I like lists. I like being grateful, too. When I put these things together, out pops a list. I'm going to fill this list with things that I wish I would have known this time last year. I reflect on this last past year, and I can't believe everything that has changed in twelve months! If you would have told me that I would be at this point in my life last year, I would have laughed my butt off, but enough of that- Here is what I wish I would have known.
*I wish that I would have known that I would be finishing school this year. Let's be honest here, I stink at school! I have so much anxiety over not being good enough, not being on time, not getting ample study time, overall, just not being good enough, that I can't do it. I know that I can, I'm not sure why I can't convince my brain, but there is some block from my brain to my feet, and it was SO hard to get myself to go to class, even in High school. Thank goodness for online school!! Last year, I was so angry with myself and was even debating leaving school and forgetting about it altogether. I'm so thankful I stuck it through. I wish I would have known that.
*I would have liked to know that I am a Dr. Pepper junkie now. I enjoy that stuff more then life itself! Alright, so it may be an unhealthy addiction, but I can't think of many other beverages that make me that happy. Enough said.
*I wish I would have known that I would get to keep Jeremy for the rest of forever. This time last year, I remember him saying that he would be leaving our youth theater that we both teach at, and I remember being so devastated at the possibility that I would never see him again. If you would have told me that I would be marrying him, to be honest, I would have been as giddy and happy as I am now. I've loved the man for so long, imagining my life without him would be like a Christmas tree without any decorations. Every time I am with him, I fall deeper in love with him, especially when we get to have that occasional snowball fight...even if he wins.
*I wish I would have known that I would have known that last Christmas would be the last Christmas that we would be together as an entire family. We have a big ol' family, and because of that, things have always been chaotic around the Christmas season. I remember having lots of fun, but I also remember the times that annoyed me such as visiting relatives that I wasn't fond of, visiting Santa even though I thought I was well above the average age to sit on his lap, and so on and so forth. I look back on all of my siblings and I slept in the same bedroom on Christmas Eve and played with our toys while our dad paced the hallway outside the bedroom door jingling the jingle bells, or the time that we tried to reenact the Christmas Story and it ended up as far from the actual Christmas story that a family using puppets could get. I wish I would have known that, too. I probably wouldn't have taken it for granted.
*I wish that I would have known about the TV show, "Saved By The Bell". I am an obsessive compulsive being, and once I get into a TV show, I HAVE to finish it. I can't wait to see what happens in between episodes, because I simply cannot function until I know the conclusion. I really do wish I had known that I would enjoy it this much, and would have started watching it a year ago.
Yes, I wish I would have known all of that last year. Needless to say though, I am thankful for all of it, and it makes me wonder what the next year has in store for me. Odds are that I'll look back at this blog next year and think about the changes and what I wish I would have known right now. Until then, I'll take everything a day at a time, and hopefully this year, I'll recognize the small and simple blessings.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Sometimes the way forward is the way back
Tonight, I learned if you hold a door knocker's nose long enough, he'll open his mouth and let you put the knocker back in his mouth. True story.
I also learned that David Bowie can throw an infant nine feet in the air with giggling results, and that if you are a firewalker you can dismember yourself while you sing about a life with no worries.
Another cool fact? If I were a gelfling, I would have wings. And, I could call unusual animals to come to my rescue by making deep, gurgling sounds in my throat.
One more thing- if I ever become a soldier, I can trade a good whistle for a bag that can capture death. Side note, death is a bald midget with really big blue eyes and a tiny nose.
Look at everything that Jim Henson has taught me!!!
Tonight, we had a "serious" Jim Henson shindig. It's great being a part of the Varney family on a Saturday night, I'm telling ya! Jenna's fiancee, Mike, came over, and Phil joined us for a night of laziness. We decided to watch the Jim Henson movies that were, well....scarier in my book, but according to everyone else, we watched a collection of movies that we think Jim Henson might have been dead serious about. I watch these, and seriously wonder if he was being completely serious about his work. They come off as comical, so to speak, but watching the "behind the scenes" junk about making the movie, he is SO serious, it's sadly funny! Also, have any of you ever realized that in said movies, he uses a ton of glitter? You name a location for it, it's there. Trees, vines, rocks, dirt....really, go back and watch some of Henson's creepier work, and you'll see a wonderland of glitter.
I love these kinds of nights.
I also learned that David Bowie can throw an infant nine feet in the air with giggling results, and that if you are a firewalker you can dismember yourself while you sing about a life with no worries.
Another cool fact? If I were a gelfling, I would have wings. And, I could call unusual animals to come to my rescue by making deep, gurgling sounds in my throat.
One more thing- if I ever become a soldier, I can trade a good whistle for a bag that can capture death. Side note, death is a bald midget with really big blue eyes and a tiny nose.
Look at everything that Jim Henson has taught me!!!
Tonight, we had a "serious" Jim Henson shindig. It's great being a part of the Varney family on a Saturday night, I'm telling ya! Jenna's fiancee, Mike, came over, and Phil joined us for a night of laziness. We decided to watch the Jim Henson movies that were, well....scarier in my book, but according to everyone else, we watched a collection of movies that we think Jim Henson might have been dead serious about. I watch these, and seriously wonder if he was being completely serious about his work. They come off as comical, so to speak, but watching the "behind the scenes" junk about making the movie, he is SO serious, it's sadly funny! Also, have any of you ever realized that in said movies, he uses a ton of glitter? You name a location for it, it's there. Trees, vines, rocks, dirt....really, go back and watch some of Henson's creepier work, and you'll see a wonderland of glitter.
I love these kinds of nights.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Reasons I'm Happy Today
Today is a sick day.
I'm not complaining in the least bit, though. I've been able to do so much, and to finish off the day, I wanted to blog about why I am happy. Here's what I've come up with-
*I've finished so much wedding planning today it's ridiculous! I know what I want to do, and how to do it, all I need to do is, well...do it!
*I've been able to read a lot of my magazines and books on the LDS temple. It makes me so happy!
*I'm pretty sure that I have a job doing something that I really like! Tomorrow is the last interview and I'm feeling confident.
*I have the best fiancee in the world! I love him so much!
*I took two NyQuil and slept for four hours. Ahhh, so wonderful...
*I cleaned out a drawer underneath my bed and found my electric blanket.
*The Varney's have started celebrating Christmas. We listen to Christmas music constantly, and my baby sisters already have their tree set up in their room.
*I ate a sugar cookie today :)
* My darling Jeremy brought my itouch back from the dead! I missed my organizer so very much.
*I've had "The Simpsons" playing on my TV all day while doing this and that. I think I've gone through four seasons today.
*My cousin that I haven't spoken to for YEARS got in touch with me today.
*I found and am wearing my pink, silk Disney jammies today.
*My mom wanted to make sure I wasn't dead this morning, and she brought me juice in bed.
I'm feeling pretty good :)
I'm not complaining in the least bit, though. I've been able to do so much, and to finish off the day, I wanted to blog about why I am happy. Here's what I've come up with-
*I've finished so much wedding planning today it's ridiculous! I know what I want to do, and how to do it, all I need to do is, well...do it!
*I've been able to read a lot of my magazines and books on the LDS temple. It makes me so happy!
*I'm pretty sure that I have a job doing something that I really like! Tomorrow is the last interview and I'm feeling confident.
*I have the best fiancee in the world! I love him so much!
*I took two NyQuil and slept for four hours. Ahhh, so wonderful...
*I cleaned out a drawer underneath my bed and found my electric blanket.
*The Varney's have started celebrating Christmas. We listen to Christmas music constantly, and my baby sisters already have their tree set up in their room.
*I ate a sugar cookie today :)
* My darling Jeremy brought my itouch back from the dead! I missed my organizer so very much.
*I've had "The Simpsons" playing on my TV all day while doing this and that. I think I've gone through four seasons today.
*My cousin that I haven't spoken to for YEARS got in touch with me today.
*I found and am wearing my pink, silk Disney jammies today.
*My mom wanted to make sure I wasn't dead this morning, and she brought me juice in bed.
I'm feeling pretty good :)
Monday, September 21, 2009
I'm Sleeping With Batman
I'm engaged!!!
He he:)
I love my fiancee so much! He remembers everything I tell him, he listens to me, he even puts up with me every Sunday when I crash at his house all day! Wanna know the story? Wanna know how we met? Really, if you know me and I've never mentioned Jeremy, you really don't know me. I told a few of you recently, that I would post our story on my blog, so here I am, doing just that.
I've known Jeremy forever, well, maybe not that long, it's actually been about 5 years. It was only until this last summer that we really got together. Our only problem? At the time we decided to date, he was my director. We were REALLY good at keeping it a secret from the other members of the cast. It took, at least, a few weeks before anyone really figured out that we would wait for each other after rehearsal so we could walk out together and talk in the parking lot. However, once it was out that we were dating, some "special" members of our cast went out of their way to befriend me and try to convince me that they deserved a solo or more dialogue or a bigger part and that I should express those thoughts to Jeremy. Sheesh! Side note- I LOVE that people think that I have power. If anything, when you are dating the director of your show, people watch you even more to peg your mistakes. It was comical to sit back and watch and we got our fair share of laughs out of it.
Okay, now backtrack a little bit- The first Sunday that Jeremy and had been officially dating, we knew we were going to get married. We sat on his couch and just talked. I never wanted that night to end! I felt so comfortable and safe around him, and I could talk to him so easily, I could say anything and knew that he wouldn't judge me (Well, I could say ALMOST anything). After talking for awhile, he looked at me and told me he loved and that he wanted to marry me. That was one of the happiest moments of my life! He told me to start thinking of a date, to think of what I wanted in a ring, and that we would start planning. I remember the drive home perfectly! I called my mom, shrieking with joy, that I knew, with no doubt, that I wanted to marry him. After a few weeks of talking and deciding, we chose December 19th for our date.
Okay, back to the show. Our cast knew we were dating, but no one knew that we were planning on getting married. Of course, there were rumors, but no one knew anything. A few weeks before the show ended, we went ring shopping in West Valley. We tried to stay away from the Provo/Orem area because it wouldn't have helped if any of our cast members or people that we knew, well....people that Jeremy knows (turns out he knows quite a few people!), seeing us ring shopping together when we had done a wonderful job of convincing people that we were just dating. We went, I gave him a few ideas of what I like, but ultimately, I left it up to him.
Another side note- Jeremy and I teach together. We are both teach at a Youth Theater in Pleasant Grove, which is how we met. We've both been there for 5 years, so we've met a lot of people and have made a lot of friends, so they, too, were excited to hear that we were dating. We knew that we wanted to wait for our show to end before we got engaged, but we also wanted to be engaged by the time that our Youth Theater started up. It gave us a week of time in between one show ending and Theater starting up. I knew that it was coming, and I was trying to get it out of him so that I could expect it, but with no success. His friends, Heather and David, were moving back to New York, so we planned to go out with them the night before they left. Jeremy came to pick me up, and brought me flowers and a card that read "Dear Lauren, I'll always be there for you. All the love in my heart, Jeremy". Now, if you REALLY know me, you know that my favorite chick flik is "Say Anything", and the hero of that show gives his girlfriend and card with that exact saying. It was so romantic and I was so happy! So, we went to dinner, and confirmed our plans for the next night. My brothers and I had never seen "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and so we decided to get together with our friend Amber, Chris, and Danielle to watch it at Amber's house the next night. I went early to talk to Amber and help her get the food ready for our shindig. Also, Jeremy was preparing to teach at a school in Orem, and was busy, also, he had told me that he wasn't going to be to our party until later because he had to be at a parent teacher conference.
I didn't really expect anything that night.
I got to Amber's. We talked and started making food, then, she went outside to start up the BBQ, while I waited inside. I suddenly heard her yell for me and that she needed help, so I ran outside and WHOA! There was Jeremy! He was standing in the middle of her yard, holding a Batman ipod boombox above his head playing the song "In Your Eyes", wearing a trench coat. Okay, so even before Jeremy and I started dating, we had talked about the perfect way to propose and both came to the conclusion that recreating the scene from "Say Anything" when the hero goes to her house, and stands outside her room, holding a boom box above his head playing "In Your Eyes". Back to the story- he was doing exactly that!!! I couldn't believe it! Was he proposing?? I walked over to him, he held my hands and told me that he loved me and wanted to take care of me forever, if I would let him. Then....then....then....He asked me to marry him!!!!! He reached into his really deep trench coat pocket and pulled out my ring! It's gorgeous! It's exactly what I wanted! It was the most perfect moment of my life, and Amber was even there taking candid pictures so that we would be able to remember that moment. And yes, we still watched "Rocky Horror Picture Show" that night. :)
As of two days ago, it was 3 months away from our wedding. 3 months seems so far away! I love Jeremy so much, and I've never been so happy in my entire life. Already, I've been through trials and he's still here, helping me and seeing me through them. I can't believe how lucky I am, and I can't wait to be with him for eternity! We have so much fun together and he understands me so well. He's introduced me to so many things like, well, "Rocky Horror Picture Show", Batman, every good Broadway musical, blogging, Planet Unicorn, Dr. Horrible, Mapleton, pop (I still believe it's called soda, though), extended family, making amazing musical tracks from only piano music, and so, SO much more!
I love you so much Jeremy Showgren, and I can't wait to marry you!
He he:)
I love my fiancee so much! He remembers everything I tell him, he listens to me, he even puts up with me every Sunday when I crash at his house all day! Wanna know the story? Wanna know how we met? Really, if you know me and I've never mentioned Jeremy, you really don't know me. I told a few of you recently, that I would post our story on my blog, so here I am, doing just that.
I've known Jeremy forever, well, maybe not that long, it's actually been about 5 years. It was only until this last summer that we really got together. Our only problem? At the time we decided to date, he was my director. We were REALLY good at keeping it a secret from the other members of the cast. It took, at least, a few weeks before anyone really figured out that we would wait for each other after rehearsal so we could walk out together and talk in the parking lot. However, once it was out that we were dating, some "special" members of our cast went out of their way to befriend me and try to convince me that they deserved a solo or more dialogue or a bigger part and that I should express those thoughts to Jeremy. Sheesh! Side note- I LOVE that people think that I have power. If anything, when you are dating the director of your show, people watch you even more to peg your mistakes. It was comical to sit back and watch and we got our fair share of laughs out of it.
Okay, now backtrack a little bit- The first Sunday that Jeremy and had been officially dating, we knew we were going to get married. We sat on his couch and just talked. I never wanted that night to end! I felt so comfortable and safe around him, and I could talk to him so easily, I could say anything and knew that he wouldn't judge me (Well, I could say ALMOST anything). After talking for awhile, he looked at me and told me he loved and that he wanted to marry me. That was one of the happiest moments of my life! He told me to start thinking of a date, to think of what I wanted in a ring, and that we would start planning. I remember the drive home perfectly! I called my mom, shrieking with joy, that I knew, with no doubt, that I wanted to marry him. After a few weeks of talking and deciding, we chose December 19th for our date.
Okay, back to the show. Our cast knew we were dating, but no one knew that we were planning on getting married. Of course, there were rumors, but no one knew anything. A few weeks before the show ended, we went ring shopping in West Valley. We tried to stay away from the Provo/Orem area because it wouldn't have helped if any of our cast members or people that we knew, well....people that Jeremy knows (turns out he knows quite a few people!), seeing us ring shopping together when we had done a wonderful job of convincing people that we were just dating. We went, I gave him a few ideas of what I like, but ultimately, I left it up to him.
Another side note- Jeremy and I teach together. We are both teach at a Youth Theater in Pleasant Grove, which is how we met. We've both been there for 5 years, so we've met a lot of people and have made a lot of friends, so they, too, were excited to hear that we were dating. We knew that we wanted to wait for our show to end before we got engaged, but we also wanted to be engaged by the time that our Youth Theater started up. It gave us a week of time in between one show ending and Theater starting up. I knew that it was coming, and I was trying to get it out of him so that I could expect it, but with no success. His friends, Heather and David, were moving back to New York, so we planned to go out with them the night before they left. Jeremy came to pick me up, and brought me flowers and a card that read "Dear Lauren, I'll always be there for you. All the love in my heart, Jeremy". Now, if you REALLY know me, you know that my favorite chick flik is "Say Anything", and the hero of that show gives his girlfriend and card with that exact saying. It was so romantic and I was so happy! So, we went to dinner, and confirmed our plans for the next night. My brothers and I had never seen "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and so we decided to get together with our friend Amber, Chris, and Danielle to watch it at Amber's house the next night. I went early to talk to Amber and help her get the food ready for our shindig. Also, Jeremy was preparing to teach at a school in Orem, and was busy, also, he had told me that he wasn't going to be to our party until later because he had to be at a parent teacher conference.
I didn't really expect anything that night.
I got to Amber's. We talked and started making food, then, she went outside to start up the BBQ, while I waited inside. I suddenly heard her yell for me and that she needed help, so I ran outside and WHOA! There was Jeremy! He was standing in the middle of her yard, holding a Batman ipod boombox above his head playing the song "In Your Eyes", wearing a trench coat. Okay, so even before Jeremy and I started dating, we had talked about the perfect way to propose and both came to the conclusion that recreating the scene from "Say Anything" when the hero goes to her house, and stands outside her room, holding a boom box above his head playing "In Your Eyes". Back to the story- he was doing exactly that!!! I couldn't believe it! Was he proposing?? I walked over to him, he held my hands and told me that he loved me and wanted to take care of me forever, if I would let him. Then....then....then....He asked me to marry him!!!!! He reached into his really deep trench coat pocket and pulled out my ring! It's gorgeous! It's exactly what I wanted! It was the most perfect moment of my life, and Amber was even there taking candid pictures so that we would be able to remember that moment. And yes, we still watched "Rocky Horror Picture Show" that night. :)
As of two days ago, it was 3 months away from our wedding. 3 months seems so far away! I love Jeremy so much, and I've never been so happy in my entire life. Already, I've been through trials and he's still here, helping me and seeing me through them. I can't believe how lucky I am, and I can't wait to be with him for eternity! We have so much fun together and he understands me so well. He's introduced me to so many things like, well, "Rocky Horror Picture Show", Batman, every good Broadway musical, blogging, Planet Unicorn, Dr. Horrible, Mapleton, pop (I still believe it's called soda, though), extended family, making amazing musical tracks from only piano music, and so, SO much more!
I love you so much Jeremy Showgren, and I can't wait to marry you!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Sock it to me!
Good morning, blog!
It’s been forever since I’ve written anything about my life on you lately…sorry. You should know this now- I suck at keeping you updated. It’s like my Journal, and I sincerely apologize, right now, to all my future generations that look back and wonder why their ancestor was so terrible at keeping a log on my life (please don’t step on my grave!). I assure you, I will be better. Let’s see- for those of you that have followed, or have cyber stalked me, what can I tell you on what has happened in my life? Hmmm….
The best news I can think of right now that you yet to learn about, is Jeremy. He is my tall, handsome, blue-eyed boyfriend. Every day I sit back for just a moment to think about how lucky I am and every day he does something or says something that makes me just love and adore him more. Every time I’m with him, I have so much fun, and enjoy his humor. I want to do everything I can to see him as often as I can, even though we had pretty conflicting schedules for a few months, and even now. I miss him lots, and wish I lived closer. I am in Pleasant Grove and he is in the distant land of…Mapleton. Okay, so it’s not THAT distant, but sometimes he feels so far away. He’s amazing, and I’m so lucky to be with him and have him in my life. I know how desired he is, even to married women (which, by the way, I am willing to fight them off, but he may have to see them again, and I would hate to be the snotty girlfriend, so I’m nice. Sheesh, I’m ALWAYS nice, dangit!!!). We’ve been together about two months, and I’ve had the time of my life! I even watch scary movies now. J
I was in a show!! I got up the guts to audition for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Scera Shell, this summer. Best. Summer. EVER! I met so many good, and bad people, so I made friends with the good, and learned valuable lessons from the bad. I was so shocked by some of the bad behavior of some of the people in our cast, that now, when I think back to it, I almost want to find them on facebook and tell them how disappointed I am. There was one jerk that knew I was dating Jeremy (Did I mention that Jeremy directed “Joseph”? Well…he did.), and would try to hold my hand, one night, he kissed me, and would feel me up backstage. OH! Did I also mention that he was dating a girl in the cast? That’s right, he is a skeezy little pervert! Don’t you worry though, he knows how I feel about him. There was one night, I yelled at him after he had kissed me, and told him that it truly was no wonder why his girlfriend was ready to dump him, because he truly was a loser, and I also got a punch in. I nailed him in the jaw and right underneath his shoulder. I was trying so hard to be good and not cause drama, but I couldn’t let him do those things to me. I hate it, HATE IT, when guys take advantage of me because I’m small and have little muscle, making it harder to defend myself. Word to the wise though, I can punch pretty hard! Ask the pervert. Sister Lauren’s got dynamite up her sleeve!
I am officially one semester away from my Applied Science, with a focus in Business, Degree. I never thought that I would ever be able to get a degree in anything! My hate for school runs so deep, it’s hard for me to sit in any class and appreciate that I am furthering my education. Blarg.
I got into my first car accident yesterday. It wasn’t my fault, but my car is still wrecked. Also, if my car had been one year older then it is right now, they would have considered it totaled and refuse to fix it. God bless my little 2001 Toyota Corolla. I plan on driving that thing until it dies completely. It’s been such a good little car, with awesome gas mileage, and I’m even able to fix some of the belts on my own and change the oil (um…I guess this is where I thank my teacher of my Auto Fundamentals class at MATC for dragging me to class…. Thank you Mr. Burton!). Essentially, the dude in front of me, got off the freeway and hit a stray tire in the road, but slammed on his breaks so hard his car started to spin, and when I hit my breaks to try to get out of the way of his spinning car, I started spinning out of control as well, and smashed into the cement barrier with the front of my car. Honestly, I’m lucky I didn’t get hurt at all. Counting my blessings, counting my blessings. I was really depressed when I found that it would cost me five hundred dollars to pay the deductible to get it fixed, though. I can think of some events in the near future that I could have used that five hundred on, but eh…that’s life. Moving on.
I now work mornings at Old Navy, yippee!!!! I can’t tell you how annoyed I am with that job. My boss is an ignorant, ill mannered, childlike, idiot. Now, you may think that’s pretty harsh, but believe me, it’s a superior description. He is uninformed and quite frankly, unfit for the position he holds. He cries whenever he’s tired and always wants to discuss his marital problems with his employees. Now, for a year, I did my best to put up with it, only because he offered me a management position, with the terms that I would stay for an entire year and learn the ropes. Well, here, it’s been a year, and where am I? The same place I started, and he retracted his promise, only because our store has been remodeled and there are many managers in Utah that are transferring to our store because they want to work in a remolded store. I tried to transfer out of that store to another, but my boss refuses to sign the transfer papers, because my numbers are so good, if he lost me, heaven forbid, he would actually have to work. I became so sick of it, I transferred to the morning team, where I wouldn’t have to deal with him, or another certain manager, because of their immature behavior. I know that I left them in a bind, but they had it comin’. Suck on that (Insert evil laughter)!
Whew, well…I think that’s about it. It’s been raining outside, and I’m yearning to go outside and read a book. Any book. Maybe, I’ll dig through my basement and find an old book in a box that looks intriguing. Or, maybe I’ll pass out on my bed with a super sized bag of Cheetos and a Dr. Pepper while watching my way through the second season of “Arrested Development”. Either way sounds pretty good right now. Kudos for you for reading through this massive entry. You deserve a pat on the back from me, redeemable at any time.
It’s been forever since I’ve written anything about my life on you lately…sorry. You should know this now- I suck at keeping you updated. It’s like my Journal, and I sincerely apologize, right now, to all my future generations that look back and wonder why their ancestor was so terrible at keeping a log on my life (please don’t step on my grave!). I assure you, I will be better. Let’s see- for those of you that have followed, or have cyber stalked me, what can I tell you on what has happened in my life? Hmmm….
The best news I can think of right now that you yet to learn about, is Jeremy. He is my tall, handsome, blue-eyed boyfriend. Every day I sit back for just a moment to think about how lucky I am and every day he does something or says something that makes me just love and adore him more. Every time I’m with him, I have so much fun, and enjoy his humor. I want to do everything I can to see him as often as I can, even though we had pretty conflicting schedules for a few months, and even now. I miss him lots, and wish I lived closer. I am in Pleasant Grove and he is in the distant land of…Mapleton. Okay, so it’s not THAT distant, but sometimes he feels so far away. He’s amazing, and I’m so lucky to be with him and have him in my life. I know how desired he is, even to married women (which, by the way, I am willing to fight them off, but he may have to see them again, and I would hate to be the snotty girlfriend, so I’m nice. Sheesh, I’m ALWAYS nice, dangit!!!). We’ve been together about two months, and I’ve had the time of my life! I even watch scary movies now. J
I was in a show!! I got up the guts to audition for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Scera Shell, this summer. Best. Summer. EVER! I met so many good, and bad people, so I made friends with the good, and learned valuable lessons from the bad. I was so shocked by some of the bad behavior of some of the people in our cast, that now, when I think back to it, I almost want to find them on facebook and tell them how disappointed I am. There was one jerk that knew I was dating Jeremy (Did I mention that Jeremy directed “Joseph”? Well…he did.), and would try to hold my hand, one night, he kissed me, and would feel me up backstage. OH! Did I also mention that he was dating a girl in the cast? That’s right, he is a skeezy little pervert! Don’t you worry though, he knows how I feel about him. There was one night, I yelled at him after he had kissed me, and told him that it truly was no wonder why his girlfriend was ready to dump him, because he truly was a loser, and I also got a punch in. I nailed him in the jaw and right underneath his shoulder. I was trying so hard to be good and not cause drama, but I couldn’t let him do those things to me. I hate it, HATE IT, when guys take advantage of me because I’m small and have little muscle, making it harder to defend myself. Word to the wise though, I can punch pretty hard! Ask the pervert. Sister Lauren’s got dynamite up her sleeve!
I am officially one semester away from my Applied Science, with a focus in Business, Degree. I never thought that I would ever be able to get a degree in anything! My hate for school runs so deep, it’s hard for me to sit in any class and appreciate that I am furthering my education. Blarg.
I got into my first car accident yesterday. It wasn’t my fault, but my car is still wrecked. Also, if my car had been one year older then it is right now, they would have considered it totaled and refuse to fix it. God bless my little 2001 Toyota Corolla. I plan on driving that thing until it dies completely. It’s been such a good little car, with awesome gas mileage, and I’m even able to fix some of the belts on my own and change the oil (um…I guess this is where I thank my teacher of my Auto Fundamentals class at MATC for dragging me to class…. Thank you Mr. Burton!). Essentially, the dude in front of me, got off the freeway and hit a stray tire in the road, but slammed on his breaks so hard his car started to spin, and when I hit my breaks to try to get out of the way of his spinning car, I started spinning out of control as well, and smashed into the cement barrier with the front of my car. Honestly, I’m lucky I didn’t get hurt at all. Counting my blessings, counting my blessings. I was really depressed when I found that it would cost me five hundred dollars to pay the deductible to get it fixed, though. I can think of some events in the near future that I could have used that five hundred on, but eh…that’s life. Moving on.
I now work mornings at Old Navy, yippee!!!! I can’t tell you how annoyed I am with that job. My boss is an ignorant, ill mannered, childlike, idiot. Now, you may think that’s pretty harsh, but believe me, it’s a superior description. He is uninformed and quite frankly, unfit for the position he holds. He cries whenever he’s tired and always wants to discuss his marital problems with his employees. Now, for a year, I did my best to put up with it, only because he offered me a management position, with the terms that I would stay for an entire year and learn the ropes. Well, here, it’s been a year, and where am I? The same place I started, and he retracted his promise, only because our store has been remodeled and there are many managers in Utah that are transferring to our store because they want to work in a remolded store. I tried to transfer out of that store to another, but my boss refuses to sign the transfer papers, because my numbers are so good, if he lost me, heaven forbid, he would actually have to work. I became so sick of it, I transferred to the morning team, where I wouldn’t have to deal with him, or another certain manager, because of their immature behavior. I know that I left them in a bind, but they had it comin’. Suck on that (Insert evil laughter)!
Whew, well…I think that’s about it. It’s been raining outside, and I’m yearning to go outside and read a book. Any book. Maybe, I’ll dig through my basement and find an old book in a box that looks intriguing. Or, maybe I’ll pass out on my bed with a super sized bag of Cheetos and a Dr. Pepper while watching my way through the second season of “Arrested Development”. Either way sounds pretty good right now. Kudos for you for reading through this massive entry. You deserve a pat on the back from me, redeemable at any time.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
My life would suCK without you!
God bless the person that invented the mp3 player! I don't think I've taken mine out of my ear once today, and I don't regret it at all. On that subject, I am so freakin' excited for the new Kelly Clarkson album to come out!!!! I cant remember the last time that I was this excited for a new album. March 17th...I'm buying it as an early birthday present for myself, and I think that it's completely justified. Thank heavens that they released her first single because I've been itching for something new from her that wasn't dark and dismal. I just love that bubble gum pop :) My life would suCK without that song!
Remember the show "Van Helsing"? I saw it a few times about...sheesh...4ish years ago and loved it! I saw that it was on TV and couldn't have been happier to see it again, however, I am sadly disappointed. It's not what I remember at all, and I'm so bummed! Has that ever happened to anyone else? You fall in love with a movie, then revisit a few years later and wonder what you were thinking?
Does anyone else think that cingular commercials are so annoying? It makes me want to change my cell phone provider...
School this semester has been kinda weird. It's been keeping me super busy, but it doesn't feel like school at all. It feels more like a party every day, and it's not that it's a bad thing or anything, but I'm spending my money on education, and I'm not feeling very educated. This contemplation made me realize that maybe, just maybe...I want to change my major. I saw a show called "Chess" the other day, and it made me realize how much I miss doing shows. Maybe if I did shows for school, I could audition for one and be able to justify it in my schedule. Maybe, just maybe...
Remember the show "Van Helsing"? I saw it a few times about...sheesh...4ish years ago and loved it! I saw that it was on TV and couldn't have been happier to see it again, however, I am sadly disappointed. It's not what I remember at all, and I'm so bummed! Has that ever happened to anyone else? You fall in love with a movie, then revisit a few years later and wonder what you were thinking?
Does anyone else think that cingular commercials are so annoying? It makes me want to change my cell phone provider...
School this semester has been kinda weird. It's been keeping me super busy, but it doesn't feel like school at all. It feels more like a party every day, and it's not that it's a bad thing or anything, but I'm spending my money on education, and I'm not feeling very educated. This contemplation made me realize that maybe, just maybe...I want to change my major. I saw a show called "Chess" the other day, and it made me realize how much I miss doing shows. Maybe if I did shows for school, I could audition for one and be able to justify it in my schedule. Maybe, just maybe...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Never said too much, words could never take his place
Today I got news. Who's to say if it's good or bad, but I think it might not be preferable.
An email was waiting for me today at work, the subject line- TRANSFER
Aw, crap. I'm not ready yet for a transfer! I put in my papers for the transfer to a management position, but with an astrict clearly stating that I needed to finish up school. I decided to face the inevitable, thinking that I would have to choose between school and my possible career. Nope...it might be worse.
Yes, I might transfer....to the OREM STORE!!! BAAAHH!! NOOOO!!! It's the worst store in all of Utah! They want me there so that I can continue to go to school and work there because its so close. Dang it...so, I have to choose. I don't know what to do.
Next big news- my friend joined the army awhile ago, and his ship out date was June 10th, but they just bumped it up to (gulp) Feb. 3rd!!! It practically gives me no time to be with him before he leaves, and I still cant believe that he's really leaving. Our relationship is unique. We tried dating, but it was too weird for me, so I ended it. We've remained pretty good friends, but he's always the guy to challenge me and keep me on my toes. I must say that I do love him (no, not in THAT way!), but I really do appreciate him and would be devastated if anything happened to him. In working full time and attending school full time this semester, I have no time to be with him and that dampers my spirits. I guess that adds another person on my list to write to.
I think I need to make a "to do" list...
An email was waiting for me today at work, the subject line- TRANSFER
Aw, crap. I'm not ready yet for a transfer! I put in my papers for the transfer to a management position, but with an astrict clearly stating that I needed to finish up school. I decided to face the inevitable, thinking that I would have to choose between school and my possible career. Nope...it might be worse.
Yes, I might transfer....to the OREM STORE!!! BAAAHH!! NOOOO!!! It's the worst store in all of Utah! They want me there so that I can continue to go to school and work there because its so close. Dang it...so, I have to choose. I don't know what to do.
Next big news- my friend joined the army awhile ago, and his ship out date was June 10th, but they just bumped it up to (gulp) Feb. 3rd!!! It practically gives me no time to be with him before he leaves, and I still cant believe that he's really leaving. Our relationship is unique. We tried dating, but it was too weird for me, so I ended it. We've remained pretty good friends, but he's always the guy to challenge me and keep me on my toes. I must say that I do love him (no, not in THAT way!), but I really do appreciate him and would be devastated if anything happened to him. In working full time and attending school full time this semester, I have no time to be with him and that dampers my spirits. I guess that adds another person on my list to write to.
I think I need to make a "to do" list...
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