Ten things I'm afraid of: Ten random songs on my ipod right now:
1. Spiders 1. If I Die Young - The Band Perry
2. Thunder 2. Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri
3. Scary Movies 3. Set Fire to Rain - Adele
4. The Dark 4. Bad Body Double - Imogen Heap
5. Drowning 5. We Intertwine - The Hush Sound
6. Being Paralyzed 6. Your Man - Josh Turner
7. Car Accidents 7. Nice Guys Finish Last - Cobra Starship
8. Marriage 8. Droplets - Colbie Caillat
9. Failing 9. Mean - Taylor Swift
10. Surger 10. Future Sex Love Sounds -Justin Timberlake
Ten of my pet peeves: Ten rules I've broken:
1. Mumbling 1. Traffic Laws
2. The feeling of Cotton Balls 2. Eating on Fast Sundays
3. Sickled toes during dance 3. Ditching School
4. When people don't speak properly 4. Lying
5. People being so serious 5. Cheating
6. Repeated sayings over and over 6. Curfew?
7. Abbreviations in texting 7. I
8. Grinding teeth 8. Have
9. Rude People 9. No
10. Long nails on guys 10. Idea
I am a Sister Missionary. For The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I have been called to Labor in the Romania/Moldova Mission for the next 18 months. These are accounts of the times in my mission.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Having a bad day?
Okay so I admit today... was just a bad day. Things didn't go the way I wanted them to and I just felt sicker and sicker as they day went on. I don't want to go on with the details of my life and give you every single moment of my bad day, for one why dwell on it when there is nothing else I can really do to fix it and for two, why should I dwell on the unhappiness? The unhappiness of my day is not what I am posting about. In fact it is quite the opposite, I am posting about the things in my life even what happened today that make me happy and make me feel so much more grateful about my life. And for a lot of reasons. I have a loving family, I am a faithful member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I know that Heavenly Father and His Son love me, I have a wonderful boyfriend who is loving and treats me like royalty, I have wonderful friends that are always there for me, I am able to go to a great college and learn and do what I want to do, I am able to dance whenever I want to.
What is sad is that I don't remember these things all the time, I only remember them half of the time. So what made me think of everything that I have to be grateful for on a bad day where all I honestly want to do is give myself a pity party?
I have been following this blog just looking at pictures and she posted this. Its called the Five Important Lessons of Life. And this I think is worth sharing for all of you to read.
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50′s, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
‘Absolutely, ‘ said the professor. ‘In your careers,
you will meet many people. All are significant They
deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
is smile and say ‘hello.’
I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her
name was Dorothy.
woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway
trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had
broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally
unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960′s. The man
took her to safety, helped her get assistance and
put her into a taxicab.
She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his
address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man’s door. To his surprise, a
giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached.
It read:
‘Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my
clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband’s bedside just before he passed away… God
bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving
others.’
Sincerely,
Mrs Nat King Cole.
3. Third Important Lesson - Always Remember Those Who Serve
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in
front of him.
‘How much is an ice cream sundae?’ he asked.
‘Fifty cents,’ replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and
studied the coins in it.
‘Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?’ he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the
waitress was growing impatient.
‘Thirty-five cents,’ she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
‘I’ll have the plain ice cream,’ he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
the table and walked away The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress
came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies..
You see, he couldn’t have the sundae, because he had
to have enough left to leave her a tip.
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of
vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse lying in the road where the boulder ha d
been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note
from the King indicating that the gold was for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
our condition.
hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had
developed the antibodies needed to combat the
illness. The doctor explained the situation to her
little brother, and asked the little boy if he would
be willing to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, ‘Yes I’ll do it if it will save
her.’ As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed
next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing
the color returning to her cheek. Then his face
grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
trembling voice, ‘Will I start to die right away’.
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his
sister all of his blood in order to save her.
What is sad is that I don't remember these things all the time, I only remember them half of the time. So what made me think of everything that I have to be grateful for on a bad day where all I honestly want to do is give myself a pity party?
I have been following this blog just looking at pictures and she posted this. Its called the Five Important Lessons of Life. And this I think is worth sharing for all of you to read.
1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one:
‘What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?’gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one:
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50′s, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
‘Absolutely, ‘ said the professor. ‘In your careers,
you will meet many people. All are significant They
deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
is smile and say ‘hello.’
I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her
name was Dorothy.
2. – Second Important Lesson – Pickup in the Rain
One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African Americanwoman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway
trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had
broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally
unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960′s. The man
took her to safety, helped her get assistance and
put her into a taxicab.
She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his
address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man’s door. To his surprise, a
giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached.
It read:
‘Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my
clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband’s bedside just before he passed away… God
bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving
others.’
Sincerely,
Mrs Nat King Cole.
3. Third Important Lesson - Always Remember Those Who Serve
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in
front of him.
‘How much is an ice cream sundae?’ he asked.
‘Fifty cents,’ replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and
studied the coins in it.
‘Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?’ he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the
waitress was growing impatient.
‘Thirty-five cents,’ she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
‘I’ll have the plain ice cream,’ he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
the table and walked away The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress
came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies..
You see, he couldn’t have the sundae, because he had
to have enough left to leave her a tip.
4 – Fourth Important Lesson. – The obstacle in Our Path.
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of
vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse lying in the road where the boulder ha d
been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note
from the King indicating that the gold was for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
our condition.
5 – Fifth Important Lesson – Giving When it Counts…
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at ahospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had
developed the antibodies needed to combat the
illness. The doctor explained the situation to her
little brother, and asked the little boy if he would
be willing to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, ‘Yes I’ll do it if it will save
her.’ As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed
next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing
the color returning to her cheek. Then his face
grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
trembling voice, ‘Will I start to die right away’.
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his
sister all of his blood in order to save her.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Missing?
So I have been away from for a really long time now. Or at least it feels that way. Officially I have been moved out and away from home for 10 months. And as much as I love being away from home and being all "grown up" making my own decisions and choices, but I do miss home sometimes. I miss at night the sounds of sirens and other noises. Yes I know that may be weird but I miss it I really do. I miss having all or at least most of the stores be open 24/7. I miss my dogs and how much they make me laugh. I miss my parents and how I would just talk to my mom all the time because she is my best friend, and I can tell her anything. I miss my dad and how he would yell my name across the house just so I can come see him because he wants me to give him a hug. I miss my sister and walking into her room seeing how her nose is in a book. Jumping on her and tackling her, making her laugh and smile. I miss my little or not so little brother and how he would always say something about break dancing naked. Or how we would listen to some hip hop music on our way to early morning seminary. We would have our own little dance routines. I miss my older brother and how I always knew that he was either working/ playing some game/ facebooking/ or going out with sushi with his friends.
I miss the road I would go on almost every single day to go see my best friends. Sitting at the light on Sahara and Torry Pines for what felt like forever. I miss driving all the way to Summerlin to go be a nanny to the cutest kids ever. I miss playing guns with Max and playing make believe with Ella and Kate. I miss how much Jackson would make me laugh at the things he would say and how he was such a talker. I miss putting them to bed at night where we would sometimes read stories and how they all had to look at the pictures. I miss their prayers at night. I miss tucking max into bed and how I would just rock him in my arms and sing I Am A Child of God to him and he would just cuddle me. I miss how I would put him in his bed and he had to have exactly 3 blankets on him and how he had to have 3 stories read to him. I love being on my own don't get me wrong. But sometimes I just look back at my life back home and I realize how much I miss the little things, even the things that sometimes I would dread doing.
I love my life now and I always will love my life but I never realized how much I would have to do on my own and how much things are my responsibility. How much things may hurt. And how much happiness there would be especially when I'm around those I love.
Just sometimes I miss home and how my life used to be when I didn't have so many worries.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Isn't it AMAZING??
The gospel. I mean how amazing is it??? I feel so grateful everyday to have known about the gospel since the time I was born. The way my parents raised me and just the fullness of knowing what happened to us before we born, what is happening now, what we have to do to return to our Father in Heaven, and then what will happen after. I mean how lucky are we to be born and blessed with this knowledge, while some look for it and because this church is just so good to be true they walk pass.
Today I have just had a lot of talks with my friends who aren't members and maybe they are happy the way they are, but they don't understand how happy they could be. I think that my reading church books is really getting to me. But I started reading in my all time favorite book "My Not So Fairy Tale Life" and my favorite quote always pops out to me and I felt like I should share it.
"My life would have moments of anguish in the future. There would be trials, pain, frustration, and failure, but I wouldn't be alone. My Heavenly Father and His Son, my Savior would be there for me.
I wondered what it would be like to meet Him. If I looked Him in the eyes, would I see every bruise, scratch, and crack in my own heart? I felt certain I would. April had taught me that when He suffered, it wasn't just for our sins. It was for every part of agony that enters the human soul. For all the times we suffer from lost love or lack of love, for all the times we came in second or didn't place at all. He suffered it all that we might not have to go through anything alone.
I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude to know that when I do meet Him, He will really understand me. And instead of crying out the words "You don't know what I went through!" I will fall to the floor, kiss His feet, and through my tears say, "Thanks for being there.""
I feel so sure about this and I feel like I can't explain this any better than that. I know that through all I went through he was carrying me, holding me, saying encouraging words in my ear. Telling me that I am strong, that He loves me no matter how many mistakes I make. That I am beautiful and am a daughter of God and I deserve to be treated like one. No matter how many struggles and temptations that Satan may empower over me I know that when I can get on my knees and open all my heart to Him and not hold anything back that he will answer me and he will help me. I have such a testimony in prayer and the reading of my scriptures that I feel that if someone asked me do I know Christ. I feel like I could hold my head up high and say, "Yes, I do. And he loves me very much."
I know that I am just babbling about things of the gospel today, but I feel that I should even talk more on it... it is such a huge part of me that I need to really talk about it every time I can.
I found this video today and I love it :)
This portrays Christ in such a way that I love :)
Enjoy
Today I have just had a lot of talks with my friends who aren't members and maybe they are happy the way they are, but they don't understand how happy they could be. I think that my reading church books is really getting to me. But I started reading in my all time favorite book "My Not So Fairy Tale Life" and my favorite quote always pops out to me and I felt like I should share it.
"My life would have moments of anguish in the future. There would be trials, pain, frustration, and failure, but I wouldn't be alone. My Heavenly Father and His Son, my Savior would be there for me.
I wondered what it would be like to meet Him. If I looked Him in the eyes, would I see every bruise, scratch, and crack in my own heart? I felt certain I would. April had taught me that when He suffered, it wasn't just for our sins. It was for every part of agony that enters the human soul. For all the times we suffer from lost love or lack of love, for all the times we came in second or didn't place at all. He suffered it all that we might not have to go through anything alone.
I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude to know that when I do meet Him, He will really understand me. And instead of crying out the words "You don't know what I went through!" I will fall to the floor, kiss His feet, and through my tears say, "Thanks for being there.""
I feel so sure about this and I feel like I can't explain this any better than that. I know that through all I went through he was carrying me, holding me, saying encouraging words in my ear. Telling me that I am strong, that He loves me no matter how many mistakes I make. That I am beautiful and am a daughter of God and I deserve to be treated like one. No matter how many struggles and temptations that Satan may empower over me I know that when I can get on my knees and open all my heart to Him and not hold anything back that he will answer me and he will help me. I have such a testimony in prayer and the reading of my scriptures that I feel that if someone asked me do I know Christ. I feel like I could hold my head up high and say, "Yes, I do. And he loves me very much."
I know that I am just babbling about things of the gospel today, but I feel that I should even talk more on it... it is such a huge part of me that I need to really talk about it every time I can.
I found this video today and I love it :)
This portrays Christ in such a way that I love :)
Enjoy
Monday, May 30, 2011
You know you're bored when...
You start taking surveys.... so here we go...
Hmmmm probably my legs. I like to shave my legs first so yeah.
Its a coral pinkish color. It is so soft and comfortable. I just got it :)
Ughhh... awkward. Possibly, yeahhh
Sometimes yeah I do. The night before I usually think of what I am going to where so I don't have to wake up so early.
I am feeling really tired... and kinda irritated. Long day at work full of headaches
My bed sheet. I am laying on it.
Ummm neither...
I actually think it was about a serial killer... I can't remember though... it was kinda weird. That is what I get for watching Criminal Minds before bed.
Yes I did. :) I meet someone knew almost everyday now :)
Raising Canes... I miss it
Yeah I do... probably not often enough though.
I dunno... some vegetable which it is.
I have never had an aim so never.
HAHAHA no. Not really. Maybe internally but I don't let things show very easily.
I would dance to any song ;)
yeah I have.
Biting gives me the chills. So I just lick it.
Ehhh sometimes. For the most part yeah.
I love myself. In a non cocky way.
I have met singers... a celebrity... a don't think so...
Ewww no.
The dogs bark.
Just the United States and Canada.
I think they are strict in a loving way. They don't let me do stuff that would harm me or my beliefs. But I would never want to do that anyways, so they aren't really strict.
Oh heck NO! I love myself remember?
Yeah sure why not?
Well that would be rude so no.
Yeah the crown I won for being Miss Eastern
Yeah from Red Box.
I don't have math right now or any class so no one.
when I was in middle school yeah.
Sure why not?
Probably no one... who knows though.
How about chicken eggs from the backyard?
Ummmm I think so but who knows, I have a lot of clothes.
No, eventually I will though.
Yeah I have.
Yes I do.
Hahahha totally depends.
Yes sir/ma'am
I have not.
Ummm why on earth is the BDAC closed possibly?
Ummm oh goodness... I have no idea...
I don't like either. I like men haha ;)
There is no such thing as a bus here at USU Eastern
DEAD Straight
Ummm don't really wanna talk about it thanks :)
HAHAHAHHA OH YES :)
Not too much. It depends.
Ummm yeah most likely.
haha totally have.
Fall :) I LOVE FALL :)
Used to be Brown... starting to become a dark gray and light pink :)
It depends on the situation but yeah sometimes.
Eww no.
HAHAHA well... if you really must know... Probably Cortland
Nope I do not.
I dunno probably not...
I do :) It's a pretty great life.
Depends. At least everyday it seems like now.
Pink Flamingo :) :) :) :)
Gas for my car.
Perfect :)
Yup sure can
I can forgive. Yes. Will I ever get with them probably not.
Yeah I do.
Yes I can :)
PJ bottoms and a USU Eastern shirt.
hahahaha yes I have :)
Hmmmm probably my legs. I like to shave my legs first so yeah.
Its a coral pinkish color. It is so soft and comfortable. I just got it :)
Ughhh... awkward. Possibly, yeahhh
Sometimes yeah I do. The night before I usually think of what I am going to where so I don't have to wake up so early.
I am feeling really tired... and kinda irritated. Long day at work full of headaches
My bed sheet. I am laying on it.
Ummm neither...
I actually think it was about a serial killer... I can't remember though... it was kinda weird. That is what I get for watching Criminal Minds before bed.
Yes I did. :) I meet someone knew almost everyday now :)
Raising Canes... I miss it
Yeah I do... probably not often enough though.
I dunno... some vegetable which it is.
I have never had an aim so never.
HAHAHA no. Not really. Maybe internally but I don't let things show very easily.
I would dance to any song ;)
yeah I have.
Biting gives me the chills. So I just lick it.
Ehhh sometimes. For the most part yeah.
I love myself. In a non cocky way.
I have met singers... a celebrity... a don't think so...
Ewww no.
The dogs bark.
Just the United States and Canada.
I think they are strict in a loving way. They don't let me do stuff that would harm me or my beliefs. But I would never want to do that anyways, so they aren't really strict.
Oh heck NO! I love myself remember?
Yeah sure why not?
Well that would be rude so no.
Yeah the crown I won for being Miss Eastern
Yeah from Red Box.
I don't have math right now or any class so no one.
when I was in middle school yeah.
Sure why not?
Probably no one... who knows though.
How about chicken eggs from the backyard?
Ummmm I think so but who knows, I have a lot of clothes.
No, eventually I will though.
Yeah I have.
Yes I do.
Hahahha totally depends.
HECK YES. I love my burt :)
Jessica will be going to Anatomy, and studying. Jenni will be saying goodbye to Dallin and Lorielle.
haha I can but probably not the proper way.
haha I can but probably not the proper way.
Yes sir/ma'am
I have not.
Ummm why on earth is the BDAC closed possibly?
Ummm oh goodness... I have no idea...
I don't like either. I like men haha ;)
There is no such thing as a bus here at USU Eastern
DEAD Straight
Ummm don't really wanna talk about it thanks :)
HAHAHAHHA OH YES :)
Not too much. It depends.
Ummm yeah most likely.
haha totally have.
Fall :) I LOVE FALL :)
Used to be Brown... starting to become a dark gray and light pink :)
It depends on the situation but yeah sometimes.
Eww no.
HAHAHA well... if you really must know... Probably Cortland
Nope I do not.
63. Where was your facebook default picture taken at?
On stage for the Spring Images dance concert :)
On stage for the Spring Images dance concert :)
I dunno probably not...
I do :) It's a pretty great life.
Depends. At least everyday it seems like now.
Pink Flamingo :) :) :) :)
Gas for my car.
Perfect :)
Yup sure can
I can forgive. Yes. Will I ever get with them probably not.
Yeah I do.
Yes I can :)
PJ bottoms and a USU Eastern shirt.
hahahaha yes I have :)
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Today...
I thought I was going to die. No really I did. So let me back up a bit and let me fill you on in what is going on. I am still in Price, UT and I am living on a farm... okay so a little less than a farm. It still is a farm though, or at least I consider it a farm, there is chickens and roosters, a horse, 3 dogs, a cat, and geese. Yes geese.
Most people are terrified of geese and I am one of these. They don't like anyone near them and they hiss at you. I haven't been attacked yet... but the rooster charged at my leg 2 days ago and today. I don't think he likes me very much.
Anyways back to my story. Terry and Cherilynn's geese are actually pretty nice... as they say. I think they are mean, but that's just me. They don't attack people all the time but again they don't like you to get near them because they hiss at you all the time.
Well today, I woke up and got ready to go to church, I was even early. And I look around and I can't find my keys anywhere. I still haven't found my keys, but I needed a break from looking. So while I'm looking I take the dogs out and I realize that I have to go feed the chickens. Which is where the rooster charged at me. So far I only like the Horse since I don't have to do anything to feed him, he takes care of himself unlike all the other animals. Anyways I am coming back from feeding the chickens and I realize that one of the mother geese, she just had two little goslings and so she is super over protective and just mean. She starts hissing at me and I had no idea why until I crossed the other gate and I realized that her little one is stuck in the area that he or she is not supposed to be in. Which is not good because Foxes like to come and snatch them up all the time. Anyways so she's freaking out and I have no idea what to do. I figure hey if the little gosling got over here he can get back. So I come back inside and continue to look for my keys and the dogs start barking so I try to bring them back out... again. So I let the two guys out and I look to my left and not only is the little gosling still there but its brother or sister was there and its mom and its dad. I freaked because I didn't want the geese to kill the dogs so I bring them inside and call Terry of what I should do, because the dogs are not happy. And you know what he tells me, he tells me to open up the gate and then to HERD the geese back in. Yes you heard me he said to herd them. Can you even herd geese? So I asked how on earth am I supposed to do that without dying and of course he laughed and just said to spread my arms wide and walk toward them.
Sounds easy right? Yeah right. So I go and put on my shoes and walk outside. Geese scare me okay, really bad. And I do what he says and open the gate... they hiss at me. And then I get behind them... haha not right behind them but ya know behind them a couple feet and I put my arms out wide and just take one step toward them... well they didn't like that. They started hissing both of the parents and they both spread their wings wide. Yeah well they have large wings. But gradually they started backing up... but in the wrong way not in the direction of the gate. So I have to move in another direction which put nothing in between us. And I do it again. Again they did not like this but they then begin to retreat back into the gate. At any moment though I was ready to just pick up and run back into the house and let the dogs just live out their bladder. I was ready for the geese to see the fear and hear my heart beat and decide to attack me.
And yes this is a real story and maybe I wasn't gonna die but I'm pretty sure if they wanted to they could kill me.
Moral of this story is... I never want to live on a farm or have animals when I am married. Especially Geese and roosters.
THEY ARE FREAKING SCARY OKAY!
Most people are terrified of geese and I am one of these. They don't like anyone near them and they hiss at you. I haven't been attacked yet... but the rooster charged at my leg 2 days ago and today. I don't think he likes me very much.
Anyways back to my story. Terry and Cherilynn's geese are actually pretty nice... as they say. I think they are mean, but that's just me. They don't attack people all the time but again they don't like you to get near them because they hiss at you all the time.
Well today, I woke up and got ready to go to church, I was even early. And I look around and I can't find my keys anywhere. I still haven't found my keys, but I needed a break from looking. So while I'm looking I take the dogs out and I realize that I have to go feed the chickens. Which is where the rooster charged at me. So far I only like the Horse since I don't have to do anything to feed him, he takes care of himself unlike all the other animals. Anyways I am coming back from feeding the chickens and I realize that one of the mother geese, she just had two little goslings and so she is super over protective and just mean. She starts hissing at me and I had no idea why until I crossed the other gate and I realized that her little one is stuck in the area that he or she is not supposed to be in. Which is not good because Foxes like to come and snatch them up all the time. Anyways so she's freaking out and I have no idea what to do. I figure hey if the little gosling got over here he can get back. So I come back inside and continue to look for my keys and the dogs start barking so I try to bring them back out... again. So I let the two guys out and I look to my left and not only is the little gosling still there but its brother or sister was there and its mom and its dad. I freaked because I didn't want the geese to kill the dogs so I bring them inside and call Terry of what I should do, because the dogs are not happy. And you know what he tells me, he tells me to open up the gate and then to HERD the geese back in. Yes you heard me he said to herd them. Can you even herd geese? So I asked how on earth am I supposed to do that without dying and of course he laughed and just said to spread my arms wide and walk toward them.
Sounds easy right? Yeah right. So I go and put on my shoes and walk outside. Geese scare me okay, really bad. And I do what he says and open the gate... they hiss at me. And then I get behind them... haha not right behind them but ya know behind them a couple feet and I put my arms out wide and just take one step toward them... well they didn't like that. They started hissing both of the parents and they both spread their wings wide. Yeah well they have large wings. But gradually they started backing up... but in the wrong way not in the direction of the gate. So I have to move in another direction which put nothing in between us. And I do it again. Again they did not like this but they then begin to retreat back into the gate. At any moment though I was ready to just pick up and run back into the house and let the dogs just live out their bladder. I was ready for the geese to see the fear and hear my heart beat and decide to attack me.
And yes this is a real story and maybe I wasn't gonna die but I'm pretty sure if they wanted to they could kill me.
Moral of this story is... I never want to live on a farm or have animals when I am married. Especially Geese and roosters.
THEY ARE FREAKING SCARY OKAY!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Empty rooms...
Today was my official last day of my first year of college. And it was an awesome, trying, ridiculous, hard, happy, incredible school year. I had learned so much through just going to class, but I'm sorry to say I think I learned a whole lot more about who I am, who I am going to be, what I love about myself, what I need to work on. I learned a lot about me :) And I think that this was necessary. I needed this. My senior of high school was a hard one. I just needed to escape and really be myself and this was it. I really had the time of my life and I challenged myself in ways I never would have thought of.
So as I am sitting here in my room filled with naked white walls staring at the wall across from my bed where there used to be tons of colors (mostly purple) and there used to be my roommate. For those of you who know me I don't cry, I used to cry a lot and I just don't cry very much or at all anymore. It just happened. Hahaha so today when Jess's stuff was all packed up in her car and she came back from her last exam and went to say goodbye to all of us roommates. I cried. That's right I cried, like a little baby. I have decided that I'm okay at goodbye's when I am friends with them, but when I have connected with a person and shared all of my inner thoughts and feelings with that person it hurts me to loose them. The same things happened with Jenni. I miss them both and I wont have either of them this summer. It makes me sad.
But just sitting here again in the naked room my mind fills with all these thoughts... this isn't ever going to be the same. I'm not going to have the same roommates, it isn't ever going to be my freshman year of college. I wont ever be back in to my teens after this year. I'll be 20... yuck. I'll be one of the older ambassadors. I'll be the one with a job and I will know how to do my schedule properly and manage my time. I'll know how things work here at the school... it won't ever be the same and this makes me sad. :(
So much for a fantastic year filled with fantastic memories and fantastic people. I will miss it all. Thank you those who made my year one of the best :)
These pictures are just some of the highlights of my year :)
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