It's The Little Things That Make Me Smile

Brent does not always come across as the most understanding man about things.  When I am upset, he gets frustrated.  I have told him over and over "It is NOT your fault, I DON'T want you to fix it, I JUST want you to listen."  I think it is finally somewhat starting to sink in with him that he does not need to fix my world,  but just be my "safe place" sometimes.

He sent me a very sweet text message when I got to work this morning and I came home to a big bouquet of flowers on the kitchen table.  He has always been quite romantic in alot of ways, and I am glad marriage hasn't taken that away.   Little things like that really can go a long way sometimes.......

P.S.  But don't think that he can't still be a #$&%* sometimes  LOL ;)

My sister

Have you ever?

Loved someone so much but been so angry at them that you could not begin to express either of them?  Wanted to help someone so much but felt helpless to do it? Felt overcome with grief and frustration?  Woken up in the middle of the night in tears?   Looked back and wondered if you should have done something differently or something more?  Had an aching in your heart?  Felt so close yet so far away to someone?  I guess this is one of those times you "Let go and let God."  

And Yet Another One.....

Se7en things 

 

SEVEN THINGS IN YOUR BEDROOM:

1. King size bed
2. Two night stands
3. An Armoire
4. TV / DVD player
5. Magazines
6. 2 lamps
7. Chair and ottoman


SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:

1. Makenzee                                                                          2. Brent
3. My cell phone
4. Sleep
5. My computer
6. Food
7. Water


SEVEN THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:

1. See my sister be "okay"
2. Become a mother
3. Become a grandmother
4. Go to Hawaii
5. Live on the lake
6. Quit smoking
7. See Makenzee grow up


SEVEN OTHER THINGS:

Do You:
1. Believe in God? I Do! 

2. Ever have dreams that come true? No
3. Read the newspaper? Yes
4. Pray? Yes
5. Have a job? Yes
6. Attend church? Not really, and I need to
7. Wish on shooting stars? No


Have you ever:

1. Gone skinny dipping? Yes
2. Had surgery? Yes
3. Swam in the dark? Yes
4. Been to a Bonfire? Yes
5. Ran away from home? No
6. Played strip poker? Sort-of
7. Pulled an all nighter? Yes


SEVEN THINGS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS:

Have you..
1. Cried? No
2. Sang? Yes
3. Been kissed? Yes
4. Felt stupid? Not in the last 24 hours
5. Talked to an ex? No
6. Missed someone?  Yes
7. Hugged someone? Yes

I got this from Lelly!

Just An Explanation....

I know some of you have been wondering what is going on with me, and you don't know how much your comments and emails have meant to me.  My family is going through a pretty serious crisis right now, and that is all I really feel comfortable saying.  Because my journal is public, I have no idea who may come across it and read it, and possibly even use the information in a harmful way.  I am very protective of my family, and do not feel comfortable doing ANYTHING to put them out there to be hurt.  I know people here in j-land who have had firsthand experience with that.  I love having a public journal and having random people stop by and comment. Unfortunately, the thing I love the most about having a public journal is the same reason I feel I have to somewhat censor what I say.  I would love this journal to be more of an "open book," but protecting myself and my loved ones comes first.  I know you can all understand this........

Yadda Yadda....

Maybe this is just in my head to distract me from all of the drama going on in my life right now, but I have a question.  How do people come up with their AOL screen names?  I mean, mine is pretty self-explanatory, but everytime I read comments in journals, I spend alot of time trying to figure out what the little screen names mean.  Do people not want to use their name/initials/something to do with their name, for a reason? Maybe some people journal under "different" screen names?  Just curious... 

How I feel right now........

Trying to be optimistic.......

Well, not much has changed with my situation of negativity.  I will write about it when I am able to get a grasp on everything that is going on; But for now, words left unspoken seem to be the right thing.  I WILL say it involves my family; Part of the reason  I am a little reluctant to post about it, is because I am not sure of the details and the outcome. 

Now, that being said, HAPPY BIRTHDAY J-LAND.  This community means so much to me.  I know I haven't been posting or commenting as much as normal, but everyone is in my thoughts and prayers.........

Long Time, No Entry

I just realized it has been a WHILE since I posted.  I have ALOT going on, most of which is pretty negative right now.  I will post more on this later.  For today, I am getting some work done this morning, trying to get out of here by lunchtime, and heading to the lake for the weekend.  Brent and I and some friends will be there until Sunday night/maybe Monday morning.  Hope everyone has a good weekend, and hopefully I will feel more like writing when I get back...........

Confused- But Not Really

I just got really annoyed watching the Nelly Furtado video.  A few years ago, didn't she try to market herself as a "hippie" type, kind of like a Jewel wannabe (which she had nowhere near Jewel's talent)?  And now she is hiphop?  Who buys that?

9/11

Jackie has left an entry that I felt should be passed on and shared with everyone.  This is something that will touch every American, male and female, from North, South, East, and West, because it is a tragedy we ALL endured.   So, thank you, Jackie, and I will cut and paste this information.

September 11.......

This September 11th marks the 5th anniversary of that horrible day in which 2,996 people were killed during the terrorist attacks.

 

I will be participating along with other bloggers all over the internet in what is called the 2,996 project.  Bloggers are being asked to sign up, where they will be given the name of one of the victims, and they are to write an entry/post about that person on September 11th.  The idea is to have a tribute done on each and every victim in recognition of that horrible day 5 years ago.

 

Please, go to the above website, sign up, and let them assign one of these many heros to you.  There are plenty left.

 

 

 

Not Sure If This Will Work.....

Try clicking on this link and see if you can see the pics.....It will not work on my computer from work, but will from home.... They were out in the ocean fishing, and a bunch of dolphin started swimming up around the boat... pretty cool pics.  Look how pretty the water is!!

 

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Questions, Answered

Ok, Ok, so it took me a while to get these answered.  I am still catching up on alerts from being gone for six days!  I have yet to post the dolphin pics from the trip, but I will as soon as I get around to sitting down with Brent and getting him to help me do it......So, in the meantime, I will entertain you with the answers to these questions ;)

Jackie asked, "Have you ever met anyone from J-land?"

No, I haven't, but I agree with Hadon, there should be some sort of J-land convention so that we could all finally get together and meet face to face.  I think that would be so awesome!!!

Marla asked, "Are you still friends with your best friend from High School?"

Actually, I had two "best" friends in High School.  One, I still stay in touch with and see about once a month. The other, I actually lived with for a while just out of college.  Since then, for whatever reason, we lost touch.  About three months ago, we got back in touch via email, and have been planning to get together sometime.

Lelly asked, "What is your favorite place to be?"

Lelly, I think you already know the answer to this one - the lakehouse (that is, until we come to YOUR lakehouse and then that may become my NEW favorite place to be ;)

Robin asked, "What is your biggest regret?"

In all honesty, I have many regrets looking back in life.  I choose to look at them as "what got me where I am today" rather than as regrets.  At times, we make choices for whatever reason seem right at the time.  Life is too short to look back and worry about what you "coulda shoulda woulda" done differently.  I try to look forward and make the best choices I can each day.

Hadon asked, "Where did you get that wonderful beautiful smile?"

Awwww, Hadon, always the sweetheart.....  Hmmmm, let's see.  Part God, part mom, part dad, and part three years of having hideous braces on my teeth ;)

Nelishisa asked "Why didn't Noah swat those mosquitos on the Ark?"

Not sure, other than maybe he had his hands a little too full making sure there were two of everything else getting on board?????

And finally, Barbara asked, "Why did God make mosquitos?"

To bite sweet things like you and me???? ;)

Thanks for the questions everyone, that was fun!!

My Friend

 

Someone who has been very, very good to me and that I admire TREMENDOUSLY is going through a very hard time.  She has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  She is a survivor, and I think her reason for being put through this is to help others.  So if all I can do for her is to help her help others, that is what I will do................

  !st week of August in rewind.........Oye Vey! LOL 

Please stop by and wish her well........

Overwhelmed

I had so many alerts on journals after being gone for a week that I am absolutely overwhelmed - I am talking over a hundred alerts - almost 400 emails total.  So rather than posting a new entry about my vacation now, I would like to try and catch up on some of the entries I missed reading over the past week (not to mention all of the catching up I have to do at work). 

Long story short (until I post more), we went to Destin Thursday night, with plans of coming home Monday morning.  We took the boat with us for the first time, and enjoyed it so much we ending up staying until Wednesday afternoon.  Great weather, great food, and great alone time with my hubby.  I have pictures of Brent feeding dolphins (out in the middle of the ocean right off of our boat) that I will post later ;) 

I'm Baaaack

Did anyone miss me?   I know Lelly did ;)  Just got in from a vacation that we stayed a few days longer than planned.  Been in the car for about nine hours - EXHAUSTED!!!  Going to take a bubble bath and will update tomorrow.  I missed everyone!!!!