I need a kitchen table.

Kitchen Table Requirements.

Black
Under $100
Seats 4

wow, 3 requirements and I still can't find the table that I want.

I've checked:
Craigslist
Target
Walmart
Hobby Lobby

and cannot find 1 table. (that I like)

but, I have learned searching through craigslist...
the term "vintage" is mostly associated with...
old
ugly
raggedy
trashy
overly priced

"junk"


and that...
everyone, thinks their "junk" is "vintage"
hence, exhibit A


I will leave you with my dream table...
but with a price of $375, it's not happening.
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I'm also doing my best to have more of an "adult" style.
goodbye college days!

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Music

It seems to be my lifeline at times.

There is some type of music for every mood.

Some people exercise, or cook to get away and reduce stress.

Music is my stress reducer.

It allows me to live vicariously.

At this moment...

...Michael Buble...

is allowing me to live vicariously.


"I might have to wait,
I’ll never give up,
I guess it's half timin', and the other half's luck,
Wherever you are,
Whenever it's right,
You'll come outta nowhere and into my life."


So, can you guess my mood?

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Chance

Remember when I was Dog sitting for my friend Jill?


Here's how I spent my weekend watching Chance!

Everytime I looked down...
...this was what was looking back at me!

He's almost like a child, super cute and cuddly!

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The buried life

Addition...

6. Buy a nice house.
7. Be a stay at home Mom.





ps, My friend Keri can't make it for my Birthday next weekend..

...so she decided to come this weekend!

(Meeting her new boyfriend for the first time too. We'll have to see how it goes!)

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The buried life

What do you want to do before you die?
(in no particular order.)

1. Become a Speech Language Pathologist
2. Get Married
3. Have Kids
4. Go to a Michael Buble' Concert
5. Go to a Justin Timberlake Concert




to be continued...

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Wonderful Summer

I miss you, indeed I do. Even though your heat at times can be quite annoying-at this point in the winter, I am ready for you to arrive.

Yes, I do know that you are still about 3 months away--but in the meantime I can wish, and pick out some super cute dresses to wear on those lovely summer nights!

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Making the cut

For the longest time I cared too much about what people thought about me.
My too much has moved to a "to much"-ha


I would ask myself millions of questions...
"Did I say it the right way?"
"Could I have done things differently?"

Now I can say with confidence that when it comes to my job...
I don't ask myself these questions anymore.

Am I a pro? ummm NO!

but, I know what I'm doing and I try my best to do it right.

It makes me feel good.


See if you know anything about me...

you realize very quickly that I don't like to say anything without...
ALL THE FACTS..
especially when it come to sticking up for myself.


Now, all I hope is my confidence can carry over into other areas of my life!!

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Wordless Wednesday

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Seriously?

I will never understand the need to put such a hideous piece of equipment on my car.

If I need to go faster I'll just hit the accelerator.

But let's be realistic, how fast do you really need to go?
I can promise you won't go fast enough to fly.

ps, there's a speed limit for a reason.

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Growing Up

My brother Peter came over the other day to have dinner.

We started talking and he told me about some of his worries with graduating college.
He still has one year left, but with the way the economy is going right now he is afraid he may have a difficult time finding a stable job.

You see, I went through many of the same worries that my brother is going through right now. Just before I graduated college I was flipping out. I tried to tell him that it will all work out and at times it may seem that finding a job is what your life revolves around. But, in time, things will calm down. It's ok if he doesn't find a job right away, something will come up.

My brother has some goals too for his life-And it may not go as planned, but that's ok!

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Not my plans

Just as I finished posting my last blog-I headed over to Kelly's Korner and read one of her recent blogs entitled, "Not my plans". All I have is one word in response to her post-"WOW"

You see, she had many plans for her life: Marriage at 23, and children shortly after. But, her life did not happen at all in the order in which she had planned. She did not get married until 30, and had her daughter Harper at 35.

I too have the same plans for my life...

but, at times it is hard to remind myself that they are not my plans.

Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."


it's ok to plan, but I need to remember it's also ok for my plans to change.

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Curve Balls.

Life has thrown me many curve balls.

For instance, in October of 2007-I got a blood clot that started in my calf and then moved to both of my lungs. Not exactly how I wanted my life to go at the age of 21.

As a result of my blood clot(s)-I rang in my 22nd birthday on blood thinners. Ultimately in August of 2008, I found myself in the hospital again (for 1 week). My blood thinners had cause internal bleeding in my abdomen.

Again, WOW, not what I planned for my life. Throughout it my Mom recommended that I take a break from school to get healthy. I "graciously" told her no. Both of these "curve balls" had already disrupted my life enough. I didn't want them to interfere anymore.

Needless to say, I kept moving on with life and finished school. I look now at how my life is going and wonder why I get so worked up about the small stuff in life. I worry so much more about the little things in life--but when I was smack dab in the middle such risky situations, I didn't freak out as much?

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