I heard this song in the car on one of my first times back home from Iraq and it really hit home. It isn't so much a sad song but it makes you miss your roots and also makes me remember how much I love small towns and working hard and just the whole country life. I can't wait to get home and move into my new house in my new small town. Winnsboro isn't really new to me but it will be my first time living there and I am really excited. Check out the song its great...Justin Moore, "Small Town USA"
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Hilarious Erica
A co-worker sent this to me and another co-worker today and I laughed so hard. She moved offices a couple months ago and hates her new workplace and below are her thoughts today! LOL She is such a character when we all worked together everyone in the office said that Erica and I should be actresses or comedians. Apparently they all find us so dramatic and funny personally I think Erica is the funny one........
I feel like pulling a state like the Jet Blue flight attendant. I want to call an All Hands and express myself, throw these folders from the top step and proceed to slide down the stairs to make my exit. I completely empathize with the average worker that goes to the vending machine for a diet coke and bag of chips, sits down at their desk for 3 minutes and just out of no where grabs their purse and plant and gets in their car knowing they’re NEVER returning….Then later that day someone asks “Hey guys, where’s Susan”….All the while Susan has taken her bra off at home, left her shoes at the door, sat on the couch, made a sandwich and is now watching the Lifetime network. These are happy endings I love :)
I feel like pulling a state like the Jet Blue flight attendant. I want to call an All Hands and express myself, throw these folders from the top step and proceed to slide down the stairs to make my exit. I completely empathize with the average worker that goes to the vending machine for a diet coke and bag of chips, sits down at their desk for 3 minutes and just out of no where grabs their purse and plant and gets in their car knowing they’re NEVER returning….Then later that day someone asks “Hey guys, where’s Susan”….All the while Susan has taken her bra off at home, left her shoes at the door, sat on the couch, made a sandwich and is now watching the Lifetime network. These are happy endings I love :)
Blog Challenge Day 15- a fanfic
Ok I am skipping this one
I have NO clue what a fanfic is....anyone have any ideas???
Blog Challenge Day 14- A non-fictional book
Eat, Pray, Love
I bought this book in the Dubai Airport Duty Free on my way to Iraq for the first time. It is a really long book and I am not into non-fiction at all but I stuck with it and finished the book and I am so glad I did. It is really empowering and just a really neat story. I am so excited about the movie not only is it going to be a great story but one of my all time favorite actresses, Julia Roberts, is playing the main character Elizabeth Gilbert. If you haven't read the book it is actually a non-fiction that I recommend.
I bought this book in the Dubai Airport Duty Free on my way to Iraq for the first time. It is a really long book and I am not into non-fiction at all but I stuck with it and finished the book and I am so glad I did. It is really empowering and just a really neat story. I am so excited about the movie not only is it going to be a great story but one of my all time favorite actresses, Julia Roberts, is playing the main character Elizabeth Gilbert. If you haven't read the book it is actually a non-fiction that I recommend.
Blog Challenge Day 11- A recent photo I took
This is a picture I took before Rachael's wedding of me and Kayla.
She is such a sweet girl and that was an awesome day.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Blog Challenge Day 13- A fictional Book
Since I have been on my 2 year reading kick I have read some really great fictional books. A trilogy that I recently finished was written by Noel Hynd and I highly recommend it. The books share a few common characters but the main character is a female US Treasury agent who gets involved in some very thrilling adventures concerning a special Russian business man/gangster. If you have time check them out. The first of the three is Conspiracy in Kiev, then Midnight in Madrid, and last is Countdown in Cairo.
Blog Challenge Day 12- Whatever tickles your fancy
1. reconnecting with friends
2. going home
3. getting ready to move in my house in less than a week :) I can't wait
2. going home
3. getting ready to move in my house in less than a week :) I can't wait
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Blog Challenge Day 6: Whatever tickles your fancy
Well right now these things are tickling my fancy:
Travel
Decorating
Life
Travel
Decorating
Life
What Happened on My Birthday
16 December 1986
Your date of conception was on or about 25 March 1986 which was a Tuesday.
You were born on a Tuesday
under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Your Life path number is 7.
Your fortune cookie reads:
A pleasant surprise is in store for you.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446780.5.
The golden number for 1986 is 11.
The epact number for 1986 is 19.
The year 1986 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/9/1986 and ending 1/28/1987.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Owl; your plant is Mistletoe.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Menchir, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 14 Kislev 5747.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 15 Kislev 5747.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.13.10.16 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 13 tun 10 uinal 16 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 13 Rabi'u'th-Thani 1407 (1407-4-13).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 30 March 1986.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 4 May 1986.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 12 February 1986.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 18 May 1986.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 25 May 1986.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 4 October 1986.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 24 April 1986.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 11 February 1986.
As of 8/9/2010 6:44:15 AM EDT
You are 23 years old.
You are 284 months old.
You are 1,234 weeks old.
You are 8,637 days old.
You are 207,294 hours old.
You are 12,437,684 minutes old.
You are 746,261,055 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Hallee Hirsh (1987) Michael McCary (1971) Benjamin Bratt (1963)
William 'Refrigerator' Perry (1962) Billy Gibbons (1949) Benny Andersson (1946)
Steven Bochco (1943) Lesley Stahl (1941) Liv Ullmann (1939)
Arthur C. Clarke (1917) Margaret Mead (1901) No‰l Coward (1899)
Wassily Kandinsky (1866) Jane Austen (1775) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)
Top songs of 1986
That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends Walk Like an Egyptian by Bangles
On My Own by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
Stuck with You by Huey Lewis & the News Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
Kyrie by Mr. Mister Kiss by Prince & the Revolution
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.38043052837573 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
Your lucky day is Thursday.
Your lucky number is 3.
Your ruling planet(s) is Jupiter & Neptune.
Your lucky dates are 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th.
Your opposition sign is Gemini.
Your opposition number(s) is 5.
There are 129 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 24 candles.
Those 24 candles produce 24 BTUs,
or 6,048 calories of heat (that's only 6.0480 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.74 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1986 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1986 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1986 in the US there were 2,400,000 marriages (10%) and 1,159,000 divorces (4.8%)
In 1986 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1986 the population of Australia was approximately 16,138,769.
In 1986 there were approximately 243,408 births in Australia.
In 1986 in Australia there were approximately 114,913 marriages and 39,417 divorces.
In 1986 in Australia there were approximately 114,981 deaths.
Your birth flower is POINSETTIA
Your birthstone is Blue Zircon
The Mystical properties of Blue Zircon
Zircon helps one be more at peace with oneself.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Blue Topaz, Ruby, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is
Fig Tree, the Sensibility
Very strong, a bit self-willed, independent, does not allow contradiction or arguments, loves life, its family, children and animals, a bit of a butterfly, good sense of humour, likes idleness and laziness, of practical talent and intelligence.
There are 138 days till Christmas 2010!
There are 151 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was full.
Find out about the day you were born here.
Your date of conception was on or about 25 March 1986 which was a Tuesday.
You were born on a Tuesday
under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Your Life path number is 7.
Your fortune cookie reads:
A pleasant surprise is in store for you.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446780.5.
The golden number for 1986 is 11.
The epact number for 1986 is 19.
The year 1986 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/9/1986 and ending 1/28/1987.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Owl; your plant is Mistletoe.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Menchir, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 14 Kislev 5747.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 15 Kislev 5747.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.13.10.16 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 13 tun 10 uinal 16 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 13 Rabi'u'th-Thani 1407 (1407-4-13).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 30 March 1986.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 4 May 1986.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 12 February 1986.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 18 May 1986.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 25 May 1986.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 4 October 1986.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 24 April 1986.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 11 February 1986.
As of 8/9/2010 6:44:15 AM EDT
You are 23 years old.
You are 284 months old.
You are 1,234 weeks old.
You are 8,637 days old.
You are 207,294 hours old.
You are 12,437,684 minutes old.
You are 746,261,055 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Hallee Hirsh (1987) Michael McCary (1971) Benjamin Bratt (1963)
William 'Refrigerator' Perry (1962) Billy Gibbons (1949) Benny Andersson (1946)
Steven Bochco (1943) Lesley Stahl (1941) Liv Ullmann (1939)
Arthur C. Clarke (1917) Margaret Mead (1901) No‰l Coward (1899)
Wassily Kandinsky (1866) Jane Austen (1775) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)
Top songs of 1986
That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends Walk Like an Egyptian by Bangles
On My Own by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
Stuck with You by Huey Lewis & the News Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
Kyrie by Mr. Mister Kiss by Prince & the Revolution
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.38043052837573 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
Your lucky day is Thursday.
Your lucky number is 3.
Your ruling planet(s) is Jupiter & Neptune.
Your lucky dates are 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th.
Your opposition sign is Gemini.
Your opposition number(s) is 5.
There are 129 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 24 candles.
Those 24 candles produce 24 BTUs,
or 6,048 calories of heat (that's only 6.0480 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.74 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1986 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1986 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1986 in the US there were 2,400,000 marriages (10%) and 1,159,000 divorces (4.8%)
In 1986 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1986 the population of Australia was approximately 16,138,769.
In 1986 there were approximately 243,408 births in Australia.
In 1986 in Australia there were approximately 114,913 marriages and 39,417 divorces.
In 1986 in Australia there were approximately 114,981 deaths.
Your birth flower is POINSETTIA
Your birthstone is Blue Zircon
The Mystical properties of Blue Zircon
Zircon helps one be more at peace with oneself.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Blue Topaz, Ruby, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is
Fig Tree, the Sensibility
Very strong, a bit self-willed, independent, does not allow contradiction or arguments, loves life, its family, children and animals, a bit of a butterfly, good sense of humour, likes idleness and laziness, of practical talent and intelligence.
There are 138 days till Christmas 2010!
There are 151 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was full.
Find out about the day you were born here.
House Update
Well my mom has been working really hard on getting a lot of the big stuff out of the way so when I get home we can focus on getting me settled in, decorating and just overall relaxing in my new casa. I have all my furniture bought and paid for it will be delivered that Monday when I get home. I have my new light fixtures and appliances picked out and my mom is going to get them tomorrow. Lowe's has come out and measured for my new flooring and that will hopefully be done by the end of this week. Also on Friday a guy is coming out to texture my master bath and the entry way after the wall paper has been removed. I have hounded my mom to take a million pictures to capture the entire transformation since I am not there, but even if I was I would be taking a lot of pictures. The house is going to be so much warmer and just look completely different. My mom started painting on Friday and has finished the dining room and kitchen. I believe she is moving on to the spare bedrooms and spare bath next. I have designed a small addition to my back yard. I don't know if I will be adding that while I am home but it will definitely get done sooner or later. When I get home my mom and I will paint the living room, master bedroom, and the master bath. She is saving that painting until I get home because she isn't too sure on the colors and is hoping to sway me LOL. Those are really the most important rooms to me anyways to really make the transformation complete. I hate that I am missing out on some of the big things like the floor and the rest of the painting because I really love doing all that and it is my house so its sort of a bonding time LOL. But my mom is really helping out so I have more time to relax and get settled when I get home rather than busting my butt for the entire 3 weeks I'm there painting and doing all that hard labor. I get more and more excited everyday seeing now I have less than 2 weeks and I will be there. I have this amazing picture of the way I want it to look in my head and I just hope it turns out that way. Usually my pictures don't turn out great when it comes to outfits and things but when it comes to home decor I always like the result I think this time will be another time that I am pleased with my work. LOL Thanks mom for helping out so much I really would be up a creek if it wasn't for you.... :) Stay tuned for more updates. I won't be posting any pictures until I get home and have it all situated but believe me I think the wait is going to be well worth it.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Blog Challenge Day 5- Favorite Quote
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out shouting..."holy hell...what a ride!"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! This quote isn't one I necessarily live my life by, TOTALLY anyways, but every time I read it I get this huge smile. It is hilarious to me and it reminds me to go out and have some really great and crazy experiences because life only happens once...we can't play it safe ALL the time. :)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! This quote isn't one I necessarily live my life by, TOTALLY anyways, but every time I read it I get this huge smile. It is hilarious to me and it reminds me to go out and have some really great and crazy experiences because life only happens once...we can't play it safe ALL the time. :)
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Blog Challenge Day 4- Favorite Book
Like a lot of people I wasn't much of a reader until about 3 years ago. I didn't like to read before mostly because in school it was mandatory to read so many books per 6 weeks and then what teenager just likes to sit around and read? NOT ME. As I grew up and learned to appreciate the great art of reading I am now a super reader LOL! A year and a half ago I got m kindle and have read even more since then. I stick with the fiction mystery/thriller with a bit of romance thrown in. I am really into government service books right now. I just finished a trilogy about a woman in the financial branch of the FBI and she traveled the world and had really cool dangerous action packed missions. I really don't have a favorite but out of all the books I have read so far that have just been for pleasure if I had to tell someone "You HAVE to read (blank)!" I think it would be "You HAVE to read the TWILIGHT SAGA" it is amazing and so romantic. I mean in what other place can you really have happily ever after for literally FOREVER. It is awesome and I am for sure team Edward. 
Friday, August 6, 2010
Blog Challenge Day 3- Favorite TV Program
What girl doesn't love Sex and the City? I mean it is the best show ever for woman. It is definitely my favorite TV series ever. I think every woman can find similarities in at least one of the girls and you can probably relate to most of their stories through out the 12 years of us knowing them. I think they are a classic...for my generation anyways. LOL
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Blog Challenge Day 2- Favorite Movie
Ok so if you know me at all then you know that no matter what movies are on my favorites list Pretty Woman will always be at the top. I could watch this movie everyday and never get tired of it. I can quote it from beginning to end perfectly. I watch it when I am homesick or just down or just in the fairytale mood. LOL I remember my senior year of high school I would play this movie every night while I went to bed while eating animal crackers and drinking chocolate milk. Awwww the good times LOL! I love it in, my eyes it is such a classic.
I would love to have a Pretty Woman themed birthday complete with the red dress, fancy jewelry and my very own Edward, not so much the billionaire just my very own king charming ;), that takes me to see the opera that they see in the movie which is La Traviata. That would be the best and they would have my heart forever!!! heheheheI am out of new releases so I think I will pop it in my DVD player and watch it tonight. It has been a couple of weeks. :)
Life's like a Labyrinth
Life is like a labyrinth you may not always take the right path but you just have to keep trying different routes until you slowly make your way to the end.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Blog Challenge Day 1- Favorite Song
This one is hard for me because I really like and love most all music but since I have to choose I am going to go with a song from my favorite band at this time. Oasis "Wonderwall" with "Little by Little" coming in a close second. These two have to be my top favorites at this time. I love this song everything about it says trust, friendship, and love. I got turned on to Oasis about 7 months ago and I love them. They have the perfect mixture of rock and just everything thrown together that every song is so great you can automatically just sing along like you have been listening to them for years. They are calming yet get you pumped up and give you good feelings all at once. They are my go to band right now. Every morning around 5:30 when I get to work and start my volume of reports I plug my ears with my ear buds and hit Oasis, random. I just let it play and it sets my mood for my day. Every one of their songs are great so if you get a chance listen in but here is a taste and one of my favorites they have.
30 Day Blog Challenge
Today at work I was bored and needed a break so I was blog surfing and came across a person's blog that was doing a 30 day blog challenge. I thought it was a really neat idea and something that would be fun for me to do on my blog as well. So below is the schedule and you will be learning a lot about me I suppose. I hope every one enjoys it and will use it on their blog also.
The 30 day blog challenge.
Day 01 — Your favorite song
Day 02 — Your favorite movie
Day 03 — Your favorite television program
Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy
The 30 day blog challenge.
Day 01 — Your favorite song
Day 02 — Your favorite movie
Day 03 — Your favorite television program
Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Events from Home
I got an email from my mom with pictures of the weekend's events. Lara graduated from LVN school. I am so proud of her. She has worked so hard and just one more year of RN school and she will be completely done. Congratulations Lara!
Saturday my mom had Averie for a bit and she played in the kiddy pool and swung on her swing. She is such a doll and with one of these looks has me and the rest of the family totally wrapped around her little finger. LOL 
I can't wait to get home and play with Averie and Gracie. They are such dolls. 