Happy birthday!!!

My daddy was 32 when I was born, and 25 years later he’s still the best daddy around.

Happy birthday daddy, I love you!

 

 

 

Don’t I look good?

My friend Mandy did an AWESOME job making over my blog! Doesn’t it look great?

It all goes back to this post. Making memories is something my dad has always tried to pass along to us growing up.  It’s something I hope all my friends and family do with their lives. Life’s all about the memories, right?

Make sure you visit Mandy’s blog design page. She donates to some great causes!

Snow day!

Alternately titled: “The post where I post pictures of someone else’s children (but what else is new)”

Thursday evening and into Friday we got about 4-5 inches of snow. It’s been 10 years since this happened, everyone was freaking out! I took an unofficial snow day from work, and headed out to my friend Laura’s house to play with the kids. We made a full day of it, but around noon everything started to melt. They had a blast, though, and that’s all that matters.

Let’s not wait another 10 years, mkay?

Things I learned on the cruise

 

1. Take your camera with you during the muster drill. The guy running yours just might be the craziest person ever.
2. Don’t hold on to a table or anything when the boat is rocking. It doesn’t help. Trust me.
3. The last day at sea is the worst. Take something. You’ll need it.
4. Alcohol isn’t required to sing awesome karaoke :)                                                                                                                  
5. Jack is a very common name.
6. So is Michel(l)e.
7. Expect your seapass card to be replaced at least once, and the internet to act up daily.
8. Sacrifice sleep and get up early to see the sunrise. I waited until the last day and it was too cloudy.
9. Same goes with the sunset. Even if it makes you late for dinner.                                                                                        
10. If you go with strangers, you’ll come out with some amazing new friends.              

            

            

            

I'm that girl who....

.....has to be cold before I can fall asleep.

.....almost always has a pile of unfolded laundry on her couch.

.....loves solving problems but gets very frustrated very easily.

.....is happy around children. It takes a lot for kids to get on my nerves usually.

.....talks to my mom and/or dad, and sister daily.

.....has the best girlfriends in the world.

.....doesn't watch tv when the shows come on, I watch them online later.

.....started high school in a brand new town at 13. Worst 4 years of my life.

I'm starting to feel a bit repetitive. I did a post similar to this last year and had a lot more things.

Thanks Sandy, Jessica and Mandy!

Life in detail

At dinner each night on the cruise, our table was full of cameras. Lori’s, Jenna’s, Michele’s and my camera were always there. It got pretty humorous watching us try to figure out where to put them on the table so they wouldn’t get anything spilled on them.

While waiting for our food to be delivered each night, we’d flip through each other’s cameras to see what pictures they had taken that day. It was always interesting to see how other people see things. While I took a picture of the side of the boat, Lori took a picture of the ropes anchoring the boat to the dock.

 

Seeing everyone’s different views on our surroundings got me thinking I don’t pay enough attention to the small details in my every day life. Will I remember that my first Christmas tree in my first apartment is still in the box in the corner of my living room, a month and a half after Christmas? What about the empty water bottle box that still sits by my front door and has been there for about 2 months? I want to be able to remember the little things, so I took some pictures today to capture my life right now.

The controller to the electric blanket on my bed. This is a must in the winter, especially because I’m pretty cold natured and I keep the heat down pretty low to save money.

The best local pizza place ever. This thing fed me for about 3 days.

The book I’m reading. When we went to NYC in May of last year, we saw this on Broadway and I was hooked. I still have the soundtrack cd in my car.

The current state of my laptop. The screen went out months ago, and when I was replacing the cord to fix it, the hinge snapped. I managed to at least get a screw back in to hold it together, but then my recliner decided to attack it, and popped off the front plastic part, and then I discovered the OTHER hinge snapped as well. The computer itself still works fine, but I have to prop the broken parts up on each other. Luckily it wasn’t like this during the cruise, but until I get another computer, I won’t be taking this one anywhere. I’m saving for a Mac, so it will be a while until I get a new one.

We get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life we sometimes forget to look at what’s around us and appreciate it. Don’t forget to see the details.

(more to come)

Words can't describe how amazing it is to come together with a group of people, not knowing a soul, and leaving with 30 new friends.

I have much, much more to say, but it's late so I'll just leave you with pictures for now...