Sounds Like Life to Me

Hello Again 2 a.m.

I CAN'T SLEEP! I have been a crazy insomniac the last few nights. I have stayed up until at least 2 with little hope of falling asleep anytime sooner. Its driving me insane and reminding me of when I was younger. The only difference is that I am now old (Ok not old, but older) and my mind and body just can't take this whole late night thing anymore. I don't know if its because I have had a lot of stuff on my mind, or if its because my sinuses have been going crazy lately resulting in some killer headaches and a stuffed up nose. I have realized some things during my late nights though. 1. I am a nut who frequently hears random things in the night and gets scared. Most of the time, its just the heater coming on, but I will spend at least 10 minutes each time investigating the sound and double checking to make sure all of the doors are locked. 2. I love late night tv! Currently watching a marathon of "My Life As Liz" and its AWESOME! This may be part of the reason I can't sleep at night. 3.Mike can sleep through anything. I have banged around his house, fixed late night snacks in his kitchen and made way more noise than a normal person should when I do finally decided I need to sleep, and he never wakes up. and last, 4. I cannot sleep if my toes are in socks. Ok... this isn't really a new discovery, but I decided to try it out again. My feet end up freezing at night, so I've been trying to wear socks, but if my toes start to get crowded together, I can't sleep and it drives me insane.

I am now going to attempt to sleep! I hope everyone has had a great weekend! Stay tuned for a photo update soon! Love you all!

Bowlin Time!

I can now add another reason why I am loving this month! December 29, Mike and I will be making the trek to San Antonio to attend this....

I am so excited! OSU is playing Arizona. While I think that it is kind of crummy we didn't get to go to the Cotton Bowl (I absolutely do not agree with A&M being chosen over us even if they do believe they will get a better draw than we will), I am so excited to spend sometime in San Antonio. Mike and I bought our tickets last night, so its official! Just waiting on Holly and Brady to figure out if they can go, and then we are set. We will be spending New Year's Eve there too, so should be a really great trip!

LOL

I love those laugh out loud moments! More than anything, I really enjoy when you read something that makes you laugh out loud. Whether its a book, a blog post (from Sam of course), a new article, or someones facebook status. I just love that feeling of being so amused you can't keep it inside. Anyone read anything that made you literally laugh out loud lately?

Thanksgiving Already?!

Holy moly! I cannot believe its almost Thanksgiving already! That is so exciting to me! I absolutely love the holidays. From Thanksgiving until January 2, I am on an extreme holiday high. I am looking forward to so much over this break too.
*Thanksgiving food!! Yum! Plus I get to spend time with almost my entire family.
*Lights On at Utica! Mike and I going to bundle up for a trip to Utica Square to look at those beautiful Christmas lights, snuggle and partake in some Starbucks hot drinks (Hot Chocolate for me, some type of coffee for him).
*Black Friday Shopping! Definitely thinking about waking up early to go. We'll see if I am that crazy.
*Christmas Decorating on Friday! I've waited for the day after Thanksgiving, but I've been eager to do it for like 2 weeks now.
*BEDLAM!!! Wow we have the potential to be 11 and 1. That is just incredible to me. And the fact that I actually get to be there in the stadium for this big game is so exciting. Season tickets are the best investment I have made all year. Go Cowboys!
*So many lovely people coming into town to celebrate, which means that hopefully I will get a chance to see some of them (hint, hint :) ).

I have so much to be thankful for this year too.
*Two AWESOME parents that are healthy for the first time in a while. My mom who is always there to talk to and support me, even when she has her own things going on. She lets me ask her opinion on everything, and just really helps me make the decisions that are best for me. She doesn't always agree, but she supports none the less. And my dad... the most wonderful man I know. I am so blessed to still have him here.
*A genuine and loving boyfriend who makes me laugh and smile and completely understands me, even when I am being a crazy person.
*A wonderful best friend/roommate that is always there to be a shoulder to cry, shopping buddy, and just general partner in crime.
*Some of the best friends a girl could ever ask for. Seriously. I have learned a lot about how important it is to have those real friends... the ones that know your faults and mistakes you've made, plus all of your personality quirks, and love you anyway. The ones that you can go a month or two without talking to and the second you do its like you were never apart.
*A great reading job that is just so much fun with kids that warm my heart everyday.

I hope everyone has a wonderful/eventful/relaxing Thanksgiving weekend with their loved ones!

Time to get a little Wicked?

Thanks to this guy......

I get to go see this tomorrow......

along with this lovely couple....

I love love love Wicked and I CAN'T WAIT!!!

The Road Not Taken

I was thinking tonight about where my life has gone in the last few years, mainly since my OSU graduation. I thought about some of the incredible people that have entered my life and how grateful I am for them. I thought about my first grown up job and how I hope to be able to do it again someday. I thought about some of the people that have left my life and how that has impacted me. I thought about the triumphs and good times I have had, as well as the mistakes I have made. But most of all, I thought about how all of these things that have brought me to where I am today. I graduated college and moved out on my own. I got my heartbroken by a boy. I dated someone that unknowingly taught me about myself, both what I loved and what I wanted to change. I realized how important real friends are and that when you find them, it is best to hold on tight and fight for them. I almost lost my dad. I had a big kid job, and suffered the heartbreak of not getting that job back. I met someone that truly embodies good and genuineness in everything he does. I started grad school. Plus a million other small moments.

I think that often people wonder about what could have been. They look back on events in their life and wonder what would have happened if they had done something differently. I am guilty of doing that on more than one occasion. Tonight though, while thinking about everything that has happened, I asked myself "Would I change any of it?" and honestly the answer is a resounding NO! So many monumental things have happened to me in the last few years. All of these things, both good and bad, have made me who I am. If it weren't for these moments, these events, these people, I would be a completely different person. I wouldn't be me.

The title refers to my favorite poem of all time by Robert Frost. It doesn't quite fit with my topic, but I related to it so I wanted to include it. I am blessed to have taken the road I did, with all of its wonderfulness and flaws. It led me here.

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Photo Update

Well since I decided to spruce up my blog a little bit, I thought maybe it was time to give a little photo update of my life recently. THEN I realized that I haven't even uploaded the newest pictures onto my computer yet! Be on the lookout for some more pictures soon, and hopefully an actual update in words, not just pictures! Love you all!

Holly and I enjoying what we thought would be the last warm days of the year. Can you believe its November and still in the 70's?

Mike and I out with friends. Love this picture oh so much.

80's party... And yes I bought that dress at Forever21 and there are people running around wearing it not as a joke. Its sad really.

Lovely roommate, boyfriend, and our friend Craig. That was such an awesome night!

First tailgate of the year! Go Pokes!

Mike and I at the Zoo! It was so hot outside, so we took a break in the Monkey House

Heidi, Holly and I at one of the football games! Love spending time with these girls!

Does everyone know that they do lucha libre (wrestling in Mexico... think Nacho Libre) at Elote once a month? Its pretty comical. Holly and I enjoyed it.