Friday, December 18, 2009

Done!

I'm done Christmas shopping!!!! Yay! Okay, that's all I wanted. Make it a great day! Oh and it's Friday and like 7 days until Christmas! Super Yay! Oh and like 6 days until I get to see my wonderful boyfriend again! Super duper yay!

Hehehehe

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tis the season...


...to be jolly! Fa la la la la la la la la!! I'm sooo excited about Christmas being next week...10 days to be exact. I will be spending Christmas and New Year's with Carmund and his family and friends. 2 whole weeks I'll be there and can't wait! Let's not forget the gift giving...yep, I bought gifts this year. I'm not one to buy gifts but when I do look out cuz they are good ones. Well, at least I think they are. Anyway, this will be the second Christmas I won't be spending with my family.

Year before last - Christmas '07 - I drove myself to Orlando, FL and spent 5 days at Walt Disney World by myself. It was great! I stayed at one of my favorite resorts there, The Rosen Shingle Creek Golf Resort. It was absolutely beautiful and they have the best beds I've ever slept in. The best Christmas gift I received EVER was when during this trip I was at Epcot on Christmas morning and there was a kid (around 6 years old) throwing the tantrum and of tantrums. Now, I'm thinking, "you're at Disney World on Christmas morning! He doesn't know how lucky he is to be there." Anyway, he proceeds to fall out and kick and scream bloody murder. THEN he kicked his mother and hit her!!! I stopped dead in my tracks and crossed my arms. I wanted to see how this mother was going to handle this situation. I could tell she was embarrassed. She first tried to be nice and get him up. He was still having a fit and eventually she started whipping him in the middle of Epcot on Christmas morning! :) YES!!! I surely wasn't going to stop her. After working at WDW for several months and seeing some of the most ungrateful children throw tantrums I always wondered where the good children were...they surely were not at Disney World. Of course, the parents never hit the kids. This mom had enough and resulted in spanking this little boy. I looked up to heaven and smiled and knew that Christmas Day of '07 was going to be one of the best days ever.

Anyway, Christmas 2009 will be a Christmas to remember. That's the way it is...

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Reflecting - my longest yet most sentimental blog yet.


Guys, 2009 has been quite a year for me! There are lots of things that I'm grateful for and a few things I wish never really happened...but did. This blog I'm only reflecting on the good things. You may want a cup of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa while you're reading this.

Let's start at the beginning. After spending a great Christmas and New Year's break with my oldest sister and husband and their 5 children I was glad to be home. They were thanking me for spending over a week with them and I was thanking them for having all of those children and helping me realize that is not what I'm trying to have any time soon. :-) I remember getting home at the beginning of January and just forever grateful to God for allowing me to be single. I was determined to make 2009 a great year. At the time it was just me, God, and my pet cockatiel, Disney (he is no longer in my care...we'll get to that later). Anyway, for the first time I was super content with being absolutely single!!

As the weeks of January started to pass by and was getting close to February I somehow made a decision to make a trip to the most wonderful place on earth. That's right, Disney World!!! I make this trip at least once a year. As I was doing all of the fun planning (not so fun to some people but I LOVE planning vacations) I decided I would take my youngest nephew who at the time was 6 years old (now 7). He had never been and I believe everybody should experience a WDW vacation. This kid pulls at my heartstrings more than anyone would ever know. He doesn't have the best parents in the world and he's being raised by my parents who are doing the best that they can with him. I knew his spring break was coming up in March and that meant my mother would've had to spend all day everyday for a week straight with a 6 year old. I love my mommy dearest so I figured I'd give the old lady a break. I spent all of February and part of March planning the perfect (and cheapest) Walt Disney World vacation a kid could have. While I was doing all of that I was still content with where I was. At least I thought...

March rolls around and I started to realize that I was getting very, VERY tired of Bloomington, IN. I felt like nothing good was coming out of me being in this town and therefore was trying to see what I could do to get the heck out. Little did anyone know I had boxes in my apartment and some packed. My plan was to go away after I returned from my vacation to Orlando. In the meantime, an innocent little conversation between me and a certain someone began to take place on Facebook maybe about a week before I was to go on vacation. It truly was innocent and I had no serious interest in this guy. Little did I know, this guy aka Carmund White was very interested in me. As a matter of fact it was IU's spring break that he and I talked quite a bit on Facebook and once we did a live chat on there. It just gets better...

On Sunday, March 22, 2009 my nephew, Ronald, and I flew out of Indianapolis airport at about 6am to go to Disney World. I must say it was one of my best trips to WDW. He was so cute and excited about going and his first flying experience on an airplane. We had 2 layovers (maybe the worst part of the trip) but we finally made it to Orlando that afternoon. Got the rental car, checked into the hotel, and off we go to explore the wonderful world of Disney. Our first stop was Mickey D's. This kid loves their french fries and ketchup. Anyway, we spent 4 days and 3 nights taking in all the sights of Disney World. Best trip ever!! While at the airport waiting for our flight I decided to pull out the laptop and check my emails and stuff. For whatever reason the hotel we were at didn't have a connection to the internet that week. Anyway, I got on Facebook and saw I had a nice little message Carmund had written on my wall. It said something to the effect of him wishing me a fun and safe trip. Now that I think about it I was getting sick right before I left going on this trip so his message had something to do with me feeling better too. Ahhhh memories...it's all coming back to me now.

I remember getting home from vacation on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Carmund and I continued to send messages through Facebook into the weekend. Finally, that Saturday, March 28th I realized that this guy continued to make a conversation last for whatever reason and therefore I felt compelled to give him my phone number. I remember that Saturday afternoon telling Carmund to give me a call sometime. He replied with him wanting to give me a call that evening at 8pm. Sure enough he calls right on time. We stayed on the phone for nearly 5 hours talking about any and everything. It truly was the start of a beautiful relationship. And still it gets better...

We had our first date on Thursday, April 2nd at Soma (a coffee shop on Kirkwood). We were there for hours just laughing and talking. As a matter of fact we were the last to leave. He was a complete gentleman and still is. ;-) We talked on the phone every single day and saw each other as much as we could at the time. Then comes Easter Sunday and I was completely honored to hang out with him and a tremendous group of people from South Africa. We all went to Brown County that day after church and had a marvelous time. The South Africans were here to do a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest along with Carmund and other students at IU. I really got to know them quite well. It was a blessing to meet them and to this day call them my friends. The love continues to run deeper for me and Carmund...

My birthday comes around, June 21st. I was to go on a business trip on my birthday (a Sunday), so that Saturday Carmund surprised me with a wonderful gift of a massage at the spa. It was perfect timing because my great friends Sean and Samaria got married that weekend and I had helped plan and coordinate that day. That was a lot of work but soooo much fun!! An hour long massage the next day couldn't have been any better. Afterwards, we head to Indianapolis to go to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Love that place!! We also had lunch at a pizza place in town but I can't remember the name of it. Anyway, that was great too. All this time from the first conversation it felt like I had known Carmund my whole life.

Carmund's birthday was next, July 3rd and so we spent it at Holiday World. From the beginning I knew he loved roller coasters and swimming. What better place to incorporate both loves?!?! I had never been there and he hadn't either but I figured he needed something where it was nothing but fun. We get there and it was an absolute blast. We rode one of the craziest coasters there maybe like 4 times. Probably could have ridden more times but I ended up getting a headache. Best day and weekend ever because he also got to meet my whole family!! Everybody loved him!

In August I got to spend a week with Carmund and his family in the DC area. That was a lot of fun and according to him everybody loved me! :-) I also ate some of the best crab legs to ever be cooked and served to me. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Lots more good things to talk about that has happened over this past year but I'm going to leave it at that for now. I will say this, everyday has truly gotten better than the day before. God promised that to both Carmund and I at the beginning. I remember I was a little skeptical of that at first because I couldn't figure out how that was remotely possible. Well guys, it gets better...

I am excited about spending 2 weeks with Carmund and his folks for Christmas and New Year's. I am super excited about the good things to happen in 2010. I am excited about all the things God has promised me and how they really will happen. I didn't expect to fall in love in 2009 but it happened. I didn't think that there really was a man perfect for me but he's here. I didn't think a lot of things were true or going to happen but boy was I wrong!! I definitely didn't expect for this blog to be about Carmund when I initially started to write but he really is the best thing to happen to me this year and he was right beside me for every good and bad thing. What can I say? That's just the way it is...

To Carmund, with all my love. "It was not into my ear you whispered but into my heart; it was not my lips you kissed but my soul." -Judy Garland

Friday, December 4, 2009

Obsessed...then overwhelmed.


Okay, so as most of you know I'm aspiring to be a wedding planner. Now I think I'm a little obsessed...which could be good. I'll get my business started off right...I hope. Anyway, my niece who is like the Jack of all trades wants to help me build my portfolio which is fine with me. I trust her. I have like every book from the library in regards to weddings, honeymoons, dresses, event planning, starting an event planning business, and even a dvd about planning a wedding. Well, with all of this stuff comes overwhelm. I'm dreaming about wedding stuff and sometimes crave to go to the bookstore just to look at bridal magazines. Anyway, I'm still determined to get this thing going. Until then...

Oh here's a little tip I found in one of those many bridal magazines I'm hovering over on a weekly basis. I think I may try this rather I'm getting married or not:

TRY A HOMEMADE MASK
Don't risk a facial before the big day. One safe bet: a mask made with one tsp raw oatmeal and one tsp honey. Let it sit on your face for five minutes then rinse. The minerals in the oatmeal are soothing and honey hydrates and kills bacteria.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Did you eatta someting?!?! Yes, I spelled it like that on purpose.


My sister reminded me of my trip to a Chinese restaurant in town (Bloomington) after she read my last blog about my dining experience at Cracker Barrel. Soooooooo here it goes...

This took place over a year ago. Me and a friend were having lunch at a local Chinese buffet and we were experiencing quite the horrible service. The waiter took their time about getting our drinks. When I was ready for a refill she had brought over a picture of a drop of flat Sprite to fill my glass. I asked if I could have a fresh glass of Sprite and of course I got attitude. Just not a fun experience. So, we finally get the bill and I go up to pay. The manager was at the register and on her cell phone. She's reaching for my bill and I'm trying to signal to her that I want to talk to her. She had me stand there for a couple of minutes while she finished up her phone conversation. How rude?!?! She finally gets off and I simply try to explain to her what terrible service I've received at her restaurant today. I also had complained to her about being on her phone when I'm trying to converse with her. Of course this made her mad. She yells to me that I didn't have to pay the tip. I told her I already knew that...tips are always optional. I'm still trying to talk to her when she asks me if I ate something. This is how she said it (imagine it in a lady's voice who's native language is Chinese), "Did you eatta someting?! If you eatta someting den you pay bill." All I got to say was "no" and she cuts me off again this time picking up the tray that my bill was in and throwing it at me. I know crazy. I hurried up and moved out of the way before the thing hit me. I felt my eyes get big and my fists starting to clinch tightly. I immediately ran out of the restaurant and got in my car to go home. This lady was nuts! She sent out her little worker people to take my license plate number.

To make this long story shorter...the police showed up at my house a week later and told me I had to pay the bill. I explained to them what had happened. I was ready to pay the bill. I had the cash in my hand when I was standing there talking to her but she got a little to feisty for my liking and therefore I felt it was better for me to leave than to stay. I vowed I would not step back in that restaurant again and I haven't. I did pay the bill. My friend was at my house when the police showed up and they went and paid the bill for me. Man, talk about a crazy experience. The police were really nice about it and understood why I left but legally I still owed for the stupid meal.

That's another one of my experiences with people in this world. That's just the way it is...

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Here's a tip!

So, I decided to go to Cracker Barrel for lunch today. I am not the biggest fan of this restaurant but felt like I needed vegetables and I like what they have to offer. I got to the restaurant at sat down at exactly 1:59pm. Why did I not see my waiter until 2:12pm?! I was just about to pick my purse up and walk out but he came just in time. He was some young kid that more than likely didn't like his job. He came over as if nothing was wrong. He asked me if I wanted something to drink and I told him yes and that I also wanted something to eat! Dumb kid...by the way his name is Jake (just remembered). Anyway, I give him my order and he walks away. Well it took him another 4 minutes to come back with iced tea when I asked for water with lemon. He slightly slammed the cup on my table but I ignored it for that moment and told him I ordered water. He said oh and walked away then came back with my water. Another 3 minutes has passed and he finally comes out with my food. Now, I am 99.9% sure that their vegetables are already cooked and ready to be placed on a plate and served to the customer. Why did it take so long?!?! I wanted to take that bowl of pinto beans and throw it at Jake. I said, "Jake, do you want a tip today?" He says, "that's why I'm here." Didn't like his response so I told him I would give him his tip right then. He looks at me and I look at him and I say, "there's an 80% chance of rain for tonight you may want to carry an umbrella." Every time I tell this to people it cracks me up...now don't judge me!! He was a crappy waiter and if he thought for one minute he was going to get my hard earned money he had another thing coming. Technically, I gave him a tip...and a good one. He just looked at me as I laughed. I told him the food was fine and he walked away slightly confused. Of course after that he became much nicer because he really did want a tip. I ended up leaving him a dollar...the meal was only 7 bucks anyway! That's just the way it is.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Going to the chapel and I'm NOT gonna get married...


Ha! I'm not getting married...YET! Anyway, that's not what this blog is about.

FYI, I love planning weddings. Not sure when I discovered I liked it. Anyway, I'm on a quest to get my life together and make a living out of it. I've got a few things under my sleeve for pursuing this endeavor. In the meantime I've decided I'm gonna make my own reference book for wedding planning.

I recently got a free subscription to Elegant Bride magazine. As I was reading through the magazine and liking a lot of the tips they were giving I thought I should make some sort of reference book. As I get more ideas and information I would just keep adding to the reference book. The book isn't just for me when I start to plan my own wedding but whenever someone may want/need an idea for anything dealing with a wedding or any event I can just go to my trusty reference book and give them a tip...at a price. :-)

I've found different websites that have been useful for wedding planning besides The Knot. It's a great tool for wedding planning but there are soooo many other websites to visit as well. One of my favorites is Brides.com. It's similar to The Knot, but it the webpage seems to be a bit more organized and easier to find info. There are also a few blogs I follow like Classic Brides and my FAVORITE is Preston Bailey. This man con transform any room and make it something special - OMG! He's a genius.

Anyway, I'm excited about making this little notebook full of goodies. Carmund and I went to Walmart this past weekend and I bought most of the stuff I need to get started. I'll probably subscribe to a couple more bridal magazines. As I see things I like or find useful I'll cut them out and put them in my book. The book will reference things about budgeting, contracts, colors, themes, flowers, linens, guest count, dresses, honeymoons, and on and on. I want to deal with every detail dealing with a wedding in my book. If you have any tips or ideas you would like to add to my book just let me know.

I'll keep you posted with the progress of my book. I'll also blog about some of the things I find as I go on this endeavor.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

This Is It



October 28, 2009 at 9:30pm my wonderful boyfriend, Carmund, and I started viewing one of the most amazing documentaries of Michael Jackson ever...well, in my opinion. The movie, Michael Jackson's This is It, was absolutely amazing! How often do you get to see behind the scenes footage of the greatest entertainer to EVER live when he's rehearsing for the biggest concert ever?! We know of his controversial personal life but I'm not going to go there. That's a horse of a different color and I want to reflect on the positive things. Let's get a little insight into the amazing massiveness of Michael Jackson.

We all know him as the cute little lead singer in the boy band Jackson 5. In 1971 he began his oh so successful solo career. In 1982 he came out with Thriller which to this day is the best selling album of all time!! We can't forget all his other very successful albums Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995). He was groundbreaking with his music videos, or as I like to call them music movies, on MTV. Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He has multiple Guiness World Records including "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" - 13 Grammy Awards, 22 American Music Awards, 17 number one singles, and many more! Amazing, right?!!

Now back to facts about his concert. Michael Jackson's last concert was HIStory World Tour in 1997. This is It was suppose to be very significant for him. The plan was to have a series of 50 concerts held at the O2 Arena in London (capacity of 23,000) beginning in July 2009 and ending in March 2010. Here are a "few" fun facts about the announcement of this concert and how much Jackson was truly loved:



-Jackson's official website allowed fans to register early for a "pre-sale" draw.
-Some fans had difficulty applying, as the website could not deal with the large number of registrations—reportedly up to 16,000 applications a second. (That's insane!!!)
-In the space of 24 hours, nearly a million people from around the world registered for pre-sale tickets, enough to fill the venue 50 times over.
-Tickets that had not even been printed were selling on auction website eBay.
-Sales of Jackson's albums increased following the press conference. Overnight, sales of Off the Wall rose 200%, Bad rose 110%, Dangerous rose 165% and Thriller 25 rose 155%. (Crazy!!)
-The two day pre-sale began on March 11, and 40 extra dates were added to meet high demand—five of these dates were reserved in their entirety for the public sale.
-More than 1.5  million fans caused two sites offering pre-sale tickets to crash within minutes of going online.
-In the space of two hours, 190,000 tickets were sold.
-Two million people tried to buy pre-sale tickets in the space of 18 hours.
-It was announced that Jackson would break the record for number of shows performed by an artist at a single venue, which had been set by Prince, who hosted a 21-date residency at the same arena.

Okay, okay, okay I could go on and on about the awesomeness but see he was still a very prominent icon in spite of the negative things that swirled around his personal life and death. If you haven't noticed I am a BIG fan! The movie showed the rehearsals for his final concert. I won't spoil it, because you should really see it but this man was a genius of his craft. He knew exactly what he wanted and what would work for him and his fans. He was going to perform all of his very popular songs. He had some of the best dancers on stage with him as well as singers and musicians. The stage setups were elaborate and reflected everything Michael Jackson was and wanted to be.

Unfortunately, Michael Jackson left us entirely too soon. On June 25, 2009 Jackson collapsed at his rented mansion in Los Angeles. It was only a couple of weeks before he was to go on tour.

I truly recommend you go and see the movie rather you were a die hard fan or someone who just simply admired him for his work. Regardless, there's no denying his significance in popular culture. It is definitely shown in the movie how great of an artist Michael Jackson was. Go see the movie and then let me know what you thought of it.

PS. Much thanks to Carmund for getting me tickets before I even asked about it. I enjoyed every minute with you and love you very much!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

In a hurry?


I was driving back to work today from home (on my lunch break) and got caught at a light. As the lights are about to change a firetruck is starting to come from the opposite direction with lights and sirens. My light turns green and at first I was about to hurry and go (just to pull over and wait for the truck to go past), but I decided that wasn't the smartest thing to do and decided to wait. Well, the guy behind gets totally upset that I didn't go and bangs on his steering wheel and starts flailing his arms around. I assume he didn't want to sit at this green light and wait for the firetruck to come pass us.

I started thinking about how much of a hurry we are in as a society and how selfish we are. Whenever I see emergency vehicles rushing to the rescue I always try to say a short prayer for the person/people in trouble. This guy who was totally upset that I didn't go should have been praying instead of getting upset. For all we know it could have been someone he or I knew in trouble.

We need to stop and check ourselves. We are always in so much of a hurry that sometimes we don't stop to cherish the little moments we have in life. When troubles do arise what do we do? Do we pray, do we get upset, or do we ignore it? These are all things we should think about. Look at who it all affects.

Just a constant thought I'm having right now. I'm definitely feeling convicted to do some self reflecting.

Oh yeah, we actually made it through the light after the firetruck went past us. Which leads me to another thought, when we wait and be patient good things happen. What difference would it have made for us to go through the light just to still sit and wait for the truck to pass versus us sitting at the light and waiting for the truck to pass. Good things come to those who wait...


Thursday, October 8, 2009

Old blog draft I found


It seems that back in January (Jan. 7th, 2009) I started a blog about being single and never finished. Didn't realize that this website keeps a draft for you and then you can go back and finish it later. Boy oh boy, the draft seems so funny now. Here's what it said:

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This is has been on my mind for quite some time especially lately...singleness. Hmmmm, I like to think of myself as the typical girly girl that can totally create an "estrogen cloud" (a coworker made that up) when we're discussing babies, guys, fashion, or little juicy stories. I played with Barbies growing up and didn't want to do anything that would make me sweat! Ewww...still don't want to but for different reasons (I think it's called laziness). LOL Anyway, that means I dreamed of having a big wedding and a big dress and it would just be the best day ever. Don't get me wrong, I do still want that day to exist but instead of a big dress I think I want a very hot and sexy dress. This is all being written to say that last year I soooo wanted to start dating with the hopes of getting married soon. Well, apparently that didn't happen. It was like as soon as 2009 came I really realized that I LOVE being single. That was also brought on by spending a week and a half with my sister, brother-in-law and their 5 kids. lol I told them that the kids are 1. the perfect birth control 2. makes me appreciate not having children 3. makes me appreciate being single.

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Now I've been dating for 6 months (not really a long time but long enough) and my views have definitely changed a bit. I was recently inquiring of God as to why women want to be married and have children. I think just about every woman has had that desire at some point in her life. Come on, we all use to play house and we would always have a husband and a bunch of kids. In my house playing days we would always, and I do mean ALWAYS, make a special trip to Disney World. LOL Anyway, I realized that that's how God made us. When God created Adam he could have left it at that...Adam, animals, and God. Noooooo, God said that Adam shouldn't be alone. Well, Adam didn't know what loneliness was but God created Eve just for him. It's in our nature to not want to be alone and to feel loved from someone else. There's nothing wrong with wanting to have a husband, children, a huge wedding, a big ring, blah blah blah.

I think I'm rambling now. I find myself thinking about these things now that I'm dating with the strong possibility of marrying this man. Good feeling...

Monday, October 5, 2009

Flowers galore!

A week ago today my incredible boyfriend showed up at my job and surprised me with six bouquets of flowers! It was the sweetest thing. It was our 6 month anniversary and he wanted to do something special for me. I remember him vaguely mentioning the week before that he was going to embarass me but I didn't think much about it. So, here's how it went down...

I was at my desk doing work (duh, I'm at work) and my cell phone rings. It's Carmund calling me to tell me to come downstairs. I was a bit nervous, because he normally doesn't do things like that. He's showed up at my job several times before with flowers but it's been after work. Anyway, I go out into our parking lot and there he is with a dozen red roses. I hug him and give him a kiss.



Then he runs off to his car, which was parked at the end of the lot, and then reappears with another bouquet of flowers this time there were sunflowers. I hug him again then off he goes to come back with another bouquet of fall colored flowers. He stood there and said, "Happy Monday, Babe!"




He runs off again and comes back with yet another bouquet and a bag. It was a bouquet of gerbera daisies and in the bag was a nice vase. Of course, this whole time I'm thinking how in the world am I going to have vases for all of these flowers and one vase isn't enough. My only option is to keep them at work and use the vases we have there.



Anyway, he runs off yet again and comes back with a bouquet of gladiolus flowers...so pretty!





We hug again then he runs off one more time! LOL This time he comes back with a bouquet of yet another fall colored flower scheme.



He was so cute doing all of this. I could tell he enjoyed himself very much. After he leaves I go back inside the office and realized that I have to cut the stems of all the flowers and find vases for them. Now the "real fun" can begin. I spent the next 30-40 minutes cutting stems and trying to figure out which vase would work best for each bouquet. I ended up combining 2 bouquets together. I took them all by my desk and spread them vases around the room so that everyone could enjoy the love. :-)

I feel so blessed to have a man who is thoughtful and romantic.


Monday, June 15, 2009

Disney World


OMG! It seems like forever since I've done this...over 5 months actually! It's great to sit and right a little something now that I have time.

The one thing I can never get enough of is Walt Disney World, from here on out known as WDW. I've been going there since my mother was 5-6 months pregnant with me. She teases me and says that she cursed me because I love WDW sooooo much! I have to go every year and sometimes multiple times in a year.

Some of my fondest memories as a child are trips to WDW with my parents especially my dad. My mom wasn't and still isn't big on going to Florida let alone spending hours at a theme park in 90 degree weather with 75-80% humidity. Ahhhhh sounds like a wonderful day at Epcot!!!

I figured my next few blogs will be about each park and attraction, my many, many, many adventures there (fyi, I used to work for WDW at Hollywood Studios formerly known as MGM Studios). Be on the look out!!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Naming

I have this bird, a cockatiel, that picks up on every sound made in the house. I never thought I would see the day, me with a pet. No, I didn't go to the pet store and buy him. My mom did...he was initially for my grandmother and to make a long story short he is now mine. He was given to me back in April of last year (2008). I must admit I was a bit apprehensive about me having a pet and having to take care of it...big responsibility!! Anyway, I took him home with me. My mom had named him Pretty Boy...dumb name, right? I told her I was changing his name and had no clue as to what it would be.

Now, I must say this, I commend the folks who know what to name their dogs, children, birds, cats, etc. It was the hardest thing for me to come up with a name. I am soooo worried about when I have children...they won't have names. I named this bird about 5 different names. I initially started calling him Tim Collins...don't ask me why. Let's just say the names didn't get any better after that.

Anyone who owns a cockatiel knows that they like a lot of attention and affection. So, every morning I get ready for work and then I sit down in my living room, that's where the bird is, and watch a Disney movie with him. Well, I'll never forget it...I popped in Cinderella, one of my all time favorite Disney movies btw, and of course there are singing animals in it. Well, I really didn't think much of the bird watching it or even enjoying it. Anyway, the first scene with Cinderella she starts to sing to the birds and the mice. After her song the animals do their little number. WELL!!!! My bird immediately chimed right in with the cartoon birds chirping away. Just like that it hit me!! I'll name my bird Disney!! Little Disney enjoys watching Disney movies everyday.

Yeah, some folks think I'm crazy for talking about my bird like it's a human but it is a live being. He's got personality like none other. I didn't think I would but I actually like the thing. Disney makes the cutest little whistling noises some of which he's mimicking from the Disney cartoons. As a matter of fact, I'm sitting right next to him and am listening to him whistle away. He's glad I'm in the same room with him (likes a lot of attention).

Seeing as though I LOVE Disney World and their movies I think it's only fitting to name my pet after it. Overall, I think I got the right name even though it took me forever. Hopefully, when I start to have children I will be a bit more decisive on a name BEFORE the baby comes. :)

Monday, January 5, 2009

Time

So, is it just me or does time really fly as you get older? It seemed just yesterday I had graduated from high school. But NO that was 8 and a half years ago. I graduated from college 3 years ago. What the heck is going on?

I don't think there are enough hours in a day. I swear the government has some evil plot against us and is somehow stealing time from us along with our money. That's a horse of a different color and therefore will have to be saved for a different blog.

BTW, this is my first time blogging. I really don't have a specific agenda for this endeavor but to just get things off my chest and in writing. If someone reads it then fine and if not that's cool too. Let's just say that there will be many blogs to come on fashion tips, Disney World vacation tips (there will be many of those), driving tips, and many many more. Stay tuned...