oh, nostalgia

To only push my homesickness into fullspring, it was less than 50 degrees here today. So while i sit here in fleece winter pajamas and socks, a big hoodie with a cup of hot coco and read about how everyone back home in memphis is going to the park and the zoo, i am starting to question why i let david talk me into moving here. it's rainy and cold. i have to dig out my winter coat tomorrow. MY WINTER COAT. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!?!?! ah well, at least it puts me in a nostalgic mood. It makes me think about being back in akron, oh and growing up--the first time the leaves fall, the first snow of the year. and with that feeling I am excited :)

On the note of nostalgia, I have recently watched my a movie that was my favorite when i was little, the buttercream gang. do you remember that?? 

I absolutely loved this movie when i was a kid. it's still just as awesomely terrible as it was back then.

But tonight we are watching JUMANJI! heck yes!! :D

Talk about nostalgia. I remember when this movie came out, it was one of my brother's birthday's and they had a group of friends over for the night, they were all little. and they watched this and were creeped out. well, my dad had an irish hand drum and in the middle of the night he went in their room and started playing the jumanji drum beat and just scared the heck out of those boys. hahaha i think that is just a great story. of course, they will deny it until their death. but it definitely happened. oh yeah, the pieces on the board just started moving. uh-oh judy read the thing, here comes the mosquitos!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE! YES!

So, on a different note, our new land lords moved in today. they are really awesome. a younger couple maybe in their 40s or 50s and their oldest son. they are really nice and seem really cool so hopefully that will be awesome for us :) i'm excited that they are nice people. and they have the cutest weiner dog!! yay puppies!!!

So yeah. ummm tomorrow makes one week until my parents are here to visit!!!! they are coming right before they head up to MN for mom's surgery. IM SO EXCITED TO SEE THEM OMG I CANT EVEN EXPLAIN HOW EXCITED I AM AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. okay. sorry about that. :)

I am just rambling on now, i just want people to follow me on here again and write their own blogs! i miss keeping in touch with people and knowing whats going on!! OH OH OH i have a major chemistry test on monday! so say a prayer for me please!! i have to pass it to pass the class! thanks! much love! Shalom.

SBr2

For those of you who don't know, I am a Biology major at school in Erie, PA right now. It has always been my dream to swim with sharks. I want to be a marine biologist with everything in me. Today i failed my pre-calculus test. FAILED MISERABLY. i didn't even get to finish the entire test! I failed my first chem test of the year too. so far i've had 2 tests and failed them both. i am SO GLAD that i decided to go back to school. it's SO AWESOME! YES! so anyways. I took a step back today after being really upset for about an hour and decided that I still want it so so bad, so i'm just gonna have to suck it up and get better at it. I would love to not only do marine biology but the one thing I would do before I die, that I am hoping to get to do someday is go to Africa and help build a drinking well. Actually, I would go to Africa and help with anything. I just want to help again.

Most all of you who know me know that my mom has been really sick for a while. Well, she is having her BIG surgery on the 18 of oct. I am scared, that's for sure. I think being away from home when she is still recovering and stuff has been extra hard on me. So when she gets this surgery and I can't be there for the long haul recovery, it scares me. So far from march 2010 till now the following events have taken place in my life (talk about stressful year) Mom was in hospital, mom got out of hospital, mom had seizure went back into hospital, mom was on death bed, whole family came to memphis to be together, God miraculously healed her (yay!), i planned my entire wedding by myself. I got married, graduated with an associate's, move to erie, mom is still sick and she still can't clearly remember most of last year. so, that is what the last year has been. and now i'm starting a new school away from all my friends and comforts. I am really starting to love it here though, but i miss memphis so so bad. It has without a doubt been the most stressful year of my life. and I can't thank my dad enough for sitting by my mom's side the entire time and believing that she was meant to be okay. and I can't thank david enough for being by my side and being my support the whole time. He is the most kind loving thoughtful husband I could ever ask for.

If you could do one thing before you die, what would it be? if you had no limitations (a.k.a. the buried life meets YWAM) I have so so so many things I want to do before i die, but the things that top my list are:
-help people
-help build a drinking well in a country that needs it
-help build a house
-finish something, anything (i never finish anything in life)
-SWIM WITH SHARKS!!!!! and whales (if i die on the job, i hope it's super awesome like being eaten by a shark--really quick though no suffering involved)
-see a dolphin in the wild!!
-have a family

There are hundreds of other things too, but what are some of the things you want to do?
almost losing my mom has made me realize how really short life is. I am working to get a college degree, but more than anything I want to travel and do everything else in the world EXCEPT school. Life is too short not to live it well. How do you want to live the rest of your life?

pretty much.

school sucks. that's all. i'm tired of math. it's stupid. yep, that's all. now here's some fun pictures to dwell on :)

new update

 

So, it’s been a while since I updated this. so here goes:

School is well underway and it is just as hard as I figured it would be. juice diet has been working, I’ve lost 30 pounds, so that’s really cool.

mom and dad will be here to visit  in like 2 weeks or so. so I’m really excited about that. I haven’t been too homesick but it comes and goes.

according to school, if I take full time I will be graduating may 2013. So that will be cool too. if I can stick with it. im so sick of it already. oh well. I’ve come too far to stop now.

it’s rainy here in PA. I don’t like it. I miss warm and sunshine and memphis lol. ahh well. I just wanted to say a quick hello. <3

juice fast day 3

 

Well, yesterday I felt terrible. But today I feel much better. the juice isn’t tasting so bad as the days go on lol but they all just taste like juiced vegetables haha. so anyways, I’m going to put up the pictures on here that David took this morning, a step by step photo album of what we do 2-3 times a day

the first picture is cutting the stuff up, the 2-4 are the veggies and fruits split into softer and harder foods. We have to switch the level on the juicer between low and high for soft and hard. picture 5 is feeding the juicer, 6&7 are the juice in the pitcher connected to the juicer and 8 is the final product. all this (in the bowls) yields one 20-23 oz bottle of juice. So far it’s been the cleansing process in the body. but I personally have lost about 3 pounds as of yesterday. so that’s pretty cool

ewww diets

 

 

So, We are starting a potentially 30 day juice fast today. Well, we started it today. We watched the documentary Fat, Sick, and nearly dead and decided to try the diet out. Today however, is terrible. I feel awful. queezy, worn out, tired and of course hungry. we started making what they call “mean green” which is a recipe of kale, apples, ginger, celery, cucumbers, and lemon.

We took our measurements this morning and we are going to track our weight and our sizes throughout this adventure. However, we all have people coming to visit from out of town in about 2 weeks. so we might just do 15 days now then 15 days after they leave. We’ll see. I wanted to post videos but when I got off work today I just got too tired to do it. So, maybe tomorrow.

I’ll hopefully keep this updated if not, email me and tell me to update you!!

<3

6 months already…

 

Well, we have been married for 6 months and 3 days. There sure have been a TON of changes. Marriage, Moving, new job, new school. It’s all pretty intimidating. But it is all going well. I start working at CRAZY 8, a kid’s clothing store, on Tuesday. and school starts August 29. so until then I have been doing a lot of nothing. I watched all the seasons of Roswell and Veronica Mars. I am almost finished with the last season of Bones. and I’ve seen numerous movies it’s been pretty boring for me. but tuesday I will have a job to work so that is exciting!

I have my classes that I’m registered for for the fall, orientation to chemistry(so I can refresh on those skiiillsss) umm pre cal, astonomy&space science, and anthropology 101. So it’s not the schedule I wanted AT ALL, but such is the life of a transfer student registering late. Oh well. Next semester will be better. I’m excited to buy some edinboro stuff and have school spirit!

Hmmm, what else…I miss home, I wish I could afford to drive half way across the country because I would like to make a trip home either this month or next, but I also want to try to get over to Akron at some point which is only 2.5 hours away compared to 14. Bleh.

I am starting to enjoy it here little by little. But I still miss home. I miss the beautiful Mississippi skies, and the warm evenings. I miss nights out with my girls I miss my parents, I miss the sun haha. I just miss home. BUT this is my home now, at least it’s where I live for now. I’m not definite I will ever feel completely at home here but I hope I will eventually. I’m just glad I have family here to make it feel better, like I’m not completely alone.

On a different note, Adam (my brother) and his company (MoreFrames Animation http://www.moreframes.com/) finished up and Halo HeadHunters all 3 parts are now released. Head Hunters, Click Here so click there and take a look at them! they’re pretty sweet. They only did the animation, not the sound.

anyways, that is my update for now. I wish I had something interesting to say but I don’t. so check back later, hopefully something will happen

<3

hokay, so

 

we’ve been here in erie for a week and one day now. So far it’s been nice. I’ve only been homesick once.

We haven’t really been up to much. I had an interview at the library here in town on thursday. It went well, I really hope I get the job. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted a job so bad. so hopefully they will give it to me!! I neeeedss ittt!!!

Davey has just been playing video games and enjoying having the week off. next week though we start an extensive job search. Neither of us want to work in food, but if we get jobs before the school year starts we might be able to actually prove our residency which would be good. so we’ll see. we are looking, we’re just trying to avoid papa john’s. ha.

ummm maybe I need to change blog sites?? no, I mean I chose this one because there weren’t so many thousands of people on here but it’s the easiest way to keep up with me right now. if that made sense. Anyways… life is definitely different here. I miss my friends. my girls. I miss going to dinner with them and sitting and talking for hours. I made some of the best friends I know I will ever had there in memphis. I hope I can make some good friends here too.

well, I guess I’m going to find something to do. Tomorrow I have to finish a book/write a paper for a scholarship that is due on the 30th. yipee!

ahhh well, till next time.

<3

Erie, PA or Bust!!

 

Well, we have arrived. We got here on friday morning around 11. We had Davey’s dad driving up here with us so we had his help to move in and build a bed frame and everything. So far so good. We are almost totally unpacked and we have just been keeping so busy the last few days. on friday we got here, unpacked, and went to the erie art museum art crawl and rode the trolley and saw the town. on Saturday we got up and went to see RANGO at the theater which is AWESOME because there is a DOLLAR THEATER!! so that’s sweet. and that night we went to adam and jami’s friend Ron’s house and had Burgs (the new erie lingo we must learn) and watched the movie hobo with a shotgun haha today was spent cleaning up and organizing. We went down to the bayfront on the lake and went to the free concert which was REO speedwagon!  so that was cool.

However, I have been really homesick all day so that is really bad. But it’ll get better. tomorrow is another day with nothing to do except clean and organize some more! So until I have more to tell you…good day

<3

moving day…

 

6 months ago today I legally married davey

today, we packed up a moving truck to move way far away…Erie, PA

so anyways, this is just a mini update to say that we are all ready to go and we will be hitting the road about 530 tomorrow morning. The goodbye’s have been sincere and saddening. but we will keep up with people. and we’ll be back to visit around Christmastime.  ahhh, the first day of the rest of our lives. I’ve only cried once.

wish us luck! say a prayer that we will have quick safe travels!

<3

kh,jgfdghkmn

 

man oh man. I haven’t done a single thing today. Davey worked in the garage on various guitars and whatnot.

Anyways, we’re watching Children of men right now. GREAT MOVIE.

 

So here goes my short view on the book THE HELP.
I really enjoyed the whole book. It makes you think about what things were like only 50 years ago. So much has changed since then, and we (my generation) just has no clue.

Can you even fathom a place where you couldn’t sit with african americans because of their color??? they are people too, but can you imagine people not feeling that way? anyways, the book was hard to read at times but great to read at times. it made me angry, laugh and cry. I think that is the sign of a good book. a good writer. I would suggest for everyone to read it, but I was a little disappointed in the end. but I think the movie will be good

anyways, im off to do something.

<3

p.s.

we’re excited to be living with my brother and his wife. that’s who we will be with up there, and we like them so it’ll be good lol

It’s a new dawn, a new day

 

And I’m feeling gooooooood.

Anyways, we’re with david’s family this week. we are both finished with our jobs and are just trying to tie up all these last minute ends before we go.

anyways, im gonna go find something to do. ill write again soon.

<3

This is the FINAL COUNTDOWN!

 

doo doo dooo dooooo do do do do do.

So. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. it’s been very…surreal. is that the right word? I’m getting more and more scared to move, but I’m still excited. I’m excited for a new adventure with my new husband. I’m excited for us to make our own memories that we will be able to tell our kids and our grandkids about the first time I moved away from home.

Tomorrow is my last day at work. I have worked there for just short of 4 years. and I actually like that job. even though it’s been really really tough at times, I’ve always enjoyed being there. The ladies (and guys) have always been so good to me and watched out for me and just taken care of me. It’s going to be hard on me, I know it. They had a going away luncheon for me the other day but I refused to tell anyone bye because I didn’t want to cry. instead I got in the car and cried the whole way home. Later that night, husband’s job had a going away party and even though I don’t even know but like 2 of them, I got really sad at one point and had to walk outside to keep from crying. it’s wasn’t until we are leaving that we realized how many people actually like and care for us. While it’s not the same people we used to hang out with, it was a whole new group of people we just kind of didn’t think about. and now it’s a little too late.

you really find out who your real friends are when you move. when I left Ohio I found out that I had 4 girls who stayed my friend/became good friends with me after I moved. and then oddly enough, my ex and I became good friends again. but not a single person I had hung out with on a daily basis talked to me again for almost 5 years. That’s all a big messy sad story on it’s own. Something I regretted for many years, but it’s paid off now.

Anyways, with us moving right now, we are really seeing who actually cares to see us before we go. the people who are actually making an effort along with us to see each other. the people who are like “oh yeah lets hang out” but they never bother to answer or help figure out a time. So, we have been hanging out with the people who matter most. the people who care to see us. it’s a sad and harsh reality, but such is growing up.

for now, as I sit here in this boxed up room with 23 years of memories in boxes, I feel like this is a fresh start. a terrifying, stressful, fresh start. I am going to believe that it is the right thing we have chose to do and that in the end it will all work out for the best. I am teetering on the edge of not caring and crying my eyes out, and yet I feel so at peace. I know this is the right thing for us to do right now in our lives. I know we have each other and family who support us. I just feel like I’m getting in over my head. I guess we’ll see. goodnight all. I’ll write my view on the book “the help” tomorrow.

<3

sad days…

 

I said my first goodbyes tonight. It was pretty hard but I held it together pretty well. I think that since we said we’d try to get together in the next week or two it wasn’t so hard, but I know it isn’t going to happen, which makes me sad. This is going to be so hard.

 

 

For the last two days we’ve been trying to track down our shot records. WHY does no one keep records of these things? we might have to both get like 5 shots just because we can’t find documentation of having them. I have a scar from one test, and no one has anything that says I got it.  arghhhhh.

Ah well, I just thought I’d update this tonight. I’m watching season 1 of GLEE. I LOVE GLEE. YAYYY haha anyways, I’m going to finish this while the man isn’t home lol. good night all <3

Handful of wedding pics

David waiting for everyone

Dad giving me away

Kiss your bride!!

We’re so good lookin

First Dance, THOSE KEYS!!

The best night of our lives we had such a great, perfect time.