BlogTwitFaceSpace...Are We Friends?

Is there such a thing as being a part of too many social networks? I'm pretty sure I'm up to 4 now.facebook.myspace.twitter.blogger. I know, 4 is not such an extreme number, but seriously! I spend entirely way too much time on the Internet, and managing 4 accounts all while trying to maintain some type of normalcy in my life is funny. You know what else is funny? The fact that people even read my blog for starters. I love writing, and don't misinterpret when I say I think I am the funniest person ever, but I do. What I find most entertaining is that most of what people tell me they think is funny, is just me being totally honest, or recounting something in my life that probably happens on a daily basis.
-So today Bobby Bones,Carlos and Lunchbox from 96.7 came to the hospital and visited Ash. I'm pretty sure they are some of the nicest guys I have ever met. They just sat and visited for like an hour. It was pretty awesome, we laughed a lot, which I know was good for Ash.
-Now can we talk about something for a sec? So Spring Break is in a week, and I have nothing to do. Ash will be home by then, which is awesome! Obviously I will be hanging out with her, but I also feel that this would be a good time for me to start working out! That's right, I said it. And I've been saying it for weeks now. Here is the funny thing. I own a scale, yet I don't believe in using it most of the time bc well I don't like to haunt myself with the number it returns. Anyhow, today I did something crazy. I weighed myself. I mean let's be honest, if I am going to start working out, and losing weight, than I really should figure out what I'm starting at right?!:) Much to my surprise, I am apparently not as fat as I feel. A solid 98! Lol, okay, maybe in 4th grade, but I was actually at my usual. This is funny bc, since Ash has been in the hospital, all I feel like I'm doing is eating. I guess not. All those stairs and hills on campus are apparently helping!:)
-Tomorrow I have to work again, and this I am not super excited about. I have about two weeks of stuff to be catching up on(as I sit here and blog...) and I really would rather be doing that.
-Tomorrow I get to go to church and that excites me. Nothing like praising Jesus a little bit!
-I need a dog. A cute one that will jog with me, bark at creepers trying to break in, and kiss and love everyone else. I also need pepper spray, bc as awesome as my frying pan is...it's true, it probably won't ward of any burglars.
-The new Super Target in San Marcos is amazing! Never have I enjoyed shopping for groceries all by myself so much! I also even ventured into the cereal isle, and decided that I don't have enough appreciation for all of the selections. This week I went with Rice Crispies and a Granola based selection. Now if I can only manage to actually eat some before the milk goes bad!
-I have been noticing my weird taste in names lately. Nothing crazy like Apple or Coco, but different. I mean not that this matters, I have nothing to name...but I am mentally preparing a small list of ones I like.
-This has turned into a very random post, which really, for me is not all that random. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I really did!
Much Love.
a

Just Another Day In The Life....

So at what age do you stop bringing toys to school? I only ask because yesterday as I sat in class, something caught my eye in the row in front of me. This girl in my class was twirling this:
A glittery baton! Now, let's get one thing straight here. I love toys too, and I have been known to obsess about a certain Disney character from time to time(I love you Hannah), but really?! A college class...right in the middle of lecture? Not only did she proceed to twirl this baton as if it was half time at the high school football game and this was the performance of her life, but she continued to twirl, and twirl and twirl! My cute professor didn't say a word. He really is probably the nicest man I have ever met, and I think he really just couldn't muster up the courage to tell her this was not playtime, and we were not actually at a high school football game. So she's twirling, and like most baton twirlers, she got a little cocky with her skills! She twirled her baton right out of her hand and into the heads of the not one, but two girls sitting in the row in front of her! "Oops! Sorry." They kindly handed it back to her, and what do you think she did? Yes, she began twirling it again!!! So by now, I am completely just staring at this girl, and well it really all began to make sense. She was wearing a sweatshirt with a cartoon character of some sort on the back, a pink hair tie with pink plastic flowers all around it, and she was really enjoying a bottle of chocolate milk. At this point I am convinced that she is a really smart nine year old getting a head start on those college credits!
So life is good right now, the semester is oddly enough kind of wrapping up! Crazy huh? I really can't wait for life to be normal again. I think the summer will give me some much needed downtime, and I pray that Ash is all better and on her way to recovery by then. Right now the biggest blessing would be that I am a bone marrow match for her. It really will cut her treatment time almost in half! I mean I feel like we are identical twins, so really we should have identical bone marrow right?! God, if this is not the case, you can go ahead and start doing your thing to make that happen. Mkay, thanks. I'm just thinking, we shared a womb, and that was fine...so now I'd just like to give her a few of my stem cells! The least I could do! I did push her out of the way so I could be "Baby A" and because of this, I got the cooler of the middle names...so it would only be fair. She has been such a trooper and so so amazing! Stronger than anyone I have ever met, and really just taking everything in stride.
So let's talk Bachelor for a quick second here. Molly, could you have been slightly more respectful and have waited to make out with Jason until after the show?!? I mean really! We get that you are excited that Jason still loves, you, but geez~! Okay, and that's all I will say.:)
Thanks Loves,
a

Hello Again...

Did you miss me?! I have missed you friends, life has been and continues to be on the crazy side. I am so so blessed by wonderful friends and family that have really been my saving grace this past few weeks. Ash is doing so so well. She gets stronger every day, and I couldn't be more excited about it!
So I'm still in love with my church, and I really have learned so much! It is so much fun! I love it there, and I can't imagine what I did before I found Austin Stone!!!
So I'm pretty sure my car hates me, and 'little annie' as she has been called, wanted me to know just how much today while I was commuting on Ih-35. Now, sometimes she shakes a little...but I usually attribute this to the fact that I probably have never aligned my car in the year I've had it. This however, was not the usual "Oh, we are going to go over 70mph shake", No, this was very different! My car was not only shaking vigorously, but also spitting out white/blackish smoke from the back! My initial thought..."Oh God! When did I change my oil?!?!" Also, not something I love doing...I think its a big hassle, and I also think someone should invent a car that does this internally. I'm just sayin. So I quickly exited the STOPPED traffic, so that I could at least break down on the frontage road where someone would be more apt to stopping and helping me. So, still shaking...two stop lights later...my car miraculously fixes itself! Don't ask, so weird....so needless to say, I think I need to have it looked at, because although I think car flirting is fun...car flirting bc you are trying to tell me the smoke billowing from my car is blocking your view....not so fun.
Okay, can we talk about how obsessed I am with The Bachelor! Not literally, as Jason, for me..is just okay. I do love how much he loves his son, and I will say he is handsome, just not my type. I'm going to say I am more of the Travis Stork type. However, the show is a guilty pleasure for me! Sadly, I think Jason sent his wife home last week. But this is okay, because I'm pretty sure that Jillian should be the next Bachelorette, and that is just fine with me! Ultimately I think I will try out for The Bachelor in my lifetime, because I think it would be so much fun! I mean, cute boy...check! Fun girls....check! Amazing chance to just have fun...check check! Plus, I feel like this is just one of those things that would be fun to add to the list of things done in my life. Now while, their are a million other TV shows I would love to be on, I would potentially have the chance of leaving this one with a husband! Again, WIN WIN!:)
So Ash and I have been talking about moving...closer to home. Ash is going to have to move back home with my parents for awhile when she is able to leave the hospital. My parent's don't like that I am by myself at our house while she is in the hospital. I think they forget that I don't get scared by silly things like burglars, and not to mention my amazing escaping skills! Should the need arise, I feel like I am pretty descrete and awesome about getting out of the house. I mean there is a door right out of my room onto the porch...I feel like this is a plus. And I also have been known to sleep with my keys too:)

Oh The Things You Learn At Hospitals...

1. Blood hanging in a bag on an IV rack is still just as disgusting as when you cut yourself...except maybe more bc it comes in much larger volumes.
2. I'm totally a baby, and needles still scare me. Well let's say I don't get scared but, for a split second I think I may pass out...and then all is well.
3. Foaming germ killer should be found everywhere you go! Funnest stuff ever, and it smells good, and your hands get all soft....and not germy! Win Win my friends!
4. The masks you are supposed to wear should be re-manufactured so that they are easier to breathe through! Like I'm pretty sure I could have just taken it off, bc it does not serve a purpose when I have to pull it away from my face every two seconds so I can gasp a small breath of air before the nurses come back.
5. Parking Garages really shouldn't be that difficult to maneuver. If you go down the stairs on one side of the garage, but decide to take the elevator back to your car on the other side of the garage....you should still be able to find your car! I have never used such a stupid garage. Def. not user friendly.
6. I have the best friends in the world! Everyone has been so so awesome.
7. 38th street might be the cutest in Austin. I need to live here.
8. Gelato is my new favorite desert! Except that you have to scarily run across four lanes of traffic to get it...but if you are going to get hit by a car....I think right in front of a hospital is probably the best place you could be.
9. Hospital gift shops sell really random things at really ridiculous prices. "Here is your bouquet of flowers, planted in a hat?...." yes, a straw hat. Price: $45.00
10. Purple is an odd choice for a hospital room. Not what I call a uni-sex color. Just a thought.

God Knocked Us Down, So He Can Bring Us Back Up...

What a crazy couple of weeks it has been. My twin sister was diagnosed with Leukemia two weeks ago. It has been a whirlwind of a time for our family. She has already started treatment, and is on her way to recovery. I will say, I have never learned so much in such a short period of time. There is nothing more humbling, then being at the complete mercy of His plan. And that is just what we are, at His complete mercy. My family has really been thrown back into our faith, and it is being tested more than ever right now. I have been spiritual for a long time, but for my family, I feel like this has all been a big test. I have always been a beleiver in 'things happen for a reason', and I think God really felt he needed to get us to 'rock bottom' so we could rely on him and find comfort in eachother. Our family unit is so amazingly strong, and we have grown a ton. It is amazing to see all of the support that we did'nt even know was around. The amount of prayer that our family has received in this last few weeks is absolutely amazing. We have been so blessed, so so blessed with love and prayer from people. Some we didnt even know before all of this started. I am continually amazed by my sister. I really don't know where her strength comes from. I ironically had a conversation about three weeks ago with someone about God forbid I ever went through something like this, how I would be such a mess. I really don't think I could handle it. Ash has taken everything that comes her way with a smile. It is truly inspiring. I am so amazed by her will to get better and beat this Leukemia and I know she will be okay. I need her to be okay. I love her so much, and I have never appreciated having a twin quite like I have throughout this process. Ash started chemo last Tuesday and is on her way be being back to her old self. It is going to be a long journey, but I know we have God on our side.

It Is A Week For Lists...

Because I love lists, and I have been so completely blogging like crazy...here is 100 things I hope to accomplish in the coming year! Enjoy!
1. Craft, Craft, and Craft some more.
2. Put on a swimsuit without being all judgemental.
3. Read the bible from beginning to end.
4. Actually read half of the books I own.
5. Carve my body into a state of fabulous.
6. Buy some really cute rain boots and wear them to school.
7. Spend one whole day in bed, with a radio, and nail polish!
8. Run a marathon.
9. Spend more time with my sisters and brother.
10. Take a weekend off and go to a bed and breakfast with my favorites!
11. Thank God each day for something beautiful! I am unbelievably blessed.
12. Take cooking classes.
13. Take a structured dance class.
14. Prepare a fabulous meal for someone I love.
15. Learn how to play my guitar.
16. Finish buying the box set of Friends
17. Pay off my Credit Cards.
18. Continue my obsession with Fused Glass, and start doing something with it!
19. Go back to Lost Maples, and show my friends my mad backpacking skills.
20. Aimlessly wander the streets of Seattle with a cup of Starbucks...from the original Starbucks @ Pike's Place Market.
21. Write my testimony.
22. Share it with someone.
23. Work on this whole single thing...
24. On that note, I need to learn to be okay with being happy.
25. Get a puppy I can go jogging with!
26. Spend more time just sitting with my grandmother.
27. Go skydiving!!
28. Drive to a random town...for the day.
29. Learn how to decorate cakes!
30. Start, Write, and finally FINISH a journal! I have like five going at this point.
31. Catch Lindsey Kane singing somewhere! It's been too long, and her songs are all amazing and inspiring.
32. Buy an old film camera, and delve deeper into my love of photography.
33. Tell someone how I am feeling about them with no thought as to what will happen when I am done.
34. Quit holding back! Life is too short!
35. Have a sleepover with all my friends, where pj's are the dress code, and silly board games are the agenda.
36. Start an address book, so I can quit texting my friends every time I need there addresses!
37. Buy a baseball hat for rainy bad hair days.
38. Play more sports!
39. Start a savings account, and actually put money in it.
40. Organize my closet...like completely!
41. Donate more money to charity.
42. Find more cute babies to babysit!
43. Spend a day on the lake.
44. Get my friends to realize I would have way more fun if they started blogs too.
45. Force myself to make awkward eye contact not so awkward.
46. Dance more!
47. Get a tan for once this summer!
48. Buy more high heels! You really can't have enough of these! And I def. don't!
49. Make my parent's go out on a date!
50. Horse Back Riding on the beach!
51. Heck, even just laying on a beach would be nice!
52. See an Opera or musical!
53. Clean my house amazingly well, and keep up with it for more than two days!
54. Realize that going to the doctor on a regular basis is a good idea! It's just so darn inconvenient! Ugh...this one annoys me already!
55. Be happy and healthy, caring and content
56. Put more trust in God.
57. Find a long term volunteer project.
58. Explore writing as a career option...after I graduate of course. Maybe free lance....hmmm
59. Stand up for myself more.
60. Get a massage.
61. Learn to love Pilate's and yoga:)
62. Sit in the front row @ church and worship with the "hand raisers" during the first set of songs.
63. Watch more movies...I buy them...and straight on the shelf they go!
64. Be more productive with my time...this procrastination thing is getting slightly ridiculous.
65. Re-Decorate my room...and not in one week. I always get in a hurry. This is why my room is three different colors right now, nothing matches, oh yeah, and I hate it.
66. Start being honest with myself about all the things I know I need to be honest about.
67. Try sushi
68. Go to a karaoke bar and sing it up a little.
69. Take more videos on trips! These are always so funny!
70. Download more classics, as they just make me happy. And seriously, tell me you can't find a song to relate to everything you are going through?!?! It's just not possible.
71. Delight in the little things.
72. Learn how to take a compliment.
73. Fall deeply in love, helplessly and unconditionally.
74. Write the novel I know I have inside of me.
75. Go White Water Rafting!
76. And Skydiving too!
77. Find someone to do these things with me!:)
78. Ski something other than the greens!:)
79. Learn how not to say yes, when I really mean no.
80. Go camping...
81. Build a life size snow man.
82. Get my wisdom teeth out! I mean really I don't want to do this at all, but I am sick of being lectured when I go to the dentist.
83. Write down all of my business ideas! Haha There are a lot...the 1st: A Cute Little Bistro called...Just Dessert!
84. Continue to be an instrument of God's Love.
85. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen.
86. Go to the salon and do exactly what I want to my hair without questioning it a million times, and then just saying.."Do what you did last time."
87. Dance Party!
88. Decorate my Backyard super cute, and have a BBQ!
89. Buy a BBQ pit.
90. Go Rock Climbing
91. Audition for The Bachelor...haha this is purely so I can say I did, not necessarily how I would like to meet my husband...but what a fun time! I love that show! And I would be fulfilling my Monday Night Crew's dreams!:)
92. Join a communities group at Austin Stone
93. LOVE LOVE LOVE
94. Find peace in things I don't understand.
95. Learn how to do car things...change my oil...and a tire..by myself...I did this once, but Ash helped me...and we might have cracked her car bc we put the jack in the wrong spot....
96. Sister's Trip To Georgia!
97. Amtrak Train it somewhere....
98. Make A's in all of my classes
99. Continue to blog...
100. Eat at a restaurant by myself....no actually I take this one back. I don't need that kind of self-confidence. I would be so miserable. So eat with a ton of friends instead!

All My Single Ladies...

So before you start reading this, please push play below so sappy love music can play in the backround while you read about my sad sad life and laugh...bc we all know I do not take myself seriously at all...it just is not possible. So my Mom and well most of the women in my life are always wondering what is "new" in my love life...and because of this I have decided to change my ring tone to "Secret Lovers". This way every time it rings...I inadvertently avoid the question, and get a laugh all at the same time. Haha, I think this is very very funny. You know what's most funny out of all of this...that the question gets asked every time I see someone. Like, I think they are waiting for "Oh yeah, I actually had time to go to the Boyfriend Market this week, and well, they had great stuff!" I don't really know where you meet nice boys. I mean I've heard church is a good place, although it's not why I go, and I also don't know that wearing my "single" sticker on my forehead is completely appropriate. I have also heard weddings are a nice place, and because all of my friends are getting engaged...I'm thinkin this one may pan out for me. Please don't take this blog as a desperate cry, as I am very content in my singleness. I have been forever. I will say it would be nice to have someone to talk to from time to time, laugh at me most of the time, with me on occasion. Oh and someone to see scary movies with. I love scary movies, and while I do get incredibly, ridiculously scared...it is all well and good at the theater...It's the trying to fall asleep without seeing slasher faces every time I close my eyes. That is the tough part. If I could find a boy that wouldn't mind whipping out some insane karate moves should the occasion arise...yes, that would be great. And I mean we will just call you my boyfriend for traditions sake. Also, why is it that when you go out, cute boys just stare, and all the creepers come up and creep? This I do not get. I think it's funny to when they creep all night, and yet, even when politely put down...they still want to hang out and follow you to every other bar you go to. Hmmm. I feel like rejection once, is rejection enough. But who am I to judge. This is all coming from the single girl, who has hug a pillow and sleep with a frying pan after scary movies!:) So this is the new plan...and by new, I mean it's been the plan all along, I'm just hoping it starts to work soon: I am going to continue being mildly available and def. the coolest, most fun girl ever! I'm going to let all the cute, nice boys wake up and quit dating all the wrong girls...and as a last resort, I will wear my "single" sticker on my forehead, all while flashing my ring-less left hand, and singing Beyonce's "Single Ladies". I feel that in a desperate hour, this may just do the trick.:) If this blog entry confuses you in the slightest, please refer to number 31 in the following blog: And You Thought You Knew Me. This should clear things up for you.:)
Leaving You Laughing I Hope,
xoxo a