Day 9 - a photo your took

Day 9 – a photo you took

This is at an overlook in Lake City, CO....i just think its one of the most beautiful places in the world. I want to BE there everytime I look at this picture. I love it so much. Taken in 2007

Tomorrow!
Day 10 – a photo taken over 10 years ago of you

"Bold" things I've done in my 25+ years

"Bold" things I've done in my 25+ years:


01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink

02. Swam with wild dolphins

03. Climbed a mountain

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

06. Held a tarantula

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone

08. Said "I love you" and meant it

09. Hugged a tree

10. Bungee jumped

11. Visited Paris

12. Watched a lightning storm at sea

13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

14. Seen the Northern Lights

15. Gone to a huge sports game

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa

17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables


18. Touched an iceberg

19. Slept under the stars

20. Changed a baby's diaper

21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

22. Watched a meteor shower

23. Gotten drunk on champagne

24. Given more than you can afford to charity

25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

27. Had a food fight

28. Bet on a winning horse

29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight

31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

32. Held a lamb

33. Seen a total eclipse

34. Ridden a roller coaster

35. Hit a home run

36. Danced like a fool and didn't care who was looking

37. Adopted an accent for an entire day

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment <>

39. Had two hard drives for your computer

40. Visited all 50 states

41. Taken care of someone who was drunk

42. Had amazing friends<>

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

44. Watched whales

45. Stolen a sign

46. Backpacked in Europe

47. Taken a road-trip

48. Gone rock climbing

49. Midnight walk on the beach <>

50. Gone sky diving

51. Visited Ireland

52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love

53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them

54. Visited Japan

55. Milked a cow

56. Alphabetized your CDs

57. Pretended to be a superhero

58. Sung karaoke

59. Lounged around in bed all day

60. Played touch football

61. Gone scuba diving

62. Kissed in the rain

63. Played in the mud

64. Played in the rain

65. Gone to a drive-in theater

66. Visited the Great Wall of China

67. Started a business

68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites

70. Taken a martial arts class

71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight

72. Gotten married <<12 days ago!>>

73. Been in a movie

74. Crashed a party

75. Gotten divorced

76. Gone without food for 5 days

77. Made cookies from scratch

78. Won first prize in a costume contest

79. Ridden a gondola in Venice

80. Gotten a tattoo

81. Rafted the Snake River

82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Gotten flowers for no reason

84. Performed on stage

85. Been to Las Vegas

86. Recorded music

87. Eaten shark

88. Kissed on the first date

89. Gone to Thailand

90. Bought a house

91. Been in a combat zone

92. Buried one/both of your parents

93. Been on a cruise ship

94. Spoken more than one language fluently

95. Performed in Rocky Horror

96. Raised children

97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

98. Passed out cold

99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge<>

102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking

103. Had plastic surgery

104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived

105. Wrote articles for a large publication

106. Lost over 100 pounds

107. Held someone while they were having a flashback

108. Piloted an airplane

109. Touched a stingray

110. Broken someone's heart

111. Helped an animal give birth

112. Won money on a T.V. game show

113. Broken a bone

114. Gone on an African photo safari

115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears

116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

118. Ridden a horse

119. Had major surgery<>

120. Had a snake as a pet

121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours

123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states

124. Visited all 7 continents

125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

126. Eaten kangaroo meat

127. Eaten sushi

128. Had your picture in the newspaper

129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about

130. Gone back to school

131. Parasailed

132. Touched a cockroach

133. Eaten fried green tomatoes

134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey

135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read

136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

137. Skipped all your school reunions

138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

139. Been elected to public office

140. Written your own computer language

141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream

142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

143. Built your own PC from parts

144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you

145. Had a booth at a street fair

146. Dyed your hair

147. Been a DJ

148. Shaved your head

149. Caused a car accident

150. Saved someone's life

Honeymoon!

I know I havent even blogged about the wedding yet but that is because I'm waiting on pictures so that I can include them! BUT I do have honeymoon pics so Im going to give you the dish on that!

Sunday after the wedding Luke and I got up (absolutely exhausted) and ate breakfast, packed and got on the road about 8:30 and headed to Ruidoso NM.
We arrived in Ruidoso around 2:30 and our cabin wasnt quite ready for us so we went in to Walmart to buy groceries and stuff that we needed. By the time we got back to the cabin (because Walmart had TWO checkers....thats IT) it was almost 5, and we decided sandiwiches were the best way to go for dinner. So we had sandwiches and beer on the patio as we watched dozens of deer meander by!

Lukes Alien Beer which is, btw, DISGUSTING

THe deck off of our cabin

Our sweet little cabin...LOVED it

First night in Ruidoso, so relaxing!

THe deer who greeted us our first afternoon

Monday we got up and decided to, after a good breakfast of eggs, bacon and King Cake ( hehe), go for a little drive, we found a historical drive through Lincoln County which talked about the Lincoln County Wars and Billy the kid. The wind was blowing really hard, but it was a really interesting little excursion!

Tuesday we went into town and shopped around, then decided to drive out to the Valley of FIres, which is a national park, in the middle of nowhere a 2,000 year old lava flow rock formation! Again the wind was blowing really hard and it was pretty darn cold, but it was a neat place that we'd like to visit again!

Wednesday was the first and last calm day of the week so that is the day we decided to go to White Sands National Monument! We got there it was almost 10:00 AM and they told us that they were shutting the park down at 10:50AM because the Air Force Base was doing a missile test and we couldnt be in the park during the test, But we had time to do the quick drive through, so we did that, then they kicked us out of the park. Well we decided to drive downt he highway a little bit and see if there was a roadside picnic area so we could eat the picnic lunch we'd brought along with us and maybe see the jets involved in the Missile tests. We didnt find one and decided to head BACK to the the Park visitor Center, well we had to go through the Border Patrol Check point....every care ahead of us is stopping, and Luke did NOT stop, the patrolmen started yelling "STOP!! STOP!!" and i thought, oh crap we're gonna get shot by a border patrolman in the middle of BFE New MExico 3 days after we get married...that'll make for a Newspaper Headline! :) But Luke stopped, the patrolman laughed his butt off at us and we went on through. Went back to the Visitor Center, waited for the park to re-open and when it did we went in, ate our picnic lunch and played in the sand for a while. Really is a cool place and definately want to go back there again!

Thursday we drove up the mountain, which was NOT Luke's favorite thing in the world as he is not a fan of heights, but even he could not deny the absolutely amazing views and beauty we got to see from 12,000 ft!!
Gorgeous! (again windy and chilly!)

Friday we packed up and checked out and headed home...We took a long route though because I wanted to go to the World's Largest Pistachio & winery!

Yes we bought pistachios AND Pomegranate wine ( which is WONDERFUL by the way!)

We also stopped at the worlds biggest RIP-OFF! THe UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell NM....dont ever waste your money...its not even cheesy and stupid...its plain BORING and NIOTHING

But it was an awesome week!We had a great time, got comepletely recovered from the weeks of exhaustion leading up to the wedding. We're feeling very blessed and very very happy to be married and back to life!

Day 8 – a photo that makes you angry/sad

Today's is kind of odd and Im having to do some research for it....then I realized I dont have pictures that make me angry and sad, but Westboro Baptist Church does!

OH! these people make me so angry and these are the children they're teaching hatred, disrespect and pure SIN to....uuugh!

Day 8 – a photo that makes you angry/sad








Day 9 – a photo you took







Day 10 – a photo taken over 10 years ago of you







Day 11 – a photo of you recently







Day 12 – something you are OCD about







Day 13 – a fictional book







Day 14 – a non-fictional book







Day 15 – your dream house







Day 16 – a song that makes you cry (or nearly)







Day 17 – an art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)







Day 18 – my wedding/future wedding/past wedding







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 – where I live







Day 25 – your day, in great detail







Day 26 – your week, in great detail







Day 27 – my worst habit







Day 28 – whats in my handbag/purse







Day 29 – hopes,dreams and plans for the next 365 days







Day 30 – a dream for the futur

Day 7- A photo that makes you happy

Hey, Im a newlywed....and we're pretty people, can you blame me? :) hehe LOVE it!

Day 7 – a photo that makes you happy




Day 8 – a photo that makes you angry/sad



Day 9 – a photo you took



Day 10 – a photo taken over 10 years ago of you



Day 11 – a photo of you recently



Day 12 – something you are OCD about



Day 13 – a fictional book



Day 14 – a non-fictional book



Day 15 – your dream house



Day 16 – a song that makes you cry (or nearly)



Day 17 – an art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)



Day 18 – my wedding/future wedding/past wedding



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 – where I live



Day 25 – your day, in great detail



Day 26 – your week, in great detail



Day 27 – my worst habit



Day 28 – whats in my handbag/purse



Day 29 – hopes,dreams and plans for the next 365 days



Day 30 – a dream for the future

Day 6 – 20 of my favorite things

Okay so I skipped like 10 days, BUT Im just going to pick up where I left off!!

Day 6 – 20 of my favorite things

1. My husband :)
2. Chocolate cake
3. Coca Cola in a can
4. Driving around at night singing stupid songs
5. getting off of work early
6. Saturday morning breakfast
7. The mountains
8. Pictures, taking them, being in them....
9. George Strait :)
10. Playing with Alli
11. Weeknight date nights
12. Girls nights/days
13. Trade shows with Kendall!
14. talking
15. Homemade Mac & cheese
16. Sonic
17. jewelry
18. new shoes
19. pedicures
20. me :)

Day 5 - Favorite Quote

Okay this one I am having to get my brain going on....and its pretty early so thats a feat in and of itself! :)
So I was thinking of some ofmy favorite bible verses...
Romans 12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son..."
and so on and so on....

But what I kept coming back to is not really a QUOTE i suppose, but a passage....

Remember this? I love this...and every Christmas when i read it int he paper or hear it quoted on TV I tear up. I love the words...I love the spirit...I wante to share it with you :)

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.



Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.


Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.


You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

Thankful

So I am on a journey. A journey back to who I should be...who I can be...who I used to be.
Today begins my "wedding week", in 5 days I will be a wife and I will have a husband. I am so happy and so elated that we are having a wedding in 5 days and that all of our friends and families will be here to support us and celebrate and show their love for us.
I am truly thankful.

I am thankful for a lot of things that I may not show gratitude for like I should, so I am going to blog about it and hope that people that matter read it :)

First and foremost I am so incredibly blessed with amazing parents. Mom and Dad have supported me in everything I've ever done in my life and continue to do so. They're so giving and loving and I can talk to them about anything and know I will get goo, solid, God oriented advice when I need it. I couldnt ask to have better role models. THey've had a solid marriage for almost 46 years, and there is no better marriage to model my own upcoming marriage after, in my opinion. I love them so much and they are why I am who I am, and I am proud of who I am, threfore I am incredibly proud of them. I"ll never be able to share with them or show them how thankful and gratefulI am for them. I just hope they know.

Luke. Luke came into my life in a time when I was at a breaking point. I prayed for Luke, and God sent him to me. I truly believe we were meant for each other, God just knew it needed to happen at the right moment, and it did. He has changed my life for the better, made me see love in a whole new light, I've gained patience and kindness through him. He is my soulmate, and I really do believe in that. I can't wait to be his wife.

My friends. I have a few friends whom I appreciate more than words could describe. Friends who have done things for me that I havent even asked of them. Friends who go above and beyond. Friends who, God sent to be a part of my life to learn from, love and be loved by. I dont know what I would do with out them. ANd I know that sometimes I am not the best friend in return, and for that I hope we have a LONG friendship for me to make up for :)

My job. I do not have my dream job by any means. I do not want to sit at my desk, out in the middle of the hallway, and type up drilling reports every day for the rest of my life. But I am SO thankful to have a job, and one that is as laid back as it is when it comes to time and other things. I may complain on occasin but I really am trying to get back to who I used to be, when I always saw the positive to every situation. and the most positive thing I can think of is, if I didnt have this job, financially we'd be in big trouble. So I thank God every day for giving me a job that provides for us, because not everyone is blessed in that way.

I am thankful to have the sense to know that the negativity I have been putting off lately is not who I am, or who I want to be. I am supposed to be the uplifter, the one who sees the rainbow before it appears in a thunderstorm. And I feel myself slowly getting back to that. Im trying to let the negativity bounce off of me and not be absorbed...:)
Im just trying to be happy! :) and I am happy so I should show it more!

I thank God for blessing me in so many countless ways. I hope you have thanked Him today!

Day 4 - Favorite Book

Hmmm...Well Im going to be "Cliche" i suppose and say my absolute favorite book of all time is (well there are two) "Little Women" and "To Kill a Mockinbird" those are two that I have read multiple times....

My guilty pleasure are Nicholaus Sparks books though :)

Day 3- Favorite Television program

Well right now the only thing we REALLY watch is "Big Bang THeory" oh myg osh that show cracks me up! I want a "Sheldon" :) haha

But I am a HUGE fan of "Friends" and can watch it all day, I also loved "Seinfeld", "Yes Dear", the EARLY years of "The Cosby Show".

Day 2 – your favorite movie

Oh gosh I have a LOT of favorite movies...I am not sure I can narrow it down to eve 5!
So I'll just list a few of them off the top of my head...

Shawshank Redemption
A League of their Own
A River Runs Thru it
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
All the Toy Story movies
Up
To Kill a Mockingbird
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sixteen Candles
Just about anything Disney (Except Anastasia)

Ok thats all I'll list for now :) I LOVE so many movies....

Day 1- Favorite Song

I have a lot of favorite songs...but there are a certain few that have stuck with me since childhood and I can attach to certain times of my life or happy memories.

"The Chair" - George Strait
I have ALWAYS loved this one sided song and always wanted a female country star to "finish" the song and give HER side of the conversation

"Wouldnt it be nice" - Beach Boys
I can picture me, tiny little thing (like 3) and in the car with my sister!

"Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
I just think of my parents when I hear this. The dont listen to it or anything, but the words make me thing of my parents

My current favorite songs:

"Raise your glass" - Pink
I can RELATE to this one! LOOOOOVE it!

"F*** you!" - Ce-Lo
hahah this song just makes me HaPpY

"Marry Me"- Train
I get teary and chills everytime I hear it...its just a perfect wedding song and gettign married in a week Im sensitive to that!

"Whatever it is" & "Free" - Zak Brown Band
THis is the song that I relate to Luke and I the most..."whatever it is" we used to send the lyrics to each other via text :) and its kind of "our song"
"Free" is just somthing we relate to, "We dont got a lot of money, all we need is love" just perfect

30 day blog challenge

Okay so I am going to attempt to remember to do this (I get married in a few days so I'll miss a few of them but when I get back from thehoney moon I'll pick it up where I left off!
30-Day Blog Challenge




Day 1 – your favorite song

Day 2 – your favorite movie

Day 3 – your favorite television program

Day 4 – your favorite book

Day 5 – your favorite quote

Day 6 – 20 of my favorite things

Day 7 – a photo that makes you happy

Day 8 – a photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 9 – a photo you took

Day 10 – a photo taken over 10 years ago of you

Day 11 – a photo of you recently

Day 12 – something you are OCD about

Day 13 – a fictional book

Day 14 – a non-fictional book

Day 15 – your dream house

Day 16 – a song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 17 – an art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)

Day 18 – my wedding/future wedding/past wedding

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 – where I live

Day 25 – your day, in great detail

Day 26 – your week, in great detail

Day 27 – my worst habit

Day 28 – whats in my handbag/purse

Day 29 – hopes,dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30 – a dream for the future

Finally Friday randomness

We are 8 days away from the wedding! Can you believe that? ha!
We're so excited to have both of our families together and all of our friends all in one place at one time! :) And I cant wait to be Luke wife! I know that life after the wedding will not be a WHOLE lot different than it is now, but I'll be so proud to call him my husband! :)

We're praying hard this week for Lukes grandmother Lois and everyone in the family in Temple. She's having a rough time, she had a car accident and is hurting and her insurance stuff isnt working out and last I heard she went back in the hospital last night. Waiting on an update now, but really needs prayers and uplifting thoughts!

I've made the concious decision to be POSITIVE this next week, this is and should be a stressful time, but should also be a very joyous time too! Luke and I are celebrating our commiment to each other next week in a cermony to pledge to stand by each other for LIFE. Its a time to be happy and surround ourselves with positive people and things! We know that its not always possible for people to be happy-go-lucky, and not everyone has the "luxury" of being stress free ad positive, but right now, at this moment in the next 8 days I just want to have fun, enjoy our time, laugh and hang out with family and be EXCITED! So we're trying our best to be positive!