- little kids will find some way to make the loudest noise possible when indoors.
- little girls will paint their fingernails ANY color your nails are, just because they want the same color nails as you. Currently, 4 members of my family - including myself - are wearing nail polish called "Gunmetal." Two of those members are below the age of 8.
- I love the rain. I love it more when it's warm rain and not the freezing cold stuff that nailed me in the ear today, but I still love the rain.
- Food just tastes better when you know you made it "from grandma's recipe"
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
A few of the things that made me smile today.
It's been a while since I've updated this blog, and it's cause I've come to realize that while I'm a very consistent person in some aspects of my life, I'm not very consistent in others - and blogging happens to fall into the "not very consistent" category. I've decided that I'm going to try and post at least a couple of times a week and see where that goes. So, here it is.
I went to ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids today and saw some of the most heartwarming things I've seen in a long time - I was present for Rob Bliss' "100,000 paper planes and melodies over Monroe" and while it was beautiful all on it's own, I think the sheer number of people that showed up for this event was amazing. People coming together, no matter what the background, what the belief, what kind of lifestyle, and participating in one afternoon of togetherness, one afternoon of the SAME thing. It was amazing. Thousands of people filled the street for a section of about 5 blocks and musicians of every skill level played in the street the same song....and thousands of colorful paper airplanes were dropped from the rooftops of several multi-story buildings.....while it was a little anti-climatic, I don't think that was the point of the whole thing today. I think it was more about bringing people together and showing that we all can have something in common, regardless of our walk of life and what we're going through.
It's also my little sisters birthday today. She's 24, and her boyfriend of the last four years proposed to her last night. She's over the moon and he's so happy to know that she'll be his for the rest of his life. Her ring is gorgeous, and I couldn't be happier as the "big sister" to welcome her boyfriend (fiance!) to the family along with my parents and older brother.
Today, the sunshine, the cool breeze, the ladder my dad donated in honor and memory of my late Grandfather to an ArtPrize exhibit, the celebratory dinner I had with my family for my sisters birthday and for the first time, the honest and true belief in myself that I'm worth more than the things in this life I'm currently settling for, the fact that I got a text from an old friend asking if I was downtown today, because they heard my voice in a crowd of people, but couldn't find me, made me smile. Tonight, I will go to bed with my head held high, and the knowledge that tomorrow begins the day that I stop settling. There are things that are beyond my control in this life, and it's time for me to let things happen as they may. It's not up to me.
I went to ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids today and saw some of the most heartwarming things I've seen in a long time - I was present for Rob Bliss' "100,000 paper planes and melodies over Monroe" and while it was beautiful all on it's own, I think the sheer number of people that showed up for this event was amazing. People coming together, no matter what the background, what the belief, what kind of lifestyle, and participating in one afternoon of togetherness, one afternoon of the SAME thing. It was amazing. Thousands of people filled the street for a section of about 5 blocks and musicians of every skill level played in the street the same song....and thousands of colorful paper airplanes were dropped from the rooftops of several multi-story buildings.....while it was a little anti-climatic, I don't think that was the point of the whole thing today. I think it was more about bringing people together and showing that we all can have something in common, regardless of our walk of life and what we're going through.
It's also my little sisters birthday today. She's 24, and her boyfriend of the last four years proposed to her last night. She's over the moon and he's so happy to know that she'll be his for the rest of his life. Her ring is gorgeous, and I couldn't be happier as the "big sister" to welcome her boyfriend (fiance!) to the family along with my parents and older brother.
Today, the sunshine, the cool breeze, the ladder my dad donated in honor and memory of my late Grandfather to an ArtPrize exhibit, the celebratory dinner I had with my family for my sisters birthday and for the first time, the honest and true belief in myself that I'm worth more than the things in this life I'm currently settling for, the fact that I got a text from an old friend asking if I was downtown today, because they heard my voice in a crowd of people, but couldn't find me, made me smile. Tonight, I will go to bed with my head held high, and the knowledge that tomorrow begins the day that I stop settling. There are things that are beyond my control in this life, and it's time for me to let things happen as they may. It's not up to me.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
SCUBA Certification
I've really been thinking a lot about getting SCUBA Certified this summer. It's something I've wanted to do for pretty much my whole life and since I'm not taking summer college classes this year, I definitely have the time to do it. Honestly, I'm kind of scared about it, but letting fear make decisions for me is not the way to go. I've snorkled before, and that doesn't scare me at all - but I can also pop my ass out of the water anytime I want to with a quickness if I get scared.
There is nothing that fascinates me more than underwater life. I love the bright colors, the coral formations, the beautiful fish, sea turtles, whatever the underwater world holds for my discovery. There's no time like the present to start something new right?
There is nothing that fascinates me more than underwater life. I love the bright colors, the coral formations, the beautiful fish, sea turtles, whatever the underwater world holds for my discovery. There's no time like the present to start something new right?
Sunday, June 7, 2009
If ever you are feeling sad or blue....
So every time I get into a sad mood, or feel like crying, I find this little guy on YouTube. I don't know why he cracks me up so much, but he makes me smile every single time I watch it.
These babies are super funny too. I love how it's like a chorus of laughter.
There's nothing I love more than baby belly laughs.
These babies are super funny too. I love how it's like a chorus of laughter.
There's nothing I love more than baby belly laughs.
Monday, June 1, 2009
NEW MOON!
I'm not even going to deny the fact that I'm a big fan of the "twilight" books....while the movie was good, I can't say it was my absolute favorite ever, but I am looking forward to "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" after this trailer....
New Moon Official Trailer
New Moon Official Trailer
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Detroit Rocks!
Today was the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. The Red Wings won this game, and it was exciting to watch...lots of fights, lots of action.
The reason this match up is so exciting is because it's two Original 6 Teams - Detroit and Chicago are two of the oldest existing teams in NHL History. Since the Blackhawks haven't been in the Playoffs since 1995, for them to be playing the defending Stanley Cup Champion Red Wings is kind of a big deal.
I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series. I think it will be a really great set of games.
The reason this match up is so exciting is because it's two Original 6 Teams - Detroit and Chicago are two of the oldest existing teams in NHL History. Since the Blackhawks haven't been in the Playoffs since 1995, for them to be playing the defending Stanley Cup Champion Red Wings is kind of a big deal.
I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series. I think it will be a really great set of games.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Because this is MY blog...
I get to whine when I want to. And I'm going to whine about the fact that my left ear hurts, which in turn is making the left side of my throat hurt. My right nostril is also clogged, which is making my right ear feel all pressurized. I'm also missing a wedding reception right now because of all this nastiness, cause I'd feel crazy guilty if I got some people sick right before their honeymoon.
Oh well. Good thing I got all kinds of shows to watch, a heating pad to lay on, and some decent meds I can take. =) Hopefully I feel better in the morning....tomorrow is a new day!
Oh well. Good thing I got all kinds of shows to watch, a heating pad to lay on, and some decent meds I can take. =) Hopefully I feel better in the morning....tomorrow is a new day!
The First Post
Hi, welcome to my blog. I'm probably not very good at this, but we'll see how it goes. I need a place to post random thoughts, dreams, hopes, frustrations, whatever. I used to keep journals as I was growing up, but I'm so much faster at typing that I figured a "digital journal" of sorts might be an interesting thing to do. I'll do my best to not air out all my dirty laundry here, Lord knows I have plenty. I tried the myspace blogging thing, and while that's sort of entertaining, it's still myspace. So, here goes my first attempt at blogging in the non-myspace world. Hopefully I'll post interesting articles, or reviews on stuff I like, frustrations with life, cool stuff I do, basically anything.
And so it begins.
And so it begins.
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