thirteen on thursday

just some random thoughts ...


13. happy birthday amber!!! my sister is 21 today! yay!


12. does anyone else just randomly look at people's blogs? i feel like a creeper, but i admit that i do it. i guess that's what you are "supposed" to do in the blogging world ... but it still feels weird. am i supposed to comment on blogs that i look at? so they at least KNOW that i am looking? or just sit quietly back and look? i don't know proper blog etiquette.


11. i cannot STAND wearing panty hose. they make me feel gross. and, without fail, two things always always always happen. 1) i get a run in them and 2) they make me get the goosebumps and then shaving my legs was pointless.


10. did you know that febreeze has a new product line that hampton uses exclusively? every hampton inn across the world uses this new febreeze product in their rooms, and it is the only scent-type product we can use. however, most of the guests do not care for it. we have had more complaints about allergic reactions and the smell of rooms since we started using this new product than we ever had before. this is one move hampton made that was not very smart ...


9. i had never heard of this before, but apparently singers sometimes get calluses on their LUNGS!! ouch!!


8. i think some of the best food in the world comes from outback steakhouse. it smells good, it looks good, and it definitely tastes good. so now my question is ... why does it cost so much?!? i would eat there every day if it weren't so expensive.


7. i don't think i have used an iron and ironing board of my own free will EVER in my entire life. i believe my mom had me iron some of my things when they were really wrinkled when i was growing up. but i have never gotten the iron out myself because i think my clothes are wrinkled. you want to know the truth? i don't even care. i hardly ever notice if my clothes are wrinkled, and if i do, it really doesn't bother me. my mother would kill me if she knew that, but i hate to iron.


6. i really really want to learn to be a really really good cook. i can make a few things, and i can read so i know i am capable of making any recipe. and the thing is, i LOVE to cook! i like having recipies as guidelines, but then changing things and coming up with different twists on my own. even when things don't turn out great, i still love cooking! and i want to become really good at it. i can't wait to shop and plan and prepare meals for my own family one day!


5. y'all, i need a haircut soo badly! my hair grows entirely too quickly. i don't even get it cut that often (as in trims) because that keeps it healthy and makes it grow faster, and goodness knows i don't need that!! i'm ready to chop it all off. i guess the good thing is that i can donate lots of curls to locks of love to make big, thick wigs for someone who can't grow hair right now.


4. i want to go to a water park so bad! they are soo much fun! i think disney has some of the best ones. they have really cool themes and everything.

3. i HATE to get ketchup on my hands. i absolutely freak out. i think it stinks and it makes my hands feel all sticky. grossness. i like to eat ketchup on things, but to get it on my hands is seriously disgusting.

2. i'm soo glad it's baseball season! it is my favorite sport EVER!! especially the boston red sox. i can't wait to see how this season will go!

1. i think the cutest name in the whole entire world is jackson. and mackenzie for a girl. i don't know why, but i have always loved those. jackson is my favorite ever. jack for short.

bad blogger

i have taken an unintentional hiatus from blogging. keaton was here all last week for his spring break and it was WONDERFUL to see him!! between dance and the hampton and time with him, i didn't have time to blog!

but i'll probably be getting back into it soon. i know all of you were worried!! hehe

thirteen on thursday

keaton gets here tomorrow!!! i am about to poop in my panties i'm so excited!! whoo hoo!!

so for today's "13 on thursday", here are 13 things i love about him:

1. his smile
2. the way he looks into my eyes
3. the feel of his 5-o'clock shadow against my fingertips
4. the way his hands envelop mine
5. his arms (muscles!!)
6. the way he loves kids
7. his blue blue eyes
8. the way he sings in my ear
9. how he doesn't get mad when i ask him a million questions about a movie we're watching ... or when i fall asleep during movies, which is what usually happens
10. that he takes me out on nice dates, but only occasionally because he knows i don't like it every time
11. that he says he is going to marry me
12. that he answers the question "what are you thinking" a million times (poor guy!)
13. that he likes to stargaze and helps me find the big dipper
14. that he's not afraid of anything and he always takes care of me
15. that he loves me more than anything, and that i know that without him even having to tell me

oops .... i totally did not realize i was over 13 ... but i dont want to take anything out ... oh well. here's FIFTEEN on thursday!

happy anniversary!

on saturday, march 8, my parents will celebrate their 22nd anniversary. twenty-two freaking years!! that seems like such a long time! i am so proud of them.

i know they are not a "perfect" couple ... nobody's perfect. i have seen them have their squabbles and their ups and downs. i have seen fights and mean words and sometimes i have seen them be ugly to each other.

but i have also seen the love. i have seen the hugs. the kisses. the touches. the looks. i love the days when my mom still greets my dad at the door after work with a kiss. i love when my dad snaps my mom's behind with a dishtowl and she giddily runs away. i love the days when everyone is happy and you can tell they are still happily married.

i consider myself very blessed to have parents who are celebrating 22 years together. truly, that is quite an achievement these days! not many people can say that. they have another achievement coming up too ... they have a daughter who is turning 21 later in the month!! my parents were married when my dad was 20 and my mom was almost 20. my sister was born when my dad was 21 and my mom was almost 21. amber was born 5 days after their first anniversary!! i know, i always tell them they were crazy!!

but when i consider they only had three months as a married couple before my mom was pregnant, and only a year together before they had a baby, that makes me all the more proud. even though it wasn't easy, they have made it through hard times and come out still together!

my parents have been an awesome example to my brother and sister and i. we have had amazing role models for making a marriage last. i have definitely learned things from my parents that i DO want to do in my marriage ... and a few things i DON'T want to do as well.

happy anniversary, mom and daddy. i'm so proud of you!!!

no sleep ... no sleep ... la la la la la la (i don't think i'll ever get disney references completely out of my brain now after working there .... )

so here's the deal. friday, i got up at 8am to get ready for class.

had class from 9-11.

went to the library to study from 11-1.

had class again from 1-2.

worked at the hampton from 3-11.


that was all fine. that's just a tpycial day in my week. but usually i get to go home and SLEEP after that. not today .....

got home at 11:30

got ready for bed and packed everything up for the trip.

dozed for about an hour from 1-2.

got up at 2 to finish gathering everything and eat breakfast.

headed out to meet katie.

drove 3.5 hours to dallas for the feis.

watched the feis, helped the kids.

drove 3.5 hours home from dallas.

grabbed a bite to eat.

drove to a church for some of the irish kid's talent show.

drove home and got there about 10.

sat here and wrote a silly blog post.

i think i'm past the point of sanity. being awake for 38 hours with practically no sleep will do that for you . i think i'm heading to bed. good night, everyone!