Music For The Moment

I got some new songs stuck in my head!

My Body Is A Cage, The Arcade Fire
I Don't Care, Fall Out Boy
Lost, Coldplay

Here is the link to Playlist.com.

I'm floored.......

I got new flooring in my kitchen and bathroom. To make a long story short, I needed a small section in the dinning/kitchen area done. Instead of just doing that small section and have it not match the rest of the floor. I just got the whole area (kitchen & dinning area) done. Then the flooring in my bathroom didn't match either, there are two sections to my bathroom you'll see in the pics below. Also some of the vinyl was peeling up around the air vent in the bathroom. It was driving me crazy so I got that done too.

Here are the pics:


This is the only real before picture I have of the kitchen. I know that is doesn't show the floor but you'll see. This is when my sister and her family owned my place at my nieces first birthday party.


After


I just realized that I don't have any before pics of my bathroom. Oh well!

All Eyes On The Deck!!!!

One of my projects this summer was my front deck. It was dirty and the wood needed to be stained again. So, I borrowed my moms pressure washer, washed it off and with the help of my mom stained it a nice brown color. Here are the before and after pics:


Before

A close up showing the wood before (left) and after (right) pressure washing.

After

The Twilight Trio

For those who don't know by now there is this book series out called Twilight. The first book is called Twilight, then it goes New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn and all four books are VERY good. They are for young adults and can be a bit cheesy/corny/teenage-dramay (yes I DID just made up my own word there), BUT oh so good.
For the last book, Breaking Dawn, that came out last summer in August my friend Ann (who I helped to get hooked on the books), her niece Emily and I went to the release party. It was a freakin' blast! There were games, a scavenger hunt and tons of other things to do. Since I didn't have my camera (see the pattern) check Anna's blog for pics!
They made a movie out of the first book which was released Friday (the 21st). Again the Twilight Trio went to the movie and we didn't just go to the movie on any ordinary night. Nope! We went the MIDNIGHT showing of Twilight! Again it was freakin' awesome! We got there super early so we could get good sets and to pass the time we play Phase 10 and Emily brought her hand handle Nintendo system (DS). On which I finally figured out what Guitar Hero is and what the hype is all about. It was pretty fun! But looky looky I HAVE PICTURES!!!!


The Twilight Trio



Playing Guitar Hero on Emily's DS



Anna enjoying the popcorn



Two VERY tired ladies at the end of the night!

I'm excited for the next movie. Summit Entertainment announced that they are making a movie out of the second book, New Moon. I hope that the Twilight Trio will go and see that at midnight together too.

Something New

Introducing (drum roll please) Music for the Moment! I love music! Love it, Love it, Love it and usually have one song or a couple songs that are my favorite and play and replay themselves in my head for a little bit. So, I thought that I would post what's in my head at the moment!
Right now I have three songs that I can NOT get enough of.
They are:
You Say, Saving Jane
In My Arms, Plumb
Love Remains The Same, Gavin Rossdale
To hear these wonderful songs I recommend going to Playlist.com. Sorry I don't know how to cyber link, yet. It's something to work on.

My New Addition

I already have one cat her name is Mitzie and I love her. Just like any owner would love their pet. But lately I have been worried that she is lonely, I have no idea way but that is how I feel. Ironically enough there was a house abandon in my trailer park and a kitten was left behind. My neighbors took in the kitten, but they have a toddler and the kid was mistreating the kitten. Like choking and sitting on her, they said that she keep getting outside too. I honestly think that they just couldn't handle having a kitten. Anyway this is were I come in. I had found the kitten in my yard and taken her home a couple of times and said that if they didn't want the kitten I would take her in. Then last Friday the woman came over and asked if I still wanted her. Of course I did, have I mentioned that I have a soft spot for animals? So, now I have two cats! I haven't decided what to name the new one. She came with the name Zoe, but she doesn't come to it. She comes to Kitty Kitty and I'm NOT calling her that! I thought Nala would be a cute name for her, like from the Lion King.

Here are some pics:

So, I just now decided to call her Nala. Isn't she a cutie!

Sleepy kitty!

Mitzie hiding out underneath my bed.

I forgot to mention that the two cats aren't getting along right now. Mitzie isn't too impressed with out new addition to our home and Nala doesn't know what to do about Mitzie. She likes me well enough, but when I left for the weekend they wouldn't stay in the same room together. But don't worry I didn't left them unattended. Nala still has her front claws and I didn't want to leave running free and scratch stuff up. So, I locked her in the bathroom with some toys, food, water and litter. I have neighbor come over and let her out every couple hours and make sure everything is going well. I know that soon they will get along it is just going to take a little time.

I'm In Need of a Good Burger

So, I have been staying with my older sister Tracy up in Muskegon for the weekend. Which is how I am able to do all the updated postings. When I come to town we have two traditions. The first is that we go and grab a burger at a local burger place called the Station Grill. I swear that they have the BEST HAMBURGERS EVER and they're HUGE!
I believe that the smallest size is 1/2 pound burger. UMMMMM....yummy!

The second tradition is that after dinner we go and play cards with my grandma and her sister (my great aunt). We play a face card game called Set Back. It's a partner game and it's normally Tracy and I against my grandma and great aunt. So, technically it's the sisters against the sisters. We went last night to play and as always we all had fun.

One of these times I'm going to take a picture and post it. Last night I forgot, see a pattern here?

Hair & Glasses

Last summer I decided to highlight my hair blonde. I loved the results, it something new and sassy!

Here are some pics, sorry for the crappy quality I obviously was my own photographer. :-)



This is within hours of having it done.

I had some purple put in underneath. I loved that too! Too bad that it wasn't permanent.



Some where in the middle of August I got tired of my blondness and dyed it back to brown myself. Above is the before shots.


This is the after!

I also got some glasses last week and here is the last bad self taken pic, I promise.


What the heck is up with the pointy chin!?!?!

I'm Updated!

Ok, the last 6 posts was my attempt to catch up from last spring when I decided to be a bad bad blogger. It was weird, it was like all my ideas dried up and I had no desire to write anything. So, yeah I stopped. Anyway I am sure that I forgot tons of things that happened, but oh well. Now I'm going to try and keep it up!

The Best Deal Ever Pictures

I found some pictures from back in April when my sister Tracy and I went to see our nieces.

Eating ice cream, YUMMY!

Riding the carousel. I know not my best pic, but it's worth it.

Riding the little train, yes, I was completely thrilled. Tracy "made" me do it!

Nap time with Aunt Tracy.

SWIMMING! Both of the girls love to swim!

Playing at Chucky Cheese!

Being silly with the sun glasses we bought them at the Disney Store.

Thinking back on that weekend, I don't know who had more fun the girls or Tracy and I.

July & the 4th of July

So, once again my main excitement for the month revoles around my sister Robin and her family (the Caudills). Last year for the 4th of July the Caudills came to Michigan and spent about a week. Then Libby stay a week at my parents house and a week with Josh's parents. But do to the fact that Josh had lost his job in June they were unable to afford the trip to Mi. So, in lew of that the Caudills met my parents half way between Lansing, MI and Centreville, VA. Which was some where in Ohio. Where Libby and Abby were handed over to the care of my parents. So that the girls could at lest come and visit both my parents and Joshs parents. So, a whole week with a 4 & 2 year old ensued at my parents house. OH those girls are SO much fun! They both have their own personality and are not afraid to show it! One of the main thing my mom and I did with the girls was take them to the local county fair. There they rode the little kiddie rides, went to the petting zoo, looking at the farm animals ( it's a 4H fair too) and went on a awesome pony ride!
I have mentioned before that I have my own place and that I have been kinda fixing it up and doing repairs. Well, at the end of July I hired someone to resealed the roof to my house. It was coated with a black tar-like stuff , so you can imagine what it was like inside the house in the summer. Yeah, not so much fun. Especially since I had vowed NOT to turn on the A/C. Since I was saving SO much money that way I made sure that Brad (the guy who did it for me) got new sealant in white, I made a bit of difference. Instead of walking into a furnace like house when I cam home for work. It was more like walking into a shaded area, still hot but not sweltering.

Happy Happy Birthday To You From Me!!!!

I think that Northwest airlines has a love-hate relationship with me. They love me because when I fly out to go see my sister Robin, Northwest is mainly the airline I (or we) fly. They have the cheapest one way round trip flights coming out of Detroit and landing in Dulles airport. Which is 15 minutes from Robin's house. They hate me because when I do fly it's really cheap. Which I guess isn't that bad, because it makes me go back to Northwest. Hmmm? Oh well!
In June I once again flew out to Centreville, Va for my nieces (Libby & Abby) birthdays. This time I went with my grandma, mom and again with Tracy. There isn't much I can say about the birthday party. Ya know it was a party for a 2 and 4 year old. But the girls had SO much fun and they got the coolest presents! It was another good trip and as always it was good to see the girls. Oh and Robin and Josh too!
Also in June I made a long visit to my friend Anna, who lives about an hour and a half from me. She had back surgery and when you have a baby too it makes everything harder. Her husband Tony was going to be gone for 2 days and I stayed those 2 days with her to help out with then about 7 month old baby, Lucy. I was also suppose to help with things around the house. But Anna's mother-in-law, Marta, was staying there too and had keep up with the house work. It was really a blessing that Marta was there because our mutual friend, Missi, was in town from Las Vegas. So, I surprised Anna with Miss and we all had a ton of fun catching up with each other and spoiling Lucy with our attention. It was great to be together again despite the yucky circumstances.
Ok, so there were pictures taken but I don't have any and again I will post some later.

PS~ I just spelled circumstance right and on the first try! I just thought that I would point that out.

Photo 101

The only thing that happened in May was that I finished school. I know, I know it IS a BIG deal. But I just don't really think much about it because I am technically not finishing in what I aimed for. I also haven't turned in my paper work yet to officially graduate. But when I do I will officially have an General Associates in Applied Science (what can you do with that you may ask? I HAVE NO CLUE!) AND a certificate in Phlebotomy. But I am still extremely proud of myself. I really want to find a job at a hospital and do phlebotomy, but the job market in Michigan sucks and I'm not trying that hard for some reason. I think that I am just going out of my comfort zone and it freaks me out a little. But I'll get over soon I think
The last class I took for school was Photo 101. I only needed one credit and it could be an elective, I was pretty excited about that one. Anyway I chose photography because I was tired of having a fancy camera and not using it to it's full capability. Well I got a little more then I bargained for, but in the end I learned what I wanted to know. Oh, and the fact that I aced the classed helped a little bit. ;-D
I DO have pictures from my class! BUT, I'm not on my computer right and I have no clue have to load pictures onto this one. I will post some in the future, I promise

26 & The Best Deal Ever!

26 years ago on April 8th, 1982, Some say a very special person was born. Who, you might ask? ME!!!! Yuppers I turned 26 this year! I can't really remember what I did. So, that either means I'm getting so 'old' that I can't remember or I didn't do anything special. I'm banking on the later, but I honestly can't remember what I got as presents. Hmmmm..... oh well! But I do remember that my family and I went out to eat at Outback, which one of my favorite restaurants. Yummy!
Also in April I went down to see Robin and family again. I had some vacation days I needed to use up and I thought what better then to see my nieces again. I tease Robin and tell her that is the real reason why I come. I asked my older sister Tracy if she wanted to come with me and so we went looking for airplane tickets. That is when I found THE best deal ever! For $200 and some change each I found round trip airfare AND a hotel for the weekend (4 days & 3 nights)! The hotel wasn't just any hotel it was a Courtyard Marriott, which was pretty much brand new. They also had a shuttle to and from the airport, there was a mall across the road ( which they took us there and back) and they had a swimming pool! So what we did was take the girls for a day and a half and spoiled them rotten! We took them to the mall and played in the play area, swim in the pool, rode the train ride at the mall and the carousel that was there. We order pizza and let them stay up too late and took them to Chucky Cheese the next day. Where Robin and Josh met us and we spent the rest of the day at their place. All in all it was a great weekend!
Once again I don't have any pictures. Not that I forgot my camera, nope, Tracy took a bunch of pics, which was loaded to Josh's computer. Which crashed and the pictures can't be retrieved. Again....sadness.

What I Didn't Blog in March of '08....

So, something that I forgot to talk about last March was that I have an older brother named Rick. LOL! Ok, that isn't EXACTLY what I mean. But we did do something together, just the two of us. See we definitely have that older-brother-younger-kid-sister-relationship. Where I still treat him as my older brother and he still treats me like a little kid sister. I really have no idea what to think about that.....it is what it is. :-D But anyway... we went and saw our sister Robin and her family in Centreville, Va. Yes, spelled as Centreville and NOT Centerville. It was great fun! We played and spoiled our nieces, spent some time Robin and her husband Josh. Josh and Rick have what some people would call a bro-mance, a brother like romance, it's REALLY funny.
Centreville, VA is only like 30 miles from Washington DC. So, one afternoon I dragged Rick to the Smithsonian museums, he wasn't that impressed, but yet didn't complain. We saw dinosaurs bones and the Hope Diamond in the Natural Science museum and space ships from NASA, various airplanes and other scientific stuff at the Space & Air museum. I thought is was all awesome! The only not awesome part was that it was raining and we had to walk from one building to the next. Also to and from the subway station, which granted was all within a few miles of each other. But in the rain!?!? Anyway we were pretty lucky about not getting drenched until we were leaving to go back to my sisters and walking back to the subway station. That is when it decided to rain harder then the even sprinkle that it was doing all day. So, not only did we get pretty much wet, I had on my favorite pair of pants that happen to be a little too long for me. The cuffs got soaked from walking in the puddles the water soaked all the way up the back of my pant leg until about behind my knees. Nice! I'm just grateful that it happened on the way home and not in the begging of the day. It would have dampened my afternoon! Ha Ha Ha! Sometimes I am my own comedian!
Sorry I don't have any pictures of this weekend, I forgot my camera. Sadness.