Clearing my Mind!

So something has been on my mind lately.  I keep hearing stores of ladies getting married young, and then later on in their late twenties, wanting to be out partying at bars and places like that.  And they're reasoning is because they never got the opportunity to have the "party all night" lifestyle when they were younger.
Ive never been one to have that feeling of wanting to be out at the bars, and having creepy guys hitting on me, or looking at me.  It has never appealed to me.  Ive also always have been modest with the clothes I wear, and the dress code at those places is anything BUT modest clothing.  And if I'm having a fun night, id rather be able to remember it the next day, and wake up feeling normal and not stressed out.  Ive always always thought that the "hangover" was god's punishment for what they did the previous night.  and I will never have much sympathy for people suffering with a hangover.  Cuz they knew it was coming!  I guess the whole idea of not knowing whats going on, your safety nets thrown out the window, and then waking up sicker than a dog (and having the whole day waste away...if I have a day off...i do not want it to be wasted!).
I think the reason i have such a hard time relating with people partying later on in life cuz they missed out earlier, has all to do with my parents.  They had kids in their late 20's, and i think just knowing my parents never drank.....made me wonder why people do it at all.  They never had any in the house, so there was never a temptation to try it out.
I watch alot of shows about young teens drinking (beyond scared straight), or older people with addiction problems (intervention), and I find alot of times it relates back to their childhoods.  If something is not available to you, you may not try it at such a young age. 
at my age the fact that i don't drink puzzles alot of people.  older people tend to paint every single 18-25 year old with the same brush.  Like if i work the morning shift on a Saturday and I'm tired, people say...oh were you out too late last night?  Um no I'm just tired.  (and most likely I'm tired cuz yes i stayed up too late....getting my lunch ready/cleaning the house/walking on the treadmill/watching TV).  I do find it hard for people to comprehend that i don't drink....EVER.  I have a few friends that "don't drink either" but, when if theres drinks around....they are definitely having some.  Then i leave there thinking "oh i thought they didn't drink".....but what they really meant....is i don't drink till I'm totally blackout drunk.
i think just about every single time i hang out with these friends (it isn't too often tho) they always ask me if i want a drink.  and even though every time i say no, they still ask.
And as I've gotten older I have gotten more stubborn (but i think in a good way) with my opinions and sticking to them.  Because yes I'm only 23, but i will get older, and i will have kids that one day will have friends who drink, and I want to say that "no, mommy didn't drink".  Alot of the choices I make now, could one day effect my babies, which is always in the back of my head.  That's what my parents said to me, and it clearly made an impact! And besides, Pepsi would taste better than ANY beer! But...I wont have a whole 12 pack in one night I promise!

So i am really thankful for my parents and the values they put in me!

SOAP

So I went to the library last night, and checked out some very interesting books!  Before Christmas my mom and I were thinking about making soap, as little gifts but never actually got to it.  I checked a book out about homemade/handmade soaps, and it looks easier than I thought!  I need a few tools, but a few things I can pick up second hand....actually maybe most of it. 
This may turn into a really fun hobby for me!  And Ill never have to buy hand soap again from a store.  I'm thinking maybe ill send some to my family for them to try it out for me!  I have to wait a little while before I can get making some, and it may take a few tries!  And I also have to search around for ingredients, but that will be fun i think, finding different scents i like!  And hopefully by next Christmas I can send some out for gifts! 
See, I LOVE making things on the pottery wheel, I took a class and the teacher said I have a real Knack for it.  I'm not saying ill never get back into it, but this is something I can do at home (hopefully with little cost). 
I'm really looking forward to making me first batch!

Simple Happiness

Well it's only the 3rd but I've already really enjoyed my New Years Resolution!  It was to write something down that brought me a simple joy that day, or something I appreciate.  Ive found myself looking at the little things more, and liking them!
A few things I wrote down:

+New Markers!
+Liam holding my hand
+Peanut butter and cracker sandwiches
(I love when the pb squishes through the little holes!)

I hope everyone else's Resolutions are going great as well!

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!