My over-commited self

Have you ever thought to yourself, gosh, that looks like fun, if I don't sign up for that, I really feel like I am missing out on what would be a fun part of me life? Well I have recently, but the problem is, I have been thinking it too much! I am not one to just sit at home knitting sweaters all day. Not that I have a problem with knitting, grandma quilts etc. and I love her work, it is an art form! BUT This is not something I see myself doing. Lately I have been kind of soul searching trying to find new things that would excite my life.

My boss is a part of this 4 year bible study which meets every Monday night. This sounds very interesting to me, because I am not as familiar with it as I should be. SIGN ME UP!! Those three words, as you will find through this blog, turn out to be scary ones!
I recently had a jewelry party at my house to help out a friend. I thought to myself, this is something that I could do. It is a great part time job, I make my own hours, perfect... SIGN ME UP!!

I was in church this past Sunday and they were talking about a bowling league that meets every other Sunday evening. I was in a bowling league a couple of years ago and had a lot of fun and was really getting good at it, so I called the lady and said.. "SIGN ME UP!"

I have been involved in a program for a year in which I have a little sister and we hang out awhile, so that isn't new, but I just met with the woman who matched us for our yearly review and this is something I really want to be more involved with, so she asked, "would you like to help out with different activities?" I said, "SIGN ME UP!"

Softball season is coming to an end next week, so I won't have to worry about that.
does anyone need me to help them out at all?!?!? =)

Things that make you go hmmmm, or laugh!

Kiley was just harping on me that I need to conduct a new blog. Yeah I guess she is right, I was on a roll there for a little, but stopped after the tragic bug incident! ha I was asking for suggestions and she said how about talking about the things that make you laugh. With the stressful Month or two that I have been having with my busy life, I think that is a great idea... so hold on to your fun hats, here is my LOL list!

- People falling down

- Kids who talk well beyond their years

- Dane Cook

- Arriving to a party and realizing you have COMPLETELY the wrong day!

- People who have inappropriate ring tones that go off in church

- People who fall down

- inside jokes (I hope to be a part of one someday! =))

- Re-living scenes of FRIENDS with true FRIENDS watchers

- Elfing yourself at Christmas. if you haven't done this, it will be the best day of your life!

- When kids laugh

- people falling down.. (see the trend?)

- when I remember something funny that happened at inappropriate times

- BUNS (only Lindsey Day really gets this one)

- The TV show Wipeout

- Reliving memories with Allison Jochim

- hearing Corny jokes

There are many other things that make me laugh at different times, but These are the things I laugh at the most!

What are some of your LOL moments?

My trip with a bug

This morning I was driving into work. I noticed at a stoplight that I had a little bug on my window that was crawling up. Now, unlike my niece Lily, I am not IN LOVE with bugs. Usually, I will just turn on my windshield wiper and get rid of it, but today I started watching this little guy trying to make it up to my roof. The light changed to green and I started on my journey to work. The air was hitting the back of his wings making it hard to stay on my car. He turned forward and held on for dear life. THE ADVENTURE BEGINS!

I turned on to the interstate and found myself rooting for the little guy. At one point I wanted to pull over to the side of the road and let him off myself. (Lily probably would have given me an award for doing so) I was just filled with such mixed emotions. I wanted him to make it with me to work, I felt sad that he was now MILES away from his little bug family, and I was nervous that he might hit someone else's windshield and a little annoyed that he thought he could actually hold on to a car windshield on the interstate. He must have either not paid attention in bug school, or had a death wish.

At one point he re-positioned himself to get a better grip. He started sliding, but found another position that seemed to work for awhile. I had one more mile to go on the interstate we were almost there... a min. and he would be home free. When all of a sudden, the little guy just couldn't hold on anymore. he flew off the windshield and as I looked in the rear view mirror I saw a semi behind me! That bug is probably not ever going to see his bug family. He probably was on my windshield to find a better home, or a better life for his family and friends. I sadly didn't help the process. My bottom lip literally went out and was really sad for the little guy. After a quick mourn for the bug, I turned up my radio and listening to, you guessed it, Mamma Mia! HAHAHA

I hope his family isn't too sad when they hear the news!

Mamma Mia... here I go again!

So I have been obsessed with two things lately... (they are completely unrelated too) Dane Cook, and the Mamma Mia soundtrack.

I have Kiley and Chad to blame for these obsessions. Currently in my car CD player I have three Dane Cook CDs and the Mamma Mia sound track. All day at work I am singing MAMMA MIA... HERE I GO AGAIN.. and MONEY MONEY MONEY.. ain't it funny... and then I will randomly catch myself going.. "I did my best... I did my best." and "Everyone gets a humpback whaaaaale!" It is a horrible obsession. I can't stop listening to them! It is controlling my mind! Maybe I will start a new song... row row row your boat... gently down the stream... gosh what can I do? AHHHHH and I just lost THE GAME. This is not a good week for me!

Speaking of THE GAME, for those of you who don't know how "to play" it is simple. if you think of the words, "the game" you lose. That is it! once you think of those words you have to admit it to someone and then you all have 30 min. to forget about it. It sounds really stupid but you would be completely surprised at how often you think of those dumb words!

I introduced this to my family recently and there was no turning back... My nephew, who is 5 said to my brother the other day... "daddy let's play the game." and Craig goes, "ok but you just lost" and Wyatt goes, "no! the game aunt Janelle plays where you can't think of it." and Craig goes, "yeah I know exactly what you are talking about and you just lost." so Wyatt goes, "ok let's play again." He stands there staring at Craig not blinking, moving or speaking... Craig walks away and Wyatt goes, "Dad I thought we were playing THE GAME!" HAHAHA My family cracks me up!