i love having a sister. especially since we are so close in age. amber was only 18 months old whenever i was born -- so we were built-in best friends!!
i remember one time, we were at a church camp or something and playing a game with a group. now that i think about it, it was a really silly game ... but at the time it seemed fun .... anyway, someone would call out something they have NEVER done (ie: i have never played soccer) and everyone who HAD done that thing would get up and move to the next chair.
well, someone eventually called out "i have never wet the bed". in case you don't know, i was a bedwetter until i was like 10 or something like that. i was (and still am) a really hard sleeper and i wet the bed for a veerrry long time. so when the person called that out, i froze. of course i couldn't lie about it ... but i didn't want to be the only one who moved.
well, wouldn't you know, my sister stood up and said "actually, i think EVERYONE has wet the bed at some point in their lives .... i mean, everybody did when they were babies, at least" and she moved to the next chair. a lot of people got up and moved after that and i remember feeling so happy and grateful. i know she did that just for me.
thanks, amber. sorry i never thanked you for that before now. but i do appreciate it. i like knowing that, no matter what, you've got my back. and i've got yours.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
old writing assignment
i found this in my closet the other day. i took a creative writing class my senior year of high school. for one of our assignments, we each had to write down an emotion or feeling on one piece of paper and a noun on another. then we passed one paper to our left and one to our right. we then wrote poems based on the papers we received.
the emotion i received was "hate" and the noun i received was "boyfriend". well, this was about 5 weeks after i had amnesia, and keat and i were no longer together at that time (on good terms, just too much going on in each of our lives at the time!). i had been seeing another guy for a couple of dates, but i didn't know where we were. i wasn't that into him and he definitely wasn't my "boyfriend". so i figured i'd use keaton for my "boyfriend" subject.
babe, please know that i NEVER felt this emotion towards you! it was just an assigment! and i definitely understand why we broke up, i never ever hated you or resented you for it. i was just writing.
when i came across this i was amazed how my writing has changed since then. i wrote this in november 2005. enjoy this blast from the past ....
why
by kara busby
dance with me, i say
and you say no
i love everything about you
i love the sparkle of your crystal blue eyes
i love the brightness of your smile
and the firmness of your jaw
i love the hair cropped close around your ears
i love the glasses you sometimes wear
and the dimples in each of your cheeks
i love everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i love everything about you
i love the way you move to the music
i love the passion you have for movies and rock
and the infinite knowledge you have of each
i love the way you tap the steering wheel
i love the way you love to live
and the feeling i have when i am with you
i love everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i love everything about you
i love the way your jeans fit you
i love the way red makes your hair look sexy
and blue makes your eyes even brighter
i love the way your arms look in a t-shirt
i love the way you wear a beanie
and a baseball cap and anything at all
i love everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i loved everything about you
i loved the way you used to hold my hand
i loved the way you would kiss my lips
and let your warm hand linger on my neck
i loved the way we would ride in your truck
i loved the way the wind would blow in through the windows
and you would always laugh out loud
i loved everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i hate you because you left me
i hate you because you rocked my world one time
i hate you because you are no longer here
to hold me, to kiss me, to keep me safe
and i hate you
because
dance with me, i said
and you said no
the emotion i received was "hate" and the noun i received was "boyfriend". well, this was about 5 weeks after i had amnesia, and keat and i were no longer together at that time (on good terms, just too much going on in each of our lives at the time!). i had been seeing another guy for a couple of dates, but i didn't know where we were. i wasn't that into him and he definitely wasn't my "boyfriend". so i figured i'd use keaton for my "boyfriend" subject.
babe, please know that i NEVER felt this emotion towards you! it was just an assigment! and i definitely understand why we broke up, i never ever hated you or resented you for it. i was just writing.
when i came across this i was amazed how my writing has changed since then. i wrote this in november 2005. enjoy this blast from the past ....
why
by kara busby
dance with me, i say
and you say no
i love everything about you
i love the sparkle of your crystal blue eyes
i love the brightness of your smile
and the firmness of your jaw
i love the hair cropped close around your ears
i love the glasses you sometimes wear
and the dimples in each of your cheeks
i love everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i love everything about you
i love the way you move to the music
i love the passion you have for movies and rock
and the infinite knowledge you have of each
i love the way you tap the steering wheel
i love the way you love to live
and the feeling i have when i am with you
i love everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i love everything about you
i love the way your jeans fit you
i love the way red makes your hair look sexy
and blue makes your eyes even brighter
i love the way your arms look in a t-shirt
i love the way you wear a beanie
and a baseball cap and anything at all
i love everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i loved everything about you
i loved the way you used to hold my hand
i loved the way you would kiss my lips
and let your warm hand linger on my neck
i loved the way we would ride in your truck
i loved the way the wind would blow in through the windows
and you would always laugh out loud
i loved everything about you
so why do i hate you?
i hate you because you left me
i hate you because you rocked my world one time
i hate you because you are no longer here
to hold me, to kiss me, to keep me safe
and i hate you
because
dance with me, i said
and you said no
Thursday, May 22, 2008
thirteen on thursday
time for 13 more random thoughts floating around in my brain ....
13. i LOVE fruit! i wish i were back in florida because a lot of the fresh fruit is so much better there.
12. do you have any of that dust remover stuff? we have a can up here at the hotel. it's just a big purple can and it has a little spray hose at the top. it just blows out a puff of air whenever you squeeze the trigger and blows dust out of keyboards and stuff. it is the COOLEST THING.
11. i'm going on a cruise to the bahamas in august! it will be so much fun! my disney roomie, elise, won a cruise during our trip to daytona beach. so we're doing it together!! yay! i can't wait to see her again!
10. when i am older and a big successful businesswoman (haha), i think my favorite thing will be having a business card. i am so sick of having to write down my contact info over and over and over again. it will be so convenient and save so much time just saying, here's my card.
9. then again, if i have a family, i might not be a big successful businesswoman ... so i'll have to continue writing down my info over and over again ....... oh well.
8. so on the subject of families, keat wants to name his firstborn son achilles. yes, as in the warrior. whadda ya think?
7. we got some new chairs at the hampton and they are really nice. they're kind of arm chairs in this red and gold fabric ... very classy.
6. potatoes are amazing. there are so many different ways you can fix them and they all taste so very wonderful. i have yet to meet a potato that i don't like.
5. i leave for memphis tomorrow!! we're going for a feis. it's some of the kids' first ever, and one girl's first time competing in open champ (the highest level you can reach! yeah!). i think we're going to visit graceland and hardrock cafe while we're there!! eeee!!
4. i wish we still had our trampoline. when i have a family, we are soo getting one of those things. with a net, to make it safer and appease my mom. but we are definitely getting one.
3. i'd also like to have a wii. those things are so much fun! and it's a video game that i can actually play!! well .... sort of. i'm at least better at that than i am at other systems.
2. my mom and i are going to frisco, texas soon for a girls' weekend! my aunt and sister might be going as well, depending on schedules. it will be a lot of fun! we need some time away from everything!
1. and finally, the thought that has been MOST prevalent on my mind lately ...... RECITAL IS JUNE 10!!! AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13. i LOVE fruit! i wish i were back in florida because a lot of the fresh fruit is so much better there.
12. do you have any of that dust remover stuff? we have a can up here at the hotel. it's just a big purple can and it has a little spray hose at the top. it just blows out a puff of air whenever you squeeze the trigger and blows dust out of keyboards and stuff. it is the COOLEST THING.
11. i'm going on a cruise to the bahamas in august! it will be so much fun! my disney roomie, elise, won a cruise during our trip to daytona beach. so we're doing it together!! yay! i can't wait to see her again!
10. when i am older and a big successful businesswoman (haha), i think my favorite thing will be having a business card. i am so sick of having to write down my contact info over and over and over again. it will be so convenient and save so much time just saying, here's my card.
9. then again, if i have a family, i might not be a big successful businesswoman ... so i'll have to continue writing down my info over and over again ....... oh well.
8. so on the subject of families, keat wants to name his firstborn son achilles. yes, as in the warrior. whadda ya think?
7. we got some new chairs at the hampton and they are really nice. they're kind of arm chairs in this red and gold fabric ... very classy.
6. potatoes are amazing. there are so many different ways you can fix them and they all taste so very wonderful. i have yet to meet a potato that i don't like.
5. i leave for memphis tomorrow!! we're going for a feis. it's some of the kids' first ever, and one girl's first time competing in open champ (the highest level you can reach! yeah!). i think we're going to visit graceland and hardrock cafe while we're there!! eeee!!
4. i wish we still had our trampoline. when i have a family, we are soo getting one of those things. with a net, to make it safer and appease my mom. but we are definitely getting one.
3. i'd also like to have a wii. those things are so much fun! and it's a video game that i can actually play!! well .... sort of. i'm at least better at that than i am at other systems.
2. my mom and i are going to frisco, texas soon for a girls' weekend! my aunt and sister might be going as well, depending on schedules. it will be a lot of fun! we need some time away from everything!
1. and finally, the thought that has been MOST prevalent on my mind lately ...... RECITAL IS JUNE 10!!! AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
how is this even possible?
on friday, our cat bit me. inside my mouth.
i still don't even see how that is possible. i mean, i don't think he was necssarily aiming for the inside of my lip, but that's where he got me.
i had a deep gash on the inside of my upper lip, a claw mark on my cheek, and two nicks on my gum above my front tooth. darn cat.
it was pretty gross for the first couple of days. after the initial bleeding (and there was lots of it) stopped, my lip got all puffy and swollen on one side. and my gum was bruised! did you know gums could do that?!? it was all blue! when i smiled i looked pretty silly.
the swelling is almost entirely gone today. and the gash in my lip closed itself up pretty well. but now i shrink away when i see that cat. the thing's not even a foot tall, but i'm still terrified of it. now i will NEVER own a cat!
i still don't even see how that is possible. i mean, i don't think he was necssarily aiming for the inside of my lip, but that's where he got me.
i had a deep gash on the inside of my upper lip, a claw mark on my cheek, and two nicks on my gum above my front tooth. darn cat.
it was pretty gross for the first couple of days. after the initial bleeding (and there was lots of it) stopped, my lip got all puffy and swollen on one side. and my gum was bruised! did you know gums could do that?!? it was all blue! when i smiled i looked pretty silly.
the swelling is almost entirely gone today. and the gash in my lip closed itself up pretty well. but now i shrink away when i see that cat. the thing's not even a foot tall, but i'm still terrified of it. now i will NEVER own a cat!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
one of those little survey thingies
if you could roll around in a tub of something, what would it be? hmm ... i think i would have to say mud. i should be a 4-year-old boy. i love mud. as long as i can shower afterwards.
perfect date? depends on my mood. sometimes, a relaxing evening: cooking dinner together, then just lounging. and sometimes, something a little more exciting: like 6-flags!! (which we're going to in about a week!). as long as it's not the same thing over and over again, i'm happy!
best vacation? probably the cruise. or ski vacations. or mexico. or st. louis. i really don't have a favorite i love to go anywhere!!
i want to visit: australia. and new zealand. and europe. and fenway park.
best year in school and why? BEST year? probly my senior year in high school because i made good grades. FAVORITE year? sophomore year of college because i spent half of it living and working in orlando!
what is something you want others to know about you and try to remember? umm probably that i really do care. and i try very hard to be a good listener and not be judgemental.
"i would be umm probly a lot of things i shouldn't mention if I wasn't a member of the Church."
iI regret nothing. sure, i've done a LOT of stupid stuff. but i refuse to have regrets, that's no way to live. let's just say i've learned a whooole lot of life lessons.
i'm glad i am in the family that i am.
in ten years i hope i'm settling down to raise a family with my husband who just finished his contract with the army.
the best thing about my life is that it's so rich and full. sometimes i complain that it's too full ... but really, it's just very, very rich and very, very rewarding. not many people can say they truly love what they do everyday .... i can!
i want to change the way i am with keaton sometimes. i need to not sweat the small stuff, and not make a big deal out of the petty issues.
if you read this post, consider yourself tagged!
have fun!
perfect date? depends on my mood. sometimes, a relaxing evening: cooking dinner together, then just lounging. and sometimes, something a little more exciting: like 6-flags!! (which we're going to in about a week!). as long as it's not the same thing over and over again, i'm happy!
best vacation? probably the cruise. or ski vacations. or mexico. or st. louis. i really don't have a favorite i love to go anywhere!!
i want to visit: australia. and new zealand. and europe. and fenway park.
best year in school and why? BEST year? probly my senior year in high school because i made good grades. FAVORITE year? sophomore year of college because i spent half of it living and working in orlando!
what is something you want others to know about you and try to remember? umm probably that i really do care. and i try very hard to be a good listener and not be judgemental.
"i would be umm probly a lot of things i shouldn't mention if I wasn't a member of the Church."
iI regret nothing. sure, i've done a LOT of stupid stuff. but i refuse to have regrets, that's no way to live. let's just say i've learned a whooole lot of life lessons.
i'm glad i am in the family that i am.
in ten years i hope i'm settling down to raise a family with my husband who just finished his contract with the army.
the best thing about my life is that it's so rich and full. sometimes i complain that it's too full ... but really, it's just very, very rich and very, very rewarding. not many people can say they truly love what they do everyday .... i can!
i want to change the way i am with keaton sometimes. i need to not sweat the small stuff, and not make a big deal out of the petty issues.
if you read this post, consider yourself tagged!
have fun!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
finals are finally over!
whew! i thought i was never going to get through that last week! for some reason, that always seems the hardest. all those tests ....
oh well, the important thing is i'm done now! AND ..... really really good news!! keat is back in town again. i wasn't sure i'd see him at all this summer, since he has a year-round job in tally. but he was able to work out his schedule and he is here through the end of may!! whoop!
once he goes back, he'll be headed to savannah, georgia, for airborne school! secretly, i'm a little bit jealous! but to me it wouldn't be worth it, having to go through pt and all those tests and stuff for rotc! i think he's excited because this is his first big school to go through for army.
well, guess i'm gonna go and eat. just up at the hampton, working like always! if i think of anything interesting to say, i'll jump back on later. but for now, i'm just fried from all those finals last week and happy to have my guy here!!
oh well, the important thing is i'm done now! AND ..... really really good news!! keat is back in town again. i wasn't sure i'd see him at all this summer, since he has a year-round job in tally. but he was able to work out his schedule and he is here through the end of may!! whoop!
once he goes back, he'll be headed to savannah, georgia, for airborne school! secretly, i'm a little bit jealous! but to me it wouldn't be worth it, having to go through pt and all those tests and stuff for rotc! i think he's excited because this is his first big school to go through for army.
well, guess i'm gonna go and eat. just up at the hampton, working like always! if i think of anything interesting to say, i'll jump back on later. but for now, i'm just fried from all those finals last week and happy to have my guy here!!
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