DON'T BE SHADY.

So. Maybe today(night) I have a few gripes. Things that are super annoying me. Everyone has them. I know I shouldn't focus on them, but maybe if I focus on them just long enough to post this, I'll be able to not focus on them anymore. Or at least for a while. Right? I mean, what's the point of doing this if I'm going to censor myself all the time? Some censoring is needed. If I said everything I wanted to all the time, you guys wouldn't be my friends anymore. I'd be too weird.

So let me vent.

And if you don't want to hear my complaints? By all means, move on to my next post, whenever that may be, and read on. I won't hold anything against you. I don't want to drag anyone along to Gripe-land.

Anyway.

1. I don't like it when people are shady. In fact, I may stop liking you a little for a moment if you are being too shady. Just be real! Is it that hard? To me, if you are being shady, you're probably doing something you shouldn't. Hey, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're planning a surprise birthday party or something. But how often does that happen? If you are shady, I'm immediately suspicious. Its not that I want to be in your business either, because I probably don't. But don't act suspicious. For real.

2. I don't like fixing mistakes that I didn't make. If I did everything right on my end and you screwed something up, shouldn't it be YOUR problem to fix?? This mainly has to deal with institutions rather than individuals. I could strangle my doc's office and my pharmacy right now because I'm having to clean up the prescription fiasco of 2012.

3. I don't like it when people spit on their health. What is that? Its when you know something is bad for you and you do it anyway. Its when you do self destructive things because you feel like it. Its when you could solve an ailment easily, but you're too lazy or full of excuses to solve it. Its when you're sick but you don't do everything in your power to get well. Am I claiming to be a picture of health? HECK NO. But do I try to take care of my body and mind? YES. Key word: TRY.

4. I don't like it when people forget what is important. MATERIALS DON'T MATTER. I don't care if you have the newest smart phone technology. I don't care if you have the fastest most efficient computer on the planet. I don't care if your shirt is some name brand. I don't care if you only eat at the finest establishments. I don't care if your car is brand new. I don't care if your hat is the same as Drake's. I. Don't. Care. Don't tell me you NEED any of these things. You WANT them and you WANT them because you WANT people to take notice. To be envious of what you have. To feel elevated above the "have-not's" so you can join the "have's". These are all luxuries. And luxuries last about as long as that last bout of gas you had. If all you talk about are fleeting things, I'm not going to want to talk to you for very long. And I'm sure you wouldn't really care and that's fine by me. I'm not saying having these things makes you a bad person. That's not it at all. Its when people get NEED and WANT mixed up that I have a problem. When they want to elevate their status by what they have. When they care more about their next pair of Nikes than their next family dinner.

Ok. I think I'm done.

Maybe to counteract all the negativity, I need to list 2 things I like for every thing I don't like...
Here goes...

1. I like to feed people. If you come to my house, chances are I'm going to try to feed you. I like to cook, but more than that, I like to feed people with what I like to cook.

2. I like freshly washed bed sheets. When my sheets still smell like laundry detergent, its almost like I get a better nights rest. And they are oh so soft.

3. I like water. I like to drink it. I like to hear it. I like to smell it. I like to play in it. I like to freeze it. I like to throw stuff in it. I like to swim in it. I like it all the time in all its forms every day.

4. I like to watch as many episodes in a series as I can at one time. I just finished Parks and Recreation on Netflix in about 4 days and I laughed my butt off.

5. I like impromptu dance parties. I don't even need music. I'll make my own.

6. I like cat love. When my sweet keekee (who by the way had a name change very early on. He is no longer Snack Pack and has been since month 2- P. Sherman. Yes. He does live at 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.I think I forgot to mention that) actually wants to be sweet and not a wild psycho, he'll nuzzle my face and purr and it makes me very happy.

7. I like playing with babies. They are so hilarious and amazing. And I don't mean amazing in a casual sense, I mean amazing like "I can't believe you grew inside a human and will one day be a full sized human yourself" kind of amazing.

8. I like family game night. We haven't had one of those in a while. But as long as no one gets their panties in a wad, they're usually pretty fun. I'm going to see if one of these days, someone wants to bust out Clue with me.

9. I like sitting on the porch at night. Even with the scary bugs. And the wild fox in our yard.

10. I like my husband. I LOVE my husband. I love being married. Some of you may think I'm cheating by adding this one to my list. I mean, of course I love him, I married him! But I don't care. He is amazing. He is working so hard to provide for us and I couldn't ask for someone more loving than him. He's doing all he can to help us get out on our own and I appreciate every bead of sweat.


There we go.
I feel better. I puked out the negative and brushed my teeth with some good stuff.
Was that gross to say?
Oh well.

I'm Fired.

So... how ya been? Good? Good.

6 months since my last post? Unacceptable. I'm fired. But because I'm the only one who writes this thing (and possibly the only reader) I'll have to rehire myself.

I guess the biggest reason for the delay in posting was my wedding. It was kiiind of a big deal. I mean, to me it was. When you're planning a wedding, you don't really have time for much else. I won't bore you with the details, just know that I had the most amazing team of friends and family who put together the most beautiful wedding I could ever ask for. From the decorations, to the food, to the music, to the emcee-ing, to the caffeine delivering. It was amazing. If I were a rich man...err, lady... I would buy them all something really nice. Like a car. Or a house. They were THAT brilliant. So a HUGE shout out and THANK YOU to my wedding assembly team of wonderful human beings!!!! I love you all so much!

So now my life has transitioned from college student, to disillusioned graduate, and now to wife! I think I'm going to like this track the best. My Hubs is amazing. And getting to spend every day with your best friend is definitely a plus. With the way life is going right now, its nice to have someone who can be a little piece of sanity in all the chaos. A lot of bad news has struck our family in the last few months, but I'm trying to find the little ray of light in all the crap. This might be it.  Hubs has had some amazing opportunities working as an extra on the set of "42" and he has just been hired at a Sherwin Williams just north of Atlanta. I'm totally freaked out about moving there. I have a million questions in my mind mostly centered around "How are we going to afford (Insert anything that costs money here) ??????!?" But I've got to trust. I've always got to trust.
There are things that I'm really excited about, too.
1. We'll be closer to Atlanta than we are now. That equals more performing opportunities!
2. We'll be really close to some wonderful friends and some pretty awesome family, too.
3. We'll have our own apartment!!!! (maybe this should be #1)
4. Mountains. Super close.

I now realize most of this has to do with our proximity to nouns... People. Places. Things. I think I'm okay with that.

For those of you who have been following my life through my thousands of posts (wait.... there's only a handfull? Huh. Oh well.) you will hopefully stick with me through the next leg of my journey. I'm hoping things get exciting. There will be lots of adventures with Hubs. And I really want to be better about posting. And putting up lots of pictures. So bear with me. Here we go!

I'm sooo bad at this.

Why am I not good at posting on a somewhat frequent basis? After this post you'll probably wish I hadn't posted. I'm tired and I have no idea where this is going. So it probably won't be worth reading. Or maybe it will be, you never know!
So, I've been wedding planning, of course. Praying so hard that all the little pieces fall into place. This really has been an exercise in faith. I have to trust God with the planning of my wedding. And we've all seen the shows on TV that prove how little a bride likes to give up control of her wedding. I just have to learn not to freak out. Which is hard for me. I'm slightly unstable on the best of days. But you guys love me anyway, it adds to my charm!

I am tired. My brain has been boiled dry. I'll thrill you with stories of my life sometime soon. I would say tomorrow, but you all know that would be a miracle. I'll do my best.