Day 20

Day 20-This Month

Well, we just entered September six days ago, however, it has been a pretty good month so far. I have had a three day weekend.... No work since friday and it has been great!

Today, my sweet little Grandmother and I went to North Carolina to the Hendersonville Apple Festival and then road through the mountains stopping at all sorts of little stands filled with complete goodness.

It really was a perfect day. The weather was nice and it was so relaxing being out with her. Not a care in the world!

Blogger is being a pill and won't let me upload any more of my pictures. I will try them again at another time.

I hope that you all had a wonderful Labor Day!

Because I'm bored...

I stumbled across this little gem, here. I am a little bored tonight, so I thought I would give this a shot. Join in with me, if you would like. :)

1. What insect are you most afraid of? Feel free to post a picture.
Ugh, basically anything that is a creepy crawlee. I hate bugs! :Shudder:

2. What is the greenest/most organic thing about you or that you do?
I buy organic milk and try to use the cloth grocery bags as much as I can remember to. I know, I know, I should do better.

3. Tell me about a recurring dream that haunts you.
I kinda talked about this the other day. I dream of staircases and ladders that never end. Or I am on a ladder and am afraid to get down. Or there's an attic or something that you have to jump beam to beam to, and I am too scared so I remain stuck teetering on a beam until I wake myself up.

4. Have you ever missed a flight? What were the circumstances?
Yes, last summer when I was coming home from Colorado. I was suppose to fly out in the evening. That flight got canceled. I was rescheduled until the next morning. We boarded that plane and were grounded due to fog. We arrived from Colorado Springs in Denver and everyone had missed their connecting flights. I made a friend though that day. I had a girl who was sitting beside me that was celebrating her 16th birthday and was traveling alone. She was totally upset not knowing what to do to get another flight, so I helped her get everything situated. She and I connected on facebook and keep in touch with one another. She deemed me her honorary big sister that day. I was happy to help her. :)

5. What do you consider your best feature?
I would say my eyes. I get a lot of compliments on them.

6. What was the last concert you went to?
Winter Jam 2010 where I got to hang out with all the members from Sidewalk Prophets and met some of the members of Third Day and the Newsboys.

7. Describe the most embarrassing church moment you ever experienced.
There have been a lot. The most recent was the whole mike cord falling to the floor and disconnecting me in mid song the other week. It seems that the most minor things embarrass me the most.

8. Are you a whistler, hummer or singer?
Definitely a singer. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't sing anymore. Seriously.

9. George Washington Carver said, "I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in." What is God saying to you through nature today, or this very minute?
I am constantly in awe of clouds and study them all the time. Recently, I have seen a "K" figure shaped cloud or one that looked like an angel. I take it as friendly reminders that God's very fond of me.

10. On September, 1, 1752, the Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia. What memorable event will take place in your life on September 1, 2010?
I guess I am a little late on this one...Hmmm, Wednesday was memorable for me but not in a good way. I was told by my pharmacy that my insurance policy was canceled and my car had broken down that day too. Not the best of days.

11. Taco Bell or the Liberty Bell? (You must choose.)
Is it bad if I say Taco Bell? LOL. Its one of my favorites.

12. Do you believe men and women can have purely platonic friendships?
It all depends, and honestly, it doesn't work out well for me. I wish it did, though.

Day 19

(12/31/07)

Day 19 – Something you regret

I try really hard not to live life with regrets.
I am usually the first to say, I don't regret anything, everything in life is a lesson learned.
I don't regret marrying Keith. I do wish things had of been different. I wish that we hadn't rushed things. We had an on and off again relationship for a long time. A lot of the time even my closest friends didn't know we were "on". I wish that he had gotten his medication straightened out before we got married. I also wish his thyroid and diabetes problems had of been diagnosed while we were still married because some of his "issues" could have been avoided and understood better.
I wish that I had been truthful with him when he asked me to watch "Fireproof" after we had seperated and I told him no. I wish I had told him that I watched it three times in a row by myself and cried like a baby all three times.
I wish that he had committed to the 40 day love dare.
So, I don't regret him, If I said I had to regret anything about our relationship it would have been that both of us didn't try harder.

Day 18

Day 18 – Your favorite birthday

My favorite birthday was my 16th one. At the time, I NEVER would have admitted it, but it was pretty magnificent.

For starters, My mom's best friend worked at my high school. On my birthday, there were signs posted all over school telling me happy birthday and my car was "decorated" that afternoon when I got out of school. My mom cleverly posted a happy birthday listing in our local newspaper. This part WAS embarrassing. It was a picture of me when I was about two, in my raggedy nightgown, Winnie The Pooh slippers, pacifier in my mouth, and my blankie. The caption was something along the lines of " Happy Birthday to our favorite brat" or something.

That weekend, I had a party at a local teen center. All my friends were there and we had loads of fun. Two of my guy friends(they were brothers), who couldn't come to my party, came to my house beforehand and sang the New Kids on the Block version of Happy Birthday to me. They gave me long stem red roses. I swooned and promptly fell into "like" with the oldest brother for the next year. :)

Oh, to be sixteen again!

Day 17

Day 17 – Your favorite memory

I've been thinking about this entry all day long. I guess most people would say their favorite memory would be the first time they held their child, or their wedding day.

My favorite memory isn't a milestone event. Its just a moment. I don't even remember the date or time. What season it was, or even how old I was. I know that I was no older than four years old. My memory is about my Papa. He was my Great Grandfather and he lived with us. He died two weeks before my fifth birthday.

This memory took place in our den. We had one of those brown pleather type fabric couches with the wooden arms. My Papa was sitting on the couch in his pajamas and blue robe. I was standing there in front of the couch sort of propped up at Papa's legs. He was patting and rubbing my blonde hair and saying I was his baby. I remember my head tingling because it felt so relaxing for him to rub my head like that.

He was the only "daddy" figure I ever knew and I hate that I lost him so early in my life. That memory has stuck in my head for the last 20-something years and is so precious to me.

Day 16

Day 16-Your First Kiss

My first kiss. I discussed this sorta in this post.

I honestly don't remember ALL the details. If my memory serves me right, it was after a football game and we were hanging at my house. He was about to leave and we were in my yard in the dark. Don't ask me dates or if I heard the rushing ocean waves crashing or birds singing, cause I don't. :)

I do remember my mom flashing the porch lights and embarrassing the poo poo out of me. Leave it to moms, huh?

Day 15

Day 15 – Your dreams

I don't know if today they want us to talk about our life dreams or the dreams we have while we sleep. However, I do not feel very confident in my life dreams right now, so I choose to talk about the stuff I dream about.

My dreams often come true. I recently dreamed that my friend/ Chiropractor's baby was born on a certain date. I told him about it and he kinda laughed it off. Well, guess when his baby was born? Yeah, the date I told him. I also dreamed of the date when my God-daughter, Alayna, was born too. I was right again.

When I worked for the Sheriff's Office, if I dreamed about a certain co-worker, you could bet your bottom dollar that all you-know-what would break loose at the jail the next day. I would actually contemplate calling out in the morning if I had dreamed about her the night before.

I also dream quite often that I am climbing stairs or ladders that have no end or they have steps or rungs that scare me.

I need to research the meaning of dreams that contain stairs, heights, etc. It probably translates to some sort of insecurity.

Oh well. In other news, I am totally proud of myself for blogging fifteen days straight. :)