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Showing posts with label blog every day. Show all posts

Friday, July 19, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 31: A Vivid Memory



Woo hoo! I made it to the last day of the blog challenge! I feel so accomplished right now! I really wanted to pick a topic that would be interesting for today, so I figured that since my proposal was pretty unique, I'd go ahead with that one. Everyone loves a good proposal story, right?

So in April/May of 2012, I was in the hospital for 10 days straight and other than my family and Kris, a trip to Disney World that was scheduled for May 8th was the only thing that got me through it. I kept telling my parents, "I need to be out of here by May 8th. I have to go to Disney." Now, of course, there was no guarantee that I'd be out of there by then; the doctors had no idea what was going on with me and why I was experiencing my symptoms. So I could've been in the hospital for months for all I knew.

While I was worried about my health, I figured that if I had something to look forward to, it would make it more bearable. So I was released from the hospital on May 4th and despite my family's warnings, I MADE them take me to Disney World. I figured that if I had gone through the hell that I went through in that hospital (I won't go into detail) then I deserved a vacation, no matter how weak I was.

So Kris, my family and I all set out to Disney World and while I was restricted to what I could and could not do because of my illness, it was still a really amazing time. Now I don't want to get into the specifics about what I was diagnosed with, let's just say that the doctors said that my life was pretty much over and I would have to be taken care of every day for the rest of my life because what I was diagnosed with, had no cure. And for Kris to stay with me, that meant a lot.

So one night while on that vacation, I wasn't feeling well and I wanted to stay in the hotel room. I was watching Pretty Woman with Kris (I'm sorry that I tortured you, honey) and he kept asking if I wanted to go outside and see the sunset. I kept saying no because I felt weak but he kept begging me. Eventually, I got up because he wanted us to go get food from the food court together.

We like to dance and be silly in public, so when we were walking and I felt him tug on my arm, I thought that he was trying to dance with me. So I yelled at him, "I don't want to dance right now!" and I was immediately horrified at my words because I saw him down on one knee, holding a little black box. I was in complete shock as the words, "Baby, will you marry me?" came out of his mouth. I just remember staring at the ring with my mouth open and I actually was so stunned that I forgot to answer him. Kris has bad knees so he snapped me out of it by saying, "Babe, my knees are starting to hurt, do you want to answer me?"

So I said "yes" and he slid the ring on my finger. When I finally realized what just happened, I kept saying to him over and over, "I can't believe that you just did that." The people that worked at the hotel at Disney came to us with buttons that said, "Just engaged" and my father bought us the Mickey and Minnie Mouse wedding ears. I called some of my friends and my grandmother to tell them the good news and Kris and I got a caricature done. Since my favorite princess is Jasmine, we got us on a magic carpet dressed as Aladdin and Jasmine and it is one of my most favorite possessions.

For me to be told that my life was over and then experience such happiness with someone that was willing to stay with me through it all, knowing how sick I was, is the most amazing gift that I could ever have been given. I am extremely blessed and I don't take it for granted. I truly am the luckiest girl in the world, not only to have proven those doctors wrong and cured myself, but to have someone who was with me and supported me the whole time. I am so lucky to now call him my husband. I love you, Kris.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 30: Letting Go

Let it Go We Can't Control Everything!

Now this topic is pretty heavy and can be used in a variety of different ways. However, seeing as how one of my biggest problems is that I'm a control freak, I'll stick with that. :)

I want to control everything. I can't help it. It literally drives me insane to have to wait for anything, especially when I believe that I can do it better or quicker myself. It just makes me feel better because I tend to let stress get to me quite a lot. So over this past year, I've had to do a lot of growing up and soul-searching and through this process, I have learned that there are way too many things in the world that I can't control, so I should just let them all go.

Stressing over things that I can't control is silly and it does damage to my health. I get sick very easily and when I'm stressed, I get so run-down that it makes me sick, which only makes things worse. Yet, I still do it. So rather than let myself continue to get sick or stress out so much that I can't sleep at night, I have had to learn that worry about things that are out of my hands only causes me to create unrealistic scenarios in my head of what "might" happen. I don't know the future, so I should stop worrying about what "might" happen and focus on what is happening.

Although this is a tough lesson to learn, I have to learn it nonetheless. I have started to grasp the concept but it hasn't fully sunken in yet. But one day it will and I'm sure that it'll end up making me a lot happier. Plus, I'm sure it'll make my husband happier if his wife isn't so uptight and high-strung. ;)

This is my 50th blog post! I can't believe it! It's crazy how fast time flies when you love what you're doing! Thanks to everyone that has been with me so far! It means the world!

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 29: Soundtrack to My Life

So today's prompt is pretty fun and is to basically list your top 5 favorite/nostalgic songs. The songs are a bit all over the place but nonetheless, they describe me pretty well.

1. Havin' A Party by Rod Stewart- My dad used to sing this song to me when I was little and would change the lyrics to include my name. I can't hear this song without being transported back in time.


2. A Whole New World- Growing up, Aladdin was my favorite Disney movie and it still is to this day. I could sit around watching that movie all day and I used to like to imitate Iago and Genie. This song makes me feel like I'm flying and as if magic was real. It never fails to put a smile on my face or cheer me up when I have a bad day.


3. So Close by Jon McLaughlin- This song was part of the movie Enchanted and was the song that my husband and I had our first dance to. We loved how it started off slow, got faster and then slowed down again, making our first dance entertaining to watch. We loved that it was a Disney movie but not a typical Disney song and it will forever hold a special place in our hearts.


4. Chelsea by The Summer Set- I discovered this song while watching DWTS and absolutely fell in love with it! It pumps me up and puts me in a good mood every time that I hear it. It's one that I love to blast in the car or on my iPod while I'm cleaning the house. It's nice to be able to pretend that the band is really singing to me.


5. Forever Yours by Alex Day- I definitely have this song on repeat all the time. Alex is a YouTuber that I have been subscribed to for quite a while. I love his sense of humor, his "I don't care about what anyone else thinks about me" attitude and his music. His music is so happy and upbeat with such funny or sweet messages that it's hard not to love his silly and energetic personality. If you haven't checked him out, you definitely should! It'll be worth it!


So those are the songs that I would go absolutely bonkers if I could never hear them again! I hope that if you haven't heard these songs before that you'll enjoy them. I would post more but I don't want to get redundant and boring. The challenge is almost over, so bear with me and enjoy all the music guys!

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 28: Photos Only!

Rather than just show off my beautiful wedding photos (by Perfect Picture Photography) in this post, I decided to take some photographs of my day! Enjoy this photos only blog!

             For those of you that didn't read my "I don't want easy..." blog, this is my hand-writing. :)


Here is a sneak-peak of where I work: 








                                                                                                       

                    





















I know that I post a lot of wedding photos/prom photos, so I figured that you guys would like some photos of me on a normal day. Enjoy! 

I'm sorry. I just bought this new dress and I'm absolutely in love with it! I just had to share it with you guys! I love Kohls



Monday, July 15, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 27: To My Readers



To my readers,

Thank you for every single second that you have spent on this page and thank you for reading what I've written. It has always been a dream of mine to be a writer and to see my words published for the world see and thanks to you guys, that dream has become a reality. I can post whenever I want and talk about whatever it is that my heart desires because there are people like you that sit at their computer screen reading my posts, not even knowing how much it truly means to me.

I know that I'm still pretty new at this whole blogging thing but I feel as if my posts are getting better. I want to make reading this blog as enjoyable for you guys as it is for me to write it. I am open to suggestions for blog posts and would love some constructive criticism on my work. Also, if you would like for us to get to know each other better, I would love that as well. I want us to get to know each other as best as possible because I know that I haven't met so many of you.

That's what makes this so special. You guys don't know me, yet all 2100 of you clicked on my blog and read about my life. You took time out of your busy days to acknowledge the hard work that I put into this blog. Some of you guys even read my second blog, YoureSureToDoImpossibleThings.blogspot.com and that means the world to me as well.

Anyone can be a writer. I firmly believe that. But I'd be lying to you if I said that I didn't want to be a writer with an audience and now I have one. This blog truly does make my dreams come true every day when I log onto it and I appreciate you all coming along for the ride with me. I will become a better writer and my posts will get better as well and maybe one day I'll be famous because you guys and you can say, "I knew her when..."

Thank you for reading my posts and believing in me,
Chelsea

4 more days until the blog challenge is over and then I will be writing my normal posts again! I hope that you are enjoying the challenge nonetheless and I really do appreciate everyone that has read this post as well! If you want to follow me on other social media networks, the links are below!

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 26: Something Online That You've Read

Main Street USA

Being the financially savvy person that I am, I always look for a good bargain. Unfortunately, one of my favorite things to do is extremely expensive: going to Disney World. So with the cost of hotels, food and tickets, I look for any way to save some extra money, which includes looking at tourist blogs.

My family and I are going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party in October and this is a major financial investment. So I've been looking on tourist blogs for any tips on what to do when we get there and how to get the most for our money. Therefore, I spend quite some time on this blog: Disney Tourist Blog. If you are a Disney enthusiast like myself, or you want to know if a Disney Halloween is right for you, check it out! You won't be disappointed.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 25: A Saying I'll Never Forget



So today's prompt was pretty hard for me because you are supposed to write about something that someone told you about yourself that you will never forget. As someone that has been through years of bullying through elementary and middle school, all of the negative sayings came flooding back to me. However, there were no rules for this challenge saying that it had to be a negative statement, so I figured that I would write about a positive one.

A few days ago an older man at my job, who I've gotten kind of close with, gave me one of the best compliments that I've ever been given. He looked at me very seriously and said, "I don't have a daughter. I have two boys but I've always wanted a daughter. But if I had a daughter, I would want her to be just like you." I don't know this guy very much because we work in different parts of the restaurant, however, that really touched me because how could anyone else possibly top that compliment?

He says that I'm mature for my age, respectful, hard-working and fun. I do agree that I possess those qualities because I work so hard to maintain them in my everyday life. I also tend to get along better with older people, no matter where I am. I don't know why that is; it's just something that has always been a part of who I am.

It doesn't matter how long that I've known this guy. Whether someone has known you for 5 minutes or 50 years, if they say that they wish that they had a child that was just like you, it means something. That statement carries a lot of weight with it and for me to make such an impression on someone so quickly, I think that it's a testimony to my character. Of course I remember this vividly because it only happened a few days ago but I felt such pride in myself hearing him say that to me, that I know that I'll remember that moment for the rest of my life.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 24: 3 Flaws



Since I'm writing this while I have a massive headache, I probably won't be as into it as I normally am. I apologize if it significantly affects the quality of this post.

So today's prompt is pretty simple; we just have to name and talk about our top 3 worst flaws. Being someone with many flaws, picking only three to talk about is quite the challenge indeed.

1. Impatience/Temper- I have really been trying to stop being so impatient with people but more often than not, I find myself getting annoyed with people, simply because I don't have any patience. I also have a bit of a short fuse when it comes to my temper and there are tons of times that I end up making big deals out of nothing. This is something that I definitely don't want to have forever and I'm working on it every day because let's face it, nobody wants to be the human embodiment of Donald Duck. :)



2. I care too much- Now there are tons of people that I know that don't consider this a flaw; they actually consider it a good quality. Sometimes I do too but I let people walk all over me and make me feel worthless just to avoid doing the same to them. In all actuality, that's not fair to me and it's not healthy. I need to be able to stand up for myself more and I'm definitely starting to work on that too.



3. I correct people all the time- This is DEFINITELY my worst trait. I end up in so many arguments and confrontations because when people say something that isn't true or they use incorrect grammar when speaking, I call them out on it. Every. Single. Time. It's like a reaction. I don't even think about doing it; it just comes right out of my mouth. The thing is, I know that I hate it when other people do it to me, so I don't understand why I do it to other people so much. So before I really get to work on those other two traits, I have to fix this one.

You shouldn't correct people when you make mistakes yourself

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 23: What School Can't Teach You



I'm actually pretty excited to write this post. Although I will fully attest that school is a good thing and you need to get a good education for yourself, there are many lessons that school cannot and will not teach you. Living life itself is the best lesson that there is.

The only way to really learn something is through trial and error. You can't learn how to live your life and be successful through a textbook. You can definitely learn about the Civil War, geometry or anatomy through a textbook but chances are, a year after you take that class, you won't remember half of it. That's just how it is.

I have learned tons of different things since my high school graduation 2 years ago but this blog post would go on forever if I mentioned them all, so I will pick one thing to focus on. Hmmmm, what to choose? Well, since this blog is centered on positivity, I will go with that. :)

I started living my life with a positive outlook after my accident turned my world upside down and I thought that my life was over. However, through the help of my mother, I realized that even though I was going through the hardest time in my life, good things were still happening to me and if I focused on them, (or at least acknowledged them) and it didn't seem so bad.

Teachers are amazing people and they provide you with wonderful facts about where we came from and how to do certain things, like projects. However, there are such limits as to what they can teach you about life, at least where I'm from. Nowadays, it seems like all schools care about are test scores and not about what is going to help the students get farther along in life. School taught me how to be successful in my classes, not in life. School didn't teach me how to pick myself up again after I fall, to see the world differently, to be different, to express myself or to see the glass half-full. Life taught me that and some of it, I actually taught myself.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to talk trash about schools or getting educated. What I'm saying is that school teaches you a lot but it doesn't teach you everything that you need to know. Had I known about how to live a positive lifestyle, I might not have gone through depression, which would've saved me months of my life. I'm not blaming school for my problems, I'm just saying that that lesson would've proved helpful for me and I'm sure many other kids. Either way, I learned a lot in school and a lot through living my life and no matter what, I'm happy that I learned everything that I know now.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 22: Rant About Something



Since I like to use this blog to post about positivity, I wasn't really gun-ho to write this post. However, for the sake of the challenge, I will try to write this without getting too negative.

Lately, I haven't had too much to be angry about. I have a pretty blessed life, actually. However, one thing that we all deal with every day is rude drivers. Since I currently have 2 jobs, I do a lot of driving and thus, I am forced to take the highway a lot. So, I not only encounter rude drivers, I deal with rude drivers that are driving really fast.

I don't know what happened to common courtesy, like letting someone in your lane or using a turn-signal every once in a while but it seems as if it is such a rarity lately, that it's a miracle when someone actually does it. Now I was taught how to drive by my father, who drives trucks for a living, so he knows what he's doing. So I was taught how to drive perfectly and respectfully. However, even though I always let people over or do something as simple as use my turn signal, the same courtesy isn't returned and I find that extremely frustrating.

Most things that people should do to be considered polite or courteous while driving literally take two seconds, so it's not as if the person is being put out a lot. However, some people act as if having one more person in front of them on the highway is going to prohibit them from making it to their destination on time and I highly doubt that that is truly the case. In the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter that much.

Driving is a serious thing and people need to treat it accordingly. Lives are at stake and driving around as if you are on some kind of high horse and you don't need to treat others with respect could cause an accident. So just take a deep breath and use a turn signal every once in a while, okay?

I know that this wasn't much of a rant but the reason that I started this blog was to avoid starting trouble, so that's all that I got without going nuts. Sorry but maybe the next post will be better. :)

Monday, July 8, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 20: Something I'm Struggling With



Hmmmm, now this one is tough because I feel like I could talk about a couple of different topics but I don't want to go off into some sort of hysterical rant. But I have to pick one, so here goes nothing.

Right now, the first thing that came to my head is my struggle with disappointing other people. It is the worst thing in the world to me. If I disappoint someone, I end up taking it much harder than they do. I beat myself up about it and tear myself down to the point where sometimes I make myself physically ill. I know that it's not healthy or sane for that matter. I just have this pathological need to please other people and never let them down, even if that person doesn't mean that much to me.

Yeah, that's when it really gets crazy. If the person that I hated the most in the world was disappointed in me, I would still be in hysterics. I have no idea why, other than the fact that I'm just Winnie the Pooh in human form, I guess. So it doesn't matter if I'm disappointing my mother, my grandmother or my worst enemy. It will still effect me the same way.

I'm working to try to overcome this problem and I'm slowly starting to realize that everything really does happen for a reason. So my mistakes, even though at times, they may disappoint someone, will only benefit me in the long run. It's easier said than done to make major changes to the way that you think though. So I'll be working at this problem every single day because I'm not willing to go insane because I didn't live up to someone else's expectations of how I should act or who I should be. It's a tough lesson to learn but hey... sounds like life to me.

Thank you to everyone who has been sticking with me so far and to all of the readers that have just joined me: welcome! We're 11 posts away from finishing the challenge and I hope that you have enjoyed it so far and will continue to enjoy it!

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 19: Another Blogger



Honestly, I wish that this prompt was more exciting but it is a challenge, so here it goes.

Due to my hectic schedule and life, I really don't have very much time to read many other blogs. I try to as much as possible to get new ideas, get some inspiration and just to enjoy reading and learning about the lives of many other people brave enough to share their stories. But there are not many that I follow religiously, if I'm going to be completely honest. However, that is not the case with one blogger in particular, Story of My Life.

I stumbled across her blog just about 2 weeks ago, maybe a little longer than that and I have been loving every post so far. Her name is Jenni and she is a photographer and she uses her blogs to write and share her photographs with the world. Her posts are generally very sweet, cute, quirky, charming and funny. I think that she's a lot older than me but she seems to have quite a lot in common with me and I enjoy reading about her laid-back lifestyle.

She seems to be one of those people that really appreciate the beauty of life and the beauty of others. She is more relaxed and care-free than most adults I know and that is what makes me feel so connected with her. I picture myself as someone like her in the future, so I enjoy knowing what is going on in her life. So, you should definitely check her out sometime. You'll be glad you did.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 18: A Childhood Memory



So today's challenge is to talk about a memory that we can remember very clearly. I am going to be honest, since most of my readers are people that I know, I don't like to give out their personal information or stories about them. Basically, that means that a lot of the stories that I want to tell, I don't feel comfortable telling. So instead, I'll tell a story about someone that I have not spoken to or seen in years and I'll do the best that I can.

By now, you should know that I don't have very many friends. I'm very shy, introverted and selective in my friends and in any aspect of my social life. So elementary school was really challenging for me. But in the third grade, I met a girl named Courtney who changed everything. I know that I mentioned in a previous blog that my best friend for most of my life was a boy that I met in the third grade but that was at the end of the year. These events all happened before I met him.

Courtney moved into my neighborhood not long after school started. As you can probably guess, I didn't have many friends and when she moved in, I was really excited. Then I found out that we were in the same class and it got even better. We bonded instantly and for the first time, I was going over to another girl's house, swimming, going to skating rinks, going out to lunch with her family, having sleepovers, etc. I finally had someone to bond to and really felt like I knew what it was like to have a best friend.

Courtney was a girl that came from a divorced family. Being a very sheltered child who lived with both of her parents, I didn't understand what divorce meant. But she lived with her father and stepmother and towards the end of the school year, they split up. I'm not sure why but Courtney and her father soon moved away, as well as her stepmother. It was heartbreaking to say goodbye to someone that I really felt that I needed and connected with. She was the only kid that I had met so far that accepted my personality and understood me because she was so much like me.

It was the first time that I had ever really experienced the loss of a friend. A friend of mine had moved away in kindergarten but I didn't remember him, so I don't count that experience. Courtney and I decided that she was going to write me when she got to her new home and we would be pen pals. Unfortunately, we only exchanged a few letters before we truly grew apart and got on with our lives and we were never able to visit each other. Luckily, I met my new best friend a few weeks later and we had a really steady, long friendship all the way through high school, so I guess it worked out okay.

Sometimes I wonder how different my life would've been if we had been able to stay friends but I can't dwell on what might have been. I was young, impressionable and not having Courtney seemed like the end of the world at the time. But I couldn't control everything and I had to let her go but hey... it sounds like life to me.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 17: My Favorite Photo

This is by far my favorite photo of me. I love that I'm calling my husband out to the dance floor and it looks both sexy and innocent. I also love the fact that it's black and white and I look like I have a spotlight on me because of my uncle's camera. I just truly feel like it represents how beautiful and confident that I felt that night.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 16: My "Lot in Life"



I was a little confused by the explanation for today's challenge but I think that I basically got the gist of it. Basically, you have to write about the difficult people or difficult everyday challenges that you face and how you overcome them. I'm very lucky that I have a supportive and loving family, so I don't really have to worry about overcoming any challenges with them. As far as obstacles go, my biggest challenge is dealing with my arm injuries.

It's really hard to explain what is wrong with my shoulders but basically, they are deteriorating at a fast pace. I can't lift things, I have difficulty pushing things, doing everyday things is not easy for me. Luckily, my family is really accommodating and they help me out but I'm stubborn and I like to do things myself. So, sometimes I push myself a bit too far and end up putting myself in severe pain. However, I have gotten better about knowing my limits and listening to my body.

But at work, it's hard. At my job, there is a lot of scrubbing, lifting and repetitive motions that I have to do. Therefore, I end up hurting myself almost every night. Even when I ask other people for help, I always end up leaving work a little sore. It's okay. It's something that I've learned to live with; it just makes things like driving, typing, holding books, doing dishes, etc., really difficult and I have to do them at a slower pace.

I have to do whatever I can to preserve the use of my arms. It is a struggle everyday because you don't realize how much you need something or use something until you can't have it anymore. Before I was about, I wanna say 14 years old, I didn't have any issues with my shoulders. Now, I can't go a whole day without dislocating them or having to pop them back into the socket. However, it's so mundane and normal to me now, that I forget that it grosses some people out. So, it's not fun when you get dirty looks or looks of disgust when your arms pop out in public. But I digress, it is what it is.

My body is mine and I have to love it the way that it was given to me. I have been told that I could get a certain type of surgery for it but it would be temporary and I would have to get it once every few years. To me, it's not worth it because they say that recovery could take up to a year after the surgery. But it's not so bad. If the only real problem in my life is that I have some unavoidable pain, it's not so bad and hey... it sounds like life to me.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 15: A Day in the Life



Basically, today's challenge is to write about what a normal day is like for me. Not the most interesting post, in my opinion but here it goes.

9:00-9:30- Wake up
9:30-10:00- Have my morning coffee
10:00-3:00- Run errands, write blogs, go to library, etc. This is pretty much my "get everything done" time.
3:00-3:20- Get ready for work
3:20-3:45- Drive to work
3:45-10:30- Work
10:30-10:55- Drive home
11:00- Bedtime- Basically, I shower, get changed, wind down on the internet and go to bed. Then, repeat.

This schedule will change once school starts but this is it. Sorry that it's not very exciting. Hopefully tomorrow's post will be.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Blog Challenge, Day 14: 10 Happy Things

So today's prompt is to make a list of ten things that make me happy. I had a really hard time narrowing my list down to ten things but here they are! They are in no particular order!

1. Disney!- Whether it is Disney World, Disney merchandise or Disney movies, anything with the word
"Disney" makes me smile!


2. Writing- It doesn't matter if it is blogging, poetry or story-telling, I just love any form of writing!



3. My family- There are no words to describe the happiness my family brings me.



4. Reading- I love losing myself in a book, getting lost in another person's thoughts and exploring another world that I didn't know existed.


5. Movie nights- I love curling up under a blanket with some ice cream and watching old movies on the couch during the weekends. It is my favorite way to relax and unwind.


6. Learning about weddings- I just love watching wedding shows and looking up unique weddings online. They are just days when everyone is happy and celebrating. I just love seeing large groups of people coming together for love.



7. Being an older sister- My little sister, Kelly, is one of my favorite people in the world. From the second that my mother told me she was pregnant, I was so excited for her arrival. I wanted to take care of that beautiful little baby girl and I wanted to be there for her. Sometimes I overstep my boundaries but I can't help it because I love her so much. She is my best friend. She makes me want to be a better person and she inspires me to be as confident and sure of myself as she is. She is the greatest gift that my parents ever got me. I would not trade being her older sister for anything in the world. She is my greatest adventure.



8. Picturing my life as a mom- I want to be a mom so badly and I keep thinking that one day, I will be as close with my kids as I am with my mom. I can't wait for that experience.



9. My dog- My dog, Zach, and I are very close. He sleeps next to me every night and he never leaves my side when I'm at home. He is so loving, friendly and cute that I can't not be happy when I see him.


Sorry, I had a really hard time finding a picture of my dog on my computer. Oh, well. I'll just keep his cuteness to myself. :)

10. Spieling Peter and Carebear Wendy- These people are otherwise known as Andrew and Hali Ducote. They played Wendy and Peter Pan at Disneyland and were high school sweethearts. Now, they are married and living their dream life. They inspire me with their love and they show that high school sweethearts can make it work. Also, the Peter Pan couple aspect of their relationship is the cutest thing that I've ever heard.