Superheros!

Ah!! I'm not going to make a habit of this, I swear! But life was crazy the last 24 hours and this is the first opportunity I had to write!!

Yesterday, well technically day before yesterday now, but you get the picture, was the Superhero Party!! I started my day by finishing my cleaning and spending way more time than I should have on www.textsfromlastnight.com. I found one that I think may have been about me (and Katie). Here it is:
(734): those bitches were sniggering at my man-pris like they were goddesses of fashion!
(269): ...dude i pray you are quoting something, someone, anyone...
We saw a couple guys about a week ago in manpris and I pointed and giggled. LMAO. Oh well. Don't dress like an idiot if you don't want me to laugh at you. Anyhow. I got my cleaning all done and got ready for the party.

My costume consisted of white capri pants. Um. Who thought white capris would be a good idea for me? Whoever it was, they are an idiot. I nicked my knee while shaving and had to take them off and wash them not even 5 minutes after I put them on. Ugh. Luckily they were dry for the party and I made it the whole night without spilling any more on them! =)

Sarah got here about 715. She was a surprise to everyone but Katie and I. She wasn't supposed to come in until today! We were so happy to have her here. Then Katie and Carolyn got here about 730 and we finished getting our costumes on and putting the final touches on them. We had a good turnout for the party and EVERYONE wore costumes. I was kinda disappointed because Katie and I had plans for people that didn't turn out costumed. When I said something to Craig about it he pointed out that I sent out a scary letter to everyone and they were afraid of me! =) Ya'll know I kinda like that. So we played some pong (Jake and I did amazing in the beginning but then we both kinda lost our touch), Rockband, Hold'em and Waterfall. It was a great night. And late night. We didn't go to bed until after 5 am. Hence why there was no post done that night. Haha.

So here are the pictures!:

Day 68 (05.29.09):
Mario and Luigi. aka: Ben and Peter.
I loved the action shot so I had to use them for my 365 photo!! =)

Day 68:
Echo. from the Daredevil comics.
my eyes are still bloodshot from putting my contacts in/lashes on.
I should have waited a bit longer I guess. . . .

Today was almost as great as yesterday!! First of all, I got out of bed maybe 3 times before like 430 pm. Twice to pee and once to say bye to Sarah and lock the door. Katie and Carolyn left early early morning, but Sarah left around 11. I actually got quite a bit of sleep considering I didn't go to bed until 5 am!! Haha. Then Jake and I had breakfast/lunch at like 5 pm. LOL. And we watched Sweet Home Alabama after discussing that he really liked Reese Witherspoon as an actress, yet hadn't seen that movie. It's definitely one of my faves of hers.

At like 630 I checked my phone and realized I had a message from Katie about the bonfire at Peter's tonight and us riding together. She wanted to leave around 630 and I hadn't showered yet! So she and Sarah decided to wait for me to get my butt in gear and get ready. And Jake had his own surprise thing planned so he took off and I got ready to go with my girls. We went to Hastings to Peter's house for a bonfire/dinner/volleyball.

It was great! We hit the volleyball around for a bit. Then ate. Then played a "game." I put it in quotations becase no score was kept but it was fun. And it made me laugh because Jake and I had just discussed the fact that volleyball was my favorite sport to play, yet I hadn't done it in a while and missed it. Katie and I are going to try to play more now. . . .

Peter gave me the tour of the farm. I got to see sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens. It made me miss home. Even though I don't live on a farm it still made me miss home. And then we had the bonfire, which really made me miss home. I absolutely love bonfires, they are most likely my favorite part of the summer and not being able to have them in Kalamazoo sucks! But I had a blast tonight! And Dave texted me the Red Wings score periodically so I didn't feel too bad about missing the game. We sat around the fire until after midnight, then headed home. So I just got home and am working on picniking my pictures so I can get them up and go to bed! I'm so tired. Tomorrow I think I'm going to church with Katie but not til the 730 mass so I will be able to sleep in!! =)

Day 69 (05.30.09):
Peter knows how to build a fire!! =)

Day 69:
taken in the back seat of Sarah's car.

♥ Sara

"We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them."
— Famke Janssen

(borderline inappropriate, but funny!! =) )

Productive.

This morning was non-existent for me. We didn't go to bed until super late so I slept through the entire morning and stayed in bed well into the afternoon (think like 3). lol. Jake and Katie went home and I decided to actually attempt being productive today. I spent quite a bit of time job-hunting. It is the most disheartening thing in the world having two degrees and not being able to find a job in either field. Ugh. I did apply for a few jobs not in my field though. Maybe I'll get something. I mean there is the job up north that I'm going to look into, but we all know that's not where I want to be. :-S

After I gave up being upset about the job situation I got quite a bit done. My kitchen is in tip-top condition and ready to get trashed! =) My clothes are getting there. I have all the tank tops, t-shirts and 3/4 length shirts hung. Pajamas, underwear, bras and socks all put in drawers. I just need to take care of my long sleeved shirts and bottoms (skirts, shorts and pants). Not too bad. The room is starting to look like it's actually accessible again.

Tomorrow I have to vacuum and clean the bathroom and then I'll work on my room some more before I get my costume on and ready for the party! =) I'm so excited for the party tomorrow. Wish my bestest and cousins could make it but I understand that it's quite a drive and they are all busy. Oh well, I'll just have to throw another party so they can come! Sounds good to me!

Well I am exhausted so I'm going to post the pictures and hit the hay. Here ya go!:

Day 67 (05.28.09):
the jar cookies I'm going to make tomorrow! =)

Day 67:
have you ever wondered what I look like without a shower? here ya go, no I didn't bother showering today.
(mom and dad close your gaping mouths!)

♥ Sara

"A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B."
-"Fats" Domino

Pong.

Yesterday was great! I didn't mention in the other post, but on Tuesday someone broke into my apartment. They didn't take anything, which makes no sense since my computer was sitting on the couch in plain view. But, my door was ajar when we got home and when we left it was closed and locked. We aren't really sure how it happened because the door isn't broken and the lock still works. So night before last I didn't sleep much at all. I took Katie home around 2am. Then I came home and attempted to sleep. It was bad, starting at about 5 I got up every hour to check the door. Nothing happened so around 930 I was able to finally go to sleep.

Then at like 11 Jake called to see what I was up to and if it was ok if he came over. He woke me up. Haha. So I got up and got a shower and ready for him to come over. He was here for about 10-15 minutes before he finally says "Did you get a hair cut?" OMG. I had it all down too, bangs and the rest. The rest lost about an inch or so. What a man. lol. We hung out for a bit and watched Wanted. Then he left and I did some picking up around the apartment and started getting ready for Wild Bull.

There was some other crazy stuff that went down but it's nothing I want to include here and nothing that really pertains to my life. It was just shocking and showed how selfish and terrible some people in this world are. I was appalled and irritated and felt very protective of someone I never would have expected to feel that way about again. (No romantic feelings there, just friendship.)

Katie came over and finished getting ready and we went to the Bull. It was DEAD. Crazy dead, especailly since we got there late because of the craziness I'm not inluding here. So we hung out there for about an hour, I rode the bull and then we left. When we got in the car I called Jake to see if he would want to come over and hang out with us and he did so we picked him up then went to Menna's and got some food then came back to my place. We played some beer pong, minus the beer. Katie kept bragging about how good she was and said she wanted to play 2 on 1. Yeah, she killed us. I finally quit at game 10. Then it took two more games for Jake to beat her. It was insanity. After like 15 games we finally decided to call it a night. And by that time I was far too tired to write this. I'll write about today today.

Here are the pictures:

Day 66 (05.27.09):

Katie bragging about winning the 5th game.

Day 66:

I am so happy my bangs are back! =)

♥ Sara

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."
-Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927

Rearranging.

Today was great!! Katie and I got up and had breakfast and I got ready and got Bridget ready then we went to Katie's apartment for a bit so she could shower and I read some Stephen King. Ah, I love SK!

Then we were going to go fly kites, but it wasn't very windy. So we went and bought discs and Chinese food and went to the park. We enjoyed our food and gave Bridget some water. After we were done eating we went disc golfing. Which was more us sucking, laughing at our suckiness, taking a ton of cool pictures and dragging Bridget along. She loved every second of it! =) Then we gave up around hole 9 and took our own way back. (Which took forever but was fun anyhow, I found a daisy for my self picture so I was excited about that!) After we got back to the car I decided it was time for a haircut and I had a free one coming so we went to visit Jen (my hairdresser). She is hilarious and loves me. I told her about my poll and she laughed and said that she wasn't surprised people went that way with everything but was surprised I wasn't redying my hair. I actually enjoy not having to worry about when it's time to redye.

Then we came back to my place, dropped off Bridget and went to the mall. I got the rest of the stuff I needed for my costume for Friday! I'm so excited for it!! =) Our party is going to be great! We came back here and had dinner and watched 'Definitely, Maybe.' If you haven't seen it, you should. It's a very good movie, and it didn't creep Katie out! Always a plus. Then we were sitting here talking and Katie asked if I had ever rearranged my furniture and I told her no, not in the three years I have lived here. And she asked what I thought about doing it. So we are in the middle of rearranging my furniture. But we needed a break. Well I needed a break. lol. If you want to see my furniture rearrangment come to the party Friday, if you can't do that, you will have to wait until after Friday to see it! =)

Here are the pictures, so I can get back to my living room:

Day 65 (05.26.09):
two of the million caterpillars we saw on the disc golf course.

Day 65:
back by most unpopular demand: the bangs. (even my hairdresser doesn't like them. hehe.)
and yes, I am pulling the petals off the daisy I found.

♥ Sara

"No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why."
-Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

Tourists.

Today I got up and got my shit together and ready to come back to Kalamazoo. Had a little difficulty finding a kitty *surprise, surprise* but aside from that everything went smoothly. Once I got to Indian River and was getting gas I was watching the steady stream of cars, trucks and RVs getting on 75 and thinking that the trip up this weekend was an absolutely ridiculous idea. But the traffic wasn't too awful. I got frustrated with a couple people driving under 65 in the passing lane, but that's nothing new. lol. I picked Katie up in Houghton Lake and the traffic after that was actually much better. Most of the fudgies must have stayed on 75. And if you don't know what a fudgie is you have probably been one at some point in time.

So we made it back to Kalamazoo in one piece and I didn't threaten to kick too many people's asses on the way down. =) Less than normal, I think. Maybe. We dropped off my furbabies and went shopping for our party. I have decided on a costume and got a couple of the things I needed for it. Now I just need nunchuks. Katie says I'm not allowed to have real ones though. =(

Then we had pizza and watched Identity and Katie whined all the way through it about how much she didn't like it and how it was so creepy and how if she has nightmares I'm going to hear about it. I love it. HAHA! If you have seen it, you might agree with me that it's not THAT scary. But she claims it's the creepiest movie she has ever seen. Whatever, it makes my top 10!

Well, we are headed to bed so here are the pictures:

Day 64 (05.25.09):
Katie. lol.

Day 64:
today was one of those days I hated taking my picture. so I tried to express that.

♥ Sara

“The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality, and eventually in one's own.”
-Susan Sontag

Double Photo.

Today I did NOTHING! Well I did a couple loads of laundry. Yes I still bring my laundry to my parents because I can do it for free in a washer and dryer that work. And I watched the Red Wings with my dad. The game was AMAZING! Three of the best players were out and they still won 6-1. It was insane. Made us happy!! =)

Aside from that, I showered and took pictures. Oh and I put my hair in a french braid. When did it get long enough to braid?!? And why didn't anyone make me aware of this?? I can't believe how long it is getting already and how fast it grows. I seriously miss my bangs though. . .

Anyhow, for the pictures. Since I couldn't decide between two of them I am posting them both! This is a first, and probably a last. Here they are:

Day 63 (05.24.09):
the barn by my parents' house.

Day 63 extra pic:
my dad pointing out the dead end sign for me.

Day 63:
silhouette.

♥ Sara

"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her."
-David Brinkley

TV.

Catching up on sleep is the most amazing thing ever!! =) Last night I got 10.5 hours! WOW! Looking for a repeat tonight, I hope!

Once I got up we got ready and went to my dad's work friend's daughter's open house. I know that sounds really complicated, it's not. Eh, it wasn't as awful as I expected it to be, my parents didn't ditch me, thank goodness. I hate going to stuff like that where I don't know anyone and there is no one my age and everyone is in little groups already.

Then we went shopping. I got my pictures from the last 10 days and will be scrapbooking them Monday when I get home! =) I also spent some time looking for stuff for the Mrs. Incredible costume. Yeah, that's probably not going to happen. Me in red spandex = not hot. Plus finding red spandex bottoms was an impossible feat. I really want to wear something black and have narrowed it down to three characters. Once I choose I will share my choice with you. Or maybe it will be a surprise. . . .we'll see! =)

Then we came back here and watched TV! Ahh, I kinda do miss the tv. . . .Deadliest Catch marathon was AMAZING!

Anyhow, here are the shots of the day!:

Day 62 (05.23.09):
the inside of a tulip.

Day 62:
my lilacs are blooming and smell soooooo goood!!

♥ Sara

"There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled."
-Edward Lucas

Slacking.

So I know I was slacking on the blog post. I didn't intend on missing yesterday's entirely, I just didn't get it done when I planned on it. Yesterday I was slightly motivated. I went shopping with Jake for a swimsuit (for him, I have enough lol). Then I went grocery shopping. After grocery shopping I did my dishes! FINALLY! (I think Katie and Jake would be the only ones to get the significance of that. I had NO clean dishes. So I had all intentions of blogging after that but instead I talked to Katie on AIM then watched a movie with Jake. So we can blame the two of them! ;) While doing dishes I got a text saying that Leah said yes! =) My cousin Dan proposed to his girlfriend yesterday! (After discussing it for a year, and getting the ring FOREVER ago!)

Here are the pictures from yesterday:

Day 60 (05.21.09):
my furbabies cuddling on my shoe suitcase.

Day 60:
no worries guys, it's a skort.

Today I hung out with Jake for a bit. Then I got my stuff packed up to come to my parents. I picked up Katie and we headed north. She lives in Houghton Lake so I drove her that far and met her dad to drop her off. Makes the drive much nicer with another person!! I got up here just in time to see the sunset! I was so excited because it was gorgeous (as you will see in the pictures) and I don't have the opportunity to get good sunset pictures in Kalamazoo. I love taking them.

Anyhow, here are the pictures!:

Day 61 (05.22.09):
sunset on Mullett Lake

Day 61:
pouting after I dropped Katie off.

♥ Sara

“Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility, and commitment.”
-Ross Perot

(Ok, a little dramatic for the case, but I said there was no way in hell I would make it 2 months, coincidentally that's the first day I miss a post. . . .BUT I didn't miss the pictures so I'm still good! =) )

Late.

I'm posting in the afternoon again. Late nights make for late posts. Oh well. Yesterday was fun! We didn't go to bed until mid morning hours so we slept til like noon. And then I made biscuits and gravy for breakfast. It turned out pretty good considering it was the first time I had made them. But then again, if you have ever eaten food I have made you know I freak out every time and worry it will suck. . . . it's just something I do. Then Katie went to work and Jake and I hung out for a bit. I took him home and came back with all intentions on doing my dishes before Dave got here. But I made the mistake of laying down. I fell asleep and woke up when Dave called me because I wasn't answering my door. Oops.

Then I got ready and we waited for Katie to get out of work then went to Wild Bull. It was great, like always. But it was also their "Pink Party" yeah, I wasn't a fan of that one. Oh well. Katie and I got free bunny ears out of it . . . .LMAO. After the Bull we went to Mennas, like we usually do after being at a bar because we are hungry and they are open until like 4am. Amazing place! Then we came back here and crashed. I'll talk about today in today's post! =)

Here are the pictures:

Day 59 (05.20.09):
Jake feeding Bridget Katie's leftover breakfast.

Day 59:
nothing special to say

♥ Sara

"Assumptions are the termites of relationships."
-Henry Winkler

(Not pertinent to my day, but I got it in my inbox and really liked it. So I thought I would share it today! =) )

Go Wings.

Today I spent quite a bit of the day not doing a whole lot of anything. Then I took Bridget shopping for food. Yes, she goes to Pet Smart with me and she is spoiled rotten. Today happened to be the right day because the rep for her dog food was there and giving out $5 off coupons and then a mail in rebate and supposedly the rebate check comes with another $5 coupon! I was excited because her food is expensive, so every little bit helps.

After I took Bridget home, I went and picked up Katie and we went to Roadhouse for dinner and then to Wayside and shot some pool and watched the Wings. They won by the way. =) Then we came back to my place and took Bridget for a walk and ran across a HUGE toad. So I enjoyed taking pictures of it. Then we modified my rockband set-up (well I did and Katie supervised). And discussed what we are going to wear for our next party. Next Friday we are throwing another and it's Superhero themed. LOL. Can't wait for it. But now I'm off to bed.

As I was looking for a quote and finishing typing this I published it so I could show Jake our cool new set-up. Then we ended up talking about rockband and Katie and I invited him over. And then we stayed up pretty much all night hanging out and playing and I totally forgot to finish and publish the blog until I was laying in bed this morning. Go me! Haha, ya'll love me anyhow. . .

Here are the pictures:

Day 58 (05.19.09):
Katie giving the toad bunny ears.

Day 58:
yes. that is the rockband mic hanging from the ceiling. yes. I know we are rockstars.

♥ Sara

“Hiya kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill. Don't buy drugs. Become a pop star, and they give you them for free.”

-Billy Mack, Love Actually

Freakonomics.

So I don't know what happened last night. I posted! I swear! But it didn't publish. So I'm just publishing now and that's why the timestamp says it was published at 2356 because that's what time I wrote it!

Today started with me sleeping in, majorly! I loved it!! =) I think I might finally be caught up on my sleep. Maybe. After I showered I realized I might actually be nearing satisfaction with my body for bikini season, not quite there yet, but getting there. I'm excited to see the numbers the next time I'm at my parents. (I don't trust myself with a scale so I don't have one.) Then Katie and I went rollerblading. OMG I am so happy video wasn't being taken!! I hadn't been on blades in like 8 or 9 years! I sucked. I didn't fall though! I'm proud of myself for that.

Then we went to Noodles (there's more to it but that's the main name) and ate some lunch and talked about our plans for this week. We (read Katie) keep going back and forth as to what we are doing tomorrow night but Wednesday we are going to Wild Bull AND Dave is joining us! I couldn't believe it when I sent him a text telling him he was coming out with us and he actually agreed! We also started planning our next party, which unlike all the rest of them will have a theme. The theme is still to be determined though. Maybe we will figure that out tomorrow.

After lunch we came back to my place and hung out for a bit then she went to work and I went back to my book! I finished it today!! I still have the bonus materials to read but the original part was very entertaining and I can give Dave his book report. For those of you interested, my favorite parts of the book were the first part on parenting, and the part about criminals and abortion, which was the whole point of me reading the book, but I found it incredibly interesting and would recommend it to anyone.

The pictures:

Day 57 (05.18.09):
the book, thanks again Dave!

Day 57:
me in the wind.

♥ Sara

"Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors."
-Joseph Addison

Happy Birthday Dennis!!!

Anyone who knows me at all knows Dennis is my best friend. We don't get to see each other nearly as much as we should but we talk at least once a day. He is the first person I turn to when I'm in crisis mode, which for a while was almost an hourly thing. And he's the one person who is going to tell me exactly what they think no matter what. The story of our friendship is quite funny, if you ask me. We met at a pary, but he doesn’t remember that. We met at a speech, but he doesn’t remember that. We met at another speech and went to a dinner afterward together. We became Facebook friends. He messaged me because I had a gun in my profile picture. According to him this is the first time we talked. He is wrong, but I still think he is great. We actually argued about this last night. I think it's the only thing we really argue about, but he eventually said last night that he's going to have to let me win this one. (I win every one! ;) ) So, happy birthday to him.

On to my day, Dennis woke me up this morning before he left. I actually got a full night's sleep for the first time in a LONG time, it was nice.

When Dave came to the party on Friday he brought me the book "Freakonomics" to read. We had talked about the book and some stuff in it when we went out to dinner a couple weeks ago now. So I was really happy he brought it and I started it today. It is incredibly interesting and that's all I am saying as I will be giving a book report on it later and don't want to give anything away yet!

Other than reading, I uploaded my pictures from the other night, and am currently watching the Survivor finale. So happy JT won! Ah, there have been too many seasons that I was disappointed with the winner, he was my pick from day one. And if you watch Survivor you know why! =) On a similar note I have started working on completing #74. It's beyond time I do it, I've been saying for years I was going to as soon as I turned 21 and I haven't yet. Of course I will let ya'll know when I actually send it in. =)

Well that's all for today aside from the pictures:

Day 56 (05.17.09):
Kallie stalking the birds.

Day 56:
yep, that's about all I have done today!

♥ Sara

"A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad."
-Arnold H. Glasgow

Celebration.

Happy Wedding Day Brianna!!!!!!
My friend Bri, who you often see commenting on here got married yesterday. She already posted pictures and she was BEAUTIFUL. I got a chance to text her and she said all went smoothly and is currently on her honeymoon! =) Congrats darling!

Yesterday morning/afternoon I was incredibly lazy, maybe because of the lack of sleep for the past few days. I finished my application for CPS and will be sending that in tomorrow (cross your fingers for me!), made Dennis' birthday cake and then I called Dennis and told him to call me when he was a half hour into his trip and went back to bed. When he called, I had a heck of a time getting myself out of bed, but I did it and showered and started making dinner.

Since Dennis' birthday is today he decided to come over yesterday and celebrate with me. So I made him meatloaf (of all the things I can make, this was his request and my first attempt at it). We had dinner and hung out for a bit. I caught up to Day 50 in the scrapbook. Oh I didn't tell you before but when I went to pick up my pictures the guy just handed them to me, he didn't ask my name. He said I was in there enough that he remembered it and I said, yep every 10 days. And he asked if I was doing some sort of project or what and I told him the story. I know, off on a tangent, but I thought it was a funny story. Then we went out with Craig to the Wild Bull. Wild Bull on Saturday is nothing like Wild Bull on Wednesday. Wednesday is college night so it's mainly a younger crowd. Well last night there were a lot of older people, but just as many dressed like sluts. UGH.

After the bull, we came back here and hung out for a while. I completely forgot about Dennis' cake and ice cream. I was so tired and forgot a lot of stuff, oh well. He can have cake and ice cream next time he comes over, until then, anyone in the Kalamazoo area want to come over for cake?!? lol. (I'm serious!)

Ok, for the pictures. I took the photography shot earlier in the day but forgot about my self portrait until we got home from the bar, so I think I look crappy because I was so tired, but oh well. Not as bad as some others. Here they are:

Day 55 (05.16.09):
the best ice cream. Ever.

Day 55:
yeah.

♥ Sara

“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!”

-Amanda Bradley

Fun.

(I know the title is lame, I'm tired and couldn't come up with any creative one-word titles today.)

Another morning post, go figure. Today's will likely be one as well. Sorry, but when I have an eventful night I'm often just too tired to deal with it.

Night before last was awful. I slept like crap. Thought I was going to throw up most of the night. I think it was a combination of not eating for the first time until almost 8 pm and nerves. I am starting to look for a job and that makes me worry because that's what I do. I worry that I won't find one, or that I won't find one where I make enough to support myself. Deep down I know I will, but I can't help but think "what if I don't?" And I really don't want to move back home (sorry Mom and Dad). It was just one of my "oh shit" moments, and like all the rest I know it too will pass. So anyhow I slept awful and felt like crap yesterday morning because of it. So I made sure I ate a few times yesterday and with the distractions of cleaning and friends I was fine.

I spent yesterday afternoon cleaning my apartment, scrubbed my carpets and everything. Really made me feel good. The only rooms that didn't get done were mine and my spare room, but it's kinda become the storage room/the litter box room. And it was far from top priority.

Then at 7 Katie got here so I finished getting ready and made a trip to the store to get stuff for the party and for dinner tonight. I was fifteen minutes late to my own party at my own apartment, but the only person who beat me was Dave and he was just at the top of the stairs when I walked in the door, so he didn't REALLY beat me! =) So I dropped Bridget off and he helped me carry in groceries. AND he didn't make her pee on the floor again! (Haha Dave, I had to bring it up just for you! ;) ) Dave, Katie, Carolyn, Carolyn's friend Jake, Sara, Becky and Jon all showed up. It was a pretty good turn out considering school is out and most people are at home. Well Dave, Sara, Becky and I all live here permanently, or as permanently as living anywhere can be. But anyways it was a lot of fun. We played some Hold'em and Rockband. Will definitely be repeating it again soon!

I kinda forgot about taking my 365 photo so I snuck off part way through the party to take my self portrait and decided that I would just use one from the night as my other shot. It turned out pretty well. I am off to bake Dennis' birthday cake then take a nap since I didn't get enough sleep last night to even say I slept and I didn't sleep much the night before either. So I'm in bad need of it! For the pictures:

Day 54 (05.15.09):
Jake showing off playing Rockband.
I thought the shot was the most entertaining of the night that I took. Katie seemed to take the most pictures with my camera. (Thanks girl!! =) )

Day 54:
I think my bed is my favorite indoor photo shoot place.

♥ Sara

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival."
-C.S. Lewis

Dandelion.

Today was rather uneventful. I didn't feel the greatest most of the day and I spent the majority of it cleaning or laying down, in hopes that laying down would help me feel better. It didn't. I was supposed to go out tonight but for whatever reason that didn't happen. Although right now I'm kinda happy I didn't because I'm starting to feel worse. Ugh I hope I can sleep well tonight. Tomorrow is our party and Saturday Dennis is coming to celebrate his birthday (which is actually on Sunday) with me. So now is just not a good time to get sick!!! AHH!! Well I'm going to head to bed and see if that will help this.

Before the pictures, I have to say dandelions have always fascinated me and I have always thought they were beautiful, even though they are weeds and everyone else hates them. And parachute balls are my favorite, when I was little I used to love it when they would be ready and I would sit in the grass and pull the seeds off one by one and blow them into the wind. So when I had the chance to take this picture I was excited. And I know I'm strange, I never claimed to be normal! =) Here are the shots of the day:

Day 53 (05.14.09):
a parachute ball.

Day 53:
I'm good at not looking like I feel! =)
(It comes from years of practice.)

♥ Sara

“The miracles of nature do not seem miracles because they are so common. If no one had ever seen a flower, even a dandelion would be the most startling event in the world.”
-Anonymous

(I'm still not a fan of anonymous quotes, but sometimes the right one happens to be so.)

Seven.

Yesterday was. . . . a crazy, double-i, eventful rollercoaster! Wow. Let's see what can I tell you? I started unpacking! Got most of my clothes put away already, hoping to finish them and get the rest of the house cleaned by tonight. Anyone want to bet whether it will get done or not?

Yesterday was a day that I wish my blog could be password protected once in a while so not everyone could read it because there was some crazy stuff that went down that I would love to share with some of you but since I don't know who a lot of you are I'm not willing to give out that much information. So I'm going to leave it with Kris, Katie and I went out (Shakespeares and Wayside) last night. We were going to go to the Wild Bull but we had our reasons not to. Um, aside from that I'm keeping the rest of the details a secret from some of you, the rest of you: ask!!! =)

For the pictures:

Day 52 (05.13.09):
Shakespeares, where the night started.

Day 52:
this is what I look like after standing out in the rain for a while . . . . lol.
(I forgot to take my picture until after I got home and I spent a bit of time in the rain so my hair looked awful!)

♥ Sara

"Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. "
-Wayne Dyer

#113 - Completed.

113. attempt disc golf.

Ahh! Today was great. I got up and had breakfast with my parents and brother. Got a crash course in making biscuits and gravy so I can make them for breakfast Sunday. Then hung out with them for a bit and packed my stuff up. (Dad and Jason helped load the car, they are great!) I finally got on the road about 130 ish.

On my way down Kris (the guy from #94) texted me to see if I was still up for disc golf. We have been talking about this for almost a week now, and I said yeah, but I'm running late because I had a lot going on. We decided I would just call him when I got into town and he would come pick me up. So once I got here I did. He came and got me, on his motorcycle. First time I had ever ridden on one and I LOVED it.

We went and played disc golf. It was fun but I sucked! And Kris laughed at my suckiness. Which, quite frankly, was perfect because if roles were reversed I would have laughed at him as well. I am looking forward to playing again though. I was so mad at myself though because I was completing a bucket list task and I left my camera at my apartment!! :-( So the next time we go I will have to be sure to take the camera with me.

After we were done disc golfing, I wasn't really ready to go home and he wasn't really ready to take me home so we went for a little ride. Stopped by his place so he could drop off his discs, then we went to Shakespeares to hang out and talk for a while. It was a lot of fun. Who would have guessed my random guy would have turned out to be a good friend? (Not me!) So I just got back to my apartment and took my pictures of the day and I'm exhausted and ready for bed.

So, for the pictures:

Day 51 (05.12.09):
strawberries in milk.

Day 51:
this is the kind of picture you get when I'm exhausted and just don't care.

♥ Sara

"Disc Golf is twenty percent mechanics and technique. The other eighty percent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness, and conversation. "
-Graceland Rice

Morning.

I'm just going to stop apologizing for morning posting! I am getting ready to go back home. . . . but I wanted to post before I leave because I'm going to be busy once I get home. I know, I have said I was going home three days in a row now. Yesterday I slept too long, then had a headache, then went to the chiropractor, then couldn't find my kitty, so I didn't leave.

So I finally got all my stuff packed up to move back to Kalamazoo. Who had the bright idea to start moving stuff up here already? Oh yeah, that was me. lol. If something crazy happens and I end up moving back soon I'm going to be PISSED!! I also ran some errands for my parents.

Then since I was going to be here an extra night I let Kevin know so he could get off the island. We went to a movie last night and then hung out for a bit. We saw Star Trek. It was the only one we weren't super late for, and I think he was interested in it. I actually really liked it. My dad used to watch it when it was a TV show and I would watch it with him, but I don't really remember much about it since I was young. But I would recommend the movie.

Ok. I'm done talking today since I have to be back to Kalamazoo by 5 and I'm not showered yet and it's 1130! So, for the pictures:

Day 50 (05.11.09):
flowers in my parents' front yard

Day 50:
on the trampoline.

♥ Sara

"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart."
-Erma Louise Bombcock

Mackinac Island.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Today my dad and I went to Mackinac Island. Every year on Mother's Day the Star Line ferry gives free rides to the island to residents of Cheboygan county (and a couple others). So, we had planned on going all weekend, but mom decided she wasn't up to it so it was just dad and I. We met my brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew once we got there. The island with the kids was very enjoyable. They are so darn cute. (Pretty sure I have said that for the past few days.)

First we went to the butterfly house. Half way there Jeremiah announced he was done walking and proceeded to sit down on the sidewalk. So who caved and carried him? Me. Not shocking at all, right? When we walked the bridge last year Jeff or I carried him the majority of the way. Anyway, butterfly house was amazing. Jeremiah had a butterfly on his hand the majority of the time and I had one land on my thigh when I was crouched down. It was gorgeous but just as hard to take pictures of as my bruise is. Then we spent some time looking at the huge insects in the bug cases. I loved them, they gave Jason the heebie-jeebies. (Jason is my brother.)

Then we all went to the Fort. Such as long walk for the very little bit of time we were up there. But, that's ok. I'll live, I don't even think I will be sore tomorrow. Then we headed back to the boat, but before we got to the boat we stopped at the bike shop Kevin works at and said hi real quick. It would have been bad if I would have went to the island and not stopped and said hi, so I was happy to see him. Dad and I came home after that.

While Mom got ready to go I went outside and took some pictures. Then we went to visit my grandma and grandpa. My grandma fell last night and broke her wrist and collarbone and has 9 staples in her head and her entire leg is bruised. She seems to be in good spirits and is feeling well otherwise. So, that's good. It was good to see them. Then we came home and I am finishing my laundry so I can go back to Kalamazoo tomorrow! =)

The photos:

Day 49 (05.10.09):
Jeremiah and his butterfly.

Day 49:
in the grass again. =)

♥ Sara

"Mother - that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries."
-T. DeWitt Talmage

Follies.

So I wrote this last night, but couldn't get Picnik to work to edit my pictures so I'm not really posting it at the time that it says I did.

Today I spent the majority of my day hanging out with the chillins. My niece showed up around noon. So we had a picnic lunch outside, played out there and took a bunch of pictures. I absolutely love taking pictures of and with them. It was awfully cold to be outside for long though so we came inside and played board games for a bit. Then I had a migraine and they wanted to go back outside to I laid down for about an hour before I had to get ready to go out with my parents.

When I got up I changed my clothes real quick and we left. We took the kids home then went out to dinner then to the Follies. The Follies is a variety show done by local talent. My parents and I have went every year I can remember. It is quite enjoyable and the talent is amazing. It is typically a very funny show. I don't know, I'm awful at explaining stuff. LOL.

Then I came home and watched SNL at Katie's demands. It was hilarious. It was the first full episode I have ever seen, I think she said she hasn't missed an episode in like four or five years, something crazy like that.

Anyhow, for the pictures:

Day 48 (05.09.09):
the robin's nest.

Day 48:
yes, I have a skirt on.
I tried it on and Dad liked it and wouldn't let me change.
that makes 3 days in a row of skirt wearing.

♥ Sara

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?”

-Benjamin Franklin

Play.

I'm doing another morning post, I know! I was way too tired last night by the time I got in the house to bother choosing and editing my photos and writing my blog. I caught up on some sleep yesterday, but not enough! Went to bed kinda early and slept until like ten or eleven. Stayed up for a couple hours and then took an hour nap. Perfect.

Then I got a shower and did my hair and makeup and went outside to enjoy the perfect weather for pictures. I spent an hour or so out alone shooting. I got some great shots, then my nephew showed up. I had agreed to babysit my niece and nephew last night and this morning/afternoon for my brother. I'm not really sure where my niece is, I guess she was supposed to be dropped off this morning but it's after 1030 and I still haven't seen her, who knows?

But my nephew and I had a blast playing outside last night. I'm surprised my legs aren't sore today from the trampoline and swinging with him laying on my legs. He's five. He's not light! We took like 300 pictures. It was great! Then we came in and cleaned off my card and went down to the lake to take sunset pictures. We waited too long so we didn't get any really good ones, but that's ok.

Then I put him to bed and went out to the Brass Rail, a bar in Indian River with Kevin. I was going to stay home but I felt bad because I knew I wouldn't have the time to see him any other time this weekend and I told him we could hang out. And I don't think I'll be back up for a minimum of three weeks. Then I came home and spent some time on the phone and then went to bed. Sleeping with a five year old proves to make it impossible to sleep in. lol. Oh well. Looks like it will be another day for a nap!!

So, for the pictures:

Day 47 (05.08.09):
my sunglasses in the grass.

Day 47:
me in the grass. lol.

♥ Sara

"So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us."
-Gaston Bachelard

Baseball.

I really have nothing to talk about tonight. I went to bed at like 6 am and got up around 1030 in order to pack my stuff and head up to my parents' house. So I am exhausted. 4.5 hours sleep then a 4.5 hour drive, ugh!

But I made it up in time for my niece's game! =) I was happy, even though they got creamed. I was taking notes on what kind of parent I will NOT be. Some of the parents there I could have just smacked. It's 10 year old girls playing baseball. It's not a life or death situation. If your kid doesn't catch the ball it isn't the end of the world! Life WILL go on! Annoyed the heck out of me.

After the game I came to my parents' and we ate and watched Survivor. And now I'm ready for bed. Such a long day with no sleep.

Oh and the bruise I talked about last night is huge and I couldn't even wear jeans because it hurt so bad. Pathetic, I know.

For the pictures:

Day 46 (05.07.09):
my niece.

Day 46:
sorry mom! =)

♥ Sara

"For every "Drive Safely" sign, shouldn't there be a "Resume Normal Driving" sign?"
-Robert Brault

Creeper.

It's long but worth it! =)

Today was . . . . crazy. This morning I did a little bit of cleaning, did a load of laundry (which really made me mad since I am going to my parents tomorrow and I couldn't make it today and tomorrow without doing it!), worked on that stupid PCH some more and then got ready to go out with Katie tonight.

Being that it's Wednesday we went to Wild Bull again. If you are from Kalamazoo you know how screwed up downtown is. Well last week Katie and I took the "scenic route" to the Wild Bull. So this week we decided we wouldn't need to do that. Yeah, what we decide isn't always what happens. We needed to turn around to turn down (what we thought was, and what turned out being) the right street so we pulled into what we thought was a parking lot and turned around. When pulling out I saw a cop sitting on the street and I jokingly said well maybe we will get pulled over and he can give us directions to the bar. Then Katie said, um he's following us, dammit. And I joked well maybe we will get our directions! I shouldn't joke. We got pulled over. lol. The "parking lot" was actually a one way street. He took Katie's info and read it over his radio standing right there at the window, then gave her stuff back and asked where we were going. Katie told him Wild Bull then asked how to get there. He told us keep going straight and we would hit it. So we thanked him and went on our way. As soon as he was away from the window and it was rolled up Katie looked at me and said "fucking cops." You have to know Katie to get that it is funny. And i said well at least we got our directions!

But see, this was only the beginning of the night! So you remember random guy from last week. Well before we went out (like this afternoon) I texted him and asked if he would be there, and he said of course. (He had texted me a couple times during the week, friendly stuff nothing creepy.) So Katie and I get there and get our seats (yes we have a specific spot we like to sit!) and we see him and his neighbor who was there last week and some other guy. They stand a ways away from us and we couldn't get Kris' attention for the life of us so finally I texted him and asked him if he was going to intentionally ignore us all night. Now I'm trying to decide at which point I should have done something different for Katie's sake and I think this was probably it. The story will continue.

So Kris comes over and talks to us and his buddies stay where they were. (If only they would have stayed there all night, right Katie?) Then some of Katie's neighbors came in and talked to us. So all night I was surrounded by a minimum of three males. lol. Well Kris came back and his buddies followed this time and the one that I didn't already know thought he was quite the charmer and ladies man. He wasn't. But Kris was standing behind me talking and he came over and kinda scooted him to the side and put his arm around me. This is the first time meeting the guy. And I looked at Katie and Kris like WTF?!? He left shortly thereafter but he came back.

Later he would put his arm around Katie and try to persuade him to ride the bull with her. When she said no, he told her ride the bull or make out with me. EW! Excuse me while I take a break to go throw up. Ok, back to the story. Somehow dancing with him also became and option and she went. Then we spent the rest of the night trying to protect her from him. lol. AWFUL. I rode the bull a couple times, and while I was waiting the second time creeper guy came up and decided to ride as well. After I rode we went back over by Kris and Mike (the neighbor). Once creeper guy got done he came over and tried hitting on us some more. I solved the problem with me by standing next to Kris with my back up against the bar and Mike solved Katie's problem by having her sit down and completely blocking her off. I thought at first he was being a creeper too and I was going to end up having to smack some drunk creeper dudes. But she said he wasn't and he was fine so we talked for a bit more before heading out.

So we decided next week that Katie needs a man with her to avoid the creeper, even though he will be out of town again (he isn't from Kalamazoo). We don't want to take any chances. lol.

Then Katie and I went to Menna's!!! =) I love Menna's, it's a place that makes wraps and they are open until I think 430 am. Deliver til like 4. I discovered them during finals week my first year here. So we ate whatever you would call it at 3 am and were talking. I kept telling her my leg hurt really bad, the last time I rode the rope wasn't in the right spot and my leg felt like it was already bruised. Finally after whining about it I decided to go change my pants so I could see it and could show Katie if it was really there. OMG! It's huge already and it was only like 2 hours old! It should be pretty tomorrow, maybe it'll be my picture of the day. Then Katie went home and I stayed up WAY later than I should have considering I am going up north tomorrow and most likely won't get much sleep while I'm up there, I never do. Oh well!! =)

Oh man and I totally forgot to mention that Katie and I do NOT fit in there with the other girls. We do not dress like whores. lol. Last night we were in jeans and t-shirts and I had my plaid shoes on and she had ballet flats. Just about every other girl either had low cut tops, short skirts, short shorts or short dresses on. This one girl rode the bull and fell out of both ends of her dress. It was a tube dress and ended up a belly cover. Going to puke again. We saw more ass cheeks than either of us ever had the desire to. *shudders* =)

Now for the pictures. My picture of the day is kinda lame but I was sitting in my room staring at it today and decided it would be a good picture. lol.

Day 45 (05.06.09):
my easy button.
unfortunately it doesn't work like it does in the commercials! =P

Day 45:
on the phone.

♥ Sara

"Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it's compounding a felony. "
-Robert Benchley