9 posts tagged “life”
How do you feel about your birthday? Do you look forward to it and remind all your friends, or do you dread it and try to keep it a secret?
I love my birthday. I'm not sure I go around reminding everyone it's coming since the people who really should know and remember usually do, even if a little late. I've not yet hit the "Holy S***, I'm ___!" Wonder when that's coming since 30 is coming this year ....
Which breed of dog is your favorite? Post a picture of it.
Submitted by Melissa.
For a while now I've wanted a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, but they are super pricey and no one really breeds them in Colorado and they often have heart problems so you really need a good breeder who knows what they are doing.
I also think Maltipoos and Schnoodles are adoreable if I wanted a small yippy dog ... but out cat Graycie might not appreciate that too much, she's more fond of larger dogs. Course all this doesn't matter since we won't be getting a dog/puppy anytime soon. Stephan's not so sure what to do with dogs/puppies when they get excited and want to jump and lick him in the face.
Course just about every dog makes a cute puppy! Lab pups are freakin' adoreable!!
What's on your holiday wishlist?
Update: THIS CAMERA SUCKS! It doesn't take very good pictures, everything is grainy, even in the best light. Returned it for another Canon!
Yup, I want (and really hope I'm getting) an upgrade to my camera. This one has 8mp, a 3" LCD and takes much better videos than my 6 year old camera. While I really want the Canon SD950IS, that camera is seriously out of the Christmas present budget range and I'd have to save $ for forever to get it. This camera is only $150 at Best Buy and I'm hoping Andy's going in on it with his parents since I'll need a new memory card as well. I'll find out on the 21st. We're doing Christmas a little early (I'm so excited that's a very good thing!).
I'd also love a new cell phone (Andy's has made me a bit jealous) and the new Palm Tungsten T/X but the camera is #1.
If you could get everyone in the world to change their behavior in one way, what would you have them do differently?
Submitted by Ross.
I'd probably want everyone to not abuse children. They certainly don't deserve anything but love and discipline (meaning when they do something wrong we TEACH them why instead of hitting or yelling or whatever else we do that sucks). Don't worry, I'm included in this too. Won't be winning any Fabulous Parent of the Year awards anytime soon but I'm trying to keep the abuse in my past where it belongs.
What video game is your personal Game of the Year?
Submitted by SimpleNate.
Right now I am totally into Brain Age 2, but only for the Sudoku puzzles and the Virus Buster game (kinda like Dr. Mario). I need to play something else though maybe I'll pull out Uno/Skip-Bo or Tetris and get hooked on one of those for a while.
Do you tend to like music in particular genres, or are your tastes all over the place? What are your most and least favorite musical genres?
I'm not sure the genre I listen to most, probably rock? Not sure that that's a fitting description, hodgepodge might be better since I listen to whatever I like at the moment, though I often don't end up hating something I like later on.
It's easier to say that I don't like country or rap. While there are a few songs/artists from each of these genres that I don't mind, country music and rap are at the bottom of my list for sure!
Ringtones: What's yours and how often do you change it?
Submitted by enrico.
Andy's ringtone (for when he calls or texts me) has been My Girl for quite some time. Whenever anyone else calls it's Pour Some Sugar on Me. On my old phone I had the CU Fight Song and used that for fellow Alumni. I don't change my ringtones often because I don't want to spend money on new ones. I got a few for free and just use those. I have Hell by the Squirrel Nut Zippers too, maybe I should change Andy's ring ... (yes, there's a story there, from the day we sort of first hung out ... maybe later I really need to go make some ice cream for Turkey Day).
Show us what you're thankful for.
The Bestest Hubby Ever: He works VERY hard and does more to take care of the house then my lazy butt. He's always willing to take care of us (bring me water or change diapers, etc.).
World's Best Kid: Stephan might be teething and/or having a cold right now and be "super crabby" to me but he's such a good little boy. I love him dearly and am so glad to be blessed enought to be his mommie.
Which person from your past, who you've lost touch with, do you wonder about the most?
Submitted by ancora impara.
My best friend from junior high through high school. We kept in touch some through college, she'd eloped with another good friend of mine (I'd introduced them) and then started a family. Was a part of my wedding. Saw each other a few times when I came back to visit my family in IL. Then a few years ago she stopped returning any phone calls. I still sent her an ecard on her birthday and someone viewed those but never anything back from her not even an email. I'd love to know what she's up to and now when I think of her I just pray that everything is ok for her and her family. She'd had a tough past being a PK with some convoluted family issues that ultimately split the whole family. Just wish I could be her friend again and provide some support if she needed it. Enough sappiness ... On to ice cream ...
Have you figured out what your (or your kids') Halloween costume will be this year? What's it going to be?
I'm not real huge on Halloween. Any decor we have around the house is usually fall or Thanksgiving related. But costumes are always kinda fun and every year our church has a Family Fun Night with a theme and this year it's western. If we're in town (my hubby's grandpa's health isn't so great so we might be heading to MN to visit him and my aging gram as well) Stephan will be wearing a cute orange, red, tan & cream plaid shirt and jeans with his new brown cowboy boots. No idea what I'll wear, but probably my western-type short sleeved shirt that's white, blue, tan and gold plaid with cute snaps and jeans. Andy and I might be going to an adults only costume party the day after FFN so maybe we'll get more creative for that, who knows.
Our use of Halloween decorations has been Rockies related. We found some purple lights that are like Christmas tree lights and put them on the Christmas tree we never took down after last year's festivities. Now we have a Rockies tree! Wish I could get a picture but they won't come out. Bummer. Oh well ...
GO ROX!!!
What experience or moment in your life have you learned the most from?
Submitted by AngieK.
PARENTHOOD! You just don't know till you know! Our pediatrician once told me that he doesn't think you can really grow up until you have a child. Being a parent is a HUGE responsibility and yet I love almost every minute of it (all but the lack of sleep). A very rewarding experience to take care of someone and love them so much not expecting anything from them. Well, the smiles and laughter are nice, but I'd love him even if those didn't happen. Cuddling him last night at the baseball game while he was sleeping was so nice. I know I'm growing and becoming a better person now that I'm a mommie. (Sorry if this was a little fragmented and not too eloquent, last night was one of those not-so-good-sleep nights and I'm a little scattered).
I went to the Women of Faith Amazing Freedom conference this weekend. The women I listened too (who are all the grandmothers from my fantasy family) had some great points. One thing I really didn’t want to let happen involves my forgetfulness. I never seem to be able to remember anything for five minutes, but I wanted what I learned this weekend to stick with me a little longer than that so I took a few notes. Now I’m going to take a few moments to process some of what I learned.
First off, I have to say that just the theme of the conference, Amazing Freedom, was just what I needed. Lately I feel bound and tied down by my circumstances. So going in I was hoping for a little encouragement to get me past this low point so I can hopefully start chugging up the mountain … I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
Friday night was Patsy Clairmont. She is a tiny bundle of energy. She started out by saying “there’s just something about freedom that gives you happy feet” and did a lot of dancing. Nice metaphor. All I thought was, “I’d love to feel that way!” And then she said something else that struck me, “If you think you have nothing to offer, He [God] has everything to give.” What a powerful statement. How often do I think there’s nothing I can contribute or what’s my purpose here. Where’s my focus?? On me. That’s one of my biggest pitfalls. Where should my focus be?? On God. He’s the one that has it all together. Holds the whole world in his hands and all. Guess that means he’s got me too, huh. “God is in the safe places and the scary places you end up.” He sure is, but I often only recognize His presence in the safe places. When things get a little scary I become a mess. Hence my problems earlier this month!
Patsy also encouraged me to “go on the ride and experience all the blessings God has for you.” Seriously, how often do I wish I could just have things as I want them and forgo the ride. Alas, the ride is how I LEARN. I need to “live lively, risk trusting God and take the next step.” I’ve got to walk through the struggles and trials in my life. I can’t go expecting God to fast forward them, but he will walk with me or carry me through them. I don’t have to go through these difficult places alone. As Patsy challenged me, I need to take a risk and see what God has planned for me. I cannot see or know the future. Not sure I’d even want to, not really. Which means I have no idea why I’m walking through these struggles, or when they will be done, and what good will come of them. However, I can know that something good will eventually come out of them and that again, God will not leave me and will be with me through it all. “We will spend the majority of our lives in the valley … God will meet you there.” And He does. Often I don’t acknowledge his presence. I like to be in control. But as soon as I realize that I’m lost in the valley and ask Him for help, He is right there to hold my hand and walk with me through the valley and show me where I can find the path up the mountain.
Patsy’s parting words … Jesus comes in your darkest moment and wants to gather you up and teach you new dance steps that you couldn’t learn any other way. Aye, there’s the rub. I’m stuck in this struggle because there’s something I need to learn and there’s no other way to learn it. Reminds me of something I went through three years ago. I was applying for internship at the time and really wanted to get paid for working full-time, even if it wasn’t much. I applied all over. Went on several interviews. No dice. One Sunday morning early in my search I was singing along with the worship leader in church. Couldn’t tell you the song but I can tell you this, I knew I was going to work in DPS. Didn’t like that though. I didn’t want to work there. After a stressful summer with still no internship I mentioned to my professor that I still was looking for a position. She told me there was still an opening in DPS and let me tell you how excited I was to get the call and the internship in DPS. Would I have accepted that months prior? Probably not. Did I need to walk through a summer of uncertainty and stress and bitten nails before I could see plainly that God wanted me in DPS? Yes, I’m pretty stubborn. Now however, I see that I’m working in DPS for a reason and am content to stay there till I know otherwise, even if I may not always plainly see why God wants me there. Someday soon I’ll understand why I’m walking through this valley and until then … Jesus, please carry me through!
Thanks for reading. More will follow as I chew on what the other speakers had to say.
