5 Question Friday

Another fun new blogging experience! I'm so glad it's Friday. There's just something about weekends that makes my heart happy. I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. If you want to join in on the fun just check this and copy the button! It's as easy as that.

1. Is there something you've always wanted to try but just can't muster up the courage to actually do yet?
.I have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar, but I'm too chicken to even try

2. If you had $100 handed to you in cash without your significant other knowing about it, what would you spend it on?
Well I'm single, so that part doesn't matter.. but I would probably put gas in my car, buy coffee and save the rest! Darn those responsibilities ;)

3. What was your favorite piece of playground equipment as a child?
The tire swing.. I hated riding on it, but I loved pushing people on it. It was a blasty-blast for me.

4. Do you prefer a sweet or hearty breakfast?
I'm not much of a breakfast eater, so whatever is quickest. Usually cereal or toast.

5. Are you a Neat Freak or a Messy Bessy?
I'm a bit of both. I'm messy bessy to a point, but then I get tired of it and go on a cleaning rampage! So, I guess more of a messy bessy.

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! My birthday is in 5 days! I'll finally be 20! I'm super excited, cause as selfish as it sounds, it's a day all about me. We all need one of those every once in a while.. once a year sounds good, actually. Take care, and God bless!

It's Sunday

And I've decided that as of now, it's going to be Getting To Know You Sunday! I'm new to the "blogging world" so I'm going to do everything I can to get involved. Let me know what else is out there that I can be involved in. I have six more days of the week people! If you want to be involved, just go here and copy the questions and post the picture. Here we go!

1. Mens chests..hairy or hairless?
Hairless, please. I'm not really a fan of hair. I could maybe stand a little, but I can't do the whole "hairy beast" thing.

2. How often do you run red lights?
I've only done it once! It was late one night, and I was driving the same road I always drive on, and I was just so set on getting home, I missed the red light. Oops. Yellow lights are a different story though ;)

3. If you could raid any celebrity's closet..whose would you raid?
I would raid Lady Gaga's closet.. just to see what weird things she has in there.

4. Would you rather have more followers/friends on Facebook, Twitter, or your Blog?
I would rather have more followers on my blog.. it's personal, and I'm sharing with the world.. so read it, darn it!

5. What makes you feel sexy?
Cute jeans, and my "red" shirt.

6. I get excited when...........?
My ducks win.. I go to the gym.. I see someone I haven't seen in a long time! When I win at things :)

7. Are you the "outdoorsy" type or more "indoorsy"?
Indoorsy, mostly. I do love swimming in the lake in the summer time though!

8. Would you rather have your dream home or a million dollars?
A million dollars! I could buy my dream home, and do a lot of good things with the money!

I hope you all are having a great Sunday! I know I am. I'm ready for the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice tonight. Anybody else watch that show? Go Brett Michaels! Have a fantastic rest of your weekend! Take care, and God bless!

Bring On The Rain

Tomorrow's another day and I am not afraid, so bring on the rain.

I've been feeling under attack lately. Not specifically by other people, but I just feel like my spirits have been under attack for quite a while. I haven't reached out to anyone, I've just been keeping to myself. Which is usually how I work. Then my friends get upset with me when they find out that I've been hurting, and haven't asked for help. It's just how I am, and they really couldn't help me anyway. I've been feeling under attack in a certain area of my life. Something I've been struggling with for as long as I can remember. Insecurities/self-worth/self-confidence. Things I'm sure that every single woman alive has dealt with. Things that I'm sure a lot of women will always struggle with. I refuse to let it beat me.

I am
*A woman that God created for a reason. I have a purpose on this earth, and I won't rest until my purpose has been served.
*A strong woman. I have been through so much in my life, and because of that, I can relate to people like me. I can help them. Everything happens for a reason.
*Loved. Simple as that. There are a lot of people that love me for who I am. And though I forget it sometimes, I always remember.
*A daughter. A sister. An aunt. A friend.
*Important
*Funny
*Immature, but mostly mature.
*Young, but wise beyond my years
*A virgin. And proud of it.

I can
*Do all things through Him who gives me strength. (Phil 4:13) I believe that with every fiber of my being.
*Love people
*Believe in myself, even when it seems like nobody else does
*Find love. The right kind of love. The kind of love that God has planned for me. The kind that I deserve.
*Be ME. I don't have to feel pressured to be like everybody else my age. I am unique, and I can say that, and it's the honest truth.

I won't
*Look down on myself anymore. I am proud of who I am and what I can do.
*Settle for less than I deserve. In school, in relationships, in how I'm treated. I WILL NOT settle.
*Be ashamed to be the "Good little church girl" If you don't like it, then I'm sorry. But that's who I am.
*Change what I appreciate in life. (Watching ball games, a good love song, a good book, good friends, being surrounded by people I love, a good swim in the dirty lake)
*Back down. I'm a fighter. I'll fight for what I want out of life. And Jesus has my back. So I think I'm good.
*Be insecure with the way I look. I'm beautiful. End of story.

We are all created in God's image. Whether YOU believe in Him or not, He believes in you, and He thinks you're important. Let's not forget that. Take care, and God bless.

I can see your halo

Oh sunshine, how I've missed you so! Let me be the first to say (probably not really) welcome back! Please don't leave me! At least not for anther 5 months. I want my summer, dammit! Sunshine, swimming in the lake, and getting tan.. I can't wait! The best part of this delicious weather is.. it's Friday! That means the weekend is here! In case you didn't know, you are now informed.

The wedding I went to last weekend was a hit. Minus the 2 groomsmen missing their flight the DAY OF the wedding. That, thank you very much boys, caused me to have what I like to call a sympathy-stress-pimple. It came outta nowhere. At least he was a little guy, easy to cover up. And the boys showed up hours before the wedding. Thanks to someones kick-ass dad flying his jet to Idaho to pick them up and bring them to the wedding. The whole wedding party danced down the isle to BEP's "Tonight's gonna be a good night" I thought it was clever, and really cute. I want to do something fun like that at my wedding... assuming I get married someday! Minor details, right?

I've made a deal with myself. I've had a horrible nail biting habit for as long as I can remember, so I decided that if I can leave my fingernails alone, then I'll treat myself to a mani/pedi for my birthday. Since my birthday is less than 3 short weeks away, I think I can do it. I've been good for over a week now, so we'll see!

Tomorrow night I'm going to a Pure Romance party with some friends of mine. I have a feeling they're all going to embarrass me.. seeing as how I'm a virgin.. no boyfriend.. I can just see it now. Maybe I should skip it? It might be awkward. Oh well, it'll be a learning experience.. HA.

My best friend is moving to SoCal in a little over two weeks. I'm in CenOr (yeah.. I just came up with that) and it's not all that far, but still. When the heck am I going to find the time t go to Cali, when I can't even find the time to make it 4 hours to see her. Grr. She's making it not so easy to stay close friendship wise. Oh well, more than half of our friendship has been long distance, so we can be friends from this far too.

I'm off to soak up some vitamin D. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Take care, and God bless.

Weddings

I am heading to a wedding in my hometown this weekend. The wedding isn't until tomorrow evening, but I'm heading over early to see old friends and all that jazz. The couple that is getting married, I have known since the 4th grade. I knew B* through softball, and T* because he was my neighbor and my best friend (we grew apart when he went into high school). The funny thing is, they met at my 13th birthday party. B was the only one of my friends not drooling over T. It's kinda funny looking back, because now they're getting married. It doesn't pay to drool over guys, girls. Play hard to get ;)

Even though I'm particularly excited for their union, and I'm completely happy for them, I can't help but think of the big ugly white elephant in the "room". My single status. It's staring me down as if I just kicked it's puppy or something. I'm not by any means upset about still being single. Everything will happen in God's time, but I still can't help but wonder when it'll be my turn to wear the beautiful white dress, and walk down the isle to someone who can't take his eyes off of me. I'm fine with being patient if it means I really truly find the person that God has for me. God knows my heart, and my deepest desires, so if and when it's meant to happen, it will. I have faith in that.

So congratulations, T&B. I know you'll be great together, and I'm so very happy for you both! I'll be MIA, possibly for the rest of the weekend (I might sneak away for a few minutes to blog about the weekend). I hope you have a lovely Friday, and an even better weekend! Take care, and God bless.

Isn't it May? Doesn't that mean spring?

Apparently not in Oregon. Well, at least not in central Oregon. I spent the better part of last night watching my friend's little boy's baseball game, and needless to say I froze my butt off. Seriously, when I stood up, my I could no longer feel my butt. My butt was feeling-less. It was not a good feeling. It was 35 degrees. Pure craziness. And me, being the oh-so-smart person that I am, I'm going to do it again tonight! That's what happens when you're an "auntie" :)
Since today is Tuesday (my least favorite day of the week) I've decided to focus on the things that I love about today. Here we go...

• Flip flops! Even if it's not warm enough, I'm just excited that it's sunny and not raining so I can wear these guys! Is it summer yet?

• Softball games! Even if I'm not playing, it's fun to just be at a game that I played for so many years! Go Hot Shots! ;)

• My ipod!Enough said, really. I have thousands of my favorite songs, and music is my release. Basically, I take it with me everywhere.

• Lake days! They're not here yet, but they will be soon enough! I'll get my tan on, and swim like the fish that I am ;) I cannot wait!
  

That's all I can think of right now, but I'm loving today :) The sun is shining, and God is good. It doesn't get much better. Hope you're all having a wonderful Tuesday! Take care and God bless.

Where the Lines Overlap

I really suck at staying on top of this blog. I promise I'll do better. I had a great weekend, and I'm excited for the weekend ahead of me. This is what happened this last weekend.

1. Trip to Eugene- With my "seester". We got into town around 8pm Friday night.
2. Rockband party- Didn't quite turn out as planned, but it was still a blast, and you best believe I rocked that "Anyway you want it" by Journey. I'm just that cool.
3. Lack of sleep- I mean this in the best possible way. My grandma is crazy. I love her to pieces, but she's crazy. She talks to herself. Full on conversations. It's not an under-the-breath-talk-to-herself.. it's a loud-and-proud-for-the-world-to-hear-talkin'-to and when you go to sleep at four, and the talking begins at 7 in the morning, it's no bueno.
   
4. Duck spring game- Um.. amazing. I'm so ready for the football season to start. 25,000+ there to support the ducks, and our troops. After the game, the ducks lined up on one side of the field, and the soldiers that are about to be deployed lined up on the other side, and they all met midfield, and the football players took off their jerseys and gave them to the soldiers. It was powerful, and awesome. Made me proud to be a duck fan :)
5. Church, Kelly day- Obviously, we know what church is, but after church I spent the entire day with one of my favorite people. We took naps, watched animal planet and celebrity apprentice, and vegged the entire day. I love days like that.

My weekend was really good, and I'm really looking forward to this next weekend. I get to see two people that I've known since 4th grade get married. It's going to be amazing. I'll try to keep up this week. It's not like I'm all that busy or anything ;) Hope you're having a great Monday! Take care, and God Bless.