Give thanks for Thanksgiving

Things have been quite eventful... I spent Thanksgiving day with Hunter's family down in Orange County and that was lots of fun. I really love his family.  They are so nice and so loving towards one another and everyone else.  They are the kind of people who feel instantly like friends as soon as you start talking to them.  They make me feel like part of the family, even though I'm not.

After I came home Matt, my mother and myself went out to target at midnight and that was crazy.  Super crazy.  The line stretched all the way around to the back of the building.  I got some great deals on things, though. :) That was a plus to waiting in the craziest line I've ever seen outside of Disneyland.  The line for the checkout stretched all the way to the other end of the front of the building and wound back and forth through the aisles and even around a corner.  I seriously felt like I was in Disneyland, but instead of a ride at the end of my wait, I got to spend a lot of money...  :\  But I did find some great deals. Just saying.
Then I got home and finally went to sleep around 4, I still got about eight hours of sleep, which was awesome! Then my mom wanted to go out again, so we did.  We scored some more good deals.  I can now officially say that I have participated in Black Friday rituals... whoo.  It's kind of crazy...

Then Hunter and I went bowling. :) That was fun.  I didn't do all that well... :(

Then this morning, I went to the homeless shelter and helped in the refurbishment of the rooms and the establishment as a whole.  We painted and cleaned and fixed the place up in about five hours.  It was fantastic.  I really loved having the opportunity to do something like that, to serve in that way, to help people less fortunate to have a nicer place to stay.  It was a bit difficult at times when the children, who were also helping out, were dripping paint all over the floor and painting the already painted parts of the wall.  It was challenging trying to get them to be productive.

The Thanksgiving get together with the Circle was fun.  It was great getting to see mostly everyone and I hope we can all get together again around Christmas time. :)  I hope the Circle members who live up north will be able to come down to visit.




I'm looking forward to this coming weekend. It's going to be really fun.  Hunter and I are going down to Los Angeles and we're going to spend most of the day there.  I'm not quite sure what we're going to go do, but never-the-less I'm super excited. :)



--as always

What's the things they never showed you

"Black Balloon" by The Goo Goo Dolls

"Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
And you're not thinking about tomorrow
'Cause you were the same as me
But on your knees

A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb

Coming down, the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone's prayer

You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
What's the things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room

Coming down, the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone's prayer

And there's no time left for losing
When you stand they fall

Coming down, the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder

All because I'm
Coming down, the years turn over
And angels fall without you there
And I'll go on, now, and lead you home
All because I'm
All because I'm
And I'll become
What you became to me"




This thanksgiving I'm really focusing on all of those loved ones who have died.  I'm grateful for all of them and for all of the memories, experiences, and life lessons they brought to me.  This year, and every year, I am thankful for them.  I hope to be the inspirational and remembered in the same way that they are.  I hope that I can be that person for someone else.  I hope that others in my life can learn from me before I die.

Holidays are the times when we as people learn the most about those we are close to.  We learn how they handle stress and how they handle their relationships with the other members of their family.  We learn their traditions, their holiday opinions, and their family values.

This year I am grateful for who have passed and I am grateful for those who I still have.  I am grateful for Hunter and for my parents and my brother, I am grateful for my friends and for everything that these wonderful people bring to my life.





--as always

You make me wanna say

"I Do" by Colbie Caillat

"It's always been about me, myself, and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody's other half
I was happy saying I had a love that wouldn't last
That was the only way I knew 'till I met you

You make me wanna say
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do
Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do

'Cause every time before it's been like maybe yes and maybe no
I could live without it, I could let it go
Ooh, what did I get myself into?
You make me wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

Tell me is it only me, do you feel the same?
You know me well enough to know that I'm not playing games
I promise I won't turn around and I won't let you down
You can trust I've never felt it like I feel it now

Baby, there's nothing, there's nothing we can't get through
So can we say
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do

'Cause every time before it's been like maybe yes and maybe no
I won't live without it, I won't let it go
What more can I get myself into?
You make me wanna say

Me, a family, a house, a family
Ooh, can we be a family?
And when I'm eighty years old I'm sitting next to you

And we'll remember when we said
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do

'Cause every time before it's been like maybe yes and maybe no
No, I won't live without it, I won't let us go
Just look at what we got ourselves into
You make me wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Love you"





So much is happening in these two months, exciting things.  My friends are having exciting things happen, exciting things are happening at school, holidays are happening.  Two days ago, Hunter and I celebrated eleven months together and tonight we went to go see Spamalot at the LPAC.  Super fun!  Not to mention that we've started to celebrate Thanksgiving, with our first Thanksgiving "party" or dinner this weekend.  I'm spending Thanksgiving day with Hunter and his family, then of course Friday and Saturday with my family and friends. :)  Good times.

All I can say right now without leaking any spoilers, friends and such, is that this is quite a holiday season.





--as always

My, oh my, how my blood boils

"Crazy For You" by Adele

"Found myself today singing out your name
You said I'm crazy
If I am I'm crazy for you

Sometimes sitting in the dark
Wishing you were here turns me crazy
But it's you who makes me lose my head

And every time I'm meant to be acting sensible
You drift into my head
And turn me into a crumbling fool

Tell me to run and I'll race
If you want me to stop, I'll freeze
And if you want me gone, I'll leave
Just hold me closer, baby
Make me crazy for you
Crazy for you

Lately with this state I'm in
I can't help myself but spin
I wish you'd come over
Send me spinning closer to you

My, oh my, how my blood boils
A sweet taste for you
Strips me down bare
And gets me into my favorite mood

I keep on trying to fight these feelings away
But the more I do, the crazier I turn into
Pacing floors and opening doors
Hoping you'll walk through and save me, boy
Because I'm too crazy for you
Crazy for you"





I feel like a crazy person sometimes.  I find times to talk about Hunter no matter where I am. I feel like one of those people who always has pictures of the grand kids, or the person who always talks about their cat... It's the small things that make me think about him, things that I see and I think that he would like them, or little things that I will see that will remind me of him.  I find myself talking about him a lot.  It makes me feel a little crazy.



Just saying.





--as always

Dance, Dance, Dance

Oh man, I've had such a workout tonight!  I'm hanging out with my friend in Pomona and we went over to another friend's house and played some 20 rounds of Just Dance 3.  It was intense because we did the footwork too.  I feel like I just went to the gym. Haha.  It was a great workout, though. I think I'll make it part of my weekly routine when I get home. :)



--as always

You make it easier when life gets hard

"Lucky" by Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Caillat

"Do you hear me? I'm talking to you
Across the water, across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my
Baby I'm trying

Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel you whisper across the sea
I'll keep you with me, in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Ooh, ooh, ooh

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you, I promise you I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
Ooh, ooh, ooh

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in you hair

Though the breezes through the trees
Move so pretty, you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning 'round
You hold me right here right now

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
Ooh, ooh, ooh"



--as always

It's the latest, it's the greatest

"Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp

"It's the latest, it's the greatest
Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya

A Mashed Potato started long time ago
With a guy named Sloppy Joe
You'll find this dance is so cool to do
Come on baby, gonna teach it to you

Mashed Potato, feel it in your feet now
Mashed Potato, come on get the beat now
Baby, come on honey, come on baby

And then they dance it through and through
They look for records they can do it to
They got a dance was outta sight
Doin' the lion sleeps tonight

Mashed Potato, ya a weem o wep a weem o wep
Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya
It's the latest, aw baby
It's the greatest, come on honey
Ya, ya, ya, ya

Now everybody is doing fine
They dance alone or in a big boss line
And they discovered it's the most, man
The day they did it to please Mr. Postman

Mashed Potato, wait a minute, wait a minute
Mashed Potato, deliver da letter
It's the latest, come on baby
It's the greatest, oh honey
Ya, ya, ya, ya

Well they got with more and more
Ya ought to see 'em around the floor
The Mashed Potato
They even do it to Dear Lady Twist

Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya
It's the latest, come on baby
It's the greatest, oh honey
Mashed Potato
Feel the groovy beat now"




Kayla and I were playing Just Dance Wii yesterday and we decided to do "Mashed Potato Time" and the dance moves for that song are extremely sexist.  It starts with a 'wash the dishes' move, then comes 'sweep the floor,' after that is 'peel the potato,' then 'rock the baby,' followed by 'churn the butter/stir the large pot' and 'wash the windows.'  I was slightly offended, but on the up-side I scored really high on that song, I think my score was 10900.  So, at least I know I'm a good woman..... :\








--as always