It's Beginning To FEEL A Lot Like Christmas!

Okay, so I still don't feel the Christmas mood.  Most likely because it's not quite December.  Or maybe it's because the weather really hasn't been THAT cold.  I don't know why I don't feel the Christmas mood because there is Christmas music everywhere, Christmas movies on T.V., Christmas decorations everywhere, Christmas just every where!  

It's not that I am not in the Christmas mood, it just doesn't really feel like Christmas time.  

Speaking of Christmas, yes I did change my blog and yes Abby, I did add Christmas music.  Don't worry there is a pause option.  Anyway, as my title says, the weather hasn't been that cold, but it's definitely gotten colder! Yay!!! 

Trevor is probably going to flip when he gets home, but there are like a thousand and one Christmas movies that I have recorded or have set to record. ;)  It's going to be hard to go to bed tonight when my favorite one of all is on!! I love Miracle On 34th Street!  The one that was filmed in 1994 not in 1920 or whenever it was in black and white.

So I'm super glad that the semester is almost over because I am not feeling it anymore.  I brought my homework to work today...did I touch it one time...wait an even better question...did I even look at it? No.  

Then I told myself that I would do it tonight.  Did I? Nope! Ugh.  I have to get it done though because A. it's due tomorrow and well there's not a B.  

However, I will be putting up all my Christmas decor this weekend so get excited! Cause I am!!! Whoop! I will be posting pictures. :)

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Post Holiday

Well I'm back home again.  I had a pretty good Thanksgiving and hope you all did as well!

Now it's time to start decorating for Christmas!!! Yipee!! I will be doing that this weekend.  It would've been up earlier, but I just got home last night and I need new decorations, so it'll have to wait till the weekend.  However, I helped my mom put up her decorations!!

This is her new mantle.  I say new, because nothing up there is new.  Crazy, huh?  This is all old stuff!  She might've gotten her idea from Pinterest. ;)  Ha, yes I have her hooked on it now.  She loves it!

Trevor helped out too! 

This trip home, was the first time that I have drove home in a while.  Ugh...so long!  I was so tired the whole entire trip!  Lailee was too...

You could tell that the dogs were getting tired of being in the car because they started wrestling with each other and moving all around the car.  They never wrestle with each other when in the car.  

I swear I need a day to recuperate from traveling!  You laugh, but I'm serious.  Today, I couldn't get out of bed and I'm still tired!!  I think that I constantly go, go, go, that when I do have some time to relax, I am tired for a long time-making up for all that time that I didn't get to relax.  If that makes sense.  

Today, was my last lecture.  I have 2 tests left and then I am done! I have a 91 and need a 93 to make an A.  I'm nervous, so pray and wish me luck! =S

Oh ya, while I was home, I got to see Breaking Dawn! L-O-V-E-D it!  Edward was hotter than ever, I could actually stand Bella in this one, and I just loved all of it!  It was definitely the best one yet!  I was upset though that I will have to wait another year to finish Breaking Dawn, since that was just Part 1!

Sigh...

I got to see it with Madison and my mom while Mekenna and Maryn saw the Muppets.  It was fun going to see it with my mom.  She has become obsessed with Edward.  She might've been more entertaining than the movie! Ha!

& this is life as I know it...

<3

T-Minus 1 day till Turkey Day!!!

Oh Sunray..

It's been keeping me busy.  I arrived Saturday and Sunday we didn't have church until 3 and then had dinner at the church.  Monday morning I was busy from 9 - 2, afterwards I took a small nap and then headed to my sister's game.  Then, I met a friend for dinner! Tuesday, was a little more relaxing.  We didn't have much going on in the morning, but by 3 we were on the road again to my other sister's basketball game.  We didn't get back till late because it was about 2 hours away.  Today, we cleaned, made a trip to Dumas, and my mom is now cooking/baking away.

But while all of you grown-ups were cooking/baking tonight, I was... 

COLORING! Yup, coloring.  I LOVE coloring!! I never get to act like a kid, so when I come home....I act like a kid.  Judge me all you want. :)

(Ignore the ugly mark at the bottom, there was a sticker and I didn't get all the sticky off so it collected everything on it and made it ugly!)

However...

Today, I am thankful for my mom making extra pumpkin pie so that when all my family eats my pumpkin pie, I will have extra hidden away!!

And in case I don't blog tomorrow...

Tomorrow I am thankful for my sweet, loving, caring, best, family ever!!  I love them all!  

Oh and GO COWBOYS!!

& this is life as I know it...

<3 

Everything Happens For A Reason

What's in Mekayla's purse??

Hhmm...money, specifically change not bills, cards, such as license, debit cards, etc, phone charger, chapstick, gum, camera, pretty much all the necessities.  So why on earth would I leave the house without my purse???  

GOOD

FLIPPIN

QUESTION.

However, yesterday when I left for my voyage back to Sunray, I got all the way to outside of Longview and realized I had forgotten my purse! This was probably one of the worst trips home ever.  I immediately had a panic attack.  I was thinking...

"Why would I leave without my purse?  I had to have taken it and sat it down somewhere outside!", "It has to be in my car!", "Maybe it's in the trunk where I put everything else", "Why couldn't I have forgotten my computer, or my straightener, or my toothbrush?" 

After having a mini heart attack I finally found an exit and pulled up to a gas station that was being built.  I'm sure they thought I was crazy as I was frantically searching my car for my purse.  I finally called my  neighbor/friend, Misty to see if she could see it in my driveway.  Coast was clear.  She went to the house and looked into the door where she could see my purse! Thank goodness!  I was still upset that I had to go all the way back to the house though.  Anntonette had gone out to the house so she could meet me maybe at I-20, however she couldn't find the spare key.  

While we were back at the house, Jersey had picked up an acorn.  I told her to spit it out but she swallowed it.  So what does she do while we're driving through Dallas??  Throws up everywhere.  

It was a miserable trip to say the least.  

My Pinterest making weekend got put on hold for a couple of weeks because I had to come home early.  My great grandma on my dad's side passed away Friday morning.  So keep them in your prayers!  

Today I am thankful for getting home in one piece.  The way my trip was the whole way here made me think I wasn't going to make it!  

& this is life as I know it...

<3 

Laughter

So after posting my blog last night, I got to thinking about a couple of things.

#1 I realized... how lame am I for "dubbing this weekend a pinterest making weekend"? I mean my boyfriend leaves for the weekend and I stay at home making crafts like a grandma?!  Seriously,

HOW

LAME

AM

I?

Well, before you're quick to judge, I did attempt to recruit some people to come stay with me this weekend, but they all said no! Okay, so I only asked a few people including Jessica, who is incredibly busy and doesn't have time for me. I even asked my cousin Matthew, but he is apparently going home because he doesn't care about me. Simple as that.  I am hated.  Ha, just kidding.  Jessica, I totally understand; Matthew, I do not understand. 

So that's that.

#2 Number two is most likely the reason I decided to blog again.  I completely forgot to tell ya'll what happened last night.  It was pretty funny, but it could've been funnier.  So when I leave work, I go to the parking garage, where my car is, on the roof.  My car was pointed towards our building at work, so I can see into everyone's office who's window is opened.  The office that I saw open was NOT the floor we work on.  I knew this because we work on the very top floor and this was not the very top floor.  Anyway, as  I am starting my car up I notice there's a light on over there with the window completely open.  There is this lady that is obviously completely oblivious that there could be a chance that someone on the roof of the parking garage could see her.  She got down to her birthday suit!  She was changing clothes!!!  I don't know why I thought this was funny.  Probably because like I said she had no idea that anyone could see her.  To attempt to make it funnier, I tried to honk so she would know that someone just saw her and be embarrassed, but she didn't hear my horn honking.  Haha, I know I'm so mean, but whatever.  It was pretty hilarious.  And once again, before anyone is quick to judge and think I am some kind of freak, this window was from afar.  It was close enough for me to realize it was a lady changing, but far enough that I couldn't see anything else.  I think it's funny when people are trying to be sneaky and quickly do something thinking no one can see them, but really and truly someone always sees them.  For instance, nose picking, wedgie picking, etc.  Ha.  I love to catch people doing that because they try to do it so nonchalantly!  

Anyway, today I am thankful for laughter.  Laughing is the best and anything funny can instantly cheer someone up!  So if someone needs a cheer up today, make them laugh because laughing is the best drug!!

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Sweetness

Last night, Trevor pulled a sweet move and brought home supper and a movie.  So I returned the favor (of being sweet) and made him cookies to take on his trip to Oklahoma (with the guys).  

I know I'm so sweet.  

Anyway, I learned at work the other day that we can now wear LSU colors on Friday.  Now I am no Tiger fan (I'm not against them, I've just never been a fan probably because I'm not from Louisiana), but I will gladly support the LSU Tigers to get out of wearing my uniform-faded-used-to-be-maroon-polo.  So Go Tigers! Or in Louisiana terms...Geaux Tigers!

I don't know if I have told ya'll, but I have dubbed this weekend a Pinterest-making-weekend! Trevor will be gone and me and the pups will be crafting away!  For the ones who are not computer savy or savy of how the world rolls today...

I will remain silent! :)  

Speaking of the pups, well PUP, wouldn't you say that this specific pup looks a little, oh I don't know, 

HOMELESS?!

Ya, I'd say so too!  Good thing lil miss priss will be getting prissed tomorrow! 

So this may make me sound like a LOSER, but a part of me wants to go see Breaking Dawn this weekend and I, of course, have no one to go with.  So....I was thinking about going solo.  I know how lame.  But, if I go to the Sunday afternoon movie maybe hardly anyone will be there. Pff...who am I kidding?!  That movie is probably going to be jammed pack for every showing!  Which then again could be a good thing.  Maybe there will be so many people that others will think I'm with whoever I had to sit by or won't even notice!  I don't know if I'll even go, that's just how I feel about having to go by myself.  As you can tell I'm not very independent.  Nettles, my friend Anntonette who has graduated from Anntonette to Nettles, said she would go, but that she hadn't seen the third one, Eclipse.  So Nettles, you know what my vote is!  ;)

Well, it's about that time....

Today I am thankful for NOT having to wear my uniformed-used-to-be-maroon-polo on Friday!  

Whoop! 

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Today...

Today, I do not have much to share.  But decided to blog anyway. ;) I guess I've just been on a blogging kick here lately!

Anyway, I woke up this morning feeling just fine.  As if nothing happened yesterday.  Thank goodness!!

Now that there has been a time-change, I feel as if my day just flies past me.  When I got off work at 6, I went to the grocery store, got home made supper, did dishes and laundry while dinner was in the oven, ate, went to the gym, came home, showered, and by the time all that was done, it was 10!  I usually go to bed about 11, so if you think about it that's only 1 hour of relaxation before I get up tomorrow and do it all again!  Oh, the life of me!  

I normally work out in the mornings, so when I get back on that schedule I'll have more relaxation time. ;)

I had to meet with my advisor before work today, hence the not working out this morning.

Speaking of working out, since you all know about my Pinterest obsession, I have been finding new workouts and I love them!  I think that's what I needed to get motivated...new workouts!

Not only did I get new workouts from Pinterest here lately, but I also got a new recipe!

Misty and I had first spotted it in a cooking magazine, but I never made it.

The recipe I had found on Pinterest was much simpler, I think.  It was mmm mmm good!  Sorry Campbells, you're not the only one that's mmm mmm good!

I made enchilada casserole!  Oh em gee! Yummy in my tummy!  Of course Trevor didn't think too kindly of it, but I really don't care.  He should be glad that I cook.  Anyway, it did call for a few weird ingredients, but in the end was UH-mazing!

For those of you on Pinterest, it's under my "yummy lookin' food" board, if you're wanting to try it out!
And because I forgot to get a picture of it before we dug in..

I stole a picture from Pinterest!

Trevor and I were looking at the calendar the other day...he/we have 1 free weekend before the end of the year!  Kiiiiiinda ridiculous!  I say "he/we" because I have a few more free weekends, since he will be 

A. Going on a guys weekend this weekend

B.  Staying in Sunray longer than I am

C. On call one weekend

This year flew by fast it's almost gone!  Crazy how seriously fast time flies!

Anyway, it's off to bed for this girl!  It's past her bedtime!! 

 Oh...one more thing.

Today I am thankful for my friends!  I love that I have every one of you in my life!  Ya'll are all so sweet and some of ya'll even reminded me today while I love ya'll!  So thanks for being there for me!!

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Lazy Weekend

Yesterday I informed ya'll that I did homework all day. Well flippin thank goodness I did, because today I felt like POO!  I have no idea what it was or where it even came from.  

I woke up at 9:30, but didn't get out of bed till 9:45 or so.  While I was laying in bed, I felt perfectly fine.  I got up took a shower, did my hair, and started putting my makeup on.  All the sudden I was HOT!  I mean sweating hot.  So I turned my little fan on. Didn't help.  Then I got dizzy.  So I went and made me some toast and drank some orange juice.  Still dizzy.  It was so bad I thought I was going to have to stay home from church.  We were already late because Trevor apparently thought the kitchen clock said something different than 10:50.  That would be the time he got in the shower.  ((Church starts at 11))

Anyway in a last minute decision, I decided to tough it out.  Bad decision.  I made it about half way through.  I couldn't move my head or it only made me dizzier.  And when my head moved, it made me nauseous.  Yes, that's how dizzy I was.  :(

So I went and sat in the truck for the remainder of church, came home and immediately laid down.  I realized if I laid down, I was perfectly fine.  

Anyway, this went on all day.  I was dizzy, didn't have an appetite, couldn't stand very long without becoming nauseous....

IT.

WAS.

AWFUL.

I even tried to sleep it off.  Nothing worked.  Up until a few minutes ago.  I ate a peanut butter sandwich and now I'm all better.

Who knows if it was the peanut butter sandwich that made me better, but I am glad it is gone. Cause like I said

IT.

WAS.

AWFUL.
It was probably all that homework I did yesterday that made me have a crazy head.  I always knew homework was bad for you.

So this weekend has been pretty pathetic except...

for that big Cowboy win!

How bout them Cowboys?!  Whoop!!!  

Oh and CONGRATULATIONS! to my cousin Mitchell for making it to State and doing well!  His team got 9th! I think he got 41st!  So Good Job Mitchell!! Proud of you!

Today I am thankful for being healthy. Although I had a crazy head today, I am thankful that overall I am healthy.  

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Completely Over It!

Oh my gosh.  Homework = the death of me.  

It is all I have been doing since like 1.  No joke.  I'm sure Trevor is over me doing homework as well because every time he has tried to talk to me today, it has been a "mmhmm", "I know", or a "haha". Don't get me wrong, I've been listening to him, but I have been sucking at responding because I've been so wrapped up in my stupid homework.  I had 4 chapters of questions, which were all done, I just had to type them up.  Then I had an assignment due, which was the majority of my day.  There was only 8 questions, but I swear each question had 25 questions in the 1 question, if that makes sense.  And then I had a paper.  The paper wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  

I was going to call it quits after my assignment, but Trevor got called out.  Yup, it's one of those on-call weekends.  Joy.  So I continued on with writing my paper.  

Now, all I have to do tomorrow is my test.  I probably would have attempted to knock that out too, but for some reason it's not posted.  So tomorrow it is.  

I am kinda glad it's not posted.  I'm exhausted.  What a BOR-ing Saturday!!

I think the highlight of my day was finally getting my old TJC parking sticker off my car!  

SAD.

Last night we dined out at Imperial Cathay.  This was my first time eating there.  Trevor apparently used to go a lot.  He loves Chinese food!  I'll have to give it to him though, it was pretty tasty!  Anyway afterwards, we went to Lowe's.  We had to get lights to be boogieman free!  Ha!  Okay, so being boogieman free is more for me than it is for Trevor.  While we were at Lowe's I caught my eye on Christmas decorations!!!  AAHHH! I'm sure Trevor would have wished we walked in the other way. ;)  While I was dragging him down the Christmas aisles, I kept saying, "oh I need this", or, "OMG! This is so pretty", or, "I love this, I have to have it!"  All of this lead up to my straight boyfriend saying, "You could probably make all of this from Pinterest for a cheaper price."

Ha, this made me laugh.  I am on Pinterest and talk about it so much that Trevor knows all about it!  And now he can keep me in check for when I want to spend $12 on a flippin candle that had pretty decorations around it, reminding me that I can make it because I'm creative now because I have a Pinterest account!! :)

Which leads me to...

Today I am thankful for my hardworking, smart, cute, sweet, little, sexy boyfriend!  He does so much for me and for that I am thankful!!  I love my little sugar bear so much!! ;)

And now on this Saturday night, the time has come.  For this girl to get in her pajamas and watch Saturday Night Live.  How lame am I?  Keep in mind I don't do this every Saturday.  I can't even remember the last time I watched SNL.
Happy Saturday night everyone!! ;)

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Choice of Mekayla's Adventures

This is what my night looked like last night:

Yup, last night I was tuned into the CMA's.

Here are a few things that I noticed:

(take note that I never notice anything, I usually just watch for entertainment, but last night I guess I was just in one of those moods)

Brad Paisley and Carried Underwood are still hilarious even if this was their 4th year to host.

Little Jimmy Dickens most likely had not a clue to who Justin Bieber is.

I still love Hootie's (Darius Rucker) raspy voice! 

I wouldn't be able to identify Little Big Town out of a line up if it wasn't for blondie's big poof of hair she has.

The girl from The Band Perry, which I learned are a group of siblings, has extremely massive/manly arms!  

Which leads me to my next point, maybe they are confused because one of her brother's has better hair than I do.

Billy Currington CAN NOT walk that fast.

(They showed him standing and cheering after a performance and sitting back down and not even a second later, they showed him walking out from behind stage to present an award.)

LOVE Lady A; HATE Sugarland.

Jason Aldean's voice is still oh so sexy.

And last but not least, I would absolutely love to be able to go to the CMA's. :)

Which once again leads me to my next point.  Remember when I kind of started a bucket list?  Well going to the CMA's has been added along with going to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! ;)

And for the last thought of the day:

I am thankful today for everything that I have and have gotten to do.  Yes I would love to go to the CMA's, the Thanksgiving Day Parade, etc., but I must not take the things I have and the things I have gotten to do for granted!

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Titles

Titles:  THEY BLOW!  Titles for essays, titles for blogs, ugh! Everything.  I hate every time I blog that I have such a lame title.  Even worse, I hate coming up with them at all.  Maybe from now on I will just put something extremely random that has nothing at all to do with my post.

Anyway....

Today was my last day of getting up at 6:15!! Okay, today was 6:30, I was pushing it.  Have you ever seen those pictures that say "that moment when...(blah blah blah)".  Well this morning reminded me of one that says, "that moment you realized you overslept and jump out of bed like a ninja".  Totally what happened to me this morning.  I hate when I turn my alarm off and say I will get up in a minute and 10 minutes later I've fallen back asleep and am thinking to myself, "self, no way did you just sleep an extra 10 minutes" Anyway all was well because I made it on time!  No more observation hours!!  I sure everyone else was just as happy as I was.  I'd be annoyed if someone had to follow my every footstep too.

I realized something last night.  Ya'll can look at this as a poll too.  Your opinion is welcome.

Last night as I am already in bed, Trevor asked me if I had put the clothes in the dryer.  I replied with a no.  He said, "oh well I'm already going to bed, so I guess they will just stink and we will have to rewash them again".  Me being extremely tired and already tucked in as opposed to he, who was not yet in bed, said, "okay".  Then he, who just then got in bed, let out a big sigh and said, "Can you make sure to lay out my shorts for me tomorrow because I guess that's what I'll have to wear since my jeans will be wet"

Seriously?! First of all had I not already been in bed and noticed there needed to be clothes put in the dryer, I would have just naturally done it.  But since I was already comfortable and cozy, this is where my argument came in.

He was the one who put the load in the washer.  Yes the majority of the clothes were my clothes, but that's just because he needed clean jeans for work so he asked if I needed anything washed to make a complete load.  I didn't necessarily need anything washed, I was just helping out.  This argument went on and on.  Me thinking it wasn't funny, he thinking it was hilarious (as always).  So tired me wanted hilarious him to shut up so I could go to sleep, so I ended up getting up myself! UGH.  Totally ruined my five minutes of comfiness!  ANYWAY....This is where the poll comes in.  What crosses the line between just being bf/gf and husband/wife.  My opinion:  my story right there.  I informed him that there was no ring on my finger stating that I had to get out of bed to make sure he had clean dry jeans.  But hey, that's just my theory.  I know ya'll will all agree with me! :)

So the weather has finally gotten a little cooler: yay! But what's even more exciting is.....

Yup, this is what I get to look at and admire while I'm on my little adventures downtown.

Aw, Christmas time!!! Love it! Can't get enough!

Also, I've been slacking on being thankful:

Today I am thankful for a car that can get me from place to place.  Without one, I wouldn't know what to do because I have been needing to get to a lot of places here lately!!!

Yesterday I was thankful for the chance to get an education to further better myself! As much as I hate it, most do not have the oppurtunity to get an education so for that I am thankful!!!

& this is life as I know it...

<3 

This Has Gotta Be The Busy Life!

Oh my goodness!! Do you know how great it felt to wake up at 9:30 this morning?!  UH-MAZING!

This is how my day went yesterday:

6:20 : woke up

7:15 : out the door

8:00 : arrived at hospital

12:00 : left hospital

12:30 : arrived at work

6:00 : left work

6:30 : went to grocery store to pick up stuff for supper

6:45 : arrived home & started cooking supper

7:30 : ate & cleaned up after supper

7:45 : started my test

8:30 : went to gym

9:30 : returned back home and took a shower

10:00 : started studying for my test today

11:50 : went to bed!

Yup, an extremely busy day yesterday for this girl!  Needless to say sleeping till 9:30 was awesome!  I can't wait till Thursday!  I'll be done with my observation hours and will not have to get up at 6 anymore! 

Speaking of time, I am not thinking I am loving this time change.  I hate the fact that when I leave work at 6 that it is pitch dark.  I know it will be dark from now on until the time change again, but yesterday was already dark from the weather, so maybe that made it darker than it normally will be.  Hopefully.  When I left work yesterday it was crazy dark.  Like 10:00-I-should-be-in-bed-dark! 

The semester is winding down and I all the sudden have a lot to do!!  I have a paper to write about my observation hours, questions, questions, tests, ugh.  It's going to be a busy weekend!  Thank goodness Trevor is on call this weekend!!  That means I won't be missing out on too much!  ;)

Oh ya!  I almost forgot.... Ready to feel sorry for me??  The time has come that I absolutely have to get my wisdom teeth pulled out.  ReAlLy, rEaLlY, reAlLy don't want to get them pulled.  But yesterday my top left one was coming in so bad that every time I swallowed, I thought my throat was sore.  Big sigh! Not to mention my dentist back home told me I needed to get them out that summer.  That was 2 years ago.  Grrr!!  Oh well, it's something that I have to do....

Welp, I guess its time for this girl to go get ready to take her test!!

Wish me luck!

& this is life as I know it...

<3 

Health Kick

This weekend was a pretty successful weekend.  

Friday, we met new people and partied.

Saturday, we had our own party.

We had to for the big game! Geaux Tigers?? Eh, I don't know how that sounds coming out of this Texas girl's mouth, but they won so everyone else was pumped!  Speaking of being a Texas girl...

GUESS

WHAT?!

This GIRL did NOT get to watch the Cowboys game today.  Why?  Because this Louisiana TV that is in the living room decided it wouldn't be on TV today.  Rude.  Straight up rude.  Had to watch the Saints play instead.  Which eventually lead to me taking one, big, long, nap.  Not saying that the Saints were boring, it's just what happened.  I didn't mind it at all.    

Anyway, don't ask any questions....BUT I have decided that I need to go on a health kick.  It is just what I have decided.  So if you have any suggestions on dieting or work out plans, please feel free to let me know.  Any helpful tips will be helpful. ;) 

Tomorrow is Monday.  sigh!

Monday means another early morning of getting up at 6 in the a.m.  Only 2 more days of observation!! Whoop!  I know, it's ridiculous that I'm already counting down...but hey trust me you wouldn't blame me.

Today we got to set our clocks back.  When my friend, Anntonette, was wondering if we had to set it forward or backwards, I said, "Spring forward, Fall back".  She informed me that it was a stupid saying because you could just as easily spring back and fall forward.  Obviously she is just jealous because she is usually the one answering my stupid questions.  However....

Today I am thankful for: That extra hour of sleep!  

I love me some sleep!  BUT....Now it is going to get dark earlier.  Boo on that!  Hope everyone remembered to set their clocks back!

One more thing....
Congratulations to my cousin, Mitchell!!  He has made it to State in Cross Country!! Yay Mitchell!! Good luck in Austin!!!

& this is life as I know it...

<3

Thankful

In regards of my previous post, I suppose I will honor Thanksgiving before I say any more about Christmas.  Now that I have decided that, I will now state, every time I blog, what I am thankful for.  I said every time I blog because I don't blog everyday.  If I forced myself to blog every day just so I could state what I was thankful for every day, ya'll would be bored.  There's a reason why I don't blog every day and I believe we've gone over this.

So starting today, I will start stating what I am thankful for until the end of November.  

Also, in regards to my previous post, I am convinced that Mother Nature has a computer and is following my blog.  Why? Because today actually felt like NOVEMBER!!!!

You wanna bet there was a smile on this girl's face when she stepped outside this morning??  Because there most definitely was!  Then it went away....the smile....because it was 7:15 when I stepped outside.     :(

I started my observation hours today.  Only 12 more to go!!!  I had to be there at 8, but since traffic is horrendous, I had to leave the house at 7:15 and I was still 5 minutes late.  Good thing no one noticed/said anything.  Whew!  Guess I will be leaving earlier tomorrow.  Yup, up and at 'em again tomorrow, and Monday, and Wednesday!  We were recommended to do 2 days of each 8 hour shifts, but I  have to be at work by 1, so 4 hour mornings it is!  I'm such a procrastinator!  It is a problem and I need to do something about it.  

Before I say what I am thankful for today, I want to apologize for being so bad about simply just boring you with my words and not showing you any exciting pictures!  I'll try to get better about that.

Day #1 of being thankful:  I am thankful today for food.  

Why food you ask?  Not because it's amazing and I absolutely love all kinds, but because I saw someone digging through the trash can today, not just one, but multiple trash cans looking for food.  So today I am thankful that I have fresh, healthy, sometimes not so healthy, yummy, warm, food!  

This thankful thought might come off as rude or some other kind of adjective, but I don't mean it like that.  I thought it was sad that I had to see what I saw, so I am thankful that I do not have to go through the day wondering if I will eat or have to dig through trash to find something.

& this is life as I know it...

<3

November 1st

Dear December,

Please tell your friend November that it is supposed to be cooling down and not feel like it's August/September. 

Seriously? Yesterday was November 1st and if I was blind, deaf, and had amnesia...I wouldn't have been able to tell that it was November.  Ugh.  I'm so ready for the cooler weather!!  Yes, I am sure that once we have our winter of 2-3 months that I'll want the weather to be warmer, but for now I'm totally over the warmer weather.  So colder weather PUH-LEASE come soon.  I'm ready to break out my Uggs and scarves and etc.  All these Christmas commericals and music and movies that I've been seeing on T.V. gets me excited, but not because it doesn't even feel like it's close to Christmas outside.  sigh

With all these warm happy feelings I am getting about Christmas I have to remember.....

That Thanksgiving comes first, but I am in no way upset about that.  Turkey and pumpkin pie here I come!

& this is life as I know it...

<3