Well, after doing this project for 1 month, I am hooked. I love looking at each day and remembering what I did and looking for a picture that will represent something from that day. Sometimes, ok, most days, I seem to have multiple pictures because there are so many different things I want to remember and take away from the day.

We didn't have school today because of the weather this morning. My first picture is the lovely Sophie poo who was so excited that I was staying home that she kept coming to lick my face to get me up to play. I love my dogs. I mean, I dont know if I could ever love a kid as much as I love my dogs. Ok, yes I could, but for now I just have my dogs. Since we were off, I went ahead and took Sophie to get her shots and a check-up. They were amazed that she only gained 2 ounces in a year and that she is so healthy. Yay! That's my baby.

Second picture...well you can figure it out. I'm so excited. I've been wanting a fridge like this. I was afraid we wouldn't get it because it was a little bit bigger than the old one, but it works. Now I can have crushed ice any time I want! The sucker is huge too! And the racks in the fridge are so awesome. I can just imagine all the goodies I can stick in there after I use my new baking stuff . Do you like my message on there too? I was excited.

By the way, today was my end of month official weigh in and I've lost 6 pounds! Yay! I'm on my way. Next month, my goal is at least 10 and I know I can definitely do it. I've already made the changes I need to make to accomplish my goals, now I just need to keep it up and work a little bit harder. I'm proud of myself.

I got wordy with this one

So, last night I had been in bed for about 5 minutes when I see a light come on. Then my dad came and asked me to come see if I could smell the smell he was smelling in his room. As soon as I walked out of my room, I could smell something very distinct that was electrical smelling. So, for an hour we walked around the house like some coon hounds sniffing to see if we could pinpoint where the smell was coming from. I was terribly afraid that there was a fire in the attic, but my dad never saw any smoke. Finally we figured out that it was the refrigerator. I kept hearing something popping everytime we walked by it. So, our 25 year old refrigerator has finally went kaput! Here is a picture of the old fridge. It was a trusty old thing. Except when it leaked and quit making ice and would make the milk get icey, and water would drain to the bottom underneath the drawers and I would have to take everything out to clean it, but otherwise, fantastic fridge. It was funny when I cleaned it off and out that you could see the outlines of the pictures and magnets that haven't moved off the fridge in about 10 years. Here is a picture of our current, temporary fridge. Since it is cool enough outside, we have the milk sitting in the rocking chair on the porch and these things are inside the truck with the windows down so that they stay cool. Of course, no matter how cool it may be and what my dad says, I don't plan on eating or drinking anything that we have had to put outside. I don't want to risk the chance of food poisoning. We were hoping to get one of them fancy fridges that have the freezer on one side and the fridge on the other, but my dad measured and it won't fit where we have the space. boo! I'm hoping that maybe we can find one that will fit.
So, after the excitement of the fridge I wouldn't have thought that anything else could happen today. But then I woke up and I turned on the news and see that we got to go in to school 2 hours late thanks to black ice and debris from last nights storms. Yay! Of course losing 2 hours did not seem to make the day go by any faster. I did get my plans done for next week, but then I just still don't feel like I'm doing a great job. You don't realize how many things you are supposed to teach and cover and have them master by the time they go the 3rd grade. And I don't want the 3rd grade teachers to think my kids are incompetent because of how or what I taught them.

I was in a mood today. I think I know why and that just makes me even madder. I don't like to feel like I've been, umm, well, I feel like a fool. Which is really my own fault and really probably just my own ridiculous self being silly about the whole thing. But if you know me, you know I'm pretty guarded when it comes to matters of the heart. Well, to make a long story short, I got brave, told someone how I felt and what I thought. From my end, I thought the feelings were reciprocated, but a month later and there are still no developments. So, was I too honest and they got scared? Are they just really busy and still thinking over everything we talked about? What's the deal?

I just have to ask, is there some outstanding reason that I cannot get a date? I mean I have had many a conversation with my sister about this and I can't figure it out. I'm honest, trustworthy, fun, nice, kind, caring, pretty (yes I'll toot my own horn and be conceited for once), spunky, and I have a great personality. (This is where the title of the blog comes from). Why is a good personality and a pretty face not enough. What else do I need? I'm not fake or mean or gross or grotesque. I just don't get it. And you can't say that I don't try. I put myself out there, not in a floozy way but just so people know I'm available and looking to meet someone and get to know them and see what happens. I tell my friends and co-workers that I'm on the market and if they know anyone to introduce us, but to no avail.

What else can I do?I just get fired up about this because it's something that is completely out of my control and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I have always believed that there is at least one person out there for every one. I don't want to be 40 years old before I ever meet that person. I am an optimist and an idealist. I was telling a some people about a woman in the community that is about 80 years old or so and how I told my sister that that was going to be me ( I was having a pity party). Instead of saying my "idealist" statement ("No, it won't. You'll get married. You'll find somebody), someone says the "realist" statement, "That would be ok. There's nothing wrong with it." I thought it was an interesting point of view. After thinking about it, no, there isn't anything wrong with it. EXCEPT it's not ok for me. I DO want to find a man and marry him and share a life with him and have a family with him. No, I'm not saying that I want it right this very second. I think I would flip out a little bit if it happened within the next year or so, but I would like the opportunity to get to know someone who could be all of those things. I would like the chance to show someone everything I have to offer as a human being.

So, basically I've been on a soap box and having a pity party for myself all day trying to figure out what is so wrong with me that I can't even get a date. A DATE. I mean I'm not looking for a free dinner and movie. Heck, I will pay for myself. All I want is male companionship and the CHANCE to get to know someone. What is so wrong with that? I'm sure relationships scare men. Heck it scares me, but at least I'm willing to chance it.

I guess all I can do is keep being me. I can live with the fact that I'm a good person. I've slowly made myself a better person than I was 2, 5, even 10 years ago. I have learned a lot about myself and made changes that make me feel good about myself as a person about the choices I make. I do have a great personality. I will continue to believe that any man who can tame me deserves to have my heart because I am awesome! I can live with myself knowing that I have done everything I know to do to let it be known that I am interested and available. Not in a desperate way, but they know. I guess if I am destined to be that 80 year old, never married woman, then so be it. As long as I make a difference in one person's life, then my life will feel complete. I just want the chances I feel that I deserve.

I won't say I'm done thinking about this or worrying about it or getting fired up about it, but at least I have it off my chest. Now, if you want to introduce me to a nice fella, you know how I feel. Go forth and find me a date!

To make myself feel a little better, I used some different makeup and decided to play America's Next Top Model.

Today was such a weird day. I have 5 kids out today, so with only 16 kids it was just a weird feeling in the room. Kids kept going home left and right today. We were hoping our numbers would get low enough to get us sent home for illness. I didn't realize how quickly kids can get sick.

After the super long day, I didn't have to tutor (yay!) so I came home early. Well, first I went to Fred's and when I went to get back in my car the rain was coming in sideways so I got soaked as I tried to unlock my door. I didn't realize how spoiled I was having a remote lock until the stupid thing quit working TODAY of all days in the torrential downpour we had. The weather and the long boring day I had just did not motivate me to work out and now I wish I had after watching The Biggest Loser, but it's too late in the night to get my blood pumping.

I beat my dad home and when he got here he told me that one of our cows was trying to have her calf, so he would up going back over to my Granny's to help the cow. Luckily everything worked out ok and we are the proud owners of new calf! While he was gone, I hung out with the girls (my dogs). We played, listened to the rain, ate dinner, petted, etc. So we just had a nice lazy night.

"Eye" See you

I was so tired today! I have no idea why either. I've been doing really good about eating breakfast, taking my vitamins, working out, drinking water, but I was so tired all day. Tonight, I even fell asleep on the couch when I was on the computer.

I wasn't very creative with the picture today. I mean I took it last minute and decided to use the macro setting and since my eye was the only thing that looked decent that was the victim of the picture of the day. Ok, it does represent how tired I am because you can look at it and see how exhausted my poor little eye looks. Plus, it's one of my "eyes in the back of my head" eyes. My kids are so funny. They think if I'm not near them that I don't see what "really" happens on the playground or in the classroom, but I do. It's funny to hear their story change when they realize they are not going to pull a fast one on me.

Oh geez! I just realized my eye is a little puffy underneath. Maybe I'll go get a cucumber tomorrow and have a little mini spa night. A girl's got to look good ya know!

Shower Time

Today was Amy's shower. It was so fun going shopping for her. Keri and I made a basket of goodies for Thomas and her. I can't believe in a week she'll be married! I'm so happy for the two of them.

Of course, doing the wedding and showers and all the stuff sure makes a person aware of their singleness. Amy did say that she won't call me out and force me to catch the bouquet since I'm one of the singles that will be there. Yay! But I'm gonna catch that dang thing!

Not much done today. I went to my aunt's house to help bake things and get them ready for my cousin's wedding shower tomorrow. Then I went to Nashville Zoo for the Zoo Run Run. It was cold but interesting. I wish they had had more animals out for us to see, but since it was so cold they had a lot of them put up. I was excited that I've shaved 5 minutes off of my regular 5k time. yay!

Longest day of the year

Today felt like the longest day of the year so far for me. It seemed like time just went backwards. No reason at all really. I think it was just that I was ready for this week to be over and so were my kids and we were just going through the motions, hoping that the day would end soon.

I was telling my co-workers how my Granny thinks I have a secret boyfriend that I'm not telling her about, so now they have all decided that they are going to find me a man. This was part of our topic of conversation at lunch. What is hilarious to me is that after we were talking about it, we had our break time and I was walking through the library to make some copies and I saw one of the nicest looking guys I've ever seen. I mean he was nice to look at and just seemed to be a really nice person. We smiled at each other and said hi and as I was walking past him one of the teachers on my team saw this exchange and started making motions like trying to nudge me toward him as a potential date. I just died laughing. Later in the day she said that she knows the guy and his mom and could set me up. So, I told her to go for it. It's so funny.

When I got home I wound up getting my dogs and we went for a drive to get some dinner. Sophie likes to ride on my lap and put her paws on the steering wheel and "drive." It's so cute. I grabbed my camera phone to take the picture, which is why it is so grainy looking, but I love it.

The Waltons meet the Osbournes

Oh my gosh! What a crazy past two days! Let's just say the stuff has hit the fan. I titled this one The Waltons meet the Osbournes because that is pretty much the difference between the two sides of my family. One side of the family would be the Waltons because they are so down home country, nice to everyone, supportive of everyone, don't miscommunicate or mistreat others, etc. The other side is the Osbournes because it seems that all they know how to do is yell and scream at each other, berate each other, misinterpret words that are spoken or unspoken, harp on deeds done in the past that were long forgiven yet still thrown back at each other in anger, putting words in others mouths, etc. I won't go into details, but the picture above shows what I felt yesterday. That people should stop saying things they shouldn't say. The picture below shows how I felt today after I had thought more about things that happened and were said yesterday. I was frustrated with my kids all day and with the whole situation. I'm not going to air dirty laundry because honestly what's the point. Let's just say I am appalled that grown people would behave like petty junior high children in a stupid fight. I am hurt by things that have been said and done to loved ones, including myself. I am shocked by actions of loved ones. And I am worried that things may not ever get resolved or be the same. Ok, that's all I'm going to say.

I feel like poo!

I feel like poo! I have a horrible head cold. My nose keeps running, I keep coughing, my head hurts, I can't breath. I was disappointed that we didn't get out of school AGAIN. I really could have used the day off to feel better. I've been really lazy this afternoon.

On a sad note, I was very sad to hear that Heath Ledger died. I really liked him and his movies. So, that makes me sad.

Ok, I'm going to bed early. Hopefully, I'll be able to breath tomorrow.

Accomplished

I was very crafty today. I made this corsage today for my cousin Amy's bridal shower this weekend. I think it looks pretty good. I'm excited.

It was another productive day for me. I went to Wal-Mart and got all the stuff I needed to get for the classroom. Then I went to school and put it all away, ran copies, and set up my centers. Yay!

I am fighting a wonderful cold/sinus thing. Stuffy head, headache, running nose, cough. blah!

I'm putting this picture up because I tried something a little different. I was trying catch the sunset as I was walking in the yard. It seemed better in my mind, but at least I tried something different.

Dog days of winter

Today was COLD! I hate the cold. Yes, you get to dress up in cute toboggans, scarves, and sweaters, but to actually feel the bitter cold is not fun! My wonderful sis came for the day, which is always fun. She took the pic of me and Sydni on the kitchen floor just before we left to go eat lunch at Granny's. Sydni had been running outside for about 4 hours and was exhausted. I really like this picture of us. She's gotten really good at looking at the camera. She even started posing after this pic was taken. She's so silly.

Since it was so cold, there wasn't much to do. I got groceries this morning, we watched birds from the kitchen window, ate lunch at Granny's, petted the calves, hung out at the house, and watched football games. I am still upset Green Bay didn't win! I also got some more school work done. Tomorrow I plan on going to school to run some copies and get things set up for the week.

I leave you with the picture below. I took this one. I love the look on Keri's face as she is trying to get out of the way of "The Tongue." Sydni wanted to give her a kiss!

Live, Laugh, Love

Live. Laugh. Love. is kind of a little motto for me. I have so drawn the the meaning behind the three little words. I found this quote to explain the words. "Live: your life at its fullest. Laugh: at all the things that don't matter. Love: with all you have and more!" I just love it. I've had these little cast iron plaques for a year and just haven't gotten around to hanging them up, but today I was so bored and looking for anything to do to preoccupy my mind that I got the hammer and some nails and hung them up.

Today was rather boring. I woke up early thanks to Sydni whining to go out, worked out, lounged around the house, washed clothes (yay!), took a nap, and then my dad and I went to eat at O'Charley's. That was about the highlight of the day. I did kind of mention to him that I'm going to start looking for my own place soon. Hopefully by the end of the summer I will be in my own house. That's my goal anyways. I was very productive and got 2 weeks worth of lesson plans finished. Yay! Now it'll probably snow and I'll have to rearrange some things, but that is ok. I'm not procrastinating!
Finally, I took this picture of my baby because she was so sweet sleeping on her pillow on the couch. We played a lot today and she went on a big expedition through the woods with her sister (Sydni) and my dad and she was pooped. And I love my babies and can put as many pics of them on here as I want without reason.

Just call me Giggles

Today was a day full of the giggles. I think I laughed all day. I don't know if it is because I was tired and didn't know it or what. Last night, I kept the dogs locked in my room so they wouldn't keep my dad up all night, so instead they kept me up all night. I am going to have to get them back on a schedule of sleeping when I sleep.

Anyways, I had a funny dream, which made me have the giggles all morning. Then this afternoon when I went to the super fun Pampered Chef party I had the giggles all the way to meet K & A. I mean, I couldn't help it. I was all by myself in my car and just had the giggles so bad I was crying. Then at the Pampered Chef party, I had the giggles. I had the giggles when I got home too. So I took this picture. I mean I am giggling now as I write this. Maybe I should go to bed.

I'm looking forward to the nice 3 day weekend. Maybe I'll get some work done. Maybe I'll go shopping. Maybe I'll go out. Who knows? The weekend is still young and I have the giggles.

A picture is worth a thousand words

So, after all that beautiful snow last night, WE STILL HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL!!!!! Talk about being disappointed. I completely thought that we would get out today, but no. Still had a good day though. Kids were ok, a little excited about the snow, but manageable.

When I got home, I felt the need to have a little mini spa night to get over the disappointment of not getting to stay home. Mini spa nights are always a nice relaxing way to end the day. I really love the mushy gushy green masks.

I also like this picture. You have no idea what I was thinking about. hehe. Are the eyes really the window to the soul?

By the way, does anyone really check this other than me?

I know I didn't post last night, but I did take a picture. The picture belown (from January 15, 2008) represents what my life has become since the new year. I gave up drinking so many Dr. Peppers and have started drinking more water. I now am drinking more than the daily suggested 64 ounces. It seems that all I ever do now is have to go to the potty because of all that water. I think this is a cool pic of me looking down the empty bottle. Another small victory in accomplishing my goals for the year. How exciting! SNOW!!! In Tennessee. Today, January 16, 2008, all we could talk about at school was the possibility of the snow they have been calling for. I love snow! If it is going to be cold out, I feel that it should definitely snow all winter. I also love seeing snow on pinetrees, so after it had been snowing for a while, I took a picture of it still coming down on the trees. Hopefully we'll get out of school tomorrow. By the way, today was a GREAT day. If you know me, you know why. hehe.

Well, the day went by quickly. Kids were good. I'm super tired. Didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Where's the snow? Nothing out of the ordinary happened. I got a lot of filing done that I needed to do so I can send home papers tomorrow. I took this picture because it was something that just caught my eye. It's something I look at multiple times every day. My dad built the bookshelf for me in college. My sis gave me the plaque with the quote, which I love. I think it really represents my life motto. The picture in the back is my Granny and Granddaddy. They are a true inspiration for they type of love I hope to find one day. They were married for over 50 years before he passed away. The flowers are sentimental momentos from things that have been a significant part of my life: OPA and my sister's wedding. There are many other little things on my bookshelf that mean something to me and represent a part of who I am. Maybe I'll share those one day too.

Time for bed. Goodnight.

Wonderful World of Disney

I'm going to fill in for the past couple of days. I couldn't pick one picture from each day so I'm just going to tell our story with the pictures. Enjoy!

The trip began Friday, January 11, 2008 at 3 a.m. in the morning when my mom and I got up, got ready, and drove to Keri's house to leave for Florida. We finally got on the road at 4:45 a.m.
I was bored in the car, so I tried taking some pictures. This picture was taken out the window as we were going through Georgia just before a little rain shower.

On one of our many stops for the day, we stopped at a quaint little orange market/gas station/stuffed 'gator museum to use the rest room. What luck I had when I spotted this little fella in a potted plant outside the store. I was very excited that I found him.
Again, bored and looking out the window we spotted a little, teeny, tiny rainbow among the storm clouds. If you look close enough you can see it on the right side of the picture.
After a very long drive, a slight detour because of the stupid Floriday signs, a mix-up getting a hotel and a yummy dinner at Carraba's, we settled down for the night. The next morning (January 12, 2008) it was another early day. Phone alarms started going off at 3 a.m. so Keri could get up and be at Epcot on time for the race. She and Daniel left at 3:30, while my mom and I planned to sleep a little longer and then go out on the race course to see her half way through and then to the finish line. Although, that is not exactly how it panned out. We had to wait on the bus at our hotel to take us to the race. We could either go to Epcot (where the finish line was) or we could go to the Magic Kingdom to see Keri pass the half-way mark. Well, after waiting about 15 minutes for the bus to get there, we took the first one that showed up, which was Magic Kingdom. We get to Magic Kingdom and the bus drops us off on the wrong side of the park to catch the monorail over to Epcot. So, in a mad dash, my mom and I have to run (yes, run!) across the parking lot at Magic Kingdom to catch another bus that will take us across a bridge to the right side of Magic Kingdom that we need to be on to catch the monorail. We get off that bus and run (yes, run!) again to catch the monorail to Epcot. Get off at Epcot and dash to the Finish Line to see Keri cross. We even snuck up on the GrandStand bleachers to see her finish even though spectators were supposed to pay $25. So, this picture is the final product of our hardwork to find Keri at the race, and of course her hard work for months and years of training. She finished in 2:14:39.
I had to put this picture in here just because we thought it was crazy that a McDonal's had an oversized Happy Meal on the outside of the building. After the 1/2 marathon, we decided to go the the Magic Kingdom (my favorite place to visit!)to enjoy ourselves. We took this picture on our way in to the Magic Kingdom while we waited on the others to use the potty. It was pretty funny because I had accidentally hit for it to do a 10 second timed shot and we almost missed it. I guess you had to be there.

We found this cute little fella on our way out of Tomorrowland. I had to have my picture with him. Mom thought it would cute if I pretended to kiss him.

Of course I have to have my picture taken with "THE" man! We waited in a little toon barn to do it, but it was worth it. That place definitely makes you feel like a kid. I love the Mouse pumpkin in the back.Waiting in line again, for "it's a small world." We waited a lot that day, but not too long on anything. January is definitely the time of year to go to Disney World. And if you've ever been to this ride, they've changed some stuff. It was very glitterly and sparkly. I was excited. A very nice upgrade from the 70's retro look.

You know I love me some "Pirates." We went on the newly refurbished "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride, which was amazing. There were 3 lifelike Johnny Depp, I mean Captain Jack Sparrow's in the ride. I was a little sad that they had taken some of the older, awesome parts out, but the lifelike Johnny Depps made up for it. Afterward we came out in the gift shop and I contemplated getting these ears cause I just loved the bandana.

After we finished riding all the stuff we wanted to, it was time for the SpectraMagic parade. I didn't put any of those pics up because none of them turned out very well. It was a cool parade. I should mention that it was delayed a little bit because there had been an isolated thunderstorm about 2 hours earlier. We watched the parade and about 15 minutes after it was over it was time for fireworks. In between those times, I took this pic of the castle, because I am a princess and I just love it!

Time for fireworks. My mom took a million pics of the fireworks. I like this one the best because of the color of the castle, how clear it turned out, and how great the fireworks look. Tinker Bell kicked off the fireworks and it was awesome because she now has a lighted costume that she wears instead of having a spotlight on her. It was so magical. I love this place!

So, while we were watching the gorgeous fireworks display, the wind suddenly picked up and it got cool. I never thought a thing about it. Everyone is standing there and you hear the crowd oohing and aaahing, when all of a sudden all you hear are screams. The absolutely bottom fell out of a raincloud. Everyone was wet immediately. It is pretty much the funniest and most fun things I've ever encountered on a trip. I couldn't do anything but laugh because we were drenched. I think it was raining from the ground up. My pants were soaked up to my knees, my feet were squeeking in my shoes and I had water running down my poncho into my shirt. Most disgusting feeling ever, but so fun. We just kept watching the show. We were already soaked, a little more rain wouldn't hurt. About 2/3 of the park left and we just stayed it out. The rain quit and we did a little shopping. I got some Minnie Mouse ears. We finally left and caught the monorail to the parking lot to catch the tram to our car. Since we were already soaking wet, my mom and I decided we needed to stomp in every puddle that we saw between the tram dropoff and our car. I'm telling you, that is the most fun thing to do in the world! You need to try it.So, now today (January 13, 2007) we did nothing but drive. I am so tired of driving. Tomorrow it's back to the grindstone and back to work. I wish it would snow, so I could have one day to recuperate from the trip, but it was fun. I'm glad we had this little mini vacation. Everyone got along, we laughed a lot, and had a really great time. I got home and I was exhausted. I unpacked my stuff and decided to be silly one last time for the weekend so I put on my new Minnie ears and "fell asleep."

Now I have to go do my snow dance and really go to bed.

On the road again...

Well, this didn't turn out as good as envisioned, but it's the only picture I took today that I could post. It represents the beginning of my weekend of travel. I came up to Smyrna to stay with my mom so we can be ready to leave Keri's house at 4 a.m. for Florida! Yes, 4 a.m. Keri is running in the Walt Disney World 1/2 marathon on Saturday, so we are driving down tomorrow, staying Saturday, and driving back Sunday. Yay! I like road trips.

I'm also very proud of myself because I actually got all the stuff done that I needed to get done today. I have my lesson plans for next week finished. I have all of my copies run and put together for the sub tomorrow and my plans laid out for tomorrow. I even got my report cards finished last night, so they are ready to go on Monday. Yay me!

If I dont get to post pics tomorrow or this weekend, I'll make up for it Monday.

Sunsets and treetops

I've really been loving the sunrises and sunsets lately. The drive to and from work is gorgeous! There is just something calming about them and magical all at the same time. I took this picture when I got home using natural light to capture the colors and clouds that were in the sky around 4:45. I love to take pictures of tree tops too, so I made sure to include those in the shot. Again, they just fascinate me.

Today was a wonderful day. Everything ran smoothly and I got a lot accomplished. I really should be packing for Florida, but all I want to do is surf the net now that I have a means for doing so quickly instead of waiting on the dial-up to think if it wants to work.

Yes, I said I was going to Floriday for the weekend. Keri is running in the Walt Disney 1/2 marathon on Saturday. I'm excited. It's been a while since I've been in Floriday and even though it will only be for a few days, it will still be nice to be in warm weather where I can wear my flip flops. I'll hopefully have some cool pictures to post over the next couple of days.

No, that is not Sophie. That is a super cute cupcake critter that one of my students brought in for me today. As she was coming in the room, she handed it to me and told me it was for me. When I first opened the bag, I wasn't sure what it was but think it's really cute. She said she had gone to get it for me yesterday. How adorable is that? It's nice to feel loved, even if it is from a little child.

I'm glad to be back with my students. They are so funny. It's so great to get to see how much they grow and change in a year. It's unbelievable. It almost makes me want to have a kid one day. I said almost, not definitely.

I've been in a mood to dance. Anyone wanna go soon?

"It's My Life" so "What about Now"

Winter break is over and now it's time to go back to work. I'm glad; it gives me something to do. I had a horrible time falling asleep last night because I was so afraid I would oversleep and, of course, I didn't want to get out of bed this morning when my alarm went off. But miraculously, I wasn't tired at all today. I actually got a lot of things accomplished at school too, which makes me feel better about going in tomorrow.


So, it was a great day. I'm happy, content, excited about my life. I actually caught myself letting things go today that would normally get on my nerves. So, I think it's a nice step in the right direction towards a better me.

I'm really excited about this project of a picture a day. So much so, that I find myself looking for different, cool pictures that I can take. I even lay awake a night thinking of things I could take a picture of. So, I spent all day trying to figure out what I could shoot for today's picture. And when I got home I found what I wanted to post. I GOT MY BON JOVI/DAUGHTRY tickets today!!!!!! I'm excited!!!!!! I love them, thus the kissy face with the tickets! Yum!

You know you're jealous now!

Victory and my just reward

Two pictures for today. First picture is Mom and her new baby Maggie. I love this picture because it shows what we were doing at 2:30 this morning. Just hanging out at the apartment, surfing the internet and loving on dogs. Even though its a dog, it reminds me of how much my mom loves and cares for me and my sis by the way she holds her. So sweet.

Second picture shows what my victory and reward are. I got my pictures from Wal-mart. I sucked it up and got a copyright letter so they would give me the pictures. Of course, when I went to get them they said that they couldn't find them and that I would have to resend them. But perseverance pays off and I went back to get her to put it in writing that I wouldn't have to pay and voila! she found the pictures!

My reward to myself for being such an awesome person and because if I stay with dial-up internet I'm going to poke my eyeballs out is......a wireless internet USB modem. That's what the little black box looking thing is. The best part is, it was basically free! With my mail in rebate for it, I will only have had to pay $4 in tax. Yay for me!

I really like doing this. It kind of makes me look at life differently because I look at the day trying to figure out a picture that will represent a memory from the day. You should really try it! It's sort of therapeutic and a great reflective tool. Plus, I like to see what kind of pictures others take.

Back to work tomorrow. Boo! But at least I'll have something to do!

Figuring this out

Well, I would have had something posted yesterday but my lovely computer is so slow that I finally just gave up and waited until I came up here to visit my mom and friends. So, here is the run down for yesterday and today.

January 4, 2008

More of the same, I went to school for a little while to get things together before we go back Tuesday. Then, it was off to Mt. Juliet to have lunch with my wonderful friend and OPA little sister, Nicki. It was great to get to catch up with her. We don't get to see each other enough. I think it's so interesting to know someone and see how much they have grown as a person over the time you know them. The picture for the day was taken with my cell phone as I was driving. (I know, really safe) But there was just something about the wonderful site I see while I drive that makes me happy. The leis hanging from the mirror remind me of my friend Stacy, who I definitely don't see enough of, but think of often. You see my favorite accessory: my sunglasses. You can barely see the tip of a car freshener that is a puppy paw print, which of course reminds me of my babies. And lastly, if you look closely you'll see a wooden cross that a sweet old man gave me to protect me and keep me safe.

January 5, 2008

Today, flew by! I finally tackled cleaning my room up. Oh my gosh, it was such a mess. I have just been throwing everything on the floor and it was piled up. I finally got it all put up. It only took me about 3 hours to get everything in order. That would be the perfectionist in me. Then it was off on another road trip to Smyrna to visit my two best friends there, Heidi and Laura. They are seriously like sisters to me. We had dinner at Heidi's. I was able to catch up with them on things going on, and then we did something I had never done before. We played the Wii. I had never played but I had a BLAST!!! I'm really good at the bowling. Now I want one, especially since you can get Guitar Hero with one and I love Guitar Hero. So, that helped me accomplish my goal of doing or trying something new each week. So, if you have a Wii or Guitar Hero call me so we can hang out and I can play my new favorite games.

New Year, New Me

Well, I've been contemplating doing this for a while, and with the urging of my wonderful sister I've decided to spend 2008 doing something I love to do: taking pictures and writing. After, she saw another photographer do a year in pictures, she suggested that I give it a try since I love photography. So, here goes. I'll do my best to make it interesting and hopefully I'll learn something new along the way.

I've very excited about 2008. For starters, anyone who knows me knows that I love even numbered years (I seem to have better luck). Secondly, I'm in a really happy place in my life right now. I have the best relationships I've ever had with my family and friends, I have a great job doing something I love and making a difference, and I am just really happy being me. I've decided to set goals for myself for the year. One of those goals is to do something new. This is new, so that is one goal I am working on. I'll let you know more goals later.

To catch up to today since the New Year, I'll post 3 pics and 3 days of what I've been up to.

January 1, 2008

This is actually a picture that I took August 12, 2006. When I took the picture it was a lot smaller and in color. Thanks to my mom, she photoshopped it to look like this, but I took the picture. Now I tell you that, to tell you this. I sent the picture to the Walmart photo center so that I can put it in a scrapbook I am making for my sister, but they wouldn't give it to me because they believe it belongs to a professional photographer and I need a letter saying it's ok to give it to me. I explained that I had taken the picture, but they still refused and said that if I did take it I need to bring in the memory card with it on it or a copy of the negative. I'm flattered that they think it was professionally made, but at the same time quite irritated that I've already paid for the picture and they won't give it to me unless I go through all of that trouble of finding the negative to get it back. I also chose to put this picture up because I found out that my cousin got engaged on New Year's Eve and is getting married at the same church my sister did on February 2nd. I'm so excited for her!

January 2, 2008

Because I was so bored on the 1st, I decided it was time to get my butt in gear and go to school to work on my room for a while. Plus, I needed to get my mind off of something so staying busy helps. That's why I put up the picture of the Christmas tree and the fireplace. That was my reading corner for the month of December and all of it came down. The picture of the phone was taken because I have done nothing but look at the stupid thing all of the break, either because the battery is going dead or because I'm hoping it will ring.

January 3, 2008
Today was more of the same. I went to school and worked on my room some more. I got a lot of work done. The pic for the day is me with my new glasses! I'm very excited to have them, even though you probably won't see me in them a lot, but it's still fun to be able to see when you need to. I think they make me look smart too. I'm digging my curly hair too. That's really just me being lazy and not wanting to straighten it.

Stay tuned.