build camp fires, staring up at the stars across a seemingly endless sky, laughing in the break room until 2 AM, the lake, hearing the music radiate from chapel no matter where I was around camp, daily debrief sessions with Jillian, writing up our schedule for the day, free smoothies from the coffee bar, yelling 'go back to your cabins', hanging out in the office, the trips into town, swinging on the bunk house porch, herding 50 horses back to the barn at 3 in the morning, hayrides, waking up to JB every morning, returning familiar faces, staff lunches, theme nights, that ridiculous rules video, rain boots, personalized walkie talkies, 4th of July weekend, glow sticks, and the importance of having a Full Throttle shirt in every color... used to evangelize of course :)
Those were the days...
Change is good. And as each day passes, I'm slowly learning to embrace it. One of my teachers a couple years back always made it a point to end each class by saying "There's nothing worse than being the same person you were last week." Basically trying to make us realize that if we're not growing, there's something wrong. Growth can only occur through change.
The process of letting go is slow, but steady. Letting go of the things I thought I knew. Letting go of expectations, broken friendships, and ultimately my stubbornness. I look forward to the days when the dust finally settles and things become more clear again. But until then, I can do nothing but trust. Trust that the plans He has for me, are better than the ones I have for myself.
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