| Round and Round | Date: 09.13.08 - 6:41pm
Music: Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, Work
My Dad is back in the hospital. It appears as though they removed his "pipe" that he used to inject antibiotics too early. He went back yesterday to have them put it back in and they decided to keep him. I'm waiting for my sister to call me back and let me know exactly how bad he's gotten and how long they will be keeping him. I really wish he would get better. Every time I see him it breaks my heart because he is in so much pain.
On a lighter note, work has been extremely busy for the last two weeks and that has really helped pass the time. We are getting paid three times in October so that will hopefully help a lot with the wedding plans.
I will be getting ready to send out the invitations around the end of December. My sister is coming up here at the end of September for a wedding show and hopefully then I will pick out my photographer, my florist, and DJ. Then I will be nearly done. (Thank God) Then it's off to find me a dress and go with my bridesmaids to pick out theirs.
I think I'm going to give them the option to pick whatever dress they like as long it is in the same hues of purple.
I feel like the only girl that does not want to plan her wedding. I haven't been planning this since I was little and I have no clue what I want. I know if I didn't have a ceremony/reception and just eloped I would regret it later. I'll just be happy when it is finally done and I am enjoying spending time with my friends, family, and new husband at the reception.
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| | | The Sun | Date: 04.04.08 - 2:44pm
Music: Born For This - Paramore
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family
It is beautiful outside. An amazing 55 degrees and climbing.
Sure, there have been a couple beautiful days back in March so why do I choose to point out today? Because yesterday there was 2 inches of snow outside my home when I returned from work. As I mumbled and grumbled about it for hours I'm sure that I drove anyone who had contact with me insane. Was it their fault? No. Who else am I supposed to vent to? Should I simply run out into the middle of my yard and shout at the sky the in justice I feel (and everyone else in Iowa I'm sure) that we have had 5 consecutive months of snow? It's becoming this horrible, prolonged joke. Granted, I don't want spring/summer storm season to come either, but can't I just enjoy what is supposed to be a lovely calm before the literal storm?
May in Iowa is notorious for horrible storms and generally scaring me every day with the threat of a tornado touching down and sucking everyone and everything I know into the abyss. Tornados. Bleh. This kind of weather is foremost in my mind because while we have been repeatedly buried under snow storms, states south of us have been battered and leveled by violent thunder storms and tornados. Mother nature is angry with us people.
It really preplexes me as to why people still think that global warming is a hoax. I could just scream. Why would anyone lie about that? And now here is the proof! Everywhere, just open your eyes.
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| | | A list of stuff that has/will happen(ed) | Date: 10.18.06 - 1:15pm
Music: Cherry Waves - Deftones
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, Music, Concerts, Work, School
I just figured out that the new Family Guy game came out yesterday so I ordered it since no where in town had a copy of it for PSP.
This last weekend I went to Worlds of Fun with Dustin, his mom, her foster child (Caleb), Nikki, K, & Dale. I had a lot of fun until the haunted house then I was just scared.
Next week is my 23rd birthday and I got 4 sets of concert tickets out of it. Holy cow! I've got:
25th (My birthday) - HGB, Reggie & The Full Effect, Cute Is What We Aim For, & Dave Mellio -- From Nikki Dawn.
31st - Brand New, Dashboard Confessional -- From teh K
Nov 14th - Billy Talent, Rise Against, & Thursday -- From Nikki Dawn
Nov 26th - Panic! At The Disco, Jack's Mannequin, & Bloc Party -- From Heather
Which reminds me how far behind my concert list is on this site. And I need to put my old tickets into my scrapbook.
I start my new job at Target on the 24th. Yay for training. Then I have to tell them I need 7 days off because I will be out of town.
Last term I got 3 Bs and 1 A for my final grades.
My Aunt Ruth died 2 days ago and I have her visitation tonight. It really sucks because she was one of the few people who talked to me at the family get togethers. Plus she is one of the few that has actually visited our relatives in Sweden and knew a bunch of the prayers she always said before we ate.
Ps: Nightmare Before Christmas SDTK (the 24th), Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist (31st), My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (24th)
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| | | You're the failed attempts I could never forget.. | Date: 07.14.06 - 12:23pm
Music: Hold Me Down - Motion City Soundtrack
Filed in: Daily, Family
It's a month later. I decided that I would post today since Nikki mentioned that it had almost been a month. Not that I have much to post about.
This weekend I'm moving back to Ottumwa. Dustin and I are still together, just taking a much needed break. Trying to sort things out. I think if this will ever work we need to start from scratch and get to know the people we are now as opposed to the people we were in high school, when we met. I guess I never really thought about how much you change when you leave high school (if you're lucky). We are two completely different people and need to find similar interests or we aren't going to last. Don't get me wrong, I love him with all my heart, it's just not working right now.
I will be taking up temporary residence in my sister's spare room in her basement. Whenever I can get settled in O-town again then I will be looking for my own place.
I don't know what will happen when I finish school. I really don't want to move back to Des Moines, but that may be my only option.
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| | | Before I go to bed | Date: 05.22.06 - 10:34pm
Music: The interstate outside my window
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, School
First off since I get like 5 hits a day for Silent Hill 3 walkthroughs, I should link the post in which I talk about the walkthroughs. SO IF YOU CAME FROM GOOGLE SEARCHING FOR SILENT HILL WALKTHROUGHS CLICK HERE. Nothing is new over here. I still haven't started my new term. I passed my last term with a 4.0. My mother is coming up to visit me on Saturday. My sister and mother are coming up to visit me 2 Fridays from now to go shopping for baby stuff. I asked my mother what giving birth was like and her answer was this: "It's like having your insides pulled out with a potato peeler." ....OH...MY...GOD... So glad I'm not pregnant right now. That kid would be staying in there until I die. On a lighter note I think Korina is coming up either tomorrow (Tuesday) or Wednesday to go shopping. Yay! I'm off to read more of my book and then go to sleep. Hope you had fun reading that Nikki. <3 U
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| | | Something to rad. | Date: 05.16.06 - 7:29pm
Music: --
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, Movies
Nikki wanted me to give her something to rad, and I would. If only I knew how to accomplish something like that. (I still love you) This weekend I managed to get over to my grandparents for some much needed visitation. I went there at 9:00p.m. Friday night and was there until 11:30. I had alot of fun sitting there talking to them and being around them. My Grandma has done a complete 360 with how she talks to me. Saturday I went with my sister all over Ottumwa to try to find her some Classic Winnie the Pooh wall borders and wall stickers that she liked. She decided that she might as well come up here and go to Babies 'R Us and Lowes or Home Depot. Then I went to Pre Mother's Day dinner with my mother. Sunday we made her lunch. After she ate she went straight to the living room and fell asleep. Nobody was really surprised by this action. Then I went to Stick It with Nikki. As cheesey as it looks, I liked it. I was actually really funny. Monday I had to go to IHCC and get my books, which they only had 2/5 of them in stock anyway. Whatever. Now I've got to go back to Ottumwa and get my other books later. Then we had to take Sox to the vet at 2:00, which he proceeded to bite the syringe while they were trying to give him his de-wormer medicine. His gums started bleeding really bad and they told us that they wanted to watch him and to come back at 4:00. That may be confusing to some people that don't know they shoot pills down animals throats with a 'syringe', it doesn't actually have a needle on the end or anything. We also ate lunch with Korina, Dale, and 2 of Dale's friends. Now it's Tuesday and we are finally back in Des Moines, sleeping in our own bed.
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| | | I MUST be bored. | Date: 04.27.06 - 10:39am
Music: Liar (It Takes One To Know One) - Taking Back Sund
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, Music, Concerts, School, Movies
I am avoiding Publisher coursework like the plague because I absolutely HATE that class. It's boring. I don't post blogs anymore because I really don't do anything all day. When I do manage to do something, like last weekend, I am spending too much time enjoying actually doing something with people to come here and blog about it. I went to the MtvU Campus Invasion show last Wednesday (the 19th), I had a bunch of fun. Straylight Run was absolutely amazing live. Amazing...did I mention A-M-A-Z-I-N-G? Hellogoodbye put on an equally good show, but that is to be expected. Then friday last week we went and saw Silent Hill, it wasn't really scary at all. It was full of amazing locations and monsters, if you are a fan of the game you will enjoy the subtle nods to fans from the director Christophe Gans. Seeing as how he's a fan of the series I never doubted his ability to pull it off. Critics and such are saying how hard it is to follow and how preachy it can get. Have they ever played the games? It helps. It's not like Resident Evil splatterfest where you don't need to understand the game story at all. Play the game, then review it. Jackasses. I went on Sunday with Korina and Dale to Mayhem and got one of the official Silent Hill comic books which helped explain ALOT I didn't understand from the game. The movie helped me understand a one part too. I've been spending my time reading theories on Silent Hill most of the week. I took the time to read some books this week too. 1) The Secret Garden 2) A Little Princess 3) Fahrenheit 451 All very good books I've read before but I love them so. I've got 4 books sitting on my shelf waiting for me to finish but I am in the middle of Dale's copy of The De Vinci Code. I'm going to try to finish that sometime between now and Sunday so I can get it back to him. Tuesday was my step-niece's birthday, she's the big 1-0. There is going to be her birthday party on Saturday at my sister's house. BBQ and John's family. I also need to go see my mother this weekend seeing as how I don't really visit anymore. I used to be SUCH a mommy's girl. Now I spend all my Ottumwa time with my prego big sister and my friends. Since the girls are at my sister's house this weekend I will inevitably be coaxed into playing flashlight tag, it's my own fault. Korina and I showed them how to play it the last weekend I was down there. I finally decided that I would call and get Buddy an appointment to the veterinarian. It's at 3:00 today. W-O-O... Some TBS before I go: "I'm an addict for dramatics, I confuse the 2 for love."
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| | | Flowers | Date: 03.07.06 - 11:38am
Music: Taste The Poison - Story of the Year
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, School
Since I haven't updated since Thursday, I thought I was due for one. I would like to say had I had access to the internet all weekend I would have updated that would have been a lie. The reason? I got to hang around with my two best friends the entire weekend I was back in Ottumwa. We even played tag with my brother-in-law. I do belive tag is much harder and vindictive when you are older. I think because when you are older you don't want to run so the tagees just sit on base while the tagger lurks around them like a vulture waiting for one to become bored or to let go to scratch or speak with their hands. Going to the bathroom is another story all in itself. On Thursday my boy actually went a bought me flowers out of the blue. If you know Dustin then you know this is completely unusual. 
I'm now going to start on the next set of assignments that are due, so till the future amigos. P.S. The proper spelling of 'vindictive' is brought to you by dictionary.com. and... There are some pages in the archives that do not work and I'm trying to figure them out.
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| | | Layout blockage | Date: 10.14.05 - 4:23pm
Music: none
Filed in: Daily, Family, Site Updates
I don't know what I'm going to do about this layout block I have. I can't think of anything that would look good. I guess I'll just have to keep the one I have until I can do better without forcing myself.
My mom is coming to visit next weekend for my birthday. :D :D I'll be turning the big double 2's. Nothing special about that. I keep wondering when my mom is having my family birthday.
Day 2:
Lunch
Betty Crocker Bowl Appetit! Three-Cheese Rotini. (DELICIOUS!)
Handful of Jay's Hot Chips
1 can pepsi
Supper has yet to come but I think I'm going to either have grilled cheese and a salad or one of my sandwiches.
Recipie for Laura's Sandwich (I made this up when I was 8)
2 pieces of bread
Miracle Whip
1 slice of american kraft singles
lettuce
Place miracle whip on both slices of bread. One one slice place cheese and place lettuce on other slice.
The sandwich tastes super good if you have some Lay's BBQ chips. YUM!
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| | | I'm on fire! | Date: 02.08.05 - 6:08pm
Music: The Future Freaks Me Out - Motion City Soundtrack
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, Music, Work
WHO DOESN'T LOVE THIS FRIGGIN SONG! omg
"I'M ON FIRE AND NOW I THINK I'M READY TO BUST A MOVE CHECK IT OUT I'M ROCKIN STEADY TO THE BEAT IN MY HEAD THAT GOES OH E OH!!!"
Anyway..I'm updating for Nikki. I'm trying to make a new layout with either Meg Ryan or Katie Holmes. They rock. Not only did I cry for 2 whole hours today because I watched the series finale of Dawson's Creek today, but there is also 2 Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks movies this weekend on TBS. That is uber exciting. Who doesn't love "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail". My favorite Meg movie is "Addicted to Love".
I get two days off a week now. That is very exciting! I haven't had two days off each week in a long friggin time. I'm not a workaholic by any means, I just feel obligated to take up as much slack here as I can. If someone can't work they come find me. I haven't had a day off since Sunday January 30th. That's a long time. Oh well I get Friday off and I want to go see The Wedding Date. I even had to come in to work early today to deliver school passes. Woot!
I'm saving money like mad for my two trips in March. How's it going?! Not very good. I have to drop some bills before I can save any money. I'm thinking of putting my cell aside for a while and not using it except for traffic emergencies. I text message and send pictures too much. And don't say 'just quit' because it's not that easy for me. I have NO WILL POWER. You know how many times I've tried to start dieting and exercising? Many...within the past 2 weeks even.
I'm lazy. Which can be brought back around to the fact that I haven't done the new layout I promised myself that I would finish by yesterday. I don't even have an image done. Yes, that's the hardest part, but I haven't been inspired what-so-ever lately.
*Wishing that it was 8:00* I miss my home. My migranes are getting worse which leads me to fear there may be something very wrong in my head. My family is prone to cancer...and a lot of cancer at that. Everyone in my family has gotten at least 2 types of cancer. That is why I fear there may be something wrong up there. If there is...can they do anything about it? I mean if there was a choice to either have the surgery and be a vegetable or leave it be and die. I would choose the latter. Who wants to be a burden?
I worry about my mom as well. If she doesn't start taking better care of herself I'll loose her. I don't know how to get her to do anything. I know I'll loose her one day, but I don't want it to be before her time. Any suggestions?
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| | | Weekend after my b-day... | Date: 10.29.04 - 6:33pm
Music: none
Filed in: Daily, Family, Music, Concerts
I have a concert tomorrow and a little thing with Nikki and Heather tonight...no big party plans or anything like that. Maybe a little drinking and a game tonight. I wish I could have a big party but I think I would totally feel uncomfortable. I just found out that my dad is selling a truck full of steel and another truck or so of beans and he's planning on giving me and my sister 1 grand each...and that crazy girl (my sister) told him to give her grand to me...whoa ....to pay off all my bills including my car. I <3 her. He wants to give it to us so his druggy girlfriend can't get ahold of it. I think that is why he also offered to take me to Florida for my birthday. I've still gotta wait a few weeks on that so that he can get all that stuff sold.
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| | | In the middle of a gun fight in the center of a resturant they say come with your arms raised high. | Date: 10.23.04 - 1:50pm
Music: You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us in Prison -
Filed in: Daily, Friends, Family, Concerts, Work, Movies
The people having a birthday party at the beach today are a bunch of hicks. Imagine that. In Ottumwa? No! Never! Hicks? Racist Ignorant People?! No! So I'm sitting at work trying to find something to keep me busy, how lucky for you. I was trying to read the book Connie gave me this morning when I was helping her move. Connie, Connie has alot of stuff. Whoa. Erin came into work today thinking that she was the one working today...and this afternoon ...and tomorrow. I'm like no, the schedule in the office is permanent (direct order from FARM herself) and Erin doesn't work weekends anymore because she's inept to finding someone to cover and hold a rational management idea in her head. If your the only guard present you guard the pool and let someone else do admissions...most jobs take common sense...poor girl. Aerobics are going fine, the water is cold, but fine. The old ladies seem to like me along with the 3 girls from the Alternative High School that come down here for 'P.E.' Class. I'm a P.E. TEACHER!!! How cools is that? Wish I got a nice salary, but alas I don't. My family birthday party is tonight, that means I will be getting some $$ for tomorrow shopping with my mommy. I was thinking I would go to my dad's and hit him up before his druggie girlfriend get's my birthday money. The Northstar concert is 1 week from today and I couldn't be more excited. Everyone should go out and get themselves a Northstar cd and educate themselves. "Take a chance cuz you might grow" True dat Gwen. GO SEE THE GRUDGE... YOU'LL REGRET IT LATER. ;) I went to see it with Heather, Nikki, Dustin, Kevin, and my mom..wow that movie is freaky. I was praying that it was going to be over soon. The girl in it is creepy! **Spolier** BEWARE OF THE FREAKING BUS!!! OMG!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! **End Spolier** That movie was really good. I give them props for the freak out factor through the whole damn thing. They don't let you rest. Your like "Ahh..I nice easy going part with a cop, flashback, etc." BUT NO! They won't let you have that.
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