Hey friends, Yesterday was a great day and i am so glad that i got to do it. So i was up early cause i haven't been able to sleep lately (even though i am super tired). I was cleaning my room and things around the house that i had. Then i got picked up by my friend Nicki. We had talked on the phone for like an hour or two before. When she came and got me we went to a big thrift store. We were looking for Hawaiian clothes for a Luau that we are going to tonight, and for some other things as well. While we were there we were finding weird outfits and started taking pictures of them. and i found a leather outfit with some tall leather boots so i looked like a hooker or something and i put it all on over my clothes and started posing in the isle way. Then after we found our budget worth of clothes we got out of there and she drove me to Daniel's house where i got dropped off. Now with me being at Daniel's house we hung out for a while at his house before i had to be dropped off at the school. We got to the school and Daniel waited out in the parking lot while i helped out with the school play for an hour. Then after that i went out to the car again and he drove us to Fremont to be apart of a birthday party. This party was a lot of fun. we played bowling and then we got involved in some dancing and having fun there in the ally. I got into my throws on the second game. I threw the ball down there and the guys and everyone in the isle way started watching me when i would throw. After the first fast throw i did one guy started calling me the tigeress and would comment to Daniel about every shot i did and like warning him to "watch out for the tiger." Then after the game we went to drop me off at my place. It was midnight at this time and brook had just gotten home from a friends as well and so we talked about our nights and then went to bed at like 1 am.
Then on Saturday i did nothing besides like be friendly with my sisters till like noon when i started getting ready for the Luau and my sisters where helping me get ready. I got down to Daniel's and i picked him up and we went down to Fremont to pick up another passenger from the church. We got out there (Santa Cruz) and played around in the water and the sand. We waited for ever for the food to actually show up. We hung out with people from other wards there and we played Frisbee and chatted with friends. Then we left the beach early because it got really cold really fast. We dropped the people back off at the church and Daniel drove to his house so we could start watching Avatar. Then i had to leave and drive my tired self home.
Now(sunday now writing this post) i have gotten home from church and we finished the movie and i came home to chill out with the family and look at all my friends posting the pictures from the events this weekend. You get to enjoy reading this now as well.
Issue 26 4-24-10
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
oopsy!
Howdy my blog readers. This is something that will contain a lot of information you most likely already know. I have time to write and publish and things that can be updated. I forgot about doing this for a while as you can see and so i figured i would do it. I keep my personal journal up to date as much as i remember to do on sunday's while at church.
So since october! WOW THAT'S A LOT!
so either in the ending week of November or the first week in December (which is what i think i have narrowed it down to) I started dating this new guy named Daniel and well i am just in heaven right now! Jacob turned out to not be the guy i needed to be with anymore and he broke my heart. I let him in too far and i got burned. However i did learn from him. Here are some of the lessons i learned...
1. Don't be selfish and make sure to pay attention and be sincere about the other person and their life.
2. Don't back down on your morals.
3. What it's like to be back in the world again and dealing with other people, not focusing on me only. Not to be confused with number 1 because that is just about the person you are dating and this is everyone else around you.
4. Be HONEST with everything, or some call it being "BLUNT". Honesty really is the best route to go and prevents lots of trouble down the line and less hurt and grief or concern.
5. Being close to God in all that you do. If you are close to him you know him well and then when you need his help (almost all the time) you don't have to go through the process of feeling negative about the whole process.
6. Go to church to go to church and learn the gospel, not for social reasons and getting caught up on the gossip that goes around in the different wards. I had to remember that and get back into the real reason of going to church.
7. Learn to respect yourself so that others will respect you as well. I learned that putting yourself out there in the world in a negative way doesn't do anything but hurt you. You become so self conscious and begin to worry about everything like looks, body type, color.... ect.
8. DON'T SETTLE. He would tell me "I may not be the "ONE", but am i some one you could spend the rest of your life with?" I had thought about it then and i would tell myself that there may not be just one person for you but many people for you that could be the one who will take care of you the way you deserve. While that may be true, i also thought, why would i settle with someone i have to work so hard at having a relationship with when there is someone right by me who is not a challenge at all and who respects me the way i should be. So why should i settle with someone who ended up being the very type of person i was trying to avoid being with in the first place. I am not going to just settle with someone. I am going to know with out a doubt that he is the one for me and it is a right thing. Don't get me wrong i'm not saying that there is just "that one" I am saying that this one is a right one. If that makes sense to you then you are a mastermind because you understand my way of thinking.
9. Listen to the people around you. It is your life and you ultimately make the final decision but if you listen to the people around you who you love the most, they usually see the things that you can't see and they love you so they are trying to warn you. They aren't always right but most the time they are. I know in my situation they usually where right and i should have left him a long time ago. However there was a reason that i needed to stay with him as long as i did. I needed to learn and remember different things that i had forgotten and i needed to learn more about myself and trusting the feelings inside. I had prayed and prayed about the situation for some time and i knew i needed to get out and that things where never going to be the way he had mentioned he wanted them. But i didn't know when the right time to get out was and how to do it. I had talked to the friends i have close to me about things many times and asked for help and explanations. I knew what they wanted to tell me and i didn't want to hear what they where saying. Now that the relationship is over i am learning that they where right all along and that many others felt the same way, they where just too shy to say something.
10. Learn to follow your inner feelings. and TRUST them. Like in Pinochio your conscience is your guide and it will lead you to do things that are good. The holy ghost is our little cricket. When we treat him wrong he will still be there but harder and harder to hear.
Now that i have learned and remembered these things i am able to move on and start a new relationship where i am happy and i don't need to try so hard at this. Relationships should be fun and while they may be challenging at times they should be relatively easy. Honesty is the biggest thing i look for and i treasure it. I haven't had honesty in any relationship like i have in the current one i'm in. I have learned some more things since being in this one as well and i am learning continually to just let the small things in life go and to move on. I have a man named Daniel who is patient, calm, easy going, supportive, and everything i desire. I truly get treated like a princess and in fact that is what i am called when i go over there. I am Daniel's Princess. We have fun with each other and make each others day brighter. In talking to his marvelous sister she has told me things about Daniel that i didn't know, She re-insures me that i am a good thing for him and that she enjoys seeing him have fun and break out of the norm. I love the feelings i get and love being around him. He is a blessing to me!
So now i have told you about the past relationship and mentioned the current one let's talk about the other things going on in my life because relationships isn't all.
So in the beginning of January the corporate people from Salt Lake came to the Oakland location for Seagull Book (the last one in the state). They said that they had bad news and that we would be closed by the end of the month. They would pay us a little more to stay there for the end of the time. We got our deals on things raised so we got more off when we would buy things. With that all of us employee's started looking through the store and making piles of the things that we wanted to buy. So that was the third time that i had been laid off and i knew all too well what to expect. I am still looking for a job today.
I am still in school and Daniel is going to school with me as well till the fall at least. He got accepted to BYU-Idaho and will be going as will his sister and i fear being all alone left here. He is still looking for work as well cause i had mentioned to him after he got home from his mission that there was a job opportunity and he ended up getting it.
My family is doing well the girls are growing and becoming more than girls now. Brook is a sophomore in highschool and having fun with dating boys here and there as well. Brylee is in 8th grade and is looking at classes for high school. She is in her school choir and doing performances all over the bay area. She is getting involved with friends and when we pick her up from her clubs or just school events she has a hord of guy friends that come around and hug her when saying good bye. Brook and i say that she is a playa in female form, joking around of course. Mom is still working with Mervyn's corporate people. She is one of the last three people still there and she is working on a month to month basis. She will most likely be working there till like the end of summer. Grandma and Grandpa are doing alright. My grandma has had surgery on her foot to fix some of the arthritis in it and she is just recovering from it now. She is doing alright. As for everything else going on there isn't really much.
Oh for spring break it was by far the best one i have had. Daniel's sister is dating one of Daniel's and I's friends and so the four of us would go do baptisms at the temple and hang out together. We did a photo shoot day and had lots of fun. We went around to several parks and pretty areas to get them. The end result turned out to be absolutely wonderful! Then two days later we all piled in my car and went to a beach. We had fun enjoying the sun and playing in the sand. We found a sand dune that was pretty steep on the side and so we climbed it and then had fun jumping off of it and playing around on it for like two hours. The girls went to utah to see dad and on the plane home Bry got sick and she ended up throwing up on the seat and almost got it on the guy next to her. She felt bad as she was getting off the plane.
With events during school i have been baby sitting every Tues. and Thurs. night for my friend while she goes to school, so i am getting some income from that. Then i was taking 6 classes but with the last test in my history class i decided to drop the class because there was no way i could pass the class even if i got 100% on the rest of the tests. Now i am taking four classes with school and institute. The only thought provoking class i had i no longer have so all my classes are fun classes now that i don't really have to try too hard on. One of them i have to help out with the school play and show up on show nights and help usher. That's all i have to do and it's worth 5 credits. I like school this semester, and unless i get a job asap i don't think i will be able to take classes next term. Money is becoming an issue and the rest that i have i need to safe for my survival.
There was a fundraising event not too long ago that was to get money for girls camp. They had done others that didn't do so well and they needed lots of money so we got involved with this one that they do every year and is very productive. It's basket auctions. They have the girls go out and make these baskets that can be auctioned off. Then they have a dinner and after the dinner they do the auction. This year our family donated 11 baskets. I am in no need of being paid for but i still wanted to help because this is one of my favorite events to do. So i got involved with making baskets and then with decorating and finalizing all the baskets that we did. All together there was 21 baskets that where brought and only 7 girls who needed to be paid for. This year we raised plenty of money and in fact we raised more than was needed so we have some left over for next year. I took pics of the baskets and enjoyed that very much. We had a plan this year for them. Usually we spend like $40 on each basket and we usually only do like 3-4. This year we spent $10 on each or less and our baskets made more profit and went faster than the others we have done in the past. We went to the dollar store for everything and when we rang everything up we had like three carts and put it all on there. Everyone in the store chose a different line to check out in. The cashier looked at us while we busted out laughing because of how much we were going to spend. We all made guesses on how much and i was the closest. We ended up spending about $150. We asked the lady to keep them in the same baskets as much as possible so it would make things easier for us in the end. Then we got out to the car and had to load it all in mom's car. It was interesting but good thing i have wonderful packing skills i got it all in the trunk.
Some events coming up soon are going to be fun as well. I am going to be doing some fundraising events to help out the movie producers that worked with me in the H when i made my movies. I will also be doing girls camp again this year and i will be the only leader for the girls. I will have Brook and her age group. There are only like four girls she says so that will be fine. Then there are some things with church coming up that seem like they should be fun as well. Right now i am enjoying life and trying to find a job.
So now you know what is going on with me and the world around me. You have been caught up on the most important things in my life since October. Until next time we meet in cyber world, ENJOY!
Issue 25 04/21/10
So since october! WOW THAT'S A LOT!
so either in the ending week of November or the first week in December (which is what i think i have narrowed it down to) I started dating this new guy named Daniel and well i am just in heaven right now! Jacob turned out to not be the guy i needed to be with anymore and he broke my heart. I let him in too far and i got burned. However i did learn from him. Here are some of the lessons i learned...
1. Don't be selfish and make sure to pay attention and be sincere about the other person and their life.
2. Don't back down on your morals.
3. What it's like to be back in the world again and dealing with other people, not focusing on me only. Not to be confused with number 1 because that is just about the person you are dating and this is everyone else around you.
4. Be HONEST with everything, or some call it being "BLUNT". Honesty really is the best route to go and prevents lots of trouble down the line and less hurt and grief or concern.
5. Being close to God in all that you do. If you are close to him you know him well and then when you need his help (almost all the time) you don't have to go through the process of feeling negative about the whole process.
6. Go to church to go to church and learn the gospel, not for social reasons and getting caught up on the gossip that goes around in the different wards. I had to remember that and get back into the real reason of going to church.
7. Learn to respect yourself so that others will respect you as well. I learned that putting yourself out there in the world in a negative way doesn't do anything but hurt you. You become so self conscious and begin to worry about everything like looks, body type, color.... ect.
8. DON'T SETTLE. He would tell me "I may not be the "ONE", but am i some one you could spend the rest of your life with?" I had thought about it then and i would tell myself that there may not be just one person for you but many people for you that could be the one who will take care of you the way you deserve. While that may be true, i also thought, why would i settle with someone i have to work so hard at having a relationship with when there is someone right by me who is not a challenge at all and who respects me the way i should be. So why should i settle with someone who ended up being the very type of person i was trying to avoid being with in the first place. I am not going to just settle with someone. I am going to know with out a doubt that he is the one for me and it is a right thing. Don't get me wrong i'm not saying that there is just "that one" I am saying that this one is a right one. If that makes sense to you then you are a mastermind because you understand my way of thinking.
9. Listen to the people around you. It is your life and you ultimately make the final decision but if you listen to the people around you who you love the most, they usually see the things that you can't see and they love you so they are trying to warn you. They aren't always right but most the time they are. I know in my situation they usually where right and i should have left him a long time ago. However there was a reason that i needed to stay with him as long as i did. I needed to learn and remember different things that i had forgotten and i needed to learn more about myself and trusting the feelings inside. I had prayed and prayed about the situation for some time and i knew i needed to get out and that things where never going to be the way he had mentioned he wanted them. But i didn't know when the right time to get out was and how to do it. I had talked to the friends i have close to me about things many times and asked for help and explanations. I knew what they wanted to tell me and i didn't want to hear what they where saying. Now that the relationship is over i am learning that they where right all along and that many others felt the same way, they where just too shy to say something.
10. Learn to follow your inner feelings. and TRUST them. Like in Pinochio your conscience is your guide and it will lead you to do things that are good. The holy ghost is our little cricket. When we treat him wrong he will still be there but harder and harder to hear.
Now that i have learned and remembered these things i am able to move on and start a new relationship where i am happy and i don't need to try so hard at this. Relationships should be fun and while they may be challenging at times they should be relatively easy. Honesty is the biggest thing i look for and i treasure it. I haven't had honesty in any relationship like i have in the current one i'm in. I have learned some more things since being in this one as well and i am learning continually to just let the small things in life go and to move on. I have a man named Daniel who is patient, calm, easy going, supportive, and everything i desire. I truly get treated like a princess and in fact that is what i am called when i go over there. I am Daniel's Princess. We have fun with each other and make each others day brighter. In talking to his marvelous sister she has told me things about Daniel that i didn't know, She re-insures me that i am a good thing for him and that she enjoys seeing him have fun and break out of the norm. I love the feelings i get and love being around him. He is a blessing to me!
So now i have told you about the past relationship and mentioned the current one let's talk about the other things going on in my life because relationships isn't all.
So in the beginning of January the corporate people from Salt Lake came to the Oakland location for Seagull Book (the last one in the state). They said that they had bad news and that we would be closed by the end of the month. They would pay us a little more to stay there for the end of the time. We got our deals on things raised so we got more off when we would buy things. With that all of us employee's started looking through the store and making piles of the things that we wanted to buy. So that was the third time that i had been laid off and i knew all too well what to expect. I am still looking for a job today.
I am still in school and Daniel is going to school with me as well till the fall at least. He got accepted to BYU-Idaho and will be going as will his sister and i fear being all alone left here. He is still looking for work as well cause i had mentioned to him after he got home from his mission that there was a job opportunity and he ended up getting it.
My family is doing well the girls are growing and becoming more than girls now. Brook is a sophomore in highschool and having fun with dating boys here and there as well. Brylee is in 8th grade and is looking at classes for high school. She is in her school choir and doing performances all over the bay area. She is getting involved with friends and when we pick her up from her clubs or just school events she has a hord of guy friends that come around and hug her when saying good bye. Brook and i say that she is a playa in female form, joking around of course. Mom is still working with Mervyn's corporate people. She is one of the last three people still there and she is working on a month to month basis. She will most likely be working there till like the end of summer. Grandma and Grandpa are doing alright. My grandma has had surgery on her foot to fix some of the arthritis in it and she is just recovering from it now. She is doing alright. As for everything else going on there isn't really much.
Oh for spring break it was by far the best one i have had. Daniel's sister is dating one of Daniel's and I's friends and so the four of us would go do baptisms at the temple and hang out together. We did a photo shoot day and had lots of fun. We went around to several parks and pretty areas to get them. The end result turned out to be absolutely wonderful! Then two days later we all piled in my car and went to a beach. We had fun enjoying the sun and playing in the sand. We found a sand dune that was pretty steep on the side and so we climbed it and then had fun jumping off of it and playing around on it for like two hours. The girls went to utah to see dad and on the plane home Bry got sick and she ended up throwing up on the seat and almost got it on the guy next to her. She felt bad as she was getting off the plane.
With events during school i have been baby sitting every Tues. and Thurs. night for my friend while she goes to school, so i am getting some income from that. Then i was taking 6 classes but with the last test in my history class i decided to drop the class because there was no way i could pass the class even if i got 100% on the rest of the tests. Now i am taking four classes with school and institute. The only thought provoking class i had i no longer have so all my classes are fun classes now that i don't really have to try too hard on. One of them i have to help out with the school play and show up on show nights and help usher. That's all i have to do and it's worth 5 credits. I like school this semester, and unless i get a job asap i don't think i will be able to take classes next term. Money is becoming an issue and the rest that i have i need to safe for my survival.
There was a fundraising event not too long ago that was to get money for girls camp. They had done others that didn't do so well and they needed lots of money so we got involved with this one that they do every year and is very productive. It's basket auctions. They have the girls go out and make these baskets that can be auctioned off. Then they have a dinner and after the dinner they do the auction. This year our family donated 11 baskets. I am in no need of being paid for but i still wanted to help because this is one of my favorite events to do. So i got involved with making baskets and then with decorating and finalizing all the baskets that we did. All together there was 21 baskets that where brought and only 7 girls who needed to be paid for. This year we raised plenty of money and in fact we raised more than was needed so we have some left over for next year. I took pics of the baskets and enjoyed that very much. We had a plan this year for them. Usually we spend like $40 on each basket and we usually only do like 3-4. This year we spent $10 on each or less and our baskets made more profit and went faster than the others we have done in the past. We went to the dollar store for everything and when we rang everything up we had like three carts and put it all on there. Everyone in the store chose a different line to check out in. The cashier looked at us while we busted out laughing because of how much we were going to spend. We all made guesses on how much and i was the closest. We ended up spending about $150. We asked the lady to keep them in the same baskets as much as possible so it would make things easier for us in the end. Then we got out to the car and had to load it all in mom's car. It was interesting but good thing i have wonderful packing skills i got it all in the trunk.
Some events coming up soon are going to be fun as well. I am going to be doing some fundraising events to help out the movie producers that worked with me in the H when i made my movies. I will also be doing girls camp again this year and i will be the only leader for the girls. I will have Brook and her age group. There are only like four girls she says so that will be fine. Then there are some things with church coming up that seem like they should be fun as well. Right now i am enjoying life and trying to find a job.
So now you know what is going on with me and the world around me. You have been caught up on the most important things in my life since October. Until next time we meet in cyber world, ENJOY!
Issue 25 04/21/10
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