1: picture of yourself and 15 facts
2: picture of you and the person you have been close with for the longest
3: picture of the cast from your favorite show
4: picture of your night
5: picture of your favorite memory
6: picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
7: picture of your most treasured item
8: picture that makes you laugh
9: picture of the person that has gotten your through the most
10: picture of the person you do the most messed up things with
11: picture of something you hate
12: picture of something you love
13: picture of your favorite band/artist
14: picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
15: picture of something you want to do before you die
16: picture of someone who inspires you
17: picture of something has had an impact on your life recently
18: picture of your biggest insecurity
19: picture of you when you were little
20: picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
21: picture of something you with you could forget
22: picture of something you wish you were better at
23: picture of your favorite book
24: picture of something you wish you could change
25: picture of your day
26: picture of your favorite nail polish
27: picture of yourself and a family member
28: picture of something you're afraid of
29: picture of your favorite hobby
30: picture of someone you miss
Friday, February 4, 2011
Friday Confessions
I confess that the first time I got fired from a job, it was because I never wore shoes when I was supposed to.
I confess that I bought my first "aging" facial product because I think I look like I got punched in both eyes. Twice.
I confess that I'm starting to think I might turn into one of those people who always dress up their animals even though I constantly make fun of those people.
I confess that I can't wait for my high school reunion even thought I hated most of the people in my graduating class.
I confess that the only thing that has kept me from chewing off my nails the last two weeks is finger nail polish.
I confess that I just realized polish (nail paint) and Polish (being from Poland) are spelled exactly the same.
I confess that I'm lusting over the voice of the singer from the band Muse.
I confess that although my blog is completely Valentines Day decked out...my house still has a small amount of Christmas decorations still up (don't freak out it's just those jelly clings on my front door of a snow man) and not a single bit of Valentines Day decor. I'm really hoping for some actual snow accumulation.
I confess that I bought my first "aging" facial product because I think I look like I got punched in both eyes. Twice.
I confess that I'm starting to think I might turn into one of those people who always dress up their animals even though I constantly make fun of those people.
I confess that I can't wait for my high school reunion even thought I hated most of the people in my graduating class.
I confess that the only thing that has kept me from chewing off my nails the last two weeks is finger nail polish.
I confess that I just realized polish (nail paint) and Polish (being from Poland) are spelled exactly the same.
I confess that I'm lusting over the voice of the singer from the band Muse.
I confess that although my blog is completely Valentines Day decked out...my house still has a small amount of Christmas decorations still up (don't freak out it's just those jelly clings on my front door of a snow man) and not a single bit of Valentines Day decor. I'm really hoping for some actual snow accumulation.
Adventures of Groucho the Naked Cat
As some of you might know, Groucho (our sphynx cat) has caught a cold. The poor little guy has been sneezing so much that his nose is starting to bleed. Anyway, I've been so concerned (because he's naked and it's cold) about him getting sick that I went to Wal-Mart the other day and got the little guy a sweater. (don't judge) My mom went by the vet yesterday and got him some antibiotics too. Turns out he doesn't mind wearing the sweater as much as I thought he would. Stratton and I are going to go back to Wal Mart to get a few more sweaters for him so we can rotate them. I think Stratton would like to pick something out for his kitty as much as he loves him. Here is the cute little sweater we got for him.
Here is the sick kitty in his new Argyle sweater.
If you can't tell from his sick eyes he isn't feeling good.
Here is Stratton loving on his Groucho kitty.
I couldn't find Groucho this morning so I looked in all the typical places.
Nothing.
I noticed Derek had left the heater and the light on the in the bathroom
so I opened the door and this is what I found.
Groucho was camped out on top of the toilet right where the heater pointed.
Thirty minuets later and he still was in front of the heater.
Eyes closed and laying down now.
Starting to think this was a really great decision to get Groucho.
He's been a real joy and Stratton absolutely adores him.
Just hope the little guy starts to feel better soon.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Welcome To The Family
This weekend we welcomed a new member to the Williams Household.
We got a Sphynx Cat from the Granite City APA.
He has been quite the cat so far. No messes (knock on wood) and he's really great to snuggle with.
His name was Yodie but we changed it to Groucho.
He was being fostered by the director of the Granite City APA and came from a rough background.
He has a few scratches on his side and a couple cigarette burn scars on his belly.
He has been really quite up until this morning. He even slept in the crook of my legs last night.
(hoping that won't become a habit)
He was being fostered by the director of the Granite City APA and came from a rough background.
He has a few scratches on his side and a couple cigarette burn scars on his belly.
He has been really quite up until this morning. He even slept in the crook of my legs last night.
(hoping that won't become a habit)
Stratton adores him and Derek does too. (he's already claimed that it's HIS cat)
We know he's ugly but we love him just the same. He's really been good for Stratton.
Stratton is so great with him. He loves on him so gently and likes to play with him.
I'm happy to have adopted our Sphynx. I hope he enjoys our house and our company.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Firday Confessions
I saw this on another blog and thought it would be kind of liberating to do Friday Confessions.
Here goes...
I confess that all thought I love dogs, and would adopt a litter if I could afford it, but I would like to see what it's like to have a cat. (Were looking into a hairless cat right now.)
I confess that I have a small infatuation with ChapStick. I currently have 6 tubes in my purse right now.
I confess I have an unhealthy fear of throwing up. I think that's why I never drink alcohol.
I confess that I never weigh myself. Ever. Period.
I confess that I used to steal my sisters clothes all the time because I thought she had the best wardrobe ever.
I would still trade my entire wardrobe for hers.
I confess that I'm addicted to my iPhone 4. I would rather not eat lunch for a week if it meant I didn't have to give up my phone.
I confess that I have the worst smelling feet EVER!
I confess that I like to read the same books over and over again even if they aren't the best books ever.
My favorite two are: The F*ck Up & Grendel
Thursday, January 27, 2011
How I met my Mr.
Everyone has been talking about their significant others on so many other blogs and how they met their other halves so here I go, I'm jumping on the band wagon and telling my and Derek's "how we met story"
Preface: My story isn't pretty but it's ours. Don't judge. Mom, I know you're going to read this so don't say anything!
In April of 2007 Derek and I met for the first time. Derek and I had two friends that were dating (Ali Turner & Corey Seabaugh). Corey lived up the street from Derek when he was living with his friend Jonathan Jones.The first night Derek and I met, I was hanging out with my friend Ali. We were invited to a house party at her boyfriend Corey's friend's house (Derek and Jones' house). I was a little reluctant to go because I wasn't going to know a lot of people and I wasn't really that much of a partier. Ali and I showed up with Corey and everyone was planning on going to a little bar (that is now closed) called Muddy Waters. A local band (John D Hale Band) was playing so everyone was trying to figure out how they were going to get there and how they were going to get home. Me being the non-drinker that I am was the first one to be volunteered as a DD. Then one by one everyone started to not want to go to the bar...except Derek. Derek was really wanting to go out there for some reason so I decided I would take him there, drop him off, and pick him up when the concert was over (I know, I'm WAY too nice). I drove his piece of crap Ford Explorer out to Muddy Waters. (Which by the way, the fuse in his cigarette lighter went out so he took the fuse from his seat adjuster and put it in where the cigarette lighter went, so of course I had to sit on the very edge of the seat so my feet reach the pedals.) Once we arrived there, I was about to drop his drunk butt off and leave when I noticed that there was NO SIGNAL on our phones. None! Not even a little blip of signal so I could text. I wanted to leave...really bad. I felt bad because we had already driven all the way out to the bar (which is like 20 min away) so we were trying to hatch out an idea of how he was going to get home. That didn't last long because Derek (being as drunk as he was) saw one of his friends and bolted out of the car. Looks like I was staying until this whole thing got over with. It actually turned out to be pretty fun and I had a great time. I even started talking to a guy that I had class with (that will remain unnamed and referred to as Classmate). Come to find out this guy in my class was the older brother of one of Derek's other friends and had known Derek for a long while. So, the band played, I danced with Classmate, found Derek once the band was done and Classmate asked if I could give him a ride home. I had no problem with that (really I was WAY too nice back then). I drug the stumbling drunk Derek out to his car with the help of Classmate and we all three were on our way home. Derek would fall asleep then wake back up and change positions in the front seat and go back to sleep. About 5 minuets after we left he woke up, sat up straight in the seat and said he needed to use the restroom. So, I pulled over (this place is seriously in the middle of nowhere) and thought it would be easy just to let him pee and get going. WRONG! As Derek is peeing and I'm talking to Classmate I notice these pretty blue and red lights pull up behind us. Great... I have no idea why but Derek is now talking to the police officer and he puts Derek in the back of the squat car. At this point I'm freaking out. I didn't know Derek, I barely knew Classmate and I'm out in the middle of nowhere driving some guys car that I have no idea who he is and now we're having to talk to a cop!!! It took a little bit but Classmate got me calmed down. (Considering I had no reason to panic in the first place. I wasn't doing anything wrong and I hadn't been drinking.) After about 20 minuets of Derek and the cop talking, the cop comes up to the passenger window and asks me the regular questions and tells me to get Derek back home after he made sure I hadn't been drinking. Once Derek gets in the car again I find out that Derek not only was going pee but he was getting beer out of the back of his Explorer. Side note: Derek was only 20 at the time. Being that he was underage he received a MIC. For those of you out there that don't know what that is, it's a Minor in Consumption. Meaning: if you're underage, don't have a beer in your hand but you're drunk, you get a MIC. He got off really easy considering he could have given him a few other charges (which looking back he probably should have). I later found out that when Derek was taking the breathalyzer test he sucked on the machine twice before actually blowing AND he refused to sign his ticket until the cop threatened to take him "down town." Derek got back in the car and turned around to Classmate and says "Huh, holy crap, there really is someone in my back seat." It was a long noisy ride back to Derek's house where Classmate helped me get Derek in bed. As we were walking back out the door we hear a huge THUD and out came Derek in his boxers, waving around his new ticket as he declared that if he's going to get in trouble for drinking he's going to drink all night. About that time me and Classmate sprinted out the door and back to Cape.
Two weeks had gone by and I hadn't heard anything from Derek but Ali kept telling me that he really liked me any that I should give him a chance because we both had tattoos and liked the same music. Friday rolls by and I get a phone call from Derek (or so I think it's Derek) with an invitation to come over and hang out because there was a bbq at his house and he wanted me to come. (I later found out Derek was too chicken to call me so he had Jones call from Derek's phone and act like it was him). I came over, had fun, talked to Derek some more and we started talking more often after that. We talked all summer and even though I was dating someone else we would hang out every now and then. I worked at AT&T in Jackson and it wasn't far from where Derek lived so I would stop by after work and hang out with him, watch movies, make dinner. The guy I was dating at the time was always gone because of his work and so I hung out with Derek as friends. It didn't take long for the guy that I was dating to hate the fact that I was hanging out with Derek and soon there after we broke up because he didn't trust me (even though I had never actually cheated on him). Come to find out the break up was because rumors from some of my "friends" had gotten back to the guy I was dating and of course he believed them and not me. His loss! Anyway, Derek and started "officially" dating on Oct 13th, 2007. We hung out all the time, loved on each other all the time, and after four months of dating we found out that I was pregnant. Feb 1st, 2008 was the day I found out I was pregnant. I had been staying at his apt because I worked in Jackson 3 days a week and went to school all day the other two days. It was convenient to stay at his house the nights that I had to work the next day. Not to mention I didn't have to wake up early and I got to spend more time with him. Anyway, after we found out I was pregnant we wanted to get married before the baby was born and before I was showing. We talked to all the family members and the only weekend we had available for everyone to come in was 3 weeks after we found out I was pregnant. We got married Feb 23rd, 2008, two days after Derek's 21st birthday. We moved out of our apartment a few months after we got married because it had brown recluse really bad and I was scared of getting bit. September 2008 we moved into our own home and October 2, 2008 (my 22nd birthday) we welcomed out little boy Stratton Allen Williams into the world. We have been through a lot together in the almost three years that we have been together but I can truly say I have never been more happy than when I'm with Derek. I love him so much.
So there you have it. That's my and Derek's get to know you story. Like it or not, that's us and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Preface: My story isn't pretty but it's ours. Don't judge. Mom, I know you're going to read this so don't say anything!
In April of 2007 Derek and I met for the first time. Derek and I had two friends that were dating (Ali Turner & Corey Seabaugh). Corey lived up the street from Derek when he was living with his friend Jonathan Jones.The first night Derek and I met, I was hanging out with my friend Ali. We were invited to a house party at her boyfriend Corey's friend's house (Derek and Jones' house). I was a little reluctant to go because I wasn't going to know a lot of people and I wasn't really that much of a partier. Ali and I showed up with Corey and everyone was planning on going to a little bar (that is now closed) called Muddy Waters. A local band (John D Hale Band) was playing so everyone was trying to figure out how they were going to get there and how they were going to get home. Me being the non-drinker that I am was the first one to be volunteered as a DD. Then one by one everyone started to not want to go to the bar...except Derek. Derek was really wanting to go out there for some reason so I decided I would take him there, drop him off, and pick him up when the concert was over (I know, I'm WAY too nice). I drove his piece of crap Ford Explorer out to Muddy Waters. (Which by the way, the fuse in his cigarette lighter went out so he took the fuse from his seat adjuster and put it in where the cigarette lighter went, so of course I had to sit on the very edge of the seat so my feet reach the pedals.) Once we arrived there, I was about to drop his drunk butt off and leave when I noticed that there was NO SIGNAL on our phones. None! Not even a little blip of signal so I could text. I wanted to leave...really bad. I felt bad because we had already driven all the way out to the bar (which is like 20 min away) so we were trying to hatch out an idea of how he was going to get home. That didn't last long because Derek (being as drunk as he was) saw one of his friends and bolted out of the car. Looks like I was staying until this whole thing got over with. It actually turned out to be pretty fun and I had a great time. I even started talking to a guy that I had class with (that will remain unnamed and referred to as Classmate). Come to find out this guy in my class was the older brother of one of Derek's other friends and had known Derek for a long while. So, the band played, I danced with Classmate, found Derek once the band was done and Classmate asked if I could give him a ride home. I had no problem with that (really I was WAY too nice back then). I drug the stumbling drunk Derek out to his car with the help of Classmate and we all three were on our way home. Derek would fall asleep then wake back up and change positions in the front seat and go back to sleep. About 5 minuets after we left he woke up, sat up straight in the seat and said he needed to use the restroom. So, I pulled over (this place is seriously in the middle of nowhere) and thought it would be easy just to let him pee and get going. WRONG! As Derek is peeing and I'm talking to Classmate I notice these pretty blue and red lights pull up behind us. Great... I have no idea why but Derek is now talking to the police officer and he puts Derek in the back of the squat car. At this point I'm freaking out. I didn't know Derek, I barely knew Classmate and I'm out in the middle of nowhere driving some guys car that I have no idea who he is and now we're having to talk to a cop!!! It took a little bit but Classmate got me calmed down. (Considering I had no reason to panic in the first place. I wasn't doing anything wrong and I hadn't been drinking.) After about 20 minuets of Derek and the cop talking, the cop comes up to the passenger window and asks me the regular questions and tells me to get Derek back home after he made sure I hadn't been drinking. Once Derek gets in the car again I find out that Derek not only was going pee but he was getting beer out of the back of his Explorer. Side note: Derek was only 20 at the time. Being that he was underage he received a MIC. For those of you out there that don't know what that is, it's a Minor in Consumption. Meaning: if you're underage, don't have a beer in your hand but you're drunk, you get a MIC. He got off really easy considering he could have given him a few other charges (which looking back he probably should have). I later found out that when Derek was taking the breathalyzer test he sucked on the machine twice before actually blowing AND he refused to sign his ticket until the cop threatened to take him "down town." Derek got back in the car and turned around to Classmate and says "Huh, holy crap, there really is someone in my back seat." It was a long noisy ride back to Derek's house where Classmate helped me get Derek in bed. As we were walking back out the door we hear a huge THUD and out came Derek in his boxers, waving around his new ticket as he declared that if he's going to get in trouble for drinking he's going to drink all night. About that time me and Classmate sprinted out the door and back to Cape.
Two weeks had gone by and I hadn't heard anything from Derek but Ali kept telling me that he really liked me any that I should give him a chance because we both had tattoos and liked the same music. Friday rolls by and I get a phone call from Derek (or so I think it's Derek) with an invitation to come over and hang out because there was a bbq at his house and he wanted me to come. (I later found out Derek was too chicken to call me so he had Jones call from Derek's phone and act like it was him). I came over, had fun, talked to Derek some more and we started talking more often after that. We talked all summer and even though I was dating someone else we would hang out every now and then. I worked at AT&T in Jackson and it wasn't far from where Derek lived so I would stop by after work and hang out with him, watch movies, make dinner. The guy I was dating at the time was always gone because of his work and so I hung out with Derek as friends. It didn't take long for the guy that I was dating to hate the fact that I was hanging out with Derek and soon there after we broke up because he didn't trust me (even though I had never actually cheated on him). Come to find out the break up was because rumors from some of my "friends" had gotten back to the guy I was dating and of course he believed them and not me. His loss! Anyway, Derek and started "officially" dating on Oct 13th, 2007. We hung out all the time, loved on each other all the time, and after four months of dating we found out that I was pregnant. Feb 1st, 2008 was the day I found out I was pregnant. I had been staying at his apt because I worked in Jackson 3 days a week and went to school all day the other two days. It was convenient to stay at his house the nights that I had to work the next day. Not to mention I didn't have to wake up early and I got to spend more time with him. Anyway, after we found out I was pregnant we wanted to get married before the baby was born and before I was showing. We talked to all the family members and the only weekend we had available for everyone to come in was 3 weeks after we found out I was pregnant. We got married Feb 23rd, 2008, two days after Derek's 21st birthday. We moved out of our apartment a few months after we got married because it had brown recluse really bad and I was scared of getting bit. September 2008 we moved into our own home and October 2, 2008 (my 22nd birthday) we welcomed out little boy Stratton Allen Williams into the world. We have been through a lot together in the almost three years that we have been together but I can truly say I have never been more happy than when I'm with Derek. I love him so much.
So there you have it. That's my and Derek's get to know you story. Like it or not, that's us and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Home
Alabama, Arkansas, I do love my Ma and Pa
Not the way that I do love you
Holy moly me oh my
You're the apple of my eye
Girl I never loved one like you
Man oh man your my best friend
I'll scream into the nothingness
There ain't nothing that I need
Well hot and heavy pumpkin pie,
Chocolate candy, Jesus Christ
Ain't nothin' please me more than you
Oh home, when we come home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Oh home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you
I'll follow you into the park,
Through the jungle, through the dark
Girl I never loved one like you
Moats, and boats, and waterfalls
Alley ways and payphone calls
I've been everywhere with you
Laugh until we think we'll die,
Barefoot on a summer night
Never could be sweeter than with you
And in the streets we'll run so free
Like it's only you and me
Change your something to see
Oh home, when we come home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Oh home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
I love this video...
This is the reason why I want a little girl! This little girl is SO stinkin' cute. I remember sitting on the front porch of our old house with my dad singing while he played dulcimer. This brings back such great memories.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Time to Talk
I know I dote on my family quite often but I would like to just take a minuet and say Thank You to my family members. All of them. I have see many tears in the last few years, not just bad ones but good ones as well. But, it's the good tears that get all of us through the bad tears. I know my life isn't perfect, but I don't want it to be. I like knowing that someone loves me so much they're willing to hurt my feelings to tell me I'm doing something I shouldn't be doing or kick my back side to make me work harder because I should be. I love that I have shoulders to cry on and arms to wrap around me when I need a hug. I'm also thankful that I have the love of a family that I know truly and unconditionally cares about me.
I want to take a min and tell you about my night. Not all of it. Just the moments that really made me proud of who I am, what I have, and where I'm from. The details aren't necessary but I watched my 2 year old heal a wound just being his loving wonderful self. I love my son, more than anything in the world. He is the sweetest little guy you will ever meet. I love that he knows exactly how to make someone feel better by just giving them a hug, a kiss, and saying I love you. Nothing is better than having those little arms wrapped around your neck and those sweet little lips pressed up against yours. He truly is the best gift God has blessed me with (Derek too of course). I'm also very proud of who I am because I have come to realize that I'm needed even if it's small and I can help just by lending an ear and giving a hug. I'm truly thankful for what I have when it comes to family. My family is always there for me. I love my family on both sides. I love Derek's family like they have been part of my family for my entire life. I couldn't imagine my life without them. I'm also thankful for where I live. Tonight at 10:30 we went to Casey's Gas Station and Stratton REALLY wanted a hash brown. It's his favorite thing to eat next to french fries. The two people working heard that Stratton really wanted a hash brown so they went in the back and made one for him even though the kitchen was closed. Anywhere else, I couldn't imagine people doing that for you. I love what I have and what God has blessed me with.
Some food for though...
When you think God isn't listening because you asked for a better relationship with your husband,
don't be mad when God doesn't give you those warm fuzzy feelings towards your husband. God is going to give you the opportunity to make the relationship with your husband better.
When you ask for more money, he's not going to put more money in the bank for you, he's going to give you the opportunity to make more money.
Maybe next time you pray you shouldn't be asking God when he can do you for, but ask him how can he can help you help yourself.
I want to take a min and tell you about my night. Not all of it. Just the moments that really made me proud of who I am, what I have, and where I'm from. The details aren't necessary but I watched my 2 year old heal a wound just being his loving wonderful self. I love my son, more than anything in the world. He is the sweetest little guy you will ever meet. I love that he knows exactly how to make someone feel better by just giving them a hug, a kiss, and saying I love you. Nothing is better than having those little arms wrapped around your neck and those sweet little lips pressed up against yours. He truly is the best gift God has blessed me with (Derek too of course). I'm also very proud of who I am because I have come to realize that I'm needed even if it's small and I can help just by lending an ear and giving a hug. I'm truly thankful for what I have when it comes to family. My family is always there for me. I love my family on both sides. I love Derek's family like they have been part of my family for my entire life. I couldn't imagine my life without them. I'm also thankful for where I live. Tonight at 10:30 we went to Casey's Gas Station and Stratton REALLY wanted a hash brown. It's his favorite thing to eat next to french fries. The two people working heard that Stratton really wanted a hash brown so they went in the back and made one for him even though the kitchen was closed. Anywhere else, I couldn't imagine people doing that for you. I love what I have and what God has blessed me with.
Some food for though...
When you think God isn't listening because you asked for a better relationship with your husband,
don't be mad when God doesn't give you those warm fuzzy feelings towards your husband. God is going to give you the opportunity to make the relationship with your husband better.
When you ask for more money, he's not going to put more money in the bank for you, he's going to give you the opportunity to make more money.
Maybe next time you pray you shouldn't be asking God when he can do you for, but ask him how can he can help you help yourself.
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