I'm almost through the hoilday season, and I'm happy to say that I've survived with relatively few battlescars and that I dont think I've gained TOO much weight!

Christmas was wonderful! I got a lot of nice gifts and I got to spend time with my family, which ranks high on my list of favorite things to do. I can't help but feel guilty though. I'd be the first one to say that we need to "keep Christ in Christmas", but I have to admit that I love the commercialism of the Holidays. I haven't had a lot of Christmas spirit the past few years. I dont know... I think it's just a part of growing up. Reguardless of my old age, I had a pretty great Christmas.

There are only two days left of 2010. It's hard to believe that another year has gone by! It has been a pretty good year though! I made it halfway through my undergraduate career, said goodbye to my teenage years, and sold my soul to the devil, otherwise known as Walmart.

Every year I make a dozen New Years Resolutions, and stick to none. This year, I think that my only Resolution will be that I try my best at life. I know what my weaknesses are, and I know that I can't entirely fix any of them, but I can make an effort to grow and mature.

I think it will be another good year. :-)

I would love to say that I'm a pretty altrusitic person, that I do things for others because it is the right thing to do and not for my own personal gain. But that would be a lie.

At the beginning of this semester, I had a conversation with one of my best friends about selfishness. We concluded that everything we do is for our own good, and that even our attempts to "Be like Jesus" are because we want the potential benifits of having the Son of God in our corner. I kind of forgot about this conversation... until recently.

Let me start off by saying that I am, at best, a lukewarm Christian. I'm not proud of it, and I feel like I'm constantly struggling to call myself a Christian at all. A while ago I went through a period where I was just depressed. Everything seemed like it was going wrong, I was sick, people were fighting, and I just wanted to lay in bed all day. I had heard people talk about how God had "Broken" them, but this was the first time I had every truly experienced it. I couldn't stop the chaos going on in my life, I couldn't heal my sickness, so I just opened my Bible, in hopes that God would provide me with some of the answers that I needed to pull myself back together.

I guess you could say I've learned a lot the past couple of weeks. I've asked God to show me the places in my life that I could improve and the relationships that I need to fix. One thing in particular that I have been confronted with is my own selfishness.

In high school, I was voted "Most Helpful" by my senior class. To most, this would indicate that I did things for others, but in all auctuality, most of the things I did, and still do for others, benifit my self esteem more than anything. I feel so much better about myself and my circumstances when I do things for others, which isn't entirely bad until they fail to reciprocate my generocity.

I've been in a lot of relationships where I've felt like I have dedicated my time and energy to someone who just would never do the same for me. I felt justified in my bitterness until yesterday, when I read Romans 5:6-8:

When we were unable to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ died for us although we were living against God. Very few people will die to save the life of someone else. Although perhaps for a good person someone might possibly die. But God shows his great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

That really made me think... I'm supposed to follow Christ... to BE LIKE Christ. Christ didn't die for me because it made him feel better about himself. He didn't die for me because I do so much for him. He died for me because, even though I I mess up, and intentionally sin... He loves me.

There is nothing that we can do to earn any more of this love, and nothing that we can do to lose it. This is how we should base our interactions with others.

Altrusim is a charactaristic that is so hard to have without unconditional love, and while Jesus is the only one who has perfected this kind of selflessness, I'm going to make it my goal to love others the best that I can, reguardless of how much they can love me.

A Second to Think...

And after you suffer for a short time, God who gives all grace, will make everything right. He will make you strong and support you and keep you from falling. He called you to share in his glory in Christ, a glory that will continue forever. -1Peter 5:10

I'm not sure how, but I've made it through the most difficult week of the semester so far. Every day has brought more and more challenges, and in some respects it's been great. I've had a lot of good conversations, and I've made enough progress on my homework that , for once, I can relax over Thanksgiving break. The past 24 hours, however, have been so emotionally draining. Everything seems to be going wrong for everyone. I'm torn between feeling sorry for others and feeling sorry for myself, and I hate to admit that I've been kind of selfish lately.

I've never had so much conflict in my life, both inside of myself, and with others. I'm not usually the kind of person to let myself be upset about stupid, trivial things, but for some reason I am.

Talking to God has always seemed so awkward, like when you wave at someone who dosent see you... yeah that's what I've always felt like. On Monday, I decided that I just needed to be honest with God, and with myself. I told him all about a problem in my life that I've always assumed I shouldn't even bother to pray about. God dosen't care about the little things, right?

Well, since that morning, I've been waking up every day, and telling Him all about it. I can't even tell you how much progress I feel like I've made... Untill today.

You know when you overhear things, and they just kind of make you sick?

I feel like I'm confusing God's will with my own. How am I ever supposed to know what he wants. I know what I want, but when have I ever obeyed God enough to think that I deserve to just make requests like he's my own personal servant?

I feel so stupid...

What would it look like if I were to really, truly, and compmletely give my life to God?

I really don't know.

I have a penpal who is about my age, who is in prison in another state. When we first started writing, she told me that she was afraid to give her life to God because she didn't want to "get sent to Africa". I laughed at first, but then I really thought about it, and I have the same fears.

If I give my heart, and my mind and my actions to God, what things, what people am I going to have to cut out of my life? What thoughts am I going to have to block out of my mind, what people will I have to encounter? What might I have to give up?

Because living for God is more than going to church on Sundays and reading the Bible. Although these things are wonderful, to really follow God means to rely on him to guide your every step. It means trusting his guidance, even if it means reaching way out of your comfort zone... even if you have to go to Africa...

Don't get me wrong, I'm not by any stretch of the imagination claiming that I live 100% for God. To be honest, I often struggle with the lack of God in my own life. It takes real, child like faith to just jump and let the Father Catch us...

Here is one of my favorite songs, about just that... its by a singer named Francesca Batistelli.. .she's awesome so I really encourage you to check out her other music as well!

Just a thought...

To be perfectly honest, I came into this semester with a really bad attitude. I wasn't really mad, it was more of a general sense of annoyance and frustration. The bad part is that I'm not really sure what it is that I was so discontent about. I love this school, I love my friends that are here, my professors, and I really love education. I just want to be like a sponge and suck it all in. But for some reason, I came to the conclusion that I was going to "stick it to the man" this year, and not put up with anyone, even though I really had no one to "put up" with.

I guess my heart I know exactally where my resentment comes from. I'm not really proud of it, but I have a tough time letting go of grudges, and these days they seem to be piling up. Last year I had a lot of conflict in my life, just from different situations that I dont really want to get into. Most people probally are blissfully unaware of the conflict, but nonetheless it was there in my mind, and I've been building and reniforcing walls between us ever sense.

The fact of the matter is, that I get hurt really easily. I seem to have a problem with asserting myself, and when people take advantage of that, I get hurt. So often, I'll be cut off mid-sentence, or I'll try to open up to someone who disreguards my feelings which really does a number on my self- esteem. When this happens, I always remember... always.

I think all of us have something inside of us who enjoys our own moodieness. Its kind of a way of being in control. Truthfully, being sort of meloncholy feels good every once in a while, its almost relaxing to get rid of the overstimulation in our lives. So, I suppose I take advantage of the flaws of others and bulid my walls because in my crazy hectic life, its the one thing I can control. I decide who to let in and who will never know the real me.

I guess its something to work one, to be aware of. If I can tear down these walls, and learn to silently forgive... who knows what magnificant relationships I could build.

Just a thought...

The Big Letdown

Its been about 2 weeks since I got home from my vacation and all I can say is "Where did it go?" Vacation always goes fast, but man, I dont even feel like it happened. It was a great week, and maybe I'll even post some pictures later, but for now I am just in awe of how fast time flies.

On the same note, I go back to school in about 18 days. That is unreal! I love school and I love my friends, but I'm just not sure I'm ready to make the transition back into college life quite yet. Something about being able to just lounge in my living room any time I want is just such a comfortable feeling. I guess that hasn't gone on too much this summer though. Between Walmart, and now babysitting, I've been kept pretty busy which I think adds to the speed factor... ugh..

Well, this post is really boring, I just felt like I should give some sort of update before I get too busy... here is a video to make up for it!

Hush Little Stacy

Wow, it's 5 am and it's official. I am an insomniac. I layed in bed. I tossed. I turned. I even tried counting sheep, but I just couldn't seem to fall asleep. At about 3, I decided to creep downstairs and watch a little television. Two hours later and here I am, wide awake. I'm not sure if this is a result of my wacky summer sleep schedule, or just excitement over my upcoming vacation. Either way, it has got me thinking about how wonderful sleep really is.

I would be flat out lying if I didn't admit that sleeping is one of my favorite hobbies. Something about being so comfortable and at peace that I can simply drift out of conscioiusness, is just so wonderful to me. I remember once, I was in 11th grade, I donated blood and my schools annual blood drive. Afterwards I had the worst headache, and I just wanted to be in bed. I got home and took such a wonderful nap, that I really did talk about it for days. Oh yes, I would give just about anything to be able to sleep like that night after night.

Of course, when I'm at college, sleep is scarce, which is my main defence against those who want to mock my late alarm clock every day during the summer. Sleep is just good. Its good for your mind and body and it just plain feels good. Hense my frustrations tonight... or should I say this morning?

I guess I really should try to sleep again. Goodnight!

Good Bye Name Tag, Good Bye Lawn and Garden!

Well, it happened. I get to work, clock in, and prepare to head to my department, when one of the 15 assistant managers calls me, by name, into his office. Now, my first hint that something was up, should have been the fact that I've never talked to this guy in my life, so how did he know my name? My second indication should have been that the head honcho was sitting in there, as I was ushered into the tiny room with the door promptly closed behind me. (So much for the open door policy!) I was quickly informed that it had come time for them to let all of the seasonal/temporary workers go, and that I had wasted 20 minutes of my time driving to work.... just like that. Its over.

Now, I'm not really upset at the loss of my position at Walmart. I knew that my time was about to be up, I just didn't expect it to come so soon. What really bothers me is the fact that... I'm young and still living at home, the loss of a few days pay isn't gonna put me on the streets or anything. But what about my co workers, who inevitably recieved the same treatment? Most of them really need a source of income, and it's kind of sucky of the people at Walmart to just do that to everyone .

My manager strongly encouraged me to reapply next summer. But why would I do that? I mean, its not a bad place to work overall. In fact, it is much better than that God Forsaken place I worked last summer. But hey, I'm an adult now, and I need real income. Right?

On the bright side of the whole situation... I have a few extra days to relax and prepare for my big vacation to Geneva-On-The-Lake! On Monday, we had a really fun "First Annual Pre-Lake Erie Pool Party." I'm not sure if thats completely normal, but I had a good time! It certainly made me even more excited for the big trip!

Well, my computer clock claims its 1:25, but my cell phone begs to differ.... so I'm going to go to bed to prepare for a long day of... well, nothing I guess! I hope everyone is having an awesome summer!

It happened again. I was watching T.V. with my mom and she asked me if I had any jeans that I needed washed. So I thought:

"No, It's July. I don't wear jeans in July. I should probally pack a pair for vacation though."

BOOM! My brain was suddenly filled with elation over my upcoming trip to Lake Erie. My family goes every year and I truly love it. I've always been excited to go, but it seems like the older I get the more excited I get. Maybe its just such a stress relief that the more stress I'm under, the more I need to be flopped on that beach without a care in the world? The only problem now ... is that vacation is almost a whole month away. I've been so crabby with not wanting to be at work. Ah well... who really cares anyways.

My summer has been pretty ordinary. Yesterday was a pretty great day though. I didn't have to work, which already makes it better than usual. My cousins Braden and Karley, who live next door came over. They are 8 and 6 and they are like sunshine in a rainstorm.... wow that was corney... but you get the picture. They are just such happy little kids! We had a water fight, made muffins, watched spoungebob, and the made milkshakes.

A little girl named Savannah comes with them sometimes. I feel really bad for her. She reminds me alot of myself when I was a kid. Chubby and Awkward. It was so strange yesterday though... she came over and decided she had to use the restroom... so I let her... I went in about an hour later... huge pile of my Dads shaving cream on the counter. No attempts to clean it up or anything. I'm not real sure what the point of that was. haha I guess its just a kid thing.

Anyhow, after a long day of work, my bed looks so comfortable, so I suppose I will give into it!

~ Summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~

I've successfully driven myself insane.

As I sit here, a couple of things come to mind. First of all is the fact that, in my head I refer to my department manager as Bobbalicious. Her name is Bobbie, but for some reason, it has been strictly Bobbalicious for the past few days. I think it has something to do with the fact that on a recent trip to Walmart, someone pointed out to me that she chomps away on her gum. This, combined with a general lack of respect for authority, resulted in Bobbalicious. I think it has a ring to it.

Another thought that just went through my mind, is the fact that one of my coworkers has no shame. If you remember my first post about Walmart, when I talked about the guy who reported is every move... well, this is the same guy. A few days ago, he was outside sweeping, and I guess he found a flower that he liked, because for some reason he decided to turn into a hula dancer and tuck it behind his ear. Now, some guys might do it for laughs, or just for a reaction, but this guy wore his daisy with pride... sporting it to the checkout line, the breakroom and yes... even the bathroom. Now, normally I would have just laughed it off... but I was genuinely concerned that someone was going to beat him up. Seriously, he needs to not be so flamboyant!

On a more serious note, the stress of the summer is finally setting in. I finally remembered that the reason that I am working at Walmart is to pay my remaining balance on last years tuition, and to get a good start on this upcoming years payments. As the weeks go by, I realize more and more how impossible it might be.

I've always thought that worry is essentially calling God a liar, but I can't help but feel like I've been neglecting God lately, so maybe he might just neglect me this time around. I know that if God wan'ts me to be at Malone this fall, he will, as always, provide a way. Keeping that mindset dosent help a whole lot though, because I have no way of knowing for sure that he auctually wants me to be at Malone, which is terrifying because I really truly love it there.

If I think back to this time last summer, I remember having the same doubts and fears, and as usual, everything worked out. This year however, I really don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. I've been working my butt off and it dosen't seem to be paying off like I thought it would.

I guess I need to just have faith that God's will is what is best for me... and that I really can only do my best. It's like the song Unpredictable by Francesca Battistelli that says:

When I know that I know what you have down the road, when I'm sure that I've figured you out, help me see that I'm small that I can't know it all, cause you're so unpredictable.

I want to make these lyrics my mantra over the next few weeks, so that I can
just chill out and trust in His plan!

Now, for fear of seeming to dramatic, I want to leave you with one of the funniest things I've seen for a while. This kid is hilarious. I suggest that everyone searches for Daxflame on Youtube! Enjoy!

So a female dog and a donkey walk into a bar...

"Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. " - Mark Twain

I would say that I am pretty good at tolerating people. I'll listen to people ramble... I'll bite my tounge when people say idiotic things, and I am certainly not one to throw a hissy fit everytime someone makes me mad. I also usually get over things pretty quickly. I don't let rude people ruin my day; however, working at Walmart has given me a taste of just how dumb people can be.

EXAMPLE ONE: Man walks up to my register looking for a pond filter. I politely tell him that we don't have any in Lawn and Garden and that the hardware department might carry them.

About 3 seconds later, a woman (his wife) comes at me from the opposite angle asking for a fountain filter. Now, keep in mind that I am trying to ring out another coustomer.... So, I politely tell the woman that the only filters in Lawn and Garden are for swimming pools.

Woman: Well, You had them last year.

Man: Can't you call an associate.

Me: I can see if someone else is around who might know where you can find them, but we don't have any back here.

Man: Nevermind!

Okay, so that should have been the end of it. Nope! 5 minutes later, the man and woman walk back with an assistant manager. She came in and asked me and a co worker where the fountain filters were. I just stood there, and my coworker backed up my story that we dont carry them this year. Finally, the man and woman decided to calm themselves down and checked out... but here is what makes me mad about this situation:

- First of all, I genuinely hate it when coustomers act like I am stupid. If I don't know the answer to their question, I ask someone else. If I do know, I tell them what I know.

-Secondly- What did they go tell the manager... that I wouldn't help them? Uhhhh.... thats just not okay with me.

- Finally, after it was all said and done. They both simply go through my line as if they didn't just act like pigs in front of a whole line of people. I had a lot of mean things to say, but I just smiled polietly, even though it took every ounce of christianity in my body not to give them a piece of my mind.

EXAMPLE TWO: I've worked with some difficult people in my life, but this time around I have a coworker who I just can't stand. This girl started working about a week after I did, but she seems to think she owns the place. She always tries to boss me... for example, she will be standing 3 feet away from the register, and a coustomer will come "STACY YOU HAVE A COUSTOMER" ... now here is what annoys me about that... first of all, I constantly am checking to see if I have coustomers, and when she yells like this, it makes me look bad. Also, she is perfectably capable of, and responsible for running the register. Its not MY job, it is everyones. I'm not sure why I am always the one getting pulled away from my work to ring people out.

Another annoying thing this girl does... is inturrepting. One day in particular.... I came into work 2 hours before her and had already restocked everything and was about half way through straightening the shelves. I tried to tell her that she didn't need to stock things, but she kept saying things like "Okay after we are done with this, we can start pulling things." After about five unsuccessful attempts to tell her, I went ahead and let boss lady check every item to see if we needed more. I think out of the whole department, she only had to refill one or two things, because a coustomer had been there after I had already stocked it... she basically wasted two hours of her time... shoulda listened dontcha think?

EXAMPLE THREE: Okay so, anyone who knows me, knows that every year I look forward to my families big trip to Geneva on the Lake, so getting a new job brought about the stress of having to beg for that week off. Now, when I found out that a girl who started the same time I did has already taken a weeks vacation, I assumed that I would have no problems doing the same. Especially since I made up an elaborate story about why I needed that week off.

At Walmart, if you want to take time off, you simply go into the computer and punch in the days you need to be gone. On May 22nd, a month ago, I went in and requested July 24th-the 31st off. Every few days I go in to see if it's been accepted yet and every day I get greeted with PENDNG. So, I did the responsible thing and went and talked to someone in personel about it.

Several trips later and it still says pending. I'm gonna have to start being mean. I know they really want to ruin my vacation, but thats just not gonna happen.

Anyways, I have to get up in a few hours to deal with this wonderful group of people, so I need my sleep. Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Seriously, where does time go?

It's hard to believe that I've been out of school for a month already. I thought that by now, I would have knocked a few things off of my to do list, spent time with a few of my friends, and that I would be well rested and ready to conquer the world!

Oh How Wrong I was...

I can easiliy think back to a time where summer was a time to recharge, and to just hang around and have fun. Where Oh Where did those days go? I've decided that if being an adult means that I have to work day after day after long boring day, even throughout the summer... well then I have news for everyone... I'm done being an adult.

Serioiusly though, I can't even explain what my summer has been like. I started working a few days after the semester ended, and I haven't had two days off in a row since! The days I do have off, are filled with laundry, cleaning, and just being too tired and lazy to do anything productive or fun for that matter.

There are only two things that keep me from slowly losing my mind:

Drunroll Please

1. Money... lots and lots of money!!! Well, I guess I dont really make that much money. In fact, if I were a real adult (you know, the kind who has house payments and stuff) I defiently wouldn't be able to survive on my own paychecks. But hey, it pays the tuition right???

2. Vacation!!!!! Just tonight I told Wendy that I " Need" this vacation more and more every year. In just a few short weeks I'll be in my nice lake front cottage (which I'm proud to say that for the first year ever, I'm auctually helping to pay for it!!!) Hopefully I'll be swimming and reading and relaxing!!!!

Anyhow...

I'm not saying that my summer has been BAD ... it just hasn't really been good either... So my plan is this, I'm going to work hard, and keep my eyes on what it is that I am working for... AND I'm going to learn to relax a little. My frist step is to stop blabbing and go read a book!

Goodnight!!!

Today was a bad day...

Let me tell you about my day... I got off work last night at 11pm. Layed in bed counting sheep... until who knows when. Woke up 45 mintues late... which was at 5:45am. Went to work, tired and hot, and then got cooled off by the nice spring downpour. Frizzy hair. Heavy boxes. I got blisters all over my wet feet at work. Debit card GONE... rushed around during my lunch break trying to eat... got ice cream all over my self while rushing back to work. Awkwardly asked Burger King if they had my Debit Card... they Did. Accidently charged a customer $11 for fish that should have been less than a dollar. I was lethargic at work.... got home.. SORE. Waited for my mom to get ready.... Still sore... Blah Blah Blah...

As you can see today was horrible...

Now for why today was wonderful...

Today I....

Woke up, under a roof in a warm house.

I had breakfast, lunch and dinner and didn't have to wonder where the food would come from.

Laughed with a new friend I found at work.

Had a job.

Had more friendly customers than rude customers.

Got a wall post from a friend I haven't seen In a few weeks.

Got mail.

Felt the cool breeze and listened to the rain on the rooftop.

Found my debit card.

Heard great music on my way to and from work.

Read a magazine.

Had a whole lot of Oreos.

Finally, I am currently babysitting my littlest baby cousin, and he is soundly sleeping.

I realize that my day wasn't interesting at all... that's not my point. My point is that, well, today was really bad. All day, I have been going on and on in my own head about how bad it is... But

when I take a second to think about all of the blessings that I have in my life... all of the people and possibilities that I have been given... I can't help but hope that tomorrow will be better...

"Learn from yeterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

Just a Thought...

I have to ram into work in about an hour... But I've been developing a thought all night, so I thought I would share it briefly!

Everyone has something that they struggle with, often many things. Sometimes it is obvious... such as my addiction to food. Other times it is not so obvious, such as a person who is haunted by childhood abuse, or thoughts of suicide. I've been thinking about friendship lately, and I've come to the conculision, that a true friend is put into our lives to help us deal with these struggles. I think when you have a friend, your job is to realize that he/she has problems in life, and to be willing to help them through these problems. I understand that its hard to know what people deal with, and I am not suggesting that we should all go probing into the lives of others.... however, if someone we call a friend expresses to us that they are going through something... then we need to be available to listen, and to act if necessary.

I think that a lot of the time, our first reaction when someone comes to us with a problem, is to tell them all the reasons its not a problem. But the thing is, there is no stupid reason to be unhappy, and no stupid reason to be scared. I know that personally, If I go to someone for help, then it is a Big deal, no matter how dumb it may seem to others. And what about those friends we all have, who see EVERYTHING as a huge issue? Well, maybe their real problem is loneliness, and as a friend, our job is just to spend time with them, and listen to them, no matter how old it gets.

I guess my point is, I haven't been the greatest friend to some people, and others haven't been that great to me. Something to work on I suppose...

Great Customer Ettiquite

Just yesterday, I was talking to one of the ladies I work with about some of the rude, idiotic things that people do. After working in good old Walmart for about fifteen years, she's seen coustomers of all shapes, sizes and temperments, and was quick to share some of her best stories. She concluded our conversation by saying that she believed that everyone should have to work in retail for AT LEAST six months, so they could see what we "Go Through". Now, I realize that forcing the entire population to do their time in a checkout line isn't realistic so, I decided to make a sort of, how to guide concerning the proper way to act once you enter any kind of store:

Five important things to remember to be a successful customer! :

1. It's not MY fault if you are having a bad day! : If a customer comes into the store where I am working, I truly hope that they are happy and healthy, and are having a good shopping experience. If someone is upset or sick, or lost or whatever, I really do feel bad; however, unless I am the one who broke your heart, or ticked you off, or gave you the swine flu... it is not MY fault if you are unhappy. Therefore, when I greet you with a smile and a hello, the least you can do is show some respect. I have a bad day every once in a while too, you wouldn't like it if I took it out on you, do the same for me!
2. I do not make the rules where I work, and I am not in charge of setting prices, or deciding which products we carry: Just today I had to deal with a customer who was angry because Walmart didn't carrry the product that he wanted to buy. Now, this man later apologized for being rude, but 9 times out of 10 that dosen't happen. Listen, I understand that times are tough, and no one wants to pay 10 bucks for a bag of dirt. If it were up to me, everything would just be free, and we would all have everything we needed. But its NOT up to me, and its not up to anyone who works in my particular store either. So, if you come in and find that your favorite laundry soap has gone up by 10 cents, you really have no right to yell at me about it. As far as the rules go, Yes I have to have a bar code, no I can't sell you damaged goods for half price, and If you want to return something, I can't personally do it for you. I understand that your life is busy, but I kind of like my Job, and I'm not about to lose it just because I broke the rules to make your life a little easier.
3. If I make a mistake... It dosen't mean I'm out to get you: I know, sometimes I make a little mistake that costs you a couple of extra minutes of your time standing in line, and I truly apolozige, I really do. But, here is the thing. I come to work, and I try my best. I don't expect you to be perfect, so I'm not sure why you think that I need to be perfect. You can bet that If I've made a big enough of a mistke to cost you more than a minute of your time, than I am more embarassed than you are angry. If you came up to me, and I was rude to you, or if I was breaking your stuff, or calling your baby ugly... well then you can get angry. But, If I accidently push the wrong button, is that really something to pop off about? I have never made a mistake that has cost anyone money, nor have I made a mistake that has gotten anyone hurt. Be thankful that I care enough to do my best to fix the mistake, so that you can be on your merry way!
4. Just because I work in a store, dosen't mean I know the location, function or price of every item in stock: This is a big one... a customer comes up, and askes me what type of oil a certin mower uses... I have a couple of options. A.) I can go help him try to read the box, or the manal to try to find the anwser. or B.) I can ask my co workers if they know the answer. Either option may take a little time. But hey, when I got hired to work in Lawn and Garden, they didn't exactally install a micro chip into my brain containing all things related to grass, mulch and flowers. I mean, if you, the expert, don't know the answer, then how am I supposed to? Also, I haven't gotten around to memorzing the entire layout of the store which makes it hard to know where every product is kept. That being said, I would be happy to help any customer find what they are looking for, but if I don't lead you right to where you need to be, don't act like I'm stupid!
5. I have a job to do, and that job is not to be your babysitter or your servant: My job requires me to do a lot of different things on a daily basis. My first priority is always to help my customers, and I sincerely try to do the best I can at that, however, I can only be at one place at a time. If I am three isles away on the top rung of a ten foot ladder, sometimes I just can't see you waiting ever so patiently at the cash register. If I see someone headed that way, I automatically go to make sure they don't need my help, and I check often to make sure everyone is being taken care of, but It's just not possible for me to know the exact moment that you are ready to be checked out. If you go to the register and I am not there, and if you are in a hurry, or just think that I haven't seen you, well the solution is simple.... come tell me! I would much rather you come and politely ask me if I can check you out, than have you huff and puff at me because you had to stand there while I made a 45 second sprint to the register.

BONUS: Here is a simple rule of thumb while shoping in any store. Treat others they way you would like to be treated. Put yourself in the shoes of those who are there to help you. When in doubt, be polite. Trust me you will get much better service if you are friendly and respectful!!!

About time!

If it isn't apparent, I have Zero motivation these days. I have been home for almost a month, and I basically have nothing to write about. In fact, the only reason I'm sitting here now is that I know that if I don't update this blog soon, then I never will.
As I said before, my summer has been less than interesting. I started my new job at Walmart. It's not a bad job. I go in do my work and go home. My co workers are nice for the most part, and once I'm done working with them, I think I will dedicate an entire entry to the cast of characters that I work with.
We have been pretty busy the past few days, so busy in fact that I spend my entire shift standing at the register checking out coustomer after coustomer. My favorite coustomers are:

A.) Those who are so unfriendly they can't even say Hi when I greet them.... so awkward.

B.) Those who remark on how well they "Made" there money, when I use the marker to check for counterift bills. ( You wouldn't believe how often this happens!)

C. ) Those who, upon giving me an item with no bar code sticker, try to tell me how much the item costs, as if I can just punch the price in and be done with it.

In all seriousness though, I have had some really nice coustomers. I like the ones who aren't too busy to talk and tell me about the projects they are working on, or how hot it is outside. And yes... it is hot! Fortunately, I have been inside on the register everyday so far. I can't imagine being the person who has to stand out in the parking lot all day. Oh man that reminds me... I have to go ahead and talk about one of my coworkers... not that he will ever read this... but okay, so this guy I work with is probally about 22 or 23. Now, he is really nice, but for some reason he feels the need to always tell me what he is doing. "Im going to go fill the charcol." "I'm going on my first break.." oh and my favorite was yesterday... :

Boy: " I'm going to the bathroom"

Me: "Okay"

About three minutes later, the same boy came and found me in the middle of the bird food isle:

Boy: "Maintience had the bathroom barred off so I couldn't go"

Me: "Okay"

I mean... there is such thing as too much information!

Anyway, thats about it for my summer so far. I'll try to update more often... if I get the motivation...!

This, my friends... is me. Hunched over at my desk, dead to the world. I would like to say that I have spent my whole day with my nose in a text book or going over piles of notecards, but the truth is, I haven't cracked a book all day...and it's finals week. Earlier, after a nice long afternoon nap, I presented Brooke with my day's schedule:

Sleep

Eat

Lay on Facebook

Sleep

Repeat

Hey... at least I'm being consistent right? I did however manage to write a two page letter to Charlotte... took me about 12 hours to finally get it done, but it's stamped sealed and ready to go! I know I sound like I am being especially lazy, but in my defense, I only have two really easy finals to go. It is just so hard to motivate myself at this part of the semester. I'm just ready to be at home and to have some down time.

In other news, I found a new job for this summer. I am now a full fledged Walmart Employee! Well, as long as my background check and drug test come back clean. :-) I am so happy not to have to work at the Meadows EVER AGAIN! It feels so good to be free! I'll be working in the lawn and garden section of Wally World. At my interview, the women kept telling me how much hard labor it would be... well I finally was just like "Well I bet it will be great exercise, and defeiently need it." The lady then did a head to toe inspection of my fat body, and laughed nervously.... guess she agreed because I soon learned that I got the job!

I am ready for this year to be over, but I guess it is kind of bitter sweet. It has been a great semester and hopefully next semester will be just as great. I'll be in a new building, have all new sutiemates, and I think I'm going to love all of my classes! For now though, I'm off to bed, hopefully summer comes soon!

Everyone's Going off the Deep End

It was the best of times... it was the worst of times.- Life is funny like that!

I was talking to Wendy last night, and well, she threatened to stop following me, if I didn't post a new blog soon. Humm isn't she the one who told me to make sure I "did my finals?" Interesting.

Anyways, here I am, trying to think of something funny or interesting to say.. and coming up short. Sounds like a bad date huh?

So, it crunch time at good old Malone University. Its the brink of finals week, and we are all so consumed by trying to finish projects and papers , and yet it seems like there are so many events going on on campus. It makes it pretty hard to prioritize.

Friday morning, I took my final real test for the semester. I never tought I would say it, but I'm kind of sad to almost be done with Abnormal Psychology. It was a tough class, but a good one at that. After the test, Corinne and I headed down to the Johnoson Center. A group called Soulforce came to Malone as the last stop on their "Equality Ride." I could probably write a whole blog entry on their presentation... but I wont. Basically, sould force is a group that rides around America stopping at Christian Universitys talking about Christianity and Justice reguarding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer community. They, had a good message; however, my views on the morality of homesexuality haven't changed. They did force me to think, which is good. So many people try to shove the issue under the rug, but it isn't that easy.

Friday night was the Open Frame Film Festival. I had a lot of fun last year, and my friend Corinne was the director of photography for one of the 11 short films presented, so Brooke and I took our pillows down to the Memorial chapel for a night of entertainment. All, in all it was a good time. I was fully impressed by the work of my fellow Malone students, and it was better than doing homework all night!

Last night (Saturday), was pretty good too. I went with a friend to see the Malone Alumni perform "Doubt". Doubt is a drama set in the 1960's that deals with many dark themes, including, sexual abuse, the role of women in religion and civil rights. There was so much symbolism and depth to the play, it was brilliantly written. In 2008 the movie version of Doubt came out in theatres. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

I guess that leads up to today... my only goal for today is to study... real fun right? Hopefully I can keep my head above water this week, and not get too overwhelmed. This entry is pretty boring right? I guess that's my life... hopefully I will think of something interesting to write about later... blogspot.com is a great excuse to procrastinate.

Boys, Boys, Boys

I don't even know where to begin tonight. So, here are a few quotes from those who have gone before me. Who have been let down, scorned, or destroyed by the enemy... men.

So what made you think you could take a life And just push it, push it around,I guess to build yourself up so high, You had to take her and break her down. - Keith Urban

You comin with those corny lines, Can’t live without me? I’ll get some flowers for the day that you are buried. No, people make mistakes, But I just think you are so fake, Only thing I want from you, is for you to stay away. - Rihanna

So I close my eyes and I kiss that frog, each time finding the more boys I meet the more I love my dog. - Carrie Underwood

They're creepy and their spooky, they're all together ooky...

You get the point... right? Well, let me just start by saying that I know not all boys are hogs. There are a few prince charming's out there. There is the rare man who has a job, a car, and a sense of respect for women. And maybe I am just bitter because I haven't been able to locate a man of this sort. None the less, this post is going to focus on the one's who have wasted my time, as well as the time of so many of my friends.

It's sort of difficult for me to sort out my thoughts, because there are just so many of them. I guess there are different types of creeps:

*The Losers: Real creative I know... but losers are those boys who lack ambition. A loser would be likely to jump from one job to the next with no real passion in life. He is lazy, unmotivated, and generally dosen't understand the word "hygene".

*The Charmer: This is a boy who will tell you what you want to hear. He's smooth, that's what draws women in, and he know's it. A charmer lacks the ability to commit, and probably isn't above using a cheesy pickup line. If you hear the words "Did you fall from heaven..." turn and run.

*The Manic Depressant: If you haven't heard the song "Hot and Cold" by Katy Perry, I would highly suggest it. A manic depressant loves you one day, and the next day he is too busy... or just not interseted anymore. So, you go on with your life... and guess what? All of a sudden you are the best thing that has happened to him... all over again.

*The D-Bag: I know... its a gross word, but it fits right? A D-Bag is physically (or not so much) attractive, and he know's it. This leads to cockiness, rudeness, and all out idiocy. Ever seen a guy come out of a tanning bed? D-Bag! Heard a boy talking about the the "Chick's" he's gonna pick up with his new waxed chest hair? D-Bag. Once again, I suggest you flee.

And Finally....

* "The One"- I guess this is where my bitterness comes in... you see "The One" is all of the previous creeps rolled into one. He lies and cheats. He jumps from one girl to the next, leavig an path of innocent (or maybe not) victums behind him. You think he is a good guy. He tells you he is, and that's what make's him the most dangerous. All I have to say is... check out a boy's past, before you give your heart away.

I'm sure it is probably pretty evident that I've been hurt by "The One", I mean, it happens to the best of us. We meet a nice guy, he tells us what we want to hear. We trust him, and give him so much of our time and energy. Then, in the blink of an eye he's on facebook talking about the new girl he's "In love" with. It's enough to make you sick, and defiently enough to make you question everything you know about love... But keep looking because that prince charming is out there somewhere. He will love you and take care of you like a real man should....

And as for those bovine who have failed to act right... all I have to say is.. Don't get mad ... get Even!

Heaven on Earth

Summer 2010 here I come! Well, almost. With just over two weeks left in the semester, I decided that I need to start looking forward to the four long months I have ahead of me in good old Newcomerstown, Ohio. Last spring my friend Melissa and I sat down together and wrote out a list of goals for the summer; mine included: Find a job (Check), Thoroughly enjoy vacation (Check), Walk my dog regularly (Ehhh.) and so on and so on. After accomplishing most of my list of goals, it is safe to say that I had a very good summer! I mentioned this to my friend Laura, who then instructed me to grab a pen and paper and write my goals for this summer... so here they are for you to read, critique, and hopefully keep me accountable to:

1. Have a Sabbath Day Once a Week: Laura suggested this one, and since I love to rest and relax, I quickly agreed. Hopefully, If I give myself a day off every week, I'll be able to accomplish more during the other days of the week. I feel like going into "Amish Mode" on these days might be a necessity!

2. Get a job: So, I have basically decided that I'm not going back to my job. The thought of that place makes me sick, so the search for a good job that I will auctually somewhat be able to tolerate. Humm, I wonder if that fancy McDonalds is hiring food tasters??

3. Pay off Malone: This is the reason I need a job. Private school ain't cheap, so I have a lot of work to do to make sure I can come back here in the fall. This is where faith comes in!

4. Save money: Apart from paying off Malone, buying the stuff I need for the fall, Vacation Expenses, and my cell phone bill, I would like to auctually have enough money in the bank by the end of the summer so that I don't have to stress out about cash in the fall. Maybe I'll hit the Jackpot at Vegas on the Lake?

5. Eat Healthier/ Exercise: Origionally, this goal was to lose thirty pounds, Laura quickly talked me out of this. I guess I know that if I start out with a huge goal, and don't reach it, I will just get discouraged and comeback to school as fat as ever! So, I am just going to focus on doing what is right for my body, and hopefully the rest will follow!

6. Be positive about life: This is a strange one I know, but it is quite simple... I need to stop being so negative. God has blessed me with a lot, so I need to quit complaning and start giving thanks for the things and people that God has given me.

7. Finish Sophmore Year Scrapbook: This one is aimed at Wendy for sure, Scrapbook weekend anyone?

8. Get a Tan: I am sick of being so pale from the winter, I would love for my skin to be about 9 shades darker.

9. Enjoy my Vacation: This will be hard to screw up! But, I want to just challange myself to make this the best year at Lake Erie ever! With the super nice house we are staying in, I have a feeling it will be!

10. Jesus Time Everyday: This was another one of Laura's suggestions, but I think it will make my summer great. At school I'm faced with God everywhere, at home it is hard to lose track of what really matters.

11. Learn a new Skill: Not really sure what this will be, but I might was well learn something new!

12. Go on an Adventure: Uh, I guess this one is up to Wendy...

13. Stay in touch with my friends: I have a lot of friends with highschool I need to catch up with, and I really want to keep in touch my College friends too!

14. Take and Develop Lots of Pictures: Taking pictures comes easy, but it's developing them that I have trouble with! My camera is filled with photos of last summer, so hopefully I can get them printed, scrapbooked, or framed, so that I have plenty of space on my camera for vacation and fall semester!

15. Spend time with my cousins: I have so many little cousins, I so often take for granted that they are growing up. This summer I want to do things with them, and help them have a good summer too! One batch of cousins lives right next door to me, so there is no excuse for this goal to go unmet.

16. Go to Church: Enough Said

17. Get on a sleep Schedule: During the school year, I don't get nearly enough sleep, during the summer I sleep way to much. But let's face it, I am almost 20, its time to sleep right. Plus, I know how much better I feel after a good nights rest!

So, I realize that this is a pretty lenghthy list, so hopefully you have been able to hang in there! Hopefully I have another successful summer! But, untill then, I have seven days of class, an exam, and 5 finals left! Wish me luck!

I'm not sure why I feel the need to start every entry with a picture, nor am I sure why this is the picture I picked this time. I guess it was the most interesting? A real attention-getter... if you like the idea of a lot full of porta potties. All I know is that this was truly a sight to see!But before you get too excited, or should I say disgusted, let me start at the beginning of today's magnificent adventure.As I lay in my warm cozy bed I hear Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" blaring out of my cellphone speaker. Time for another day... Snooze time! 10 minutes later, 'Just dance it'll be okay da da da do' ... time for more snooze. After about an hour of this, a new sound interrupted my slumber indicating that I had a new text message:

Wendy: Are you rammed at work today or can you do some running?
Me: I don't have to work till tonight, but I'm broke.
Wendy: Okay we are going to Mcdonalds I'll pay. Be there at 12.

So, I drag myself out of bed and get ready for the day... with no idea what was in store. Surely we weren't going past Akron just for Mcdonalds. I mean I know Wendy is half nuts, but she's not that crazy!

So, Wendy and Emma arrived as scheduled and we made our way to our first stop.. the Doodlebug:

The Doodlebug has a very sad, yet very interesting story behind it. In the 1930's this was a miniature train that took people from Hudson Oh, to Akron Ohio. This was a very popular way to go about one's daily commute. In the summer of 1940 however, traded struck, when the Doodlebug collided with a large freight train. There were few survivors and the town was left in shock. For a while, the doodlebug had been forgotten, that is until a group of local seventh graders researched the Doodlebug and raised money to build this monument to commemorate
those who lost there lives this day. This monument sits on the banks of the Cyahoga river, and shows that when a small group of people rally for a good cause, things happen.

The next stop on our trip was surely a sight to be seen, and after getting lost on the turnpike, driving aimlessly on foreign roads and being escorted by a Cadilac to the city line, it was all worth it. I must admit that when Wendy told be about this place, I was a bit skeptical... take a look at this picture and tell me what you think this building is:

Is it a fancy office building, a new library, or a prestigous bank? Nope! It's the place where dreams are made of, yep thats right, the one and only fanciest McDonalds in Ohio. No, I'm not kidding this is the home of the Big Mac, Ronald McDonald, and most recently McFrappe! Its hard to believe that such a place exists. It was like a fine dining experience, except instead of trying to decipher a fancy french menu, I was treated to my favorite comfort foods! This McDonalds housed a grande staircase, and had a huge chandeler hanging in the middle. I will never be satisifed in the good old Newcomerstown Mickey Dee's ever again!

After the parade of port-a-johns, and the magnificant McDonalds, we headed towards home, but decided to make one last stop... It was time to face my biggest fear. My heart was pounding, and I was defiently on edge, but we made our way towards the runway at Akron/Canton airport, to see if we could catch a glimpse of some incoming or outgoing aircrafts.

We were escorted to a good lookout spot by a couple of unattractive (Sorry Wendy, but he was not cute) security guards. We were able to see a couple of big planes on the ground, but cold temperatures and a fifteen minute parking limit forced us to hit the road.

All, in all it was a good day, filled with unexpected adventures and good photo opportunities. I can't wait to see what Wendy has in store for our next spontaneous trip across Ohio, but I suspect it will be just as great. But, for now I suppose I should hit the sack, Lady Gaga and I have a date at 7:00 tomorrow morning! Bye!

I hate my job. It's as simple as that. When I first decided to work at a MRDD residential care facility, I thought it would be great. I knew that it would be hard work, but I genuinely thought that I would be able to make a difference in some one's life. That's not the case. Between my bosses and coworkers my patience is spent on a daily basis, not to mention the residents. Don't get me wrong, I love scrubbing other people's asses just as much as the next person, but something about getting my hair ripped from my scalp as I do it, just isn't my idea of a good time.

So, here is the dilemma... do I drag my self back to that two story brick buliding of doom, or do I begin an endless search for a new job, where I might auctually have a good summer? I thought I might just work through the pro's and con's of the situation... and see where it leads.

Pros

• As much as I hate to admit it, I'm not going to find a job that pays as well as where I work now. Flipping burgers may seem more appealing, but I'm a broke college student, and I need the money.
• I already have a job there, no long applications or awkward interviews. I work there that is that.
• I have pretty good control of my schedule. Since they already know I'm taking "summer classes", they are totally fine with letting me have some control over the days that I work. This means a smooth transition into Geneva on the Lake mode, no stress over taking a week off. Its exam week what can they do to me?

Cons

• Mean , bossy, lazy coworkers.
• Kitchen Duty
• Personal Injury
• 10 hour shifts
• Stress
• Frustration
• Inservices
• TB tests
• Bodily Fluids
• I could go on and on...

So, I guess it seems like a pretty clear cut answer right? My heart just isn't in it anymore, and the thought of spending forty hours a week there is almost more than I can bear. Oh, and here is the fun part... I called my boss the other day, to tell him when I could work in May, and he wasn't there. I left a message, now you'd think he would call back... but I guess I'm gonna have to beg to work in that hole.

I guess I'll just have to make a decision, and live with it. Stay tuned for the next instullment of this mess.

"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar" -Drew Carey

Titles are overrated...

Not that my life is so interesting, but I decided that I didn't want to be the loser with one post, so I guess I'm back with another installment of life!




So, here I am, another boring Friday night. Aren't weekends suppsed to be fun for college students? My homework is done (thats a first), my roomate went home for the night, and it auctually a pretty quiet night on my hall (another first). So, I'm left here to think.... and think... and think. Fortunately for the two people who might auctually read this (Wendy and Brooke), I'm pretty good at thinking, so, here are just a few of the brilliant thoughts filling my head tonight:

"For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate sin." -Psalm 36:2

Lately, it seems like I've been getting slammed with the same message... "Love others". I know this sounds simple, and obvious, but I so often tell myself that it's okay not to love certain people because of the things they have said or done, or that I don't have treat people with respect if they don't treat me with respect.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I let people take advantage of me. Some people see it as a personality flaw, others see it as a good opportunity. People are quick to realize that I can't say no. A good example of this was a few months ago: Wendy and Emma came for a visit, and while gallavanting around Canton, we stopped in at Toy's R Us. When it was time to pay, Wendy handed me the money and went to the bathroom, while me and Emma bought a lovely 6 foot pink snake. Of course the man behind the counter told me how great it would be if I had a Toys R Us rewards card. Do I shop at Toys R Us? No. Do I plan on having children in the near future? Heck no! So, why then did I find myself looking at Wendy, shamefully displaying my new Toys R Us card saying "Proof I can't say no!" Anyways, my point is, that people are mean sometimes.

Its not as if I don't realize that I'm being taken advantage of... I'm nice, not dumb. But, instead of saying how I feel, I kind of just get bitter. So of course, I rationalize in my head that it is totally okay to dislike, or even hate people. I mean it makes sense right?

However, God calls us to love one another. Loving dosen't mean that you have to like them, or that you have to want to spend all of your time with them. According to Rich Deem:

Everybody seems to believe that love is a good thing. However, not all agree what is love. Is love that warm touchy-feely feeling a person has when he is with a familiar person? According to the Bible, love is caring in action. Love isn't what we feel, but what we do.

Maybe we don't have to have great affection towards all of those people who have hurt us. Maybe I dont have to be best friends with the girl who only likes me because I help her with her homework. Its not about how we feel about people necessarily, but instead about how we treat others. No matter what someone does to me, or neglects to do for me. The bible makes it pretty clear that I have to respect and love them.

So, I guess maybe I am not very good at getting my thoughts across, but hopefully you get the point. Who knew this would be a sermon?

The Characters

I've learned that your college friends become a kind of a family: you eat meals together, you sleep together, fight together, laugh and cry and do absolutely nothing together - until you can't remember how you ever survived without them in the first place.

If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm in college. This is pretty much the most exciting and important time in my life thus far, so what else would I write a blog about? I go to a private Christian Univeristy in what is referred to as the "Heartland of Ohio", and I love it here more than anything. I'm majoring in psychology, so people are pretty important to me, hense the need to tell you about the people in my life, the "main characters" if you will, who will most likely show up as you read. So, I guess here goes my first step into the blogspot world:

The Characters:

Ohiogirl1- I guess she has to be first, because she's the one who gave me the idea to start writing in the first place. In the blogging world, she goes by Ohiogirl, but in real life I fondly refer to her as "Aunt Wendy". She writes her own blog about her adventures in Ohio (as if you couldn't figure that out by her name), and she is probally one of the coolest "adults" I know. We don't have a normal aunt-niece relationship, and thats all I can say about that!

Brooke- Ah, what can I say about Brooke? Seeing that she is second on my list, you can probally guess that I spend a pretty good about of time with her. We have been friends since the beginning of our freshman year, and now we live, or should I say survive together, in the same suite in what is pretty much the best dorm on campus! Brooke and I pretty much have the same sense of humor, which makes her a pretty great person to be around. We have a lot of the same interests too... boys, twilight, facebook, more boys... wow, aren't we lame?

Sasha- Keeping it close to home, Sasha is another one of my suitemates. She's a youth minstry major, so if you wanna aruge, I mean... discuss, theology... she's your girl! Sasha isn't around much, but she is really fun to be around. Its been a good year living with, and getting to know her.

Chelsea- I'm currently sitting in my dorm room, with my wonderful roomate Chelsea. She dosen't know that I'm writing about her, and will probally have some interesting things to say when she finds out! Chelsea moved into my room at the beginning of this semester. At first I was less than thrilled with the thought of having to share my room, but I'm auctually really lucky to have gotten to know her. We get along really well, and she says the funniest things... so it's been great having her around! Oh, and her boyfriend Jake is pretty cool too!

Vegas- Theres a lot I could say about Vegas, but all I'm going to say, is that Veg is a senior theatre major, who really has a heart for God. She has added a whole new dynamic to this suite! She keeps us laughing which is so important with all of the stress that college can bring!

Christy- A few months ago, I never would have even thought to mention this girl, but over the past few weeks, I have been learning how fortunate I am to have her in my life. A fellow psychology major, Chirsty really understands the importance of people. We have great conversations, and she listens better than almost anyone I know! Besides hanging out in the rat lab, Christy and I spend time working on pysch homework, eating nutella, and just talking about life.

Megan- Just now I typed Megan's name, and started to laugh. Megan is another super great psych friend of mine, and we always have fun together. This semseter, we are working on a research project togehter, and I always have a great story to tell after every class, meeting, or coffee date we have together. She's one of those people who I can say any random thing to and instead of looking at me like im psychotic, she just adds onto my crazy idea... Fact: Megan and I are going to marry millionaires and be neighbors in Hollywood.

Dulce- Dulce, Dulce, Dulce, I don't really know what to say about her. She never fails to surprise me, thats for sure! Next year Dulce and I will be roomates, which I am so excited about! She is such a sweet girl, and always says the most random, funny things. Shes another one who I am really glad to have met! She will show up in posts about dinner, yoga, and zumba!

And last but not least...

Me!- I guess maybe there are a lot of other people I should warn you about first, but right now I can't really think of any... so for now, I will end by saying that my name is Stacy, and I guess I'm pretty typical. I love to laugh, and sometimes I laugh to much. I love my friends and family more than anything, and I love God a lot too!

Now that you know all about the people in my life... I guess you will have to keep reading to find out how these characters fit into the story of my life!