Nick and Norah... and this past week

Today I fell in love.... with a book. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist to be exact. (Go read it right now!) I think I might like Nick more than Edward Cullen (if that's even possible). Nick is basically everything I want in a boy. Musical, song/poetry writer, gives Norah his jacket, is thoughtful, makes funny jokes, is really sweet. I rooted for their relationship throughout the whole book. I laughed, screamed, and felt sorrow (in no particular order) all the way until the last page. I think that was the best book I've read since Life of Pi.

Anyways.. My week consisted of babysitting the twins from 8-1 while Ro went to work, and then going out to do something every night except tonight. Thinking back, it's hard to remember what happened on which day, but I do remember what I did.

Not in order since I can't remember what I did when...

- I went to Lee's house one night with a bunch of other people. We played Sequence and then played "the points game". (btw, I found 10 points when I got home... but since I didn't find it until then I think it counts double). After that we all sat around and talked and hung out.

- Went to Kee's house for her birthday. Her casa is HUGE and we ate pizza, roasted marshmallows, and played Texas Hold 'em.

- Went to Lemon's house. She curled my hair and it looked HOTT. Too bad the hairspray didn't hold. Then I went to Lee's for Kee's surprise party. We scared the crap out of her when she got there. We played more Texas Hold 'em and Sequence and watched youtube videos. Lots of fun stuff...


Tomorrow is movie night at the Smallsville High theater. I'm pretty excited to see everyone and watch a movie on that big screen. And of course to see that HOT tandem sky diving man on the big screen.

Saturday is dad's birthday. Not quite sure what's been planned for that. And then Sunday is my first frisbee in like two weeks. I'm definitely looking forward to that one.

I go to college in less than a month... and I just got a frustrating e-mail today telling me that they changed my schedule for no freaking reason. I'm really mad and I sure hope I don't have to call the registrar and threaten them. They need to change my schedule back NOW!

Saturday....

My Saturday was actually worth writing about.. Amazing.

For my band director's birthday the entire band donated money and bought her a sky diving adventure. So, at 830 a.m. several of my fellow band kids and I went to the airpark to watch her jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Watching her jump (along with her mom and our other director) reminded me how much I want to go sky diving. If it didn't cost so much money, I would have been on that plane too. Anywho... after they jumped, we watched their videos and then headed to Vill Inn to eat some brunch. We spent FOREVER there, got stared at by old people, talked really loudly, got nasty snot tissues thrown at us by Schwindty, got knocked on the ground, and eventually ate. This brunch reminded me how much I'm going to miss the marching band experience. It's funny how I find myself wishing I was going to camp tomorrow to sweat my butt off, run across the field for "two minute" splash and dashes, find a pool to jump in at lunch time, and butcher my mouth trying to learn the music. M.B. is definitely something I'll never ever forget.

After brunch I came home for a little bit before the epic scavenger hunt. That hunt was indeed epic. BB, Moos and I were on a team and were handed a list of things we had to take pictures of. It didn't matter where you went for the picture or how you took it, but creativity counted. We ventured all over town to get pics of miscillaneous things such as bricks, slides, trees, and fsu apparel. I even donned an FSU hat for Case. I sure hope you appreciated that!!! My team was the first to finish, so we headed to the end point early to get some drinks and devour Lee's brownies. YUM. Once the other teams got back, we presented our pictures. It looked like everyone had a great time.

After the presentations, we headed over to M.I. to eat at Olive Garden. Our waiter was less than perfect to say the least, but we still had a wonderful time. Being with friends always puts me in a good mood. After arriving home at midnight, I slept until noon. SOOO refreshing... Now I'm off to kill some time before frisbee

Bank Robbery

Apparently, all you need to successfully rob a bank is a trench coat, a fedora, and a gun. Or at least that's how Public Enemies made it seem. That's what I did with my Tuesday night, went to McD's with Lee and then met Clark Kent and Xander at the movie theater and watched Public Enemies. All that shooting was soo intense. I was definitely glad to have something to do during the week besides frisbee (which has gotten far too competitive for my taste).

Well, I guess I'll talk about this past weekend....

Friday- Moos and I went over to Dragon's house and watched Devil Wears Prada. I love that movie sooo much. After it was over, we sat in Dragon's living room and talked for a while until Moos decided that it was time to go.

Saturday- I got my haircut at 9. Then traveled to SG & J's 5th birthday party. I love love love those kids. It was at a local daycare/school and had a ball pit, playground, and party room. Really really cool. After that, I picked up CK and Xander and we headed to the zoo (because it was free) and met up with Dragon, Moos, Ji, and several other friends. The zoo thinks it's funny to take all the animals away from free zoo nights, so we left and went to Steak n Shake. After eating CK, Xander, McD and I went to see The Hangover. HILARIOUS. and then we headed back to the Ville.

Sunday- I hung out for a while, and then Lemon and I went to get some delicious Chinese food. After eating, we went to frisbee. I spent about an hour there and then went to see HP6 with some friends. After the movie we got a late night meal at Denny's and laughed and laughed about stupid things.

Overall, the past weekend was fantastic. And I'm glad because I only have... 38 days til college. :(

The day from H-E-double hockey sticks

Let's just say that today didn't start off so good.... I woke up around 645 and tried to go back to sleep but instead just kept waking up every hour. I finally got out of bed around 10 and started what I thought was going to be another regular day of babysitting followed by some frisbee. Boy was I wrong. Well, I got up, took a shower, and sat down on the computer to watch The Secret Life from Monday night. About halfway through the episode I got a call from my dad telling me that I left his car's lights on last night. (His car is really confusing. There isn't an "off" button for the lights) . And he told me to go out and try to start it. So, I went out into the garage, put the key in, turned and prayed. To my surprise, the car went "chugga chugga chugga VROOM" and started up. I was happy and went back to my show. At 1215 I went back out to start the car and get the boys....but this time when I turned the key it went "chugga chugga crunch... silence" Of course the car would start up when I didn't need it to and decide to die when I needed it.

I called the preschool and told Ro that I'd be a little late getting the boys and went to work trying to get the car seats out of my dad's car and into mine. Why didn't anyone ever tell me how freaking hard it is to get a car seat out of a car and into another. I finally gave up (drenched in sweat and tears I might add) after getting Droodle's into the Status. I figured Carty would be okay driving the two minutes from preschool to his house in just a regular seatbelt. I grabbed their house key and finally made my way over to the school, picked up the boys, and took them home. We went into the house and I called to their dog, Monty, to tell him to go outside. As soon as I said the word "out" Monty decided to squat and pee on the freaking carpet... not the tile where it would be easy to clean... the CARPET, so I had to scrub scrub it out. YUCK!!! The boys were rowdy as ever and caught a little bit of cabin fever, but in the end, they brought my mood up with their sugar. :D

I had Grandma take me home when she came to get the boys. And hoped to get a ride to frisbee. This is the point where my day turned around. Xander called and picked me up. We went to frisbee, which was unusually empty, and hung out. I spent the first game or so catching up with Dragon. After that a bunch of people left so we played a 5/5 game and a 4/4 game. My first team (Ang, Clark Kent, Quadriplegic, and All-star.. i think) won, the second team(All-star, Clark Kentm and Phil) lost by one point, but it was fun nonetheless. Having smaller teams meant that boys actually trusted me to catch the frisbee, and I think I did pretty good. Snagged a few, dropped some, threw a few good short throws.... good times. Maybe next time, I'll actually be picked for a team instead of having to pick my own. Oh well, frisbee definitely turned my day around. Afterwards, Xander and I hit up Wendy's as I was starving after actually playing... Good times.
Tomorrow marks the last day with my babies. :(

Swap week

Dragon and I are having a personality swap week. I am more of a planner and she's more of a spontaneous person, so this week we decided to change it up a little. We came up with the idea on Saturday night whilst driving around Viera. So far, I'm doing pretty good at being spontaneous. Today I picked up the boys from school and spontaneously decided to go to the park. On the way there, I had the thought that I should go by Xander's and drop off his beach pass/say hi. He was on the way to the park so it was pretty easy. After watching the boys I got a text from CK telling me to meet him and Xander at the pizza place for dinner. In honor of spontaneous week, I decided to go, despite the fact that I only had an hour before I had to be back with my boys and the stupid shuttle was going up. Boy, do I hate Smallsville when the shuttle is supposed to launch!

Because of Dragon's switch to planner, I do have a few things planned for the week. But they could change because of my switch. :D Tomorrow is Iron Chef at Lee's house. We haven't had on in a while so it should be fun. Wednesday is, of course, frisbee. Friday we might go dancing. Saturday is what I'm looking forward to the most...... but more about that later.

For now, just call me Dragon.

Lists

When I'm bored, I write lists. And when I have a boring day, I write them here.

+I love...
Flagler College
Education
Teaching
God
Children
My friends
My family
Deep conversations
Teachers
Beaches
Sunsets
Kittens
Elephants
Romantic Comedies
A Walk to Remember
White Chocolate
C.C.C.
Warm blankets
Sweet tea
Shower gel
Twilight
Life of Pi
Taylor Swift
ARTTM
Sleepovers
Movie Nights
Life
Driving on I-95
Dancing in the street during hurricanes


+I hate.....
Bees
Sweating
Sharks
Incompetence
Asthma Attacks
People that smoke in my presence
Dentists
Fighting
Tension
My mistakes
Toole on my dresses
Bug bites
My easily bruised skin
Cancer
Car accidents
Intense Thunderstorms
Getting too dirty
Having to leave people behind next year

+Things to put in my college corner...
More sticky tack to hang my zillion pictures
Power strips for chargers
Honey Joe :)
Select posters
Clothes (duh)

+Things to accomplish this summer
Read Inkspell, The Host, and Pride and Prejudice and various other novels
Brush up on my American History
Get my college books
Clean out my closet and donate clothes to good will
Spend time with the people I won't be seeing
Become more spontaneous

That's all the lists I can think of for now. Have a good week!

Spontaneity

Today's happenings...

I woke up at 745 to go to brekins with my Loverface. I had gone to sleep around 3, but didn't feel the least bit tired when I got up.... Anywho, my Lover and I ate together before her flight to Ill. It was good seeing her and we had lots and lots to talk about. I can't wait for her to get home!!!!!!

After brekins, I headed to Weegie's house to get the car seats for Carty and Droodle next week. I ended up staying for an hour or so to play with my favorite little boys and talk to their mommy about life. I love my boys and I can't wait to be with them all next week. Park time, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Movies, Cannonballs, and Hide & Seek are on the agenda.

I got home, talked to my roomie for a little bit and then headed to the baby shower. Yummy food, awesome people, fun games (which my fellows bridesmaid and I cheated at). Who knew that baking powder and baby powder tasted the same? I talked to the mommy-to-be about college since she graduated from my school a year or two ago. She gave me a list of things to get and then I left and came back home.

Dragon called after that and told me that the zoo was free on Saturdays. We drove down that way and realized that it was raining too hard to go see animals so we decided to go to World's Market and get some European candies. Then we were hungry so we went to Olive Garden. (Soup, salad, and breadsticks are the greatest thing ever). Then we headed back to BAM and read Seventeen mag in their comfy chairs before heading home.
My whole day was rather spontaneous, which was a lot of fun. I'm in the list making mood, so I'm gonna go make some random lists. Maybe some of them will end up on here...

Summer Festivities

At noon today, I went and picked up Joy at her house and we began our trek to Plato's Closet. I had a general idea of where the store was located, but when I wrote down the directions I forgot to write down the type of road (blvd/ct/lane/street). I had no clue that there were two A.W.'s in O-town, so I turned down the wrong one, realized my mistake, and turned around. In the end, we found the store. I brought them some old clothes and got paid $30 for them. Joy and I looked around and found a bunch of good deals. Hollister jackets for 10, Roxy shirts for 5, bags for 2. I ended up spending 15 of my own money on six shirts and a bag. All name brand, usually expensive things. I got some good deals!! After P.C. we went to Panera and ate some delicious food, and Joy taught me how to customize this. We left, and got caught in a torrential downpour. I couldn't see two feet in front of me, and I thought we were gonna hydroplane, but luckily we made it home in one piece.

Later tonight I went to the home of Taliban and ... (trying to think of a nickname) Sod King. :D (SK for short). Moviefone, Smith, Taliban, Clark Kent and I piled into the back of the Bronco and drove to Walmart to get some (and by some, I mean a lot) of candy. Then we went back to SK's house and watched the Blues Brothers, Airplane, and Top Gear. It was a really fun time, and I got to see the Genuis after his trip to Columbia. All in all, it was a good day.

Wishing

As I sit on my bed, freshly clean and smelling like vanilla, I can't help but think about where I should be right now. I laugh when I catch myself wishing that I was on that big bus driving 13 hours to a remote mountain on the GA/TN border, but for the past five years around this exact time, that's what I have done. This year, on a whim, I decided not to go to Elevate, the youth group camp that I've gone to since the beginning of my days at Triple C. In a few short hours K. Katt, Chitty, J. Hadd, "C", Pike, B. Buck, R.Un., and all my fellow Triple C'ers will be meeting on top of the mountain for a fun filled week. They'll say hi to each other and act like they haven't been apart for a year. I wish I was going to the water park at 5 in the morning to play Swing Swing with Katt and "C", and then get smacked in the face by an ADD "C". Katt and I would laugh our heads off when we discover that "C" and "T" almost got kicked out for being stupid. And then we would head back up the mountain and I would sit down on my thinking rock, look over the edge of the mountain, and see all of Chattanooga. I long for that mountain all year long and it still amazes and confuses me that I didn't go when I had the chance.
With beauty like that sitting at my feet, it's impossible to be sad or confused when I sit on my rock.....



But back to the real world, where I am stuck for the time being. Last night there was a big storm and my power blew out. Luckily, Dragon had called me earlier that afternoon and asked me to spend the night, so I was saved from an unairconditioned home. Dragon, Lemon, and I went to Staples and Target like we do almost every time we're together. It's funny how immature the three of us get when we spend too much time apart and are then put back together. We went back to Dragon's and discussed everything from Literature to Geography to boys. I'm pretty sure Lemon was on crack or something because she couldn't stop laughing or making a weird comment every other second. After talking for a while, we realized how tired we were and we laid down in Dragon's bed and discussed baby names. I fell asleep halfway through that conversation and surprisingly, slept through the whole night.

Lately, my brain has been trying to process too much information and fix too many situations to slow down for 8 hours and let me actually sleep. But something about last night calmed me down. Most of the things I was worrying about were stupid and didn't really matter in the long run, so I guess I finally realized that and decided to quit thinking about them.


Well.... in an hour, I'm headed over to Joy's house to take her to P.C., a thrift store that buys your "gently used" clothes from you and lets you purchase their clothes. I hear that they have everything from Old Navy to Hollister to American Eagle and everything in between, so I'm super excited to find some good deals. After we shop, we're headed to Panera Bread. YUMMO.


Plans for tonight may include headed over to the O-town University for a little swing dancing. Supposedly you pay $5 a person and you get an hour long lesson and then you get to dance for three more hours.... The only problem- boys. You can't really go without one and I can't think of any boy that would be willing to go with me. So I'll probably do what I do every night, sit at home wishing someone would call me with something fun to do. :(


Anyways, sorry if this was a bit boring. I kinda treat this blog as my diary that other people get to read so I throw my emotions and random thoughts out there. Thanks for sticking with it.

Two in one day....

I guess I'm making up for my absence.

I'll say a little something about mud frisbee.

When we started playing frisbee, the weather looked grim, the rain was beginning to come down and the field we were on seemed to be getting smaller. After one frustratingly crowded game, Yellow decided that we should switch to the the larger field. Little did he know, but the other field was a little flooded. I watched as the people around me slipped and slid across the field to get the frisbee. Yellow took a spill and ended up soaked to the bone. Big man fell flat on his back multiple times, and I'm afraid that he really will become a quadriplegic. Clark Kent turned his white shorts brown. G.B. got his arms all muddy. It was quite a show. The best thing was... I actually got thrown the frisbee, and I caught it TWICE, and I successfully threw it back TWICE. All in all, it was an interesting experience. I probably need to shop-vac my car tomorrow seeing as the munchkins I had to take home got it all grassy. After the game, my feet looked like I had been attacked by the grass monster. I had to dip them in the pool just to get them slightly clean. But it was well worth it.....

Plans for the rest of the week/weekend...
Thursday- Babysitting KAS while her momma gets an ultrasound. Then I might swim.
Friday- Thrifting with Joy
Saturday- Breakfast with Loverface, Baby shower for Baker, Get the carseats for Cart and Droodle.
Sunday- Maybe go see the grandparents and HOPEFULLY get back for frisbee.

Magic 8 Ball

Right now I wish I had my hands on a real magical 8 ball. One that knew what was to come and contained phrases such as "Go for it" "Don't be an idiot" and "DUH!". I would shake it and ask it a variety of questions that would make my life easier.

Why is it that when I try to fix a problem, it ends up getting worse? I try to do something kind and reach out and tell people how I feel and they just snap back and act like I caused the problem in the first place. I'm sick and tired of trying to please everyone. It gets me nowhere real fast. So, I've decided to make myself happy. Along the way, I'll do nice things for people, if they deserve it, and I'll make the people that really matter happy. But only because I know that they'll react the way I want them too.

I know that I sound like a heartless, selfish, B word. But I'm simply sick of sitting back and watching the things that I want fly past my ever hopeful arms. I'm not going to sit back anymore, I'm fighting for what I want and by golly, I'm going to get it!..... I hope.

Life.... and death

Lately, everything I do seems to remind me of Evan. As I went to prom, walked across the stage at graduation, and now, as I'm packing up stuff to bring to college. I'm constantly reminded that everything I do, he didn't get the chance to. I live my life everyday for him. I know that each breath I take is one more than he ever got to. Everything I've done since my 16th birthday was more than he got. And it really doesn't seem fair. Evan was probably the nicest person I have ever met. I rarely got to see him, but when I did he didn't shoo me off like my others cousins did. He took my hand and included me. The last time I saw him, he taught me how to play pool. He didn't act like I was annoying him with my constant questions or requests for help. I still can't believe that he's gone.

Let me explain for those of you who don't know anything about the wonderful boy that was and is my cousin. Evan was came into the world on St. Patrick's Day 1988 and he left it on 1/5/05. Car accident in North Carolina. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt (which is why I ALWAYS wear mine) and he was ejected from the car. Evan, being a lovely and unselfish guy, was an organ donor, so his eyes still see the beauty of the world, his organs still work, just in someone else's body. His soul is gone, but being the amazing kid he was, I know where he is. Looking down on me, and my family, and his mom, dad, and brother.

Ugh, sorry for all the depression. I've just been thinking about him a lot lately and needed to get that out.

The (Almost) Perfect Day

Judging by the title of this post, I believe that anyone with half a brain could figure out that today went well. I actually went to bed at a decent hour (thanks to Moos constant nagging) and got about 9 hours of sleep. I woke up around 10:30 (would slept in later, but my iPhone feels the need to remind me five million times when I get a text.) *cough*don't text me for eleven*cough* After waking up and actually getting out of bed, I went to run some errands with my mom. Bank, Post Office, Kmart. We got Gracey and Joagster their birthday present. (I sure hope that they like it.) After Kmart, we drove through Wendy's and ate some delicious sandwiches.

Then my phone rang, and Dragon asked me if I wanted to go over to her house for a while with Lee and My son. I decided to head over there, and we sat on Dragon's bed and caught up. (We were definitely overdue for a long talk.) Suddenly, the four of us felt the urge to bake, so we went to Target and got some supplies. Our baking experience was rather interesting... Lee blew up the butter in the microwave, and then (while I was gone taking Tebow to the vet) Dragon and Lee thought it would be a good idea to make "shark week" cookies. What are shark week cookies you ask? Well let me explain... They dyed the batter blue to signify water, and cut up bits of gummy bears to show dead bodies. Seemed like a good idea right? Wrong! Apparently, gummy bears + heat = huge mess. Don't ever do it.

After baking, we went into the computer room to talk some more. Dragon got mad because my phone kept telling me I had a text, so she took it and began to read. My forgetful mind forgot that I had told C.K. how much of a baking idiot she was, so when Dragon read that, she got a little angry and made me chase her around the house to get my phone back. Then we sat around of the couch laughing our heads off until it was time to go home.

I knew that dinner would be AMAZING when I could smell the salmon grilling as soon as I stepped out of the car. And boy was I right, that fish was sooooo good. Now, I'm full and waiting to see if a sleepover is in my future. A sleepover would take that (almost) right out of the title of this post. :D

Summer days are my favorite.

I spent the first 20 minutes of my day in the shower praying. I prayed for the healing of Jake after his accident yesterday, thanked Jesus for giving Sam legs (he got accepted to some Shriner's Hospital thing that's going to provide him with prosthetics.), and asked for guidance in my life. After my shower, I told my parents about Jake and they went to visit him at the hospital. (He fractured a couple ribs, broke a vertebrae, partially deflated a lung, and got a concussion, but seems to be doing well). I think he'll be going home soon.

When the 'rents left I was home alone to think about things. I decided to just go with the flow and not try to change anything about my life. After a little t.v., I got a call from Lemon and we decided to go to the local Sonic. Cherry Limeades are sooo yummy. Then we headed over to frisbee. I caught the disc once, but of course Big Man couldn't catch it and Clark Kent blamed the whole think on me. Oh well. After a few games we just threw the discs back and forth. C.K. (accidentally) kicked me in the nose. But it doesn't hurt unless I think about it. Keegs helped me steal his keys for revenge. Lee brought her exchange student Frenchy, so we taught her how to play. B taught some kids how to throw hammers. And Yellow actually learned how to not be intense all the time. Overall, it was a good frisbee experience. :D

Happy 4th of July!

Today I........
1. Slept in until 12
2. Had an extremely confusing conversation of fb. I still don't understand what was decided.
3. Went to the Forbey's house
4. Learned how to play Texas Hold'em
5. "Accidently" kicked May in the no-no area and sent him to the ground.
6. Had another conversation with someone else that should maybe help me understand the 1st convo
7. Ate some yummy 4th of July food
8. Watched a little Beach Volleyball
9. Brought Tebow over to play with the Forbey's doggies
10. Watched MoJo kick Stace's a** at Texas Hold'em
11. Wished I had been invited to watch fireworks
12. Came home and sat at the computer.
13. Was told to go to bed by Moos, and I didn't listen.
14. Got even more confused


The day was fun, but could have been better.

Happy 233rd bithday America. I hope you're able to live another 233.

In an attempt to keep updated

Today, or should I say yesterday, was fun.

The day started out with a couple of rather rude awakenings. At 4 a.m. someone thought it would be funny to block their number and call me the one night I forgot to silence my phone. Then at the wonderful hour of 8, my neighbors decided to get their trees trimmed. This wouldn't have been a problem if they would have stayed away from my window. But nooo, they had to trim the branches that lie right outside my room. Fun stuff. But I suppose it was good that I got up so early. I had time to take a long shower and wash my hair all in time for my skype call with xander/Clark Kent (Skype really is a neat thing. You can talk to someone who's 4,000 miles away and feel like they're right next to you).

After my Skype call, I was tired (probably because of my rude awakenings) and took a rather long nap. When I woke up, I took my mom to WallyWorld to get her medicines for that nasty cold she's caught. Then I went to Moos house for some movies. Eagle Eye is soooo intense!!!! My son, Ji, B, and Lee were all there. (I love making up code names!)

Plans for tomorrow- Shopping with Moo, Cavity, My son, and Lemon. And then maybe something including Lee that night.



Oh yes, and an update on the confusion. I guess I don't have any choice but to go with Person B. Which is definitely the angel on the shoulder in the situation. I guess I'm cool with that. I just liked dreaming for that little time.