Lover Gone

Lover gone, this song is a good one
In four years I’ll be anyone but for four years long I was there where you are
Lover gone, this song I swear is a kind one

Peggy Sue

Try so hard

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. - Judy Garland

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/judy_garland.html

Marriage x's 2!

After all of the excitement of Nikki and Justin's engagement, I got a text from Jessica on Monday night.

SHE'S ENGAGED!

Yes, my best friend is getting married.

We've been friends since 9th grade and honestly, nothing has ever come between us. I love her so much. If we both didn't have a single sister, we would be each others Maid of Honor.

I'm so happy for her! Her and Phil have been together for 7 years, and it's about damn time.

Ohhh, the time has come in my life... everyone is getting married. Yikes!

Poor Bryan, he'll never hear the end of it! :)

Marriage

What a great weekend!

Friday we had people over. It was great great fun! A couple of people stayed the night and we went to breakfast in the morning... alllways fun! Bryan got super-upper drunk and puked. :( Gross... Bosley and Brody played all night long and were tired all the next day. Poor Kyle the single dad now. :( Girls are stupid. He's a good guy.

Saturday we had Bryan's work party. Again, a lot of fun. A little weird because everyone there had 10 years on us, but I felt comfortable after a while. One of Bryan's friends asked if I would go with Bryan if he was offered a job in SC. =X! Eeeek!

We slept our pa-tooties off on Sunday morning! It was grrreat. I love sleep. Waking up is my least favorite part of everyday. Then we took Brody on a nice long walk in the field. After all that we went to Nikki's house for her and Justin's 'lil graduation party. Justin had proposed! :) We knew he was going to, he mentioned it to Bryan on Friday while they were over. Nikki and I had just been talking about the week prior, when we met in Brighton. She was saying how her and Justin said they were going to get married after they both graduated but that she assumed he had forgotten about it. Ooooh but he hadn't! :) She also mentioned something about there not being someone to help her plan and I offered to throw her Bachelorette Party. :) Little did I know if would be so soon. I like Nikki, her and I get along really really well. I think it's because we both don't enjoy drama...

I will admit, I'm jealous. It's every girls dream to get married. But, I'm in no rush. Bryan and I will have our day soon enough. :)

Update

Bryan, my dad and I all went to the Red Wings game last night courtesy of Belle Tire. I didn't really want to go, I just wanted to sit at home and be lazy. But, I went anyway and I'm glad I did because I had a good time. Too bad they lost. :(

I finally got my volleyball check. Don't worry, it was only a month late after getting lost in the mail. Of all the mail, of course, the one thing that I was looking forward to would get lost. Anyway, I paid off all of my credit cards and still have some extra money for Christmas. I didn't have a ton of debt, it was just annoying to pay every month. Now it's time to get my score up so that I can consolidate my student loans and hopefully get a mortgage within the next 2 years.

Bryan and I are good. Very good. We usually fight for a week and then we're perfect for 3. We're having our first get together at the new place on Friday. A lot of our friends are coming out, which is a rarity. Usually everyone is busy, but this one seemed to work. Kyle, Nikki & Justin, Brandon & Erin, Jessica & Phil, Tim & ???, maybe my sister, Aaron & Julian (hehe!), Nick, Romiro, Katie & Ryan, Beau... Not a bad get together if I do say so myself...

Ace and Brody are good. I wish I had more time to spend with Brody, but I've chosen volleyball. :( I'm not home all day like I was with mandy. We need to get him neutered, and I feel bad. Ace has been attempting his escape more and more, which worries me. I don't want him to climb a tree now that we're on the bottom floor. But, he's a good cat.

I found out Mandy might be really sick. She can't use her back legs very well. (She's only 3.) Steven said the doctor said t might be some sort of neurological disease and that scares me. Poor girl, she's so good.

I found out my volleyball schedule is a lot more intense than I had planned. From January-June I'll be busy 2-3 Saturdays of every month. I will be out of town 6 of those dates: 3 in Indiana, 2 in Grand Rapids and 1 in Chicago. While I'm young I guess...

My stomach hurts... I miss my bed.

Goodbye for now.

xo

Combinations- Eisley

I, I saw you there, wanted you there
I, I knew that it was best for me
You brought me back to that place in my heart
I thought was gone, oh so long
I was unhappy now it's gone
And I'm moving on, moving on
I'm moving on

I went for so long
And I was so wrong
And then I met you
And now I can't live without you
And I don't want to
I've done that all my life up till now

Pass the evening, bring tomorrow
How could we know that night would bring us into daylight
Combinations all around us
Fill our heads with the love we've been feeling
For time long past

I went for so long
And I was so wrong
And then I met you
And now I can't live without you
And I don't want to
I've done that all my life up till now

All the time, darling now, oh
All the time, now we'll have to make it up
We'll make it up, oh
All the days, darling now, oh
All the days, now we'll have to make them up
We'll make them up somehow
We'll make them up

I went for so long
And I was so wrong
And then I met you
And now I can't live without you
And I don't want to
I've done that all my life

I went for so long
And I was so wrong
And then I met you
And now I can't live without you
And I don't want to
I've done that all my life up till now

Volleyball, Volleyball, Volleyball...

You know, after leaving Scraft and going to Eastern, I really thought I would be done with volleyball. I was burnt out from the season and assumed I was ok with letting go. Of course, I missed it like crazy after a year of not playing.

Well, I can't go back and relive my "glory days", so now I coach! :) It's stressful a lot of times, but it's also a lot of fun. I've met a ton of different people and it's nice to stay busy. Parents aren't always the easiest thing to deal with, but a lot of times, they're really great and caring people. I just have to remember to have a thick skin, and that I can't always please everyone.

Anyway, this week it pretty full with volleyball and Bryan isn't too happy...

I'm coaching a travel team. We have practice twice a week for 3 hours each and then 1-2 tournaments a month starting in January. But, I volunteered to help out in tryouts for the local team on Saturday and also volunteered to fill in for an adult league on Friday. So that's volleyball Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Ahhhh well... last day of work before the weekend! Woo! I don't want to stay out incredibly late tonight, but I wouldn't mind going and getting a beer. Tim's bday party on Saturday...

And that's about it...

xo

South Carolina

Bryan's company might move to South Carolina in 2011.

What on earth will we do if they offer him a job down there?

And if they don't, what on earth will we do if Bryan doesn't have a job?

It's a lose-lose situation.

Crap.

I just read Bryan's entire livejournal.

Probably not the smartest thing I've ever done...

Good Afternoon.

Work this week has been incredibly boring. Very hard to get through...

So, Bryan and I are all moved into our new apartment. It was a crazy and hectic move, very tiring. Luckily, Bryan did most of the heavy lifting. I just packed and unpacked a lot.

The apartment is nice. Feels unfinished though because I want to paint. There's also a lot more room, which is good. But, now I have a lot more to decorate and that is stressful for me. Don't ask me why, but I really feel the need to make everything look right.

I'm tired. Ready to go home. Somewhat depressed today, I just want to sleep.

Im coaching a travel volleyball team now. Make that money...

I wish I could shop all the time. :(

I need to buy a black pair of boots.

I need my Plymouth Volleyball money to come in the mail.

I wish I could paint today. :( I wish it would just be done. :( I wish I had all of the artwork for our bed room. :(

I wish my shoes would unpack themselves. :(

I need to do laundry. :(

I don't want Bryan to have to buy the groceries. :(

I wish our DVD player worked well and that I had a movie to watch tonight. :(

Blllllah... my mind is all over the place.

Goodbye now.

I do too much work for free...

Go Cats

I've been so busy lately with volleyball. But, we're over the hump and on our way down, coming to a close at the end of this month. They've been doing very well. Our season record is 17-9-2 and our conference record is 5-2. (Should be 7-0, of course.)

While coaching, I spend a lot of time with these girls. Practice and games 5 days a week, followed by 8-10 hour tournaments on Saturdays, along with team dinners and events. They're all great 'lil girls. Sometimes I forget how young they are. A whole ten years younger than I. I thought I knew it all back then. :)

Busy week; Halloween costume shopping tonight with Bry, game against Franklin on Thursday, team bonfire on Friday, U of M tailgate and game on Saturday, followed by Katie and Ryan's Halloween/Birthday party Saturday night. Sunday=DAY OF REST!/ packing! :( We move in two weeks. Sheeeeeeesh... I need to take a break!

I can't decide which to use. I go back and forth between Tumblr, Blogspot and Livejournal. It's a hard decision to make. There's someone on all of them. Will someone please create something that feeds all? (Yes, I currently use GoogleReader for that. But, others don't.) With all of this social networking going on and everyone trying to make their own, it's overwhelming.

Mk, have a good day!

xo

Miss This Lady...

Happy Birthday to Me

Sangria Cupcake

Decorating cupcakes tonight with girlfriends. Have to buy some food coloring.

Happy 24th Birthday Kari.

Everyone loves cupcakes.

http://www.cakespy.com/2009/01/taking-it-to-sweet-cupcake-street-art.html

l o v e

http://josevillablog.com/

mmm cupcakes

http://www.redbubble.com/people/definatalie

I wish

http://emersonmade.blogspot.com/

:)

UrbanOutfitters.

Logo?

I want to be rich, and not have to worry about bills.

I want to be able to buy as many clothes as I want.

I want to be shorter so that I can wear heels and not feel like an asshole.

I want to be tan all the time, and not get cancer.

I want to be a student again without any worries, but no homework.

I want to be creative all the time, and make money doing it.

I want a job where I feel like I matter.

I want my mosquito bites on my feet to stop itching.

I want a new macbook.

I want small hands and small feet. (Maybe if I wasn't so tall...)

I want to go on a vacation, somewhere warm and hot.

I want to be able to work from home more.

I want to be able to eat whatever I want and not get fat or bloated.

I want to have the motivation to run.

I want to go back to my glory days of volleyball and kick some ass.

I want to be able to pay off my student loans.



I want to not be so damn shallow and want so many stupid things.

Hie!

Cruuuuuiiise In

Actual update

So, what's been going on lately?

Not a whole lot. I've been working and coaching.

Bryan and I went up north with his family in the beginning of July. It was a really good time. Little Brody went too. :) Slept in a tent with Bryan and Matt. It was pretty darn cute. He jumped in the water after me and sank like a rock for a second, then he finally swam to the top.

It's been a lot of Bryan's family this summer. Kyle's play was last week, Sweeney Todd. He did really great. I was never into that kind of stuff. It's great to see him still acting after High School.

His family is having a big party in Hartland on Friday. I figured we could just stay at his parents maybe? But I don't know what to so with Brody. :( I don't know if we can take him to the party, even though I would like to. We'll see...

They're also having dinner in Lincoln Park tomorrow. Bryan's Mom's cousin Jackie, is one of my parents BEST FRIENDS. I grew up with them, literally. I see them more than a lot of my family. I went to a wedding with their family... Bryan and I were at a the same graduation party in 2002. Crazy huh? How the world works, how small it is. When mine and Bryan's parents met on his birthday, Jackie and Bob were there to be the common ground. What a wedding we'll have... ;)

Speaking of birthdays... Mine isn't too far away. We're going camping with Bryan's friends. Mine, Kyle's and Justin's birthdays are all within a week of each other. So, it'll be a big birthday extravaganza. Kyle's girlfriend is planning to go to Cedar Point in August or September.

We're also planning to go to Pennsylvania for a weekend with my sister and her boyfriend. Brandon's family has a huge ass farm out there. It'd be food, fires, walks, rivers, fishing... That should be fun.

All of this, and volleyball 6 days a week?

I'm sorry to Bryan for having to put up with a crabby, busy girlfriend. And I thank him for taking care of Brody and Ace for me when I'm away at volleyball. I love you. So so so much.

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Chagrin

Chagrin

I love these things...

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300 Love Letters

300LoveLetters

For My Birthday

via sneaky food cakes.

So, my birthday is coming up and I need someone to make these for me please!

And I'm stubborn and I shout and I'll cut you out
And I'll make you feel like I never wanted to make you feel

xo Tights

via lesqueuesdesardines

I am currently unhappy with the state of my life.

Photo {F/lthyGorgeousTh/ngs}

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I really do wish I were a hippie...

Ingrid Michaleson

Chexee

What if we stop having a ball?
What if the paint chips from the wall?
What if there's always cups in the sink?
What if I'm not what you think I am?

What if I fall further than you?
What if you dream of somebody new?
What if I never let you win, chase you with a rolling pin?
Well what if I do?

I am giving up on making passes and
I am giving up on half empty glasses and
I am giving up on greener grasses
I am giving up

What if our baby comes home after nine?
What it your eyes close before mine?
What if you lose yourself sometimes?
Then I'll be the one to find you
Safe in my heart

I am giving up on making passes and
I am giving up on half empty glasses and
I am giving up on greener grasses
I am giving up

I am giving up
I am giving up
I am giving up on greener grasses

I am giving up for you
I am giving up for you
I am giving up

Awesome Idea!

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WANT IT 2!

christystudio

WANT IT!

Marsha Lariat

No make up!

Still miss her...

emYOU

It still makes me so sad to not be a part of it...

That was my baby.

Oh how my life has changed in the last year.

What's the same?

My family, my friends, my iBook (5 years and counting!)... I literally can't think of anything else.

Go Nascar! :)

I just find it so funny, that my entire design career before BT, everything that I made was so girly... And now look at me! :)

Kate Nash

Rachels Blogger Header

Homeless

via mycharliegirl

Apartment hunting sucks.

I never really knew what people were talking about when they said this, but now I do.

I want...

via Modcloth.

BT Advantage

Is the stroke too heavy?

Finally...

She wanted the font to be not so plain... I kind of liked the simplicity, but they're not my wedding invitations...

Here is the background I made if anyone would like to use it.

Little Man

Brody went for his first swim last week. He didn't like it too much. lol! At first he did, because it was hot. But after a while he got tired of his Momma puttin' him in the water. He would just walk out very slowly with his tail between his legs and whine for me to hold him. Poor little boy... his Momma's so mean to him.

Other than that, he's doing great. He follows my parents dog around and does everything that he does. It's very cute.

Bryan and I are in the process of finding somewhere to live. There's a couple of options on the table including; Lakeshore 2bdrm, House in Ypsilanti, House in Canton, Apartment in Canton, Condo in Belleville... Lastly, my Aunt is considering moving into a Condo and would never be able to sell her house. So, she might let me rent it out. Which would be awesome. Her house is really cute and I wouldn't have to worry about dealing with a Landlord I didn't know.

I don't really know that I want to move back to Westland, even though it is my home. We'll see...

What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
What a beautiful dream
That could flash on the screen
In a blink of an eye and be gone from me
Soft and sweet
Let me hold it close and keep it here with me, me

Jen's Invitation

I made Jen Nighswanders wedding invites...
Still some changes though...

Mandy Moore

C'mon now, who wouldn't love her?

I've had a small obsession with Mandy Moore since my high school days when I was singing Candy into my hair brush. Jenny Fletcher and I adore her. Not just because she's gorgeous, but because she isn't one of those crazy Hollywood bitches. She has her head on tight and isn't incredibly skinny, or crazy. She's just awesome.

She recently came out with a new CD. "Amanda Leigh". I had listened to it on Myspace a long time ago and said that I wasn't going to buy it. Jenny came over on Sunday and yelled at me and told me that I had to buy it even if I didn't like because it was Mandy! When I ran to the store to buy Bryan's birthday card there it was, staring me in the face. So, I had to.

It's ok. It's different. I think that Mandy Moore is trying so hard to stay away from her "Candy Days", that it comes off kind of boring sometimes. It's very happy-70's-Beatles style. Like, almost Christmas-ee? Does that make sense? You can listen to most of it on her Myspace.

Brody

This is Brody. I'm fostering him until he finds a family. He's the biggest sweetheart. I love him. I wish I could keep him, but I don't think that I can. He sleeps a lot, but is one of the best puppies I've ever seen. He knows his name already, is already half way potty trained, can walk on a leash, listens when I tell him no, gets along with other dogs, and loves everyone. He's $225, let me know if you're interested. I'd love for someone I know to adopt him.

Graduation Invite

I made a graduation invite for Bryan's cousin.
They gave me a low-res picture which sucked.
But, an awesome idea. They just printed these bad boys out at CVS for $10!

Originally I used the red curtain, (he's in drama) but Bryan's mom suggested I change it to yellow/gold because Allendale's school colors are gold and purple.

I thought it was pretty good for an hour of work.

So Stoked for Memorial Day Weekend...

I GET MANDY THIS WEEKEND!!! =O!!!!

She's going to have such a great weekend! Pretty 'lil girl.

I made this logo for Belle. She didn't like it. She said she wanted something more simple. Originally she had asked for something fun... I thought it was way fun. Guess too much fun? lol


It kind of looks like something that would be on a Cereal box. Lol...