Things that make me smile

-knowing the chemistry is OVER!!!
-Good workouts
-zebra and polka-dot phone covers
-Red stiletto's
-Last weekend
-Arizona Green Tea
-Change in the form of cut and color (my hair)
-getting the nails done
-you
-catching up with my favorite(s)
-Greetings
-Conversations with my dad
-driving with the windows down
-having a GPS that gets me lost (yeah that's right I navigate better on my own)
-Honky Tonk Badonky Donk...
-Single Girl Swag Playlists
-Coffee Dates
-The Wreckers
-Bronzing time
-work friends
-Texting about tools

"It's about seeing the world that's in my head, or seeing what's in my heart. Because you can't really use a word or words to explain a feeling or an experience."

I find myself irritated when I tell people what I'd like to do someday and they respond with some version of "wow, it takes a special person to do that" or "better you than me." And while this is not the response I recieve everytime, it happens more than enough.

When I was in high school I had the opportunity to spend some time volunteering at the Lyle Torrant Center working with a number of the kids there. Seeing the joy and delight on their faces as they completed a task or practiced simple skills over and over again was an experience that I'd like to have happen again and again. Somewhere between that and logging some observation hours I discovered that I there really couldn't be a better way for me to put my passion for people to use. Working with special needs/handicapped children in the field of Occupational Therapy helping them to learn the basic skills they never had, or working to improve their fine motor skills. But it's more than that, it's about loving them, serving them, teaching them, and helping them to grow.

While some people might not understand why this passion has been placed in my heart and why I want to do what I want to. It doesn't really matter anymore because sometimes their just aren't words to explain what's in your head and your heart.

Let's Recap

Running. Hello. Cousin time. Paper Cuts. Planning. Photo Shoots. Knee Brace.

Girls Night Out. Pool Time. Baby Steps. Failed Attempts. Birthdays. Rainboots.

Smiles. Creepers at the bar. :( Studying all night. Old Friends. Random Run Ins.

Older Sister? Wine. The "Hit-On" List. Iris. Coffee Shops. Twenty-three.

Bum Knee Cap. Rice Dream (Ice Cream). Window Shopping.

your voice is the soundtrack of my summer pt. 1

This is probably about to be the most random mix of songs I've ever listed but hey that's what I do...


Long Shot- Kelly Clarkson
"So now I'll take a chance on this thing we may have started. Intentional or not I don't think we saw it coming. It's all adding up to something. That as of some involvement, that as for our commitment. I think I see it coming if we step out of that limb..."

She's Country- Jason Aldean

Keeping Me Guessing- Francesca Battistelli
"I don't know how the story ends, but I'll be alright cuz you wrote it. I don't know where the highway bends, but I'm doing just fine. You're in control, even when I don't know where my life's gonna go, you're keeping me guessing."

Knock You Down- Keri Hilson, Kayne West, Ne-Yo

Hello- Beyonce
"You had me at hello..."
There's a story behind this song, and that's all I care to say.

Summer Nights- Rascall Flatts

I Don't Want to Know- Goo Goo Dolls

Say When- The Fray

Ms. Independent- Ne-Yo

Devil In Me- Kate Voegele

This is not good. Not good at all.

Lost: My ability to be sarcastic/witty on a whim.
If you find it please return it to me, it's very important...

The eye-roll as an art form

Apparently in this family we have perfected the eye-roll and a number of other looks and facial expressions as an art form. According to my step-uncle I personally must have been born with the ability to give a look or expression that says exactly what I'm thinking without saying anything.

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not but I guess it isn't going away anytime soon.

-Skirts + High Heels + low filing cabinets = a tricky situation... nuff said...

-Telling your boss to "BACK OFF!!!) during a game while at a staff bonding outing, doesn't seem to go over all to well. Except it kind of did, I'm just paying for it now everyday... hahah awesome

-Unless you want to announce your arrival at work to the whole building it's best to assist the door in closing otherwise it slams shut and says oh hey, i'm here... plus i'm not really sure if the tech services people really enjoy the door slamming every 5 seconds.

-Not all music on my ipod may be acceptable for play during work hours... opps. especially since I only wear one earbud so that I can still hear people talking to me.