Funkyyy

Mother of PEARL! I have been in the absolute weirdest funk lately!! The past couple days weren't too bad, besides a few out-of-character, annoying occurrences but today has just been one of those bummer days :( I am semi-proud of myself for getting it somewhat together & going to my good friend's pool party, despite my lame mood. It was a good boost too, so I'm glad I went!

But here's the deal: My boyfriend of 3 years left for Vegas on May 18th & had been out in Vegas for the past couple months... He was temping as a poker dealer @ Caesar's Palace & the Venetian (can I mention just for a second how freaking PR0UD this makes me?! EeeEeEE!!) & finally came home to me this past Wednesday (the 14th & his BDay!) So you would think his time away had me in a serious funk, & it did for a little while, but I got into the swing of my own things & got through it! So he comes back & I start doing the dumbest things. Ya know, those things that you don't even like to think back on because it makes you feel so stupid? First example, the only thing he wanted for his birthday was a cooler full of ice cold beer waiting for him by the pool when he came home. Easy enough right? Right. Until, like a moron, I take some that are left in the box to the fridge. I picked up the open box & they just roooollll on out. I knew exactly what was going to happen but couldn't stop it. 5 bottled beers dropped to the floor, shattered, & left a river of beer under the pool table, in the grout of the tiles, & was creeping farther & farther into the rest of the basement. Awesome. Now, let me just say... I am NOT a clumsy person. Normally. It was so annoying. Mostly because if I had just thought for a second longer about what I was doing it could have been prevented!! & I hadn't even gotten to enjoy one of those beers yet!

BUT! Friday night was truly the icing on the cake.

The Before. & how this lovely piece of decor is supposed to look.


& The After. After my brain evidently left my head & went out for a cocktail, or shopping, or something other than doing it's job in my head!!

I'll admit, I'm a huge sap & had to sit down & cry about it. I freaking LOVE those suckers! My boyfriend's sister gave them to me & I had gotten seriously attached to them! Anyway, my boyfriend could almost guarantee she had gotten them at Hobby Lobby (aka my personal heaven, but that's a whooole other post) & he was sure I could easily find another one exactly like it. Which I couldn't, but hey, I have high hopes. I know it's just a material possession, blahhhh blah, but really... Why didn't I just pay attention to what I was doing?!? UGH!

Boski (the afore mentioned Boo) has left again, this time working in Washington for a construction company he's worked with for years. They tolerated the trip to live a dream for a little while out in Vegas & immediately gave him a job to leave for as soon as he came home. They move fast; he only got home Wednesday morning & left @ 7pm on Saturday. The shortest 4 days everrr! He should be out there for a total of around 3 months, maybe more :( This is why I'm in my bummer mood today. I know I'll snap out of it, I'm just impatient & hoping it happens soon! Of course there is a plus side... His sister is pregnant with his very first niecey-poo & is due in late August or early September, (EeeEEeee!! Emma Kate we can't WAIT!!) so he'll be coming home for her sweet little arrival!! & they offered to fly him home a few times while he's on this job, but he suggested they just fly me out instead! Yayyyy!!!! I freaking love traveling, especially with him as a tour guide :) Can't wait!!!!

So now that I've recapped these events & complained about them, I'm moving on! XO;)

I Diiiie!!!

Since I just started this blog I thought I would take a minute & describe myself just a liiiitle bit. Let's go with the '5 words that describe you' approach so I don't go into a full-on bio & overload anyone. So let's see, my 5 words are as follows:

1. Girly (just so we're clear, this is an understatement!)
2. Intelligent
3. Loving/Kind/Compassionate (I felt these were all in the same genre, so I'm only counting them as one word!)
4. Forthcoming -- Some may call it blunt, upfront, 'Real', or just downright bitchy, but I think most of us prefer those in our life who are honest;) But only at appropriate times, of course!
5. ORGANiZED

Now, let me explain #5. 'Organized', much like #1's 'Girly' is seriously an understatement. Anal may be a better choice of words, or Obsessive, or if I were letting myself get away with it Obsessive Compulsive could be used. Possibly even Insane? I have been known to be a little, hmm... Let's say rigid when it comes to adapting to stressful situations & spontaneity (back off, I know it's an important life-trait... I'm working on it!) & I think I've learned to cope with the things I can't control by controlling absolutely everything else that is within my control. If that makes sense. But let's be honest, couldn't everyone stand to do a little organizing? Personally, being organized & keeping some things 'just so' has been my therapy for the past few years. When things are a mess, I feel like my life is a mess. When things are clean & neatly organized, my life doesn't feel like such an overwhelming mess. Organizing things calms me down & when I'm finished I feel like my head has been cleared & I truly feel content. Even happy. & I truly believe everyone has something that does this for them. It may not be as odd as organizing, but I everybody's got that little somethin' that does *it* for them!

So, all that being said... My next purchase? The WonderFile!!!!!!!!!!!! It's incredible & made my little obsessive compulsive heart race!! Here is a link to the YouTube video of the infomercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ENaMx21MmQ

I happen to have a few pics that make me want to tell Kentucky American Water [or KU, or Columbia Gas, or Insight] to cool their jets because the WonderFile was first on my priority list! I'm dying to buy it immediately!!

This picture doesn't even do it justice... It's seriously huge!! Except for when it folds conveniently:)

I guess I should add a #6 to my list... Can you guess what it might be??
---> Shopaholic! :) X0X

My First Post's P.S.

I was just thinking... Since I talked about how I used to be 'creative' I thought I'd post a picture of a couple things I recently made in an attempt to get creative again! In no way am I an artist.. By any stretch of the imagination, but nonetheless I'm pretty proud of them, & they make *me* happy, so hopefully someone else will like them too!

Ultimately this will go on my vanity where I sit every day & get ready, so I plan to put a favorite quote in it. Something that will lift me up every day! Unfortunately, when I'm under pressure my handwriting goes to complete P00 but I like the idea of writing the quote by hand versus typing it!

Along the same lines as the first one, but I'm a Scarface freak (who wouldn't be... Tony Montana is a G!) & I loved this picture & the quote that's accompanying it!

Anyway, I hope someone finds these cute! I'll post some writing from back in the days when my creative juices were really flowin` but I've got to dig them out first! -- XOX

Very first post! Weee!!

Well, I've done a lot to this blog thus far, but have yet to do my first post! I'm pretty excited about starting & like it says in my 'description' (trying to use the appropriate lingo, here!) I am hoping to use this as both an outlet to clear my head (among other things writing helps us accomplish) & also to play around with it & try to be somewhat creative! I was always creating & writing (almost non-stop, it seems) in high school & early on in college, but then time got away from me; I started a serious relationship, became more involved in my job at the time, & started spending more time away from home & somewhere along the line, that part of me slowed down & eventually faded into the background.

I have always found an incredibly therapeutic aspect to just letting my creative juices flow... Whatever the outcome may be, good, bad, or otherwise I've always loved taking the time to do it. & really, can't we always use more therapy in our lives?! I'll admit; I definitely can ;)

Anyway, that information aside, I thought I would post a quote that I absolutely love. It's helped me through hard times, allowed me to appreciate good times, & more than anything makes me happy. This quote has just always stuck with me & resonated with me, no matter what situation I'm in or what life chooses to throw my way! Since I couldn't think of a specific topic for my first post, & I didn't know, really, what I wanted this blog to be like overall, I just thought I would share this & hopefully use it as a way to get started.

"After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand & chaining a soul. & you learn that Love doesn't mean possession & company doesn't mean security. & you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts & presents aren't promises. & you begin to accept your defeats with your head up & your eyes ahead with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. & you learn to build your roads today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans & futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much... So plant your own garden & decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. & you learn that you really can endure, that you really are Strong, & you really do have Worth. & you learn & you Learn..."
-- Veronica A. Shoffstal --

Did I disappoint?!? Didn't think so ;) Maybe my life is an abnormal roller-coaster, which really isn't an unreasonable statement sometimes & is the biggest reason I started the blog, but I honestly think everyone can say they relate to at least *one* part of that quote! I hope if someone reads it, they take something from it & maybe, it will do some of the things for them that it's done for me!

First Blog Entry ----> Check!