Tuesday, July 21, 2009

new address


come visit :)

Monday, July 20, 2009

moving on

i hate how i haven't felt free to write on here anymore. i can't write my true thoughts because i know now that people read this and then get upset. and so, i've decided to stop writing on this blog. however, i am not completely giving up blogging. i have started a new blog- however, it has a new theme. it's my photography blog. with all my pictures that i take that i like.. and so, if you'd like to follow that one, feel free to ask me for the website address. and i'd love to give it to you.

email me @ country_girll211[at]hotmail[dot]com

see you all around!

ps. i will still be keeping up with your blogs :) dont worry! :)

Friday, July 17, 2009

gerbia daisies

daisies have always been my favorite flower. ever.

so today, when i saw these, i just couldn't pass them up.




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and i bought them for my mom. and she loved them.
as did i.
so i took lots of pictures.. and decided to share some with you.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

"let me out"

i've been feeling a little restless lately. i love my family and i love my home but lately i just want to get out. i want to have my own house and my own family. and i dont know if i even want it here. i want to go places, and see things. sometimes, i feel like just getting in my car and driving. driving to the first town that speaks out to me and says, "this is where you belong". of course, i suppose i cant do that. it has always been a dream though. maybe one day ill decide to do it, just for a few months or so.
so now, im trying to think of what i can do to stop this feeling.
i talked to mom. she said go on a vacation. yea but with who!? all my friends are either working or dont have the money to go. the only person i really want to see the world with is dan. but since we arent married, that doesnt exactally work. and it wouldnt exactally work to just marry him and then pack up and leave. i mean, we hardly have money. we arent even close to our $10,000 goal! so how on earth would that work?
then mom said to keep working and save money. she said maybe in the process you'll meet someone who will want to travel with you. or maybe the desire will pass. i doubt it. ive been wanting to "get out" for a while.
i feel stuck. stuck in the same old routine every single day. seeing the same people, doing the same things.
i dont know. whats your suggestions? have you ever felt like this before? and what did you do?

Sunday, July 12, 2009

buddy and miller

im sitting here in this house- by myself. okay, okay. so im not completely by myself. i mean there are two dogs locked away in the garage for the night. and they have become my steady roomates lately. and in some ways i really do enjoy it. however, theres only so much i can take of two humongous dogs that insist on chasing rabbits in the field while i stand on the concrete walkway in my pj pants and hoodie. not to mention my bare feet since i was only planning on dashing out there to feed them for a quick second. yea, it gets just a tad bit chilly. or well, more like a whole lot chilly! and while i stand there yelling, "buddy!!! buuuuuddddyyy!!! BUDDY!" i think, o great. i am going to be late for work! great. just great! of course, im calling buddy and not miller because miller doesnt care at all and buddy is a sucker for attention. so im hoping he will desire some loving and come running back for a good pet or so. and perhaps, just maybe, miller will follow. of course, it doesnt work like that. thankfully, after about ten minutes of freezing my toes off on cold concrete, the dogs come back. not for me though. for the water in their bowls and the food in their dishes. and i happily lock them in their kennels and dash for the house. and the warm carpet there. and maybe a few seconds back under my blankets? cuz you know, im a tad late already. why not be a few more minutes late?! and after the whole ordeal, im stupid enough to walk out there the following morning (and every morning after that) in my pj pants, hoodie and oh! cant forget my bare feet, and im stupid enough to allow the dogs to come out of their kennel because i cant help but think maybe they wont take off today cuz i dont see no rabbits! and of course, miller having eagle eyes, spots one and takes off. and of course, i stand there again calling out for buddy and waiting rather impatiently for them to return to their daily staples.
the sad thing is- i actually enjoy it. and although im not too sure id ever want two dogs if i ever lived on my own, i wouldnt mind having at least one. a rottweiler perhaps? a loving rottweiler that wont go chasing rabbits because he will be too concerned about eating his food so he can get fat, and then sleeping.
yup, i enjoy this.

Friday, July 10, 2009

memories

rox. me. arnie. at a 'canes game!
canes vs kootney
cant help but miss working with them :)
** picture taken from arnie's website **

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

makes me smile :)

moki and i. 29.06.09

calgary stampede- july 7

yesterday= CALGARY STAMPEDE with jess and bill= great fun, lots of memories, and craziness :) then again, we dont usually do anything without the craziness :)

we started out our day by picking jess and bill up around twenty to nine. we were forty minutes late :) yay us! jess wouldnt let us get away with that though.. nor would she let us forget it. we headed out to calgary, taking the way that jess said was fastest. only her reasoning was odd and she said it was fast cuz dan has a radar detector. so she said, "you can drive like, 180 and not get caught cuz theres like.. hardly ever any police out here anyways!!" well, thankfully we didnt get caught- although dan didnt drive 180. im still not sure it was shorter though.. but we will go with her idea i suppose!

of course we had to grab some food at the first town we got to- after jess' crazy detour. we stopped at a&w for some yummy breakfast sandwiches and then continued our way.

once we got to calgary we parked the truck at the c-train station, bought some tickets, and boarded the c-train. it took us to the stampede park at fast kilometers per hour! and it was crowded. and it starts off fast and so you almost lose your balance.. im not cut out for that stuff.

anyways, once we got to the park we played a few games and won some stuffed teddies and such. we also walked through the animal barns...

...and took wonderful pictures of ourselves on cute little fake horses. dans "serious riding face" cracks me up. seriously! take a look at the next one.

of course i had to crop it from one of the pictures jess took of us. but this was another "serious riding face" and he was having fun being strange. and he was making us all laugh. so its all good :) oh i do recall him saying, "that better not end up on facebook, jessica!" does this count as facebook?! :)


we went to an arena to watch some horse acts and this was the show riders. they did all sorts of fancy maneuvers and so on with their horses and it was pretty cool.

and then there was a guy who came in with four pretty big horses. they were standing in groups of two, each group behind the next. and then he stood on the backs of the last two and had them walking around the arena and eventually galloping.. except it led to this:

what happened was, one of the horses he was standing on wiped out some how. i didnt see it. i just saw a horse on his back all of a sudden. however, the front four horses kept running and, since they didnt have anyone to control them, the front horse (the one on the right) ended up crashing into the fence. im not sure how he ended up with two legs on either side of the fence cuz quite honestly, when he crashed into that fence he looked like he was going to land on his back on the other side. but he managed to twist himself while falling and ended up like this. im happy to report that all the horses, as well as the rider, were okay! :)

next was the rodeo! the best part, basically. the part we really came for because, who goes to the stampede and not the rodeo!?! there was everything from riding bucking horses to roping calves and barrel racing and riding bulls. it was great and nobody got seriously injured.

just like last year, we got rain. so we ended up going out for supper. and thankfully, when we were done our supper, the rain was done raining. so we spent the remainder of our night watching performances around the park, playing a few more games, and even going on a ride! me agreeing to go on one ride of my choice with dan made him happy. mostly cuz i refused to go on any with him at first! im not a rides person. they make me feel sick :(

we had a wonderful day with the four of us! of course, jess has a bunch more pictures on her camera that ill have to try get a hold of one day. and i got more pictures on my camera too but i was just too plain old lazy to upload them all onto my computer and here. so these will have to do for now!

tonight i getta head to lee's house to help make wedding invitations! its going to be a great time im thinking :) and i cant wait. even if i dont getta see dan cuz of it.

ill be back at dans brother and s.i.l's place 2mrw.. his brother is heading back to the wack for gradmas 90th birthday! wow.

my phone situation is still down the tubes. still dont have a phone. i tried to get a new one and the guy said i could have $150 off! ... the fine print was i could have that off IF i renewed my contract for the full 3 years again. i dont think so mister! telus sucks!!

anyways, hope your all having a great week so far! i sure am :)

Sunday, July 5, 2009

pausing to reflect

Sometimes life changes. But that doesn't mean you can't remember the old times- the good times. Today at lunch we sat around our dining room table, reminiscing. We all had our own memories- some different than eachothers, yet alot of them the same. Bringing up all of those memories made me smile. They made me happy. And they made a little piece of me wish I was young again. But the fact is: all these memories and events made me into the person I am today. And for that I am thankful. I never deserved to have those times and yet I was blessed with them. I'm not sure why because I know I certainly wasn't a good kid. In fact, I think I caused my parents alot of pain and hurt. Yet for some reason, God chose to bless me with a family that loves me. He chose to bless me with a constant home. He chose to bless us with food and water and with a bed on which we could lay our heads. He chose to bless me with friends that care about me and that also love me. And He chose to keep me relatively healthy. And for that I truely am thankful!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

THIS is what summer is ALL about =)

our internet took a down fall a while ago. quite a while ago actually- or well, so it seems. since then, ive been enjoying my summer. ill be honest. i havent been taking as many pictures as i could have been. however, i did manage to get a few here and there. ill be sure to carry my camera around more often so that i wont miss any more great memories on film =)


till then.. heres some pictures.



rox, mel and mich at their word and deed baseball tournament. our group of friends started a team up and their color ended up being the totally "awesome" color of hot pink! who DOESNT want that colour!?! :P anyways, their team didnt win any games but never the less they did really good and are still playing games against a nrc team every tuesday night. and thats making for even more great summer night memories :)



taking the boat out has been another "constant" through-out our summer so far. we've been doing everything from tubing to knee boarding behind that boat.. not to mention getting thrown off our tubes and knee boards! but hey, its fun :)

and that, by the way, is chels and moki. moki is dan's brother. and chels is her crazy but great best friend :)

this was just friday. its moki and i pigging out on food at a restaurant after dans grad. ♥


mr. grumpy pants and his sister :) on his grad.

so monday night i slept over at dan's brother and sister-in-law's place and tuesday afternoon i gotta watch his niece as his s.i.l. cleaned her bathrooms :) so i took some pictures as "K" played in her little swimming pool. isnt she the cutest little girl EVER?! :)


i think she's going to be a heart-breaker one day!
so yea, to me- this is what summer is all about!
friends. family. sun. swimming. boating. bbq's. laughs and walks. ♥