I Know I'm Sleeping 'Cause This Dream's Too Amazing

     Day three of the migraine marathon and my head has almost stopped hurting.  Well I guess I really shouldn't call it a migraine because I don't have the usual other things that accompany my migraines, but boy am I in pain.  My neck hurts something awful.  But it's definitely less pain than yesterday or the day before so I guess I should be thankful.
     I'm almost done with the shawl I'm working on!  All I have left is the binding off (but it's a picot bind off).  If you're not a knitter basically it just means that I've been adding stitches just to bind them off again, but it is looking really pretty.

I'm going to keep binding off the shawl so I can finally be done with it!

Title: "40 Day Dream" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

I Was the One Who Showed You the Sky

     Day two of my migraine marathon continues.  However, the pain has somewhat lessened.  I had neck adjustments both yesterday and today.  Today I did put ice on the back of my head so that it might help the inflammation.  This is actually not supposed to be discouraging, but an encouraging sign.  But I still want to rip my hair out it hurts so bad.  I need to take a mental note to get Strawberry flavored sparkling water before I get another adjustment because I need to drink a lot of water.  And the sparkling water is like a liter.  I hate drinking regular water.
    But I just made the most delicious garlic cheese rolls. I'm kind of a carb-alohic so sue me.  It's why I'll never ever be able to truly diet.  I love bread and pasta (and candy).  They make life so much more enjoyable and while I was feeling better I thought I'd try out a recipe.  But it had to be of something that I already had all the ingredients.  I found the recipe on Foodgawker, but it's from the Give Me Some Oven blog.  Really cute name I know. (The only thing I did change was I only put in 1 tsp of oregano in the melted butter mixture to put on top of the rolls, 2 tsp looked like it was going to be a lot of oregano.)  It's so delicious and easy to make.

P.S. How cute is my little buddy sleeping?  His head is resting on the rim of a pot.

Title: "Easy to Love" by The Jezabels

See I Got My Cuts and Bruises

     My head has been throbbing all day.  So I haven't gotten much done except knitting and watching British films/Canadian tv shows.  I'm "researching" for when I head out to Seattle to visit my lovely lovely friend and her family.  I'm almost done with the shawl I was working on though.  However now I'm on to the time consuming part.  Each row takes 396 stitches which takes a while to work on even if it is simple.  

     I also have a spoiled little puppy.  He is so frustrating, he's too smart for his own good.  And when he gets tired of playing with Jack/Jack won't play he scratches on the door.  I try to teach him not to but he doesn't listen to me!  I ended up having to lock him in his kennel.  You can see the video below that shows what he does when he's in his kennel. 

     I hope you enjoy the videos.  I'm going to get back to my knitting and pretend like I don't have a headache.

Title: "If You Can't Make Me Happy" by Kirsty Almeida

It's Not About What You've Done It's About What You're Doing

     Sorry I was MIA yesterday, we went to a lovely wedding and didn't stop celebrating until late.  However to make up for it, I don't want to forget my week's reflection of thankfulness.

5 things I'm thankful:

That as long as you believe in Christ's sacrifice and the redemption of sin 

(and how badly we said redemption and how much we don't deserve it)

then it doesn't really matter how you worship or how you decide to paint in the details

My awesome amazing family 

(and my parent's 30th anniversary that is almost here)

I'm super thankful to have such great role models

My puppy wuppy

(and his super adorable faces he makes when I rub his tummy)

That I was invited to share in the holy mystery of matrimony

(of one of the most amazing friends of the family)

but all I got was this photo of the cake 

(and sadly none of the actual couple)

The mother and father of the bride

(both amazing people in their own right)

I also wish I would have gotten a better picture of the mother of the bride 

(but alas)


This Memorial Day I am also extremely thankful for the men and women who have lost their lives keeping us in America safe
and for the men and women who are serving their country at this exact moment
and for anyone else who has served in all of the many branches of our country's Military
and of course I'm thankful for the many families of these brave men and women who give a part of their lives to our country as well when their husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers are called away to do the jobs that protect our freedoms and liberties and those freedom and liberties of other countries
(I wish I had a picture of my grandfather in his uniform that I could post
but all I have access to right now is a picture of a current Navy Seaman
who probably has already gotten promoted to something higher)

Title: "Let's Go" by Calvin Harris

Has It Been a Day or a Week?

     I find myself wanting to start every blog post off with "so..", but "so" doesn't necessarily mean we're in the middle of a conversation.  Which always brings to mind You've Got Mail, I think Meg Ryan/the scriptwriter took the words right out of my mind in one of her emails to "NY152." Her email reads:
     "I like to start my notes to you as if we're already in the middle of a conversation.  I pretend that we're the oldest and dearest friends -- as opposed to what we actually are, people who don't know each other's names and met in a Chat Room where we both claimed we'd never been before.  What will he say today, I wonder.  I turn on my computer, I wait impatiently as it boots up.  I go on line, and my breath catches in my chest until I hear three little words:  You've got mail.  I hear nothing, not even a sound on the streets of New York, just the beat of my own heart.  I have mail.  From you."  
      Since I was only about 9 years old when the movie came out, maybe I took the words from the movie instead of vise versa.  Either way, whenever I used to start a letter to a friend I always thought of You've Got Mail.  I would hear Meg Ryan's voice in my head saying those words.  Now that I'm blogging it's like I've been transported back into time.  I always want to start my blogs like I know each and every single one of my readers.  I could honestly probably write a complete blog that would read something like an ode to You've Got Mail or at the very least the power of painting such a complete and dramatic picture that just sucks you in, but I will refrain.  (You're welcome, believe me I wouldn't want to read that either.)
     I'm feeling better (obviously).  Not a ton better, but better enough for me to admit to the world that I'm feeling better, which usually jinxes it but I think I'm okay.  I have more energy and while my senses are still majorly heightened it doesn't necessarily lead into a worse headache.  Or at least that's the way I've been feeling for the past 24-48 hours.  And my heightened sense of everything hasn't been even more heightened, which is the way things have been going.  We'll see if it sticks.  But since I'm feeling better I've been tackling a lot more projects lately.  Or thinking up different projects to try and tackle.  And I lost a whole day to brother-sister quality time in front of the tube watching Teen Wolf. 
      Saturday really snuck up on me.  I don't know what happened.  I hadn't even looked at this week's scene until today.  And honestly it needs some work.  So I think I'm going to hold off for this week and post next Saturday.  (And I might just post parts of my story every other Saturday that way I'll have twice the amount of time to work on it.)  I really don't want to just put half-edited stuff up because I'd rather make y'all wait and it be quality work.  I hope this is okay with y'all.  I really do apologize that you were expecting to read a story and instead you get my nostalgia for You've Got Mail.  If you're in the mood for something extremely sweet, a little heart-wrenching, and a lot of love check out the two videos below.  Friends on Facebook posted them and I just couldn't help myself but to watch them.  

Title:  "White Nights" by Oh Land

My Mind Has a Tendency to Wander

     Today is Will's last day on US soil.  Tomorrow he embarks on his journey to Germany.  I'm a little jealous.  In honor of his last day, I made the whole family take a picture.  Also in honor of his last night here, we went to P.F. Changs, where I dominated a Great Wall of Chocolate (with the help of my parents).  I plan on not eating for the whole day tomorrow to make up for all of the calories I ate in that one piece of dessert.  (P.S. I'm just joking, I do not condone dieting in that way.  But I did accidentally miss lunch... I was busy getting ready to go run errands, so I felt that I could splurge a bit.  Plus I've never been one who did very well on a diet.)

   I gave Oscar an empty water bottle to play with, but was soon told that it wasn't safe for puppies because he could tear a hole in the plastic.  Well as soon as I walked over to get the bottle from him, Oscar takes off and goes deep into the woods (on the back of our property behind our house) and buries his prize in the leaves.  He comes trotting back out like he didn't have anything to hide.  Yep, I have a smart little puppy (and he gets all his brains from me! haha).  But seriously I have a feeling this little guy is going to get into a lot of mischief.  He loves playing in water and being wet all the time, although he tries to fit his whole body into the little bucket instead of playing in the pool we got him.  I don't know what to think about that.  And Oscar is still very, very curious about the kitty cat.  He barks at Dante, but I think he just wants Dante to play with him.  The cat still hisses at him some, but he's been coming up to the house more and more.  Mostly because he knows he can sucker some attention out of it and some food (we carry him from wherever he appears to his food bowl in the garage).

Title: "You and Me" by Diamond Rings

Gold Card, Platinum Card, Plastic Card Too

     Big happenings are happening over here.  I applied for an internship today.  I'm not saying where and I'm not even really counting on getting it, but I had to at least apply.  It was one of those things where I would have kicked myself if I didn't at least try.  We'll see what happens.
    Another big thing.  I'm finishing this baby hat today.  I found it on revelry.com (where I find most of my patterns).

Finished Product:

My Hat So Far:

Obviously I'm not done yet.  I'm going to take it to Hank of Yarn so they can help me finish the top part.  I always have questions about it (I've done all of one hat and I'm saying always).  But the ladies there know their stuff so I'm going to ask them.  I don't want to make a mess out of the top since everything else looks so good.  And of course I still have to sew the buttons on (one on the chin strap and two to hold the flap up.  My next knitting project is a shaw for Mom that I hope I'll have done before she goes to Germany.  

     While the parents are gone to Germany (yeah they are going to visit Will and spending a whole 2 weeks in Europe without me!), I have a whole long list of things to do.  One of which is get an Etsy shop going so that I can sell about a thousand and one knick knacks and vintage things.  It's going to be a one stop shop for miscellaneous items.  I'm trying to come up with a fantabulous name.  It might be taking me just a little while.  But I think I almost have one.  You guys are going to have to wait until I get the shop up and running with a logo and a few things for sale.

     We grilled shrimp tonight for dinner so the parents and I sat outside for a while and the puppies started wrestling right under our feet.  I'm not sure I could 100% call what they were doing wrestling.  Mostly they were just biting at the air around each other.  It was pretty funny to watch.  Oscar was pretty vocal (barking) and Jack even joined in barking a bark I've never heard before.

Title: "Work" by 1,2,3

Human Beings in a Mob. What's a Mob to a King? What's a King to a God?

    This week has snuck up on me.  One day it's Sunday and the next thing I know it's Wednesday.  Just like Memorial Day would have snuck up on me too if I hadn't over heard someone talking about not working because it was a holiday.  You know what that means, I have just about 3 days to put together a stinking awesome Memorial Day mix.  I think I might have some help in that department though.
     One of the most depressing things, in my opinion, is noticing that you've forgotten to check your email pretty much all day only to realize that you haven't received any important or personal emails.  I guess some people would call that a miracle or a relief.  I guess I'll call it that too because what would I do if I were really busy?  That's right, I'd complain.
    So I'll relish in the mere fact that I'm not answering to anyone right now which means I can enjoy these trailers.

The Great Gatsby

Of course, it's a remake (it always seems like Hollywood is doing another remake).  But this movie is going to be way more glamourous and out there than they could have even imagined in the 1920's. 

And it will be marvelous because there is an all-star cast starting with Mr. Leonardo DiCapro and Miss Carey Mulligan.  

The Words

I think this premise is completely interesting and even though the trailer has me a little confused I'm ready for the movie so I can understand it all.  

(Not to mention that I love Olivia Wilde AND Bradley Cooper.)

Title: "No Church in the Wild" by Jay-Z and Kanye West

(It is also the song you hear in The Great Gatsby trailer, which supposedly isn't in the actual movie.)

All My Life Is Changing Every Day In Every Possible Way

     AHHH!!!  It's midnight.  I totally cannot believe that I didn't know what time it was.  I pulled up blogger just in time for the clock to strike midnight.  Not okay.  I've been editing pictures from a graduation party my Mom and another lady hosted for two seniors.  It's still so hard to believe how much time has flown by.  I can't believe Will has completed a whole year of college, I've graduated college, and Mary Margaret has gotten her Masters!  Seriously, I still feel so young and yet so old.  I'm pretty sure this is a feeling that never goes away.  I don't like it.
     While Will and I were in the car today (long story) we ended up jamming out to some pretty old songs from childhood.  For me these songs brought back memories of the Olsen twins (or was that a twin Lindsey Lohan?).  I'm not certain which one but I'm sure some people can relate.  And don't worry, I promise my taste in movies has grown considerably even though every now and again I don't mind a good horribly-bad movie.  But the song Will and I rediscovered is a pretty good one meaning wise, especially right now (though I'm pretty sure it could speak to anyone if they wanted it to).  The only reason I say that is because of the lyrics I made my title.  Life is changing everyday.  We grow up and move forward with our lives even when it isn't exactly what we dreamed.  We plan and dream but even if those dreams come true (if that's God's plan) the end result is never exactly what we hope it will be.
     What I have come to gleaned from my many life experiences short time here is that life is a mindset.  No matter what, how you see things and how you choose to react to any situation is your decision, but it also determines how much fun and/or happy/content you are with yourself, others around you, and general setbacks.  It is easy to turn everything into a negative situation.  I'm sure you could even turn winning the lottery into a negative situation, but that also means you are not having fun, the people around you aren't having fun, and you will always be looking to the future for something better until there can't be anything better.  It's not a pleasant lifestyle to live and for me it's even more draining than allowing myself to be content with what I have and adjusting my attitude.
     And I thought I wasn't going to blog a lot tonight. Sorry if it's just an incoherent ramble.  I have another chiropractic appointment in the morning.  I really hope it goes well.  It's the one where I'm learning his plan to treat me.  I hope he can figure out a way to do that cause my migraines are killers and I'm just about to get sick of them.
     The pictures below are from Tommy and Drew's graduation party.  I can remember when they were just wee tykes with my little brother and now they are all grown up.  I don't like it one bit!

Title: "Dreams" by The Cranberries