New phone

So, I got this new phone, and I really like it. I played with Aaron's for a little bit, but didn't really get to experience it in the same way, ya know. The only thing it doesn't do, that my old phpne used to, is capitalize words like 'I' and it doesn't automatically add the apostrophies in words like 'doesn't'. It's a little bit annoying, but I'll get used to it eventually.

In other news, Aaron and I are going to try and take the Preparing for Marriage class this September. It's super exciting, but it really hinges on whether I can get Sundays off for a few months, and whether or not he will be on tour. Stuff with the band has been looking good, and that means tours are to come, but also it may take time out of the class. All we can do at this point is wait and be praying about it. I'm mostly happy we've finally gotten to a point where we are seriously considering marriage, because, heaven knows I've been waiting for that for... probably, oh I dunno, ever.

I'm also looking forward to spending some time with Lindsay and Leah on Thursday. We are having dinner to catch up, since we haven't seen each other in a long time. I'm hoping it will go well. I haven't talked to Lindsay for quite a long time, either, seeing her will be very nice.

Anyway, maybe I should, I dunno, actually work now... The beauty of working at a call center is that five minutes between calls happens and it gives me time to do whatever, however, that same whatever is really distracting.

Have a good day!!!!

Just for fun...

Invisible Girl introduced me to a little game-- here are the instructions:

1) Go to wikipedia and click on random article. The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2) Go to quotationspage.com and hit random quote. The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3) Go to flickr.com and click on “explore the last seven days” Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4) Use photoshop or similar (picnik.com is a free online photo editor) to put it all together.




Introducing....

Haha! The picture I found (following the rules, of course) worked so perfectly with the quote!

Make one yourself, if you'd like. It was quite fun. (I used the picnik.com website, because I don't have photoshop!)

Enjoy!

Been a long while

  It's been a long time since I've written, but I suppose that's normal. As I say in every return blog, I'm not good at keeping this thing up. Oh well, any way, here goes...

  Things have been remarkably normal for me in the last three months. Well, I suppose that's not true at all. I've broken up with my boyfriend, gone through the awkward stage of not dating, but still desperately wanting to be friends with one another, and then back to being completely comfortable around each other. I've had a few people ask, those who have seen us together, whether or not we're dating again. I've had to, slightly reluctantly, tell them no. I'd love to say yes, yes we are, but even I know that it's not going to work that way. I can't let it. I'm at a point now were it's all or nothing. Either he proposes, or we just won't be together.  I know that sounds extreme, but honestly, it's just realistic.  We dated for over 5 years, and one of the multitude of reasons we broke up was because he wasn't sure when he wanted to get married. We both, of course, felt it didn't make much sense to be in a long term relationship with no intention of marriage, at least not anytime soon. And, I still don't think it would make any more sense to resume dating, leaving us right back where we started from.
 
  I struggled with us being apart for a short time. It's been easier to handle because we made a commitment to stay friends. He was my best friend then, and he still is now, not holding his hand doesn't change that. I am surprised, in fact, at how much time we have spent together since we broke up. There was a period of about 3 or 4 weeks where he was over nearly every night. I've never spent that much time with him, not even when we first started dating. I do realize, however, that him no longer working a typical job and having a lot more time on his hands played into that a lot, but, what's more important, and more surprising, is that he chose to spend that time with me. Not to say that he would prefer to be doing something else, but rather, that he spends quite a good deal of time on his music. Totally understandable considering writing for and performing with 7 Horns and recording and mixing other bands is his intended career for now and the future. It's just that he was over more often than I thought he would be, and I'm very glad for it.

  I've also got school starting in a couple months. I have some last minute financial aid stuff to take care of, but assuming it's not going to cost me a fortune, I should be starting in late March. I've been struggling a little more lately with whether or not to even go to school for Early Childhood Education, or to just go out, get a CPR certification and start working at a day care. I know, that's coming slightly full circle, since looking for a daycare job is what spurred the idea of the ECE degree, but I feel as though either would be a path I would love to go down. I just now have to decide if I want a degree, and if I really want to pay for that degree, or if I would prefer to walk from my own job now directly to working with children. It's hard for me to decide, mostly because of the benefits I do receive now, and the potential of losing those benefits. But, I do know that I'm being called to work with kids, and being at my current job is keeping me from that. I have thought of doing both, sort of. Something like waking up early and volunteering somewhere to help out with childcare. I just don't know where, close to work, that I could do that. I'll have to look into that and let you know if I find anything.

  I'd best be off to bed, I have to work in the morning. Goodnight. Sweet dreams!

 

 

Blogging time again!?

I always, somehow, manage to feel like blogging when I'm over here, in Eastern Washington, with my family. Dunno why that is. Hm.

So, today is the 4th birthday of my youngest niece, Ivy. It's a beautiful day outside, crisp and bright, the best of fall mornings. I got to see the smile on the girls faces this morning when they saw their aunties and daddy made the trip over to see them. I've got Paul Keyes piano pieces playing, and a cup of coffee steaming at my side. It really couldn't get much better than this. Calm, quiet, beautiful, and really displaying God's glory. What an amazing world He created.

I'm excited to be here today, also, because it means my dad and I can sit down and complete my FAFSA so I can start looking for scholarships and grants for school. I can't begin to explain how excited I am to be going back to school. I've been wanting to for a long time, but I never really knew what I wanted to go for. So I didn't. But I had a moment a few weeks back and decided to look into working at a daycare, and was lead right into the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program. I'm thinking about going to Shoreline CC to get an AA transfer degree and then finishing at a University for my BA in ECE. I am frightened about costs, but so excited to get started. Hopefully, I will be able to get Grants or Scholarships that will allow me to go at little to no cost. Having a plan for what I want to do with my life feels really good. I don't feel like I'm waking up for work every morning and not going any where. My only wish now is that I could start taking classes sooner, and that I could go for free. Wouldn't that be nice.

In other news, Aaron and I are no longer dating. It's weird to be apart from him, but somehow also completely normal feeling. We've always been really close friends, and just because we're not dating anymore doesn't mean that's changing. We're still best friends, and hopeful that the relationship will blossom into something better, maybe even a blessed and Godly marriage. Only time will tell.

Seattle's Best and this great world.

Sitting here, at 7:54am, I am reminded why I love being up so early, there's nothing nice than taking your time when everyone else is rushing around. Not to mention a 16oz coffee is delicious when you know you're going to be tired in t-minus 2 seconds! I normally hit up the Starbucks that's right by my bus stop, but today I decoded to just head over to work and worry about coffee after I'd confirmed my work schedule for the day. In the end, I believe this truly benefited me. For two reasons, one, I really dislike Starbucks coffee, and second, o got a sweet seat right by the door, and being that this is Seattle and I'm in a coffee shop, no ones gonna ask questions about me sitting around for two hours, doing nothing but farting around on my iPod and reading. I guess that second reason was more a benefit of being in Seattle, rather than Seattle's Best, but, whatever. Here I am, content, and only a little bit cold. :)

Weather here is really starting to look like fall. Rain, clouds, cool winds, the works. Soon the leaves will start to change color and fall off the trees, but that's my favorite. There's something so cool about red, orange and yellow leaves reflecting the sunrise and sunset. It's just so pretty. Of course, every season is pretty, really. The calmness of the snow during the winter, the preciousness of new buds and blossoms in the spring, and the warmth and blue skies of the summer. This world is truly amazing, and beautiful no matter what time of year it is. Some how even downtown, in this gray and concrete jungle, there is beauty. Like the way the sky is reflected in the windows of the buildings, and the sparkling of the lights at night, and well, Seattle is blessed with the beautiful Puget Sound so close by. The sailboats on the water are Jessica and I's favorite sight on the way home from work. There's something so relaxing about seeing the sailboats floating casually in the water. We are definitely blessed with such an amazing world.

Anyway, my time is running short, so I should go. I know I did a bad job of keeping up with BEDA, but I really will try to blog more. I definitely love doing it, even if I don't have much to say. So tata for now!


Sexy: Good coffee and a delicious bagel for breakfast!
Unsexy: The fact that my iPod is dying right now. :(

Movies/TV I've watched today: Nothing yet, but I fully intend on goin home and watching Lie To Me, or Angel/Buffy.

Nail color: Still that clear coat, but my nails are mostly clean now, so that's good. :)

BEDA Fail

So, as per usual, the BEDA thing failed. Being that today is the 26th of August and my last post was made on the 5th. Wow, at least I made it a full business week. Ha.

Any way, I'm sitting here, in the main hall at the Waterville Fair Grounds, a little bored, a little relaxed, and mostly tired. I won't for a minute complain about being here, because I'm going to be in Eastern Washington for a full week, and I can't begin to explain how happy that makes me.

Jessica and I had originally planned to spend a week in Montana with her family, but because of unfortunate circumstances she wasn't able to get the time off. So, with all my Vacation approved (aside from 2 days), and nothing to do, I decided to come spend the week at my Dad's. The longest I've had the chance to stay with him since 2008 was a couple, maybe three, days. So having a whole week to really get comfortable and enjoy my time more thoroughly, is priceless. So, here I am. Sitting at a table with mix boards, cables and a laptop, blogging. Because I can. Yay!

I was telling my oldest sister just last night, that it seems interesting that we do in our real lives what we forget to do in our spiritual lives. Whenever things are hard, or painful, we come running home to our father. I really like the parallel that's there. I've been struggling with one thing or another for the past month or two, and I kept thinking that I wanted to get away from it all, turn off my phone and go to my dad's. Run away from it all. And that's exactly what I need to do, except instead of running to Eastern Washington, I need to be running to Jesus. It's really a lot easier, though it's something I struggle with. Not that I mean to imply I shouldn't take the time to get away from the city and see my family, that, I think, is extremely important for me. Rather I mean to say, it takes no effort at all to bow my head and say a prayer.


Any way, sorry I failed BEDA, but hopefully I'll be moved to blog more anyway...

Oh, and update on the kitten. She has an owner, and by the end of the 32 some hours we had her, I was so ready to let her go. The longer she was there the more depressed and aggressive our cats became. Plus, I missed cuddling with my Alley Cat! So, moral of the story, no more kittens any time soon.




Sexy: The beautifully humidity free heat I'm experincing right now... oh E. Wa. how I love thee.
Unsexy: How much my jaw hurts from chewing this gum.... I should really just spit it out already. :P
Movies/TV watched today: Surprisingly, absolutely none, and that feels good.

Nail Color: Chipped and peeling, dirt showing clear coat. Sweet.

08/05/10

Once again I have to start a blog with what happened last night. So Aaron came over and watched a PBS special with me. Fun, yes. But the best part didn't happen until after he left. So I gave him a hug and a kiss and said goodnight, shut the door and went about my business. About 5 minutes later I heard a knock at the door. With no idea who it could be I checked the peep hole and saw Aaron standing there. I couldn't help wondering what he had forgotten, but when I opened the door this is what I saw...

Well, she was in the arms of an adorable boy, who looked very excited to have found something he knew I would love. :) We don't know if she has an owner or not, but we let the manager of our complex know that we found her, and we're just waiting anxiously to see if she will be claimed. Part of me wants her to have an owner, and another part wants her to be a stray. She gets along okay with the other cats... well, she and Alley are okay, Jude seems to kind of hate her. He pretty much hisses at her, and she's hissed at him and Alley a couple times, but it's so far just been a matter of telling both animals that it's not okay to be mean. I feel like I have a child and now, after having a second child, my oldest is having the older sibling jealousy issues. I feel like I need to do mommy and kitty date night so that Alley and Jude don't feel like we're ignoring them, or replacing them.

We're not sure if the reason Jude is having issues is because he was in a hoarder's home before we adopted him. Maybe he gets a bit defensive because he used to be surrounded by too many other cats. Who knows, if the new kitten doesn't have an owner, hopefully Jude will warm up to her. I think it's really only a matter of time. I hope so.

We geeked out and named her Cordi (Cordelia), mostly because we've been watching so much Buffy, and also because she seemed like she might be high maintenance and prissy. Ha.

Any way, today was normal, work, home, dinner, Buffy. The usual. I'm excited to see Aaron again, for the third night in a row, but things are calm.

Any way, back to an episode of Buffy I've already seen cause Jessica is still catching up. Good thing she'll be watching more tomorrow, cause then she'll catch up to me, and probably pass me up, and then have to re-watch episodes too! Ha!

See you tomorrow!