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18 décembre Today has been OK!Two of my best friends Mikey and Brandy had their babygirl yesterday - Alexis Kimberlee-ann Sears. I went to see them this morning and she is beautifully perfect, she really is. They asked me to be her godmother, how cool was that?! When I held her, I wanted to cry. This happens to me all the time, it never fails. When my sister had my nephew Ethan, I bawled my face off, lol. Babies are an amazing, beautiful thing, and there's something about the innocense of a baby that makes the world seem like not such a bad place, ya know? Anyway, Mikey became a total dad in less than 24 hours and I loved watching him ... Brandy is super happy ... and I'm sure Dalton is going to be thrilled to have a little sister to watch over. They now have the perfect little family! Congrats and I love you guys!
To make today even better, I found out that I won the $100 draw at work. Every sale I made last week earned a ballot towards it ... so that was the bomb diggety. I've also been calling on this new campaign where each sales is worth $1.50 ... not a huge amount but definately better than nothing. I've been cleaning up on that. Our center doesn't usually have a bonus structure in place so I'm taking advantage for the few weeks I have on this, lol, I'm loving it.
Hmmm. What else? Oh, my boys are now playing basketball twice a week, shining like the true stars that they are. They're loving it and so am I. I don't get to go to many games because I work every second saturday, but the ones I do get to see, I enjoy whole heartedly. And boy do they ever play. I took a small video on my digi cam that I'm going to upload on here at some point - I'm so proud of them.
Speaking of my boys, my oldest William thinks I need a new bed. This morning I told him I was tired because I didn't sleep well due to a soar throat and stuff. He insists that I need one of those mattresses that were invented by NASA. LOL, you know the ones, I'm sure you've seen the commercial. It's the one where they set a glass of grapejuice or wine on the mattress, jump up on and down on it, and it doesn't spill. He's mentioned it three times today so I'm assuming he's serious, lol.
So, 7 more sleeps until Christmas! Does anyone else think that Christmas came crazy fast this year?!! Surprisingly, I'm not stressing about it this year as much as I did the last. I think it's because I stressed so much last year only to realize that it was for nothing and things turned out great. As always, I'm just excited to watch them open their presents. I got them an air hockey table for the "big" present. Do you guys follow that same tradition ... that there's always a "big" present? I'd like to know who decided that there had to be one major gift because every year I'm running out of ideas!
Well, until next time, Merry Christmas to you all, be safe. Peace <3 4 décembre Some notes to self, just becauseSo the other night I put "analyzing my life" as my msn tag. Do you ever do that? Just sit there and get into that deep thinking where absolutely everything under the sun runs through your mind? I do, mostly when boredom prevails - then your mind starts working overtime. This is what this brain of mine has come up with. Oh, and this is totally for me, so don't think I'm trying to offer advice!
(one) Relax. Things aren't as big of a deal as they usually seem. Emergencies can be handled, and crises eventually pass. In most cases, if we'll just settle down and keeps our heads, we'll come out the other side sooner and better for it. A lot of the drama I tend to experience is the drama I create for myself, sometimes not knowingly but it still happens.
(two) Don't trust your emotions. I'm not saying emotions are bad. I love the emotional life. Emotions are not, however, accurate reflectors of reality. As stated above, things are rarely as bad as they seem, or as good as they seem. No matter how great someone is, I can live without them. No matter how comfortable I am with someone, there is a chance they aren't trustworthy. I'm neither as great nor as horrible as I usually feel I am. Take your gut into account, but only as a witness, not as the judge. Why can't I remember this when I'm SUPPOSED to! I think that's what Stephanie's for, haha, love that girl!
(three) If it doesn't seem quite right, it probably isn't. Yes, this pretty much contradicts my last paragraph. But this lesson has been fleshed out inside of me through several poor decisions. If my gut is telling me to shut up, I should probably shut up. If my gut says I'm going in the wrong direction, I should probably turn around, or at least stop for a second. If something seems just a little amiss, it usually is.
(four) Try new things. Some of my favorite music now is stuff that I'd have never given a chance just a couple years ago. This is something so little, yet, big too.
(five) Let your guard down, but not too quickly. This is actually a habit I picked up in childhood, but I didn't embrace it until recently. I'm not saying everyone should be like me. This may not work for a lot of others. But I'm most comfortable with at least a little bit of a shell around me. I like to stay a little distant from those who I don't consider close to me. To get a real piece of me, you have to earn my trust. It works against me at times, but I've found that I'm happy this way overall. I dunno, call it playing it safe if you will, it's just what I know right now.
(six) Laugh. A lot. No matter what is going on in life, there is usually something that you'll find funny. Laughter embraces the good times, it puts its stamp of approval on joy. Laughter lifts in difficult times, and makes it okay to see the silver lining when everything in you says you must get lost in the cloud.
(seven) Learn how to enjoy memories. This is a skill that I've begun to develop in myself. I've always done it to a degree, but the longing for better days usually overwhelmed the happiness. When I came to grips with the fact that I can never go back, it became easier just to relive the moment. My friends have helped make it seem not so hard and I love them for it.
(eight) A place for everything, everything in its place. I work to pay my bills, not to make buddies. If doing my job well makes me unpopular, then so be it. I won't find myself in the unemployment line over someone's affection. Conversely, my family and friends are not a job I have to do. I love my family because they are my family, and I love my friends because I trust myself to them. I work to get ahead, but I love because I'm already ahead. Not sure if what I just wrote here makes sense, lol. A result from recent happenings at work I guess. Oh well, I'll figure this one out later.
(nine) Don't waste time. I'm not saying to be in a hurry. I'm saying to make wise choices with the time you have. If what you are doing doesn't further you in what you want for yourself, then skip it. If someone's giving you lip service, let them talk to themselves. Haha, lip service ... what the hell? Whatever, I'm leaving it.
(ten) All of the above are subject to change. It wouldn't shock me if a year from now I was looking at this post and decided that I had "unlearned" a couple of these lessons. Because, that's just what I do. 24 novembre If I lay here, Would you lie with me and just forget the world?That's from Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars. I'm loving that song right now amongst so many others. If I could marry music, I would. Music isn't clingy, needy or trying to invade my space, haha. My most peaceful part of the day is at night when it's just me and my music, whatever else going on doesn't matter for the time being. Other songs in my rotation lately are:
1. Young Jeezy - I Luv It (I don't know why, he luvs it and I luv it, so we're both obviously luvin' it - that's good enough for me)
2. T.I - What You Know (Exactly what it says, wha'chu know about dat?! Such a good venting song)
3. The Fray - How To Save A Life (I guess this was a hit on an episode of Grey's Anatomy and I don't even watch it, I saw the previews to an episode that played this song and was instantly hooked)
4. Hedley - Gunnin' (I just like it, nice to see that someone is gunnin' for something, lol)
5. Black Label Society - Sick Of It All (because who isn't ever sick of it all)
that's just to name a few so i'll spare from creating a huge massive list that's meaningless to you all, lol. Really I'm just bored and have nothing major to write about. So here's a funny story between myself and my son's basketball coach a few weekends ago:
Me: "Is it okay if I sit here to watch the game"
Coach: "Actually the stage over there is reserved for spectators"
Me: "OK, thank you"
Coach: "You must be here to cheer on your little brother"
Me: "No, I'm actually here to watch my oldest son William"
Coach: "Oh"
YEAH! Then he just walked away with this puzzled look on his face. Maybe I need a makeover to look more motherly or something. I'm thinking I should call Oprah! LOL. 13 novembre I want my own Noah!So the movie The Notebook came out sometime in 2004 right? Well I never did see it until saturday night. I kept hearing from everyone what a great movie it was and meant to see it, I guess I had just forgotten about it. Saturday night rolled around - I had nothing to do and noticed that it was on. I watched. Wow. That's all I can say. Best movie ever! And to think it was written by a man is crazy, haha. I grinned, I cried, it was just damn great. After watching, I've decided that I want my own Noah, story or not. To love someone that much must be absolutely amazing. A little sappy, yes, but who cares. I'm willing to bet that more people probably like that movie than you think and want to find the same thing someday - their own Noah or Allie. LOL. The Notebook kinda gives you the feeling of having something to look forward too and maybe even a little bit of hope ya know? There has to be SOMEONE in this world like Noah Calhoun - someone that will jump on my ferris wheel and hang there until I say yes!
Ok, you can all make fun of me now, haha. Later! 29 août Since when did taking joy in life become immature?Some days it feels as if all the world is blind to the question above. Some days I feel as if I hold a secret, known to a very few in this section of the world.
I’ve seen adults look at children with so many different expressions. The indulgent ones, who patronize the imaginative — the happy ones, who sit on park benches and watch the little ones play, with memories of their youth in their eyes. The envious ones, too, who are nearly the same as the happy ones, except they are wishing to be sent back in time, to play as these children are. Why can’t we, being part of the older generation, just jump up and play too? There are no rules saying we can’t — we simply don’t. And then we complain at home, to ourselves and to whoever is around to hear, that we miss ‘the good ol’ days’ when we were free to do as we wished. And then we turn and stare at anyone who does just that, as if they warped here from another planet. Stick your head out a moving car window to feel the wind. Remember doing that as a kid? I loved that. Climb a tree (my personal favorite,lol). Go down a slide or swing on a swing. I used to get on, swing as high as I could, daring myself to try and reach the height of the nearest tree or closest building in my view. I still do that ... why not? Most importantly, people need to take the time to laugh a little.
There are no rules saying you can’t.
Plus - you’ll live longer. 24 août I just had a FANTABULOUS experience ...
This is by far the BEST stuff I've ever used! I loooooooove it. I just decided to try it tonight so I bought a bottle of it and the matching conditioner. As you can see, they come in cute, funky, curvy blueish purply bottles with captions on the back that say things like: Use Me: Massage my creaminess in. Feel it hug your curves. Rinse out. Got spring fever yet? and on the front label: I'm deliciously bent, and your hair is too. It even has silly but interesting trivia on the label! Way more exhilirating than your drab, "Lather. Rinse. Repeat." Anyway, it's SO nice .. and the coco mixed with mango extracts make it smell SO good. And it comes in a whole array of different types, and they all come in really cute, colorful bottles and have quirky names, like Drama Clean, None of Your Frizziness, and Hello Hydration. Now I know why that girl on the commercials screams, "YES! YESSSSS! YESSSSSSSSSS!" =D And ... don't be hating on me because my blogs are now sounding like commercial advertisements :P On a more non-retarded commercial note, how about the changes to msn spaces ...errr ... I mean "live spaces"? Do you like them? What's with the all this "live" business anyway? It's not like messenger or spaces is alive and crawling. That's what it sounds like, like these programs can reach out and touch you, maybe even bite you, lol. Seriously tho, I think the changes look cool but is it just me or does a space load 27465882037487 slower now? I find it annoying, to both post and read other peoples spaces. Maybe I'm just too impatient, I dunno. Later homies, and go try that new shampoo 22 août Here I Am ...My poor lil blog. Seems as if I hadn't had a whole lot to say in almost 3 months or so. Sorry 'bout that. I'm not sure what the issue is but I just sorta ... ran out of words, lol. I don't know if people still even read these things anyway
So yeah. I was just sorting through my kids school supplies tonight, putting the right ones in the right bookbags. When you were younger, did you have something…some possession that you coveted that was sorta….well odd?
I remembered back when I came across their colored pencils. I had and obssession with them. I remember I had a really nice set of them, and I of course was very particular about making sure they went back in the case in rainbow order.
I hated it when friends would ask to use them. I knew for sure that letting others use my prized pencils would only result in something hazardous happening. Plus they never put them away right. lol I had the same obsession with crayola markers, lol. I REALLY hated lending them out because there would be those kids who would squish the shit out of the tips. I didn't like that at all. That's my blog for tonight, lol. Didn't think my first post in 3 months would be about colored pencils but whatever, it's as good as it gets I guess. Oh, I also read this and got a good laugh about it:
This was the source. Somehow, I'm not surprised at all. Peace out ...
25 mai 30, thirty, THIR-TYYYY!!I heard a conversation on the radio a few days ago that sparked my interest.
The topic: Things you should give up after you turn 30.
One of the suggestions was thong underwear. Other people called up and said low rise jeans or miniskirts. Jeeeze, the way these people were talking you'd think that turning 30 meant that your on your death bed!
I'll be turning 30 in about a year and 3 1/2 months. Did that ever pain me to write that, haha. So, here I sit wondering, what is considered inappropriate.
Can I still burp really loud after drinking a nice cold budweiser?
Can I still watch Much Music, MTV and BET?
Can I still read books like "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants?"
Can I still hang out on MySpace or even MSN Spaces? (the odds say that I will still be here, haha. SO WHAT!) Can I still blast my hip hop music with the windows open loud enough that people stop and stare when they walk by?
Can I still eat fruit loops for breakfast?
Can I still read magazines and wonder how in the hell Britney Spears is ever going to make a comeback now that she's pregnant again?
Can I still climb the odd tree now and then?
I'm not even going to mention clothes because I think I can keep on with my style until I die. I'll be buried in my jeans and a t-shirt ;)
So now I'm just curious to know ... Is there anything you gave up after turning 30? If you're still in your 20's, do you think someone in their 30's should behave a certain way?
I also got to thinking about the old me, the me before I had my kids.
The Old Me would never leave the house without a little makeup and my hair done.
The New Me rarely ever leaves the house without a stain somwhere on my clothes and tired eyes, lol. The Old Me could walk into a movie store and walk out with a movie that I've been wanting to see. The New Me never leaves with a movie anymore unless my kids approve. LOL. We all have to agree on the selection. I guess that makes sense since we love our movie nights together. The Old Me would be able to sleep in once in awhile. The New Me is lucky if she can sleep past 7 on a Saturday. The Old Me used to blast hip hop tunes with tons of not so good language sometimes The New Me considers James Blunt and Jack Johnson the shiz! (But I still love my hip hop but I watch what I play)
The Old Me used to sit, curled up on the couch, pen in hand and write about my past and my dreams for the future. The New Me is struggling to figure out what happened to those dreams. The Old Me wants to kick the New Me in the ass for being so wrapped up in my own head that I can't see what's really great about my life sometimes. Update: Thx to Lor and Grumps for helping me with adding pictures to the album. It worked! Wicked!
11 mai Hey Yo!People come and go in life all the time right? Yeah, I know they do but it's too bad really. Maybe I'm just envious or jealous that they are actually getting out of here and heading onto something better, or maybe I'm just being selfish, or, maybe a bit of both. I just think that people are great in general, especially when you learn something from them and more so when they are just all around "real". It's sucks really but whatever, what can you do? Wish them luck and hope to seem them again someday I guess.
I dunno. This is the time of year when people just decide to pick up and go elsewhere. A good time for it I suppose, there's money to be made ... I know this! It's just a little sad is all, good people are few and far between these days, or so it seems.
Anyway, not much of an update ... just a little venting due to a little sadness. Maybe it's the rain.
So how about the weather? (With the exception of these past couple of days!) LOL. Seriously though? Doesn't the sun put you in a good mood? I know I've been much more energetic these past couple of weeks, alot less tired that's for sure. I'm just looking forward to getting on with summer already. I've been playing football outside with the boys ... so much fun. They play with me until their friends come around then they just straight up ditch me. Haha, so not cool but I guess that's just how it is. I'm learning how to suck it up! AND ball has started again! I love that because it gets me and the boys out of the house to hang out with Brandy and Dalton a few times a week, and it's always a good time watching the games. I've been having some good times with my girl Steph in freddy every other weekend or so, a blast really ... and more to come! Because we have plans, haha. So thing are good!
Anyway, I guess that's it for now. Oh, if anyone has invites left for Windows Live Mail could you PLEASE send me one! I'd love you forever and will put you in my will. You can have the $3.26 that's in my bank account ... that's if they don't take it for service charges, haha.
Love ya all! Peace out!
* The boys and I love and miss you Tessa! 5 avril I like these words ...Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their
ideals. Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt,
self-interest, fear, despair-- these are the long, long years that bow the head and turn the
growing spirit back to dust.
- Watterson Lowe
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