Blog Challenge: Day 13

Today sucks. It was going so well to begin with. It's my day off so I slept in (I've been sooo tired lately) and lounged around for awhile before cleaning up a bit. I thought I heard my doorbell ring but I wasn't sure and I never really answer the door when I'm home alone anyways, so I ignored it. About 15 minutes later I went upstairs to discover some old man walking around my front yard with a long pole in his hand. I had no idea what was going on. I got myself dressed and went outside to find my neighbors out there just about to leave.

Apparently all the sprinklers along the front sidewalk were pouring water out of them, flooding the grass and street. My nice little neighbor was searching for my water shutoff but couldn't find it. They left and i panicked, unsure of what to do. I ran downstairs to the main shutoff, turned it off and ran back upstairs but the water was still running. I called Daniel about 10 times and couldn't get through. I had no idea where else to look for another shut off so I wandered the house and yard. Finally I got Daniel on the phone and he told me it was in the garden in some random hole and I had to get our long metal T-shaped tool thingy to turn it off. I stuck it down in there and turned it, hoping for the best. It's about 5 feet down in the ground so I had no idea if I was doing it right and all of a sudden I hear spraying water, so I freaked out thinking I had now made it worse. But relief! I checked the front and the water had stopped. Crisis averted.


Then I got to spend some time at the Drivers License Division, go to Home Depot to get some money back they overcharged me on carpet and check out the local Rec center since we cancelled our Gold's membership (which I'm very sad about).


On to home where I promptly drop my phone on the kitchen tile, which apparently cracked my touch screen. Now the phone works, but the screen doesn't. Since its a touch screen, i can't do anything. I see these texts and calls come in but I cant even look at them because it doesn't register my touch. Lame.



Are you still with me?



Good. now's the perfect time to daydream about today's topic: Somewhere I'd like to move or visit.


Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a beach girl. Give me the ocean and I will love you forever. My dream is to live in a little beach town, where my sole purpose in life is to walk the beaches and bask in the glory of the sunshine. However, I married someone with a couple of things that keeps him permanently in Utah. I do love this state, because it's gorgeous and there is lots for me to enjoy in the summer. But... it doesn't have the ocean.


So, I told Daniel he has to take me to a beach every year to make up for not moving me to one. He hasn't made that happen every year, but close. I would LOVE to visit Hawaii one day, but for now it's way too out of my price range. I would love to see Fiji and Tahiti and any remote island with white sand and bright blue water. Ahhh... bliss.

Other than beaches though, my dream is to visit multiple places in Europe, mainly France and Italy. I have a mild obsession in my head with visiting Paris. Pretty much every part of Italy calls to me too. Rome, Venice, Milan, Capri..all of it. Oh and pretty much all the Greek islands need to be seen too. I think I should have been born a European. I would much rather work to live and enjoy the slow life than live to work and watch life tick by without me.


Ok I think that's enough. Those are my top places I would love to see, although really seeing the whole world wouldn't be so bad. A girl can dream, right?

Blog Challenge: Day 12

Today I'm supposed to bullet list my whole day. Too bad this has been the lamest day ever.

• My alarm clock went off until 9:30.
• I snoozed until 10:30.
• I finally got out of bed at 11.
• I ate a bowl of cheerios.
• I showered and got myself ready.
• I drove to work.
• I did lots of hair.
• I got off late at 8:30.
• I looked at Facebook on my phone before driving home and got really mad for a minute.
• I got home and changed into my warm pajamas.
• I ate lasagna and garlic bread that my husband had waiting for me.
• I ate a bowl of Rocky Road ice cream
• I watched Bill Maher on tv while surfing the internet.
• I started watching 'Groundhog Day' while blogging.

The End.

Blog Challenge: Day 11

Today I am to put my Ipod on shuffle and list the first 10 songs:

Good, a mindless one, since my brain is fried today.

1. She's Got a Way- Billy Joel
2. I'll Follow You Into the Dark- Deathcab for Cutie
3. To Make You Feel My Love- Adele
4. Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay- Otis Redding
5. What I Got- Sublime
6 .Two Pina Coladas- Garth Brooks
7. I'm Not Calling You a Liar- Florence and the Machine
8. Manhattan- Kings of Leon
9. Airplanes- B.O.B. and Hayley Williams
10. Lightening Storm- Flogging Molly

I'm actually quite impressed with my shuffle tonight. That's a pretty good example of my wide range of music. I listen to a little of everything. I'm surprised there wasn't any Led Zeppelin or Counting Crows in that mix though...

Blog Challenge: Day 10

Today I am feeling very...pregnant. Just thought you might like to know. On with the show.

Today's topic: Discuss My First Love and First Kiss

This is so tender. :) I'm pretty sure my first and true love was french fries. I think I came out of the womb asking for them and haven't looked back since.

Oh..not that kind of love?

Ok. My first love was named Devin. He is my mom's best friend's son. We are the same age and were raised together since birth, with our moms telling us we were going to be married someday. I really did think I was going to marry him. We planned our lives through the game of MASH.. you know the one, right? It decides for you whether you're going to live in a mansion, apartment, shack or house..haha. We decided we were going to have 4 kids, drive Jeeps and live in Maine. I was going to be a doctor and he was going to be a policeman. Sounds like a pretty sweet set-up to me.

How romantic.

Maybe that's why I started kissing him when I was really young. I'm not sure how old I was when I kissed him for the first time, maybe 7 or 8, but it continued for years. We didn't live in the same state by that point so it was only on the occasions we would see each other, and I promise it was very innocent. We would pretend we were movie stars and kiss with big theatrics. It's hilarious when I really think about it. We did get in trouble for locking ourselves in a room alone together once. My little brother wanted to come in and we wouldn't let him, so he told our moms, who assumed we were doing something shameful. I'm pretty sure we were just lying on the bed talking about our future in Maine with our awesome Jeeps.

I got butterflies when I saw Devin, even up until the last time I saw him, which was in 2004 I believe. He's super cute and was always so good to me. Every time I saw him he had a cute little present for me, like kissing bears, a bracelet or blocks that spelled "I Luv U". He constantly told me I was beautiful and the only girl for him. Too bad he was raised in Las Vegas and turned into a hot mess. Drugs and hot guys don't mix.

I have kissed lots of boys in my day..some I dated, some I knew 5 minutes. The first time I felt a literal spark when I kissed someone? My Danny boy. Once I loved him I knew he was really my first love and the first kiss that really meant something. So I promptly broke up with him. Like 5 times. Aw, love.

Blog Challenge: Days 8 & 9

I missed my first day of blogging last night! I worked all day and went straight from work to do dinner and games with some girls from my old salon and our men. It was so much fun but I didn't get home until 1:00 am so I went straight to bed! I will tackle both topics today though!

Day 08: A Time I Felt the Most Satisfied with My Life

I wish I had written this yesterday. Yesterday, I would without a doubt say right now. I'm the most at peace with myself that I've ever been. I'm the happiest I've been in my realtionship. I love what I do and where I work. I have great friends. I have close relationships with almost everyone in my immediate family. I'm really loving being pregnant. I'm so excited to meet my baby girl. I own my own home and love making it mine. I feel overall comfortable. Things are just really good.

Today though, I'm in some unfamiliar territory. My steady, peaceful foundation is feeling a bit rocked. I so hope it stays as great from now on as it felt yesterday. :)

Day 09: How I Hope My Future Will Be Like

I swear I talked about this already on Day 2 when I listed where I'd like to be in 10 years.

I just hope my future is happy and healthy. I want to be years and years down the road being proud of where I am. I don't want to look back in regret, wishing I had done more or less of anything. I hope I will still have a fun and loving marriage. I hope I have close, open relationships with my kids. I hope my kids are normal, happy and successful. I hope I have a home filled with love and laughter, not fighting or unhappiness. I hope I'm healthy and haven't gained 100 pounds. :) I hope my husband is healthy (and hasn't gained 100 pounds).

How's that?

Blog Challenge: Day Seven

My Zodiac Sign and If I Think it Fits My Personality

Well who knows anymore? Some crazy person decided that the signs were changing this year. I think it's pretty funny. You would think Nostradamus was back and predicting total annihilaltion the way people freaked out. I like what Bill Maher had to say about it:

"If you're panicked because your zodiac sign just changed to "Ophiuchus", and
now you don't know what your traits are...let me help: you're a gullible
dumb-ass."

I was born a Gemini. If the changes were true, I would now be a Taurus. Lame. I'm still a Gemini. I suppose the description sounds like me, but I'm pretty sure I could relate any other sign's traits to myself as well. Here's what it says about me (if you actually read this next part..you really are a champion):
Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, and those born under this sign will be quick to tell you all about it. That's because they love to talk! The driving force behind a Gemini's conversation is their mind. The Gemini-born are intellectually inclined, forever probing people and places in search of information. The more information a Gemini collects, the better. Sharing that information later on with those they love is also a lot of fun, for Geminis are supremely interested in developing their relationships. Dalliances with these folks are always enjoyable, since Geminis are bright, quick-witted and the proverbial life of the party. Even though their intellectual minds can rationalize forever and a day, Geminis also have a surplus of imagination waiting to be tapped. Can a Gemini be boring? Never!

Since Geminis are a mix of the yin and the yang, they are represented perfectly by the Twins. The Gemini-born can easily see both sides of an issue, a wonderfully practical quality. Less practical is the fact that you're not sure which Twin will show up half the time. Geminis may not know who's showing up either, which can prompt others to consider them fickle and restless.

They can be wishy-washy, too, changing their mood on a simple whim. It's this characteristic which readily suggests the Mutable Quality assigned to this sign. Mutable folks are flexible and go with the flow. Further, the Twins are adaptable and dexterous and can tackle many things at once. It's a good thing, too, when you consider their myriad interests. The downside of such a curious mind, however, can be a lack of follow-through. How much can any one person do, anyway?

They are quick-thinking, quick-witted and fast on their feet. Geminis are both curious and clever. Although they talk a great game, they also love to listen and learn. Any social setting is a good one for a Gemini, however, since these folks are charming, congenial and love to share themselves with their friends. At work, they are the clearest of thinkers, looking at a project from all (well, at least two) sides and putting forth some logical and well-thought-out ideas. This quality makes Geminis an asset to any team. It's also the Gemini's literary bent that allows them to offer a useful perspective on most any situation. The Twins also enjoy bringing their objective reasoning and big-picture ability into their personal relationships. While some may perceive all this logical thought as cold and unemotional, it's simply how these folks tick. They want to connect, they just do it their own way. Luckily for Geminis (and their pals), their lightness of spirit and youthful exuberance help them to appear forever young. In keeping with that skip in their step, Geminis enjoy short road trips -- and their agile minds and nimble hands ensure that they could change a tire (if needed) in no time flat.

They love the camaraderie of games and play, which is why they excel at team events. Whether it's volleyball or a game of charades, Geminis are always ready to play. A book club would certainly stimulate their literary minds. In the game of love, Geminis are playful, flirtatious and endless fun. Physically speaking, Gemini rules the nervous system, which is why Twins should practice yoga or deep breathing techniques. The great strength of the Gemini-born is in their ability to communicate effectively and to think clearly. Adventures of the mind are what the Twins are all about. They also love to share themselves with their friends, and they make for charming companions.

Blog Challenge: Day Six

Ok so last nights post wasn't a hit. :)

Let's turn this beat around!

30 Interesting Facts About Myself

1. I'm pregnant! :)
2. I have a shoe obsession. I covet cute high heels and never wear them.
3. I cried for days when my 5th brother was born because I just wanted a sister.
4. I have a horrible memory, but I'm just beginning to realize it.
5. I'm terrified of heights. Hardcore.
6. I LOOOVE spicy food.
7. I grew up wanting 4 kids, married a man with kids and decided I wanted zero, then settled on 2 being the perfect number for me.
8. I've never been able to do a cartwheel.
9. I want to give my cats away... but I'm not heartless enough to do it.
10. I hate winter. I think snow is great at Christmas but I would love to live in 85 degree weather all year long.
11. I hate bugs and spiders and won't even get close enough to them to kill them.
12. My parents didn't come to my wedding.
13. If I had extra money to spend, it would definitely be used for traveling. Too bad there is never extra.
14. My favorite color is red.
15. I grew up convinced I was going to be a pediatrician.
16. I have no idea what changed my mind and made me think to go to beauty school.
17. A lot of people were upset when I went to beauty school and told me I was too smart for it.
18. I will only let people take my picture on my good side..thats the right.
19. I fell madly in love with running before I got pregnant, then was told to stop doing it by my doctor.
20. I want to run a half marathon by 2012.
21. French fries are my life's weakness.
22. I love Diet Coke, but only from a fountain.
23. My husband is lucky to be married to me.
24. I think I'm hilarious, and I'm pretty sure the huz is the only one who fully appreciates my humor.
25. I'm terrified of being fat for the rest of my life.
26. I've watched Dirty Dancing probably 50 times.
27. I'm allergic to shellfish but crave it all the time. (The allergy was acquired when I was 15.)
28. I have a 6th generation middle name and I don't want to keep it going... but D wants me to.
29. I won't touch feet besides my own. I'm the only person at my salon who refuses to do pedicures.
30. I'm going to try childbirth all natural! Woo hoo!

Ok those might be lame but I just thought of the first things that came to mind. Have a lovely day!