Birthday Party.

Saturday (September 5) Justin and I got up, ate breakfast, and started preparing for the birthday party. We both had to shower and get ready. Then I had to decorate the cakes and make a sugar free brownie batch for my grandma and mom. When we were all ready we headed to my brother and sister in law's house.

We have a trio birthday party every year because my grandma's birthday is August 27, my mom's is the 29th and my brother's is the 31st. So we spent the afternoon and early evening with my family. The most exciting thing that happened was when my nephew pulled out one of his teeth. We all tried to convince him to pull another, even though none of the others were REALLY loose. haha.

When we got home, Justin and I hung out outside for a while. I love just spending time with him, not necessarily doing anything. When we went inside, we had dinner and then played a couple games of euchure with my parents. After the games we came down to bed and watched tv for a bit before crashing for the night.

Pictures:

Day 167:

Justin on the family swing.

Day 167:

it's beyond time for a silly picture again. :)

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. "

-Chili Davis

Never Been Kissed.

Friday (September 4, yes, I realize I am 12 days behind at this moment. . . goal, be caught up by the end of the weekend!) Justin and I had yet another lazy day. I know, shocking, right? We hung out at my parents' house. During the day we watched Never Been Kissed and played video games. Never Been Kissed is one of my favorite movies and Justin hadn't seen it, so I determined it was necessary. Earlier in the week we went though all my movies, he told me which ones he hadn't seen and I determined which ones were necessary for him to see. Then I put them in an Excel spreadsheet and we determine which one we will watch by a random number generator.

After we watched the movies we made dinner. After dinner, we made fudge and two cakes. I had to make cakes for Saturday, and I always find it's easier if I do them the day before so I just have to decorate them on the day of and I'm not as stressed out that way.

While the cakes and fudge were cooling, Justin and I went outside and played with Bridget. She loves playing fetch, even though she forgets to bring the ball back sometimes. lol. When we were done playing with her we came back in, played a couple games of Jeopardy, watched some TV and went to bed.

Pictures:

Day 166:

happy dog.

Day 166:

beautiful sunset.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."

-Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912

He's Back.

Thursday (September 3) I got up and got ready for the day. Then Mom and I went in to Cheboygan to get her car and return the loaner. After we did that we went to Indian River and went grocery shopping. It was actually rather enjoyable to get out of the house and DO something! When we got home I went outside and took my pictures of the day.

After that, I took the car and went down to the fire station to take care of my weekly air station run. I wanted to get it done before Justin got back in town so he didn't have to go sit at the station with me. When my half hour air station run was done I swept out the truck bays and went home. I called Katie and was talking to her when Justin pulled in the yard. We finished my conversation with Katie then just sat out on the family swing and talked for a while. I miss him so much when he's gone.

We took his stuff inside and put it away and then we made dinner together. I love it when he helps me cook (even if it's just being in the kitchen stirring whatever is on the stove). Dad and I cut a deal that if I make dinner I don't have to do dishes. Um. . . BEST. DEAL. EVER. We ate dinner with my parents then watched Slumdog Millionaire with them.

Then we just hung out and played games and watched tv and just spent time together. Honestly, those are the best days in my mind. I love just laying around being lazy with Justin. Love it.

Photos:

Day 165:

a tree Dad cut down in the back yard.

Day 165:

in the front yard.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

The only state with a one syllable name is Maine.

"Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place."

-Zora Neale Hurston

Two Days of Nothing.

Tuesday (September 1), I didn't really do a whole lot! Go figure, right. I spent most of the day working on crafts, finding my stuff I need in order to work on them. As you know, I'm still not all the way unpacked so I had to do a little searching. I also watched some tv, talked to my loves (Justin and Katie), and did some reading. I want to finish the Twilight series soon so I can return Carolyn's books (which she probably forgot I had until she read this!) and just be done with it. I also spent some time Tuesday catching up on sleep. I just haven't been sleeping well or enough, so it is beyond necessary.

Tuesday I also spent some time putting stuff away and getting stuff organized around my room. It's starting to look pretty good!! :D

Here are the pictures:

Day 163:

paper rolls.

Day 163:

concentrating.

Wednesday (September 2) (I know, combining days, *gasp! They are just too boring to have their own posts!) I did more of what I did Tuesday. No, seriously, I do just about nothing interesting most days, and once this is all caught up I will start talking about other topics than just what I did that day. But I need to catch this up first, ya know?

Photos for Wednesday:

Day 164:

the next book on my list of books to read after Twilight series.

Day 164:

in bed.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

"Failure is the condiment that gives success it's flavor."

-Truman Capote

Needs More Sugar.

Monday (August 31) I got up in the morning and went to town with mom. She had a bunch of errands to run and I needed to drop off my application and resume at a potential job site. (I will only share details if I in fact get the job.) See, being carless and all means that if I need to go somewhere I need to go with someone, or borrow a car. So, while I didn't have anything I needed to do, she did. While she ran her errands I spent quite a bit of time reading. Then Katie called me. So we talked for a couple hours and made a tenative plan for next year. (Once again, all will be revealed if it happens!)

Shortly after I got off the phone with Katie, my mom came out of the doctor's office. Our brakes had been smoking really bad when we got to the doctor's, so we went back to Cheboyan and had to sit at the dealership while they looked at the car and decided what they were going to do about it. Eventually they gave us a loaner and sent us home.

When we got home I watched some TV and spent some time on WeddingBook and didn't really do much. Katie called me again and we talked forever (like 4 hours, not kidding). In our converstaion we decided I should start an online store and start selling my jewelry and various other crafts and stuff I make. So we started trying to come up with names. Some of the choices were: Sarazmataz's Jewlery Land, Parrott Art Inc., Dark Disaster Designs, Art Girl (taken), Olive You Art, and Disco Ball Designs. While I was on the phone with her, she decided to make a glass of KoolAid, yes, a glass out of a whole packet. She was trying to get her ratios right and she said "hmm, needs more sugar." And I about yelled "YES!" I really liked it, but wasn't sure that I would in the long run, well I do! So I signed up for an Etsy account, my store Needs More Sugaris in existance, but empty. I am still working on filling it. You better believe once it's open for business I will be letting ya'll know! :)

After I got done talking with her, I talked to Justin for a while and browsed etsy and wrote down my ideas of what all I wanted to make, and some of the prices of similar things. When we were done talking I went to bed.

Photos:

Day 162:

my desk/work station.

Day 162:

sweater weather again!! :D

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

"My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head."

-Rita Rudner

SK.

Sunday (August 30) Justin and I slept in. Not that that is anything out of the ordinary. After we got up and had breakfast/lunch, we just hung out. We spent the day cuddling and watching movies and playing video games. I know, that's all we did all week. Trust me, we both were ready for plenty of time to relax.

We eventually ate dinner, I put it off as long as possible because I knew he was leaving me after we ate. But alas, all good things come to an end at some point. So we ate dinner and he took off shortly there after. He had an eventful ride home while I just hung out on Weddingbook and watched TV waiting for his call that he made it ok. When he called, we talked for a bit and then I went to bed because I was exhausted!

Photos:

Day 161:

part of my Stephen King collection.

(he's my favorite author!)

Day 161:

Justin had just left.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

“People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk.”
-Stephen King

Happy Birthday Mom!

Saturday (August 29) was my mom's birthday. I won't say how old she is, so she won't kick my ass. lol.

We got up in the morning, probably more like afternoon, and had breakfast (or lunch). I insist that my first meal of the day is breakfast, no matter what time it is, Justin determines what meal it is by what time of day it is. Anyhow, after we ate we worked on my room for a while. Then my parents had invited us to go out to dinner with them for Mom's birthday. So we got ready for that. I actually spnet some time and curled my hair and everything! Then I realized it was raining, fail.

Oh well, we went to Lorenzo's for dinner. I thought it was pretty good. I had never been there, or heard of it and it was just a short distance from my house. Guess I need to do more exploring on the Cheboygan side! After dinner we went to Cheboygan because we needed to get some supplies to finish the shelving in the closet in my room. We decided to get Dairy Queen for dessert while we were there. We went down to the park and watched the wicked cold waves splashing against the rocks while we ate our ice cream. When I finished my ice cream I braved getting out of the car to try to get my picture of the day. I nearly froze to death in the few minutes I was outside snapping photos, but I got the picture! :)

After we left the park we went to Walmart to get the brackets we needed to put up the shelves in my closet. Then we went home. When we got here I worked on painting my shelves for my wall in my room and Dad put up my shelves in my closet. Then Justin and I watched some TV and just hung out before going to bed.

Day 160:

the cold lake.

Day 160:

ready for dinner.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

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

Errands.

Friday I had to go to Cheboygan to get some information about a job and to pick up an application, so Justin went with me. We took care of that, then we went to get my mom's new licence plate. After that we went to Indian River so I could see the chiropractor and possibly be able to move again. It worked, thank goodness. Then we went to the bank and post office. By this time it was lunch time so we went to Subway and had lunch together.

On our way home my brother called me to see if I would stop and pick up the kids. So we stopped by his place and got my niece and nephew. When we got home, Justin and I worked on my room (unpacking boxes mainly). Once the boxes were sufficiently unpacked, we started moving the books and bookshelves in. We got all three bookshelves, my desk and my file cabinet in my room. As well as unpacking most of the boxes.

We did take a break for dinner (I made crab and broccoli pasta) with the family. After we were happy with what we accomplished we spent an hour or two relaxing before we went to bed. My room is starting to look pretty nice though!

Here are the pictures:

Day 159:

dinner.

Day 159:

me.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

"I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach."
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Facebook Love.

Thursday I was supposed to go back to work at the Mill. But my back hurt so bad I could barely move. So I went over and told him I wouldn't be able to work that day. Or the next. My chiropractor is closed on Thursday so I wouldn't be able to have anything done to it until Friday, ugh.

So we spent most of the day with me putting heat on my back and relaxing. We played some video games, watched a movie (I think), watched some tv, just really didn't do much.

After dinner, we decided Katie needed to realize how much we miss her. So we made up our minds that we were going to leave a million comments on her facebook. Well we didn't quite reach a million but we did make it to forty. :) It was absolutely ridiculous and absolutely amazing at the same time.

Shortly after we left Katie's facebook alone we went to bed.

Photos:

Day 158:

the evidence of what we did.

Day 158:

on my bed.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe.

"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."

-Albert Schweitzer

Air Station.

Wednesday I got up at a decent time *insert shocked look here* and went over to my neighbor's to talk to him. He owns a saw mill and had told Dad the week before that he would have me help make pallets if I was home. So I decided to take him up on the offer. He told me to be back at 2 for work. I came back home and cuddled with Justin for a bit and then we had lunch and played a game of Jeopardy before I headed to work.

I worked nailing pallets together for a couple hours before we quit for the day. I. HATE. IT. The gun is heavy, I spend the entire time bent over and I failed straight lines in school. lol. Oh well. When I got home Justin and I hung out and played video games and watched tv for a while. My back started hurting mid evening. Oh no.

Then we went to the fire hall. I had to run the air station for its weekly maintenance. Dad tagged along this time to make sure I did it all right and didn't have any questions. I did fine. So next week I am on my own. :) I'm rather proud that it only took me two weeks to get it all right, considering when he first told me what I would have to do I was like "um say what?!" haha.

When we were done with the fire station we came home and had dinner and then played some cards with my parents. After that we went to bed.

Here are the pictures:

Day 157:

the air station that I stare at for 1/2 hour a week.

Day 157:

on my parents' porch.

♥ Sara

Random Fact of the Day:

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike each year than all the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

"Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased."-Adam Smith