Here's the picture of my new and final product of the haircut saga. I love it! The layers are great. I wish it was a little bit longer, but it grows fast so no worries. I was so tired today. I think it was because it was rainy the first part of the day, the kids were subdued, and I've been staying up late. It was still a great day. I was in a great mood. I think I'm becoming happier than I've ever been. I really am loving my year of learning to love myself. I mean, I feel so light and at peace and satisfied with everything I am and have. I really suggest you try it. Find one thing you love about yourself every day and then you'll start to really think about it all the time. I mean, I find myself trying to narrow down the one thing I want to say for each day. I have to keep a list of all the ones I want write because I am finding that I have more and more qualities and attributes that I love about me. Ok, toot toot, I'm off my box.

What I love about me #11

I am very calm and collected in a stressful situation. Today, one of my kids had a nose bleed and they freaked out! I mean it was a pretty heavy nose bleed but the kid ran around the room freaking out trying to figure out what to do. I had to sternly yell for him to stand over the trash can so he would quit bleeding all over the floor. Now, I usually am pretty woozy when it comes to blood, barf, or any other bodily fluids that don't belong to me or actually even those that do belong to me. Well, instead of getting sick like I normally would, it was like a mommy instinct stepped in to calm everyone down, make the area safe, take care of the bleeder, and clean up the mess. I was proud that I didn't throw up and that I was actually able to clean up the area so that everyone was safe. I was even able to touch the bleeder and help them stop the nose bleed.

The same goes for when my mom had cancer. She wound up getting a staph infection and I was proud of myself for being able to stay calm and make rational decisions about what we needed to do to take care of her. I was even able to be there for all of the blood drawing, dressing changing, tube emptying, and needle poking that had to be done. If you know me it is not something I normally would ever do or handle, but in that situation, I just go for it and do what has to be done for others. I guess it goes back to my nurturing side that I talked about a few reasons I love myself agos. So, I'll take care of you if something happens and you need my help. I'm just that way.

I felt like being silly today. I was in a really good mood all day and I think it was because I finally got some things off my chest. I wish more people were like me in the fact that if I want to say something, I think it through in every possible way and then say it so that I'm not holding in any feelings. That's something I've really learned to do over the past couple of years. You should try it. It really makes you feel a lot better about yourself.

I also got my hair cut AGAIN. This is the 3rd time, but the 3rd time is the charm. I just couldn't take the short top layers and long bottom layer. It looks sooooo much better. I didn't fix it when I got home so I didn't want to show it in all of it's gloriousness, but I promise I'll put a pic up tomorrow of it.

I looked up Nashville Star. You know I LOVE to sing. I've been wanting to try out for that show forever. My aunt told me I should do it and I opened my big mouth and told her that I only would if auditions and taping didnt interfere with the school year. So, I get on tonight and auditions are during spring break and taping will be during the 10 weeks we have for summer vacation. A sign maybe? We'll see

What I love about me #10!
I love that I know what I want and I won't settle for less. This goes for everything in my life. Just look at the adventure I've gone on to get my hair the way I want it. 3 haircuts and 2 weeks later, I finally have the hair cut I originally went to get. Yes, it's a little shorter than I wanted it, but I still love it!

Same goes for men. I've been told my standards are too high, but I'm not going to lower them at all. I'm not saying I won't give someone a chance and try to get to know them better, but I won't settle for just any man that walks by and seems interested. He has to have a good heart; be kind to his family; love dogs; love and want children; be respectful, adventurous, fun-loving, outdoorsy; get along with my family and friends; want similar things in life, but also show me different things that life has to offer; share similar interests but also spark my interest in new things; make me want to be a better person and help me to be that better person. Of course there are other things, but you get the gist. It's not too much to ask. That is what would make me happy in a partner.

Finally, I know that I want to make a difference in the world, and I won't settle for not doing that. Whether it be raising money for a charity or influencing a child's life, I am determined that I will make a difference. I won't settle for just going through the motions of life without leaving a footprint in the heart of someone or something. I guess it's the compassionate side of me, but for me to feel whole, I have to feel that I am doing something to better the world or community or life of a person or animal. I know what I want and I won't settle for less.

We were out for snow today. I love snow days when I can sleep in late and just relax and do nothing. It was a nice day to spend with my babies (the dogs). I did take some pics of them lounging but thought I'd change it up and put something up other than my dogs. I found this little spider web on the rock wall of the flower bed and thought it was so beautiful. The picture doesn't truly capture how amazing it looked in person, but I love how the ice drops are frozen along the web with the majority of it in the center of the web.

I drove around and looked at some houses today too. Checking out the locations and things around them. It was a good thing too because it helped me eliminate some of the prospects. Then I called my cousin who is planning on selling her house soon and talked to her about maybe buying her house. It's really cute and I know it's been taken care of. Plus, I helped her get it into the shape it's in now by cleaning, painting, and fixing it up, so I already have some ties to it. So, we'll see what happens there.

What I love about me #9:
I am the eternal optimist. I always believe that good will prevail. That what people want to happen is what will happen. I've always been that way. Even when I know in my head that what I want to happen won't happen, I always keep the faith and hope in my heart that one time it will. For example, when it comes to guys, I know they won't call even though they said they would, but I always have the hope that just one time will be different and they will call. I always try to give the benefit of the doubt that people will keep their word. But that is ok because I'm not going to worry about it any more. I'm just going to be optimistic that in a year I will love myself so much that I won't care if they do call or not. I'm going to continue to be optimistic about all the things in my life because that's who I am and that makes me happy.

This is my picture from February 25, 2008. I couldn't get it to post last night (big surprise!) so here it is. It's a picture of my crazy Mondayness. One of the things I do in my classroom is to have a secret word that the kids try to spell out by receiving compliments from myself or other teachers for their behavior in the hallway or clasroom. Anyways, they finished spelling the word and they decided that they wanted to dress crazy mix-matched. So, that is my picture. Me and my mix-matchedness. Don't you love all my crazy words?

What I love about me # 7:
I'm nurturing. I have a great instinct for taking care of people an animals. When my mom was sick, it was just instinct for me to not be sick when I saw the needles, which I am deathly terrified of, and to just suck it up and tell her it would all be ok. It is a dominant trait in myself to take care of the children in my room who have the problems that they do. It is easy for me to do whatever I can and say whatever I can while being honest to help boost their confidence. I love my dogs. I treat them better than some people treat humans. I can't even explain the love I feel for them and just people in general. I'll make a good human's mother one day. :)

Today's picture of the day is one of the many stuffed puppies that I have around my classroom. It is part of my decoration because I love dogs and that is my classroom theme. I let the children hold the stuffed puppies sometimes if they are feeling sad or are upset because at their age, it is just something that seems to help them. Today, after music, one little girl was very upset because they had listened to a song that was very sad and sounded like funeral music, which reminded her of her 8 year old cousin who died this past summer. To help cheer her up, I let her pick a puppy to hold. She had originally picked this cutie. She definitely was cheered up because unbeknownst to me or anyone else in the class, it barks and moves its head. Well, we all just go so tickled about it because everytime I tried to talk the little booger kept barking and moving his head. So, I just had to use it as my picture because it just wound up cheering everyone up.

What I love about me # 8
I have great determination. When I put my mind to doing something I stick to it. For example, I had many choices of where I could go to college, but I chose TTU and I stuck with it. Yes, there was a time that I wanted to leave and really thought about moving home, but I stuck it out and it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Again, when I decided that the original degree I got was not what I wanted to do, I made the right decision and was determined to become a teacher, and now I am and I love it. Now, I am determined to lose weight. It's going slowly but I am sticking to it and seeing results. So, I am determined to taking a picture every day this year, and to writing something that I love about myself every day for the next year. I'm determined so you know I'll do it!

February 23, 2008
This is a picture of me and my friend, Jonathan. Last night I went to see him and his band play. They are AWESOME!!! I was very excited to see him and catch up a little bit. I also saw a lot of people I knew in high school, which was fun to see how we've all changed.

Of course, the night couldn't ever be perfect. And I really don't feel like reliving it and talking about it, so I'm just going to say that I feel like crap about myself and plan to start looking for my own house soon.

Which leads me to the picture of today. It's of my bathroom because when I get mad or upset or need to really think, I clean, so that's what I did. Being in this mood makes it hard to think of things that I love about myself, but here goes:

What I love about me #5:
I love my job. I always said that I wanted a job that would leave me feeling satisfied and like I've made a difference in the world. Being a teacher definitely gives me that opportunity every single day. I always knew that I would have to have a job that I look forward to going to every day. Being a teacher makes me feel that way. I look forward to going to work. It doesn't even feel like work to me. It's something I love to do that I just so happen to get paid for.

What I love about me #6:
I can talk to anybody and carry on a conversation. I've always been able to do it. I usually get nominated to go talk to people when my friends want to ask them a question or something like that. Last night was so interesting to see old friends and acquaintances and even people I had never met before. It was great to talk with them and catch up and not have that weird awkward feeling when you run out of things to say and are just standing there ho humming around. Anyways, I love that I can talk to anybody because it lets me get to know so many people and meet so many new people that I otherwise may have never known.

It says: "There's a secret romance blooming! Go for it, in spite of your hesitation."

We had our Chinese New Year celebration today with green tea, chopsticks, fried rice, and fortune cookies. This was the fortune I got in my cookie. All I could do was laugh and show my friends at school. We'll see how true it winds up being.

What I love about me #4.

I stand up for what I believe in. If something is said or done that I think is unfair or wrong for myself or others, especially children, I am not hesitant to speak up and say and do something about it. Now, I can do it in a nice way when dealing with the situation. I do; however, get very fired up about it because I am passionate about justice and fairness. I'm glad I'm that way though. Some people need a voice, and I have one that I'm not afraid to use. In my perfect world, everyone would be treated fairly and equally with respect and until they are I will stand up for them.

So, how funny is it that after I talk about flowers and how symbolic they are, one of my student's bring me in the cute bouquet! Kids are so sweet. Their innocence, genuiness, and caring hearts just amaze me. I love being a teacher!

What I love about me #3:
I am a good friend. I am loyal, trustworthy, honest, fun. I love my friends as much as sisters and brothers. I always enjoy spending time with them and hate when I have to leave. I always have fun and lots of laughs. I keep secrets, share in joys, and am always there to offer to shoulder if they need to cry. I always offer an ear if they need to vent or just get something off their chest. I'm there to offer a good laugh at the most comedic time. I do the best I can to keep in touch. I know I can always do better and be a better friend, but for the most part I am a really good friend.

I had a good day. My kids were good. We had our belated Valentine's Day party this afternoon. That was at trip. Sugar plus cards plus sugar equals some super wound up kids. I was definitely glad I waited for the afternoon to have the "party."



I was going to walk out the road when I got home but it was way too cold to be out. I'm really hoping all that sleet, snow, rain, winter mix comes in before we have to go to school tomorrow. It sure would be nice to have another day to sleep in a little bit. Man I am lazy!



Ok, continuing on with my year of learning to love myself.

What I love about me #2: I can sing. Others may not think so, but I think I sing pretty well. Man I sound conceited, yesterday it was my eyes, today my voice. Anyways, I've always loved to sing. Just ask my mom or sister. I love to blast music in my car and sing along, or just sing a cappella around the house. The more soulfoul it can sound, the better. It just brings me a lot of joy to sing. You can always tell when I'm in a really bad mood or really sick because you won't hear me singing a note. But if I'm happy and healthy, I'll sing all day long. It just makes me happy to make some kind of "joyful noise." It's always been a dream of mine to sing the National Anthem at a sporting event or to sing a really soulful worship song at church.



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Finding myself

I love buttercups! Ours sprouted up a couple of weeks, but they have started blooming sporadically along the sidewalk. It's funny how symbolic flowers can be. I've been doing a lot of thinking. If I could have posted yesterday, I would have written all the stuff I'm about to write.

One of my good friends from way, way back emailed me in response to my previous blog about a pretty face and a good personality and she really made me think and made me feel really good about myself. She's not the only one. I've had a couple of friends respond with some great advice and encouragement. I have totally taken into consideration everything that everyone has said and have made a decision.

I need to learn to love myself first. I need to do things that make ME happy and just live my life doing everything that I want to do to enjoy myself. I need to get to know myself. What I like, What I want out of life. What I want out of a partner. My goals, aspirations, my feelings about different things.

This daily photo journal has been something that has already helped me see more into myself. It helps me reflect every day about the things I did, or the things that touched me that make me who I am. So, in an effort to help me learn to love myself more and get to know myself more, I am going to start posting one reason that I love myself every day. I got the idea from a magazine that suggested making a list of 29 things you love about yourself for the month of February (one for every day). I'm taking it a step further and am going to find something I like/love about myself for every day of the year. So, I'm starting today.

What I love about me #1. I love my eyes. I love the color of them, the shape of them, how unique they are. They seem to define me. It's how people seem to identify me. It seems to be the thing I get the most compliments on and that people notice first. I love my eyes because they also express how I feel. I know that I talk with my face, especially with my eyes. I like how I can speak without saying a word through my eyes. I also like how mysterious they can be. You never know what I may be thinking.

February 18, 2008

It wouldn't let me upload last night, so here we go. The above picture was me before I left my house. I was having a lot of anxiety and left to go to my aunt's house to hang out. I was happy because I was going to get my hair trimmed too .

This is me at the end of the day. I don't like my hair trim. The crazy woman with a mullet who hunts (I should have known then it wasn't a good idea) decided to trim my layers by pulling my bangs back to the crown of my head to cut the layers. So now my bottom layers are like I want them to be, but the top makes me look like I have bang back to the middle of my head. UGH! So I will be pulling it back until it grows out and doesn't look so funky!

I took Sophie with me to my mom's so that she could get a hair cut. She is the bigger white dog. These three girl had a blast playing last night and today. So sweet.

This morning, my mom and I went to eat at Waffle House and then ran to Wal-mart for some things. In between that, we stopped and got some lottery tickets. My mom gave me some of them to scratch off. I usually never win, but today out of 5 tickets that I scratched off, I won on 3 of them! One was a free ticket, one was $2, and the other was a total of $50! I can't believe it! I NEVER win!!!! I was so excited.

February 16, 2008

These are some friends of mine from the "Y." I went to Smyrna last night to spend the night with my mom and we went out to eat with Sara and Gwendolyn. They are a hoot! It was great to get to hang out with them.

I also got to see baby Addison last night. Keri babysat her and I went over and played with her for a while. Then after Mom and I ate with the girls, we went back over there. I was excited because I got to feed her and put her to sleep again. She is seriously the cutest baby ever! She alsmost makes me want to have a kid one day. I did say ALMOST!

It does not feel like Friday to me! I mean, all day long it has felt like a Saturday or something, but not a Friday. I can't believe we were out of school, but I'm still glad we were. I got to spend some quality time with my aunt and cousins. We had a big day and went and ate at Mr. Gatti's. Ok, it was my suggestion, but I've really been wanting to go there and it just seems appropriate to take kids with you. Then we made the big trek to Wal-mart cause I needed some face wash and in the mean time we got in a little tift with some nasty woman (probably from Hickman) who got mad about a parking spot and kept calling us names. I mean really. It was ridiculous, but probably the most exciting part of the whole day.

I was excited about my makeup and hair so I decided to have a little mini modelling session. Enjoy the little preview of your future America's Next Top Model! And no, I haven't dyed my hair, it just seems to be getting redder. I like it though.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

It was such a beautiful day to be out of school. I really hope all the little sickies are getting better, but I sure am glad we are out of school. I went to visit my sister and her class today. They are so cute! I am definitely looking forward to going back and visiting during my spring break. I took this picture on my way back. I came home one of my favorite ways (by the river and creek) and saw these icicles hanging from the bluffs. Gorgeous!

I took this picture (ok, my dad did) but I had just had to take it. That is the official number of how much I've lost since the beginning of the year! Yay! Go me! I'm so proud of myself and excited to keep going. I've never stuck with it this long but I am definitely motivated to keep going and losing.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

The long vacation

This was my picture from yesterday, February 12. I couldn't even get the blog to come up to post anything. This has become one of my favorite meals. Rolled up turkey with some cheese a little bit of mayonaise in the middle and a nice glass of my sweet tea. Since I've been working out and trying to eat a little better I have been craving this little meal for the protein. I had a really good day yesterday. My kids were great and very sweet.

Today, February 13, 2008, we woke up to a snow day. Yay! Of course there wasn't really any snow until about 9 a.m. but it was gorgeous. I love taking pictures of things that are covered with snow, especially on the wood we have stacked up for the fire.

The dogs LOVED playing in the snow all morning. I actually had to coax them to come back in. When I did, this littler furr ball was covered in ice, but she enjoyed herself so that was good. The snow started melting after it quit, so the roads were nice and clear to drive on.

Which was good since I had to run some errands to run and a dentist appointment. It's been a while since I've been to the dentist so I was happy when they told me I was doing pretty good. The dentist thought I had very nice teeth and even told me I shouldn't whiten them because they already looked good. So yay for me! I am looking at some decisions about one particular tooth, but we'll see what happens. I would have to be the textbook case patient.

After my dentist appointment was over, I ran to Wal-mart where I saw one of my co-workers who told me that we are out of school for the rest of the week due to so many kids and teachers being sick. So now I have a nice long weekend since we still dont go back until Tuesday because of President's Day. This is a great job! So rewarding to see the difference you can make, plus snow days. Yay!

Sweetness

UPDATE: Finally, it let me post!!!

Once again, it won't let me upload the pics. Stupid internet. So, I'll just try again tomorrow.

I had a fantastic day! Well, other than feeling like I had the flu this morning. My "crush" came by and saw me this morning. Yay! Finally! I haven't seen him in weeks but of course today, the day that I don't spend any extra time getting ready because I felt like poo, he comes by. But that's ok. My kids were awesome all day. The sweetest moment of the day, which is the picture of the day, was a note that a child put on my desk this morning. I have to stand outside my door as they come in the classroom and then my routine is to grab their folders and head to the back of the room to my desk so I can take attendance and lunch count. Well, when I got back to my desk I noticed a little note with a Hershey's Kiss on it and the note said, "Here's you a kiss." How cute is that? Ok, I'll get the pic up hopefully tomorrow.

Family, Friends, and Fun!!!

February 8, 2008

We went out to Maggiano's for dinner for my two friends who are celebrating February birthdays. It was quite a fun time. Made a new friend, Mary Allen. I loved the fettucini and chicken parmesan. We had a lot of fun "flirting" with the bus boy, I mean young man who helped our waitress. His name was Jamison and he was 18. He was so young and naive, and really wanting to impress us "experienced" young women. Quite hilarious. The quote of the night came from me. As we were leaving, young Jamison asked us what school we went to. All I could say was "Bless your heart. We don't go to school. I teach school." Poor child didn't know what to say. We took a group shot with the young boy. Can you tell which one he was?

February 9, 2008

Today was a great day for Friend and Family. I went to this really awesome place to eat with two of my bestest friends in the world and their husbands (who are also my friends). I was excited to try a new restaurant. Afterward, we made it a girl's day and hung out at Laura's house watching movies. We watched "Sliding Doors," which is a movie I've been wanting to see. Well, I've seen it and it was too much thinking at the time. But I did like the basic concept that no matter what path you take, you will always wind up where you are supposed to be. Then, we watched my all time favorite movie, "The Notebook." Of course, I cried as I always do. But anyways, it was wonderful to get to spend time with my girls.

Then, I spent the rest of the night hanging out with my sister and my mom. We also got to go see baby Addison, who is one of the cutest babies ever! I got to feed her and then she feel back to sleep laying on me.

February 10, 2008

It was so beautiful outside today. I love weekends when the sun is shining and you just want to be outside. Of course, when you walked outside you felt the bitter, cold wind coming all around you and then you decided that you wanted to enjoy the sunshine from the warmth of your home. I came back from Smyrna today. I made it in time to go by my Granny's for lunch. Well, now my aunt and Granny have decided that they are going to "train" me to become the perfect wife. They have decided to start giving me cooking lessons that I will be trying out for Sunday dinners. I can already cook, but hopefully I will become an amazing country cook after they teach me. Of course, country cooking does not involve measuring cups, its a dash of this, a pinch of that, and a tad bit of water.

When we got home from Granny's, I cleaned my room up, put things away, etc. Then we took the dogs for a walk out the road. This is becoming a good habit. I like to walk, especially on our road. Well, Sophie didn't want to walk because she was cold. So, my picture of the day came from this when my dad decided he needed to carry her in his jacket. She has him wrapped around her little paw.

I don't think I've gone to bed before 11:30 one night this week. And I've been paying for it, each morning when I try to get up. I have my last observation tomorrow and I'm a little nervous. I've tried to incorporate some of her suggestions and so I made a powerpoint to go along with the lesson to use "technology" more in lessons. I worked on that stupid thing all night, trying to find the right pictures for it. So, my pic is of my computer. yay! It turned out good, so hopefully my observation will be good.

I'm off for the weekend to visit friends, celebrate birthdays, and spend some time with my mom and sis. I'll try to post but if not, I'll definitely post on Sunday.

Confession

Well, I've decided to quit pretending that I'm oblivious and just come out and say it. I've hoped and prayed that maybe it's not true, but after much more thought and reflection, I feel that it must be the only thing keeping me from finding that special man in my life. Obviously if you read my blog, then you read my pity party from last week and know I've been trying to figure out what is so wrong with me that I don't get asked out.

Soooo, I think I've figure it out. It must be because I'm pleasantly plump. I don't want to say "fat" because I hate that word, but it must be the only reason. I mean I have a great personality (as I pointed out last week) and I am capable of doing countless things. Losing weight has always been a hard feat for me. I've never been skinny. Even when I was a kid, I was hefty. But the amazing thing was, my family, especially my mom never made me feel "fat." I think that is why I am the way I am. I know that I'm not the skinniest person in the world, but I also have never looked at myself as a huge cow either. I was taught to love myself no matter what and I do. It's funny because (and I've told my mom and sister this), when I look in the mirror, I must not see what everyone else sees. The only time I really feel disgusted with myself and truly see myself as I must look is when I go to buy new clothes.

So, this year one of my New Year's goals is to lose weight. Not for anyone else, but myself. So that I can be healthy. There are too many things that run through my family to not want to do everything I can to keep myself healthy. Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc. Being overweight does not help with any of these. So I am doing this for MYSELF. I can't believe I'm even writing about this on here. It's something that I have apparently been secretly ashamed of and didn't want to admit to the whole world, but I figure if I make myself vulernable and accountable, then I will definitely stick to it. Especially if I have all of the support I'm sure I have from my incredible family and friends.

So, I'm going to say it. My goal is to lose at least 10 pounds a month. I would like to be half the size I am today. I won't say what that is just because I'm still not to the point where I want to say. It took a lot for me to even write what I have. Therefore, the picture I took is of a pile of clothes that will be going to Goodwill. Yes, I cleaned out my closet tonight and got rid of all of my summer and spring clothes. If that's not motivation I don't know what is. My plan is that even if I kept them, then they would be too big. So, I should have a new and smaller wardrobe come spring and summer.

On another note, back to feeling that my weight must be the only thing keeping the men folk away. I told my sister this too. If it is the only reason I can't get a man, then I think it is sad. Sad that people don't look past that at who a person is rather than how they look. I also told her that I will pissed if when I become healthy (and smoking hot) that the fellas I know now want me because that will prove that my theory is true and how I look is the only reason I don't have a man. But like I said, I'm not going to bank on it being the only reason. I am doing this for ME, MYSELF, and I!!!

It won't let me upload pictures. I have some from yesterday and today. I'll try again tomorrow when the storms are gone.

UPDATE: I can finally post pictures!

First picture is from February 4. It's me and some of my new favorite shoes. They came in the mail and I finally got them out and put them on. Super hot!

Next two pictures are from February 5. We had a lot of storms come through. It sounded like the thunder and wind were tearing down the barn outside the window. Sophie got a little scared and decided she needed me to hold her for a little while. I just love her.

Wonderful Wedding Weekend

Ok, obviously I didn't post yesterday but the next three pictures are for February 2, 2008. The last picture is from today, February 3, 2008.
My cousin Amy got married to the love of her life this weekend and I couldn't be any more excited for her. They have been dating for over 6 years and are truly made for each other. Anyways, as it goes with family, it was a given that everyone who can help make the whole thing as wonderful as possible. So, the above picture gives you a glimpse of what one of my jobs was. I helped set this up for the reception. Mostly, I did what I was told. It was fun, but A LOT of work.
This is me with the happy couple! Aren't they beautiful! I loved Amy's dress!

As with all weddings, it was time for the throwing of the bouquet. And of course, my worse fear was confirmed when I was literally the only female who was not taken in the whole reception. My cousin's wonderful girlfriend came out there with me and I told her to jump for it (in the true hope that Cody will propose to her soon). I even told Amy to toss it to Kristen, but as fate would have it Amy chucked it way over to the side where I was closest to. We both missed it and I wound up picking it up off the floor. When I turned around to give it to Kristen she had gone to sit back down. So now, I am the proud owner of my 3rd bouquet from a bouquet toss. How many more will I need to catch before I catch my own man? hmmmm.

Didn't do much today. I was so tired and exhausted from yesterday. I went to my Granny's for lunch and got to see all the calves and cows. There is one calf that just loves my dad and has started giving him kisses just like my puppies do. Anyways, I took my picture with the newest calf that we have. She's so cute and so soft.

Ironing and cleaning and vacuuming, Oh my!

We were out for snow again today! Yay. I actually did sleep in a little bit. If you call sleeping until 630 sleeping in. But it was still nice. I had full intentions of getting out and doing a little shopping because I really want to get some new clothes, especially for next weekend, but I was just too lazy.

Actually I wasn't that lazy. I cleaned the kitchen, restocked the fridge, vacuumed, cleaned my room, straightened up my desk, and picked up sticks that Sophie brought in. So, I guess I was productive.

My cousin is getting married tomorrow, so I will definitely put some pics up from that tomorrow. I forgot to take my camera with me when I went to the church to help set things up, but this is a nice representation of what I did while I was there. I helped iron some of the 20+ tablecloths that are going to be used for the reception. Now, I will say that I really love my cousin because I absolutely HATE to iron anything. I mean if my clothes have wrinkles in them I throw them in the dryer and hope they come out and if they don't oh well. But I faithfully ironed and placed tablecloths on the tables. Her reception is going to be so pretty. And of course so will the wedding.