10 small things that "get my goat"

I like to think that I don't get aggravated easily ;) but there are some things that really get on my nerves. I mean maybe I can be a little OCD about certain things but I think everyone has a few little things that really "get their goat" and here is a list of mine:

1. The fact that apparently T-mobile does not provide 3G service in Oakleaf. I run my phone on the Edge network every time I'm there which is practically half of my day everyday considering Target, Kohls, and Big Lots are all located there. Oh yeah and Cameron's school  is there too ;)

2. When I am waiting in line at Cameron's school and people don't scoot forward even though there is a line backed all the way down the road. I don't care if the kids aren't out yet why are you leaving 10 car spaces between you and the car in front of you???

3. Bicyclists who ride on the road. Sorry if this offends any of you who do this, but I hate having to slow down and go into the opposite lane of traffic just so I don't hit you. There is a perfectly good sidewalk for you to ride on.

4. When you go through the drive-thru at mcdonalds and they forget to give you straws for your drinks. This really bothers me and a lot of times I forget to check because I have a 2 yr old screaming "cheeseburber" from the back seat lol. It is the most annoying thing when you eat a few salty fries and reach in your bag for the straw so you can get a drink and it's nowhere to be found.. I'm mad thinking about it.

5. When people use incorrect grammar. I don't know why I have a huge problem with this but I've actually had to watch myself because I find myself correcting people and they usually don't take to kindly to it. lol

6. Movies with realistic endings. Ok this really bothers me. I don't watch movies so that at the end I can say "Wow that was amazing, it had such a realistic ending". You know in real life people die, people break up and don't get back together, or they don't get the job they want etc. and that sucks so when I watch a movie I don't want to see that happen. I want everyone to fall in love and get the girl/guy of their dreams, get their dream jobs and stay alive. I want a happy ending dang it that's why it's a movie, it's not supposed to be real lol.

7. When I want to wear flip-flops but realize my toes aren't painted and I don't have time to do it either. Now this is generally not a usual situation because I live in florida and we wear flip-flops 9 months out of the year, however there is the odd occasion like after January when it is hot all of a sudden and you can't wear flops bc you haven't got a pedi yet... ugh so frustrating...

8. Turning the radio on and hearing the end of one of your favorite songs. This makes me so mad. It's like ugh if i just turned it on 2 minutes sooner. This happened to me the other day with "Just the way you are" by bruno mars and it was the most aggravating thing.

9. When someone, not to name names stephen, squeezes the toothpaste from the middle of the tube instead of the bottom. This becomes a problem when you get to the end of the tube, it just causes more work for everyone and I don't know what's so hard about squeezing it from the bottom. Now this is probably just an OCD thing but hey...

10. Ending things on an uneven number. This is probably OCD too. For instance It's not just even numbers I think it might be endings things without a definitive number such as 5 or 10 or 20 you know. I'll give you two examples. The first one being from Handy Manny. He only has eight tools and before they go on their job they count the tools and himself in spanish so he ends on nine. That bothers me why can't he just have one more tool so that he can be diaz instead of nueve... Secondly this list. I probably wouldn't have added number 9 if I wasn't OCD about ending things on definitive numbers but I needed ten items so I added it.

Anyway those are the things that really get my goat, they may be silly but they annoy the heck outta me haha.

much love <3
D

Technology.. really?

So I am all for laptops, ipads, iphones etc. I love being able to update facebook from my phone anywhere at anytime or having instant access to google to find the answer to a question instead of making a trip to library and searching the encyclopedia, however I think it is starting to get out of hand. For one you can download books on all these devices, I myself even have e-books. I was able to download the whole twilight series for free on my phone and I thought it was the greatest find ever. Which i still think it's pretty great but  my husband bought me the paper copy of the first twilight book for christmas and I truly forgot how nice it is to sit down with an actual big book of paper, flip pages with your hands and read, rather than holding your phone and touching the screen to flip pages. I also think it's sad that by the time Brantley is an adult or maybe even sooner, all books could be electronic =( paper books may be considered nostalgic. that's terrible =(

I want to share with you the link that sparked my thoughts on this. They have redesigned the beloved, classic board game monopoly. Players no longer have dice or community chest or chance cards, nor do they have money. They have atm cards they swipe to keep track of money and there is an all seeing big brother like tower that rolls the dice for you and gives you instructions. This was really sad to me it takes the fun out of everything if you ask me. I like being able to roll the dice and waiting to see if i got doubles or not so i could roll again, and I like the anticipation of picking up a chance card not knowing if it's good or bad. I don't know maybe I'm making a big deal out of things but I think it has to stop somewhere. I can't imagine what other things they will come up with in the future and its worrisome. Stephen told me the other day they are developing smart phones that will also act as a check card. So you will no longer need your bank card you'll just hold your phone up to this little thing in the store and it will transmit the signal and take the money out of your account. Isn't that scary??? I dont think its cool at all. All of this is making me want to rebel and start using cash and VHS's again lol. Anyway here is the link to the monopoly story and I'll see you next time....
http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/396-new-monopoly-trades-money-and-dice-for-no-nonsense-computer/


Much Love<3
D

A few things I love about the 80's

Well I think everyone has a favorite decade and I so happen to live for the 80's. I so should have been born in the 70's so I could have been a teen in the 80's instead I was born in 86 and missed out on a lot of the fun lol. So this blog is dedicated to a few things I love about the 80's.
First the jewelry and the clothes. They are completely loud and bright and ridiculous and I love them. I'm so glad they are back in style. well some of them.

Notice the girls above are wearing LA. Gears ..some of my fave shoes ever!! and of course you cannot remember the 80's without big hair, blue eyeshadow and bright pink lipstick....

Now aside from the hair, makeup and clothes... music, tv shows and movies were probably the best part of the 80's. I love all 80's movies. Anything with molly ringwald or the two coreys is high on my list. It seems like every movie now is just a bad remake of the classic 80's romantic comedy. There were also some great tv shows out there too. So I selected a few of my faves to share with you below...

Next is the music how can the 80's be complete without the music it produced. From thriller to girls just wanna have fun to Like a virgin, music was at a peak lol...

and oh the new kids on the block. how can we forget?? oh oh oh oh oh hanging tough!!! love me some jordan knight =)

Well I hope these pics took you down memory lane and you can share an appreciation for the 80's just like I do lol =) I am seriously considering having an 80's themed birthday this year. No admission unless you are in full 80's mode, big hair, bright makeup and outlandish clothing. We can party to madonna and new kids and eat razzles lol. Anyway Im curious to hear about your 80's memories or things you love about your favorite decade... Let me know

Much Love <3
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Gift for my Valentine

Well this may be a short post but I wanted to post a picture of what I made for Stephen for Valentine's Day and explain it to you so here it is....

ok so if you can't already tell this is a picture frame lol with mine and stephen's favorite picture of us that was taken on our honeymoon almost four years ago. I then glued items that we have kept in our little memory box since we started dating around the picture. At the top left you will see an alhambra ticket from our first date after having Brantley, next to it is the ticket from the John Mayer concert bc it was ahh-mazing, next to that is our mini-golf score card from our second date, underneath that is the ticket stub to the first movie we saw together which was Failure to Launch by the way. Under that on the bottom right is our cruise card from our honeymoon trip, on the bottom left is our room key from the Portofino Bay hotel at Universal which was one of the best anniversary trips we have had and above that is our parking ticket from our epic trip to six flags which occurred while we were still dating.
So anyway now that I have given you the run-down on some of the cool things Stephen and I have done over the past four or five years I want to tell you that he loved it and was totally surprised. He said "wow, how am i ever going to outdo this" hahaha. Anyway this collage picture frame is a really cute idea and you can use it for anything. I'm thinking of doing one for Brantley with a theme of firsts such as his little baby bracelet from the hospital,  pic of his first bath, maybe a pair of his newborn socks etc.

Anyway this was a very random, short somewhat boring post but I promised I would post pics so there ya go. Be looking for something insightful in the next few days Ive been learning a lot at college and may have something to say about it LOL.

Much Love <3
D

Called to Give, Not to Judge

Hey y'all I have something to say again surprise surprise ;) My husband would probably die if he knew I was writing this post but I don't think he reads my blog anyway so what the hey.. We were at target last night and a man had his hood up on the car and was talking on his cell phone and looked like he needed help. Stephen always helps in those situations. I can honestly say there hasn't been one time where my husband has passed anybody by, he's even stopped on blanding in traffic to help. Now I don't mean to brag on him because the reason he does it is to honor the Lord but I'm not telling this story so that people can praise Stephen for being such a good Christian. I'm telling it because I hope to share my husband's attitude and thought process with you that you may be challenged by it. Anyway last night the guy needed some gas money so Stephen ran inside and got some cash out of the ATM for him and shared the gospel with him. When we got back in the car, Cameron started telling a story of how one time her and her mom gave money to someone but they didn't use it for food but something else and she was saying sometime those people lie. Which yes is true but Stephen countered with the greatest response, "He said well we are not called to be suspicious or to judge them but just simply to give to them". I've heard Steve say this many times but for some reason it resonated with me last night. Because I think how many times do I give a few extra dollars to the guy on the side of the road but in my mind say well he's probably gonna buy alcohol but hey not my place to judge. But by even thinking that I'm being suspicious and judging. So it challenged me to really give with a loving heart and judgment free mind and just say sure do you need help?  of course Ill give you what I have and not even think twice about what they are going to do with that money. We give not for those people, but we give to honor our Lord who commanded us to give. It reminds of the verse where Jesus says" whatever you do to the least of these you do unto me". So who knows maybe some of those guys are angels that the Lord puts there to test you or maybe not... maybe they are people who really need help. So I leave you with this, the next time you see a guy on the side of the road and you have a few extra bucks or some food, give it to them without hesitation. Don't be suspicious because remember, God called you to give not to Judge.

Much Love <3
D

Valentine's Day

Well I'm not sure how often the avid blogger blogs but I just plan to do it when I have something to say and well today I have something to say about  Valentines Day (hey I rhymed). So every year since my husband and I have been together so like 4 years now we go to Maggiano's at the town center, walk around, get coffee and just have fun being by ourselves with no kids and actually getting to have a conversation that doesn't involve "has the baby had a bath" or "Did you sign Cameron's homework folder yet".. We usually don't get each other gifts because honestly I think for both of us time by ourselves is probably the gift we want the most lol. However this year I decided to make him something which I wont share until Friday because that's when we are doing our Valentines this year, but it's really cute and I'll post a pic once he opens it. So back to my original point , valentines day. Well I could go on and on about how commercialized it is and why do you have to do something on that day we should do it everyday and yada yada yada blah blah blah. So here is my thoughts on it, yes we should show our love throughout the year to our loved ones so why not do it on Valentine's Day too. My husband and I go on great dates all the time at least once a month but we also go out on Valentines. To me it's kinda like Christmas, do you buy your loved ones gifts throughout the year. Sure I know I do. I pick up stuff for my kids and hubby all the time but I also get them gifts on Christmas. So here's what I say.. To each his own. If you and your significant other make a big deal out of the day and go all out, then fabulous great for you and if you guys decide to just make it another date night or not do anything at all then fabulous great for you. Just make sure that each person is on the same page, If I hated Valentine's Day and my husband loved it I would still want to make it really special for him because he loved it. It's all about sacrifice people. However for me personally I love Valentine's Day because I love LOVE and Valentine's Day is a worldwide celebration of that so Happy Early Valentine's Day. I hope you get to spend it with whoever you love for some its a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend or even your family members.

Much Love <3

D

The Wonderful World of Blogging

Well here it is my first ever blog post. Wow I never thought that I would want to start a blog but I've been toying with the idea for quite some time now. I thought you know what I have a lot to say about a lot of things and even if people don't want to hear about it at least I can get it out by writing about it. I plan to blog about life in general from everything on mommyhood to college life to Jesus. If there is one thing I have learned it is that life is really really really hard and no one ever seems to tell you that and if they do we often choose not to believe it. Being a wife is hard, being a mommy is even harder and being a college student while tackling the first two is the hardest of all. So I hope I can share my adventures in life with you and that you may just be encouraged by my thoughts =) Until next time....