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November 27 ReflectionHello everyone!
Thanksgiving went well. I went to my dad's. He deep-fried 2 turkeys...where else but Indiana (and maybe KY)would people DEEP FRY a turkey? Well, it doesn't matter because it was really good, haha. It was a watershed thanksgiving for me. I feltl like an adult this time. I know that sounds weird because I'm almost 20, but I guess I never got that particular mind set. Does that makes sense? I usually was told or strongly persuaded wether I go to my mom's or dad's house on holidays (since they got divorced) but this time I made the decision myself. I know that sounds small but I think it needed to happen. I also fit in as a woman. I got to help put things away and do dishes. It's not how it sounds...it's not like the typical, "The woman's place is in the kitchen!!" type thing. It was the fact that the other older women thought I was old and mature enough to include me and rely on me to get things done. I usually fell in the crack between adulthood and sitting with the kids. It was nice to fit in. I now know my place. :)
I drove the Honda. It actually went well. I drove around 2 blocks for about half an hour...got up to 3rd gear! My only problem is taking off. I don't give it enough gas. Once I'm moving I'm fine. It's still a project in progress. I really need to learn how to drive it...getting tired of the van. I'll be at a stoplight and see kids my own age next to me and they'll give me a look like, "Where's the kids?" And there are none, haha. I just drive my parents white mini van.
I have so much crap to do....These next 3 weeks will be looooooooooooooooooong. Between finals and work and shopping for Christmas. I had 5 days for Thanksgiving and it felt like 4 hours. I worked and was too busy doing projects... I work to make money for college and then I have no spending money for myself then I get depressed because I have no time to myself....it's a viscous cyle. GAH! College really sucks sometimes!
Well, I"m gonna eat dinner. Still have MASHED POTATOES and stuffing left over....sounds yummy huh? Wish me luck and lots o' prayers please for this week.
Person of the day is my sunday school teacher, Kyle. He's going through a lot and I really look up to him.
Word of the day is love. I realized that you have to truly love yourself before you can whole-heartedly love someone else. It's a beautiful to love yourself. I encourage everyone to make a list of 10 things that you LOVE or enjoy about yourself and keep it handy everyday. If you have a bad day then just read the list. It will remind you of who you are and what you have to offer to others. I mean it, MAKE A LIST!!
Sleep tight and drink lots o' water and take vitaman C....cold season is upon us!
Love you guys,
Mindy November 14 I'm back in action!Hi.
Hello everyone. I'm really sorry it's been so long since I wrote last....over a month! Nothing has really changed...I'm a lot less emotional with stephen, haha. Dont cry as much. It's kind of humbling how little your life can change in a month.
After church tonight we took home a lady to an assisted living place who needed a ride. Mom and I helped her to the car and to her room and such. I bring it up becasue it just so happened that I had a great-aunt die from Parkinsons in the very room next to the lady we were taking home. The aunt died a little over a year ago...it was a really emotional time for me. I got news of it on a mission trip in New Orleans over 14 hours away. Just being in that building brought back so many memories, let alone that I had to pass her room. We were close. I know that she was saved and is now in Heaven but I never got to go to the funeral, thus I never got real closure. The last time I saw her she didn't know who I was...couldn't even see me. I don't wish that upon anybody. I now have a grandpa with Parkinsons and he is seeing people who aren't there. I've been making a real effort to connect and spend time with him all I can...don't want the same thing to happen again.
On a lighter note, Jeff, my step-dad, pinkey sweared me that he would teach me to drive the Honda 3 times a week for a half an hour. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, after my wreck in Febuary, the parents got another car (cheap and used). The only problem is that it's a stick shift...Mindy can't drive a stick. Thus the pinkey swear, haha. Hopefully soon I will be able to. I've driven it twice so I have the basic idea. I'll keep you posted.
I'm gonna include some nature pictures. AKA my cats and a praying mantis I found on the patio door, haha. Enjoy! Oh, and tomorrow I"m scheduling my class for next semester so wish me luck!
Person of the day is my great-aunt. I miss her so much.
Word of the day is cheese. Long story. Ask my mom, haha.
Sleep tight and take a mulit-vitamin!
Mindy Lou October 11 Busy and Sleepy DayHello.
I like this color...very fall and Halloween like.....
Any suggestions what Steve and I should be for Halloween?
How is everyone? Good I hope. Today was busy. Class at 1:00 then off to work until 6:00. Meeting at 6:30 for a group project until 7:30. 7:30 dinner at my house with grandpa, Margo, Victor and all 4 kids, aunts and uncles with their 5 kids....and stephen. There were a crap load of ppl in my house tonight. We were supposed to have a fish fry but all the guys caught was one big catfish...not enough to feed us all. So we had mexican. It was really good.
Today was bitter sweet. Felt good to see grandpa and the whole family but at the same time Stephen goes home tomorrow and I have class and work all day so I won't see him. I had to choose between family and hanging out with him....obviously family came first this time. The dinner was kind of impromtu so he had already ordered pizza for him and me. I felt bad. He said he would bring it over for lunch tomorrow for me....awwwww.
Remember the math test I was telling you about earlier? Well it turns out I didn't suck at it...I got an 89!!! YAY!!!! I was so happy!
Person of the day is my cousin Victoria. She was here tonight. She is 2. She's so cute!
Word of the day is pace. I need to remember to pace myself throughout the week. There is usually one day a week where I totally stress myself out over nothing. Need to keep in mind that I need to take it one day at a time.
I"m off to bed...it's almost 1:30am. Have class in 7 hours. G'night!
Mindy Lou
October 10 Hectic DayHey all!
Today is Sunday. Went to church this morning. Sunday school was really good. Heather's brother Aaron came today. He just got back from Iraq just a few days ago. He's not out yet, just out of Iraq. I think his service will be over in.....January? Febuary? It was really good to see him. It may just be me, but I think we have developed a speacial bond between us since he's been in the Army...an unspoken bond. It's hard to explain. I don't have romantic feelings or anything, just a special connection. Went to Wendy's for lunch...mmmm. After lunch, me, my mom, step dad, step brother and Stephen went to Indy to pick up my grandpa. He flew in from CA. We all had dinner at my aunt's house in Indy...she has such a beautiful home. Had lazagna, penne pasta, cheese cake,....I'm gonna stop there. I told you guys I"m part Italian. Grandpa's plane got there and we met him at my aunt's house. The whole family hung out for most of the night. My mom and I took grandpa back to our house, after dropping off Stephen, only to find that on the way home he doesn't want to stay with us. He wants to stay in an hotel. MMMmmmmmmkay. That made me feel hurt and mad. We spent several hours cleaning our house on Saturday and I washed my sheets so he could sleep in my bed...but no. He wants to stay in a hotel. Why didn't he just tell us before hand? My family is so gay sometimes.
So mom and I didn't get back until about midnight. I'm really tired. Still have homework and class tomorrow. Better go. Stephen said he'll be here at 10am and it's after 1am now. I better get in bed and sleep!
*Tuck Tuck* There, everyone is tucked in. Goodnight!
Person of the day is my cousin David. He is so smart and such a good guy. We have fun. He's at Purdue with Stephen. Now that the 2 of us are in college we don't get to see each other much. It was really good to see him today. He will make an excellent husband and father someday.
Word of the day is discipline. When I get married and have kids, I'm not gonna be afraid to spank them and tell them no. Children need rules and structure in their lives. I want to be a parent first, not just their friend.
Goodnight everyone! Rest well and see you tomorrow! Here's a pic of my cousin David. It's not a good one, but now you know who he is.
Indymay October 07 BusyHello everyone-
Sorry I haven't written in awhile. Been really busy.
Gave my speech a couple days ago. I did really well. 48/50 Hey, I'll take that. Also had a math test today...didn't do so hot on that one.
Today at work was...very long. Today and tomorrow are half days at the school so I will be there from 11:00-6:00. That's 7 hours with 20 elementary school kids!! Someone help! The plan is to bring lots of movies....they can only stay outside so long guys. They drove me nuts today...can't wait for tomorrow.
No, really I can't. Me, Stephen (he's coming home tomorrow by the way), Bill and Rebecca are going putt putting and having dinner, YAY! Should be fun. More on that after it happens, haha.
Person of the day is Kelley. She stayed up with me until like 2am with my math homework. What an awesome friend she is. I'm so lucky and blessed to have you in my life kelley. Thanks so much.
Word of the day is GLITTER. Since it was a half day we did a speacial craft. I made butterfly masks with the kids....there was WAY more glitter on the floor than on the masks. It was absolutley horrible! Glitter is hard to get off anything, let alone a floor. I'll include a pic later..maybe even one of Bill. Bill, if you don't approve let me know and I'll take it down.
I'm tired. Goodnight all. Sleep tight.
M October 03 Sweet SundaysHey guys-
Today was really nice. Got everything solved with stephen. We're cool now. He came over this morning before church. We layed on my bed and talked about it. Today was just....calming. I got to play some World of Warcraft (WoW) and not do homework for the first part of the day. It was nice.
Now that I've been home I have watched some Law and Order and had an ice cream sandwhich. I love both of those things sooo much! Oh, and Bill, Steve and I decided that we all are gonna hang out over fall break (which for stephen is this coming weekend) and you have no say in the matter. Consider yourself warned. And Kelley, I'll pick you up next weekend for an endless night of cookie dough and cactus blossums, hahahaha. (long story everyone....) Ok, I still have homework to do. Hope everyone sleeps well tonight. Drink water!
Person of the day is Terry. That is Stephen's dad. I don't really know why. He's just really calm and soft spoken when he wants to be and can also be a loud and immature dad. Brings out the best in everyone, haha. No offense Terry.
Word of the day is speech. I am giving my demonstrative speech on Tuesday at 11:50 if anyone would like to attend. It's room 225 (I think). It's the word of they day because it's been on my mind for the past week. I"m doing it over how to read music. Wish me luck!
This is how I feel today (see pic below)
G'night all,
M to the I to the N to the D to the Y :) October 02 ScaredHi.
Well guys, today was a total opposite of yeterday.
Stephen and I hung out today and saw a movie ('Flight Plan' with Jodie Foster is really good) and we had dinner at Mark Pi's with his parents. But later on tonight we had a fight and I think he's really mad at me. I'm scared. We have been fighting a lot more than normal lately, that worries me too. When I say fight, I mean we disagree and MAYBE raise our voice a bit. Not your normal couple fighting. We are wussies, haha. About the last few months I feel like things have been slightly going downhill. This is just my opinion, ask him for his. I included his space URL in my lists section. We've been together for over 3 years...I seriously think I would have to go on medication if we ever broke up.
 No, I dunno. That's all I'm gonna say about that. He reads these so I'm not gonna say anymore. Person of the day is Emily. She is my band buddy. She's just cool. Thought I'd add her to my list. She owes me her first born child. (Long story)
Word of the day is nag. I feel like this is all I do to Stephen....I hate feeling like a nagging girlfriend! Gah!!!
And Kelley, don't worry about the hair. it was the washable kind. It came out in one wash. I just felt funky that day. No worries.
Love and hugs,
The Mindy October 01 Surprise!Hi everyone!
Today was good. First of all I didn't have class so that is an automatic plus. I went to bed and woke up when I wanted. It was so nice, AND I get to do the exact thing tonight! YAY!
I had soup again for lunch, but not grilled cheese. I had the same soup too, haha. I found another can in the cupboard. It wasn't as good yesterday. Went to work after that and watched "Aladin." It was so good. I have the whole movie memorized. Especially "A whole new world." I love that song. I could type the whole song from memory right now but I'm sure you guys really don't care. I streaked my hair pink today; the kids liked it. I think I will take a picture, we'll see. After work I went home and had some very good pizza from Pizza Hut. My parents are getting older and they like routine...they go to pizza hut every single Friday night. No joke, look through my last blogs that fall on a friday and I bet I will talk about pizza. Today was hard though. I really missed Stephen a lot. It's been 2 weeks today since I have seen him....Anyway, "Gladiator" was on tonight and we watched that while we ate our pizza. Stephen called at 9:20. We talked for a few minutes and he says he has a noise he wants me to hear. He says he's gonna count down and he'll play it. 3, 2, 1, and I hear a sound like a door bell. I was like, ok, what was that for? I check the front door and nobody was there. I was a little freaked out. I check the back door because the bell sounds are a lot alike for the front and back door and there stands Stephen!!! I scream and drop the phone and tear open the door. We just stood on the porch embracing each other for probably 5 minutes. I am so overcome with joy and shock that I started to cry. I don't think you guys realize how much I miss him when he is gone. I added a picture of us together cause I"m so happy!
So anyway I just got back from taking him home. That's all that I did today. I'll talk to everyone again tomorrow.
Oh! I had to tell a parent that if he didn't pay the company what he owed that we would have to refuse care on Monday for his kids. I was so scared to tell him! I thought he would go off on me, but he didn't. He was cool about it.
Person of the day is my mom, Michele. She doesn't get enough credit from me and she's a good mommy.
Word of the day is popcorn. We had popcorn for snack today at Children Inc. and there was a kid who had 2 bowls of popcorn, a bowl of candy and some juice. That is not the problem, the problem was that he kept asking me literally every 2 minutes for some more popcorn because he was STARVING! The kid is 5 years old! Geez...Well, I'm out of water that means I need to quit.
Everyone sleep well and have a wonderful day!
Mindy September 30 The UnspokenHello Moto-
Well today was more interesting than yesterday's blog. First of all I spent half the day half blind. I woke up late this morning for my 8:30am math class so I was in a hurry. While I was driving my vision was really blury, I assumed that my eyes had not woken up yet. Half way through the math lecture my vision is STILL blury. I go to the bathroom during break to look in the mirror to find that I only have ONE contact in. I put the other in my eye but it must have been blinked out without me noticing. I think I washed it down the drain when I brushed my teeth. The scary thing is that I was on the road during this! Watch out!
After my classes I headed home for lunch. I had a beautiful chunky chicken and noodle soup and a grilled cheese (it was chilly this morning and the warm soup felt good in my tummy; can you tell I have an emotional attachment to food yet??)) I then went to cash my check which was less than I expected then off to work.
It was a good day at work. We spent most of our time outside today. It was so pretty out there. We had sidewalk chalk and played hop scotch. Imagaine 2 girls over the age of 18 (Candy is over 25, I'm 19) playing hop scotch with elementary school kids...it was a sight. Then things went bad. One of the boys fell off of a slide and hurt his back (not bad, just sore) and a girl got her arm stuck under a table (you know, the kind that fold up) and left a nice red pinch mark, and only Tuesday a girl got the wind knocked out of her, scary stuff....injuries are on the rise people. Beware. Tomorrow is movie day at work. I love movie day. We are gonna have popcorn for snack, mmmm. I always get extra butter for the kids. My mom says I should give them healthier snacks BECAUSE they are kids, but I think of it as kids need butter on their popcorn, it's a given. Can I get a 'what what?' :)
Well, that's all for now. I'm tired and cold. It's supposed to get down to 36 tonight!! OH! Maybe it will snow!! How cool would that be? You guys know how much I love snow!
Person of the day is Julia. She is in my group for a class project, she's so put together and cool. You go Julia, you go.
Word of the day is nonverbal. Nonverbal communication is such a huge part of everyone's lives. Here's a cartoon to illustrate. But think about this. Is it possible to not communicate?
See everyone tomorrow!
Mindy September 28 BoringHey all-
Not a lot happened today. Had 2 tests...hard tests. My mind is numb. I studied for endless hours today. Still have to do my math homework and prepare a speech for tomorrow. Wish me luck!
I had leftover peas and mashed potatoes for dinner...delish. I'm watching Law and Order now...it's a good one. I wonder how work will go tomorrow. Let's hope smoothly.
Better get to my homework. See everyone later. I will have better stuff tomorrow hopefully.
Person of the day is Stephen. I miss him so much. Haven't seen him for over a week and a half....won't see him this weekend either. It makes things so much harder when he's not here. Hope I don't have a breakdown! Things are a little stressful right now.
Word of the day is taters. In the words of Rebecca, "Just Joshin your taters." Don't ask. Long story.
Hope everyone sleeps well, I know I will,
Mindy September 27 Band RehersalHow's everyone doing?
Guess what? I had MASHED POTATOES for dinner tonight!!! Well, not just that, but we had salmon patties and peas and mashed potatoes....mmm. Good stuff.
It was such a beautiful day today!! It was nice and cool and the sun shining bright....Did I mention I love Autumn? Well I did in my last blog. I'm sitting by the deck and I have the screen door open and I can feel a nice cool breeze. It smells like winter is on it's way....ahhhhhhhh. I can hear a marching band playing in the distance....wait, a MARCHING BAND? Yes, a marching band. The Sound of North marching band to be exact. How do I konw you ask? Well because I was in it for 4 years, that's why. I live about 5 blocks from my high school. Man does the sound of them playing bring back memories....wow. I won't go into it becaue most of the people that read this know how much of a bandy I was....and still am, hehe. Hearing them play also makes me think of something else.
I realized today that I am glad to be a Hoosier. I love where I live and I would be content staying here if/when I get married. I'm not the kind of person that can't wait to move away from their hometown. I'm comfortable and happy here. (This probably is a sign that I should move, hahaha. Maybe I haven't experience life yet...hmmm) I know that there are other places that are much more modern and filled with city life, but this is where my heart is.
The person of the day is Candy. She is the new person where I work. She's doin a good job and she cracks me up! Word to your mother, Candy, haha.
Word of the day is music. This word sums up one of my passions perfectly (even though the word IS my passion, hehe) I just love music so much. It can be interpreted and expressed in so many differnet ways.
That's about it for tonight. I'm gonna have some Oreos and watch some TV. Here are some band pics for you enjoyment! Most are of freshman and a couple are of me. Am I hot or what?? Some are also at State Finals at the RCA Dome in Indy. Gotta love the drumline. The one of me on the steps was after my last rehersal as a senior....ahhh the memories.
Sleep tight,
Mindy September 26 Work, work, workHey all!
It's yet another episode of the Mindy Live! Show. I'm doing much better today. I'll just say that chocolate was involved....it's a girls best friend.
Got up this morning around 10:30. I was having a weird dream when Stephen woke me up by calling me. He sometimes calls when he is walking to class. So when I woke up I was in a weird mood as a result of a weird dream. It was one of those mornings where you don't know what day it is and you are terrified that you are gonna be late for class if you look at your clock. So anyway, I got dressed and looked up my bank account online. It's been messed up latley. Some guy at Wendy's charged me $10 extra on my debit card...and didn't give me a receipt so I cant do anything about it. Didn't have breakfast or lunch cause I was too busy and went straight to class at 1:00. After class was when things got hectic.
I went to work to find that we have to move the kids to the library because the school is having a school board meeting. Ok, lemme just tell you were I work. I work for Children Inc. It's a daycare type thing. We have a toddler branch and a school age branch. I work for the school age part. I have K-6 graders to look out for. So we usually are in the cafeteria but today we had to move all of our stuff to the library. We have a big toy chest and a bunch of books and papers to take so it was a task. On top of that, since Amanda quit, there was someone decently new. She knew what she was doing (she has children of her own) but she is not really familiar with the paperwork aspect so I had to do ALL of that. To top the day off, there are 2 girls inparticular who were and still are upset with Amanda leaving so they do not listen to me. They gave me a hard time. They are testing my boundaries and trying my trust. This is a vital part of our future relationship but today was not a good day to do that for me. It will get better. It wasn't a bad day, just full of tension.
We had spanish rice, cottage cheese and garlic bread for dinner. It was very good since I didn't eat all day! Well, it's 10 till 10:00 and "Medium" comes on at 10. I need to hurry this up. Anybody else watch Medium? It's a good show.
Person of the day is still me, Mindy. Sorry everyone else, I still need my Mindy time.
Word of the day is autumn. I love this time of year. Especially here in Indiana. The trees here turn absolutley beautiful colors. I'll be sure to take some pictures when they do. I added some pictures of a corn maze that our youth group (when I was in it in high school) goes to every year sometime in October.
That's all for now, drink water and eat some chocolate!
Mindy September 25 Sad Day...Hey...
Today was ok. Got up at 7:15 and took a shower and got ready for church. Sunday school starts at 9am and worship service at 10:30. After church the family went to China Buffet for lunch. I love Chineese food soo much!!! I could live off of egg drop soup and egg rolls. Mmmmm.
After lunch we went to the Commons and saw a movie. We saw "Stealth." It was really good. Stephen would like it. Actually, any guy would like it, haha. After the movie, we came home and uploaded some pictures and e-mailed them to my aunt...blah blah blah , you guys don't care about that part. Then back to church again at 5:30. After church was when things started to get weird.
Throughout the whole day I felt off. I don't know how to explain it...I just felt depressed and lonley. I don't know what's wrong with me....I'm so sad. I went to church for discipleship training at 5:30 (it is an hour long class before the actual service) but I left before service at 6:30. I got to the door and saw it was pouring. I ran to the car and started to drive away. Half way home a slow song came on the radio ("Listen to your Heart") it's a good song. Then I think about the rain. I love rain. It's so romantic and calming to me. Then I realize that I have nobody to listen to the rain with and the song drones on and the rain just keeps coming down...and I just start crying right there in the car. I still don't know why. All I know was that I was and am sad. Not just an unhappy sad, but a heart hurt sad. I cry all the way home and even for another 5 minutes in the driveway. I felt so lonley and not wanted. I don't think it's because of Stephen not coming home. That would be too shallow of me. Maybe it's just the stress of the whole week catching up with me, I dunno. I just feel uncomfortable with how I preceived myself today...no self confidence. I'm a psych. major....the signs of depression are fatigue and not finding pleasure in activities you normally do. I HAVE been really tired latley...of course I go to bed really late so that doesn't count. I still have fun so that's out too. Guess I'm not depressed. Anybody have any guesses?
Ok, I'm gonna go be sad somewhere else. I'm tired of typing and I'm sure you guys are tired of hearing me drag on about my feelings.
Person of the day is me, Mindy. I don't spend enough time by myself and focus on me. So today I am gonna think about me.
Word of the day is rain. I just cannot describe how much I love rain! It's not just rain. It's snow too. Any precipitation really.
I took a picture of how I felt today...enjoy.
Until next time and wishing myself well,
Mindy Girl's Night OutHello everyone!
It's story time with Mindy so pull up a comfty chair and a blanket and we'll pretend we are by a fireplace, hehe. Enjoy!
Today was.....different. I didn't wake up until 11:59 am. I made sure it was one minute BEFORE 12 so that I could say I got up before noon. I didnt go to bed until pretty late so I wasn't lazy, just tired. So after wasting half the day away with sleep, I got up, got dressed and cleaned my room. I had left over pizza for lunch ( yummy!) and Amanda came over at 4:30 and Rebecca came over at 5:00. (Rebecca also worked with the kids so I know her from work (and we go to the same school)). Rebecca works at Wal-Mart now, yuck. The 3 of us planned a "night on the town" if you will. This ended up being watching polar bears on Animal Planet and going to Red Lobster and renting "Miss Congeniality 2" and playing Skipbo. Pretty fancy huh? I got pictures that I'll add.
That is about it. It was good to hang out with friends. Like I said, Stephen isn't coming home for the weekend and I didn't want to be depressed so I decided to be among companions. It was good.
Here's a random thought. While we were renting the movie, I saw a new film with Joaquin Phoenix. He is sooo HOT! If you don't know who he is, he was the one who played Commodus in Gladiator. Mmmm.
The 3 of us girls called Stephen and had him convinced that there were 7 of us that went. We kept passing the phone around the table and confusing him. We even had 2 waitresses and one bus boy talk to him!! It was HILARIOUS!
The person of the day is Rebecca. She's my bud. I would say Amanda and Rebecca but Amanda was yesterday. Yay for Rebecca!
Word of the day is easy. No, the word is not easy, do you see it highlighted? No. I just mean it was easy to think of. The word is chowder. While we were watching the polar bears on Animal Planet, we kept changing through to Food Network. It was the Great Chowder Cook-off. I've never seen that many types of chowder...
That's all for now. Enjoy the pics!
Mindy September 23 Drink water!Hey everybody,
Today was ok. It was Amanda's last day. She is the girl that I work with. She will be missed by me and the kids we work with. Sad to see her go.
I slept in way late today. Amanda woke me up at like 11:30 to see if I wanted to go to lunch. We went to Subway for lunch and to Wal-Mart to get cup cakes and juice for the kids. We had some free samples of Reese's 'Take 5' bars and the new big reese cups. Both were delish! We went to work from there and since every friday is movie day, we all watched Mary Poppins. I love that movie. I think the best scene in the whole movie is when Dick Van Dyke and the chimney sweep gang do their song and dance...awww the good ol' days. They jump off of roofs people! How crazy is that? It makes me feel like I'm 8 again. I look back now and realize that the animation is really really bad, but when I was a kid, it was the coolest thing ever! "Chim chim-a-nee chim chim-a-nee chim chim cha roo....."
Anyway, after work, me, Amanda and one of the kids went to Old Navy (I got a new brown shirt!) and Circut City where Amanda's boyfriend works. Then I went out for pizza with mom and step-dad and step-brother. I was hungry....I ate soo much food. Gotta love Pizza Hut. I love their marinara sauce. It's just a little bit sweet.
I just had a thought -- I love pasta with garlic and paramasean cheese...AND marinara sauce...maybe I should convert to Italianism. Sounds good to me, haha. (sorry, that was random)
And then we came home and here I have been for the past couple hours. I guess it was pretty eventful. I missed Stephen a lot today. He usually comes home on the weekends but he wasn't able to this time. It really sucks that I can't see him. I have to say that I am the kind of girl that needs kisses and hugs; and he's my dealer, hahaha. Ok, enough for now.
The person of the day is Amanda. She taught me a lot at work the last several weeks and I really am glad she did. Thanks Amanda!
The word of the day is plethera. This is because at work we have a plethera of milk and a plethera of ink pens! We really do!
Ok, now I'm thirsty. I NEED some H2O. Yeah, in case you didn't know, I LOVE water. Love love love water. I"m not a pop person at all. I drink at least 4 bottles of water every single day. Ok, g'night everyone!
Drink your water! I mean it!
Mindy RantHey all,
Today was eventful as far as stupid people goes.
It all started last night. I was talking to an old friend online and I found out that he had been doing drugs for the past several years. Not only was he harming himself, but his girlfriend and her sister! I was very hurt and upset at him. His rational was that it "was only pot." He even went as far as to tell me that he doesn't even buy it. No, he GROWS HIS OWN. :O I know people change, but the memories I have of him are nothing like he is now. Should I tell the police? Should I just let it go? What should I do?
Then, today in my speech class. Geez. We have a smart bunch in there, lemme tell ya. The professor announced that we would be having a quiz last week over 3 chapters. He then procedes to go over all 3 chapters in class (we should have already read them anyway)l for our benifit. This teacher is THAT nice. I listen, take some notes, you know, try to absorb as much as possible before the quiz. But lo and behold, there are 3 boys that sit in the front row of the class and all they do is TALK. They don't just talk, they cuss, talk about girls (in a not-so-nice manner) and about getting drunk. All of this DURING the lecture. I can understand if you are choosing not to pay attention and you whisper, but they were not even trying to hold back. So we took the quiz and got it back today. The prof. was very upset. Guess why? The vast majority of the class bombed the quiz! (I didn't, I did rather welll, but that's not the point). He could not fathom why we did so poorly. He assumed it was because of the boys talking and the class got distracted (Yay!!). He then decided to go over all 3 chapters AGAIN today. He took the entire class time to do so. I was soo bored.
So there. I was a lot more upset earlier today about both issues, but overtime it wears off. That is one thing about myself I wish I could change. To stay mad longer. Not hold a grudge, but to settle my feelings with myself before they fade away....does that make sense? Probably not.
Well, I need to go to bed. So tired.
Person(s) of the day are Bill and Kelley. I've known Bill since high school and I haven't seen him for awhile. We talk on MSN messeger sometimes, but not enough. GO BILL! And Kelley. She is a faithful Mindy Live! reader. She's been with me since my first blog....awww. No, I've known Kelley since...5th grade? Is that right Kelley? In sunday school? I think so. So she is the one supporting me. Haahaha, sounds like I"m giving an acceptance speech. "I'd like to thank all the little people who made this possible....."
And the word of the day is gnome. It's a funny spelled word. I also play some World of Warcraft (stephen will love that one) and a gnome is a character on there and they have been on my mind today. This could technically be a person of the day too, but I"m the one typing so, Ha!
OK, this is way too long. Bye everyone, see you next time!
Mindy September 21 Cool Introduction!Ladies and gentlemen....It gives me great pleasure to announce our next speaker, let's give her a warm welcome, Mindy!!! (music starts) Da da da da da da da, da da da da da "Y'all ready for this?" da da da da da....(music fades out)
Ok, Hey everybody! I"ve always wanted my own introduction. Sorry if it was a little over done. Anyway, I just got home from church. We had the pitch-in tonight and guess what, NOBODY brought mashed potatoes!! My inner child died right then and there. It was so sad. I think I will have to buy some of my own.
I didn't have my first class until 1:00 this afternoon so I got to sleep in. It was sooo nice. I had a really weird dream though....something about rescuing a little kid from a hord of guys with bows and arrows. That's what I get for watching Lord of the Rings before going to bed. I came home and had lunch between classes (grilled TURKEY and cheese sandwhich and soup) and watched a little Dr. Phil before I went to my 4:00 psychology class. We had class outside for the first hour cause it was beautiful today and finished up inside. Note to self, you have a test next wednesday in that class. After that class was the mashed potato-less pitch-in and the service and here I am now. I'm getting ready to do my math and speech homework so wish me luck.
Person of the day is Susie, one of my professers; she is so awesome.
Word of the day is ethnocentrism. We had a heated argument in Susie's class today about it. If you don't know, this word means that you think that your culture is superior to all of the other ones. This is most common among Americans, sadly. I added a picture to illustrate from our textbook. If you can't read it, it says, "Excuse me, We're Americans. Would you give us your table?"
Everyone have a wonderful day!!
Mindy
SpanglishHola, como estas usted?
Lo siento, mi llamo es Mindy, y tu? Me gusta ceso, las papas fritas, Stephen y la playa. hahaha....
Sorry, went into spanish mode. No, I don't speak spanish (fluently) I just know enough to get by. Just a note to everyone--my space is now open to the public. I now am open to the whole world, muahahaha!
Ok, down to business. Stephen and I had a little tiff tonight. I had a really stressful day yesterday so when I spoke to him on the phone tonight he wasn't aware of my situation. His cell phone is gay so it cuts out every once and awhile and I thought that he just wasn't paying attention to what I was saying (but in reality he seriously didn't hear me). Between that and my stressful day, I kinda went off on him...poor guy.
I sometimes hate being a girl. Up until about 2 years ago I was emotionally stable. I wasn't the typical girl that cried at the drop of a hat and was totally fine 2 minutes later. But now I am just sappy and moody. Don't get me wrong, compared to most young women my age I am still stable. I just feel like I have changed dramatically for no reason. Stephen explained what happend and when I calmed down I started to get teary-eyed. I never realize how much of an important role he plays in my life until he's gone. He's the person I vent to and cry on. He's the one I tell all my secrets and the one who holds me and reassures me. I don't understand how much I need and appreciate him until he's away. Just things like that make me cry. How silly is that?
Ok. New subject. We are having a pitch-in for church tomorrow night. We are having ham. I like ham but it's not my favorite or anything. I prefer turkey myself. Anybody else prefer turkey over ham? I hope somebody brings mashed potatoes, I LOVE mashed potatoes! I really think that it's my favorite food. That and pasta. Hi, my name is Mindy and I"m a carb-aholic. :) I could just eat a whole lot of pasta as long as it has some sort of butter or oil and some garlic and paramasean cheease.....mmmmm. It's midnight and I should not be thinking about food.
The person of the day is Stephen for putting up with me. He's my hero, my night in shining armor....
The word of the day is relax because I need to, haha.
Any suggestions and feedback would be greatly appreciated. (let me know if I talk about stephen too much. The only exception to that rule is that Kelley and Heather cannot tell me that I do)
Ok, that's all for tonight. Everybody sleep tight!
Love ya,
Mindy September 18 #2Hello everyone!
Sorry it's been so long since wrote last. Not much has happened since then. Stephen came home this weekend. It was good to see him. I really feel spoiled having him come home so often. He's been home 3 of the 4 weeks he's been gone! Going from seeing each other everyday for 3 years to one moving 2 hours away is hard! But we will be ok. His parents might give him a car soon.
Church was really good tonight. Dr. Wooster (funny name, I know) spoke. He's older so you wouldn't think he'd be all there, but when he speaks his voice is soo soothing and he crazy smart! He can sum up a whole sermon in a matter of a couple sentences. I like him. I think I will have a favorite person and word of the day or week. Wooster is the person and the word of the day is , Shalack. It's a fun word to say and it sounds cool. Long story.
I'd better get on my homework. I have to read chapter 2 and 7 for my communications class, math, speech quizzes and preperation and psychology to read. All within 3 days but I would like to get done by tomorrow afternoon in the Land of Perfect. I love those Walgreens commercials. "In the land of perfect...."
See everyone later!
Mindy September 13 First Entry, Big HelloHey everybody!
This is my very first blog! I'm so excited. I think I will make this a type of journal, we'll see.
My name is Mindy and I am in college for my psychology degree (someday). I have been in a relationship for 3 years with Stephen. I"m blonde with blue eyes and a bubbly personality. I am involved in my church and it is very important to me. I have a step dad and a step mom; so naturally I have half and step siblings. They all are great.
I recently got back from the Dominican Republic where my aunt got married. We hooked up with Breezes resorts and stayed in Punta Cana, very cool place. Some of the pics I took are in the photos section if you want to see.
I will try to start each entry with what I did that day. Today I had class in the morning until 12:45. But today I left early to go to a funeral. It was my uncle Rodger's. I didn't know him but I felt I needed to go to pay respects and to be supportive to my other relatives that DID know him. He seemed to be a pretty cool guy. He was 52...cancer.
I went to work straight from there, I work with children. I was still dressed up from the funeral and the kids aren't used to me being dressed up so it was a change. Got home and the neighbors had a fish fry for our family. It was good but my last piece of fish had bones in it so I was done. I think I will have some more to eat here later...still hungry. Sorry this is so long. Hope you guys enjoy my space! Feel free to leave any comments, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
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