My Favorite Thing!

Oh goodness....I swear everyday I love sheep a little more!  "Pinterest" has taken things to a whole new place...they have new pictures of sheep...daily.  If I see a picture I like....I sit here (silently clicking away) and save it.   If it's a picture of a sheep that i really enjoy I squeal and smile!  I found one today, that made me want one more than ever!
Dave might benefit from me having sheep, cuz I can name them whatever I want and our children won't have names their Dad hates!  I already have a few....Greta, Snowpea, Sugar....I will let my imagination go wild one day, and write them all down!
My Favorite Sheeps:

I almost died when I saw this!

I would like to find this little one, and take it home!

NO MORE New Year Resolutions!!

At church last week, I was taking notes for the sermon on my ipod (I swear older people think I'm texting!) and I looked at the very first "note" and it was the new year resolutions I made from last year.  And I didn't follow through with ANY of them....not even a little.  So this year I'm not making any!  I'm thinking ill make fun ones, ones that i will enjoy doing everyday. 
i thought today, about getting a really nice journal, and making ALL my "new year resolutions" things about writing.  for example....write one thing a day that brought me simple joy....write one thing a day that I appreciated about my life.  Things like that....I want to really enjoy the time I'm in now with Dave. 

What I would write today : The house across the street from us, every single day, has a car with the trunk open (I think its a Subaru type vehicle) and a golden retriever dog laying in the back with a little ramp for it to get down.

I really try and keep my mind open to the simple joys in life.  and i think recording all of them once a day will make me look even closer at the little things!

The LOVELY Bracelet Mand made for me!
Love love Love!

My favorite tomato soup=baby food...

So this week i had 2 Dentist appt. 3 hours each!  I have fillings in the front top 6 teeth, they figured I'd need 6 root canals....but I only needed 1!  My ma and I have figured that it is only God that is carrying me through this.  On my very first appt. they asked me if I had any pain (after seeing all the decay/cavities/inflamed gums/holes and gaps) and I didn't, which kinda shocked them.  And we figured it must be God taking away the pain for me.  But anyways, after my appt. on Wednesday i had to be real careful about what I ate, cuz they built up a very cracked tooth so it was very sensitive.  I decided to have some Campbell's tomato soup for dinner that night.  i broke about a million crackers in my soup, so it became all mushy and soft (like how a baby would eat it).  And Dave looked at me like I was insane, and I realized I have some very odd eating habits.  Ive eaten my tomato soup like that ever since I was little. In my kitchen I have a million cups, but i only use 2 for my Pepsi.  The other ones just aren't the same!  With lucky charms (I haven't had any for ages) i have to leave all of the marshmallows for last.  With cupcakes, I have to take the top off with the icing, and eat the bottom, and then eat the iced top (Hannah does the same thing).  I'm also weird with my dishes too, there are these little bowls I have and those are the only ones Ill use.  I bought a set, but the large plates are massive so I always use the little ones.  And I swear any food tastes better on my daffodil plate (my Ma got that for me, many years ago, and saved it for me for when I moved out). 
Oh and I ALWAYS have to have a straw to drink my Pepsi out of (and I rarely drink it straight out of the can).  So basically if you ever have me over for some Campbell's tomato soup, make sure you have a ton of crackers!

A little side note....I'm not sure if I mentioned this in my Christmas blog, but I was out shopping for Dave's stocking stuffers, I bought a few for myself too!  I am obsessed with Russian dolls, and at winners they had these adorable measuring spoons that all go into each other with little dolls on them.....so I though that was a perfect stocking stuffer for myself.  So I wrapped up all Dave's and then wrapped up mine, and I wrote on mine To the best cook ever!  Haha!

Christmas!!

Dave went out and got us a pine Christmas Tree on Saturday, with my Dad and Amanda.  Dave looked hard for the perfect one, I would have gone with them but I had to work all day.  So after work I came home to a decorated house!  Dave had some branches hanging on some nails on the walls, and he hung up our stockings, and set the tree up!  My most favorite kind of tree is Birch trees (they remind me of grandma and grandpa's house) so he found a big birch branch for me.  It was really cute that he put so much thought into things.  We decorated the tree on Sunday, and I set up my nativity set Last night.  This Christmas tree is actually the very first real one we've had.  My mom has given me an ornament every Christmas, so I have lots to put up, and I am very particular about which ones I want to put up.

My Baby ornament with a pine cone!

My Nativity set, I put the sheep right next to baby Jesus,
and yes the donkey is sitting on top of the cow.
I told Dave they aren't perverted....they are just
playing!

The lights I bought weren't very long, so me and
Manda put them around the trunk!  We
left it like that, and I really like the way it
looks!

The Dentist's office is my new home away from home...

Well it has been almost a whole month since I have shared anything on my blog.  I feel a little bit like my mind has been taken over.  I need very extensive Dental work done.  It has been shocking in many different ways.  BUT, it has to be done, and I will be brave!  My teeth are filled with decay, seem to crumble weekly, and have a bazillion cavities in them.  I have to get many root canals, bridges, and crowns.  It will be really expensive, but Dave's health insurance through his work is helping alot.  It took me a few years to get up the courage to just bite the bullet (well....that might break every tooth in my mouth), face my fears and just go in.  Ma went with me, and that helped tremendously.  I had an appointment last week, getting my gums checked out to see if there was any disease.  And luckily there wasn't anything concerning....so I breathed a sigh of relief!
So I have 4 appointments for this month.....extraction time next Thursday.....I'm trying to keep myself positive about it, and just be brave enough to go through the pain.

So please pray for me if you read this, that would mean the world to me!

UpdatE

Well I am going to write a little update!
Dave has been working out of town alot lately, last week he was in Penticton from Monday to Friday.  I went and visited him at his hotel in Penticton last Tuesday, and brought dinner for us.  It was fun, we watched the hockey game, and watched our favorite show (3rd Rock from the Sun), then I drove back home.  This week has been interesting, Dave came home early Monday and Tuesday....which has never happened.  i had both those days off, so it was fun to be together!  Dave went to osoyoos today, and will be home tomorrow night.  And who knows where he will go next week.
Yesterday i had to go to the dentist, and i was so nervous! Ma came with me to calm my nerves and for support.  Once I got there i was okay....but by the end of the appointment (90 minutes later) I was a little horrified. They took a million X-rays, awful pictures, and poked around on every single tooth I have. there is ALOT of issues in my mouth, and ALOT of work that needs to be done.  So basically the dentist's office will become my second home.  The dentist was nice, and so was the assistant, so i have no complaints there.
Next week me and Ma are going back to have a consultation, and talk money and what needs to be done.  and how many teeth have to get pulled out, and all that. 
This month I am planning to have all my Christmas shopping done, and be able to send Christmas cards out on time!  I have 1 gift so far, and a bunch of ideas.....so I feel ahead of the game!  Hopefully I stay that way, and can reach my goal!

Costco!

So me and my Ma went to Costco on Thursday, and it was an interesting trip!  I haven't gone for years and years, so I was excited to see what it would be like again.  I don't normally buy anything in bulk (except Pepsi, I tend to stock up....I hoard it!)so it was different to see anything you can imagine in a four pack.  I also found it interesting to see what was in other people's carts.
When we first got there we got lunch, the line wasn't too long.  We decided on some hot dogs (I think ma's was a polish sausage).  For $1.50 we got a hot dog and a drink, and it tasted so good!  i don't normally have hot dogs often so it was a great treat!  We figured the food prices haven't changed in maybe 15 years.

Then we got to shopping!  We weren't doing a fill-our-cupboards-to-their-max kind of a shop, but we had in mind a few things we were looking out for.  I wanted a case of 36 Pepsi (Surprise surprise!)and ma wanted a new frying pan....and some (really good) hot chocolate.
We went down every single aisle, and the same aisle i loved long ago, was still my favorite now.  The book aisle!  They have always had good prices, and interesting books you don't see everywhere.
as we are going down all the aisles i was keeping my eyes peeled for a case of Pepsi.....and of course it was down the very last aisle!  Ma said my face just lit up when i saw it, and brought it back to the cart!  ha ha....how silly is that?  that a case of 36 cans of Pepsi can make me feel so happy!
But it was a fun trip to take, and we will definitely go again!!



Ha ha!  My already fully stocked fridge, with
my Costco purchase!  Love!



The Queen of Fair

Well...it's been awhile since my last post.

Awhile ago, I was watching that show "Anderson" and it was about parents having favoritism for one child.  It made me feel crazy inside,i probably also yelled at the t.v.!  I have said for as long as I can remember that my mom is "the Queen of fair", she has always always been fair with everything.  In the show one of the moms said she has more fun and enjoys doing things with her older daughter more than her youngest.  They were also saying that the eldest child is often the favorite because they are first born.  If someone was to ask me if it was a bad thing being a middle child  when i was 14....i would have said "yes, I'm always left out."  Do i think that now? NOT A CHANCE!  I was really thinking about this, and thought it's a blessing to be in the middle, Because I have an older sister to look up to, and a younger sister who i can be a good role model to!  My mom has always been fair to me and my sissys, even now she's still the queen of fair.  Amanda and I are 2 years apart, Hannah and I are 4 years apart, so things for Han in high school were alot different than me and mand.  just cuz the times had changed....cell phones were needed and rides to school were needed more often.
i think my mom even asked me and Manda if that bothered us that Hannah had a cell phone and we didn't....and the times had changed dramatically in high school...so it didn't bother us.
I do feel lucky to have my parents the way they are.  They are there to help us always, and support us in whatever we choose to do!  my sissys and me all have different things we are interested in and my parents are very clued into those things.
The other week my Dad picked me up from my house and I thanked him for it, and he said "oh id do anything for you Laura", so simple just so sweet.  he really is the sweetest man I know, I feel so lucky to call him dad, and I cant wait till he gets called "grandpa"!!

ThanksGiving

Well Thanksgiving was great this year!  My parents, Ryan and Amanda, Me and Buck all went over to my mother-in-law's house to have a turkey dinner.  Dave's Step dad has a daughter with 3 kids, and they were there as well as Dave's Grandma and husband.  It was all delicious, and at the end i was stuffed!  My parents know Dave's mom and step dad quite well, cuz they have gone to our church for many many years now.  Jim (step dad) even helped my parents set up the hot tub, and set up some censor lights outside for them.
My Mother-in-law also gave us some big news!  They are celebrating their 15 year anniversary next year, and want to celebrate in Hawaii.  And...they want US to come with them for the 2 weeks!!  They want to go in November 2012, cuz it works good for them with work, and it's a bit of an off season.  And it's basically the last Holiday we can take before Buck and I have a little one!  We still have to work out all the details, and hotels and all of that.  But it's really exciting to think about!

On a side note, today is the 9th day of having a cold....and I'm finally feeling better.  Last night i came home from work to find the sinks cleaned out and the dishes put away and all the garbage gone.  Which...has never happened!  So i was very happy with Dave!

Oh..2 things I am Thankful for this year is FAMILY, and my beautiful Car!


They have just the sweetest little faces!  There is 3 of them that
live near me now.  But I still love sheep more!



Banned by Dave from the Treadmill :(

Well all week long I have been sick.  It started with a sore throat and then progressed from there.  The worst part of the whole thing, is not being able to walk on my treadmill.  I have a runny nose and a cough that can leave me feeling week, and a sore throat....so walking is out of the question.  At first I thought "oh maybe I need a little break"....and now I can't wait to feel better again.  I usually at least 6 days a week try to walk 4 miles a day, and I just started to jog a little bit.  So I'm thinking now when I go back to it, I may have to start all over and build back up to it.  I've really enjoyed having my treadmill, and have been really motivated these past months!  You may be wondering what keeps me motivated....well even if you aren't wondering...I'm going to tell you anyways!! 

The reasons I have become so motivated, is mostly because I want to have a baby in maybe a year or two....and i want to go into it with a healthy lifestyle, and I figure it'll be easier to get pregnant if I'm real healthy by eating right and all that.  Also, the best way to combat depression is with natural endorphins by exercising, and obviously I cannot be on those pills when I get pregnant, and I don't want to have to be on them afterwards as well.  So a baby is a big motivator for me!  I also want to make my husband proud of me, and the work I'm putting in to to reach this goal!  Also I want my parents to be proud too, and maybe inspire them to make their own goals....cuz I want them to be around as long as possible, and be able to see my babies grow up!!

Actually my Dad did something that made me really proud!  He was working and had some time to spare and went on a 45 minute hike!  He took pictures of the view to prove it too!!

Dreams

I have kind of come to the conclusion.....if you are a dreamer when you are young, you will always be a dreamer in some way.  I find myself maybe a little too often dreaming of my future house.  I'm going to list off what I dream about!
Some of the things are so silly, but make perfect sense in my head (what else is new?!).

My Dream House:

♥ A wrap around porch
♥ A few acres
♥ 2 sheep/2 donkeys/1 baby pot belly pig/1 dog/1 kitty/1 frog (I already named it)
♥ Windows that provide lots of natural light
♥ A tee pee (but a hidden one so only I know it's there!)
♥ Birch trees
♥ a little shed type thing at the back of the property....with a little fridge, a chair, a bookshelf, all my magazines, and all my paint stuff.  With a tiny little deck to fit a rocking chair, with a cozy quilt.
♥ lots of green grass
♥ An adorable wooden screen door
♥ A cozy hammock
♥ A private balcony
♥ A perfect spare room to have guests!  Who wouldn't want to come visit a cute house that has sheep?!


This has been my favorite picture of a house I love for years now.  I love how it's in the middle of nowhere,
and everything seems simple.




My DREAM cabin that's just for me to escape to!
Only I will have a key!




A Fun tee pee!




I love this little baby!

 ♥ And of course....My Bucky, a few little ones, lots of Pepsi, and happy sheep!

Llamas ARE Tricky!

Well another Wednesday night has brought many laughs.  I think all these things in my head....and now I'm starting to think that no one else thinks the way I do.  I start to talk....and it all sounds normal to me...but seems to catch everyone else off guard.  I started off talking like this: "Llamas are really tricky"  and everyone started laughing....but I felt as though I sounded completely logical!  The other day I saw a Llama with only it's back in vision and it's head was down....so it looked alot like a sheep.  My love for sheep gets crazier everyday!!
Today was great though!  My car has every single thing fixed so it's perfect!  I officially named it "Perfect Black".  I think there was a video game we used to play with Jared called Perfect Dark....many years ago.
Laura also sent me a message that made my whole week!  I sent Liam a few little gifts for his birthday, and i was so anxious to know if he liked them or not!  They were Cars themed, and I figured that was a safe bet!  And Laura said she asked Liam if he remembered me, and he said I'm his best friend!  Something so simple just makes me so happy!

I am dreaming of going to Alberta soon!

I have started a journal of writing down little things that make me happy during the day.  Just simple things that make me smile, or make me feel joy.  Its been fun, cuz now I sorta have an eye out for the little things....so I'm more observant.  I think it will be fun to look back on it, and see if the things Ive written down still bring me joy.  I live in an area where there are things everywhere that make me happy!  I have a few examples: "I love when I see animals all together, like they are friends"
"My Mom loved my homemade chili"  "a customer called me his favorite girl"
Most of the things I write down are about sheep that I see on my road.  I am completely obsessive about them!

On Saturday night I went to a Keith Urban concert in penticton with my parents, Amanda and Ryan, and Ryan's sister.  I had so much fun, and I wanted to share a few things that made me very amused!
1- I saw a girl wearing white and pink cowboy boots.....we knew she wasn't a real cowgirl!
2- There was a big group of guys and girls a few rows up from us, and they all danced together, and held onto each other and sang to each other (we assumed they were dating).  Then they left to go up front, and 2 of the guys came back with 2 new girls, and danced with them and sang to them!  Ha ha!
3- We were cheering and then something came over me, and I screamed my head off......and I couldn't stop laughing!  Ryan's sister joked that she heard me where she was sitting.
4- There was a guy on our left, that kept doing drum solos...and guitar solos at random times.



The streamers!!

 

5- Right at the end they had confetti come down from the ceiling, and it went everywhere.  And then there was streamers that fell in just 2 spots, and everyone sitting there was tangled up completely!  I screamed and laughed at the same time, I just couldn't help it!



KEITH!



Sheep!!

Well its been an okay couple of days.  There has been some new interesting tv shows on, that I KNOW I wouldnt be able to watch if Dave was here.  One was about a hair salon in Alaska (apperently sara palin had her hairdo "created" there), and it was fun to watch.  I always enjoy watching Dr.Phil and that new show that Anderson Cooper has.  There was an episode where he had his mom on his show, and they showed this "all about me" book he wrote in when he was 5.  At the beginning it asks what color hair you have....and you color it in....and he checked off gray, and colored it in.  I laughed my head off at that.  I find when im by myself watching tv....I tend to yell out my own opinions.  I dont really know why....but i guess if I feel strongly about something....I think out loud.  I swear my landlords must think im a nutcase, and say "I wonder who laura's talking to.....theres no extra car in the driveway...hm...she sure laughs alot down there..."
But I know for a fact they arent the only ones who think im crazy.  Ive joined a new small group this year as a leader.  Last night was the third night.....and so far everytime I either answer a question or comment on something.......every single girl there laughs at me!  For example, a question we had was "what is your passion?" and before I even could think....I blurt out "sheep!"  and even I admit....thats not a typical answer!  One of the other leaders Im paired with goes on to say..."I can name 3 of laura's passions :Sheep, Pepsi, and Dave!"  So if that doesnt make me sound crazy....I dont know what would!

I found out tonight that Dave gets back on Saturday, so now I wont be so lonely at home (the only person who's been "over" is Jillian Micheals...and she's mean....and yells at me).  Dave also told me tonight that he really wants a chainsaw for his birthday.  We dont have a yard....not even one tree that we own.  But once that boy gets an idea in his head...its hard to get it out!

10 Days

Well this week Dave went to work in Cranbrook for 10 days (he left on Monday).  And i had an extra day off this week, so i have had to find projects to do while he`s gone.  The first thing i did was clean out our pantry.  OH MY was it ever awful in there....so much so that the door wouldn't close because of all the uncollapsed boxes.  And don't ask how many of those boxes once had Pepsi in them!  So i cleaned that all out, and sweat my way through it.  Ive been repainting a shelf i got many years ago, and have a little table i will paint.  and i have also been busy with thinking about Christmas gifts!  I want to be very organized this year, so i can get everyone exactly what i want to get them.  I'm only on day 3.....so hopefully i keep busy!  the evenings are the worst, but tonight I'm getting out of the house to go to youth group.  so hopefully i don't go crazy.....but i know once i start talking to myself and saying "miss my Bucky" non stop then....i know I've lost it!

SEPTEMBER

It's September.  September is a bittersweet month for me, it has two very different anniversaries.  The happy/exciting one is the anniversary of mine and David's wedding two years ago (tomorrow).  Two years of great change...moving out of my parents house, to have a new home with my new husband.....learning to run the household by cooking and cleaning and keeping everything in order.  Opening my mind to new dreams of a little family, and a perfect house (with a sheep).
This month is also the anniversary of taking my very first antidepressant pill.  Five years ago this month.  Half a decade ago.  But in no way do I regret taking that step and convincing my Mom to take me to the Doctor.  The hard part for me is thinking back to five years ago, before I realized that something wasn't right.  It breaks my own heart thinking about how hopeless my mindset was, and how helpless I felt.  I hope to be off of my pills as some point, but for now I am fine with taking them.  For the rest of this month I am trying to focus more on the good anniversary, and not think about the bad one.

BLUEberries

So something funny happened the other night.  I worked until 10pm and had to get a few groceries after work, so i went to wal mart and got a few things (including blueberries).  I came home to find Dave ready to go to sleep in bed, and I immediately went into the kitchen and opened my box of blueberries (which i know Dave didn't see that i bought).  And every single time I open the box and start eating....something comes over me and I cannot stop!  Then outta nowhere Dave yells out `STOP eating those blueberries and come to bed!`  I was shocked, and yelled back `how did you know I was eating blueberries`.  I guess this happens quite often....and if I'm in the kitchen, and I don't turn on the TV yet....and everything is quiet...then I must be eating blueberries.
I guess Dave knows me pretty well!

I NEED A SHEEP!

So on Saturday Dave and I (his two cousins, and one of their girlfriends) went to the Armstrong Fair!  The first little while it was just buck and me, so of course we went to the barn to see the animals!  We saw the goats first (one animal I do not like!), the only cute ones were called...nigerian dwarf goats, so they were littler.  Then came the sheep, and I had to hold back my squeals of excitement!!  I felt like a little kid again, I was talking to the sheep `hello little baby, you are so cute!` Then we saw the pigs...which stunk to high heavens!  The first one we saw had this little name tag, saying his name was snorty.  And as we walked by...he didnt stop snorting!  haha!  There were really cute little piglets that had the cutest curly tails.  Then at the other side of the barn, they had more sheep!  Really wooly ones, and my favoritest one Ive ever seen, and ones with 4 horns that were like a foot long.  Then we went to the cow barn, and that one stunk like crazy too.  I see cows every single day, but I guess I forgot how massive they are!
The whole night was alot of fun, great company, awesome food (I had a horse blanket, 3 different kinds of cotton candy, french fries, almond mocha fudge icecream!) and good weather!  I went on one ride, and screamed the loudest and the longest out of everyone on the whole ride...Dave wasnt suprised. 
There was only one bad thing that happened the whole night.  I was waiting in line for food by myself, and a tall guy walked behind me and said (very clearly so I could hear) `Whoa you need to get outside and get some sun`, then laughed with the lady he was with.  I am very pale, Im the lightest shade of makeup in any brand, and I always have been.  In the past I have been very self consious about it, and tried tanning beds.  But this summer, something switched in my brain, and I didnt make it a big focus for summer....I am TRYING not to tan or burn, so later in life I can have good skin.  God made me pale, and thats just the way Im going to stay!  It makes me crazy that its not always `acceptable`to be so white, and that tan is the only thing that looks good.  Dave really just likes it when Im happy, and for me not to worry about my paleness makes me happy!
And once I told Dave what that (dumb cigarette smoking idiot) said to me, he wanted to know what guy...so he could `talk`to him.  He was long gone by that time though.
I ended the night with a nice bubbly hot bath, and felt great!

On a side (happy) note, I weighed myself....and I have lost 5 pounds!  I have been trying really hard to get healthy and just feel better about my body overall.  That was the highlight of my day for sure, oh and eating corn on the cob like Im five and get it all over my face!!

This one stuck his head through the little gate and I loved it!



I just LOVED the wrinkles on his neck!




2 little piggies!



My MOST favourite one of the whole day...I wanted to take him home!



I loved his woolyness, and I think he was rolling in the hay!



Well last week was an interesting one Ill tell you that!  Dave was working in Trail from Monday till Friday, so i was home all week by myself (which was fine, cuz when he was on the rigs, he was usually working 2 weeks at a time, so just 5 days was no problem!).  And on Monday our fridge wasn't working properly to keep our food cold (more importantly my Pepsi!!), but our freezer was fine.  Luckily I didn't have much in there and was able to use our landlords mini fridge that they have out in the garage (which is our entry way into our place).  So on Friday i had my friend Anna's batchelorette party to go to, so I saw Dave for about 30 minutes once he got home.  And that was alot of fun, but I had a really hard time relating to some of her old high school friends.  I was the only one who didn't go to college/university after high school, so our lifestyles were quite different.  (if you are wondering why i haven't gone to school yet, its because i haven't decided what i want to do.....and i don't want to waste money if i decide otherwise).  But i love dressing up so it was fun!
then on Saturday Dave was going out camping/fishing, but i wanted to spend some time with Han before she went to school.  Oh and the fridge got fixed on Friday, and our landlord moved all our frozen food into their deep freeze that is on the deck.  In the afternoon, i NEEDED a Pepsi, but also wanted some ice, so i attempted to go to the deck.  the landlords have 2 dogs, and at the time were looking after 2 more.  Over the fence I pet the dogs, and just had my hand out, and one (that they are looking after) bit my hand!  He didn't puncture the skin, but it hurt, and i had red marks on my hand all day!  So no ice for me!  that evening we went to watch the races at the track in town, and we had a blast, it wasn't as hot as we thought it would be, it was just great!
Then on Sunday my friend got married, and she looked just gorgeous!  It was nice to see her so happy, I just wish i could have been part of the day.   the reception was alot of fun too, the food was great, and so was the company!  Dave was beyond sweet to me that night!  the dance had started and Dave and i went outside the venue (the deck overlooks paddlewheel park, and okanagan lake) on the deck, and just looked at the stars, and it was so great to share those moments with him.  He knew the day was a little bit hard for me so he made sure i was always okay. 
Oh goodness, well that's my week last week!  And I love my Bucky!!

What was his Mission?!

So at work tonight something kinda odd happened.  There is this guy that often comes in the store....and takes a really long time deciding what he wants.....then talks so quietly you can barely here him.  Hes really short....I`d almost guess just under 5 feet.  So anyways he comes in tonight....and I can here some music....and also music from the radio on.  And then theres this guy standing at the counter.....with his cell phone around his neck.....with the "mission impossible" theme song playing.  He has a dead serious look on his face....and is sorta tapping his foot.  My co worker helped him.....but had to leave cuz she was laughing so hard.  Another customer said once the guy left that the guy was having a "mobile party". 
I was talking with my co worker about it.....and we just wondered who listens to that kind of music while they are going to a convenience store to get smokes?!?  Has he not heard of headphones? 

Just thot I`d share my interesting evening!

Cooking Lessons!!

For some reason everytime I try to make a new meal for Dave and I....its a big deal to me.  Recently Ive come to the realization, that Dave needs to have meat with every dinner meal.  And....Id be perfectly fine eating chicken forever.....but I have to branch out for his sake.
Tommorow im going to try and make ground turkey chilli, Im hoping it turns out really good!  My mother in law made some this way, and it was fantastic!  I am sure it will taste great!
Starting in September once we get back in the swing of things again, my mom is going to help me out.
She realizes the issues I have with cooking a variety of `meaty`meals.  So we are going to get together and cook together once a week!  I am really excited to start looking thru the recipe books I have and try new things, and I know it will make Dave really happy!

Although, I could cook up some kraft dinner and throw some bacon in, or whatever.....and Dave would be happy to eat it.  Haha I think he just likes that I make the meals!!

Excited!!

Childhood Memories

So I was listening to that song by Taylor Swift...."I never wanna grow up"....Or something like that.  And it always gets me thinking about when I was a kid, and what I love/miss about back then.  So...Im making a list on here of those things!  If you havent noticed....I LOVE LISTS!

::My Childhood::
:The sound of the truck's breaks when my Dad would come home
:Playing in the kitchen with my barbies and their Jeep/picnic table
:Lawn mower rides in the little trailer...with no back at my grandparent's
:The smell of "evergreen pine" air fresheners in my Dad's truck
:Disney movies....and being scared of the wolves chasing Belle (in the beauty and the beast) and hiding behind the couch with Amanda
:Pushing Hannah in her little pink car
:Baby Tina/my orange cat Cory
:Daycare field trips
:Auntie Debbie and Auntie Gail's cabin they would rent out in the summers
:Riding in my Dad's old truck, and standing up looking over the dash....and drinking chocolate milk.  That is one thing I truly wish I could have done more of. 
:Playing in the front yard in the snow all bundled up
:Playing in the backyard....running around barefoot (even to the store)
:Coloring barbie coloring books
:Drinking Pepsi at my grandma's house and how it tasted different than at home
:The Dance of Joy before Hannah came home from the hospital

I just hope my children have as good a childhood as I did!  What is something you miss/love from when you were a kid?

Im a hoarder...

THE PERFECT FRIDGE: Filled with cold Pepsis!
Haha I dont drink them all day long, but for some reason.....I hoard them, and I like to always have lots in the fridge.  Does anyone else hoard anything?

Sheep Farm!

The other day I went to the store and had some extra time to kill, so on my way home...I decided to drive down my favorite road in town (Old Kamloops road).  I like it alot, cuz there are TONS of wood houses, and at the very end of the road there are about 20 baby sheep....and a few adult ones.  So to me its very worth the drive!
This time, I got to the end of the road.....and there were no babies.....just the adults, so I'm thinking they may have died, guess Ill wait til next year to see new babies.

So on the way back....I was thinking that I'm 23...and married.  So then I was thinking what on earth would i be doing right now if I wasn't married and all settled in Vernon?  And then something popped into my head!  Jared told me there are a ton of sheep farms in Whales.  I thought maybe I would move there....live on a farm, in a little cabin-type house (all Id really need is a functioning bathroom and a fridge for my Pepsis!) and be a Shepard girl/helper.
The only issue Id have would be the "slaughter day".....for those days I will call in sick!  Maybe I would have lived there for a year...
It was fun to have a little dream for the day!



Also, Dave said when we have our own place (with a little bit of land) I can get a few sheep, only if he can get some geese!  He says they are funny....so I agreed!!!

Its funny, cuz there are two ways from my house to get into town, and on both routes there are sheep!  One time I asked Dave if anyone else goes a certain way just to see sheep.....and he said no.  Haha!

Where Do They Find These People?

I have been watching "My Strange Addiction" for both seasons now.  And one thing I always wonder is how something can start out as a LOVE, then turn to an OBSESSION, and then spiral into an ADDICTION.  I also wonder where they find these people for the shows.  Do they write in to the show, with their weird addictions?  Also, the thing is every single time I tune in, the "addictions" are always the weirdest things you would never think of.  Another thing I wonder, is why people volenteer themselves to be filmed while they do these weird things....like eating rocks/pottery/couch cushions/cigarette butts/corn starch/comet.....having a real life doll as a wife/taxidermy/rats.....and whatever else. 
To me it seems as if their families/friends have no clue about these addictions.  And then they broadcast it across the world on TV for EVERYONE to see.  But really where do they find these people for the show?!  And one more thing.....this show is definetely not a dinner time show.  I have felt sick to my stomach numerous times, while watching.

Maybe the show's message is that anything can be an addiction?!
I admit I am drawn to it, to see the next crazy addiction/person.

Trout Lake

At noon today I was supposed to go out to "trout lake" to camp with Dave and his two cousins.  But I got a phone call Saturday night (well my mom got a call from dave and and then called me to relay the message) and I guess their old campsite is completely underwater, and everywhere is crowded, and they are sharing a campsite with some other people.  It wasnt a huge deal to me to not go, I was all packed up but happy to stay at home.
(It was "weekend mysteries" night TV)
And then this morning Dave called me, cuz he was worried about me.  And of course I was fine!  And then he goes on to tell me that the boat moter quit after ten minutes, and then it took them four hours to paddle/row back to shore.  He rebroke his nose by trying to kick his cousin in the face and fell, and also has a bloody knee.  He also ripped off his thumb nail.....and I dont have a clue how he did that.
And he left the towels (that I laid out for him) at home, so he cant even get dry after he goes and washes up in the lake!  I am wondering if this camping trip will last all the way until Tuesday.  He's funny, something along those lines ALWAYS happens to Dave.....mostly when Im not there camping out with him.  And he worries about me!
Who knows the stories he will tell when he gets back on Teusday!

Bandwagon Blog

 Well I have officially jumped on the Blog bandwagon....and hopefully I will keep up with posting.  I had no clue what to write my first post on.....so i am doing a little questionnaire thing I found!  Enjoy my first post!!

1+One of my obsessions+
A=Sheep, My Ipod, Pepsi...oops I named 3.
2+One of my insecurities+
A=Not knowing the future and what will happen in the next 5ish years
3+My childhood career choice+
A=Hairdresser
4+One thing Id like to change about myself+
A=Id like to be more comfortable with my body
5+An object I own that has sentimental value+
A=The sheep Manda made me out of wool, My wedding dress, the thing I put my kitchen utensils in (it looks like it came right out of my grandma's kitchen) and my Pepsi sign.  oops thats 4.
6+My favourite childhood toy+
A=This baby doll I named Tina (Han ripped off a few fingers, she`s missing a few lashes, and has ripped wrists....but I love her just the same)
7+One of my hobbies+
A=I love walking and I love coloring....and yes Im 23!
8+One of my bad habits+
A=Drinking Pepsi!!  Although thats also my favourite Habit!
9+Where I want to be right now+
A=If it was sunny out, Id love to be on an air mattress in the middle of Moose Lake floating back to the shore.....with a cold Pepsi!
10+The Best Day of My Life+
A=My wedding day, and The Death Cab for Cutie concert with Han!
11+My Favourite TV shows+
A=Who the Bleep Did I Marry, 48hours Hard Evidence, Hoarders, Intervention, The Investigators, Billy the Exterminator, All worked Up
12+One pet peeve+
A=When people ride a bicycle and dont wear helmets, if it was a job I would be the `Helmet Police`, and when people mumble so you cant understand them.....then they repeat it like you are foreign and deaf.

I have a few pictures to show you a few things.

From #5 The thing I keep my kitchen utensils in, and the lovely Tina.....and yes her arms do that naturally

 Tina is constantly Rocking Out....Thanks Han

 The Sheep Manda made me for Christmas

                                                                                  THE PERFECT PEPSI!!