An update on what's been going on!

It is almost midnight and I am wide awake. I can not go to sleep because the dishwasher is going and also the washing machine is turning away. If I were to try and sleep with those two things I would wake up with every little sound. Ryan gets home around 3 am and I am thinking that I will stay up and wait for him. It has been so hard to stay by myself at night and get a good nights sleep. I sleep so good when he is here because I do not have to worry about every little sound.

The Spring cleaning is almost done...or coming close to being done. I am getting rid of some of my clothes. It was very hard to decide what to give away. I have shopping memories of every piece that I have and I hate to just throw them away. Plus what if I give something away that I really wanted. I am also having trouble with my shoes. If people were to come into my closet and see the amount of shoes and clothing that I have they would die. Last time I counted I had close to 80 pairs of jean or pants. I could go 80 days without wearing the same pants. ugh!

I just had an idea this afternoon that I could put some of Ryan's books in the closet because there is more room in their now. We still have boxes of Ryan's books. Kinda ticks me off because I didn't bring my books yet I have to suffer with his heavy ass book boxes in our kitchen this last half of a year. We need a house! This apartment is too small.

In some more complicated news, last Thursday I got word that my grandpa died suddenly of a heart attack while doing yard work. This is something that I have been struggling with because we were really close when I was younger but he did some really bad things over the years and I don't feel the same about him as I did. Nonetheless it is always sad when someone you loved dies. Today was the viewing and tomorrow is the funeral. So wish me luck and courage as I try and sort out my emotions in relation to his existence and death. Also he wasn't my biological grandpa and I think that has played a part in it over the years.

School ended July 12th and I officially have a 4.0 gpa. On my way to a masters! I was so nervous that I would do well. Next term I am taking a theories of personality class that should be interesting. I've ordered my books and all I have to do is wait for the class to start. I am still a little nervous but I have such a great support team/group/family/friends that I know I can do anything.

In happy news, my mother and I are going on a trip to Las Vegas. We leave July 5th and come back on the 9th. I think I really need a vacation and can't wait to just relax with my momma, eat good food, play the penny slots, soak up some sun (w/ sunscreen)and enjoy the atmosphere.

I used my airline miles to get a subscription to the Wall Street Journal and I've been reading it everyday and I feel so smart, which isn't the truth at all but maybe some good will come out of it. It's nice since we don't have television its like watching the news. I love the news. I am definitely the farthest thing from a gossiper but I love to be in the know. I need to KNOW! I would have been a great detective.

Currently I am loving on my box fan from the 70's. If I did not have that little thing I would be dead right now.

I am so excited to receive the fabric and notions that Rebecca is sending me to make her flower girl dress that Renee will be wearing. Its funny because I have the necessary skill set to pull this off and I have made many more complicated things in my life but I am freaked out cause what if they don't like it or something then its all my fault...scary.

I miss my puppy dog...although she isn't really a puppy anymore she will always be my baby dog. Here time is numbered. She is severely slow and you can just tell that her time is coming.


Isn't she sweet! Ignore my mom's leg in the background

Spring Cleaning

I have been getting so sick of the nasty rats nest that we live in that I am have decided to get rid of the mess. This means that I am going to try to get rid of the things that we do not need. One of my pet peeves is that ryan leaves things in the living room and kitchen that should not go their...For example, right now there is a backpack and trekking poles in our living room that are currently making camp in the corner with the bike tire pump. MOVE YOUR SHIT!

Well it will get moved sooner or later. Plus we have one last christmas box in the kitchen that was supposed to be stored at my parents house. Well of course it's left up to me to get it there but it is really heavy and you would think someone would offer to help lol..

The other day I found this old camera bag with an old camera in it from ryan's dad's house. I opened it not knowing what it was and inside were like massive old EGG SACKS! the shit is nasty...ick. I've told ryan he needs to do something about it stat...well that was a while ago so now everytime I clean I put it out in the middle of the floor and it always gets put back in its spot...I think today I will ask him why the bag is in the middle of the floor? because it needs to go....

I know I sound like a bitch but laundry does that to me...

there are some good things though.
We are going to the beach for mother's day!
I got 100% on my first ever graduate paper..that felt really nice..

Plus I have decided on a new venture...I am going back to a childhood/adolescent passion of mine and that would be watercolor painting...Hopefully I might even be able to sell some of them..

that's all for now I've started picking some of my five favorite on facebook and its addicting:)

Finally Blogging Again After All This Time

So here I am blogging again and there isn't really much to say except that I had my first day of school today and it went fabulously well.
I am really looking forward to summer because I get to go to two weddings.
I hope they have yummy cake...that's pretty much why I go to them. kidding!

Ryan is sick right now with that change of the season gleep.
He is kinda puny right now but I know that tomorrow he will be cleaning the house or something. He is never sick for long like me. When I get sick its like dragging myself out of quicksand.

I love pandora.com. It lets me create my own radio station based on musical preference. Its so great when you are stuck at the computer and you don't really know what you want to listen to so you just plug in a singer or song and they build a playlist for you...how cool.

Tomorrow I am going to start draping some summer dresses and hopefully finish my mom's skirt. Now that I can't steal pattern paper from school I need to find a new source. Its so hard to find a large roll of paper for cheap. I usually end up buying smaller and taping which sucks. I am really feeling tropical colors lately and I think that it is because of the beautiful weather that oregon has been experiencing.

One hard thing that I have encountered with online classes is that I am the youngest by far. Everyone else seems to be so much more establish. One plus to this is that its been a while since they've been to school. But I still feel intimidated.

Who doesn't love a smoothie especially homemade ones. The ones at jamba juice are so high in calories I've decided that since I have my own blender I can make my own. And an added bonus..I don't have to hear them yell JAMBA ....JUICE in my ear.

Tonight I am going to get a cool new planner with my mom. This morning she left me some money to buy one but I didn't go to her house so I didn't know about it until she called me and asked if I got my planner. What a wonderful mom she is. She just does nice things for me without any thought.

I was watching Lady GaGa sing live on youtube the other day and she is seriously good live. Much better than a lot of people...cough*KANYE*cough

Back to enjoying the sunshine and watching ryan try to eat a very large crunchy taco

Portfolio Show

Our wedding

I Can Feel Fall Coming Upon Us!

Today is a dark and dreary day and I love it.
Who would think like this?
We have had such warm, humid weather that I am so relieved to be getting closer to fall.
At the beginning of Summer I am always so excited for the beautiful weather.
It always feels like Fall is going to be this terrible, snarling storm of wind and rain when it gets here.
But alas when it does come I am so happy so see rain and clouds and turning leaves.
I can't wait to see the leaves turning.

Troubles Come in Three's

Everything is getting closer.
Graduation is so close and so is the wedding.
Apartment time is getting super close.
Just 19 more days to go for that.
And I can't believe that summer is almost over.

We got some terrible news about my cousin's husband.
His cancer has returned worse than ever in his liver, blocking his colon and other areas.

We are all praying and hoping for a miracle and I ask that anyone who reads this ..please pray for Jeff(cousin's husband),Colleen(my cousin/his wife) and their two little girls chelsea and katherine and for our family as a whole!