So, yesterday, the boyfriend and I decided to try and brave the crowds at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We knew there would be crowds, but figured that most of the state of Florida was already back in school, so it wouldn't be too bad. Oh boy was that wrong. There was pretty much the whole world there. IN any given line for a ride, we were surrounded by people speaking different languages. I think I heard 12 people speak english all day, not including the employees. ;)
Other then that, it was actually a really great day. When we went to go to lunch (at the international food and film place) the cashier said this:
"Omg! You guys are so cute! I mean he's so...*gestures to his 6'5-ness* how did that happen?" she was cute and sweet about, like the sight of us totally made her giggle. It made me giggle.
Unfortunately, Harry Potter world had a line just to get into the place. All the stores and the Three Broomsticks, were packed with lines outside of them and the forbidden journey ride was a two hour wait, with the line leading at least 50 feet out of the area into the next. So we just walked through, I mean i have been there before, but I was sad I couldn't keep going. The one ride we wanted to go on, Spiderman, was great up until it broke down while we were on it. The ride combines movement and 3-D screen movement (with like wind, water and vibrations, fire and such) all working to create this experience of traveling through new york while several bad guys are coming after you. So, when the screens went blank but the voice recordings and car still moving, it was totally disorienting. I wasn't sure where exactly it was going, or what was happening, because even at the points the voice recordings stopped but the car kept simulating the story line and moving. It messed up right at my favorite part too. :(
It wasn't until we were on the way home that I realized, my dinosaur charm, Franklin had fallen off my bracelet. He was usually worn as a necklace, but I switched fearing he was going to fall off the chain. Jimmy gave him to me, the day before our one month together almost two years ago. I cried when I realized he was gone. It still breaks my heart to think someone else might have found him. I mean...I went on a couple roller coasters, so even if it hadn't fallen off while we were walking around, it could have flown off while I was zipping around on a roller coaster. So, sadly, Franklin is gone. I will always love him and miss him dearly.
And since I have lost Franklin, I have been totally uncoordinated. After crying the hour or so home, I get home and we're hungry and my dad had some pasta bake on the stove. As I'm trying to scoop some out for Jimmy, I lose my grip and splatted pasta and sauce ont he stove and drop the spoon on the ground. I almost cried again, and Jimmy coaxed me back saying "it's no use crying over spilled pasta sauce." and helped me clean up. Then as we were sitting down eating, I knocked over my cup of water. I almost cried again. And again, Jimmy just comforted me and helped me clean up. Later, I got up to get a mini donut, then on my way back to sit, I whacked my knee on the coffee table. It's someone trying to tell me something about Franklin.
Today, just as I was leaning in to kiss Jimmy, we bonked heads. Then as he went to pick me up, I smashed my knee into the marble kitchen counter. Oh how I miss Franklin and not having both knees bruised.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
My Photo A Day
Even though I feel like everyone else, and like everyone else is doing it, I was inspired by my friend Mia's flickr, where she's on around 30 days of her photo a day, and I loved her photos. I'm not sure exactly how this is supposed to go, but I'm doing something more like, taking a photo of my main activity. I always want to do one or two picture for each day. But the photo will represent that day, and then in the caption/description describe my day or the picture. I''m not going to try and be artsy about it; get these photographer's professional shots. It'll be just whatever. hahaha, I'll just aim and shoot. Of course, if it's blurry or there's a shadow or something, but other then that, it's au natural. :) Here are my first three!! enjoy!!
Jan. 1: SHOPPING! The mall was practically dead, when Jimmy and I went. It was nice...but kind of awkward when I was the only person in the store. I got sucked in by a sales associate at Victoria's Secret to sign up for a credit card and buy a $45 bra. Ok so the bra was the nicest bra I've ever worn in my entire life. But I don't have 45 bucks to blow. And don't need a credit card. I walked out of the store, thinking I had avoided the sales lady until I saw her near entrance. oops. I still feel bad. We walked around for a bit. I didn't buy a whole lot, but what I did buy, i love. Including my new loofah!!! Plus I got my first child, Scrump back. :) All in all a super great day! Later that night, we went to his mom's place to have steak and lobster. I love his mom and sister and we had a great time. :)
Jan. 2:
cutness in a fat furry ball. 'Nough said.
Jan. 3: Went to my favorite Goodwill today. And found Vera Bradley, Louis Vouitton, Vera Wang there. Not to mention brands like hollister, abercrombie, american eagle (the nicer mall stores). It's nice to know I can get quality clothes at extremely much lower prices then everyone else did. Mwuahahaha. Went to the mall...again. Was just as dead. Bought a headband, oh yea. Not too bad of a day!
Jan. 1: SHOPPING! The mall was practically dead, when Jimmy and I went. It was nice...but kind of awkward when I was the only person in the store. I got sucked in by a sales associate at Victoria's Secret to sign up for a credit card and buy a $45 bra. Ok so the bra was the nicest bra I've ever worn in my entire life. But I don't have 45 bucks to blow. And don't need a credit card. I walked out of the store, thinking I had avoided the sales lady until I saw her near entrance. oops. I still feel bad. We walked around for a bit. I didn't buy a whole lot, but what I did buy, i love. Including my new loofah!!! Plus I got my first child, Scrump back. :) All in all a super great day! Later that night, we went to his mom's place to have steak and lobster. I love his mom and sister and we had a great time. :)
Jan. 2:
cutness in a fat furry ball. 'Nough said.
Jan. 3: Went to my favorite Goodwill today. And found Vera Bradley, Louis Vouitton, Vera Wang there. Not to mention brands like hollister, abercrombie, american eagle (the nicer mall stores). It's nice to know I can get quality clothes at extremely much lower prices then everyone else did. Mwuahahaha. Went to the mall...again. Was just as dead. Bought a headband, oh yea. Not too bad of a day!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Well, I'm a shitty blogger. ;)
But, it is a new year, so I will try to be better. I actually like the idea of picking up my blog here, in January of 2011. The last three months of my 2010 were super crazy, I had personal drama up the yin yang, school, finals, and just about everything else. Oh driving lessons...woot. But now that I'm on break and things have settled into the most normal my life will ever be, I'm happy to blog once more.
It's weird, it doesn't feel quite like 2011, yet I do get that sense of a whole new beginning. Last night, my little family's party was gathered in the living room watching the ball drop in Time Square (on TV of course) and we were all holding cold, tingling plastic champagne flutes of sparkling apple cider or champagne (I had apple cider...I know it's so daring.)and I just glanced for one second at everyone. It was one of those movie moments, it totally slowed down and I just got to bask in that completely comfortable, rarely truly felt moments of pure bliss. I was happy. I am happy. It's amazing. My life had been wonderful, only to be thrown down that spot only certain human excrements are deemed worthy to travel down and then, just months later, I was basking in the oh so tantalizing happiness. My life is wonderful.
Today I watched one of my favorite youtubers: Kandee Johnson. This women is truly an inspiration to me. She posted a new year's video about letting go of the pain and hurt from 2010, just forgiving all those who made you suffer, so you can be happy. And she is absolutely right. You can't be happy until you let go everything that's hurt you. By hanging on, and hating those who have hurt you, you're still letting them hurt you. And it's hard, it's so hard to forgive someone who's made you cry. It's one of the hardest things in life to do. Yet, the moment you honestly forgive them in your heart, you feel infinitely better. You can really feel their demons lifting from you. Plus it pisses them off when you can just smile and say I forgive you for being awful to me. I never said revenge wasn't an option. ;) But her video just really solidified my belief in letting pain go. Just recently, I found out a friend of mine passed away. I cried for the longest time, just asking God why he would ever do something like that, why take a mother and friend and wife from this world? This woman was so pure hearted with a wonderful, wonderful spirit. So why did it happen? And yea, I know they say God only takes the best from us before we want to let them go. But then, when I felt I had adjusted to this information, I let it go. I'm just blessed to have known her at all, to know she has touched my life. It's hard to let pain go, especially when it's a death, but you can't drown in it.
Just recently too, and just as many have felt before me I felt what it's like to feel heart break. After about 5 days of solid crying, I let it go. I knew just sitting there being mopey wasn't going to make things better. And yea, I talked to him every day. People questioned me, telling me I shouldn't do this, or shouldn't do that, or they couldn't believe we were even talking. "After what he did to you..." But no one seemed to get; I forgave him. I knew in my heart that this pain wasn't for forever and that if I even wanted to move on, I needed to forgive him. It was hard, but I just started...healing. I was feeling again. I felt like it was ok to be happy again. And I was, I am. My point isn't for you to feel bad for me, or to spread my life all over the internet (yes even though I'm blogging, it is possible to have a private life) my point is for you to grasp a concept to help you in your life. Just as you believe the world is crumbling, that you'll never catch your breath, you can. Don't drag the emotional weight of 2010 into 2011. They don't call it a new year for you act the same old way.
I looked down into the comments on that video and found this quote:
"You might be upset and sure you have a reason to be, but how many reasons do you have to be happy? A lot more."
Remember: Don't ever lose sight of what makes you happy. Don't feel like these people are always going to haunt you. They're just one reason of hurt in a million reasons of happy.
So to all my lovely readers; or just me talking to myself, have a wonderful, happy New Year and may 2011 bring you whatever it is you've been needing.
R.I.P Kelli
It's weird, it doesn't feel quite like 2011, yet I do get that sense of a whole new beginning. Last night, my little family's party was gathered in the living room watching the ball drop in Time Square (on TV of course) and we were all holding cold, tingling plastic champagne flutes of sparkling apple cider or champagne (I had apple cider...I know it's so daring.)and I just glanced for one second at everyone. It was one of those movie moments, it totally slowed down and I just got to bask in that completely comfortable, rarely truly felt moments of pure bliss. I was happy. I am happy. It's amazing. My life had been wonderful, only to be thrown down that spot only certain human excrements are deemed worthy to travel down and then, just months later, I was basking in the oh so tantalizing happiness. My life is wonderful.
Today I watched one of my favorite youtubers: Kandee Johnson. This women is truly an inspiration to me. She posted a new year's video about letting go of the pain and hurt from 2010, just forgiving all those who made you suffer, so you can be happy. And she is absolutely right. You can't be happy until you let go everything that's hurt you. By hanging on, and hating those who have hurt you, you're still letting them hurt you. And it's hard, it's so hard to forgive someone who's made you cry. It's one of the hardest things in life to do. Yet, the moment you honestly forgive them in your heart, you feel infinitely better. You can really feel their demons lifting from you. Plus it pisses them off when you can just smile and say I forgive you for being awful to me. I never said revenge wasn't an option. ;) But her video just really solidified my belief in letting pain go. Just recently, I found out a friend of mine passed away. I cried for the longest time, just asking God why he would ever do something like that, why take a mother and friend and wife from this world? This woman was so pure hearted with a wonderful, wonderful spirit. So why did it happen? And yea, I know they say God only takes the best from us before we want to let them go. But then, when I felt I had adjusted to this information, I let it go. I'm just blessed to have known her at all, to know she has touched my life. It's hard to let pain go, especially when it's a death, but you can't drown in it.
Just recently too, and just as many have felt before me I felt what it's like to feel heart break. After about 5 days of solid crying, I let it go. I knew just sitting there being mopey wasn't going to make things better. And yea, I talked to him every day. People questioned me, telling me I shouldn't do this, or shouldn't do that, or they couldn't believe we were even talking. "After what he did to you..." But no one seemed to get; I forgave him. I knew in my heart that this pain wasn't for forever and that if I even wanted to move on, I needed to forgive him. It was hard, but I just started...healing. I was feeling again. I felt like it was ok to be happy again. And I was, I am. My point isn't for you to feel bad for me, or to spread my life all over the internet (yes even though I'm blogging, it is possible to have a private life) my point is for you to grasp a concept to help you in your life. Just as you believe the world is crumbling, that you'll never catch your breath, you can. Don't drag the emotional weight of 2010 into 2011. They don't call it a new year for you act the same old way.
I looked down into the comments on that video and found this quote:
"You might be upset and sure you have a reason to be, but how many reasons do you have to be happy? A lot more."
Remember: Don't ever lose sight of what makes you happy. Don't feel like these people are always going to haunt you. They're just one reason of hurt in a million reasons of happy.
So to all my lovely readers; or just me talking to myself, have a wonderful, happy New Year and may 2011 bring you whatever it is you've been needing.
R.I.P Kelli
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