• What a fun day. I had the house all to myself today. It was so nice to be in the silence...every once in a while it is nice to be alone and in silence. It is actually my favorite. Maybe that is why I am such a night owl...it is the most peaceful time of the day for me. Anyways, I spent most of the day relaxing in the sun. I woke up at 9:30 laid there till around 10 and then went right outside. I stayed out there till almost 4 pm. I just laid in the grass and read and took in the beauty and sun.
• I also caught up on my Army Wives and One Tree Hill. I almost had a stupid asthma attack at the end of the One Tree Hill Season Finale which I just finished. Now to finish catching up on Army Wives...I was only behind by like two episodes so after this one I'm watching now I have one more...then I have to wait for the hiatus to be over.
• I can't wait for tomorrow to be over. There are so many errands to do it isn't even funny. Tammy and I have to return books and movies to 3 different libraries...Davis County, Weber County and the Air Force base. I have a doctor's appointment at 3:30. I also have to go to Wal-Mart and get some things that I will need for my weekend trip to Mississippi. Namely I need shorts and all that fun stuff.
• I can't wait for this weekend. Thursday is my birthday which I hope nobody remembers and if they do I don't want it to be made into a big deal. In my opinion it is just another day and it will most likely always be that way. But see that's the thing I may be a year older but does anybody ever actually feel older. I know I am a very pessimistic person and if you don't like it I don't care...I won't be changing for you...lol.
• Anyways, Friday afternoon I leave to visit my best friend of all times in Mississippi for the weekend. I am so excited to see his favorite places down there and take lots of pictures. There are two people I really want to see on my birthday and since I can't see one I will settle for this one. I haven't seen Ben in almost 4 years. It is so freaking crazy...but we have kept in contact...in other words I email him once a week and he writes back when he gets the chance. You know how guys are. Anyways, it is the best birthday present I could possibly imagine to see Ben before I leave for Germany and don't see him for another 4 years (I hope that isn't true).
• Well as you can see I had a lot on my mind today and maybe just maybe I will be able to keep up with this blog a lot better. There are times (yes spans of months) when I have nothing of real interest to post. Then there are times when my mind doesn't want to shut up. This is one of those times which will make everybody who actually goes through and reads these happy.

AT LAST!!!!

• Today for the first time in a while I sat down and started writing. I don't know what it was that started me to writing again but it is nice to put pen to paper and put my thoughts down in story form. I will say that I didn't pay as close attention in sacrament as I should have but when ideas come to me I have to get them down on paper. I love the feeling of writing something whether it is interesting or not. I can't wait to get all these crazy thoughts out of my head and get all the stories down on paper.

• I know I haven't done very well keeping this blog up but hopefully that will change. I will maybe start posting some of my poems or stories. You never know what will happen with this blog. So I love I Dream of Jeannie. Jeannie is hilarious...I also love Samantha from BeWitched. Random thought I know but I am watching I Dream of Jeannie right now. Oh the calamities that happen to them.

• Well like I said that is all I have for now but I will try to update more often. Promise!!!!

• So why I didn't post this while everything was fresh in my mind yesterday I don't know...but I didn't so I'm sure I will miss something I wanted to update about...lol. Anyways, there isn't much to say, well there is but not a lot I want to go on about on here. I do want to say that on facebook I keep reading about how everybody is getting so much freaking older and it is making me feel extremely old myself. I mean sure I'm only going to be 26 but it feels really old to me lately and I don't know why. Not that I'm complaining because I'm not...I just wish everybody would stop aging so that I wouldn't feel so old for pete's sake.

• I finally got the last of my paperwork back. I just have to find a computer to scan it into so that I can get it sent off to Tim in Germany and he can finish it all up. That means I should be over there shortly. Which I have my reserves about but I'll deal with them. I may not like it in Germany all that much but I will get over it and make the best of the time I have there. Don't be surprised when 100's of pictures start showing up on Facebook of nothing but cool looking buildings and flowers and suck...lol. But by now everybody who is reading this should know that I am majorly into taking pictures of things I think are cool looking.

• Usually I write something on here about reading a lot or doing a lot of crafts but lately I haven't been into that at all. I did finish Matthew's blanket and did two fleece tie blankets. Now I just have to get them all sent off before I head to Germany. I will most likely send them all off at the beginning of June...to all those who have to wait sorry they are coming.

• So I went to Anthony (my brother in laws) High School Graduation yesterday afternoon. Wow, what a difference from mine. But it kind of took me back to mine and of Mikie's parents as his diploma was handed to them. I almost cried. I was reminded that instead of going to one of the many parties to choose from afterwards Rena and I went to see one of the Fast and the Furious movies (can't remember which one but I think it was Tokyo Drift...lol). Even the colors were similar...we were the Tigers (black and orange...obviously) they were the Warriors (black and red). I got kind of confused because none of them were in alphabetical order...it was all guys on one side and girls on the other in semi alphabetical order. Let's just say it was really really weird. I remember standing on the street outside the Middle School afterwards in search of all my friends for this picture. Jess, Emily, me and Rena were really close Senior Year. It was a year of lots of rides home...lol.
• Anyways, like I was saying before I got on the Graduation rant I haven't been able to get into my crafty, reading, creative moods. I haven't written much of anything, did many crafts (blankets) or read much. I have been getting back into the book reading again recently. It all takes the right book or moment to get in the right frame of mind to do anything. But then again I have been spending a lot of time going to work with Tammy while she was doing Census work. It got me out of the house most days which is always good.

• The next few days are supposed to be really nice so my plan is to be out in the sun as much as possible. Got to get me a slight tan so I don't burn the first time I spend a lot of time in the sun. That would be a pain. I enjoy the sun...especially in the summer when my allergies aren't too bad. Spring is the worst for allergies so I tend to stay inside more often but now it is almost Summer and I am ready for sunshine. The one thing about Utah is it may be Spring but it is still snowing when you least expect it. Not major snow but snow none the less. Oh well Utah is pretty much a lot of mountains so it is understandable.

• Let me just say that I really can't believe this weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Where did the time go. I also can't believe my birthday is a week from tomorrow. Rena's is what Monday, Riley's is Sunday I believe. There are too many birthday's at the end of May and the beginning of June for me to keep track of dates. But HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kimber, Debbie, Eric, Anthony, Rena, and Riley in May...sorry if it's late. Also in June HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Me, Grandma Mattocks, Mel, Eric, Uncle Greg, Cassie, and Bub. I'm sure I missed people in those birthday lists but if I did and you noticed Happy Birthday to you as well...lol...sorry. Hope everybody has/had a great day on their birthday's. But like I said I think we should ban ages. They are just a number and not important. It is just another day on the calendar in a year that goes by way way too fast.

• Hope you are all happy now...I had to come up with all kinds of crazy stuff for this entry but if it gets everybody off my back about updating whatever...lol...enjoy. More when something interesting happens...sorry.

Killing me softly...

• Well while I was hoping to get this blog updated more often it has been more difficult than usual. Shortly after my last post my laptop up and died on me. So now I am working from Tammy's desktop which means I have to go all the way from the basement to the top floor of the house just to update anything online. It sucks and I tend to forget to update my post by the time I am going back to bed. So that is why it has been so long since I updated. I will do better once I either have a computer of my own again or I get to Germany. Most likely when I get to Germany as I believe it will come first...lol.
• Not much has happened. I have done good at steering clear of people who have been sick and it finally caught up with me. Recently both Anthony and Chels were sick and now Tammy, Andrea, Scott and I seem to have what Chels had. I certainly hope it isn't as bad as her's because she had strep. But we are all sick now. Lucas and Matthew both had RSV a couple weeks ago and are finally feeling better too. Wow, just about everybody has been sick lately.
• Andrea and I finished off the Gilmore Girls series...between the two of us we have all seven seasons. She has 2,3,4,and 5 while I have 1,3,6, and 7. We are going to try and copy them for each other and I have them all on my hard drive. I also bought both seasons of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Now if I could just get seasons 2 through 4 of the show Wildfire and I will have 4 complete TV series. I know there is really no reason to post that because nobody really cares but it popped into my head so I wrote it in.
• Tim is coming home for a visit April 2nd to the 16th. There are already lots of plans. The 3rd we will head to Idaho. The 4th is General Conference and Easter. The 5th is Scott's birthday. The 8th I have my final doctor's appointment. The next weekend we will most likely be going down to the Zion's National Park area for camping and hiking which will sure be lots of fun with my asthma but I will deal with it as best I can. Who knows what else we will fit in there as well.
• I don't think I have much else to talk about right now so I will go and update you soon. Probably after Tim's trip home...or during because I'm sure I will have his laptop while he is home. I'll have lots of time to update after he goes to bed every night...he's one of those people who go to bed by midnight and then there is me who isn't asleep till like 2 or 3 in the morning every day. Till next time...

Developments...

• So I have been going through a lot of crazy moods lately. Last week I went through a creative mood and I am still in that mood kind of. This week I entered a cleaning mood. I spent this morning loading the dishwasher and cleaning up the kitchen. I was going to bake cookies but see there are no clean mixing bowls because well Ann and her friend Heather made a cake on Monday and used both mixers. I had no desire to wash all the pots and pans though so they are still sitting up there. It is kind of weird. I think I am going to start my next blanket...lol.
• There are a few other developments in life however. I am looking into selling Mary Kay soon. I am waiting to hear from a friend with more details about what is going on and if it is possible to sell from Germany. That is the big kicker...she isn't sure if I can sell in Germany if I'm not a Germany citizen.
• I am also looking into colleges again. I am leaning towards University of Maryland University College...which is on the base Tim is located on. I am waiting to get some financial stuff up to date but then I will decide what school I want to go to for sure. I am really excited about that little detail.
• Lastly, I am about to start the Dave Ramsey program again. I have spent a couple days listening to the Dave Ramsey podcast and we are almost caught up on bills (yes they are my bills). I believe there is only one we need to catch up...and then I will be moving over to Germany. But as soon as this last bill is caught up we will be starting the Dave Ramsey program called the Total Money Make-Over. If you want to get out of debt sooner than you would normally this program is for you. No more credit cards for us EVER!!!! I am sticking to that. I am sick of any money we have going mainly towards debts. I can't wait to be debt free. I have actually been working out budgets for the next couple months...so that we can get this final bill caught up.
• So tomorrow I have to make a few calls and see if I can work out some sort of settlement with First Financial. I also have to make a few other calls. I am really excited to start working on this program and starting baby step 1. I also can't wait to to start classes again and possibly start selling Mary Kay. Well I think that is about all I have for today. Later all...

Excitement...

• So the past couple days have been way crazy. I made my first ever tie fleece blankets yesterday. One for Angel and Josh and their new baby girl and the other for Ava Jayne's b-day/christmas present. I would normal sew a blanket for Angel and Josh but I had the extra fleece and honestly it is faster to do those and they will get it before she's born. I am already what three blankets behind and I don't even have the fabric for Simon's blanket. But once I finish the one for Aubrey I am only two behind. I should finish it today or tomorrow and then I will start Lucas/Matthew's blanket. I need a trip to JoAnn Fabrics though because I need fabric for Simon's blanket and fleece for a blanket for Ben...well at least I think that is what I am doing for Ben's birthday present. At least I am in a really crafty mood lately. It will be easier to finish all of these projects that way.
• I also just pre-ordered Ann and my 3 disc editions of Twilight: New Moon. Target rocks...it is the only store you can find any of the 3 disc editions for Twilight. I didn't go and get the overnight shipping but I think we can wait 3 to 5 days. It usually doesn't take that long unless they run out of copies. So maybe I should have done overnight shipping but we'll deal.
• Also, the latest book in the private series rocked. I read it all last night and finished it a little bit ago. I couldn't put it down just like all of the other books in the series. I am going to maybe start another book if I can get into it called The Season. I got lucky and got into Private book let's see if it last.
• Well I am off to start working on the next blanket. That way I can get to the post office next week and ship everything off that needs to go out. At least that's the goal. Which means I also need to finish copying some movies to get that box sent off to Tim...which means I also need to get his birthday present to send that too. Wow...lots to do this next week too. It's nice to have stuff that needs to be done...lol. And I have no idea what to get Tim for his birthday...should be fun.

Feel your eyes cross as you read this...

This week seems so busy but it hasn't been all that busy. It flew by faster than I could have ever imagined. Monday and Tuesday I spent cleaning and organizing my room. Getting two bookshelves added a lot of space to my room and it's amazing. Wednesday Tam, Ann and I went to Orion Jr. High's book fair where I got some good books. Then we went to Wal-Mart where I got the cutest fleece for a blanket for Ava Jayne for a birthday/christmas present. I didn't see her near either of them so I didn't really think about it till now. I still have to find something for Simon for his first birthday next month. Wow, it has already been almost a year. That's crazy!!! Yesterday was laundry day...with my bedding I had like five loads of laundry...it was crazy. Today I am working on finishing the blanket I have been working on for Aubrey Miller (my cousins daughter) and starting Ava Jayne's fleece. I have never made one of the fleece tie ones but it can't be hard can it? Then if I get those out of the way I am going to start on Matthew/Lucas's blanket. It is actually supposed to be for Lucas but since Lucas took Matthew's it will be for Matthew. Then I have two more too make...one for Simon and one for my cousins Angel and Josh's little girl. Wow...I never realized just how much time I spend doing crafts and stuff. I guess I don't usually spend this much time on crafts and sewing but there are an abnormal amount of people I know having kids this past year. There isn't much else to say besides Gossip Girl and Gilmore Girls are awesome. I just realized I totally went off on a tangent and I don't even know why. I really want to make some cookies but we don't have any chocolate chips worth making them with. I am very picky about stuff like that. Maybe I will look up some recipes online. Who knows what tomorrow brings. Update again soon.